Cesar Gon
Management
Thanks, Eduardo. Good day, everyone. I hope you're well and safe. It's an honor to be here again with all of you. We are delighted to end 2021 with robust results on performing our growth guidance for the quarter and year. In our first year, and as a public company. Before diving to those results, a word about our industry under the current economic macro-environment, and the opportunity for CI&T. Yes, there are clouds in the sky, the global economy is yet to recover from a devastating pandemic. And we have a new set of geopolitical threads on the table. But one thing has not changed, software continues to eat the world, enabling unprecedented and radical shift in society, values, and consumer behaviors. Companies need to react and uncertainties are the best few for change. Digital is the answer to reconnect companies to a new breed of consumers. The result is a secular demand for digital services in the corporate world, an extraordinary opportunity for a decade of high-growth for CI&T, and that's why we continue to present solid results and a bullish long-term outlook. Our net revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2021 was 72% year-over-year. And I'm proud to say as our 22nd quarter of consecutive revenue growth. In 2021, our net revenue totaled R$1.44 billion, 51% higher than 2020. This growth was boosted by three main factors. The first was higher demand from existing clients with a net revenue retention of 128%. Second, the addition of 36 new clients, which annual revenue above 1 million Brazilian reais to our portfolio, moving from 58 in 2020 to 94 in 2021. Third, the fast and smooth integration of Dextra as for new growth units. On top of our solid growth, our adjusted EBITDA margin was 22.4%, a benchmark…