We have fixed the performance regression issue for v2-based templates where there are no handlebars tags present in the xlsx file. In other words, for templates that use just xlsxAdd, xlsxMerge... transformations.
The fix is currently in the master branch waiting for the next release, however you can already test it in the docker nightly build
docker run -p 5488:5488 jsreport/jsreport:nightly