Evertec
NYSE: EVTC
$27.95 ▼ -0.65  (-2.26%)
At close: Jul 8, 2026 · 2:51 PM UTC
Financial Ratios
Market Cap17.89 Mn
P/E0.13
P/S0.02
Div. Yield0.71
ROIC (Qtr)0.00
Total Debt (Qtr)1.07 Bn
Revenue Growth (1y) (Qtr)8.36
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About

EVERTEC, Inc. is a leading full service transaction processing business and financial technology provider in Latin America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, providing a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment services and business solutions. The company generates revenue primarily from merchant acquiring services that enable point of sale and electronic commerce merchants to accept electronic payments, payment processing services that support financial institutions in…

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Sector: Technology Industry: Software - Infrastructure CIK: 0001559865

Investment Thesis

▲ Bull case
  • The Dimensa acquisition adds a high proportion of recurring revenue roughly 95% and opens two new verticals insurance and risk management that Evertec does not currently serve creating clear cross sell opportunities with its existing funds and bank client base while management noted that the platforms are transferable across regions allowing the company to bolt on products like Lot 45 from Sinqia onto Dimensa to broaden the value proposition and although no synergies are included in 2026 guidance the company expects cost and revenue synergies to begin materializing in 2027 and beyond which could uplift earnings beyond current forecasts
  • Latin America payments and solutions revenue surged 32% year over year in Q1 with a constant currency increase of 24% driven by the full quarter contribution from Technobank and strong organic growth in Brazil and the updated 2026 outlook calls for reported revenue growth in the high 30s and constant currency growth in the mid 30s indicating that the region is becoming a durable engine of expansion rather than a temporary boost while the partnership with Transbank in Chile provides access to state of the art technology and deepens relationships with a leading acquirer positioning Evertec to capture additional transaction volume in a high value market
  • The company maintains a strong balance sheet with net debt to adjusted EBITDA at 2.15x within its target range of two to three times liquidity of $450,300,000 and a cash balance of $314,500,000 giving it flexibility to continue returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases while also having $130,000,000 remaining on the buyback authorization and the effective tax rate is expected to stay low at 11% to 12% for the full year which together support the potential for upside if operating performance exceeds guidance or if synergies are realized earlier than anticipated
▼ Bear case
  • The 10% discount to Popular continues to weigh on Merchant Acquiring spread and caused a 9% decline in Business Solutions revenue reflecting ongoing pricing pressure that could persist as the company navigates contract renewals and the margin impact of the discount remains a drag on overall profitability despite offsetting non transactional revenue initiatives
  • Foreign exchange volatility remains a notable headwind with unfavorable currency effects in Uruguay and Chile eroding margins and the constant currency growth rates significantly lower than reported figures indicating that a portion of the top line expansion is dependent on favorable exchange rates that could reverse if the Brazilian real or other regional currencies depreciate thereby exposing the company to macroeconomic risk beyond its operational control
  • Integration of recent acquisitions including Dimensa Technobank and Sinqia is still underway and management explicitly stated that no cost or revenue synergies are baked into 2026 guidance meaning the full benefit of these deals is deferred to 2027 and later while the company carries a net debt of $826,200,000 and a weighted average interest rate of 6% leaving it vulnerable to higher financing costs if interest rates rise or if integration delays increase expenses
  • The Business Solutions segment is projected to decline in the low to mid single digits year over year reflecting a reliance on prior year one time hardware and software sales that are not repeating and suggesting limited organic growth prospects in this line of business and although management highlighted AI initiatives that improve efficiency and fraud detection these benefits are not included in 2026 guidance leaving the potential for disruption from competitors adopting AI more aggressively as an unpriced risk

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