Eplus Stock Price, News & Analysis

ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) has announced its upcoming earnings release and conference call schedule for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. The company will release its financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024, after market close on February 5, 2025.

Management will host a conference call and audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day. The call will be accessible via toll-free domestic line at (888) 596-4144 and international line at (646) 968-2525. A replay will be available for approximately one week until February 12, 2025, through both domestic and international numbers.

ePlus has released its inaugural AI Readiness survey, revealing significant gaps between AI aspirations and implementation readiness among organizations. The survey of 200 IT professionals shows that 76% of organizations have not yet achieved AI maturity, with 42% identifying as 'AI curious' and only 24% considering themselves AI mature.

Key challenges identified include skills gaps (41.8%), cost (38.8%), and security (35.8%). While 74.8% of respondents plan to implement GenAI within 12 months, 78.2% express confidence in their ability to regulate and govern GenAI applications.

Data management emerges as a critical concern, with respondents highlighting data quality (61%), security (54.5%), and governance (52%) as primary challenges. In response, ePlus has launched the Secure GenAI Accelerator to help organizations test and implement AI solutions securely.

ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) has appointed Melissa Ballenger to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Ballenger, currently an Adjunct Professor at William & Mary's Business School, brings extensive financial leadership experience, having served as CFO at various organizations including Mosaic (2020-2023), Cross River Bank (2019-2020), and holding executive positions at State Street, Santander, and TD (2003-2019).

Ballenger's background includes roles as Principal Accounting Officer at Mastercard and experience in finance transformation at Freddie Mac. She is a CPA and NACD Certified Director, with expertise in strategic planning, capital markets, risk management, and M&A. CEO Mark Marron highlighted her financial services experience and international expertise as valuable assets for the company's growth strategy and shareholder value enhancement.

ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) has announced its Secure GenAI Accelerator offering, a hosted proof of concept engagement allowing organizations to test private Generative AI chatbots. The solution is part of the ePlus AI Ignite portfolio and combines ePlus services with technology from NVIDIA and AWS.

The offering features a GenAI private chatbot experience with customized assistants, powered by NVIDIA AI enterprise and NVIDIA NIM, hosted on AWS with enterprise-level security. The solution aims to help organizations convert AI use cases into actionable plans, achieve faster GenAI implementation, and enhance support operations while maintaining data security within the customer's controlled environment.

ePlus has successfully renewed its multi-site ISO 9001 certification for 2025-2028, covering its U.S.-based configuration centers. The certification encompasses key operational areas including procurement, order processing, warehouse and logistics, multi-vendor integration, training, internal audit, and Quality Management System (QMS) administration.

The ISO 9001 certification establishes criteria for ePlus' QMS, focusing on customer satisfaction, management involvement, and continuous process improvement. According to CFO Elaine Marion, this recertification demonstrates the company's dedication to enhancing operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and supplier relationships while delivering reliable logistics services and products.

ePlus reported financial results for Q2 and H1 Fiscal Year 2025, ending September 30, 2024.

For Q2 2025:

• Net sales decreased 12.3% to $515.2M.
• Service revenues increased 46% to $103.7M.
• Consolidated gross profit rose 2.5% to $148M.
• Net earnings fell 4.1% to $31.3M.
• Diluted EPS decreased 4.1% to $1.17.

For H1 2025:

• Net sales dropped 8.8% to $1,059.7M.
• Service revenues increased 31.3% to $181.9M.
• Consolidated gross profit decreased 1.5% to $282.5M.
• Net earnings decreased 11.8% to $58.6M.
• Diluted EPS fell 12% to $2.19.

Despite declining sales and earnings, gross margins improved, driven by higher-margin service revenues. The acquisition of Bailiwick Services, , contributed to revenue growth in professional services. ePlus maintains a solid balance sheet with a cash position of $187.5M and expects FY2025 net sales to be similar to FY2024.

ePlus has announced it will release its financial results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, on November 12, 2024, after market close. The company will host a conference call and audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results. The earnings call will be accessible via webcast and phone, with replay available until November 19, 2024. The conference ID for both live call and replay is 5394845#.

ePlus and Digital Realty have partnered to launch an AI Experience Center in Digital Realty's Innovation Lab in Ashburn, VA. As one of only 10 NVIDIA DGX-ready managed service providers globally, ePlus will showcase AI technologies in a data center environment purpose-built for AI-optimized infrastructure. The center will demonstrate deployment and management of NVIDIA AI Enterprise technologies, offering customers access to public and private cloud environments via ServiceFabric™ and Digital Realty's Private AI Exchange. The facility includes ePlus AI Ignite assessments and workshops to help organizations evaluate AI maturity and identify suitable solutions.

ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) has received five prestigious awards at the 2024 Cisco Partner Summit, including Global and Americas Mass Scale Infrastructure Partner of the Year. The company was recognized for its excellence in building future-ready infrastructure supporting AI innovation through its AI Ignite initiative.

The awards acknowledge ePlus's expertise in developing mass-scale internet infrastructure, AI-optimized data centers, and scalable solutions with enhanced security. The company's achievements include engineering large-scale networks for service providers, enterprises, and education networks, while ensuring energy efficiency through Cisco's Silicon One architecture.

Other awards received include U.S. East Collaboration Partner of the Year, U.S. East Software Partner of the Year, and U.S. Northeast Partner of the Year.