Information Services Group Announces First-Quarter 2025 Results

• Reports first-quarter GAAP revenues of $60 million, exceeding guidance and up 5% versus prior year, excluding results from divested automation unit
• Reports first-quarter GAAP net income of $1.5 million, GAAP EPS of $0.03 and adjusted EPS of $0.07
• Reports first-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million, up 68% versus prior year
• Declares second-quarter dividend of $0.045 per share, payable June 27, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 6, 2025
• Sets second-quarter guidance: revenues between $59.5 million and $60.5 million and adjusted EBITDA between $7.0 million and $8.0 million

Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

"ISG is off to a strong start in 2025, building on our momentum from last quarter," said Michael P. Connors, chairman and CEO. "Excluding results from our divested automation unit, Q1 revenues were up 5 percent, led by 17 percent growth in the Americas, our largest revenue region. Our adjusted EBITDA was up 68 percent and our adjusted EBITDA margin was up more than 550 basis points from last year, driven by our improved business mix and disciplined operating approach. Our new ‘AI-centered' positioning is resonating with clients, as it aligns perfectly with our cost optimization and digital transformation services, which are getting increased attention as clients weigh the implications of U.S. tariffs."

Connors said ISG is seeing a growing number of clients accelerating their cloud adoption, modernizing legacy infrastructure and leveraging AIOps to improve their IT operating efficiency. "Our clients are adapting to a changing business landscape by leveraging technology to become more efficient and mitigate the disruption of tariffs and other macro challenges," Connors said. "ISG is well-positioned to turn market disruption into long-term strategic advantage for our clients."

First-Quarter 2025 Results

Reported revenues for the first quarter were $59.6 million, down 7 percent from $64.3 million in the prior year. Excluding first-quarter 2024 results from ISG's automation unit, which the firm divested on October 1, 2024, revenues were up 5 percent. Currency translation negatively impacted reported revenues by $0.5 million versus the prior year.

Excluding first-quarter 2024 automation results, revenues were $41.0 million in the Americas up 17 percent versus the prior year, and flat on a reported basis. Revenues in Europe were $13.8 million, down 13 percent, excluding automation results, and down 22 percent on a reported basis, and Asia Pacific revenues were $4.8 million, down 15 percent on a reported basis, all versus the prior year.

ISG reported first-quarter operating income of $3.4 million, compared with an operating loss of $2.4 million in the prior year. Reported first-quarter net income was $1.5 million, compared with a net loss of $3.4 million in the prior year. Fully diluted income per share was $0.03, compared with a $0.07 loss per fully diluted share in the prior year.

Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure defined below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures") for the first quarter was $3.7 million, or $0.07 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared with adjusted net income of $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share on a fully diluted basis, in the prior year's first quarter.

First-quarter adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure defined below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures") was $7.4 million, up 68 percent from the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin (a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by reported revenues) was 12.4 percent, up 554 basis points from 6.9 percent in the prior year.

Other Financial and Operating Highlights

ISG generated $1.0 million of cash from operations in the first quarter, compared with generating $2.3 million of cash in the first quarter of last year. The firm's cash balance totaled $20.1 million at March 31, 2025, down from $23.1 million at December 31, 2024.

During the first quarter, ISG paid dividends of $2.2 million and repurchased $3.3 million of shares.

2025 Second-Quarter Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Guidance

"We are optimistic our mix of cost optimization and digital transformation platforms and services, including AI, will continue to resonate with clients in the current macro environment," Connors said. "For the second quarter, ISG is targeting revenues of between $59.5 million and $60.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of between $7.0 million and $8.0 million. We will continue to monitor the macro environment, including the impact of tariffs, FX, inflation and other factors, and adjust our business plans accordingly."

Quarterly Dividend

The ISG Board of Directors declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.045 per share, payable on June 27, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 6, 2025.

Conference Call

ISG has scheduled a call for 9 a.m., U.S. Eastern Time, May 9, 2025, to discuss the company's first-quarter results. The call can be accessed by dialing +1 (800) 715-9871; or, for international callers, by dialing +1 (646) 307-1963. The access code is 9414856. A recording of the conference call will be accessible on ISG's investor relations page for approximately four weeks following the call.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" which represent the current expectations and beliefs of management of ISG concerning future events and their potential effects. Statements contained herein including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "plan," "estimate," "target," "expect," "intend," "will," "continue," "should," "may," and other similar expressions, are "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Those risks relate to inherent business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies relating to the businesses of ISG and its subsidiaries including without limitation: (1) failure to secure new engagements or loss of important clients; (2) ability to hire and retain enough qualified employees to support operations; (3) ability to maintain or increase billing and utilization rates; (4) management of growth; (5) success of expansion internationally; (6) competition; (7) ability to move the product mix into higher margin businesses; (8) general political and social conditions such as war, political unrest and terrorism; (9) healthcare and benefit cost management; (10) ability to protect ISG and its subsidiaries' intellectual property or data and the intellectual property or data of others; (11) currency fluctuations and exchange rate adjustments; (12) ability to successfully consummate or integrate strategic acquisitions; (13) outbreaks of diseases, including coronavirus, or similar public health threats or fear of such an event; (14) engagements may be terminated, delayed or reduced in scope by clients; (15) the effect of the divestiture of the automation unit on ISG's relationships with its customers and suppliers and on its retained business generally; (16) the success of ISG's focus on AI advisory and AI-powered platforms; (17) changes to trade policy, and (18) potential employment-related claims. Certain of these and other applicable risks, cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from ISG's forward-looking statements are included in ISG's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ISG undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

ISG reports all financial information required in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In this release, ISG has presented both GAAP financial results as well as non-GAAP information for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2024. ISG believes that evaluating its ongoing operating results will be enhanced if it discloses certain non-GAAP information. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude non-cash and certain other special charges that many investors believe may obscure the user's overall understanding of ISG's current financial performance and the Company's prospects for the future. ISG believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of the financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate the Company's performance.

ISG provides adjusted EBITDA (defined as net income, plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign currency transaction gains/losses, non-cash stock compensation, interest accretion associated with contingent consideration, , acquisition- and disposition-related costs, and severance, integration and other expense), adjusted net income (defined as net income, plus amortization of intangible assets, non-cash stock compensation, foreign currency transaction gains/losses, interest accretion associated with contingent consideration, , acquisition- and disposition-related costs and severance, integration and other expense on a tax-adjusted basis), adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA margin, and selected financial data on a constant currency basis which are non-GAAP measures that the Company believes provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses and financial implications of foreign currency translations, which management believes are not indicative of ISG's core operations. These non-GAAP measures are used by ISG to evaluate the Company's business strategies and management's performance.

We evaluate our results of operations on both an as reported and a constant currency basis. The constant currency presentation, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes the impact of year-over-year fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We believe providing constant currency information provides valuable supplemental information regarding our results of operations, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance and is consistent with how management evaluates the Company's performance. We calculate constant currency percentages by converting our current and prior-periods local currency financial results using the same point in time exchange rates and then compare the adjusted current and prior period results. This calculation may differ from similarly titled measures used by others and, accordingly, the constant currency presentation is not meant to be a substitution for recorded amounts presented in conformity with GAAP, nor should such amounts be considered in isolation.

Management believes this information facilitates comparison of underlying results over time. Non-GAAP financial measures, when presented, are reconciled to the most closely applicable GAAP measure. Non-GAAP measures are provided as additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP estimates contained herein to the corresponding GAAP measures is not being provided, due to the unreasonable efforts required to prepare it.

About ISG

ISG (Nasdaq: III) is a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm. A trusted partner to more than 900 clients, including 75 of the world's top 100 enterprises, ISG is a long-time leader in technology and business services that is now at the forefront of leveraging AI to help organizations achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm, founded in 2006, is known for its proprietary market data, in-depth knowledge of provider ecosystems, and the expertise of its 1,600 professionals worldwide working together to help clients maximize the value of their technology investments.

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