Third Quarter Highlights:
- Total Revenue Was
$360 Million - Service Revenue¹ Was
$265 Million , up 3% - Diluted EPS of
$0.94 ; Non-GAAP EPS¹ was$1.10 - Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Service Revenue¹ Was 14.3%
- Record Third Quarter Contract Awards of
$792 Million ; TTM Contract Awards Were$1.8 Billion For a Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.2 - Year-to-Date Cash Flow Was
$95 Million
—Raises Full Year 2020 EPS and Cash Flow Guidance—
ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, reported results for the third quarter ended
Commenting on the results,
"Service revenue increased 3% year-on-year, led by programs for federal government clients and energy-related advisory and implementation work for commercial clients. Favorable business mix, higher utilization and lower SG&A costs drove Adjusted EBITDA¹ growth of 4.9% and resulted in a 14.3% Adjusted EBITDA margin on service revenue, 30 basis points above last year and 180 basis points ahead of the prior quarter.
"Another financial highlight of the third quarter was operating cash flow, which increased by
"This was the highest third quarter for contract wins in the company's history, representing a trailing-12-month (TTM) book-to-bill ratio of 1.2, setting the stage for future growth. ICF was awarded
Third Quarter 2020 Results
Third quarter 2020 total revenue was
Year-on-year net income and EPS comparisons reflected increased interest and amortization expense related to the ITG acquisition, which was completed on January 31, 2020, as well as a higher income tax rate.
EBITDA¹ was
Backlog and New Business Awards
Total backlog was
Government Revenue Third Quarter 2020 Highlights
Revenue from government clients was
U.S. federal government revenue was$175.1 million compared to$148.3 million in the year-ago quarter, an increase of 18% year-on-year. Federal government revenue accounted for 49% of total revenue, compared to 40% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2019.U.S. state and local government revenue was$51.6 million , compared to$71.5 million in the year-ago quarter. State and local government clients represented 14% of total revenue, compared to 19% in the third quarter of 2019.- International government revenue was
$20.3 million , compared to$28.0 million in the year-ago quarter. International government revenue accounted for 6% of total revenue, compared to 7% in the third quarter of 2019.
Key Government Contracts Awarded in the Third Quarter
ICF was awarded more than 200 U.S. federal government contracts and task orders and more than 200 additional contracts from
Training and Technical Assistance/IT Modernization
- Two re-compete contracts valued up to
$124.6 million by theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Children's Bureau (CB) to operate and modernize its child welfare clearinghouse and provide technical assistance to states and tribes in modernizing their child welfare IT systems. The scope of work was expanded from the previous contracts to include$35 million in IT modernization work. - One new and four re-compete contracts with a total combined value of
$103.4 million with theHHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide training and technical assistance to supportHead Start programs across 18 states and theDistrict of Columbia . - A new single-award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with a ceiling of
$49.0 million with theU.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide IT platform, operations and maintenance, advisory and development services for itsDigital Services Center . - Three agreements with a combined value of up to
$31.0 million with HHS ACF to provide training, technical assistance and IT modernization support to state, tribal and territorial early education and child care programs. - A new
$24.4 million contract with HHS CB to provide engineering and architecture services for the development of a new cloud-based National Child Welfare Data Management System.
Information, Communications and Outreach
- A multi-award re-compete BPA with a ceiling of
$49.0 million with theU.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide biomedical, public health, clinical and consumer health information services to theNational Library of Medicine . - Two re-compete contracts with a combined value of
$12.0 million withNIH to develop and disseminate information related to complementary health interventions and dietary supplements. - A re-compete task order with a value of
$8.7 million with theU.S. Department of Labor ,Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) to continue to provide research and publication support for ILAB's production of congressional and executive order reports on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. - Multiple agreements with a combined value of
$8.3 million with theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide communications, research and related support for drug overdose prevention and strengthening state, tribal, local and territorial health agencies.
Energy Efficiency
- A re-compete subcontract with a value of
$11.1 million to continue to provide support for theU.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings program in the form of outreach to commercial and public building owners/operators to track, manage and improve their energy use.
Cybersecurity
- A new contract with a value of up to
$11.6 million with aU.S. federal agency to provide support in the research and development of new cyber analytics capabilities.
Commercial Revenue Third Quarter 2020 Highlights
- Commercial revenue was
$113.3 million , compared to$126.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Commercial revenue accounted for 31% of total revenue compared to 34% of total revenue in the 2019 third quarter. - Energy markets, which include energy efficiency programs, represented 53% of commercial revenue. Marketing services accounted for 37% of commercial revenue.
Key Commercial Contracts Awarded in the Third Quarter 2020
Commercial contract awards were over
In Energy Markets:
- Several re-compete contracts with a combined multimillion dollar value with a consortium of Northeast utilities to provide continued and expanded design and implementation services supporting the utilities' new home construction and renovations programs for residential, multifamily and commercial and industrial metered buildings.
- A contract with a
U.S. energy company to support its beneficial electrification program for itsNew York state utilities. - Multiple contracts and change orders with a western
U.S. utility to provide a variety of environmental and planning services. - Multiple contract amendments with a renewable energy company to provide environmental services.
- Multiple contracts and add-ons with a midwestern
U.S. utility to provide energy efficiency program support services.
- Multiple contracts and contract modifications with a
U.S. health insurer to provide a variety of marketing and paid media campaign services. - Multiple task orders with a
U.S. beverage company to provide marketing services. - Multiple contract modifications with a manufacturer of floor care products to provide additional marketing campaign, public relations and social media services.
Dividend Declaration
On
Summary and Outlook
"Strong year-to-date performance highlighted by a 4.1% increase in service revenue, has enabled us to raise our guidance for EPS. Specifically, we now expect GAAP diluted EPS to range from
"Additionally, we have increased our operating cash flow guidance to approximately
"Looking ahead, we are confident in ICF's growth prospects heading into 2021. In addition to our substantial year-to-date contract awards, our business development pipeline was
"In addition to these growth catalysts, we are pleased that at ICF our business, environmental and social responsibilities are intertwined. Much of our business is in core service areas that address environmental and social issues, including climate, energy efficiency, disaster management, public health and social programs, which enables us to create positive impacts. Moreover, we are a leader in the way we operate, including being the first professional services firm to go carbon neutral (in 2006), and embracing social justice, diversity and equal pay. We are proud of ICF's ability to make a positive impact on society,"
1 Non-GAAP EPS, Service Revenue, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, 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 consolidated statements of comprehensive income but are not indicative of ongoing performance and have been presented net of applicable |
About ICF
ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting services company with over 7,000 full- and part-time employees, 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; our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses; and the effects of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and related federal, state and local government actions and reactions on the health of our staff and that of our clients, the continuity of our and our clients' operations, our results of operations and our outlook. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements that are included in the "Risk Factors" section of our securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.
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Company Information Contact:
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
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(Unaudited) |
||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
|||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
||||
Direct costs |
223,288 |
238,158 |
677,311 |
689,160 |
||||
Operating costs and expenses: |
||||||||
Indirect and selling expenses |
100,123 |
100,130 |
302,649 |
298,099 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
5,143 |
5,035 |
15,386 |
15,392 |
||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
3,511 |
1,931 |
9,843 |
6,143 |
||||
Total operating costs and expenses |
108,777 |
107,096 |
327,878 |
319,634 |
||||
Operating income |
28,250 |
28,664 |
67,351 |
73,095 |
||||
Interest expense |
(3,488) |
(2,824) |
(10,921) |
(8,211) |
||||
Other (expense) income |
(223) |
(141) |
316 |
(367) |
||||
Income before income taxes |
24,539 |
25,699 |
56,746 |
64,517 |
||||
Provision for income taxes |
6,668 |
6,069 |
14,607 |
14,958 |
||||
Net income |
$ 17,871 |
$ 19,630 |
$ 42,139 |
$ 49,559 |
||||
Earnings per Share: |
||||||||
Basic |
$ 0.95 |
$ 1.04 |
$ 2.24 |
$ 2.63 |
||||
Diluted |
$ 0.94 |
$ 1.02 |
$ 2.20 |
$ 2.58 |
||||
Weighted-average Shares: |
||||||||
Basic |
18,853 |
18,799 |
18,841 |
18,810 |
||||
Diluted |
19,086 |
19,169 |
19,111 |
19,208 |
||||
Cash dividends declared per common share |
$ 0.14 |
$ 0.14 |
$ 0.42 |
$ 0.42 |
||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
3,671 |
(3,281) |
(7,616) |
(5,851) |
||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax |
$ 21,542 |
$ 16,349 |
$ 34,523 |
$ 43,708 |
|
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures(2) |
||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||
Reconciliation of Service Revenue |
||||||||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
||||
Subcontractor and other direct costs (3) |
(95,592) |
(116,710) |
(291,217) |
-330,990 |
||||
Service revenue |
|
|
$ 781,323 |
$ 750,899 |
||||
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
||||||||
Net income |
$ 17,871 |
$ 19,630 |
$ 42,139 |
$ 49,559 |
||||
Other loss (income) |
223 |
141 |
(316) |
367 |
||||
Interest expense |
3,488 |
2,824 |
10,921 |
8,211 |
||||
Provision for income taxes |
6,668 |
6,069 |
14,607 |
14,958 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
8,654 |
6,966 |
25,229 |
21,535 |
||||
EBITDA |
36,904 |
35,630 |
92,580 |
94,630 |
||||
Adjustment related to impairment of intangible assets (4) |
— |
— |
— |
1,728 |
||||
Special charges related to acquisitions (5) |
11 |
— |
1,953 |
— |
||||
Special charges related to severance for staff realignment (6) |
847 |
166 |
3,695 |
1,321 |
||||
Special charges related to facilities consolidations, office closures, and our future corporate headquarters (7) |
— |
194 |
— |
263 |
||||
Adjustment related to bad debt reserve (8) |
— |
— |
— |
(782) |
||||
Total special charges |
858 |
360 |
5,648 |
2,530 |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 37,762 |
$ 35,990 |
$ 98,228 |
$ 97,160 |
||||
EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue (9) |
10.2% |
9.5% |
8.6% |
8.7% |
||||
EBITDA Margin Percent on Service Revenue (9) |
13.9% |
13.9% |
11.8% |
12.6% |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue (9) |
10.5% |
9.6% |
9.2% |
9.0% |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Service Revenue (9) |
14.3% |
14.0% |
12.6% |
12.9% |
||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Diluted EPS |
||||||||
Diluted EPS |
$ 0.94 |
$ 1.02 |
$ 2.20 |
$ 2.58 |
||||
Adjustment related to impairment of intangible assets |
— |
— |
— |
0.09 |
||||
Special charges related to acquisitions |
— |
— |
0.10 |
— |
||||
Special charges related to severance for staff realignment |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
||||
Special charges related to facilities consolidations, office closures, and our future corporate headquarters |
— |
0.01 |
— |
0.06 |
||||
Adjustment related to bad debt reserve |
— |
— |
— |
(0.04) |
||||
Amortization of intangibles |
0.18 |
0.10 |
0.52 |
0.32 |
||||
Income tax effects (10) |
(0.06) |
(0.02) |
(0.20) |
(0.12) |
||||
Non-GAAP EPS |
$ 1.10 |
$ 1.12 |
$ 2.81 |
$ 2.96 |
(2)These tables provide reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most applicable 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 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 direct costs excluding direct labor and fringe costs. |
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(4) Adjustment related to impairment of intangible assets: We recognized impairment expense of |
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(5) Special charges related to acquisitions: These costs consist primarily of consultants and other outside third-party costs, as well as integration costs associated with an acquisition. |
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(6) Special charges related to severance for staff realignment: These costs are mainly due to involuntary employee termination benefits for our officers, groups of employees who have been notified that they will be terminated as part of a consolidation or reorganization or, to the extent that the costs are not included in the previous two categories, involuntary employee termination benefits for employees who have been terminated as a result of COVID-19. |
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(7)Special charges related to facilities consolidations, office closures, and our future corporate headquarters: These costs are exit costs associated with terminated leases or full office closures. The 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. Additionally, we incurred one-time charges with respect to the execution of a new lease agreement for our corporate headquarters. |
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(8)Adjustment related to bad debt reserve: During 2018, we established a bad debt reserve for amounts due from a utility client that had filed for bankruptcy and included the reserve as an adjustment due to its relative size. The adjustment in 2019 reflects a favorable revision of our prior estimate of collectability based on a third party acquiring the receivables. |
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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 |
|
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
||||
(Unaudited) |
||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
|
|
||
ASSETS |
||||
Current Assets: |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 8,237 |
$ 6,482 |
||
Contract receivables, net |
230,277 |
261,176 |
||
Contract assets |
139,860 |
142,337 |
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
20,518 |
17,402 |
||
Income tax receivable |
11,687 |
7,320 |
||
Total Current Assets |
410,579 |
434,717 |
||
Property and Equipment, net |
62,020 |
58,237 |
||
Other Assets: |
||||
|
906,999 |
719,934 |
||
Other intangible assets, net |
63,200 |
25,829 |
||
Operating lease - right-of-use assets |
138,582 |
133,965 |
||
Other assets |
26,091 |
23,352 |
||
Total Assets |
$ 1,607,471 |
$ 1,396,034 |
||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||
Current Liabilities: |
||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
$ 10,000 |
$ - |
||
Accounts payable |
77,124 |
134,578 |
||
Contract liabilities |
36,473 |
37,413 |
||
Operating lease liabilities - current |
33,581 |
32,500 |
||
Accrued salaries and benefits |
82,842 |
52,130 |
||
Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
38,111 |
45,619 |
||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
27,616 |
35,742 |
||
Total Current Liabilities |
305,747 |
337,982 |
||
Long-term Liabilities: |
||||
Long-term debt |
362,280 |
164,261 |
||
Operating lease liabilities - non-current |
123,974 |
119,250 |
||
Deferred income taxes |
43,202 |
37,621 |
||
Other long-term liabilities |
45,357 |
22,369 |
||
Total Liabilities |
880,560 |
681,483 |
||
Contingencies |
||||
Stockholders' Equity: |
||||
Preferred stock, par value |
— |
— |
||
Common stock, par value |
23 |
23 |
||
Additional paid-in capital |
357,328 |
346,795 |
||
Retained earnings |
578,554 |
544,840 |
||
|
(189,234) |
(164,963) |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(19,760) |
(12,144) |
||
Total Stockholders' Equity |
726,911 |
714,551 |
||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
$ 1,607,471 |
$ 1,396,034 |
|
||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
||||
(Unaudited) |
||||
Nine Months Ended |
||||
September 30, |
||||
(in thousands) |
2020 |
2019 |
||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
||||
Net income |
$ 42,139 |
$ 49,559 |
||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||
Bad debt expense |
1,517 |
377 |
||
Deferred income taxes |
7,838 |
1,089 |
||
Non-cash equity compensation |
9,472 |
11,682 |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
25,229 |
21,535 |
||
Facilities consolidation reserve |
(214) |
(204) |
||
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
557 |
380 |
||
Impairment of long-lived assets |
— |
1,728 |
||
Other adjustments, net |
(2,278) |
(1,110) |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions: |
||||
Net contract assets and liabilities |
2,842 |
(28,793) |
||
Contract receivables |
49,428 |
(39,711) |
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
1,084 |
(385) |
||
Accounts payable |
(65,044) |
(5,052) |
||
Accrued salaries and benefits |
29,418 |
23,227 |
||
Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs |
(7,622) |
(16,895) |
||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
(9,107) |
(6,756) |
||
Income tax receivable and payable |
(4,380) |
(4,134) |
||
Other liabilities |
14,292 |
(173) |
||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
95,171 |
6,364 |
||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
||||
Capital expenditures for property and equipment and capitalized software |
(12,910) |
(20,686) |
||
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
(253,090) |
(3,569) |
||
|
(266,000) |
(24,255) |
||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
||||
Advances from working capital facilities |
946,201 |
545,539 |
||
Payments on working capital facilities |
(736,645) |
(500,963) |
||
Payments on capital expenditure obligations |
(1,712) |
(1,621) |
||
Debt issue costs |
(2,093) |
— |
||
Proceeds from exercise of options |
37 |
1,883 |
||
Dividends paid |
(7,910) |
(7,906) |
||
Net payments for stock issuances and buybacks |
(23,247) |
(24,301) |
||
Payments on business acquisition liabilities |
(1,924) |
— |
||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
172,707 |
12,631 |
||
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
(123) |
(274) |
||
Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash |
1,755 |
(5,534) |
||
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period |
6,482 |
12,986 |
||
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period |
$ 8,237 |
$ 7,452 |
||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
||||
Interest |
$ 11,331 |
$ 7,581 |
||
Income taxes |
$ 11,138 |
$ 18,061 |
||
Non-cash investing and financing transactions: |
||||
Tenant improvements funded by lessor |
$ 2,207 |
$ — |
|
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Supplemental Schedule(11)(12) |
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Revenue by client markets |
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
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2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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Energy, environment, and infrastructure |
41% |
46% |
42% |
45% |
||||
Health, education, and social programs |
44% |
38% |
43% |
38% |
||||
Safety and security |
8% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
||||
Consumer and financial services |
7% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Revenue by client type |
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
|||||||
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
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|
49% |
40% |
47% |
39% |
||||
|
14% |
19% |
16% |
19% |
||||
International government |
6% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
||||
Government |
69% |
66% |
69% |
66% |
||||
Commercial |
31% |
34% |
31% |
34% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
||||
Revenue by contract mix |
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
|||||||
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
|||||
Time-and-materials |
47% |
49% |
47% |
47% |
||||
Fixed-price |
37% |
36% |
37% |
38% |
||||
Cost-based |
16% |
15% |
16% |
15% |
||||
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
(11)As is shown in the supplemental schedule, 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 type 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. |
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(12)Certain immaterial revenue percentages in the prior year have been reclassified due to minor adjustments and reclassifications. |
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