Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2011

 

 

ICF International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33045   22-3661438

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia   22031
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 934-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 2, 2011, ICF International, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. The press release containing this announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. The information in this report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 2, 2011, the Company also announced within its earnings release that its board of directors has authorized a repurchase program of up to $35 million of its common stock. The Company may pursue such repurchases from time to time in the open market or pursuant to privately-negotiated transactions in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 10b-18. The same press release announces the repurchase authorization, and is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release dated November 2, 2011


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ICF International, Inc.
Date: November 2, 2011     By:  

/s/ Sandra B. Murray

      Sandra B. Murray
      Interim Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Document

99.1    Press Release dated November 2, 2011
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

ICF International Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results

 

   

Total Revenue Increased 11 Percent

 

   

Net Income up 26 Percent; Diluted EPS of $0.47

 

   

Record Contract Awards of $632 Million, up 61 Percent

 

   

Record Backlog of $1.7 billion

FAIRFAX, Va. (November 2, 2011) - ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of professional services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Third Quarter Results and Highlights

Total revenue for the 2011 third quarter was $218.7 million, an increase of 10.6 percent over total revenue of $197.7 million reported in the 2010 third quarter. Organic1 revenue growth was 10.1 percent.

Net income was $9.3 million for the 2011 third quarter, a 26.3 percent increase over the $7.4 million reported for last year’s third quarter. Earnings per diluted share were $0.47 compared to $0.38 in the third quarter of 2010. For the 2011 third quarter, the fully diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was 19.9 million, compared to 19.6 million in the 2010 third quarter.

Commenting on the results, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sudhakar Kesavan said, “This was an excellent quarter for ICF, again demonstrating the strength of our business model. We achieved double-digit, year-over-year growth in both of our two largest markets, which in the aggregate accounted for 86 percent of third quarter revenues. Our domestic commercial business continued to perform well, posting a 54.6 percent increase in revenues that was driven by strength of our energy efficiency business, infrastructure project management, and a pickup in energy-related transaction work. Profitability continued to grow at a faster pace than revenues, reflecting a favorable business mix and greater productivity.”

“This was a record sales quarter for ICF, demonstrating our increasingly strong competitive position in priority areas of government and commercial spending. Additionally, third quarter contract awards reflected our ability to leverage our domain expertise to capture larger implementation contracts,” Mr. Kesavan said.

Backlog and New Business Awards

Backlog was $1.7 billion at the end of the 2011 third quarter. Funded backlog was $796 million, or 46 percent of the total.

The total value of contracts awarded in the third quarter of 2011 was $632 million compared to $393 million in the 2010 third quarter, an increase of 61 percent. Total contract awards for the first nine months of 2011 were $1.1 billion, up 55 percent from the comparable 2010 period.

 

1 

Organic revenue excludes revenue from acquisitions closed during the previous four quarters.


Key contracts won in the third quarter included:

 

   

Public Health: A new $70 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the Community Transformation Grant program. ICF will provide training and technical assistance in support of the program to prevent chronic diseases and reduce health disparities. ICF also won a $9.7 million contract with CDC to provide data management support and technical assistance for CDC funded grantees to monitor HIV/AIDS.

 

   

Energy Efficiency: Two new contracts with a combined capacity of up to $55 million to extend and enhance energy efficiency programs with the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, as well as a $6.7 million re-compete of an extension of service for a major U.S. utility.

 

   

Information Clearinghouse: A $44.6 million re-compete contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau to operate the Child Welfare Information Gateway, which provides access to a wide scope of materials on child abuse, child welfare, and adoption.

 

   

Early Education: A contract valued at $34.3 million to support two regions (one new region and one re-compete region) covered by the Head Start program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ICF provides training, technical assistance, and program management services in support of this national program.

 

   

Social Program Support: A $32 million re-compete contract with the U.S. Department of Justice to provide training and technical assistance for the Office of Victims of Crime to support its programs to help crime victims and their families.

 

   

Disaster Preparedness: A re-compete contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency valued in excess of $15 million to continue ICF’s support of the agency’s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, which supports communities surrounding nuclear power plants to build preparedness and response capabilities to deal with potential radiological emergencies.

 

   

Emissions Reduction: A new $21.5 million contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the Low Emissions Asian Development program, which helps Asian governments and businesses enhance sustained low emissions development.

 

   

Commercial Sector: In addition to the energy efficiency wins already noted, ICF was awarded nearly three hundred additional domestic and international commercial projects in the areas of energy efficiency, infrastructure environmental management, airline and airport planning, and rate, market and regulatory analysis for utilities.

Summary and Outlook

“For the first nine months of 2011, revenues increased 9.6 percent, organic growth was 9.0 percent, and net income increased 30 percent, reflecting our ability to gain market share within a challenging business environment and achieve significant operating leverage,” Mr. Kesavan said. “We expect this positive momentum to continue in the fourth quarter with revenues anticipated in the range of $211 million to $218 million and earnings per diluted share expected to be between $0.42 to $0.46. At the midpoint, this guidance represents year-on-year revenue and earnings per diluted share growth of 10.0 percent and 22.2 percent, respectively. Earnings per share estimates are based on approximately 19.9 million weighted average number of shares outstanding and an effective tax rate of 40 percent.”


“For full year 2011, we expect revenues of $838 million to $845 million, which represent 10 percent year-over-year growth at the midpoint, and we expect diluted earnings per share for the year to range from $1.73 to $1.77, or 26.8 percent growth at the midpoint. Earnings per share estimates are based upon approximately 19.9 million weighted average shares outstanding and an effective tax rate of 40 percent,” noted Mr. Kesavan.

“Looking ahead to 2012, we remain confident of our future prospects and our ability to continue to post earnings increases that exceed revenue growth,” Mr. Kesavan said. “Based upon current backlog and our existing portfolio of business, our preliminary indications for full year 2012 are for revenues of $910 million to $940 million, and EBITDA margin of between 9 percent and 10 percent.”

Repurchase Program

ICF’s Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program, authorizing ICF to repurchase in the aggregate up to $35 million of its outstanding common stock. Purchases under this program may be made from time to time at prevailing market prices in open market purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The purchases will be funded from existing cash balances and/or borrowings, and the repurchased shares will be held in treasury and used for general corporate purposes. The timing and extent to which ICF repurchases its shares will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations as may be considered in ICF’s sole discretion.

About ICF International

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, and transportation; health, education, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program lifecycle, from research and analysis through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 4,000 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s website is www.icfi.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 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.

SOURCE: ICF International

Contacts:

Douglas Beck, ICF International, 1.703.934.3820

Lynn Morgen / Betsy Brod, MBS Value Partners, 1.212.750.5800


ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Gross Revenue

   $ 218,691      $ 197,711      $ 626,828      $ 571,796   

Direct Costs

     137,343        124,060        389,086        356,750   

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Indirect and selling expenses

     60,341        55,348        177,537        162,508   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,544        2,716        8,083        8,027   

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,369        3,082        7,105        9,245   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     65,254        61,146        192,725        179,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     16,094        12,505        45,017        35,266   

Interest expense

     (539     (776     (1,732     (2,656

Other income

     —          99        89        197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     15,555        11,828        43,374        32,807   

Provision for income taxes

     6,221        4,435        17,351        12,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 9,334      $ 7,393      $ 26,023      $ 20,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per Share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.47      $ 0.38      $ 1.32      $ 1.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.47      $ 0.38      $ 1.31      $ 1.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average Shares:

        

Basic

     19,728        19,413        19,666        19,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     19,860        19,630        19,888        19,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA

        

Operating Income

     16,094        12,505        45,017        35,266   

Depreciation and amortization

     4,913        5,798        15,188        17,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     21,007        18,303        60,205        52,538   


ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (unaudited)        

Current Assets:

    

Cash

   $ 2,010      $ 3,301   

Contract receivables, net

     187,168        176,963   

Prepaid expenses and other

     8,673        6,995   

Income tax receivable

     1,503        1,628   

Deferred income taxes

     5,752        4,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     205,106        193,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, net

     16,843        18,887   

Other assets:

    

Goodwill

     327,032        323,467   

Other intangible assets, net

     20,817        26,148   

Restricted cash

     1,551        3,179   

Other assets

     6,846        7,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 578,195      $ 572,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 32,490      $ 29,866   

Accrued salaries and benefits

     44,235        40,750   

Accrued expenses

     26,695        25,522   

Deferred revenue

     20,887        20,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     124,307        116,172   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term Liabilities:

    

Long-term debt

     50,000        85,000   

Deferred rent

     6,828        5,142   

Deferred income taxes

     8,379        10,068   

Other

     5,100        3,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     194,614        220,086   

Commitments and Contingencies

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

     —          —     

Common stock, $.001 par value; 70,000,000 shares authorized; 19,871,832 and 19,618,659 shares issued; and 19,764,630 and 19,567,571 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively

     20        20   

Additional paid-in capital

     227,031        220,891   

Retained earnings

     159,660        133,637   

Treasury stock

     (2,595     (1,291

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (535     (524
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     383,581        352,733   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 578,195      $ 572,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Nine months ended  
     September 30,  
     2011     2010  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 26,023      $ 20,014   

Deferred income taxes

     (2,525     (3,690

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

     (13     36   

Non-cash equity compensation

     4,786        6,242   

Depreciation and amortization

     15,188        17,272   

Deferred rent

     1,809        753   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions:

    

Contract receivables, net

     (8,537     4,715   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,745     (2,070

Accounts payable

     2,718        (5,301

Accrued salaries and benefits

     3,086        12,609   

Accrued expenses

     2,023        2,702   

Deferred revenue

     852        (2,874

Income tax receivable and payable

     118        5,278   

Restricted cash

     1,628        (1,041

Other liabilities

     1,395        (1,039
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     46,806        53,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures

     (6,889     (4,706

Capitalized software development costs

     (28     (306

Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash received

     (6,220     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (13,137     (5,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Advances from working capital facilities

     104,469        22,094   

Payments on working capital facilities

     (139,469     (67,094

Debt issue costs

     —          (21

Proceeds from exercise of options

     447        616   

Tax benefits of stock option exercises and award vesting

     815        784   

Net payments for stockholder issuances and buybacks

     (1,211     (595
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (34,949     (44,216

Effect of exchange rate on cash

     (11     (233
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     (1,291     4,145   

Cash, beginning of period

     3,301        2,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 2,010      $ 6,498   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 1,694      $ 3,141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 19,174      $ 10,882   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Schedule

Revenue by market

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Energy, environment, and transportation

     43     41     43     40

Health, education and social programs

     43     43     43     45

Homeland security and defense

     14     16     14     15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100     100     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue by client

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

U.S. federal government

     66     71     67     71

U.S. state and local government

     10     10     10     10

Domestic commercial

     20     14     19     14

International

     4     5     4     5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100     100     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue by contract

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Time-and-materials

     48     50     50     49

Fixed-price

     28     27     27     28

Cost-based

     24     23     23     23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100     100     100     100