UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission File Number: 001-33045
ICF International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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22-3661438 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA |
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22031 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 934-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘smaller reporting company,’’ and ‘‘emerging growth company’’ in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
As of April 27, 2018, there were 18,806,671 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock.
ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2017 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 |
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Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 1. |
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Item 2. |
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Item 3. |
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Item 6. |
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ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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March 31, 2018 |
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December 31, 2017 |
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(Unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
19,292 |
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$ |
11,809 |
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Contract receivables, net |
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167,170 |
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168,318 |
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Contract assets |
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128,522 |
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123,197 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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15,010 |
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11,327 |
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Income tax receivable |
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7,008 |
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5,596 |
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Restricted cash - current |
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— |
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11,191 |
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Total Current Assets |
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337,002 |
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331,438 |
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Property and Equipment, net |
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37,260 |
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38,052 |
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Other Assets: |
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Goodwill |
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694,338 |
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686,108 |
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Other intangible assets, net |
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35,861 |
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35,304 |
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Restricted cash - non-current |
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1,273 |
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1,266 |
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Other assets |
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21,287 |
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18,087 |
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Total Assets |
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1,127,021 |
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$ |
1,110,255 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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68,601 |
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75,074 |
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Contract liabilities |
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32,281 |
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38,571 |
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Accrued salaries and benefits |
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46,542 |
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45,645 |
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Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
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34,711 |
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47,508 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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25,069 |
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17,572 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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207,204 |
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224,370 |
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Long-term Liabilities: |
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Long-term debt |
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231,490 |
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206,250 |
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Deferred rent |
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13,955 |
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15,119 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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36,386 |
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33,351 |
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Other |
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15,485 |
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15,135 |
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Total Liabilities |
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504,520 |
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494,225 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14) |
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Stockholders’ Equity: |
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Preferred stock, par value $.001; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued |
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Common stock, par value $.001; 70,000,000 shares authorized; 22,279,727 and 22,019,315 shares issued as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively; 18,767,066 and 18,661,801 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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311,941 |
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307,821 |
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Retained earnings |
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445,375 |
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434,766 |
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Treasury stock |
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(130,578 |
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(121,540 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(4,259 |
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(5,039 |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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622,501 |
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616,030 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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1,127,021 |
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1,110,255 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Revenue |
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302,780 |
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296,295 |
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Direct costs |
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188,826 |
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183,607 |
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Operating costs and expenses: |
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Indirect and selling expenses |
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89,659 |
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88,802 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,469 |
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4,519 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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2,244 |
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2,734 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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96,372 |
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96,055 |
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Operating income |
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17,582 |
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16,633 |
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Interest expense |
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(1,666 |
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(1,951 |
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Other income |
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104 |
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109 |
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Income before income taxes |
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16,020 |
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14,791 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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3,603 |
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4,614 |
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Net income |
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12,417 |
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10,177 |
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Earnings per Share: |
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Basic |
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0.67 |
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0.54 |
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Diluted |
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0.65 |
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0.52 |
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Weighted-average Shares: |
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Basic |
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18,670 |
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18,972 |
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Diluted |
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19,158 |
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19,423 |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
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1,609 |
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372 |
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Comprehensive income, net of tax |
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14,026 |
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10,549 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income |
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12,417 |
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10,177 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
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Non-cash equity compensation |
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2,388 |
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2,618 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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6,712 |
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7,253 |
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Facilities consolidation reserve |
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1,747 |
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Deferred taxes and other adjustments, net |
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2,866 |
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5,944 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Net contract assets and liabilities |
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(11,413 |
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(2,926 |
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Contract receivables, net |
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3,319 |
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3,814 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(5,107 |
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(2,170 |
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Accounts payable |
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(6,942 |
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(16,583 |
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Accrued salaries and benefits |
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834 |
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6,058 |
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Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
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(13,540 |
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(2,699 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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4,457 |
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(6,352 |
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Income tax receivable and payable |
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(2,120 |
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(1,475 |
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Other liabilities |
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346 |
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696 |
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Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities |
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(5,847 |
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6,102 |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Capital expenditures for property and equipment and capitalized software |
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(3,236 |
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(2,571 |
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Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash received |
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(11,835 |
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(91 |
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities |
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(15,071 |
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(2,662 |
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Advances from working capital facilities |
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138,240 |
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127,179 |
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Payments on working capital facilities |
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(112,999 |
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(110,725 |
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Payments on capital expenditure obligations |
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(814 |
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(1,454 |
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Debt issue costs |
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(21 |
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Proceeds from exercise of options |
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1,800 |
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2,095 |
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Net payments for stockholder issuances and buybacks |
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(9,109 |
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(19,014 |
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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities |
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17,097 |
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(1,919 |
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
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120 |
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48 |
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(Decrease) Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
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(3,701 |
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1,569 |
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period |
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24,266 |
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7,885 |
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period |
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$ |
20,565 |
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$ |
9,454 |
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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Interest |
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$ |
1,596 |
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$ |
1,988 |
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Income taxes |
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$ |
615 |
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$ |
1,296 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ICF International, Inc. (“ICFI”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), and have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Nature of Operations
The Company provides professional services and technology-based solutions to government and commercial clients, including management, marketing, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services in the areas of energy, environment, and infrastructure; health, education and social programs; safety and security; and consumer and financial services. The Company offers a full range of services to these clients throughout the entire life cycle of a policy, program, project, or initiative -- from research, analysis, assessment and advice to design and implementation of programs and technology-based solutions, as well as the provision of engagement services and programs.
The Company’s major clients are U.S. federal government departments and agencies, most significantly the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State and Department of Defense. The Company also serves U.S. state and local government departments and agencies, international governments, and commercial clients worldwide. Commercial clients include airlines, airports, electric and gas utilities, oil companies, banks and other financial services companies, transportation, travel and hospitality firms, non-profits/associations, law firms, manufacturing firms, retail chains, and distribution companies. The term “federal” or “federal government” refers to the U.S. federal government, and “state and local” or “state and local government” refers to U.S. state and local governments, unless otherwise indicated.
The Company, incorporated in Delaware, is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. It maintains offices throughout the world, including over 55 offices in the U.S. and more than 15 offices in key regions outside the U.S., including offices in the United Kingdom, Belgium, China, India, and Canada.
Interim Results
The unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These rules and regulations permit some of the information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements, prepared in accordance U.S. GAAP, to be condensed or omitted. In management’s opinion, the unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position of the Company for the interim periods presented. The Company reports operating results and financial data in one operating and reportable segment. Operating results for the three-months period ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2018 (the “Annual Report”).
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the 2017 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), the Company presented balances entitled contract assets and contract liabilities within the consolidated balance sheet as well as the impact of changes in these balances within the consolidated statement of cash flows. The Company reclassified comparable balances within the December 31, 2017 consolidated balance sheet as well as the impact of changes in these balances within the consolidated statement of cash flows in order to enhance comparability. Any other reclassifications were immaterial to the financial statements taken as a whole.
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Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
The Company primarily provides services and technology-based solutions to clients that operate in a variety of markets. The Company provides services that may span the entire program life cycle from initial research and analysis to the design and implementation of solutions. The Company enters into agreements with clients that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services and solutions are transferred to the client. Except in certain narrowly defined situations, the Company’s agreements with its clients are written and revenue is generally not recognized on oral or implied arrangements. The Company recognizes revenue based on the consideration specified in the agreement and excludes from revenue amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company evaluates whether two or more agreements should be accounted for as one single contract and whether combined or single agreements should be accounted for as more than one performance obligation.
For most contracts, the client requires the Company to perform a number of tasks in providing an integrated output and, hence, each of these contracts are tracked as having only one performance obligation. When contracts are separated into multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised services underlying each performance obligation. The Company generally provides customized solutions in which the pricing is based on specific negotiations with each client, and, in these cases, the Company uses a cost plus margin approach to estimate the standalone selling price of each performance obligation. It is common for the Company’s long-term contracts to contain award fees, incentive fees or other provisions that can either increase or decrease the transaction price. These variable amounts are generally awarded at the completion of a prescribed measurement period based on the achievement of performance metrics, program milestones or cost targets, and the amount awarded may be subject to client discretion. The Company estimates variable consideration as the most likely amount to which the Company expects to be entitled.
Long-term contracts typically contain billing terms that provide for invoicing once a month and payment on a net 30-day basis. Exceptions to monthly billing terms are to ensure that the Company performs satisfactorily rather than representing a significant financing component. For cost-based contracts, the Company’s performance is evaluated during a contractually stipulated performance period and, while contract costs may be billed on a monthly basis, the Company is generally permitted to bill for incentive or award fees only after the completion of the performance period, which may occur quarterly, semi-annually or annually, and after the client completes the performance assessment. Fixed-price contracts may provide for milestone billings based on the attainment of specific project objectives rather than for billing on a monthly basis. Moreover, contracts may require retentions or hold backs that are paid at the end of the contract to ensure that the Company performs in accordance with requirements. The Company does not assess whether a contract contains a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between payment by the client and the transfer of promised services to the client will be one year or less.
The Company generally recognizes revenue over time as control is transferred to a client, based on the extent of progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation. The selection of the method used to measure progress requires judgment and is dependent on the contract type selected by the client during contract negotiation and the nature of the services and solutions to be provided. When a performance obligation is billed using a time-and-materials contract type, the Company uses output progress measures to estimate revenue earned based on hours worked in contract performance at negotiated billing rates. Fixed-price level-of-effort contracts are substantially similar to time-and-materials contracts except that the Company is required to deliver a specified level of effort over a stated period of time. For these contracts, the Company estimates revenue earned using contract hours worked at negotiated bill rates as the Company delivers the contractually required workforce. For cost-based contracts, the Company recognizes revenue based on contract costs incurred, as the Company becomes contractually entitled to reimbursement of the contract costs, plus a most likely estimate of award or incentive fees earned on those costs even though final determination of fees earned occurs after the contractually-stipulated performance assessment period ends.
For performance obligations requiring the delivery of a service for a fixed price, the Company uses the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs, provided that costs incurred (an input method) provides a reasonable measure of progress towards the satisfaction of a performance obligation, in order to estimate the portion of total revenue earned. When this method is used, changes in estimated costs to complete these obligations result in adjustments to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis which causes the effect of revised estimates for prior periods to be recognized in the current period. Changes in these estimates can routinely occur over contract performance for a variety of reasons, which include: changes in contract scope; changes in contract cost estimates due to unanticipated cost growth or reassessments of risks impacting costs; changes in estimated incentive or award fees; or performing better or worse than previously estimated.
In some fixed price service contracts, the Company performs services of a recurring nature, such as maintenance and other services of a “stand ready” nature. For these contracts, the Company has the right to consideration in an amount that corresponds directly with the value that the client has received. Therefore, the Company records revenue on a straight-line basis to reflect the transfer of control to the client throughout the contract.
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Contracts are often modified to reflect changes in contract specifications and requirements, and these changes may create new enforceable rights and obligations. Most modifications are for services that are not distinct from the existing agreement due to the significant integration service that the Company provides. Therefore, most modifications are accounted for as part of an existing performance obligation. The effect of these modifications on transaction price, and the Company’s measure of progress in fulfilling the performance obligation to which it relates, may be recognized as an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis. Revenue from modifications that create new, distinct performance obligations is recognized based on the Company’s progress in fulfilling the requirements of the new obligation.
For contracts in which the estimated cost to perform exceeds the consideration to be received, the Company accrues for the entire estimated loss during the period in which the loss is determined by recording additional direct costs.
The Company recognizes the cost to fulfill contracts as incurred. The Company evaluates incremental costs of obtaining a contract and, if they are recoverable from the client and relate to a specific future contract, they are deferred and recognized over contract performance or the estimated life of the customer relationship if renewals are expected. The Company expenses these costs when incurred if the amortization period is one year or less.
Unfulfilled performance obligations represent amounts expected to be earned on contracts and do not include the value of negotiated, unexercised contract options which are classified as marketing offers. Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity and similar arrangements provide a framework for the client to issue specific tasks, delivery or purchase orders (“orders”) in the future and these arrangements are considered marketing offers until a specific order is executed.
Revenue recognition entails the use of significant judgment, including, but not limited to, the following: evaluating agreements in terms of the number and nature of performance obligations, determining the appropriate method for measuring progress to satisfaction of obligations, and preparing estimates in terms of the amount of progress that the Company has made. Most of the Company’s revenue is recognized over time and for many fixed-price contracts, in particular, the Company estimates the proportion of total revenue earned using the ratio of contract costs incurred to total estimated contract costs which requires the Company to prepare estimates as work progresses of contract cost left to be incurred. Moreover, some of the Company’s contracts include variable consideration which requires the Company to estimate the most likely amounts that will be earned over the respective performance periods. For these obligations, changes in estimates result in cumulative catch-up adjustments and may have a significant impact on earnings during a given period.
The Company’s operating cycle for long-term contracts may be greater than one year and is measured by the average time intervening between the inception and the completion of those contracts. Contract-related assets and liabilities, as highlighted below, are classified as current assets and current liabilities. Significant balance sheet accounts related to the revenue recognition cycle are as follows:
Contract receivables, net – This balance includes amounts billed or billable under contract terms. The amounts due are stated at their net realizable value. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for the estimated amount of receivables that will not be collected. The Company considers a number of factors in its estimate of the allowance, including knowledge of a client’s financial condition, its historical collection experience, and other factors that may be relevant to assessing the collectability of the receivables.
Contract assets – This balance includes unbilled amounts typically resulting from revenue recognized on long-term contracts when the amount of revenue recognized exceeds the amounts billed. It also includes contract retainages until the Company has met the contract-stipulated requirements for payment. Contract assets are reported in a net position on a contract by contract basis each period even though individual contracts may contain multiple performance obligations. On a contract by contract basis, amounts do not exceed their net realizable value.
Contract liabilities – This balance consists of advance payments received and billings in excess of revenue recognized on long-term contracts. Contact liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract by contract basis each period even though individual contracts may contain multiple performance obligations.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-02: Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) (ASU 2018-02). Under current accounting guidance, the income tax effects for changes in income tax rates and certain other transactions are recognized in income from continuing operations resulting in income tax effects recognized in AOCI that do not reflect the current tax rate of the entity (“stranded tax effects”). The new guidance allows the Company the option to reclassify these stranded tax effects to retained earnings that relate to the change in the federal tax rate resulting from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein, and early adoption is permitted. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company elected to early adopt ASU 2018-02 which resulted in a one-time cumulative effect adjustment of $0.8 million from AOCI to retained earnings.
Revenue Recognition
The Company implemented ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the Company apply the requirements of the new standard in the year of adoption to new contracts and those that were not completed as of the adoption date. Management evaluated those contracts not completed as of January 1, 2018 (or adoption date) and concluded that the impact of adopting ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company. Contract assets and contract liabilities were formerly reported as unbilled accounts receivable and deferred revenue, respectively. The titles have been changed in the table below to be consistent with accounts currently used under the new standard.
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
|||||
|
As Reported |
|
|
As Adopted |
|
||
Contract receivables, net |
$ |
291,515 |
|
|
$ |
168,318 |
|
Contract assets |
|
— |
|
|
|
123,197 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
38,571 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
— |
|
|
|
38,571 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
434,766 |
|
|
|
434,766 |
|
Unfulfilled performance obligations for contracts in process as of the adoption date were $1.1 billion.
Under the modified retrospective method, the Company is required to maintain dual reporting during the year of adoption in order to present revenue under both the previous and new accounting for contracts initiated on or after the date of adoption and for those contracts having remaining obligations as of the adoption date. Revenue timing differences between the two methods resulted primarily from contracts with performance incentives. Under the new accounting, the Company has included in revenue the most likely amount of priced incentives earned as contract work was performed rather than waiting to recognize revenue from incentives until specific quantitative goals are achieved, generally at the end of the measurement period. This timing difference is not expected to result in a material change to the Company’s annual revenue since most incentives have a one-year measurement period which is aligned with the Company’s fiscal year. Revenue calculated under the old and new methods is as follows:
|
Three months ended March 31, 2018 |
|
|||||
|
Previous Accounting |
|
|
New Accounting |
|
||
Revenue |
$ |
302,236 |
|
|
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract assets |
|
127,978 |
|
|
|
128,522 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
32,281 |
|
|
|
32,281 |
|
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update revises an entity’s accounting for operating leases and requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. This update also requires that lessees recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by all such leases and requires disclosures designed to give financial statement users information regarding the amount and timing of lease expenses arising from such leases. These disclosures include certain qualitative and specific quantitative disclosures. For lessees, the new guidance is not expected to significantly change the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses arising from a lease. This update is effective for the first interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of adopting the new pronouncement, the elections to be made at adoption using the modified retrospective adoption approach, the number and nature of leases currently in place, tools and process changes that will aid in implementation of and accounting for the new requirements, and the timing of adoption.
NOTE 2 – CONTRACT RECEIVABLES, NET
Contract receivables, net consisted of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
||
Billed and billable |
|
$ |
171,744 |
|
|
$ |
172,171 |
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(4,574 |
) |
|
|
(3,853 |
) |
Contract receivables, net |
|
$ |
167,170 |
|
|
$ |
168,318 |
|
NOTE 3 – GOODWILL
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three month period ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
$ |
686,108 |
|
Goodwill resulting from The Future Customer business combination |
|
6,996 |
|
Effect of foreign currency translation |
|
1,234 |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2018 |
$ |
694,338 |
|
NOTE 4 – LONG-TERM DEBT
On May 17, 2017, the Company entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement with a syndication of 11 commercial banks (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility: (i) includes modifications to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, (ii) matures on May 17, 2022, (iii) increases the borrowing ceiling up to $600.0 million without a borrowing base requirement, taking into account financial, performance-based limitations, and (iv) provides for an “accordion,” which permits additional revolving credit commitments of up to $300.0 million, subject to lenders’ approval. The Credit Facility provides for letters of credit aggregating up to $60.0 million which reduce the funds available under the Credit Facility when issued.
The Company has the option to borrow funds under the Credit Facility at interest rates based on both LIBOR (1, 3, or 6 month rates) and the Base Rate, at its discretion, plus their applicable margins. Base Rates are fluctuating per annum rates of interest equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Open Rate, plus 0.5%, (ii) the Prime Rate, and (iii) the daily LIBOR rate, plus a LIBOR Margin between 1.00% and 2.00% based on our Leverage Ratio (as defined under the Credit Facility). The interest accrued based on LIBOR rates is to be paid on the last business day of the interest period (1, 3, or 6 months), while interest accrued based on the Base Rates is to be paid in quarterly installments. The unused portion of the Credit Facility is subject to a commitment fee between 0.13% and 0.25% per annum based on a Leverage Ratio.
The Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company and requires that the Company remain in compliance with certain financial and non-financial covenants. The financial covenants require, among other things, that the Company maintain at all times an Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined under the Credit Facility) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a Leverage Ratio of not more than 3.75 to 1.00 (subject to adjustment, in certain circumstances) for each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with its covenants under the Credit Facility.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $231.5 million long-term debt outstanding, 12 outstanding letters of credit totaling $3.6 million, and unused borrowing capacity of $364.9 million under the Credit Facility (excluding the accordion). Taking into account the financial, performance-based limitations, available borrowing capacity (excluding the accordion) was $264.9 million as of March 31, 2018. The weighted-average interest rate on debt outstanding was 2.8% and 2.6% for the first three months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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NOTE 5 – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The Company has adjusted the balance at December 31, 2017 of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the stranded tax effects caused by the enactment of the Tax Act. Other comprehensive income (loss) included foreign currency translation adjustments arising from the conversion of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars, the amortization of the gain on the sale of an interest rate hedge agreement, and the change in the fair value of a current interest rate hedge agreement. Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
|
|
Gain on Sale of Interest Rate Hedge Agreement (1) |
|
|
Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedge Agreement (2) |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 |
$ |
(7,638 |
) |
|
$ |
2,158 |
|
|
$ |
441 |
|
|
$ |
(5,039 |
) |
Reclassification of stranded tax effects due to adoption of accounting principle |
|
(1,307 |
) |
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(829 |
) |
Adjusted beginning balance |
|
(8,945 |
) |
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
(5,868 |
) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (3) |
|
1,237 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
1,682 |
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (3) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
Total current period other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
1,237 |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
1,609 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2018 |
$ |
(7,708 |
) |
|
$ |
2,563 |
|
|
$ |
886 |
|
|
$ |
(4,259 |
) |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
|
|
Gain on Sale of Interest Rate Hedge Agreement (1) |
|
|
Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedge Agreement (2) |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 |
$ |
(11,815 |
) |
|
$ |
2,175 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(9,640 |
) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (3) |
|
372 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
372 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2017 |
$ |
(11,443 |
) |
|
$ |
2,175 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(9,268 |
) |
(1) - Represents the fair value of an interest rate hedge agreement, designated as a cash flow hedge, which was sold on December 1, 2016. The fair value of the interest rate hedge agreement was recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax, and will be reclassified to earnings when earnings are impacted by the hedged items as interest payments are made on the Credit Facility from January 31, 2018 to January 31, 2023.
(2) - Represents the change in fair value of an interest rate hedge agreement designated as a cash flow hedge, and entered into on August 31, 2017. The fair value of the interest rate hedge agreement was recorded in other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to earnings when earnings are impacted by the hedged items as interest payments are made on the Credit Facility from August 31, 2018 to August 31, 2023.
(3) - Net of tax totaling $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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NOTE 6 – RESTRICTED CASH
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheet for the periods presented to the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Beginning |
|
|
Ending |
|
|
Beginning |
|
|
Ending |
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
11,809 |
|
|
$ |
19,292 |
|
|
$ |
6,042 |
|
|
$ |
8,207 |
|
Restricted cash - current (1) |
|
|
11,191 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Restricted cash - non-current |
|
|
1,266 |
|
|
|
1,273 |
|
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
Total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows |
|
$ |
24,266 |
|
|
$ |
20,565 |
|
|
$ |
7,885 |
|
|
$ |
9,454 |
|
(1) - Restricted cash – current as of December 31, 2017 represents amount held in an escrow account for the acquisition of The Future Customer (TFC). See Note 10 – Business Combination.
NOTE 7 – REVENUE RECOGNITION
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates revenue from clients, most of which is earned over time, into categories that depict how the nature, amount and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Those categories are: client market, client type and contract mix. Client market provides insight into the breadth of the Company’s expertise. In classifying revenue by client market, the Company attributes revenue from a client to the market that the Company believes is the client’s primary market. The Company also classifies revenue by the type of entity for which it does business which is an indicator of the diversity of its client base. The Company attributes revenue generated as a subcontractor to a commercial company as government revenue when the ultimate client is a government agency or department. Finally, disaggregation by contract mix provides insight in terms of the performance risk that the Company has assumed. Fixed-price contracts are considered to provide the highest amount of performance risk as the Company is required to deliver a scope of work or level of effort for a negotiated fixed price. Time-and-materials contracts require the Company to provide skilled employees on contract for negotiated fixed hourly rates. Since the Company is not required to deliver a scope of work, but merely skilled employees, it considers these contracts to be less risky than a fixed-price agreement. Cost-based contracts are considered to provide the lowest amount of performance risk since the Company is generally reimbursed for all contract costs incurred in performance of contract deliverables with only the amount of incentive or award fees (if applicable) dependent on the achievement of negotiated performance requirements.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
Client Markets: |
|
|
|
Energy, environment, and infrastructure |
$ |
124,352 |
|
Health, education, and social programs |
|
123,204 |
|
Safety and security |
|
25,322 |
|
Consumer and financial |
|
29,902 |
|
Total |
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
Client Type: |
|
|
|
U.S. federal government |
$ |
133,544 |
|
U.S. state and local government |
|
31,986 |
|
International government |
|
28,804 |
|
Total Government |
|
194,334 |
|
Commercial |
|
108,446 |
|
Total |
$ |
302,780 |
|
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
Contract Mix: |
|
|
|
Fixed-price |
$ |
121,042 |
|
Time-and-materials |
|
125,630 |
|
Cost-based |
|
56,108 |
|
Total |
$ |
302,780 |
|
Contract Balances:
Contract assets consist primarily of unbilled amounts resulting from long-term contracts when revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed due to billing schedule timing. Contract liabilities result from advance payments received on a contract or from billings in excess of revenue recognized on long-term contracts due to billing schedule timing. The $11.6 million increase in our net contract assets (liabilities) is due to the timing of worked performed versus the milestone billing schedule on fixed price programs, particularly in our international operations, as well as revenue recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2018 on significant fourth quarter pre-billings for key marketing campaigns. There were no changes to contract balances due to impairments or business combinations during the period.
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
At date of adoption |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
Contract asset |
$ |
128,522 |
|
|
$ |
123,197 |
|
|
$ |
5,325 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
(32,281 |
) |
|
|
(38,571 |
) |
|
|
6,290 |
|
Net contract assets (liabilities) |
$ |
96,241 |
|
|
$ |
84,626 |
|
|
$ |
11,615 |
|
Performance Obligations:
The Company had $1.1 billion in unfulfilled performance obligations as of March 31, 2018 which primarily entail the future delivery of services for which revenue will be recognized over time. The obligations relate to continued or additional services required on contracts and were valued using an estimated cost plus margin approach with variable consideration being estimated at the most likely amount. The Company expects to satisfy these performance obligations, on average, in one year.
NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 22.5% and 31.2%, respectively.
The Company is subject to federal income taxes in the U.S. as well as to taxes in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Tax statutes and regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation and require the application of significant judgment. The Company’s 2014 through 2016 tax years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for federal tax purposes. Certain significant state and foreign tax returns also remain open under the applicable statute of limitations and are subject to examination for the tax years from 2013 to 2016.
The Company’s total liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2018 was $0.8 million. Included in the balance as of March 31, 2018 was $0.7 million in tax positions that, if recognized, would have a favorable impact on the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that, during the next 12 months, the Company’s liability for uncertain tax benefits may decrease by approximately $0.7 million.
The Company’s policy is not to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. The Company has made no provision for deferred U.S. income taxes or additional foreign taxes on future unremitted earnings of its controlled foreign subsidiaries because the Company considers these earnings to be permanently invested.
On December 20, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed the Tax Act, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and is generally effective beginning January 1, 2018. The Company will be impacted in several ways as a result of the Tax Act, including, but not limited to, provisions which include a permanent reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The Company has not completed the accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act; however, in certain cases, as described below, the Company made a provisional estimate of the effects on existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax in the period of enactment. The Company recognized the provisional estimate as a reduction in the provision for income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2017.
The Company re-measured certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, which is generally 21%. However, the Company is still analyzing certain aspects of the Tax Act and refining estimates, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or potentially give rise to new deferred tax amounts. Pursuant to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (SAB 118), the provisional amount recorded related to the re-measurement of the deferred tax balances has not been adjusted during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
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The one-time “transition tax” is based on the Company’s total post-1986 earnings and profits (“E&P”) which the Company has previously deferred from U.S. income taxation. The Company has not yet completed the calculation of the total post-1986 foreign E&P and related foreign tax pools for these foreign subsidiaries. Further, the transition tax is based in part on the amount of those earnings held in cash and other specified assets. This amount, as well as the related foreign tax credit utilization, may change when the Company finalizes the calculation of post-1986 foreign E&P and related foreign tax pools that were previously deferred from U.S. federal taxation and once the Company finalizes the amounts held in cash or other specified assets. Similarly, the cumulative foreign tax credit carry forward balance as of December 31, 2017 and any valuation allowance required (as applicable) may also change. No additional income taxes have been provided for on any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax and any additional outside basis difference inherent in these foreign entities because these amounts continue to be permanently reinvested in foreign operations. Pursuant to SAB 118, the provisional amount recorded related to the transition tax has not been adjusted during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
The impact of the re-measurement of the deferred tax balances and the transition tax are preliminary estimates and will not be finalized until the latter part of 2018.
The Tax Act subjects a U.S. corporations to current tax on global intangible low-taxed income (or “GILTI”) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. The FASB Staff Q&A, Topic 740 No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI resulting from those items in the year the tax is incurred. The Company has elected to recognize the resulting tax on GILTI as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred. The current provision for 2018 included no tax expense for GILTI.
NOTE 9 – ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK COMPENSATION
The ICF International, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Omnibus Plan”) provides for the granting of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance shares, performance units, cash-based awards, and other stock-based awards to all officers, key employees, and non-employee directors of the Company. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had approximately 1.6 million shares available for grant under the Omnibus Plan. Cash-settled RSUs (“CSRSUs”) have no impact on the shares available for grant under the Omnibus Plan, nor on the calculated shares used in earnings per share (“EPS”) calculations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company granted to its employees 118,892 shares in the form of RSUs with an average grant date fair value of $60.65, and the equivalent value of 142,457 shares in the form of CSRSUs with an average grant date fair value of $60.65. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company also granted 45,136 shares in the form of performance-based share awards (“PSAs”) to its employees with a grant date fair value of $66.68 per share. The RSUs, CSRSUs and PSAs granted are generally subject to service-based vesting conditions, with the PSAs also having performance-based vesting conditions. The performance conditions for the PSAs granted in 2018 have a performance period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 and the performance conditions are consistent with the PSAs granted in 2017. The Company’s performance-based share program is further described in “Note 13—Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Annual Report.
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $4.9 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $15.5 million as of March 31, 2018 related to unsettled RSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. The unrecognized compensation expense related to CSRSUs totaled approximately $21.3 million at March 31, 2018 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years. Unrecognized compensation expense related to PSAs of approximately $5.5 million as of March 31, 2018 is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.
NOTE 10 – BUSINESS COMBINATION
In January 2018, the Company acquired The Future Customer (“TFC”), a leading boutique loyalty strategy and marketing company based in London (U.K.) The acquisition of TFC enhanced and extended the Company’s customer loyalty business to Europe. The acquisition was immaterial to the Company’s financial statements taken as a whole.
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NOTE 11 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
EPS is computed by dividing reported net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Diluted EPS considers the potential dilution that could occur if common stock equivalents were exercised or converted into stock. The difference between the basic and diluted weighted-average equivalent shares with respect to the Company’s EPS calculation is due entirely to the assumed exercise of stock options and the vesting and settlement of RSUs and PSAs. PSAs are included in the computation of diluted shares only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions (i) are satisfied as of the end of the reporting period or (ii) would be considered satisfied if the end of the reporting period were also the end of the applicable performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method.
As of March 31, 2018, the PSAs granted during the year ended December 31, 2016 met the related performance conditions for the initial performance period and were included in the calculation of diluted EPS. However, the PSAs granted during the year ended December 31, 2017 and during the three months ended March 31, 2018 have not yet completed their initial two-year performance period and therefore were excluded in the calculation of diluted EPS. There were 26,420 weighted-average shares excluded from the calculation of EPS because they were anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2018, and no shares excluded for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The anti-dilutive shares were primarily associated with RSUs.
The dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs, and PSAs for each period reported is summarized below:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, |
|
|||||
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
||
Net Income |
$ |
12,417 |
|
|
$ |
10,177 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of basic shares outstanding during the period |
|
18,670 |
|
|
|
18,972 |
|
Dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs, and performance shares |
|
488 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
Weighted-average number of diluted shares outstanding during the period |
|
19,158 |
|
|
|
19,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.67 |
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$ |
0.54 |
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Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.65 |
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|
$ |
0.52 |
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NOTE 12 – SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
The Company’s current share repurchase program allows for share repurchases in the aggregate up to $100.0 million under share repurchase plans approved by the board of directors pursuant to Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As part of the Company’s modification of the Credit Facility, the Credit Facility limits on share repurchases were eliminated to permit unlimited share repurchases, provided the Company’s Leverage Ratio, prior to and after giving effect to such repurchases, is not greater than 3.25 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2018, approximately $95.1 million remained available for share repurchases.
NOTE 13 – DIVIDENDS
On February 27, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a $0.14 per share cash dividend to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 30, 2018. The dividends were paid on April 16, 2018 in an aggregate amount of $2.6 million.
On May 2, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a $0.14 per share cash dividend to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 8, 2018. The dividend will be paid on July 16, 2018.
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NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation and Claims
The Company is involved in various legal matters and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While these matters and proceedings cause it to incur costs, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, the Company currently believes that any ultimate liability arising out of these matters and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Road Home Contract
On June 10, 2016, the Office of Community Development (the “OCD”) of the State of Louisiana filed a written administrative demand with the Louisiana Commissioner of Administration against ICF Emergency Management Services, L.L.C. (“ICF Emergency”), a subsidiary of the Company, in connection with ICF Emergency’s administration of the Road Home Program (“Program”). The Program contract was a three-year, $912 million contract awarded to the Company in 2006. The Program ended, as scheduled, in 2009.
The Program was primarily intended to help homeowners and landlords of small rental properties affected by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. In its administrative demand, the OCD sought approximately $200.8 million in alleged overpayments to the Program’s grant recipients. The State of Louisiana separately supplemented the amount of recovery it is seeking in total to approximately $220.2 million. The State of Louisiana, through the Division of Administration, also filed suit in Louisiana state court on June 10, 2016. The State of Louisiana broadly alleges and seeks recoupment for the same claim made in the administrative proceeding submission before the Louisiana Commissioner of Administration. On September 21, 2016, the Commissioner of the Division of Administration notified OCD and the Company of his decision to defer jurisdiction of the administrative demand filed by the OCD. In so doing, the Commissioner declined to reach a decision on the merits and stated that his deferral would not be deemed to grant or deny any portion of the OCD’s claim. The Commissioner subsequently authorized the parties to proceed on the matter in the previously filed judicial proceeding. The Company continues to believe that this claim has no merit and intends to vigorously defend its position. The Company has therefore not recorded a liability.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully. The risk factors described in our filings with the SEC, as well as any cautionary language in this Quarterly Report, provide examples of risks, uncertainties, and events that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:
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Dependence on contracts with United States (“U.S.”) federal, state and local, and international governments, agencies and departments for the majority of our revenue; |
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Changes in federal government budgeting and spending priorities; |
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Failure by Congress or other governmental bodies to approve budgets in a timely fashion and reductions in government spending, including, but not limited to, budgetary cuts resulting from automatic sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, which was impacted in a positive way for us by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that became law on February 9, 2018; |
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Uncertainties concerning the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in late 2017; |
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Results of routine and non-routine government audits and investigations; |
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Dependence of commercial work on certain sectors of the global economy that are highly cyclical; |
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Failure to receive the full amount of our backlog; |
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Difficulties in integrating acquisitions generally; |
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Risks resulting from expanding service offerings and client base; |
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The lawsuit filed by the State of Louisiana seeking approximately $220.2 million in alleged overpayments from the Road Home contract; and |
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Additional risks as a result of having international operations. |
Our forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management and the information available to our management at the time these disclosures were prepared. Although we believe the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future.
The terms “we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company,” as used throughout this Quarterly Report, refer to ICF International, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. The term “federal” or “federal government” refers to the U.S. federal government, and “state and local” or “state and local government” refers to U.S. state and local governments, unless otherwise indicated. The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2018 (our “Annual Report”).
OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
We provide professional services and technology-based solutions to government and commercial clients, including management, marketing, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services. We help our clients conceive, develop, implement, and improve solutions that address complex business, natural resource, social, technological, and public safety issues. Our services primarily support clients that operate in four key markets:
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Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure, |
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Health, Education, and Social Programs, |
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Safety and Security, and |
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Consumer and Financial. |
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We provide services across these four markets that deliver value throughout the entire life cycle of a policy, program, project, or initiative. Our primary services include:
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Advisory Services; |
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Program Implementation Services; |
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Analytics Services; |
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Digital Services; and |
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Engagement Services. |
Our clients utilize our services because we offer a combination of deep subject matter expertise, technical solutions, and institutional experience. We believe that our domain expertise and the program knowledge developed from our research and analytic, and assessment and advisory engagements further position us to provide a full suite of services.
We report operating results and financial data as a single segment based on the consolidated information used by our chief operating decision-maker in evaluating the financial performance of our business and allocating resources. Our single segment represents our core business – professional services for government and commercial clients. Although we describe our multiple service offerings and client markets to provide a better understanding of our business operations, we offer integrated solutions, pulling from resources across our Company and, accordingly, do not manage our business or allocate our resources based on those service offerings or client market areas.
We believe that demand for our services will continue to grow as government, industry, and other stakeholders seek to address critical long-term societal and natural resource issues due to heightened concerns about: clean energy and energy efficiency; health promotion, treatment, and cost control; natural disaster relief and rebuild efforts; and ongoing homeland security threats. In the wake of the major hurricanes (Harvey, Irma and Maria) that devastated communities in Texas, Florida the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, the affected areas remain in various stages of relief and recovery efforts. We believe our prior experience with disaster relief and rebuild efforts, including those from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and Superstorm Sandy, put us in a favorable position to provide recovery assistance, housing, and environmental and infrastructure solutions on behalf of federal departments and agencies, state and local jurisdictions, and regional agencies.
We also see significant opportunity to further leverage our digital and client engagement capabilities across our commercial and government client base. Our future results will depend on the success of our strategy to enhance our client relationships and seek larger engagements spanning all aspects of the program life cycle as well as completing and successfully integrating strategic acquisitions. We will continue to focus on building scale in vertical and horizontal domain expertise, developing business with both our government and commercial clients, and replicating our business model in selective geographies. In doing so, we will continue to evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities that enhance our subject matter knowledge, broaden our service offerings, and/or provide scale in specific geographies.
While we continue to see favorable long-term market opportunities, there are certain near-term challenges facing all government service providers. Administrative and legislative actions by the federal government could have a negative impact on our business, which may result in a reduction to our revenue and profit and adversely affect cash flow. However, we believe we are well positioned to provide a broad range of services in support of initiatives that will continue to be priorities to the federal government as well as to state and local and international governments and commercial clients.
Employees and Offices:
We have more than 5,500 full-time employees around the globe (excluding part-time and on-demand employees), including many recognized as thought leaders in their respective fields. We serve clients globally from our headquarters in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, more than 55 regional offices throughout the U.S. and more than 15 offices in key regions outside the U.S., including offices in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Belgium, China, India and Canada.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and our application of critical accounting policies including: revenue recognition, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes, and stock-based compensation. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2017 Annual Report and “Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations—Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations—Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report for further discussions of our significant accounting policies and estimates.
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We periodically evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates based on changes in generally accepted accounting principles that may have an effect on our financial statements. Recent changes include the following: In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 provides a single comprehensive revenue recognition framework and supersedes existing revenue recognition guidance. Included in the new principles-based revenue recognition model are changes to the basis for determining the timing for revenue recognition. In addition, the standard expands and improves revenue disclosures. The Company implemented Topic 606 on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. This method requires that the Company apply the requirements of the new standard in the year of adoption to new contracts and those that were not completed as of the adoption date. Contract assets and contract liabilities were formally reported as unbilled accounts receivable and deferred revenue, respectively. For further discussion see “Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations—Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report for further discussions of our significant accounting policies and estimates.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recent accounting standards are discussed in “Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations—Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report.
SELECTED KEY METRICS
In order to evaluate operations, we track revenue by key metrics that provide useful information about the nature of our operations. Client markets provide insight into the breadth of our expertise. Client mix is an indicator of the diversity of our client base. Revenue by contract mix provides insight in terms of the degree of performance risk that we have assumed. Significant variances in the key metrics tables that are provided below are discussed under the revenue section of the results of operations.
Client Markets
The table below shows our revenue generated from client markets and such revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated. Certain immaterial amounts in prior year have been reclassified within client market categories based on our current view of the client’s primary market in order to increase comparability of the current year to prior years.
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2018 |
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March 31, 2017 |
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(dollars in thousands) |
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Dollars |
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Percent |
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|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
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Energy, environment, and infrastructure |
|
$ |
124,352 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
$ |
119,010 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
Health, education, and social programs |
|
|
123,204 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
124,056 |
|
|
|
42 |
% |
Safety and security |
|
|
25,322 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
25,152 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
Consumer and financial |
|
|
29,902 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
28,077 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
296,295 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Client mix
We categorize our clients into two client classifications: government and commercial. Within the government classification, we present three types of client sub-classifications: federal government, state and local government, and international government. We also serve a variety of commercial clients worldwide. The table below shows our revenue by client type and revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated. Certain immaterial revenue amounts in prior year have been reclassified due to minor adjustments and reclassification within client type.
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2018 |
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March 31, 2017 |
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(dollars in thousands) |
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Dollars |
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Percent |
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|
Dollars |
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Percent |
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U.S. federal government |
|
$ |
133,544 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
$ |
137,685 |
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|
|
46 |
% |
U.S. state and local government |
|
|
31,986 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
33,287 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
International government |
|
|
28,804 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
19,961 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
Government |
|
|
194,334 |
|
|
|
64 |
% |
|
|
190,933 |
|
|
|
64 |
% |
Commercial |
|
|
108,446 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
105,362 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
296,295 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
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Contract mix
We classify our contracts based on contract type which is an indicator, depending on changes in the proportionate amount of revenues derived from each type of contract, of the degree of performance risk we have assumed. For additional information regarding the types of contracts we utilize, see the “Contract Mix” section in Part II Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report. Our contract mix varies from year to year and quarter to quarter due to numerous factors, including our business strategies and the procurement activities of our clients. Unless the context requires otherwise, we use the term “contracts” to refer to contracts and any task orders or delivery orders issued under a contract. The table below shows our revenue by contract type and revenue as a percentage of our total revenue for the periods indicated. Certain immaterial revenue amounts in the prior year have been reclassified due to minor adjustments and reclassification within contract type.
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Three Months Ended |
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|
Three Months Ended |
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|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
|
March 31, 2017 |
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(dollars in thousands) |
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
|
||||
Fixed-price |
|
$ |
121,042 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
|
$ |
113,685 |
|
|
|
39 |
% |
Time-and-materials |
|
|
125,630 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
128,635 |
|
|
|
43 |
% |
Cost-based |
|
|
56,108 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
53,975 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
296,295 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Contract backlog
Our funded and estimates of unfunded and total backlog on the dates indicated were as follows. Certain backlog in the prior year has been revised to conform to our current definition of backlog.
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|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
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(dollars in millions) |
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|||
Funded |
|
$ |
1,045.9 |
|
|
$ |
1,009.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,060.0 |
|
Unfunded |
|
|
910.7 |
|
|
|
997.6 |
|
|
|
890.4 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,956.6 |
|
|
$ |
2,006.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,950.4 |
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There were no backlog amounts in either 2018 or 2017 for which the contract award was under protest.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
The table below sets forth certain items from our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the percentage of revenue for such items in the periods provided, and the period-over-period rate of change and percentage of revenue for the periods indicated.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-to-Year Change |
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|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
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Dollars |
|
|
Percentages |
|
|
March 31, 2017 and 2018 |
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(dollars in thousands) |
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Percent |
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
302,780 |
|
|
$ |
296,295 |
|
|
100.0% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
6,485 |
|
|