Insight Enterprises(NSIT) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Transcript

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - In Q2 2025, net revenue was $2.1 billion, a decrease of 3% in U.S. dollars and 4% in constant currency [24] - Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.45, flat year over year in U.S. dollars and down 1% in constant currency [27] - Gross margin was 21.1%, an increase of 10 basis points [27] - Adjusted SG&A expenses declined by 3%, contributing to strong operating expense management [27] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Hardware revenue grew by 2%, marking the second consecutive quarter of growth, with North America hardware revenue increasing by 4% [7][24] - Insight core services revenue decreased by 2%, primarily due to delays in initiating new service projects with large enterprise clients [8][25] - Cloud gross profit declined by 5%, attributed to partner program changes [8][26] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - Revenue from commercial clients grew by 8%, representing the fifth consecutive quarter of growth [7] - The underlying SaaS and infrastructure as a service business grew in double digits, offset by partner program changes [7] - The public sector business showed resilience, with some momentum in hardware despite overall revenue being down [83] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company aims to become the leading AI-first solutions integrator, adapting its services portfolio to support clients in deploying AI solutions [10][19] - The strategy includes focusing on simplifying complex technology for clients and leveraging partnerships with major companies like NVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft [17][20] - M&A remains a key focus, particularly in the fastest-growing areas of the market such as cloud, data, AI, edge, and security [22] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management expressed cautious optimism for the second half of the year, anticipating improved purchasing from corporate and large enterprise clients [20][31] - The macroeconomic environment continues to impact client investment decisions, but the company is well-positioned to grow as conditions improve [9][20] - Management expects hardware demand to increase steadily throughout the year, driven by device refresh needs and infrastructure spending [21][31] Other Important Information - The company repurchased approximately $76 million of shares in Q2, with $224 million remaining for the share repurchase program [28] - The adjusted return on invested capital for the trailing twelve months was 14.4%, down from 17% a year ago [30] - The company has ample liquidity, with access to $1.8 billion under its ABL facility [29] Q&A Session Summary Question: Guidance on gross profit dollar growth - Management indicated that gross profit dollars are expected to improve in the second half, driven by hardware growth and cloud performance [50][55] Question: Delays in services projects with large enterprises - Management noted that macroeconomic uncertainty and clients' focus on AI investments are causing delays in project initiation [66][70] Question: Cloud growth excluding program changes - Management confirmed that underlying cloud growth was approximately 17% year over year in Q1 and similar in Q2, with expectations for continued growth in the second half [71][73] Question: Impact of partner program changes on future margins - Management stated that while the $70 million headwind from partner program changes affected margins in 2025, they expect this to normalize by 2026 [88][90]