UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 0-52423
AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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61-1088522 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)
(213) 593-8000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer x |
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Accelerated filer o |
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Non-accelerated filer o |
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of August 3, 2009, 110,319,673 shares of the registrants common stock were outstanding.
AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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AECOM Technology Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
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June 30, 2009 |
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September 30, 2008 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
242,367 |
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$ |
169,471 |
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Cash in consolidated joint ventures |
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32,639 |
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23,651 |
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Total cash and cash equivalents |
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275,006 |
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193,122 |
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Marketable securities |
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81,449 |
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Accounts receivablenet |
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1,673,394 |
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1,621,514 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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80,472 |
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74,343 |
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Assets held for sale |
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163,947 |
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163,103 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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11,207 |
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1,599 |
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Deferred tax assetsnet |
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41,089 |
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30,620 |
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS |
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2,245,115 |
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2,165,750 |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENTNET |
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215,916 |
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223,017 |
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DEFERRED TAX ASSETSNET |
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43,104 |
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45,886 |
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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |
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36,953 |
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46,432 |
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GOODWILL |
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1,044,755 |
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949,089 |
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INTANGIBLE ASSETSNET |
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65,395 |
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80,297 |
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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
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83,959 |
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85,718 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
3,735,197 |
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$ |
3,596,189 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
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Short-term debt |
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$ |
5,238 |
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$ |
7,898 |
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Accounts payable |
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353,412 |
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387,963 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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663,696 |
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642,693 |
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Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts |
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342,587 |
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292,810 |
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Income taxes payable |
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18,944 |
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Liabilities held for sale |
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138,552 |
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130,334 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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14,728 |
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24,137 |
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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1,518,213 |
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1,504,779 |
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OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
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302,161 |
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282,393 |
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LONG-TERM DEBT |
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221,047 |
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365,974 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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2,041,421 |
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2,153,146 |
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MINORITY INTEREST |
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27,475 |
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20,050 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY: |
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Convertible preferred stockauthorized, 7,799,780; issued and outstanding, 24,788 and 26,423 shares at June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008; respectively, $100.00 liquidation preference value |
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2,479 |
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2,642 |
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Preferred stock, Class Cauthorized, 200 shares; issued and outstanding, 57 and 69 shares as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively; no par value, $1.00 liquidation preference value |
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Preferred stock, Class Eauthorized, 20 shares; issued and outstanding, 5 and 5 shares as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively; no par value, $1.00 liquidation preference value |
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Common stockauthorized, 150,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding, 109,603,164 and 102,983,378 as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively |
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1,096 |
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1,030 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,438,086 |
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1,309,493 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(129,495 |
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(111,549) |
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Retained earnings |
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354,135 |
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221,377 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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1,666,301 |
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1,422,993 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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$ |
3,735,197 |
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$ |
3,596,189 |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
AECOM Technology Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
1,531,989 |
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$ |
1,321,203 |
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$ |
4,463,575 |
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$ |
3,565,574 |
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Cost of revenue |
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1,444,872 |
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1,245,494 |
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4,207,618 |
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3,365,155 |
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Gross profit |
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87,117 |
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75,709 |
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255,957 |
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200,419 |
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Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
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6,153 |
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5,313 |
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16,793 |
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12,163 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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20,071 |
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16,840 |
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61,248 |
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44,909 |
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Income from operations |
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73,199 |
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64,182 |
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211,502 |
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167,673 |
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Minority interest in share of earnings |
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3,040 |
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4,862 |
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10,818 |
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10,939 |
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Other income (expense) |
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3,248 |
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756 |
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(2,958 |
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(872 |
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Interest income (expense), net |
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(2,517 |
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(198 |
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(8,134 |
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4,111 |
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Income from continuing operations before income tax expense |
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70,890 |
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59,878 |
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189,592 |
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159,973 |
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Income tax expense |
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20,987 |
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21,424 |
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56,878 |
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56,197 |
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Income from continuing operations |
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49,903 |
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38,454 |
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132,714 |
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103,776 |
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Discontinued operations, net of tax |
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1,218 |
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2,710 |
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Net income |
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$ |
51,121 |
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$ |
38,454 |
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$ |
135,424 |
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$ |
103,776 |
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Net income allocation: |
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Preferred stock dividend |
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$ |
63 |
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$ |
36 |
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$ |
134 |
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$ |
131 |
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Net income available for common stockholders |
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51,058 |
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38,418 |
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135,290 |
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103,645 |
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Net income |
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$ |
51,121 |
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$ |
38,454 |
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$ |
135,424 |
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$ |
103,776 |
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Net income per share: |
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Basic |
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Continuing operations |
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$ |
0.45 |
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$ |
0.38 |
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$ |
1.24 |
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$ |
1.03 |
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Discontinued operations |
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0.01 |
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0.02 |
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$ |
0.46 |
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$ |
0.38 |
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$ |
1.26 |
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$ |
1.03 |
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Diluted |
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Continuing operations |
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$ |
0.45 |
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$ |
0.37 |
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$ |
1.22 |
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$ |
1.00 |
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Discontinued operations |
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0.01 |
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0.03 |
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$ |
0.46 |
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$ |
0.37 |
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$ |
1.25 |
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$ |
1.00 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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109,872 |
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102,020 |
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106,955 |
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100,745 |
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Diluted |
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111,515 |
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104,563 |
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108,761 |
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103,681 |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
AECOM Technology Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(unauditedin thousands)
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Net income |
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$ |
51,121 |
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$ |
38,454 |
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$ |
135,424 |
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$ |
103,776 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
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32,679 |
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3,957 |
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(18,159 |
) |
3,798 |
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Swap valuation |
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355 |
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(1,282 |
) |
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Pension adjustments |
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(118 |
) |
2,668 |
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1,495 |
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4,256 |
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Comprehensive income |
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$ |
84,037 |
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$ |
45,079 |
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$ |
117,478 |
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$ |
111,830 |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
AECOM Technology Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited - in thousands)
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
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$ |
135,424 |
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$ |
103,776 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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60,787 |
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40,078 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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(16,793 |
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(12,163 |
) |
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Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates |
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11,220 |
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13,175 |
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Non-cash stock compensation |
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19,214 |
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17,103 |
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Excess tax benefit from share based payments |
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(13,994 |
) |
(14,978 |
) |
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Foreign currency translation |
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(1,420 |
) |
3,082 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(38,188 |
) |
(204,306 |
) |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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1,881 |
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15,536 |
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Accounts payable |
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(42,664 |
) |
15,505 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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(60,537 |
) |
67,688 |
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Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts |
|
48,277 |
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63,060 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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48 |
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(23,051 |
) |
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Income taxes payable |
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(4,796 |
) |
7,505 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations |
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98,459 |
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92,010 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations |
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6,914 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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105,373 |
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92,010 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
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(27,132 |
) |
(231,400 |
) |
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Net investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
853 |
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(6,250 |
) |
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Sales of investment securities |
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81,449 |
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129,234 |
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Purchases of investment securities |
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(9,900 |
) |
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Payments for capital expenditures |
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(36,887 |
) |
(47,734 |
) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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18,283 |
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(166,050 |
) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Proceeds from borrowings under credit agreements |
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1,073 |
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13,524 |
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Repayments of borrowings under credit agreements |
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(163,994 |
) |
(8,816 |
) |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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99,883 |
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7,735 |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
14,078 |
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10,895 |
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Payments to repurchase common stock |
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(3,904 |
) |
(8,929 |
) |
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Excess tax benefit from share based payments |
|
13,994 |
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14,978 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
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(38,870 |
) |
29,387 |
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH |
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(2,902 |
) |
850 |
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
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81,884 |
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(43,803 |
) |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
|
193,122 |
|
216,911 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD |
|
$ |
275,006 |
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$ |
173,108 |
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NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITY |
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Common stock issued in acquisitions |
|
$ |
12,446 |
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$ |
23,850 |
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
AECOM Technology Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of AECOM Technology Corporation (the Company), in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Companys financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
The results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.
The Company reports its annual results of operations based on 52 or 53-week periods ending on the Friday nearest September 30. The Company reports its quarterly results of operations based on periods ending on the Friday nearest December 31, March 31, and June 30. For clarity of presentation, all periods are presented as if the periods ended on September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations.
2. Public Offering of Common Stock
In March 2009, the Company sold 4.6 million shares of its common stock in a public offering at a price per share of $20.20, for proceeds of approximately $91.6 million, net of underwriters discounts and offering costs.
3. Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 165, Subsequent Events (SFAS 165). Prior to SFAS 165, the authoritative guidance for subsequent events was previously addressed only in U.S. auditing standards. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued and requires the Company to disclose the date through which it has evaluated subsequent events and whether that was the date the financial statements were issued or available to be issued. SFAS 165 does not apply to subsequent events or transactions that are within the scope of other applicable GAAP that provide different guidance on the accounting treatment for subsequent events or transactions. SFAS 165 became effective for the Company on June 30, 2009 and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 107-1 and APB Opinion No. 28-1 (FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1), Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1 require fair value disclosures in both interim, as well as annual, financial statements in order to provide more timely information about the effects of current market conditions on financial instruments. FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1 became effective for the Company in the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and their adoption did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (SFAS 161), which is intended to improve financial reporting of derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effects of such instruments and activities on an entitys financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS 161 was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 161 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
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The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk associated with its outstanding borrowings under the Companys revolving credit facility. The Companys pay-fixed interest rate swaps are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges in accordance with the associated criteria in SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133). Accordingly, the Companys swaps are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet, and the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the swaps, measured quarterly, is reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax. As of June 30, 2009, four swaps were outstanding, each in a liability position, and recorded in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet.
The change in fair value related to the swaps included in other comprehensive income/(loss) for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 was $(1.3) million, net of tax. The Company expects that substantially all amounts recorded in other comprehensive income will be recorded as interest expense over the next twelve months. The total of these derivative liabilities as of June 30, 2009 was $2.6 million, as discussed below. The expiration dates and fixed rates of the swap agreements are as follows:
Notional Amount |
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Fixed |
|
Expiration |
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$ |
25,000 |
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0.8 |
% |
August 2009 |
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$ |
50,000 |
|
2.8 |
% |
August 2009 |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
3.0 |
% |
February 2010 |
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$ |
50,000 |
|
3.2 |
% |
August 2010 |
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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 was effective for the Company on October 1, 2008 for all non-pension financial assets and liabilities and for nonfinancial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value in its consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). For pension and all other nonfinancial assets and liabilities, SFAS 157 is effective for the Company on October 1, 2009.
As it relates to its non-pension financial assets and liabilities and for nonfinancial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), the adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements. The Company is still in the process of evaluating the impact that SFAS 157 will have on its pension related financial assets and liabilities and its other nonfinancial assets and liabilities.
The following table summarizes the Companys non-pension financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) as of June 30, 2009 (in millions):
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June 30, |
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Quoted Prices |
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Significant |
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Significant |
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Deferred compensation plan assets (1) |
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$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred compensation plan liability (1) |
|
$ |
87.6 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
87.6 |
|
$ |
|
|
Derivative liabilities (2) |
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities |
|
$ |
90.2 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
90.2 |
|
$ |
|
|
(1) |
The Company maintains a self-directed, non-qualified deferred compensation plan structured as a rabbi trust (a trust established to provide a source of funds for the plan on a tax-deferred basis) for eligible highly compensated employees. As of June 30, 2009, the rabbi trust held approximately $3.7 million, or 7% of its investment assets, in marketable securities valued using quoted market prices. The remaining assets, not reflected in this table, of $47.8 million are valued at cash surrender value and not subject to SFAS 157 disclosure. The related deferred compensation liability represents the fair value of the participant deferrals. For additional information about the Companys deferred compensation plan, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companys Form 10-K/A. |
|
|
(2) |
The Company calculates derivative liability amounts in accordance with SFAS 133. For additional information about the Companys derivative financial instruments, refer to Notes 1 and 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Companys Form 10-K/A. |
As of September 30, 2007, the Company adopted certain provisions of SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (SFAS 158). SFAS 158 has an additional requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employers fiscal year-end statement of financial position, effective for the Companys fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company changed its measurement date for the defined benefit pension plans to correspond to its fiscal year-end and recorded a charge to beginning retained earnings of $2.7 million, net of tax, for the impact of the cumulative difference in the Companys pension expense between the two measurement dates.
8
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable, unless a new election date occurs as described under SFAS 159. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, SFAS 159 specifies that unrealized gains and losses for that instrument be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 was effective for the Company on October 1, 2008. The Company did not apply the fair value option to any of its outstanding instruments and, therefore, SFAS 159 did not have an impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
4. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (SFAS 167). SFAS 167 amends FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, by replacing the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity with a qualitative approach that focuses on identifying which enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity has both the: (1) power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entitys economic performance and (2) obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the variable interest entity. Additionally, this standard requires ongoing assessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 also requires enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements more transparent information about an enterprises involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is effective for the Company on October 1, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact SFAS 167 on its financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principlesa replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (SFAS 168). SFAS 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the recognized source of authoritative accounting principles to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. SFAS 168 is effective for the Company for the interim period ending September 30, 2009. SFAS 168 does not change GAAP and will not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP 142-3). FSP 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142. FSP 142-3 is effective for the Company as of October 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact FSP 142-3 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R significantly changes the way companies account for business combinations and will generally require more assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at their acquisition-date fair value. Under SFAS 141R, legal fees and other transaction-related costs are expensed as incurred and are no longer included in goodwill as a cost of acquiring the business. SFAS 141R also requires, among other things, acquirers to estimate the acquisition-date fair value of any contingent consideration and to recognize any subsequent changes in the fair value of contingent consideration in earnings. In addition, restructuring costs the acquirer expected, but was not obligated to incur, such as costs to exit an activity or terminate or relocate employees, will be recognized as post-combination costs separately from the business acquisition. This accounting standard is effective beginning October 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 141R on its financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 requires all entities to report noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries as a separate component of equity in the consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parents ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation. Under SFAS 160, companies will no longer recognize a gain or loss on partial disposals of a subsidiary where control is retained. In addition, in partial acquisitions, where control is obtained, the acquiring company will recognize and measure at fair value 100 percent of the assets and liabilities, including goodwill, as if the entire target company had been acquired. SFAS 160 is effective beginning October 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 160 on its financial statements.
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5. Business Acquisitions
On July 25, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the Earth Tech business unit of Tyco International Ltd. (Earth Tech), pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (Purchase Agreement) dated as of February 11, 2008, by and among the Company, Tyco International Finance, S.A. and other seller parties thereto. Earth Tech provides a broad range of technical and consulting services, including architecture, engineering, and design and build services to water/wastewater, environmental, transportation, and facilities clients globally. The Company acquired Earth Tech to increase its global presence, particularly in the Americas, Europe and Australia. This acquisition also strengthened the Companys water and wastewater business, while augmenting its leadership position in the environmental, facilities and transportation sectors. The total purchase price for Earth Tech, net of proceeds from non-strategic Earth Tech businesses sold to date of $112 million, as described in Note 6 below, was approximately $354 million, in cash. This total purchase price does not include the proceeds from the planned divestitures of certain Earth Tech assets being held for sale. See also Note 6. No gain or loss resulted from the sales of Earth Tech operations since they were sold for amounts that materially approximated their fair values at the acquisition date. Goodwill related to Earth Tech is partially due to the fact that the values inherent in professional services businesses are largely attributable to existing human capital.
The table below presents summarized unaudited pro forma operating results assuming that the Company had acquired Earth Tech at the beginning of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 (in millions, except per share data). Other acquisitions completed during the periods presented were not material.
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||
|
|
June 30, 2008 |
|
June 30, 2008 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,573 |
|
$ |
4,316 |
|
Income from operations |
|
$ |
68 |
|
$ |
171 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
37 |
|
$ |
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Earnings per share from continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
$ |
0.97 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
$ |
0.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
102.0 |
|
100.7 |
|
||
Diluted |
|
104.6 |
|
103.7 |
|
During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company completed acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $20.8 million in cash, $6.0 million in promissory notes, and $12.4 million in stock.
6. Discontinued Operations
As part of the July 2008 acquisition of Earth Tech into its Professional Technical Services segment, the Company acquired certain non-strategic businesses that it intends to divest. Concurrent with the close of the purchase of Earth Tech, the Company divested Earth Techs Water & Power Technologies and North American Contract Operations businesses and Earth Techs Mexican operations. Additionally, the Company divested Earth Techs Swedish business in September 2008, certain assets of the U.K. business in May 2009 and intends to divest certain international businesses and non-strategic contracts in the U.S. and Canada. As a result, certain international businesses and non-strategic contracts in the U.S. and Canada have been segregated from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and Cash Flows and as held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, the summarized results of the discontinued operations, included in the Companys results of operations, are as follows (in millions):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Revenue |
|
$ |
27.5 |
|
$ |
82.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
$ |
3.2 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
|
||
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
$ |
1.2 |
|
$ |
2.7 |
|
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Pursuant to Amendment No. 2 to the Purchase Agreement of Earth Tech, by and among the Company, Tyco International Finance, S.A. and other seller parties thereto, the parties agreed to, among other things, delay the legal transfer of Earth Techs U.K. businesses to the Company until certain third party consents to the transaction were obtained. In May 2009, the Company received the consents and legal ownership of the U.K. businesses, and has divested and intends to divest certain of the assets (UK Assets) of the U.K. businesses. No gain or loss resulted from the sales of UK Assets since they were sold for amounts that materially approximated their fair values at the acquisition date. The remaining unsold UK Assets have been segregated from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and of Cash Flows and as held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet for all periods presented. Accordingly, $0.7 million of income from continuing operations before taxes was reclassified to discontinued operations, net of tax, during fiscal 2009. On the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Company reclassified $78.0 million and $87.3 million of assets to assets held for sale, and $52.4 million and $62.3 million of liabilities to liabilities held for sale as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.
7. Accounts ReceivableNet
Net accounts receivable consisted of the following as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008:
|
|
June 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||
Billed |
|
$ |
994,094 |
|
$ |
953,722 |
|
Unbilled |
|
719,819 |
|
703,271 |
|
||
Contract retentions |
|
53,977 |
|
47,241 |
|
||
Total accounts receivablegross |
|
1,767,890 |
|
1,704,234 |
|
||
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
(94,496 |
) |
(82,720 |
) |
||
Total accounts receivablenet |
|
$ |
1,673,394 |
|
$ |
1,621,514 |
|
Billed accounts receivable represent amounts billed to clients that have yet to be collected. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recognized but not yet billed pursuant to contract terms or accounts billed after the period end. Substantially all unbilled receivables as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 are expected to be billed and collected within twelve months of such date. Contract retentions represent amounts invoiced to clients where payments have been withheld pending the completion of certain milestones, other contractual conditions or upon the completion of the project. These retention agreements vary from project to project and could be outstanding for several months or years.
Allowances for doubtful accounts have been determined through specific identification of amounts considered to be uncollectible and potential write-offs, plus a non-specific allowance for other amounts for which some potential loss has been determined to be probable based on current and past experience.
Other than the U.S. government, no single client accounted for more than 10% of the Companys accounts receivable as of June 30, 2009 or September 30, 2008.
8. Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reporting segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 were as follows:
|
|
September 30, |
|
Post- |
|
Foreign |
|
Acquired |
|
June 30, |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Professional Technical Services |
|
$ |
946,263 |
|
$ |
80,647 |
|
$ |
(7,528 |
) |
$ |
22,547 |
|
$ |
1,041,929 |
|
Management Support Services |
|
2,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,826 |
|
|||||
Total |
|
$ |
949,089 |
|
$ |
80,647 |
|
$ |
(7,528 |
) |
$ |
22,547 |
|
$ |
1,044,755 |
|
Post-acquisition adjustments to goodwill in part relate to additional consideration paid for businesses as a result of finalizing working capital adjustments. In addition, in connection with the Earth Tech acquisition, the Company began to formulate plans at the date of acquisition for workforce reductions and facility closures. The Company has substantially completed post acquisition procedures relating to the plans for facilities and severance liabilities. The Company is in the process of finalizing its project related liabilities. Earth Tech is described in Note 5 above.
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The following table presents, in millions, post-acquisition adjustments recorded in the current year:
|
|
Post-Acquisition Adjustments |
|
|||||||
|
|
Earth Tech |
|
Other |
|
Total |
|
|||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|||||||
Severance |
|
$ |
10.1 |
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
$ |
10.4 |
|
Facility |
|
23.4 |
|
1.2 |
|
24.6 |
|
|||
Deferred Tax (Assets) Liabilities |
|
(34.0 |
) |
6.5 |
|
(27.5 |
) |
|||
Intangible Assets |
|
(6.7 |
) |
6.2 |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|||
Purchase Price Adjustment |
|
40.7 |
|
0.6 |
|
41.3 |
|
|||
Project Related Accruals |
|
29.7 |
|
2.6 |
|
32.3 |
|
|||
Total |
|
$ |
63.2 |
|
$ |
17.4 |
|
$ |
80.6 |
|
The following table summarizes activity relating to severance and facility purchase accounting liabilities for Earth Tech during the nine months ended June 30, 2009:
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|||||||
|
|
Severance |
|
Facility |
|
Total |
|
|||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|||||||
Purchase Accounting Liabilities, beginning of the period |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Liabilities established during the period |
|
10.1 |
|
23.4 |
|
33.5 |
|
|||
Liabilities utilized during the period |
|
(6.4 |
) |
(0.7 |
) |
(7.1 |
) |
|||
Purchase Accounting Liabilities, end of the period |
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
22.7 |
|
$ |
26.4 |
|
The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of the Companys acquired identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, included in intangible assetsnet in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
||||||||
|
|
Gross |
|
Accumulated |
|
Gross |
|
Accumulated |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||
Backlog |
|
$ |
61,513 |
|
$ |
49,958 |
|
$ |
65,639 |
|
$ |
36,001 |
|
Customer Relationships |
|
68,211 |
|
14,371 |
|
59,649 |
|
8,990 |
|
||||
Trade-Names |
|
2,684 |
|
2,684 |
|
2,684 |
|
2,684 |
|
||||
Total |
|
$ |
132,408 |
|
$ |
67,013 |
|
$ |
127,972 |
|
$ |
47,675 |
|
At the time of acquisition, the Company preliminarily estimates the amount of the identifiable intangible assets acquired based upon historical valuations and the facts and circumstances available at the time. The Company determines the value of the identifiable intangible assets as soon as possible, but not more than 12 months from the date of the acquisition.
The following table presents, in thousands, estimated amortization expense of existing intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2009 and for the succeeding years:
Fiscal Year |
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
2009 |
|
$ |
6,035 |
|
2010 |
|
12,405 |
|
|
2011 |
|
7,031 |
|
|
2012 |
|
6,830 |
|
|
2013 |
|
6,830 |
|
|
Thereafter |
|
26,264 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
65,395 |
|
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9. Disclosures About Pension Benefit Obligations
The following table details the components of net periodic benefit cost for the plans for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
U.S. |
|
Foreign |
|
U.S. |
|
Foreign |
|
U.S. |
|
Foreign |
|
U.S. |
|
Foreign |
|
||||||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Components of net periodic benefit cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service costs |
|
$ |
462 |
|
$ |
1,106 |
|
$ |
563 |
|
$ |
1,071 |
|
$ |
1,386 |
|
$ |
3,220 |
|
$ |
1,689 |
|
$ |
3,244 |
|
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |
|
2,154 |
|
5,405 |
|
1,912 |
|
4,781 |
|
6,461 |
|
15,848 |
|
5,736 |
|
14,527 |
|
||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
|
(1,959 |
) |
(5,631 |
) |
(1,778 |
) |
(5,175 |
) |
(5,878 |
) |
(16,503 |
) |
(5,334 |
) |
(15,730 |
) |
||||||||
Amortization of prior service costs |
|
(209 |
) |
(78 |
) |
(290 |
) |
(98 |
) |
(628 |
) |
(230 |
) |
(870 |
) |
(303 |
) |
||||||||
Amortization of net (gain) loss |
|
608 |
|
807 |
|
833 |
|
783 |
|
1,825 |
|
2,363 |
|
2,499 |
|
2,372 |
|
||||||||
Settlement (gain)/loss recognized |
|
|
|
|
|
357 |
|
2,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
357 |
|
2,221 |
|
||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
1,056 |
|
$ |
1,609 |
|
$ |
1,597 |
|
$ |
3,583 |
|
$ |
3,166 |
|
$ |
4,698 |
|
$ |
4,077 |
|
$ |
6,331 |
|
The total amounts of employer contributions paid for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 were $6.0 million for U.S. plans and $11.8 million for non-U.S. plans. The expected remaining scheduled annual employer contributions for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 are $1.1 million for U.S. plans and $6.1 million for non-U.S. plans. Included in other long-term liabilities are net pension liabilities of $97.8 and $116.3 million as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.
10. Other Financial Information
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
|
|
June 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
||
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
$ |
(41.3 |
) |
$ |
(23.1 |
) |
Defined benefit minimum pension liability adjustment |
|
(86.6 |
) |
(88.1 |
) |
||
Interest rate swap valuation |
|
(1.6 |
) |
(0.3 |
) |
||
|
|
$ |
(129.5 |
) |
$ |
(111.5 |
) |
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
||
|
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
||
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
||||
|
Accrued salaries and benefits |
|
$ |
287.8 |
|
$ |
315.4 |
|
|
Accrued contract costs |
|
336.0 |
|
284.9 |
|
||
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
39.9 |
|
42.4 |
|
||
|
Total accrued expenses |
|
$ |
663.7 |
|
$ |
642.7 |
|
Accrued contract costs above include balances related to professional liability risks of $98.4 and $84.2 million as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.
11. Reportable Segments
The Companys operations are organized into two reportable segments: Professional Technical Services and Management Support Services. This segmentation corresponds to how the Company manages its business as well as the underlying characteristics of its markets.
Management internally analyzes the results of its operations using several non-GAAP measures. One such measure is revenue, net of other direct costs. A significant portion of the Companys revenue relates to services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees that it categorizes as other direct costs. Other direct costs are segregated from cost of revenue resulting in revenue, net of other direct costs, which is a measure of work performed by Company employees. The Company has included information on revenue, net of other direct costs, as it believes that it provides a valuable perspective on its results of operations.
13
The following tables set forth summarized financial information concerning the Companys reportable segments:
Reportable Segments: |
|
Professional |
|
Management |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,245,739 |
|
$ |
286,250 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
1,531,989 |
|
Revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
893,515 |
|
73,620 |
|
|
|
967,135 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
|
76,785 |
|
10,332 |
|
|
|
87,117 |
|
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue |
|
6.2 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
8.6 |
% |
14.0 |
% |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
3,397 |
|
2,756 |
|
|
|
6,153 |
|
||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
20,071 |
|
20,071 |
|
||||
Operating income |
|
80,182 |
|
13,088 |
|
(20,071 |
) |
73,199 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,096,986 |
|
$ |
224,217 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
1,321,203 |
|
Revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
809,715 |
|
43,569 |
|
|
|
853,284 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
|
67,453 |
|
8,256 |
|
|
|
75,709 |
|
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue |
|
6.1 |
% |
3.7 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
8.3 |
% |
18.9 |
% |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
2,922 |
|
2,391 |
|
|
|
5,313 |
|
||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
16,840 |
|
16,840 |
|
||||
Operating income |
|
70,375 |
|
10,647 |
|
(16,840 |
) |
64,182 |
|
Reportable Segments: |
|
Professional |
|
Management |
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
3,696,120 |
|
$ |
767,455 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
4,463,575 |
|
Revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
2,633,860 |
|
183,626 |
|
|
|
2,817,486 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
|
224,700 |
|
31,257 |
|
|
|
255,957 |
|
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue |
|
6.1 |
% |
4.1 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
8.5 |
% |
17.0 |
% |
|
|
9.1 |
% |
||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
9,783 |
|
7,010 |
|
|
|
16,793 |
|
||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
61,248 |
|
61,248 |
|
||||
Operating income |
|
234,483 |
|
38,267 |
|
(61,248 |
) |
211,502 |
|
||||
Segment assets |
|
3,460,475 |
|
244,744 |
|
29,978 |
|
3,735,197 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
2,945,494 |
|
$ |
620,080 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
3,565,574 |
|
Revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
2,168,871 |
|
110,751 |
|
|
|
2,279,622 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
|
177,893 |
|
22,526 |
|
|
|
200,419 |
|
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue |
|
6.0 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
||||
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct costs (non-GAAP) |
|
8.2 |
% |
20.3 |
% |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
6,630 |
|
5,533 |
|
|
|
12,163 |
|
||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
44,909 |
|
44,909 |
|
||||
Operating income |
|
184,523 |
|
28,059 |
|
(44,909 |
) |
167,673 |
|
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12. Stock-Based Compensation
The fair value of the Companys stock option awards is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The expected term of awards granted represents the period of time the awards are expected to be outstanding. As the Companys common stock has only been publicly-traded since May 2007, expected volatility is based on historical volatility for a period consistent with the expected option term, of publicly-traded peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury bond rates with maturities equal to the expected term of the option on the grant date. The Company uses historical data as a basis to estimate the probability of forfeitures.
The fair value of options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were determined using the following weighted average assumptions:
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
||
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
Dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility |
|
38 |
% |
33 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
1.8 |
% |
3.5 |
% |
Term (in years) |
|
4.5 |
|
4.5 |
|
Under SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, (SFAS 123R) the Companys expense related to stock options for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $3.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Stock option activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
||||||
|
|
Number of |
|
Weighted average |
|
Number of |
|
Weighted average |
|
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
||
Outstanding at September 30 |
|
5,309 |
|
$ |
11.78 |
|
7,728 |
|
$ |
9.27 |
|
Options granted |
|
885 |
|
23.68 |
|
504 |
|
27.61 |
|
||
Options exercised |
|
(1,682 |
) |
8.75 |
|
(2,388 |
) |
7.74 |
|
||
Options forfeited or expired |
|
(40 |
) |
21.32 |
|
(67 |
) |
17.23 |
|
||
Outstanding at June 30 |
|
4,472 |
|
15.19 |
|
5,777 |
|
11.42 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Vested and expected to vest in the future as of June 30 |
|
4,409 |
|
$ |
14.98 |
|
5,747 |
|
$ |
11.40 |
|
The weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $8.04 and $8.78, respectively.
The Company grants stock units under the Performance Earnings Program (PEP), whereby units are earned and issued dependent upon meeting established cumulative performance objectives over a three-year period. The Company recognized compensation expense relating to the PEP of $14.1 and $13.5 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Additionally, the Company issues restricted stock units which are earned based on service conditions, resulting in compensation expense of $1.1 and $0.0 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, PEP units, and restricted stock units outstanding as of June 30, 2009 was $8.0 million, $25.7 million, and $4.2 million, respectively, to be recognized over the awards respective vesting periods which are generally three years.
SFAS 123R requires cash flows attributable to tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of compensation cost recognized for those stock options (excess tax benefits) be classified as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits of $14.0 million and $15.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, have been classified as financing cash inflows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
13. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares for the period. The Company includes as potential common shares the weighted average dilutive effects of outstanding stock options using the treasury stock method.
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the denominators for basic and diluted EPS:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||
Denominator for basic earnings per share |
|
109,872 |
|
102,020 |
|
106,955 |
|
100,745 |
|
Potential common shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options |
|
1,561 |
|
2,464 |
|
1,701 |
|
2,827 |
|
Other |
|
82 |
|
79 |
|
105 |
|
109 |
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share |
|
111,515 |
|
104,563 |
|
108,761 |
|
103,681 |
|
For the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, no options were excluded from the calculation of potential common shares because they were considered anti-dilutive.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
In accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, the Company records in its financial statements amounts representing its estimated liabilities relating to claims, guarantees, litigation, audits and investigations. The Companys insurance coverage contains various retention and deductible amounts for which the Company provides accruals based upon reported claims and an actuarially determined estimated liability for certain claims incurred but not reported. It is the Companys policy not to accrue for any potential legal expense to be incurred in defending the Companys position. The Company believes that its accruals for estimated liabilities associated with professional and other liabilities are sufficient and any excess liability beyond the accrual is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations or financial position. The Company is involved in various investigations, claims and lawsuits in the normal conduct of its business. From time to time the Company establishes reserves for litigation when it considers it probable that a loss will occur and when the loss can be reasonably estimated. These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based on an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.
City of Newport Litigation
Earth Tech, Inc. (ET), which the Company acquired in July 2008, and the City of Newport, Rhode Island (City) have been named as defendants in a lawsuit (Environment Rhode Island v. City of Newport) filed on July 16, 2008 in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1365. At that time, ET operated the Citys waste water treatment plant for the City as a contract operator. At the same time it closed the acquisition of ET, the Company assigned the Newport operations contract to a third party contract operator, subject to the Citys consent. The City consented to the assignment on November 14, 2008.
Although the lawsuit was filed on July 16, 2008, neither the City nor ET was formally served with the complaint until October 3, 2008. The deadline for the defendants to respond to the complaint was extended on several occasions. ETs answer to the complaint was filed on July 17, 2009. No other procedural developments, such as discovery, have yet occurred in the litigation.
The lawsuit relates primarily to combined sewer overflows (CSOs) from the Citys wastewater treatment plant into Newport Harbor. The complaint consists essentially of two sets of counts. The first set relates to alleged exceedances of numerical limits in the plants National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharge permit (Permit). The second set of counts allege various failures to comply with narrative requirements of the Permit, primarily federal policies and procedures for minimizing, monitoring, and reporting CSOs that were incorporated into the Permit.
The complaint seeks injunctive relief against the City and ET, and it demands civil penalties and attorneys fees only from ET. To date, plaintiffs have not quantified the monetary relief they seek. If the plaintiffs are successful, statutory civil fines and penalties could be assessed against the City and ET by the court, and the plaintiffs may also recover attorneys fees.
The City, plaintiffs, state and Federal regulatory agencies have been engaged in settlement talks. ET intends to defend itself vigorously in this lawsuit and also believes it has certain indemnity rights.
Letters of Credit and Guarantees
At June 30, 2009, the Company was contingently liable in the amount of approximately $129.9 million under standby letters of credit issued primarily in connection with general and professional liability insurance programs and for payment and performance guarantees relating to domestic and overseas contracts. In addition, in some instances the Company guarantees that a project, when complete, will achieve specified performance standards. If the project subsequently fails to meet guaranteed performance standards, the Company may either incur significant additional costs or be held responsible for the costs incurred by the client to achieve the required performance standards.
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In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into various agreements providing financial or performance assurances to clients on behalf of certain unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and other jointly executed contracts. These agreements are entered into primarily to support the project execution commitments of these entities. The guarantees have various expiration dates. The maximum potential payment amount of an outstanding performance guarantee is the remaining cost of work to be performed by or on behalf of third parties. Under joint venture arrangements, if a partner is financially unable to complete its share of the contract, the other partner(s) will be required to complete those activities. The Company generally only enters into joint venture arrangements with partners who are reputable, financially sound and who carry appropriate levels of surety bonds for the project in order to adequately assure completion of their assignments. The Company does not expect that these guarantees will have a material adverse effect on its Consolidated Balance Sheet or Statements of Income or of Cash Flows.
15. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the nine month period ended June 30, 2009 was 30.0% as compared to 35.1% for the corresponding period last year. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the benefits from research and experimentation credits from the current and prior years, and reduction in tax reserves. Included in the income from discontinued operations was a $0.5 million income tax expense for the nine month period ended June 30, 2009, compared to no expense for the corresponding period last year.
During the three months ended December 31, 2008, the Company concluded an examination by the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) for the fiscal years 1990-2003 and has received a Notice of Proposed Adjustment (NOPA) from the FTB which resulted in an increase in the allowable R&E credits for the Company over such period. The primary audit issue was the resolution of R&E credits applicable to California. As a result of the NOPA and other events, the Company reduced the tax reserves for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.
During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the statute of limitations expired for the U.S. Federal income tax return for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. The Company is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The examination process is at an early stage and the Company is unable to determine whether any material adjustments will be proposed by the IRS.
16. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated the period after the balance sheet date up through August 7, 2009, which is the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined that there were no subsequent events or transactions that required recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report contains certain forward-looking statements, including the plans and objectives of management for our business, operations and economic performance. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the context of the statement or the use of forward-looking terminology, such as believes, estimates, anticipates, intends, expects, plans, is confident that or words of similar meaning, with reference to us or our management. Similarly, statements that describe our future operating performance, financial results, financial position, plans, objectives, strategies or goals are forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, these assumptions and the forward-looking statements are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to, our dependence on long-term government contracts, which are subject to uncertainties concerning the governments budgetary approval process, the possibility that our government contracts may be terminated by the government, our ability to successfully manage our joint ventures, the risk of employee misconduct or our failure to comply with laws and regulations, our ability to successfully execute our mergers and acquisitions strategy, including the integration of new companies into our business, our ability to attract and retain key technical and management personnel, our ability to complete our backlog of uncompleted projects as currently projected, our liquidity and capital resources and changes in regulations or legislation that could affect us. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by any forward-looking statement. In addition to the other risks and uncertainties mentioned in connection with certain forward-looking statements throughout this Quarterly Report, please review Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors in this Quarterly Report for a discussion of the factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect our future results.
Unless otherwise noted, the terms we, our, us, and Company refer to AECOM Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Overview
We are a leading global provider of professional technical and management support services for commercial and government clients around the world. We provide our services in a broad range of end markets and strategic geographic markets through a global network of operating offices and approximately 44,000 employees and staff employed in the field on projects.
Our business focuses primarily on providing fee-based professional technical and support services and therefore our business is labor and not capital intensive. We primarily derive income from our ability to generate revenue and collect cash from our clients through the billing of our employees time spent on client projects and our ability to manage our costs. We operate our business through two segments: Professional Technical Services (PTS) and Management Support Services (MSS).
Our PTS segment delivers planning, consulting, architecture and engineering design, and program and construction management services to institutional, commercial and government clients worldwide in end markets such as transportation, facilities, environmental, and energy markets. PTS revenue is primarily derived from fees from services that we provide, as opposed to pass-through fees from subcontractors and other direct costs.
Our MSS segment provides facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, technical assistance and systems integration services, primarily for agencies of the U.S. government. MSS revenue typically includes a significant amount of pass-through fees from subcontractors and other direct costs.
Our revenue is dependent on our ability to attract and retain qualified and productive employees, identify business opportunities, allocate our labor resources to profitable markets, secure new contracts and renew existing client agreements. Moreover, as a professional services company, maintaining the high quality of the work generated by our employees is integral to our revenue generation.
Our costs consist primarily of the compensation we pay to our employees, including salaries and fringe benefits, the costs of hiring subcontractors and other project-related expenses, and general and administrative costs.
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Components of Income and Expense
Our management internally analyzes the results of our operations using several non-GAAP measures. A significant portion of our revenue relates to services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees that we categorize as other direct costs. Those costs are typically paid to service providers upon our receipt of payment from the client. We segregate other direct costs from revenue resulting in a measurement that we refer to as revenue, net of other direct costs, which is a measure of work performed by AECOM employees. We have included information on revenue, net of other direct costs, as we believe that it is useful to view our revenue exclusive of costs associated with external service providers.
The following table presents, for the periods indicated, a presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures reconciled to the closest GAAP measures:
|
|
Nine Months |
|
Year Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|||||||
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
4,464 |
|
$ |
3,566 |
|
$ |
5,184 |
|
$ |
4,237 |
|
$ |
3,421 |
|
$ |
2,395 |
|
$ |
2,012 |
|
Other direct costs |
|
1,647 |
|
1,286 |
|
1,898 |
|
1,832 |
|
1,521 |
|
933 |
|
776 |
|
|||||||
Revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
2,817 |
|
2,280 |
|
3,286 |
|
2,405 |
|
1,900 |
|
1,462 |
|
1,236 |
|
|||||||
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
2,561 |
|
2,080 |
|
3,000 |
|
2,207 |
|
1,757 |
|
1,345 |
|
1,131 |
|
|||||||
Gross profit |
|
256 |
|
200 |
|
286 |
|
198 |
|
143 |
|
117 |
|
105 |
|
|||||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
22 |
|
12 |
|
6 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets |
|
19 |
|
8 |
|
18 |
|
12 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|||||||
Other general and administrative expenses |
|
42 |
|
36 |
|
52 |
|
42 |
|
31 |
|
18 |
|
21 |
|
|||||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
61 |
|
44 |
|
70 |
|
54 |
|
46 |
|
21 |
|
21 |
|
|||||||
Income from operations |
|
$ |
212 |
|
$ |
168 |
|
$ |
238 |
|
$ |
156 |
|
$ |
103 |
|
$ |
98 |
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Reconciliation of Cost of Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Other direct costs |
|
$ |
1,647 |
|
$ |
1,286 |
|
$ |
1,898 |
|
$ |
1,832 |
|
$ |
1,521 |
|
$ |
933 |
|
$ |
776 |
|
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
2,561 |
|
2,080 |
|
3,000 |
|
2,207 |
|
1,757 |
|
1,345 |
|
1,131 |
|
|||||||
Cost of revenue |
|
$ |
4,208 |
|
$ |
3,366 |
|
$ |
4,898 |
|
$ |
4,039 |
|
$ |
3,278 |
|
$ |
2,278 |
|
$ |
1,907 |
|
Results of Operations
Consolidated Results
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
Change |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
$ |
|
% |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
$ |
|
% |
|
||||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,531,989 |
|
$ |
1,321,203 |
|
$ |
210,786 |
|
16.0 |
% |
$ |
4,463,575 |
|
$ |
3,565,574 |
|
$ |
898,001 |
|
25.2 |
% |
Other direct costs |
|
564,854 |
|
467,919 |
|
96,935 |
|
20.7 |
|
1,646,089 |
|
1,285,952 |
|
360,137 |
|
28.0 |
|
||||||
Revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
967,135 |
|
853,284 |
|
113,851 |
|
13.3 |
|
2,817,486 |
|
2,279,622 |
|
537,864 |
|
23.6 |
|
||||||
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
880,018 |
|
777,575 |
|
102,443 |
|
13.2 |
|
2,561,529 |
|
2,079,203 |
|
482,326 |
|
23.2 |
|
||||||
Gross profit |
|
87,117 |
|
75,709 |
|
11,408 |
|
15.1 |
|
255,957 |
|
200,419 |
|
55,538 |
|
27.7 |
|
||||||
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
6,153 |
|
5,313 |
|
840 |
|
15.8 |
|
16,793 |
|
12,163 |
|
4,630 |
|
38.1 |
|
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
|
20,071 |
|
16,840 |
|
3,231 |
|
19.2 |
|
61,248 |
|
44,909 |
|
16,339 |
|
36.4 |
|
||||||
Income from operations |
|
73,199 |
|
64,182 |
|
9,017 |
|
14.0 |
|
211,502 |
|
167,673 |
|
43,829 |
|
26.1 |
|
||||||
Minority interest in share of earnings |
|
3,040 |
|
4,862 |
|
(1,822 |
) |
(37.5 |
) |
10,818 |
|
10,939 |
|
(121 |
) |
(1.1 |
) |
||||||
Other income (expense) |
|
3,248 |
|
756 |
|
2,492 |
|
* |
|
(2,958 |
) |
(872 |
) |
(2,086 |
) |
* |
|
||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
|
(2,517 |
) |
(198 |
) |
(2,319 |
) |
* |
|
(8,134 |
) |
4,111 |
|
(12,245 |
) |
* |
|
||||||
Income before income tax expense |
|
70,890 |
|
59,878 |
|
11,012 |
|
18.4 |
|
189,592 |
|
159,973 |
|
29,619 |
|
18.5 |
|
||||||
Income tax expense |
|
20,987 |
|
21,424 |
|
(437 |
) |
(2.0 |
) |
56,878 |
|
56,197 |
|
681 |
|
1.2 |
|
||||||
Income from continuing operations |
|
49,903 |
|
38,454 |
|
11,449 |
|
29.8 |
|
132,714 |
|
103,776 |
|
28,938 |
|
27.9 |
|
||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
1,218 |
|
|
|
1,218 |
|
n/a |
|
2,710 |
|
|
|
2,710 |
|
n/a |
|
||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
51,121 |
|
$ |
38,454 |
|
$ |
12,667 |
|
32.9 |
% |
$ |
135,424 |
|
$ |
103,776 |
|
$ |
31,648 |
|
30.5 |
% |
* Not meaningful
19
The following table presents the percentage relationship of certain items to revenue, net of other direct costs:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
Revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs |
|
91.0 |
|
91.1 |
|
90.9 |
|
91.2 |
|
Gross profit |
|
9.0 |
|
8.9 |
|
9.1 |
|
8.8 |
|
Equity in earnings of joint ventures |
|
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.5 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
2.0 |
|
2.0 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.9 |
|
Income from operations |
|
7.6 |
|
7.5 |
|
7.5 |
|
7.4 |
|
Minority interest in share of earnings |
|
0.3 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.4 |
|
0.5 |
|
Other income (expense) |
|
0.3 |
|
0.1 |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
Interest income (expense), net |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
0.1 |
|
Income before income tax expense |
|
7.3 |
|
7.0 |
|
6.7 |
|
7.0 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
2.1 |
|
2.5 |
|
2.0 |