Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- Total Revenue Was
$378 Million , up 18 Percent - Diluted EPS Was
$0.97 , Inclusive of$0.09 in Special Charges1 - Non-GAAP EPS1 Was
$1.17 , up 50 Percent - Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Service Revenue1 Was 16.5 Percent
- Contract Awards of
$286 Million
Full Year Highlights:
- Total Revenue Was
$1.34 Billion , up 9 Percent - Diluted EPS Was
$3.18 , Inclusive of$0.17 in Special Charges - Non-GAAP EPS Was
$3.73 , up 24 Percent - Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Service Revenue Was 13.4 Percent
- Contract Awards Increased 40 Percent to
$1.82 Billion , Representing a Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.4
2019 Guidance:
- Revenue:
$1.45 Billion to $1.50 Billion - Diluted EPS:
$3.75-$3.95 , Exclusive of Any Special Charges - Non-GAAP EPS:
$4.05-$4.25
ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended
"Fourth quarter results represented a strong finish to a record year for ICF and demonstrated the strength of the growth drivers that will continue in 2019," said
"Revenue growth in the fourth quarter was broad-based, across each of our client categories. Revenue from government clients increased 22 percent, driven by our disaster recovery work for state and local government clients. Revenue from commercial clients increased 12 percent from the 2017 fourth quarter, reflecting positive comparisons in both marketing services and energy markets, which together comprised over 90 percent of ICF's commercial revenue this quarter.
"On a consolidated basis, we delivered 10 percent service revenue1 growth in the fourth quarter, which together with a favorable business mix and higher utilization drove a 26 percent increase in adjusted EBITDA1, and an exceptional adjusted EBITDA to service revenue margin of 16.5 percent.
"Additionally, this was a solid quarter of new contract awards for ICF following a record third quarter, bringing the value of contracts won in 2018 to
Fourth Quarter 2018 Results
Fourth quarter 2018 total revenue was
Non-GAAP EPS increased 50.0 percent to
Full Year 2018 Results
For 2018, total revenue amounted to
Non-GAAP EPS increased 23.5 percent year-over-year to
Backlog and New Business Awards
Total backlog was
Government Revenue Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights
Revenue from government clients was
- U.S. federal government revenue was
$131.5 million , representing a 2.1 percent year-over-year increase. Federal government revenue accounted for 35 percent of total revenue, compared to 40 percent of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017. - U.S. state and local government revenue increased by 115.2 percent year-on-year to
$62.2 million . State and local accounted for 16 percent of total revenue, compared to 9 percent of total revenue in the 2017 fourth quarter. - International government revenue increased 15.0 percent year-on-year to
$32.3 million and accounted for 9 percent of total revenue in both the 2018 and 2017 fourth quarters.
Key Government Contracts Awarded in the Fourth Quarter
ICF was awarded more than 80 U.S. federal contracts and task orders and more than 250 additional contracts from U.S. state and local and international governments with an aggregate value of
- Disaster recovery: Multiple awards totaling more than
$50 million , which were mentioned in ourNovember 1, 2018 earnings call, to support housing and infrastructure programs that are part of state and local government disaster recovery activities associated with Hurricane Harvey. - Advisory services: A contract with the Air Force Civil Engineer Command to provide advisory and assistance services.
- Public health: A subcontract to provide services to a federal agency related to addressing underage drinking.
- Environment and planning: Numerous contract amendments with a western U.S. state water resources agency related to environmental evaluation, compliance, permitting, program management, and public outreach.
- Strategic communications: Multiple contracts and task orders with various
European Commission agencies and directorates to provide strategic communications services. - Program support: A contract with an office of the
U.S. Department of Education to provide program support services.
Select other government contract and task order wins with a value greater than
Commercial Revenue Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights
- Commercial revenue was
$151.9 million , up 12.2 percent from the$135.4 million reported in last year's fourth quarter. Commercial revenue accounted for 40 percent of total revenue compared to 42 percent of total revenue in the 2017 fourth quarter. - Energy markets, which include energy efficiency programs, represented 39 percent of commercial revenue. Marketing services accounted for 54 percent of commercial revenue.
Key Commercial Contracts Awarded in the Fourth Quarter
Commercial sales were
In Energy Markets:
- A contract amendment with a western U.S. energy organization to continue supporting its residential energy efficiency program.
- Contracts with a northeastern U.S. utility to support its residential energy efficiency programs.
- Two contract extensions with a northeastern U.S. utility to continue providing support for its energy efficiency programs.
- A contract and several task orders with a western U.S. utility to provide environment and planning services.
- A work order with an electric transmission company to prepare a cultural resource inventory.
In Marketing Services:
- A retainer with a major U.S. rail transportation system to continue to provide loyalty program services.
- Multiple task orders with a U.S. health insurer to provide additional marketing services.
- Multiple task orders with a U.S. health insurer to provide healthcare business consulting and digital solutions services.
- Multiple task orders with a publisher of educational products to continue to provide marketing services.
Select other commercial contract and task order wins with a value of more than
Dividend Declaration
On
2018 Recognitions
ICF received several important recognitions in 2018:
Forbes named ICF one of "America's Best Management Consulting Firms" for the third consecutive year- Awarded Government Contractor of the Year and Program of the Year for a Large Business by Greater Washington GovCon
- A "strong performer" in
Forrester's report on digital experience providers, The Forrester Wave™: Midsize Digital Experience Agencies, Q4 2018
Summary and Outlook
"Looking ahead, we have strong visibility into 2019 based on our existing contract backlog. We expect the catalysts that benefitted our 2018 performance to continue to drive significant growth and further margin expansion in 2019. Each of our client categories is positioned for year-over-year progress in 2019. In government markets, ICF's domain expertise and cross-cutting implementation skills align with federal agency spending priorities and funding appropriated for post-hurricane housing recovery. In commercial markets, we have a strong pipeline of energy efficiency programs and continue to build our distributed energy and resiliency consulting services. Additionally, we have substantial opportunities to further leverage our commercial marketing services and engagement capabilities broadly across our domestic and international client sets.
"For full year 2019, we expect revenue of
About ICF
ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting services company with over 5,500 specialized experts, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements
Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to the government contracting industry generally; our particular business, including our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal government agencies; and our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements are included in the "Risk Factors" section of our securities filings with the
ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
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(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
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Revenue |
$ 377,910 |
$ 321,174 |
$ 1,337,973 |
$ 1,229,162 |
||||
Direct Costs |
249,057 |
207,230 |
857,508 |
771,725 |
||||
Operating costs and expenses: |
||||||||
Indirect and selling expenses |
91,958 |
86,840 |
360,987 |
346,440 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
4,439 |
4,260 |
17,163 |
17,691 |
||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
3,013 |
2,663 |
10,043 |
10,888 |
||||
Total operating costs and expenses |
99,410 |
93,763 |
388,193 |
375,019 |
||||
Operating Income |
29,443 |
20,181 |
92,272 |
82,418 |
||||
Interest expense |
(2,637) |
(1,890) |
(8,710) |
(8,553) |
||||
Other (expense) income |
(170) |
97 |
(735) |
121 |
||||
Income before income taxes |
26,636 |
18,388 |
82,827 |
73,986 |
||||
Provision (benefits) for income taxes |
7,941 |
(8,682) |
21,427 |
11,110 |
||||
Net income |
$ 18,695 |
$ 27,070 |
$ 61,400 |
$ 62,876 |
||||
Earnings per Share: |
||||||||
Basic |
$ 0.99 |
$ 1.45 |
$ 3.27 |
$ 3.35 |
||||
Diluted |
$ 0.97 |
$ 1.41 |
$ 3.18 |
$ 3.27 |
||||
Weighted-average Shares: |
||||||||
Basic |
18,838 |
18,646 |
18,797 |
18,766 |
||||
Diluted |
19,333 |
19,136 |
19,335 |
19,244 |
||||
Cash dividends declared per common share |
0.14 |
— |
0.56 |
— |
||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
(4,407) |
1,571 |
(6,683) |
4,601 |
||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax |
$ 14,288 |
$ 28,641 |
$ 54,717 |
$ 67,477 |
ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (2) |
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(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
|||||
(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
|||||||
Reconciliation of Service Revenue |
||||||||
Revenue |
$ 377,910 |
$ 321,174 |
$ 1,337,973 |
$ 1,229,162 |
||||
Subcontractor and Other Direct Costs(3) |
(138,296) |
(103,399) |
(412,216) |
(344,913) |
||||
Service Revenue |
$ 239,614 |
$ 217,775 |
$ 925,757 |
$ 884,249 |
||||
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
||||||||
Net Income |
$ 18,695 |
$ 27,070 |
$ 61,400 |
$ 62,876 |
||||
Other expense (income) |
170 |
(97) |
735 |
(121) |
||||
Interest expense |
2,637 |
1,890 |
8,710 |
8,553 |
||||
Provision for income taxes |
7,941 |
(8,682) |
21,427 |
11,110 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
7,452 |
6,923 |
27,206 |
28,579 |
||||
EBITDA |
36,895 |
27,104 |
119,478 |
110,997 |
||||
Special charges related to acquisition expenses(4) |
748 |
239 |
1,361 |
239 |
||||
Special charges related to severance for staff realignment(5) |
559 |
742 |
1,554 |
1,583 |
||||
Special charges related to facilities consolidations and office closures(6) |
— |
339 |
115 |
2,060 |
||||
Special charges due to additional cash bonus expense(7) |
— |
3,000 |
— |
3,000 |
||||
Special charges related to bad debt reserve(8) |
1,240 |
— |
1,240 |
— |
||||
Total special charges and adjustments |
2,547 |
4,320 |
4,270 |
6,882 |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 39,442 |
$ 31,424 |
$ 123,748 |
$ 117,879 |
||||
EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue(9) |
9.8% |
8.4% |
8.9% |
9.0% |
||||
EBITDA Margin Percent on Service Revenue(9) |
15.4% |
12.4% |
12.9% |
12.6% |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue(9) |
10.4% |
9.8% |
9.2% |
9.6% |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Service Revenue(9) |
16.5% |
14.4% |
13.4% |
13.3% |
||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP EPS |
||||||||
Diluted EPS |
$ 0.97 |
$ 1.41 |
$ 3.18 |
$ 3.27 |
||||
Special charges related to acquisitions |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
||||
Special charges related to severance for staff realignment |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
||||
Special charges related to facilities consolidations and office closures |
— |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.12 |
||||
Special charges due to additional cash bonus expense |
— |
0.16 |
— |
0.16 |
||||
Special charges related to bad debt reserve |
0.06 |
— |
0.06 |
— |
||||
Amortization of intangibles |
0.16 |
0.14 |
0.52 |
0.57 |
||||
Income tax effects on amortization, special charges, and adjustments(10) |
(0.09) |
(0.15) |
(0.19) |
(0.35) |
||||
Adjustments for changes in the tax rate under new Tax Act |
— |
(0.85) |
— |
(0.84) |
||||
Non-GAAP EPS |
$ 1.17 |
$ 0.78 |
$ 3.73 |
$ 3.02 |
||||
(2)These tables provide reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most applicable U.S. GAAP numbers. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in evaluating our financial information, they should be considered supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Other companies may define similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently and, accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how we define these measures. |
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(3)Subcontractor and Other Direct Costs is equal to Direct Costs minus Direct Labor and Fringe Costs. |
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(4) Special charges related to acquisitions: These costs are mainly related to closed and anticipated-to-close acquisitions, consisting primarily of consultants and other outside party costs and an increase in the contingent consideration liability. The amortization of deferred consideration payments, discounted as part of the acquisition, are included in the calculation of non-GAAP earnings per share. |
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(5) Special charges related to severance for staff realignment: These costs are mainly due to involuntary employee termination benefits for Company officers or groups of employees who have been terminated as part of a consolidation or reorganization. |
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(6) Special charges related to facilities consolidations and office closures: These costs are exit costs associated with terminated leases or full office closures. These exit costs include charges incurred under a contractual obligation that existed as of the date of the accrual and for which we will continue to pay until the contractual obligation is satisfied but with no economic benefit to us. |
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(7) Special charges due to additional cash bonus expense: In response to the Tax Act that was passed in December 2017 and took effect in 2018, we increased the portion of bonuses that will be paid in cash, which increased the amount that can be deducted for income tax purposes for 2017. |
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(8) Special charge related bad debt reserve: This cost is related to the January 2019 bankruptcy filing of a utility client. |
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(9) EBITDA Margin Percent and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent were calculated by dividing the non-GAAP measure by the corresponding revenue. |
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(10)Income tax effects were calculated using an effective U.S. GAAP tax rate of 29.8% and 25.9% for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and 41.1% and 37.0%, prior to the adjustments for changes in the tax rate under the new tax regulations, for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. |
ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
||||
December 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 |
|||
Assets |
||||
Current Assets: |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 11,694 |
$ 11,809 |
||
Restricted cash - current |
— |
11,191 |
||
Contract receivables, net |
230,966 |
168,318 |
||
Contract assets |
126,688 |
123,197 |
||
Prepaid expenses and other |
16,253 |
11,327 |
||
Income tax receivable |
6,505 |
5,596 |
||
Total Current Assets |
392,106 |
331,438 |
||
Total Property and Equipment, net |
48,105 |
38,052 |
||
Other Assets: |
||||
Restricted cash - non-current |
1,292 |
1,266 |
||
Goodwill |
715,644 |
686,108 |
||
Other intangible assets, net |
35,494 |
35,304 |
||
Other assets |
21,221 |
18,087 |
||
Total Assets |
$ 1,213,862 |
$ 1,110,255 |
||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
||||
Current Liabilities: |
||||
Accounts payable |
$ 102,599 |
$ 75,074 |
||
Contract liabilities |
33,494 |
38,571 |
||
Accrued salaries and benefits |
44,103 |
45,645 |
||
Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
58,791 |
47,508 |
||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
39,072 |
17,572 |
||
Total Current Liabilities |
278,059 |
224,370 |
||
Long-term Liabilities: |
||||
Long-term debt |
200,424 |
206,250 |
||
Deferred rent |
13,938 |
15,119 |
||
Deferred income taxes |
40,165 |
33,351 |
||
Other |
20,859 |
15,135 |
||
Total Liabilities |
553,445 |
494,225 |
||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 19) |
||||
Stockholders' Equity: |
||||
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 5,000,000 shares |
— |
— |
||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 70,000,000 shares authorized; 22,445,576 and |
22 |
22 |
||
Additional paid-in capital |
326,208 |
307,821 |
||
Retained earnings |
486,442 |
434,766 |
||
Treasury stock |
(139,704) |
(121,540) |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(12,551) |
(5,039) |
||
Total Stockholders' Equity |
660,417 |
616,030 |
||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
$ 1,213,862 |
$ 1,110,255 |
ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
||||
(in thousands) |
||||
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, |
||||
2018 |
2017 |
|||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
||||
Net income |
$ 61,400 |
$ 62,876 |
||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||
Bad debt expense |
2,480 |
1,480 |
||
Deferred income taxes |
5,100 |
(7,390) |
||
Non-cash equity compensation |
11,506 |
10,291 |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
27,206 |
28,579 |
||
Deferred rent |
523 |
(177) |
||
Facilities consolidation reserve |
(260) |
1,479 |
||
Remeasurement of contingent acquisition liability |
505 |
— |
||
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
510 |
673 |
||
Other adjustments, net |
449 |
275 |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: |
||||
Net contract assets and liabilities |
(14,148) |
405 |
||
Contract receivables |
(60,096) |
702 |
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(6,650) |
(1,844) |
||
Accounts payable |
28,309 |
3,631 |
||
Accrued salaries and benefits |
(2,159) |
5,597 |
||
Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
10,762 |
15,507 |
||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
11,120 |
(2,250) |
||
Income tax receivable and payable |
(2,063) |
(5,697) |
||
Other liabilities |
176 |
3,054 |
||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
74,670 |
117,191 |
||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
||||
Capital expenditures for property and equipment and capitalized software |
(21,812) |
(14,513) |
||
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash received |
(34,575) |
(91) |
||
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities |
(56,387) |
(14,604) |
||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
||||
Advances from working capital facilities |
573,991 |
590,225 |
||
Payments on working capital facilities |
(579,817) |
(643,363) |
||
Payments on capital expenditure obligations |
(3,726) |
(4,808) |
||
Debt issue costs |
(21) |
(1,612) |
||
Proceeds from exercise of options |
5,842 |
4,722 |
||
Dividends paid |
(7,915) |
— |
||
Net payments for stockholder issuances and buybacks |
(17,125) |
(32,464) |
||
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities |
(28,771) |
(87,300) |
||
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
(792) |
1,094 |
||
(Decrease) Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
(11,280) |
16,381 |
||
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period |
24,266 |
7,885 |
||
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period |
$ 12,986 |
$ 24,266 |
||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
||||
Interest |
$ 9,893 |
$ 7,922 |
||
Income taxes |
$ 14,870 |
$ 21,659 |
||
Non-cash investing and financing transactions: |
||||
Deferred and contingent consideration arising from businesses acquired |
$ 8,391 |
$ — |
||
Capital expenditure obligations |
$ 6,121 |
$ — |
ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Supplemental Schedule(11)(12) |
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Revenue by client markets |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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December 31, |
December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
|||||
Energy, environment, and infrastructure |
42% |
39% |
42% |
40% |
||||
Health, education, and social programs |
41% |
44% |
40% |
42% |
||||
Safety and security |
8% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
||||
Consumer and financial |
9% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
||||
Revenue by client type |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
|||||
U.S. federal government |
35% |
40% |
41% |
45% |
||||
U.S. state and local government |
16% |
9% |
14% |
10% |
||||
International government |
9% |
9% |
9% |
7% |
||||
Government |
60% |
58% |
64% |
62% |
||||
Commercial |
40% |
42% |
36% |
38% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
||||
Revenue by contract mix |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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Time-and-materials |
48% |
45% |
44% |
43% |
||||
Fixed-price |
38% |
39% |
39% |
39% |
||||
Cost-based |
14% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
||||
(11)As is shown in the supplemental schedule, we track revenue by key metrics (including client markets and client type) that provide useful information about the nature of our operations. The client markets metric provides insight into the breadth of our expertise while the client type metric is an indicator of the diversity of our client base. |
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(12)Certain immaterial revenue percentages in the prior year have been reclassified due to minor adjustments and reclassification within contract mix. |
1 Non-GAAP EPS, Service Revenue, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Service Revenue are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP measurements to the most applicable GAAP number is set forth below. Special charges are items that were included within our statement of operations but are not indicative of ongoing performance and have been presented net of applicable U.S. GAAP taxes. The presentation of non-GAAP measurements may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. |
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