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ePlus Reports Second Quarter and First Half Financial Results

  • Fiscal Year 2027
  • ~ Strong Second Quarter Performance Across Key Metrics ~
  • ~ Record Quarterly Gross Billings Exceeded $1 Billion ~
  • ~ Increasing Fiscal 2027 Guidance ~
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HERNDON, VA – November 5, 2026 — ePlus inc. (NASDAQ: PLUS), a leading provider of technology solutions, today announced financial results for the three months and six months ended September 30, 2026, or the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year.

Management Comment

“We delivered robust top line growth, improved profitability, and experienced growth against key metrics in the second quarter.  Record gross billings surpassed the prior year’s record showing strong momentum reflecting our customer-first approach as we provide the products and services our clients require, particularly for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity,” commented Mark Marron, President and CEO. “Overall, our solid performance in the second quarter and year to date reflect consistent execution and the strength and breadth of our diversified business model.

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“Our strong balance sheet represents a competitive advantage, with our cash position at $381 million at quarter end.  During the second quarter we advanced our acquisition strategy with the purchase of certain assets and liabilities of Daymark Solutions, a provider of critical IT solutions and professional services focused on implementing and supporting complex hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, compliance, and data centers.  We remain disciplined in our approach to capital allocation, balancing acquisitions with other growth investments and returning capital to shareholders via share repurchases and dividend payments.”

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Results

For the second quarter ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the second quarter ended September 30, 2025:

Net sales increased 9.7% to $667.9 million, from $608.8 million due to higher product sales, partially offset by lower service revenue. Gross billings increased 4.3% to $1,066.8 million from $1,022.7 million.

Product segment sales increased 12.8% to $547.1 million from $485.0 million due to increases in revenue from cloud, security, collaboration and other products, partially offset by a decrease in networking products. Product segment gross margin was 25.8%, up from 24.5% last year due to a shift in product mix, and an increase in sales of third-party maintenance, subscriptions and services that are recognized on a net basis.

Professional services segment revenues decreased 11.3% year over year to $67.8 million from $76.3 million, and gross margin declined to 35.4% from 38.2% during the same period last year due to decreases in revenue and gross profit from project-related services due to delays from retail customers.

Managed services segment revenue increased 11.9% to $53.1 million primarily due to additional revenue from cloud managed services. Gross profit from managed services increased 9.4% year over year due to the increase in revenue, offset by a decrease in gross margin to 28.8% from 29.4% in the prior year quarter.

Gross profit increased 11.2% to $180.3 million, from $162.1 million, due to an increase in gross profit from the product segment and managed services segment, offset by a decrease in the professional services segment. Gross margin was 27.0%, compared with 26.6% in the prior year quarter, due to higher gross margin in the product segment, offset by lower gross margin in the managed services segment and professional services segment.

Operating expenses were $123.8 million, up 9.2% from $113.3 million last year, primarily due to increases in variable compensation commensurate with the increase in gross profit, as well as additional salaries and benefits, general and administrative costs, and expenses related to the acquisition of assets of Daymark Solutions, Inc. (“Daymark”).

Operating income increased 15.8% to $56.5 million. Other income (expense), net was $(0.5) million compared to $5.2 million in the prior year due to a reduction of $3.5 million in the fair value of the contingent consideration receivable recorded as a result of the sale of our domestic financing business, lower interest income and foreign currency transaction losses being recognized in the current year quarter compared to foreign exchange gains in the prior year quarter. Earnings from continuing operations before taxes increased 3.7% to $56.0 million.

The effective tax rate for the current quarter was 27.9%, which was lower than the prior year quarter of 29.3% primarily due to lower state and local income taxes and lower non-deductible expenses.

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Net earnings from continuing operations increased 5.8% to $40.4 million from $38.2 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased 14.3% to $67.1 million from $58.7 million in the prior year quarter. Net earnings from continuing operations per common share-diluted was $1.56, up from $1.45 in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations per common share diluted was $1.82, compared with $1.53 in the prior year quarter. Total shares outstanding were 26.0 million and 26.3 million on September 30, 2026, and March 31, 2026, respectively.

Net earnings were $40.4 million as compared to $34.9 million in the prior year quarter. Last year, earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was a loss of $3.3 million and net (loss) from discontinued operations per common share diluted for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $(0.13). There were no transactions for discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2026.

First Half Fiscal Year 2027 Results

For the six months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2025:

Net sales increased 5.2% to $1,317.0 million, from $1,251.6 million due to higher product sales. Gross billings increased 2.5% to $2,023.9 million from $1,975.4 million.

Product segment sales increased 6.5% to $1,076.7 million from $1,011.4 million due to increases in revenue from cloud, security, and collaboration products, offset by a decrease in networking products.  Product segment gross margin was 23.4%, up from 22.8% last year due to a shift in product mix, and an increase in sales of third-party maintenance and subscriptions.

Professional services segment revenues decreased 8.3% year over year to $135.8 million from $148.1 million, and gross margin declined to 36.2% from 38.7% during the same period last year, both primarily due to decreases in revenue from project services, and staff augmentation.

Managed services segment revenue increased 13.4% to $104.4 million primarily due to additional sales of cloud services. Gross profit from managed services segment increased 10.3% year on year due to the increase in revenue, offset by a decline in gross margin to 29.1% from 29.9%, mainly driven by increased third-party costs.

Gross profit increased 5.0% to $331.6 million, from $315.8 million due to an increase in gross profit from the product segment and managed services segment, offset by a decrease in the professional services segment. Gross margin remained consistent at 25.2%, compared to the six-month period in the prior year.

Operating expenses were $236.3 million, up 5.5% from $224.0 million last year, primarily due to increases in variable compensation commensurate with the increase in gross profit, as well as additional salaries and benefits, general and administrative costs, and expenses related to the acquisition of assets of Daymark.

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Operating income increased 3.9% to $95.4 million. Other income (expense), net was $2.6 million compared to $5.8 million last year, due to the reduction of contingent consideration receivable of $3.5 million, offset by decreased foreign exchange losses and increased interest income during the current six-month period. Earnings from continuing operations before taxes increased 0.4% to $98.0 million.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2026, was 27.9%, which was lower than the same six-month period in the prior year of 28.1% primarily due to state and local taxes and lower non-deductible expenses.

Net earnings from continuing operations increased 0.7% to $70.7 million from $70.2 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.2% to $114.9 million from $111.4 million in the prior year six-month period. Net earnings from continuing operations per common share-diluted was $2.72, compared with $2.66 in the prior year. Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations per common share-diluted was $3.11, compared with $2.96 in the prior year.

Net earnings were $70.7 million as compared to $77.4 million in the prior year. Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the six months ended September 30, 2025, was $7.3 million. Net earnings from discontinued operations per common share - diluted for the six months ended September 30, 2025, was $0.28. There were no transactions for discontinued operations for the six months ended September 30, 2026.

Balance Sheet Highlights

As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $380.9 million, down from $410.8 million as of March 31, 2026. Inventory increased 35.1% to $271.4 million as of September 30, 2026, compared with $200.9 million as of March 31, 2026, due to several ongoing projects. Accounts receivable—trade, net increased 14.9% to $746.9 million as of September 30, 2026 from $650.0 million as of March 31, 2026. Total stockholders’ equity was $1,096.4 million as of September 30, 2026, compared with $1,069.0 million as of March 31, 2026.

Fiscal Year Guidance

ePlus is increasing its fiscal year 2027 guidance of year over year growth to the upper single digits for net sales and gross profit, and the low double digits for adjusted EBITDA.

This guidance does not factor in recessionary conditions, or other unexpected developments.  ePlus cannot predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort, the ultimate outcome of unusual gains and losses, the occurrence of matters creating GAAP tax impacts, fluctuations in interest expense or interest income and share-based compensation, and acquisition- or disposition-related expenses. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to ePlus’ results computed in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, ePlus is unable to provide a reconciliation of GAAP net earnings from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the full fiscal year 2027 forecast.

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ePlus Announces Quarterly Dividend

ePlus announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share which will be paid on December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 24, 2026.

Summary and Outlook

“The accelerating adoption of AI, increasing demand for advanced data center infrastructure and growing emphasis on cybersecurity and digital transformation continue to reshape the technology landscape, creating significant opportunities for long-term growth for ePlus.  As organizations accelerate investments in modernizing their IT networks and strengthening cybersecurity, our deep customer relationships and broad portfolio of products and services position us well to meet demand and support our customers’ growth.  These factors, combined with our strong performance year to date, support our confidence in the sustainability of our business trends and our increased full year fiscal 2027 guidance,” concluded Mr. Marron.

Recent Corporate Developments/Recognitions

In the second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, ePlus:


o Acquired certain assets and liabilities of Daymark Solutions

o Achieved Exclusive Ambassador Partner Status with Everpure

o Named NetApp North America Flash Partner of the Year

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About ePlus inc.

ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, and results-driven industry leader offering transformative technology solutions and services to provide the best customer outcomes. Offering a full portfolio of solutions, including artificial intelligence, security, cloud and data center, networking and collaboration, as well as managed, consultative and professional services, ePlus works closely with organizations across many industries to successfully navigate business challenges. With a long list of industry-leading partners and more than 2,170 employees, our expertise has been honed over more than three decades, giving us specialized yet broad levels of experience and knowledge. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email [email protected].  Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. 

ePlus, Where Technology Means More®.

ePlus® and ePlus products referenced herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ePlus inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Forward-looking statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements,” including, among other things, statements regarding the future financial performance of ePlus. Actual and anticipated future results may vary materially due to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, financial losses resulting from national and international political instability fostering uncertainty and volatility in the global economy including changes in interest rates, tariffs, inflation, export requirements applicable to products we sell, sanctions and exposure to foreign currency rate changes; supply chain issues, including a shortage of information technology (“IT”) component parts and products, and our vendors’ corresponding rapid and unpredictable price fluctuations, or a customer’s or vendor’s cancellation of orders such as for, but not limited to, memory chips, which may increase our and our customer’s costs, decrease gross profit, cause a delay in fulfilling or inability to fulfill customer orders, increase our need for working capital, delay the completion of professional services, or require the purchase of IT products or services needed to support our internal infrastructure or operations, resulting in an adverse impact on our financial results; significant adverse changes in our relationship with one or more of our larger customer accounts or vendors, including decreased account profitability, reductions in contracted services, or a loss of such relationships; risks relating to artificial intelligence (“AI”), including the use or capabilities of AI and emerging laws, rules and regulations related to AI; our ability to manage a diverse product set of solutions, including AI products and services, in highly competitive markets with a number of key vendors; changes in the IT industry and/or rapid changes in product offerings, including the proliferation of the cloud, infrastructure as a service (“IaaS”), software as a service (“SaaS”), platform as a service (“PaaS”), and AI which may affect our financial results; our ability to remain secure during a cybersecurity attack or other IT outage, including disruptions in our, our vendors or a third party’s IT systems and data and audio communication networks; a material decrease in the credit quality of our customer base, or a material increase in our credit losses; increases in our costs including wages and our ability to increase our prices to our customers as a result, or negative financial impacts due to the pricing arrangements we have with our customers; reliance on third parties to perform some of our service obligations to our customers, and the reliance on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain with whom we do not have long-term supply agreements, guaranteed price agreements, or assurance of stock availability; the possibility of a reduction of vendor consideration provided to us; our inability to identify merger and acquisition candidates, perform sufficient due diligence prior to completing mergers and acquisitions, successfully complete merger and acquisition transactions (including on favorable terms), successfully integrate a completed merger and/or acquisition, identify an opportunity for, or successfully complete a business disposition, or achieve the operational and financial results we anticipate after a disposition; our ability to secure our own and our customers’ electronic and other confidential information, while maintaining compliance with evolving data privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations and appropriately providing required notice and disclosure of cybersecurity incidents when and if necessary; our dependence on key personnel to maintain certain customer relationships, and our ability to hire, train, and retain sufficient qualified personnel by recruiting and retaining highly skilled, competent personnel with needed vendor certifications; inadequate design or maintenance of our IT platforms for internal use or solutions we offer to our customers or our inability to effectively and timely capitalize on the opportunities made available by the adoption of AI and not having adequate or competent IT personnel to support our business; cybersecurity attacks that may occur while employees work remotely and our ability to adequately train our personnel to prevent a cyber event; our ability to raise capital, maintain or increase, as needed, our lines of credit with vendors or our floor plan facility, or the related effect of those matters on our common stock price; our ability to predictably meet expectations of the investor and analyst community, including relative to our financial performance guidance that we provide, including based on the continuation of our regular dividend issuance and share repurchases; our ability to create and implement comprehensive plans for the integration of sales forces, cost containment, asset rationalization, systems integration, and other key strategies following mergers and acquisitions; and other risks or uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The declaration and payment of future dividends are subject to the sole discretion of our Board of Directors.

All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and ePlus undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable U.S. securities law.

Contact:

Kley Parkhurst, SVP

ePlus inc.

[email protected]

703-984-8150

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ePlus inc. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

  September 30, 2026     March 31, 2026  
ASSETS            
           
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 380,891     $ 410,769  
Accounts receivable—trade, net     746,906       650,021  
Accounts receivable—other, net     45,515       38,896  
Inventories     271,353       200,888  
Deferred costs     78,296       77,748  
Other current assets     86,216       49,412  
Total current assets     1,609,177       1,427,734  
               
Deferred tax asset     8,952       8,955  
Property, equipment and other assets—net     105,334       100,039  
Goodwill     212,093       202,880  
Other intangible assets—net     59,830       61,344  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 1,995,386     $ 1,800,952  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
               
LIABILITIES                
               
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 383,412     $ 264,605  
Accounts payable—floor plan     139,227       119,693  
Salaries and commissions payable     51,896       48,590  
Contract liabilities     180,794       157,074  
Other current liabilities     52,992       48,181  
Total current liabilities     808,321       638,143  
               
Contract liabilities—long-term     77,344       83,010  
Other liabilities     13,303       10,829  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     898,968       731,982  
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Preferred stock, $0.01 per share par value; 2,000 shares authorized; none outstanding     -       -  
Common stock, $0.01 per share par value; 75,000 shares authorized; 27,919 shares issued and 26,000 outstanding at September 30, 2026, and 27,765 shares issued and 26,299 outstanding at March 31, 2026     279       278  
Additional paid-in capital     219,330       210,274  
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,919 shares at September 30, 2026, and 1,466 shares at March 31, 2026     (140,226 )     (101,944 )
Retained earnings     1,012,561       956,000  
Accumulated other comprehensive income—foreign currency translation adjustment     4,474       4,362  
Total Stockholders’ Equity     1,096,418       1,068,970  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 1,995,386     $ 1,800,952  

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ePlus inc. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Three months ended September 30,     Six months ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025  
Net sales                        
Product   $ 547,117     $ 485,065     $ 1,076,847     $ 1,011,531  
Services     120,807       123,761       240,190       240,070  
Total     667,924       608,826       1,317,037       1,251,601  
Cost of sales                                
Product     406,112       366,066       824,722       780,543  
Services     81,527       80,636       160,701       155,258  
Total     487,639       446,702       985,423       935,801  
                                 
Gross profit     180,285       162,124       331,614       315,800  
                                 
Selling, general, and administrative     118,032       106,479       224,653       210,146  
Depreciation and amortization     5,726       6,810       11,602       13,879  
Operating expenses     123,758       113,289       236,255       224,025  
                                 
Operating income     56,527       48,835       95,359       91,775  
                                 
Other income (expense), net     (527 )     5,163       2,603       5,775  
                                 
Earnings from continuing operations before tax     56,000       53,998       97,962       97,550  
                                 
Provision for income taxes     15,617       15,838       27,300       27,376  
                                 
Net earnings from continuing operations     40,383       38,160       70,662       70,174  
                                 
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax     -       (3,305 )     -       7,264  
                                 
Net earnings   $ 40,383     $ 34,855     $ 70,662     $ 77,438  
                                 
Earnings per common share—basic                                
Continuing operations   $ 1.56     $ 1.45     $ 2.73     $ 2.67  
Discontinued operations     -       (0.13 )     -       0.28  
Earnings per common share—basic   $ 1.56     $ 1.32     $ 2.73     $ 2.95  
                                 
Earnings per common share—diluted                                
Continuing operations   $ 1.56     $ 1.45     $ 2.72     $ 2.66  
Discontinued operations     -       (0.13 )     -       0.28  
Earnings per common share—diluted   $ 1.56     $ 1.32     $ 2.72     $ 2.94  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic     25,835       26,362       25,887       26,316  
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted     25,911       26,406       25,997       26,407  

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Segment results

    Three months ended September 30,           Six months ended September 30,        
    2026     2025     Change     2026     2025     Change  
Net sales                                    
Product segment   $ 547,117     $ 485,014       12.8 %   $ 1,076,720     $ 1,011,369       6.5 %
Professional services segment     67,752       76,344       (11.3 %)     135,833       148,073       (8.3 %)
Managed services segment     53,055       47,417       11.9 %     104,357       91,997       13.4 %
Total reportable segments     667,924       608,775       9.7 %     1,316,910       1,251,439       5.2 %
Other     -       51       (100.0 %)     127       162       (21.6 %)
Total   $ 667,924     $ 608,826       9.7 %   $ 1,317,037     $ 1,251,601       5.2 %
                                                 
Gross profit                                                
Product segment   $ 141,005     $ 119,013       18.5 %   $ 252,072     $ 230,955       9.1 %
Professional services segment     24,014       29,172       (17.7 %)     49,158       57,325       (14.2 %)
Managed services segment     15,266       13,953       9.4 %     30,331       27,487       10.3 %
Total reportable segments     180,285       162,138       11.2 %     331,561       315,767       5.0 %
Other     -       (14 )     (100.0 %)     53       33       60.6 %
Total   $ 180,285     $ 162,124       11.2 %   $ 331,614     $ 315,800       5.0 %
                                                 
Gross Billings by Type                                                
Networking   $ 286,256     $ 315,189       (9.2 %)   $ 544,984     $ 583,921       (6.7 %)
Security     272,182       255,158       6.7 %     491,949       445,203       10.5 %
Cloud     270,003       202,828       33.1 %     558,845       514,845       8.5 %
Collaboration     43,519       41,286       5.4 %     69,236       64,063       8.1 %
Other     75,710       76,917       (1.6 %)     123,567       128,363       (3.7 %)
Product segment     947,670       891,378       6.3 %     1,788,581       1,736,395       3.0 %
Services     119,141       131,277       (9.2 %)     235,365       239,025       (1.5 %)
Total   $ 1,066,811     $ 1,022,655       4.3 %   $ 2,023,946     $ 1,975,420       2.5 %
                                                 
Net Sales by Type                                                
Product segment                                                
Networking   $ 234,382     $ 258,156       (9.2 %)   $ 458,103     $ 476,358       (3.8 %)
Cloud     178,599       128,270       39.2 %     359,347       335,266       7.2 %
Security     72,693       65,889       10.3 %     150,958       126,996       18.9 %
Collaboration     18,422       16,558       11.3 %     33,914       28,315       19.8 %
Other     43,021       16,141       166.5 %     74,398       44,434       67.4 %
Total products segment     547,117       485,014       12.8 %     1,076,720       1,011,369       6.5 %
Professional services segment     67,752       76,344       (11.3 %)     135,833       148,073       (8.3 %)
Managed services segment     53,055       47,417       11.9 %     104,357       91,997       13.4 %
Total reportable segments   $ 667,924     $ 608,775       9.7 %   $ 1,316,910     $ 1,251,439       5.2 %
                                                 
Net Sales by Customer End Market                                                
Telecom, media & entertainment   $ 153,884     $ 176,772       (12.9 %)   $ 292,581     $ 361,751       (19.1 %)
Healthcare     100,413       82,285       22.0 %     179,610       156,576       14.7 %
Financial services     93,521       63,079       48.3 %     166,907       110,579       50.9 %
SLED     91,902       87,246       5.3 %     171,758       177,808       (3.4 %)
Technology     69,434       69,549       (0.2 %)     187,433       152,296       23.1 %
Retail     34,962       40,062       (12.7 %)     69,885       72,033       (3.0 %)
All others     123,808       89,782       37.9 %     248,736       220,396       12.9 %
Total reportable segments   $ 667,924     $ 608,775       9.7 %   $ 1,316,910     $ 1,251,439       5.2 %

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Amounts presented for the three and six months ended September 30, 2026, have been revised to reflect the correction of certain misstatements in previously issued financial statements, which we determined are not material either individually or in the aggregate. See our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, including Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for more information.

ePlus inc. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION

We included reconciliations below for the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) Adjusted EBITDA, (ii) Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations and (iii) Non-GAAP Net earnings from continuing operations per common share diluted.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net earnings from continuing operations calculated in accordance with US GAAP, adjusted for the following: depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, acquisition related expenses, provision for income taxes, and other (income) expense, net.

Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations and Non-GAAP Net earnings from continuing operations per common share diluted are based on net earnings from continuing operations calculated in accordance with US GAAP, adjusted to exclude other (income) expense, net, share-based compensation, acquisition related expense, acquisition related amortization expense, and the related tax effects.

We use the above non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of our performance to gain insight into our operating performance and performance trends. We believe that these financial measures provide management and investors with a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business and operating results by excluding items that management believes are not reflective of our underlying operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that such non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results.

Our use of non-GAAP information as analytical tools has limitations, and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under US GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, might calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations and Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations per common share-diluted, or similarly titled measures differently, which may reduce their usefulness as comparative measures.

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The amounts in the tables below are results from our continuing operations (in thousands):

(i) Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

    Three months ended September 30,     Six months ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025  
GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations   $ 40,383     $ 38,160     $ 70,662     $ 70,174  
Provision for income taxes     15,617       15,838       27,300       27,376  
Share-based compensation     4,102       3,058       7,223       5,721  
Acquisition related expenses     746       -       746       -  
Depreciation and amortization [1]     5,726       6,810       11,602       13,879  
Other (income) expense, net [2]     527       (5,163 )     (2,603 )     (5,775 )
Non-GAAP: Adjusted EBITDA   $ 67,101     $ 58,703     $ 114,930     $ 111,375  

(ii) Reconciliation of Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations

    Three months ended September 30,     Six months ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025  
GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations before tax   $ 56,000     $ 53,998     $ 97,962     $ 97,550  
Share-based compensation     4,102       3,058       7,223       5,721  
Acquisition related expenses     746       -       746       -  
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]     4,449       5,313       9,014       10,861  
Other (income) expense, net [2]     527       (5,163 )     (2,603 )     (5,775 )
Non-GAAP: Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes     65,824       57,206       112,342       108,357  
                               
GAAP: Provision for income taxes     15,617       15,838       27,300       27,376  
Share-based compensation     1,149       896       2,034       1,608  
Acquisition related expenses     209       -       209       -  
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]     1,246       1,552       2,541       3,025  
Other (income) expense, net [2]     148       (1,512 )     (740 )     (1,675 )
Tax benefit (expense) on restricted stock     61       (25 )     279       89  
Non-GAAP: Provision for income taxes     18,430       16,749       31,623       30,423  
                               
Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations   $ 47,394     $ 40,457     $ 80,719     $ 77,934  

(iii) Reconciliation of Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations per common share - diluted

    Three months ended September 30,     Six months ended September 30,  
    2026     2025     2026     2025  
GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations per common share - diluted   $ 1.56     $ 1.45     $ 2.72     $ 2.66  
                               
Share-based compensation     0.11       0.08       0.20       0.16  
Acquisition related expenses     0.02       -       0.02       -  
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]     0.12       0.14       0.25       0.30  
Other (income) expense, net [2]     0.01       (0.14 )     (0.07 )     (0.16 )
Tax benefit (expense) on restricted stock     -       -       (0.01 )     -  
Total non-GAAP adjustments - net of tax     0.26       0.08       0.39       0.30  
                               
Non-GAAP: Net earnings from continuing operations per common share - diluted   $ 1.82     $ 1.53     $ 3.11     $ 2.96  
[1] Amount consists of depreciation and amortization for assets used internally.
[2] Interest income and foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration.
[3] Amount consists of amortization of intangible assets from acquired businesses.

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