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IBEX Limited posted record quarterly revenue of $164.4 million for the three months to 31 March 2026, its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, but the balance sheet still keeps the company grounded rather than airborne. Net income came in at $13.3 million, operating income at $16.2 million, and EPS at $0.89 on 15.0 million diluted shares, all drawn straight from the 10-Q filed with the SEC. The cash position is a measured $15.4 million, while liabilities of $136.5 million and equity of $160.8 million keep the leverage dial honest. The company also disclosed a $20 million share repurchase program in an 8-K dated 13 May 2026, a move that reads like optics until the actual buybacks hit the register.

What IBEX actually does is global digital customer-experience outsourcing, marketed as “Digital CX Outsourcing for the World.” The website pitches AI-powered solutions and elite CX delivery, but the filing evidence shows a company whose growth is real, whose cash generation is solidly positive, and whose share-count sensitivity is managed through performance shares rather than pure equity issuance. The tension is between the platform story and the balance-sheet reality: the marketing says elite, the books say mid-cap with disciplined capital allocation.

Filings and earnings facts: Revenue $164.4M, net income $13.3M, operating income $16.2M, EPS $0.89 on 15.0M diluted shares, equity $160.8M, cash $15.4M, operating cash flow $34.2M, capex $24.6M-all for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 (10-Q). The $20M buyback program was announced 13 May 2026 (8-K). The Restated Employment Agreement with Michael Darwal and its 2026 amendment specify 5,000 PSUs vesting at AI revenue triggers of $5m, $10m, and $15m (SEC exhibits).

A 10-Q PDF and an 8-K are the only current routes to the primary numbers and program details. The SEC EDGAR index for CIK 1720420 collates the filings, and the companyfacts JSON supplies XBRL-tagged data points, but no analyst consensus, no segment split, and no forward guidance beyond the May 2026 press release is visible on the public rails. The operating segments are not itemised in the disclosed facts, so the revenue bridge between “digital CX outsourcing” and any single product or geography remains opaque. The company’s 99.1 press release touts record revenue and raised guidance, but the public filing body does not repeat the raised guidance in the 10-Q excerpt we have, so the updated outlook itself is not verifiable in the evidence set above.

There is The source-change rail is filing/source-led and does not use chart-derived signals. Chart context is available separately on this page through the Atlas chart snapshot or TradingView route where available. The operating cash flow of $34.2 million is strong enough to fund the $24.6 million of capex without additional borrowings, which is a source-backed vote of confidence in the quality of earnings. The buyback authorization is a signal, not a fait accompli; until the actual share cancellations are disclosed, dilution risk remains a live question for holders watching the PSU triggers tied to AI revenue milestones. The employment agreement’s PSU mechanics are explicit, but the revenue thresholds are not guaranteed to be met, so the incentive structure is a potential headwind if AI revenue stalls. The company’s website and press materials describe a global CX outsourcing platform, yet the filings do not break out any regional or segment split, so the “global” claim cannot be stress-tested from the public evidence above. The thin evidence on guidance and segment detail is itself a finding: the company is growing, cash-generative, and share-count sensitive, but the public rails do not yet expose the granularity investors might reasonably expect for a mid-cap CX services outfit with AI marketing.