ifci20140506_8k.htm

 

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): May 7, 2014

 

 

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 May 7, 2014, ICF International, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1

Press Release dated May 7, 2014

 

 
 

 

 

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: May 7, 2014  

By:

/s/ James Morgan

 

 

 

James Morgan

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


 
 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.  

Document

   

99.1

Press Release dated May 7, 2014

 

ex99-1.htm

 

Exhibit 99.1

  

 

NEWS RELEASE 

 

 

 

ICF International Reports First Quarter 2014 Results

 

 

Revenues Increased 5 Percent Despite Weather-related Closures

 

Domestic Commercial Revenue Grew by 8 Percent, Led by Digital Interactive and Energy Efficiency

 

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Diluted EPS Was $0.48; Adjusted EPS Was $0.50, Exclusive of Acquisition Costs

 

Total Contract Awards Were $182 Million; Commercial Wins Represented 40 Percent

 

 

Investor information contact:

Lynn Morgen, MBS Value Partners, lynn.morgen@mbsvalue.com, +1.212.750.5800

 

Company information contact:

Douglas Beck, ICF International, douglas.beck@icfi.com, +1.703.934.3820

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

FAIRFAX, Va. (May 7, 2014)  ̶  ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.  

 

First Quarter 2014 Results

 

“First quarter results represented a solid start to the year and reflected the benefits of our diversification strategy into commercial and international markets,” said ICF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sudhakar Kesavan. “Our domestic commercial business grew nearly 8 percent, driven by increased demand for our digital interactive services from existing and new clients, growth in energy efficiency work, and increased energy transaction advisory assignments. In addition, we continued to see strong growth in our international government business, which more than doubled, and together with commercial revenue accounted for 37 percent of total revenues compared to 33 percent in last year’s first quarter. Commercial awards represented 40 percent of total contract awards in the first quarter.

 

“First quarter revenues and profitability were affected by special items as well as the severe weather conditions on the U.S. East Coast, which caused the closing of federal government offices in the Washington, D.C., area and Atlanta. We estimate that the winter storms reduced our first quarter revenue by $4.0 million to $5.0 million. In addition to the impact of reduced revenue, profitability was negatively affected by the acquisition costs related to Mostra SA and CityTech, Inc., which were completed on February 7, 2014, and March 17, 2014, respectively, partially offset by the net effect of items related to Ecommerce Accelerator LLC (ECA), a small acquisition that we completed in mid-2013. Exclusive of all of these factors, we estimate that first quarter revenue would have been $249 million to $250 million, EBITDA would have ranged from $22.6 million to $23.0 million, and diluted earnings per share would have been $0.51 to $0.52,” Mr. Kesavan noted.

 

 
 

 

  

Inclusive of the above-mentioned special items and weather-related impacts, first quarter 2014 revenue was $245.1 million, a 4.8 percent increase from the $233.9 million reported in the 2013 first quarter. Service revenue increased 2.3 percent to $183.0 million. EBITDA was $21.7 million, and EBITDA margin was 8.9 percent. Operating income was $16.7 million, compared to the $17.6 million reported in the 2013 first quarter. Net income was $9.7 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to $10.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted share earned in the comparable 2013 period.

 

Backlog and New Business Awards 

 

Backlog was $1.6 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2014, up from $1.5 billion at the end of last year’s first quarter. Funded backlog was $697 million, or 42 percent of the total. The total value of contracts awarded in the first quarter of 2014 was $182 million.

 

Commercial Business First Quarter 2014 Highlights 

 

Revenues from commercial clients increased 3.5 percent in the first quarter to $68.6 million and represented 28 percent of total revenue. Commercial revenue was driven by domestic commercial revenue growth of 7.7 percent, partially offset by the anticipated decline in international aviation consulting revenues related to the completion of a large project in the first quarter of 2013. Revenues from energy efficiency clients increased 6.1 percent and accounted for 40 percent of commercial revenues.

 

Key Commercial Sales Highlights in the First Quarter of 2014

 

Commercial awards were $73 million for the first quarter, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07.

 

ICF was awarded more than 400 commercial projects globally in the first quarter. The largest awards included:

 

 

Energy Efficiency: A $16.1 million contract with a southeastern U.S. utility to provide demand side management services for its residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) energy efficiency programs.

     
 

Energy Efficiency: A $9.3 million contract for residential and C&I energy efficiency program management for another southeastern U.S. utility.

  

Other commercial awards greater than $1 million included additional environmental management support for a U.S. rail carrier, training and program support for a U.S. West Coast utility, interactive data support for a gas utility, environmental research support for an industry trade association, web support for a U.S. East Coast utility, and strategic communications support for a financial organization.

 

Government Business First Quarter 2014 Highlights

 

 

U.S. Federal Government revenues declined 6.8 percent to $129.1 million in the first quarter and accounted for 53 percent of total revenue, compared to 59 percent in last year’s first quarter. Despite the decrease, we saw growth in a number of areas, including health and human services, and veterans affairs.

  

 
 

 

 

 

U.S. state and local government revenues increased 31 percent and accounted for 10 percent of total revenue, up from 8 percent in the comparable period last year, primarily due to increased demand for disaster recovery services related to Superstorm Sandy and an increase in work to complete a deliverable in the next phase of a large West Coast infrastructure project.

 

 

International government revenues increased 117.7 percent and accounted for 9 percent of total revenue, up from 5 percent in last year’s first quarter, primarily reflecting contract wins with the UK government and the European Commission and a two-month contribution from the Mostra acquisition.

  

Key Government Contracts Awarded for the 2014 First Quarter 

 

ICF was awarded more than 100 U.S. Federal Government contracts and task orders and hundreds of additional contracts from other U.S. state and local and international governments. The largest awards included:

 

 

Environment: A contract valued at up to $17 million to provide environmental compliance assistance to the State of New Jersey for Superstorm Sandy recovery programs.

     
 

Health: A contract valued in excess of $8 million to provide technical and interactive data assistance for a healthcare program for a U.S. federal agency.

     
 

Housing: A contract valued at approximately $7 million net to ICF to provide staff augmentation assistance to the State of New Jersey as part of Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs.

     
 

Climate Change: A €5 million contract with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation to support the design and implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading systems in China to help reach GHG mitigation goals.

  

Other individual U.S. Federal Government awards greater than $1 million included childcare program technical assistance, IT and other logistics program support for the Department of Defense; climate change adaptation and modeling and simulation support for the Department of Transportation; marine life survey research support for the Department of Commerce; and Educational Technical Assistance for the Department of Education. At the U.S. state and local level, they included California conservation and water program assistance, environmental impact support for a West Coast port, and public health survey research for the State of New York. In Europe, additional government contract wins included employment strategy assistance for the European Commission and technical assistance to a European Aid agency.

 

Summary and Outlook 

 

“First quarter results reflected our continued success in diversifying our client base. After a record year for sales in 2013, first quarter contract awards included important strategic wins, many of them in the commercial arena. Our trailing 12-month book-to-bill ratio is 1.17, and our pipeline at the end of the first quarter was up 29 percent year-over-year and 9 percent sequentially, reflecting significant growth potential across all of our client categories.

 

“Based on our current portfolio of business, we continue to expect full year 2014 revenues to be in the range of $1.025 billion to $1.065 billion and earnings per diluted share to be between $2.27 and $2.37, based on approximately 20.2 million diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding and an effective tax rate of 38.5 percent. Our operating cash flow for 2014 is expected to be $70 million to $80 million,” Mr. Kesavan said.

 

 
 

 

  

About ICF International

 

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) provides professional services and technology solutions that deliver beneficial impact in areas critical to the world’s future. ICF is fluent in the language of change, whether driven by markets, technology, or policy. Since 1969, we have combined a passion for our work with deep industry expertise to tackle our clients’ most important challenges. We partner with clients around the globe—advising, executing, innovating—to help them define and achieve success. Our more than 4,500 employees serve government and commercial clients from more than 70 offices 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.

  

 
 

 

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Unaudited)

 
                 

Gross Revenue

  $ 245,052     $ 233,921  

Direct Costs

    153,730       142,818  

Operating costs and expenses:

               

Indirect and selling expenses

    69,637       68,262  

Depreciation and amortization

    3,076       2,799  

Amortization of intangible assets

    1,959       2,393  

Total operating costs and expenses

    74,672       73,454  

Operating Income

    16,650       17,649  

Interest expense

    (714 )     (768 )

Other (expense) income

    (35 )     78  

Income before income taxes

    15,901       16,959  

Provision for income taxes

    6,185       6,847  

Net income

  $ 9,716     $ 10,112  
                 

Earnings per Share:

               

Basic

  $ 0.49     $ 0.52  

Diluted

  $ 0.48     $ 0.51  
                 

Weighted-average Shares:

               

Basic

    19,804       19,543  

Diluted

    20,277       19,875  
                 

Other comprehensive income:

               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (347 )     (245 )

Comprehensive income

  $ 9,369     $ 9,867  
                 
                 
                 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures:

               
                 

Reconciliation of Service Revenue

               

Revenue

  $ 245,052     $ 233,921  

Subcontractor and Other Direct Costs*

    (62,054 )     (55,042 )

Service Revenue

  $ 182,998     $ 178,879  
                 

Reconciliation of EBITDA

               

Operating Income

  $ 16,650     $ 17,649  

Depreciation and amortization

    5,035       5,192  

EBITDA

    21,685       22,841  

Acquisition-related expenses**

    543        

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 22,228     $ 22,841  
                 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS

               

Diluted EPS

  $ 0.48     $ 0.51  

EPS impact of acquisition costs, net of tax

    0.02        

Adjusted EPS

  $ 0.50     $ 0.51  

 

*

Subcontractor and Other Direct Costs exclude Direct Labor and Fringe.

**

Acquisition-related expenses include expenses related to closed and anticipated-to-close acquisitions.

 

 
 

 

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

March 31, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 
   

(Unaudited)

         
                 

Current Assets:

               

Cash

  $ 20,204     $ 8,953  

Contract receivables, net

    242,915       205,062  

Prepaid expenses and other

    9,181       7,847  

Income tax receivable

    989       4,482  

Total current assets

    273,289       226,344  

Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $51,784 and $49,229 as of March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively

    31,262       30,214  

Other assets:

               

Goodwill

    464,285       418,839  

Other intangible assets, net

    19,662       12,239  

Restricted cash

    2,097       1,864  

Other assets

    11,592       11,414  

Total Assets

  $ 802,187     $ 700,914  
                 

Current Liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 49,392     $ 45,544  

Accrued salaries and benefits

    34,253       45,994  

Accrued expenses

    40,503       32,256  

Deferred revenue

    23,536       20,282  

Deferred income taxes

    6,617       6,144  

Total current liabilities

    154,301       150,220  

Long-term liabilities:

               

Long-term debt

    127,208       40,000  

Deferred rent

    13,824       12,912  

Deferred income taxes

    10,670       10,780  

Other

    9,003       12,911  

Total Liabilities

    315,006       226,823  

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; 20,883,654 and 20,617,270 shares issued; and 19,937,076 and 19,764,634 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively

    21       21  

Additional paid-in capital

    258,223       250,698  

Retained earnings

    255,623       245,907  

Treasury stock

    (25,349 )     (21,545 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (1,337 )     (990 )

Total Stockholders’ Equity

    487,181       474,091  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $ 802,187     $ 700,914  

 

 
 

 

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net income

  $ 9,716     $ 10,112  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Non-cash equity compensation

    3,929       2,001  

Depreciation and amortization

    5,035       5,192  

Other adjustments, net

    (1,103 )     263  

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

               

Contract receivables, net

    (24,246 )     (2,752 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    (1,231 )     (102 )

Accounts payable

    616       (587 )

Accrued salaries and benefits

    (12,956 )     (5,340 )

Accrued expenses

    5,903       (2,795 )

Deferred revenue

    456       138  

Income tax receivable and payable

    3,271       6,932  

Other liabilities

    (1,419 )     245  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    (12,029 )     13,307  

Cash flows from investing activities

               

Capital expenditures for property and equipment and capitalized software

    (5,658 )     (3,621 )

Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash received

    (57,716 )      

Net cash used in investing activities

    (63,374 )     (3,621 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities

               

Advances from working capital facilities

    168,516       19,757  

Payments on working capital facilities

    (81,308 )     (38,046 )

Proceeds from exercise of options

    1,177       40  

Tax benefits of stock option exercises and award vesting

    2,435       197  

Net payments for stockholder issuances and buybacks

    (3,819 )     (1,649 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    87,001       (19,701 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    (347 )     (245 )

Increase (decrease) in cash

    11,251       (10,260 )

Cash, beginning of period

    8,953       14,725  

Cash, end of period

  $ 20,204     $ 4,465  
                 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

               

Cash paid during the period for:

               

Interest

  $ 550     $ 754  

Income taxes

  $ 582     $ 120  

 

 
 

 

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Schedule

 

Revenue by market

 

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Energy, environment, and infrastructure

    40 %     39 %

Health, social programs, and consumer/financial

    49 %     48 %

Public safety and defense

    11 %     13 %
                 

Total

    100 %     100 %

 

 

Revenue by client

 

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
                 

U.S. federal government

    53 %     59 %

U.S. state and local government

    10 %     8 %

Non-U.S. government

    9 %     5 %

Government

    72 %     72 %
                 

Commercial

    28 %     28 %
                 

Total

    100 %     100 %

 

 

Revenue by contract

 

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Time-and-materials

    50 %     52 %

Fixed-price

    33 %     30 %

Cost-based

    17 %     18 %
                 

Total

    100 %     100 %