Form 10-Q

 

 

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 December 31, 2011

 

¨     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             

Commission File No. 001-34972

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   26-2634160

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, Virginia   22102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(703) 902-5000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

    

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report.)

 

 

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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  x    No  ¨

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 definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer    ¨    Accelerated filer    ¨
Non-accelerated filer    x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

     Shares Outstanding
as of January 31, 2012
 

Class A Common Stock

     128,126,835   

Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

     2,621,290   

Class C Restricted Common Stock

     1,533,020   

Class E Special Voting Common Stock

     10,140,067   

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

       2   

ITEM 1

     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS        2   

ITEM 2

     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS        15   

ITEM 3

     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK        29   

ITEM 4

     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES        29   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

       30   

ITEM 1

     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS        30   

ITEM 1A

     RISK FACTORS        30   

ITEM 2

     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS        30   

ITEM 3

     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES        30   

ITEM 4

     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES        30   

ITEM 5

     OTHER INFORMATION        30   

ITEM 6

     EXHIBITS        31   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,
2011
    March 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)        
    

(Amounts in thousands, except

share and per share data)

 
ASSETS     
Current assets:     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 405,027      $ 192,631   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     1,065,056        1,111,004   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     67,612        62,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,537,695        1,365,649   

Property and equipment (less accumulated depreciation of $179.8 million and $138.1 million at December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively)

     195,277        173,430   
Intangible assets, net      227,925        240,238   
Goodwill      1,188,115        1,163,549   
Other long-term assets      58,337        81,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,207,349      $ 3,024,023   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     
Current liabilities:     

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 39,375      $ 30,000   

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

     377,798        406,310   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     392,905        396,996   

Other current liabilities

     27,382        32,829   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     837,460        866,135   
Long-term debt, net of current portion      933,279        964,328   
Income tax reserve      55,170        90,474   
Other long-term liabilities      239,170        195,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,065,079        2,116,773   
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)     
Stockholders’ equity:     

Common stock, Class A — $0.01 par value — authorized, 600,000,000 shares; issued, 128,448,950 shares at December 31, 2011 and 122,784,835 shares at March 31, 2011; outstanding, 128,115,175 shares at December 31, 2011 and 122,784,835 shares at March 31, 2011

     1,284        1,227   

Non-voting common stock, Class B — $0.01 par value — authorized, 16,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 2,625,290 shares at December 31, 2011 and 3,053,130 shares at March 31, 2011

     26        31   

Restricted common stock, Class C — $0.01 par value — authorized, 5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 1,533,020 shares at December 31, 2011 and 2,028,270 shares at March 31, 2011

     15        20   

Special voting common stock, Class E — $0.003 par value — authorized, 25,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 10,140,067 shares at December 31, 2011 and 12,348,860 shares at March 31, 2011

     30        37   

Treasury stock, at cost — 333,775 shares at December 31, 2011 and 0 shares at March 31, 2011

     (5,377     —     

Additional paid-in capital

     890,766        840,058   

Retained earnings

     260,658        71,330   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (5,132     (5,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,142,270        907,250   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity    $ 3,207,349      $ 3,024,023   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (Amounts in thousands,
except per share data)
    (Amounts in thousands,
except per share data)
 

Revenue

   $ 1,442,718      $ 1,389,176      $ 4,318,598      $ 4,098,319   

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Cost of revenue

     729,977        718,574        2,172,450        2,094,232   

Billable expenses

     370,540        368,472        1,143,641        1,084,001   

General and administrative expenses

     224,483        206,203        656,608        624,533   

Depreciation and amortization

     19,530        20,796        55,924        59,768   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,344,530        1,314,045        4,028,623        3,862,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     98,188        75,131        289,975        235,785   

Interest expense

     (12,035     (34,532     (36,523     (113,715

Other, net

     238        (18,656     3,847        (25,766
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     86,391        21,943        257,299        96,304   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     23,531        (1,695     67,971        29,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 62,860      $ 23,638      $ 189,328      $ 66,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share (Note 3):

        

Basic

   $ 0.48      $ 0.20      $ 1.46      $ 0.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.44      $ 0.18      $ 1.34      $ 0.54   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (Amounts in thousands)      (Amounts in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 62,860       $ 23,638       $ 189,328       $ 66,624   

Actuarial gain related to employee benefits, net of taxes

     106         82         321         246   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 62,966       $ 23,720       $ 189,649       $ 66,870   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (Amounts in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 189,328      $ 66,624   

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

    

Gain on sale of state and local transportation business

     (4,082     —     

Transaction costs on sale of state and local transportation business

     (5,432     —     

Depreciation and amortization

     55,924        59,768   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     3,602        18,233   

Amortization of original issuance discount on debt

     826        4,934   

Excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options

     (16,397     (15,974

Stock-based compensation expense

     24,448        39,203   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     37,534        6,649   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     9,796        (17,206

Other long-term assets

     19,232        32,256   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (254     25,256   

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

     (25,695     7,956   

Accrued interest

     5,698        6,276   

Income tax reserve

     (35,304     (10,071

Other current liabilities

     (4,457     9,217   

Other long-term liabilities

     (2,748     47,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     252,019        280,805   

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (65,558     (61,433

Escrow payments

     —          1,384   

Proceeds from sale of state and local transportation business

     23,332        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (42,226     (60,049

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

     6,821        252,728   

Repayment of debt

     (22,500     (344,311

Excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options

     16,397        15,974   

Stock option exercises

     7,262        4,790   

Repurchases of common stock

     (5,377     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     2,603        (70,819

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     212,396        149,937   

Cash and cash equivalents––beginning of period

     192,631        307,835   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents––end of period

   $ 405,027      $ 457,772   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 26,394      $ 99,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes, net

   $ 69,224      $ 5,462   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data or unless otherwise noted)

December 31, 2011

1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Organization

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, or the Company, provides management and technology consulting services primarily to the U.S. government and its agencies in the defense, intelligence, and civil markets. The Company offers clients functional knowledge spanning strategy and organization, analytics, technology, and engineering and operations, which it combines with specialized expertise in clients’ mission and domain areas to help solve critical problems. The Company, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, or Carlyle, was incorporated in Delaware in May 2008 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with approximately 26,000 employees as of December 31, 2011.

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. As a result, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The Company followed the accounting policies used and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2011, or Annual Report. The Company’s fiscal year ends on March 31 and unless otherwise noted, references to fiscal year or fiscal are for fiscal years ended March 31.

The interim financial information in this Quarterly Report reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise disclosed, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations for the interim periods. The results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially from management’s estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and through the filing date did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or historical consolidated financial statements.

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share amounts based on net income for the periods presented. The Company uses the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period to calculate basic earnings per share, or EPS. Diluted EPS is computed similar to basic EPS, except the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include the dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and other stock-based awards.

The Company currently has outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, Class C Restricted Common Stock, and Class E Special Voting Common Stock. Class E Special Voting Common Stock shares are not included in the calculation of EPS as these shares represent voting rights only and are not entitled to participate in dividends or other distributions.

 

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Basic and diluted EPS for the periods presented are computed as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Earnings for basic and diluted computations

   $ 62,860       $ 23,638       $ 189,328       $ 66,624   

Weighted-average Class A Common Stock outstanding

     127,108,438         113,723,503         125,319,720         106,180,869   

Weighted-average Class B Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding

     2,711,157         3,053,130         2,857,308         2,910,836   

Weighted-average Class C Restricted Common Stock outstanding

     1,660,262         2,028,270         1,796,304         2,028,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic computations

     131,479,857         118,804,903         129,973,332         111,119,975   

Dilutive stock options and restricted stock

     10,319,868         12,410,628         11,023,279         13,007,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average number of common shares outstanding for diluted computations

     141,799,725         131,215,531         140,996,611         124,127,179   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

           

Basic

   $ 0.48       $ 0.20       $ 1.46       $ 0.60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.44       $ 0.18       $ 1.34       $ 0.54   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, 2,410,000 options and 310,000 options, respectively, were not included in the EPS calculation as their impact was anti-dilutive.

4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, goodwill was $1,188.1 million and $1,163.5 million, respectively. The increase in the carrying amount of goodwill is primarily attributable to the increase in the deferred payment obligation as a result of the release of approximately $35.3 million of reserves for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by a $10.7 million reduction to goodwill related to the sale of the Company’s state and local transportation business.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

     As of December 31, 2011      As of March 31, 2011  
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying
Value
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying
Value
 

Amortizable intangible assets

                 

Contract backlog

   $ 160,615       $ 123,245       $ 37,370       $ 160,800       $ 111,330       $ 49,470   

Favorable leases

     2,800         2,445         355         2,800         2,232         568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     163,415         125,690         37,725         163,600         113,562         50,038   

Unamortizable intangible assets

                 

Trade name

     190,200                 190,200         190,200                 190,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 353,615       $ 125,690       $ 227,925       $ 353,800       $ 113,562       $ 240,238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $4.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively, and

$12.3 million and $21.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,
2011
    March 31,
2011
 

Current

    

Accounts receivable–billed

   $ 481,441      $ 466,688   

Accounts receivable–unbilled

     585,949        645,664   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (2,334     (1,348
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

     1,065,056        1,111,004   

Long-term

    

Unbilled receivables related to retainage and holdbacks

     21,181        17,075   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accounts receivable, net

   $ 1,086,237      $ 1,128,079   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company recognized a provision for doubtful accounts of $1.2 million and $606,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $4.1 million and $5.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Long-term unbilled receivables related to retainage, holdbacks, and long-term rate settlements to be billed at contract closeout are included in other long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

6. ACCRUED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Accrued compensation and benefits consisted of the following:

 

      December 31,
2011
     March 31,
2011
 

Bonus

   $ 58,783       $ 136,503   

Retirement

     170,416         93,826   

Vacation

     127,646         133,643   

Other

     36,060         33,024   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued compensation and benefits

   $ 392,905       $ 396,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

7. DEFERRED PAYMENT OBLIGATION

In connection with the merger transaction as described in the Company’s Annual Report, or the acquisition, the Company established a deferred payment obligation, or DPO, of $158.0 million, payable 8.5 years after July 31, 2008, less any settled claims. Of the $158.0 million, $78.0 million was required to be paid in full to the selling shareholders and $80.0 million is available to indemnify the Company for certain pre-acquisition tax contingencies, related interest and penalties, and other matters pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 15, 2008, as amended as of July 30, 2008. On December 11, 2009, in connection with the recapitalization transaction as described in the Company’s Annual Report, $100.4 million was paid to selling shareholders, of which $78.0 million was the repayment of that portion of the DPO described above, with $22.4 million representing accrued interest. Any amounts remaining after the settlement of claims will be paid out to selling shareholders.

As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company has recorded $55.2 million and $90.5 million, respectively, for pre-acquisition uncertain tax positions, of which approximately $17.4 million and $52.7 million, respectively, may be indemnified under the remaining available DPO. During the nine months ended December 31, 2011, the Company favorably settled approximately $35.3 million of its pre-acquisition uncertain tax positions, thereby reducing the estimated amount to be indemnified under the remaining available DPO and increasing the DPO amount to be paid to the selling shareholders. Accordingly, the $80.4 million and $38.2 million DPO balances recorded as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively, within other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, represent the residual balance estimated to be paid to the selling shareholders based on consideration of contingent tax claims, accrued interest, and other matters.

 

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A reconciliation of the principal balance of the DPO to the amount recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented are as follows:

 

      December 31,
2011
    March 31,
2011
 

Deferred payment obligation

   $ 80,000      $ 80,000   

Indemnified pre-acquisition uncertain tax positions

     (17,417     (52,721

Accrued interest

     17,823        10,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amount recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets

   $ 80,406      $ 38,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

8. DEBT

Debt consisted of the following:

 

      December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011  
      Interest
Rate
    Outstanding
Balance
    Interest
Rate
    Outstanding
Balance
 

Tranche A Loans

     2.52   $ 478,952        2.81   $ 497,185   

Tranche B Loans

     4.00     493,702        4.00     497,143   
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

       972,654          994,328   

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

       (39,375       (30,000
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     $ 933,279        $ 964,328   
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

The Company maintains a senior secured credit agreement, as amended, with a syndicate of lenders. The senior secured credit agreement, as amended, provides for $1.0 billion in term loans ($500.0 million of Tranche A Loans and $500.0 million of Tranche B Loans) and a $275.0 million revolving credit facility. The loans under the senior secured credit agreement, as amended, are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

The senior secured agreement, as amended, requires quarterly principal payments of 1.25% of the stated principal amount of the Tranche A Loans, with annual incremental increases to 1.875%, 2.50%, 3.125%, and 16.25%, prior to the Tranche A Loans’ maturity date of February 3, 2016, and 0.25% of the stated principal amount of the Tranche B Loans, with the remaining balance payable on the Tranche B Loans’ maturity date of August 3, 2017. The revolving credit facility matures on July 31, 2014, at which time any outstanding principal balance is due in full. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding on the revolving credit facility.

The total outstanding debt balance is recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, net of unamortized discount of $4.8 million and $5.7 million as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively.

The senior secured credit agreement, as amended, requires the maintenance of certain financial and non-financial covenants. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants.

9. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 27.2% and (7.7%) for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 26.4% and 30.8% for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same prior year period is primarily due to higher pretax income. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same prior year period is primarily due to an increase in the amount of uncertain tax position reserves released during the nine months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same prior year period. This decrease in the effective tax rate was partially offset by higher pretax income. The three and nine month effective tax rates of 27.2% and 26.4%, respectively, differ from the statutory rate of 35.0% due to the release of uncertain tax positions, state taxes and the effect of other permanent rate differences, which primarily relate to meals and entertainment.

The federal income statute for the tax year ended March 31, 2008 lapsed on December 15, 2011. As a result, management has concluded that, certain tax uncertainties are considered effectively settled. The Company released $11.1 million of federal income tax reserves and related interest and penalties during the three months ended December 31, 2011.

The Company is also subject to taxes imposed by various taxing authorities including state and foreign jurisdictions. Tax years related to state and foreign jurisdictions that remain open and subject to examination are not considered to be material, or will be indemnified under the merger agreement as described in the Company’s Annual Report. Additionally, due to statute of limitations expirations and potential audit settlements, it is reasonably possible that a portion of the reserves recorded on previously recognized tax benefits may be effectively settled by March 31, 2012.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company utilized $14.9 million of its capital loss carryforward from the disposition of the state and local transportation business. In prior periods, the Company provided a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets associated with the capital loss carryforward. As a result, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $5.9 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company sponsors the Employees’ Capital Accumulation Plan, or ECAP, which is a qualified defined contribution plan that covers eligible U.S. and international employees. ECAP provides for distributions, subject to certain vesting provisions, to participants by reason of retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment. Total expense recognized under ECAP for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $58.2 million and $54.0 million, respectively, and $172.9 million and $167.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company-paid contributions for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $26.2 million and $22.5 million, respectively, and $96.2 million and $84.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The Company maintains and administers a defined benefit retirement plan and a postretirement medical plan for current, retired, and resigned officers.

Total expense for the Company’s Retired Officers’ Bonus Plan was $217,000 and $216,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $651,000 and $648,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Retired Officers’ Bonus Plan is an unfunded plan and contributions are made as benefits are paid. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the accumulated liability of $4.7 million and $5.2 million, respectively, included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets is unfunded.

The components of net postretirement medical expense for the Officer Medical Plan were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Service cost

   $ 978       $ 841       $ 2,934       $ 2,522   

Interest cost

     747         642         2,240         1,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total postretirement medical expense

   $ 1,725       $ 1,483       $ 5,174       $ 4,449   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the unfunded status of the Officer Medical Plan was $56.8 million and $52.8 million, respectively, which is included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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11. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

The common stock shares activity consisted of the following:

 

     Class A
Common Stock
    Class B
Non-Voting
Common Stock
    Class C
Restricted
Common Stock
    Class E
Special Voting
Common Stock
    Treasury
Stock
 

Balance at March 31, 2010

     102,922,900        2,350,200        2,028,270        13,345,880        —     

Issuance of common stock

     16,189,830        —          —          702,930        —     

Stock options exercised

     4,375,035        —          —          (1,699,950     —     

Share exchange

     (702,930     702,930        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2011

     122,784,835        3,053,130        2,028,270        12,348,860        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

     959,256        —          —          —          —     

Stock options exercised

     3,781,769        —          —          (2,208,793     —     

Share exchange

     923,090        (427,840     (495,250     —          —     

Repurchase of common stock (1)

     (333,775     —          —          —          333,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     128,115,175        2,625,290        1,533,020        10,140,067        333,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects shares repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2011 associated with the share surrender program that was limited to Rollover options that were required to be exercised between June 30, 2011 and September 15, 2011.

In connection with the Company’s initial public offering in November 2010, the Company established a tax qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, which is designed to enable eligible employees to periodically purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares at a five percent discount from the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. The ESPP provides for quarterly offering periods, the first of which commenced on April 1, 2011. For the third quarterly offering period that closed on December 31, 2011, 129,827 Class A Common Stock shares were purchased by employees under the ESPP.

Share Repurchase Program

On December 12, 2011, the Board of Directors approved a $30.0 million share repurchase program, to be funded from cash on hand. A special committee of the Board of Directors was appointed to evaluate market conditions and other relevant factors and initiate repurchases under the program from time to time. The share repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. As of December 31, 2011 no shares have been repurchased under the program.

12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

     Three Months  Ended
December 31,
     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,727         3,447       $ 6,996       $ 11,331   

General and administrative expenses

     4,273         8,461         17,452         27,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,000       $ 11,908       $ 24,448       $ 39,203   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, there was $36.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based compensation agreements. The unrecognized compensation cost as of December 31, 2011 is expected to be amortized over the next 4.5 years.

Officers’ Rollover Stock Plan

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011, 0 and 766,890 shares of Class C Restricted Common Stock vested, respectively. Total compensation expense recorded in conjunction with all Class C Restricted Stock for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $144,000 and $924,000, respectively, and $884,000 and $3.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Future compensation cost related to non-vested Class C Restricted Stock not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $543,000, and is expected to be recognized over 1.5 years.

 

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A portion of the old stock rights held by Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.’s U.S. government consulting partners issued under the stock rights plan that existed for Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.’s Officers prior to the merger transaction, as described in the Company’s Annual Report, were exchanged for new options, or Rollover Options. As of December 31, 2011, there were 9,437,102 Rollover Options outstanding, of which 3,758,750 options were unvested. As Rollover Options granted to retirement eligible Officers were fully vested as of December 31, 2011, the remaining 3,758,750 options unvested as of December 31, 2011 represent only non-retirement eligible options. Total compensation expense recorded in conjunction with all Rollover Options for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $1.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, and $8.8 million and $21.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Future compensation cost related to non-vested Rollover Options not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $5.9 million, and is expected to be recognized over 1.5 years.

Equity Incentive Plan

On November 8, 2011, 190,000 options were granted under the Equity Incentive Plan, or EIP. The estimated fair value of the common stock on November 8, 2011, at the time of the option grant, was $16.30.

As of December 31, 2011, there were 11,830,244 EIP options outstanding, of which 8,274,520 were unvested. Total compensation expense recorded in conjunction with EIP options for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $2.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively, and $10.8 million and $14.4 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Future compensation cost related to non-vested EIP options not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $23.5 million, and is expected to be recognized over 4.5 years.

Grants of Class A Restricted Common Stock

On April 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 20,231 shares of Class A Restricted Stock to certain Board members for their continued service to the Company. These shares vest in equal installments on September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, and were issued with an aggregate grant date fair value of $370,000. On November 9, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 1,242 shares of Class A Restricted Stock to a new Board member for his service to the Company. These shares shall vest on March 31, 2012, and were issued with an aggregate fair value of $20,000. Total compensation expense recorded in conjunction with these grants for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 was $51,000 and $328,000, respectively. Future compensation cost related to this award not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $59,000 and is expected to be recognized over the next three months. There were no additional shares authorized to be issued under the April 2011 Compensation Committee grant.

On July 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 514,869 shares of Class A Restricted Stock in conjunction with the new Annual Incentive Plan adopted on October 1, 2010. The amount of the annual incentive payment was determined based on performance targets established by the Compensation Committee and a portion of the bonus was paid in the form of Class A Restricted Stock. Equity awards will vest based on the passage of time, subject to the officer’s continued employment by the Company. The portion to be paid in the form of equity will be recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations based on grant date fair value over the vesting period of three years and the aggregate value was estimated at $9.8 million based on the stock price of $19.08 on the grant date. Total compensation expense recorded in conjunction with this grant for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $1.3 million. Future compensation cost related to this award not yet recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $6.2 million and is expected to be recognized over the next 2.5 years.

December 2009 Dividend

As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company recorded a stock-based compensation liability of $26.6 million and $31.4 million, respectively, in other long-term liabilities, related to the reduction in stock option exercise price associated with a dividend paid in December 2009. The Company also recorded $8.9 million and $9.0 million as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively, of a stock-based compensation liability in accrued compensation and benefits, which represents the amounts of the reduction in stock option exercise price expected to be paid within one year. Options vested and not yet exercised that would have had an exercise price below zero as a result of the dividend were reduced to one cent, with the remaining reduction to be paid in cash upon exercise of the options. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report for further discussion of the dividend paid in December 2009.

13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011 approximated its carrying value of $405.0 million and $192.6 million, respectively, because of the short-term nature of these accounts. The fair value of the Company’s debt instruments as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011 approximated its carrying value of $972.7 million and $994.3 million, respectively. The fair value of debt is determined based on interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements.

14. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company is an affiliate of Carlyle and from time to time, and in the ordinary course of business: (1) other Carlyle portfolio companies engage the Company as a subcontractor or service provider, and (2) the Company engages other Carlyle portfolio companies as subcontractors or service providers. Revenue and cost associated with these related parties for the three months ended December 31, 2011 were $376,000 and $341,000, respectively, and $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, respectively. Revenue and cost associated with these related parties for the three months ended December 31, 2010 were $667,000 and $543,000, respectively, and $5.7 million and $4.9 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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On July 31, 2008, the Company entered into a management agreement, or Management Agreement, with TC Group V US, L.L.C., or TC Group, a company affiliated with Carlyle. In accordance with the Management Agreement, TC Group provides the Company with advisory, consulting, and other services and the Company pays TC Group an aggregate annual fee of $1.0 million, plus expenses. For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $250,000 in advisory fees. For the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $750,000 in advisory fees.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

As a result of the July 2008 merger transaction, as described in the Company’s Annual Report, the Company assigned a total of nine leases to Booz & Co. The facilities are located in New York, New York; Troy, Michigan; Florham Park, New Jersey; Parsippany, New Jersey; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; and London, England. Except for the Cleveland and Dallas leases, which expired, the Company remains liable under the terms of the original leases should Booz & Co. default on its obligations. There were no events of default under theses leases as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments is $38.6 million, and the leases expire at different dates between February 2012 and March 2017. Based on the Company’s assessment of the likelihood of future payment, no amounts have been recorded related to the Company’s contingent liability on such leases.

Government Contracting Matters

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, approximately 98% of the Company’s revenue was generated from contracts with U.S. government agencies or other U.S. government contractors. Contracts with the U.S. government are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements and, from time to time and in the ordinary course of business, agencies of the U.S. government investigate whether the Company’s operations are conducted in accordance with these requirements and the terms of the relevant contracts by using investigative techniques as subpoenas or civil investigative demands. U.S. government investigations of the Company, whether related to the Company’s U.S. government contracts or conducted for other reasons, could result in administrative, civil, or criminal liabilities, including repayments, fines, or penalties being imposed upon the Company, or could lead to suspension or debarment from future U.S. government contracting. Management believes it has adequately reserved for any losses that may be experienced from any investigation of which it is aware. The Defense Contract Management Agency Administrative Contracting Officer has negotiated annual final indirect cost rates through fiscal year 2006. Audits of subsequent years may result in cost reductions and/or penalties. Management believes it has adequately reserved for any losses that may be experienced from any such reductions and/or penalties. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company has recorded a liability of approximately $112.4 million and $100.2 million, respectively, for its current best estimate of net amounts to be refunded to customers for potential adjustments from such audits or reviews of contract costs incurred subsequent to fiscal year 2006.

Litigation

The Company is involved in legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business, including those relating to employment matters, relationships with clients and contractors, intellectual property disputes, and other business matters. These legal proceedings seek various remedies, including claims for monetary damages in varying amounts that currently range up to $40.0 million or have a reasonably estimated outcome within that range, or are unspecified as to amount. Although the outcome of any such matter is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, based on current information, management does not expect any of the currently ongoing audits, reviews, investigations, or litigation to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Six former officers and stockholders who had departed the firm prior to the acquisition, as described in the Company’s Annual Report, have filed a total of nine suits, with original filing dates ranging from July 3, 2008 through December 15, 2009 (three of which were amended on July 2, 2010 and then further amended into one consolidated complaint on September 7, 2010) against the Company and certain of the Company’s current and former directors and officers. Each of the suits arises out of the acquisition and alleges that the former stockholders are entitled to certain payments that they would have received if they had held their stock at the time of the acquisition. Some of the suits also allege that the acquisition price paid to stockholders was insufficient. The various suits assert claims for breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, breach of fiduciary duty, civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, violations, violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and/or securities and common law fraud. Two of these suits have been dismissed with all appeals exhausted. Five of the remaining suits are pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the sixth is pending in New York state court and the seventh is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the aggregate alleged damages sought in the seven remaining suits was approximately $348.7 million ($291.5 million of which is sought to be trebled pursuant to RICO) plus punitive damages, costs, and fees. Although the outcome of any of these cases is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, based on current information, we do not expect them to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company finalized a cost restructuring plan to reduce certain personnel and infrastructure costs. This plan was implemented in response to continued budget constraints and uncertainty in the industry and to provide funds to increase resources dedicated to growth areas across the Company’s markets. As part of this cost restructuring plan, the Company reduced our overall headcount by approximately 2%, with a higher percentage of reductions in the senior ranks. The Company anticipates incurring an associated restructuring charge of approximately $10 to $14 million pretax in the three months ended March 31, 2012 relating to the one-time termination benefits. The entire amount of such charge will result in future cash expenditures. In addition, the Company anticipates recording a reduction to stock compensation expense of approximately $2 million associated with forfeitures of unvested EIP options. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether some portion of the costs is recoverable under our cost-reimbursable contracts, which may result in additional revenue to be recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. No amounts related to this cost restructuring have been accrued in the accompanying financial statements as of and for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011.

On February 1, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized and declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.09 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on February 29, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 2012.

On February 1, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the payment of the accrued interest on the DPO as of February 29, 2012 for approximately $19.4 million.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report.

The statements in this discussion regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources, and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2011, or Annual Report, and under Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and “— Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” of this Quarterly Report. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Our fiscal year ends March 31 and, unless otherwise noted, references to years or fiscal are for fiscal years ended March 31. See

“—Results of Operations.”

Overview

We are a leading provider of management and technology consulting services to the U.S. government in the defense, intelligence, and civil markets. As the needs of our clients have grown more complex, we have developed deep expertise in technology, engineering, and analytics. Leveraging our 98-year consulting heritage and a talent base of approximately 26,000 people, we deploy our deep domain knowledge, functional expertise, and experience to help our clients achieve their objectives. We serve substantially all of the cabinet-level departments of the U.S. government. Our major clients include the Department of Defense, all branches of the U.S. military, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and civil agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Environmental Protection Agency. We support these clients in addressing complex and pressing challenges such as combating global terrorism, improving cyber capabilities, transforming the healthcare system, improving efficiency and managing change within the government, and protecting the environment.

We have a collaborative culture, supported by our operating model, which helps our professionals identify and respond to emerging trends across the markets we serve and deliver enduring results for our clients.

Financial and Other Highlights

Revenue grew 3.9% from the three months ended December 31, 2010 to the three months ended December 31, 2011, and grew 5.4% from the nine months ended December 31, 2010 to the nine months ended December 31, 2011. Revenue generated by our direct consulting staff labor grew 5.0% from the three months ended December 31, 2010 to the three months ended December 31, 2011, and grew 5.3% from the nine months ended December 31, 2010 to the nine months ended December 31, 2011. Direct consulting staff labor represents our consulting staff’s labor under contracts for which we act as a prime contractor or subcontractor. Total backlog grew 11.0% to $12.2 billion from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011. Substantially all of our revenue and backlog is derived from services and solutions provided to client organizations across the U.S. government, primarily by our consulting staff and, to a lesser extent, our subcontractors. The mix of revenue generated by consulting staff and subcontractors affects our operating margin, substantially all of which is derived from direct consulting staff labor, as the portion of our revenue derived from fees we earn on services provided by our subcontractors is not significant. We experienced revenue growth during the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011 with the highest revenue growth in areas relating to health and finance consulting services for civil government agencies and classified services to the U.S. Intelligence community.

Operating income grew 30.7% to $98.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011 from $75.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2010, which reflects a 140 basis point increase in operating margin to 6.8% from 5.4% in the comparable periods. Operating income increased 23.0% to $290.0 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 from $235.8 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2010, which reflects a 96 basis point increase in operating margin to 6.7% from 5.8% in the comparable periods. The improvement in operating margin was driven by the continued growth in revenue and increased profitability resulting from decreases in incentive and stock-based compensation costs and lower amortization of our intangible assets. The factors contributing to the increased operating margin were partially offset by increases in business development costs including marketing and bid and proposal activity as well as additional administrative costs associated with delays in deploying certain direct consulting staff labor against funded backlog.

Cash provided by operations was $252.0 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $189.3 million in net income in the nine months ended December 31, 2010. The increase in cash provided by operations was a result of overall profitability of our contracts, our ability to invoice and collect from clients in a timely manner, and our effective management of vendor payments. Our tax payments increased by approximately $63.8 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 principally due to limitations on the utilization of our net operating loss, or NOL, carryforward. The net operating loss is expected to be fully utilized in fiscal 2012 and as a result, we expect cash taxes to be paid during fiscal 2013 to increase over the amount paid in fiscal 2012.

 

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As a result of the refinancing of our credit facilities in February 2011 which resulted in a reduction in our outstanding debt at lower interest rates, as described in our Annual Report, we realized a reduction in interest expense in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 of $22.5 million and $77.2 million, as compared to the same prior year period.

Non-GAAP Measures

We publicly disclose certain non-GAAP financial measurements, including Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, or EPS, because management uses these measures for business planning purposes, including to manage our business against internal projected results of operations and measure our performance. We view Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS as measures of our core operating business, which exclude the impact of the items detailed below, as these items are generally not operational in nature. These non-GAAP measures also provide another basis for comparing period to period results by excluding potential differences caused by non-operational and unusual or non-recurring items. We also utilize and discuss Free Cash Flow, because management uses this measure for business planning purposes, measuring the cash generating ability of the operating business, and measuring liquidity generally. We present these supplemental measures because we believe that these measures provide investors with important supplemental information with which to evaluate our performance, long term earnings potential, or liquidity, as applicable, and to enable them to assess our performance on the same basis as management. These supplemental performance measurements may vary from, and may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures by other companies in our industry. Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, and Free Cash Flow are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and when analyzing our performance or liquidity, as applicable, investors should (i) evaluate each adjustment in our reconciliation of operating and net income to Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, and cash flows to Free Cash Flows, and the explanatory footnotes regarding those adjustments, each as defined under GAAP, (ii) use Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS in addition to, and not as an alternative to, operating income, net income, or diluted EPS as a measure of operating results, and (iii) use Free Cash Flows, in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net cash generated from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, as defined under GAAP. We have defined the aforementioned non-GAAP measures as follows:

 

   

“Adjusted Operating Income” represents operating income before (i) certain stock option-based and other equity-based compensation expenses, (ii) adjustments related to the amortization of intangible assets, and (iii) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring items. We prepare Adjusted Operating Income to eliminate the impact of items we do not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary, or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature.

 

   

“Adjusted EBITDA” represents net income before income taxes, net interest and other expense, and depreciation and amortization and before certain other items, including: (i) certain stock option-based and other equity-based compensation expenses, (ii) transaction costs, fees, losses, and expenses, including fees associated with debt prepayments, and (iii) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring items. We prepare Adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of items we do not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary, or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature.

 

   

“Adjusted Net Income” represents net income before: (i) certain stock option-based and other equity-based compensation expenses, (ii) transaction costs, fees, losses, and expenses, including fees associated with debt prepayments, (iii) adjustments related to the amortization of intangible assets, (iv) amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs and write-off of original issue discount, and (v) any extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring items, in each case net of the tax effect calculated using an assumed effective tax rate. We prepare Adjusted Net Income to eliminate the impact of items, net of taxes, we do not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary, or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature.

 

   

“Adjusted Diluted EPS” represents diluted EPS calculated using Adjusted Net Income as opposed to net income.

 

   

“Free Cash Flow” represents the net cash generated from operating activities less the impact of purchases of property and equipment.

Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, and Free Cash Flow to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP:

 

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     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)    2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Adjusted Operating Income

  

Operating Income

   $ 98,188      $ 75,131      $ 289,975      $ 235,785   

Certain stock-based compensation expense (a)

     2,418        10,016        11,589        33,131   

Amortization of intangible assets (b)

     4,091        7,161        12,273        21,480   

Transaction expenses (c)

     —          —          —          135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income

   $ 104,697      $ 92,308      $ 313,837      $ 290,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA

        

Net income

   $ 62,860      $ 23,638      $ 189,328      $ 66,624   

Income tax expense

     23,531        (1,695     67,971        29,680   

Interest and other, net

     11,797        53,188        32,676        139,481   

Depreciation and amortization

     19,530        20,796        55,924        59,768   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     117,718        95,927        345,899        295,553   

Certain stock-based compensation expense (a)

     2,418        10,016        11,589        33,131   

Transaction expenses (c)

     —          —          —          135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 120,136      $ 105,943      $ 357,488      $ 328,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

        

Net income

   $ 62,860      $ 23,638      $ 189,328      $ 66,624   

Certain stock-based compensation expense (a)

     2,418        10,016        11,589        33,131   

Transaction expenses (c)

     —          7,288        —          9,973   

Amortization of intangible assets (b)

     4,091        7,161        12,273        21,480   

Amortization or write-off of debt issuancecosts and write-off of original issue discount

     1,202        13,021        3,602        20,939   

Net gain on sale of state and local transportation business (d)

     —          —          (5,681     —     

Release of income tax reserves (e)

     (11,085     (10,966     (35,133     (10,966

Adjustments for tax effect (f)

     (3,084     (14,994     (10,985     (34,209
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 56,402      $ 35,164      $ 164,993      $ 106,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

        

Weighted-average number of diluted shares outstanding

     141,799,725        131,215,531        140,996,611        124,127,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share

   $ 0.40      $ 0.27      $ 1.17      $ 0.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 74,902      $ 109,920      $ 252,019      $ 280,805   

Less: Purchases of property and equipment

     (21,918     (22,476     (65,558     (61,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ 52,984      $ 87,444      $ 186,461      $ 219,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Reflects stock-based compensation expense for options for Class A Common Stock and restricted shares, in each case, issued in connection with the acquisition of our Company by The Carlyle Group described in our Annual Report, which we refer to in this Quarterly Report as the acquisition, under the Officers’ Rollover Stock Plan. Also reflects stock-based compensation expense for Equity Incentive Plan Class A Common Stock options issued in connection with the acquisition under the Equity Incentive Plan.
(b) Reflects amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition described in our Annual Report.
(c) Three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 reflects certain external administrative and other expenses incurred in connection with the initial public offering.
(d) Nine months ended December 31, 2011 reflects the gain on sale of our state and local transportation business, net of the associated tax benefit of $1.6 million.
(e) Three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 reflects the release of income tax reserves, net of taxes.
(f) Reflects tax effect of adjustments at an assumed marginal tax rate of 40%.

 

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Recent Developments

The following recent developments occurred after December 31, 2011, which may cause our future results of operations to differ from our historical results of operations discussed under “— Results of Operations.”

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, we finalized a cost restructuring plan to reduce certain personnel and infrastructure costs. We implemented this in response to continued budget constraints and uncertainty in our industry and to provide funds to increase our resources dedicated to growth areas across our markets. As part of this cost restructuring plan, we have reduced our overall headcount by approximately 2%, with a higher percentage of reductions in our senior ranks. We anticipate incurring an associated restructuring charge of approximately $10 to $14 million pretax in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 relating to the one-time termination benefits. The entire amount of such charge will result in future cash expenditures. In addition, the Company anticipates recording a reduction to stock compensation expense of approximately $2 million associated with forfeitures of unvested EIP options. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether some portion of these costs is recoverable under our cost-reimbursable contracts, which may result in additional revenue to be recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. No amounts related to this cost restructuring have been accrued in the accompanying financial statements as of and for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011.

On February 1, 2012, our Board authorized and declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.09 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on February 29, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 2012. We currently intend to begin payments of regular quarterly cash dividends; however, the actual declaration of any such future dividends and the establishment of the per share amount, record dates and payment dates for any such future dividends are subject to the discretion of the Board, taking into account future earnings, cash flows, financial requirements and other factors.

On February 1, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the payment of the accrued interest on the deferred payment obligation, or DPO, as of February 29, 2012 for approximately $19.4 million.

Factors and Trends Affecting Our Results of Operations

Our results of operations have been, and we expect them to continue to be, affected by the following factors, which may cause our future results of operations to differ from our historical results of operations discussed under “— Results of Operations.”

Business Environment and Key Trends in Our Markets

We believe that the following trends and developments in the U.S. government services industry and our markets may influence our future results of operations:

 

   

budget deficits and the growing U.S. national debt increasing pressure on the U.S. government to reduce federal spending across all federal agencies together with associated uncertainty about the size and timing of those reductions;

 

   

changes in the relative mix of overall U.S. government spending and areas of spending growth, with lower spending on homeland security, intelligence and defense-related programs as overseas operations end, and continued increased spending on cyber-security, advanced analytics, technology integration and healthcare;

 

   

delays in the completion of the U.S. government’s budget process, which has in the past and could in the future delay procurement of the products, services, and solutions we provide;

 

   

existing and proposed fiscal constraints by the U.S. government and uncertainty about the size of future budget reductions may cause clients to invest appropriated funds on a less consistent or rapid basis, or not at all, particularly when considering long-term initiatives, not issue task orders in sufficient volume to reach current contract ceilings, and delay requests for new proposals and contract awards, relying on short-term extensions of current contracts instead;

 

   

the federal focus on refining the definition of “inherently governmental” work will continue to drive pockets of insourcing in various agencies, particularly in the intelligence market;

 

   

cost cutting and efficiency and effectiveness efforts by U.S. civilian agencies with a focus on increased use of performance measurement, “program integrity” efforts to reduce waste, fraud and abuse in entitlement programs, and renewed focus on improving procurement practices for and interagency use of IT services, including through the use of cloud based options and data center consolidation;

 

   

U.S. government agencies awarding contracts on a technically acceptable/lowest cost basis, which could have a negative impact on our ability to win certain contracts;

 

   

restrictions by the U.S. government on the ability of federal agencies to use lead system integrators, in response to cost, schedule and performance problems with large defense acquisition programs where contractors were performing the lead system integrator role;

 

   

increasingly complex requirements of the Department of Defense and the U.S. Intelligence Community, including cyber- security, managing federal health care cost growth and focus on reforming existing government regulation of various sectors of the economy, such as financial regulation and healthcare;

 

   

increased competition from other government contractors and market entrants seeking to take advantage of the trends identified above; and

 

   

efforts by the U.S. government to address organizational conflicts of interest and related issues and the impact of those efforts on us and our competitors.

 

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Sources of Revenue

Substantially all of our revenue is derived from services provided under contracts and task orders with the U.S. government, primarily by our consulting staff and, to a lesser extent, our subcontractors. Funding for our contracts and task orders is generally linked to trends in budgets and spending across various U.S. government agencies and departments. We provide services under a large portfolio of contracts and contract vehicles to a broad client base, and we believe that our diversified contract and client base lessens potential volatility in our business. We have historically grown, and continued through the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 to grow, our revenue organically without relying on acquisitions.

Contract Types

We generate revenue under the following three basic types of contracts:

 

   

Cost-Reimbursable Contracts. Cost-reimbursable contracts provide for the payment of allowable costs incurred during performance of the contract, up to a ceiling based on the amount that has been funded, plus a fee. We generate revenue under two general types of cost-reimbursable contracts: cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee, both of which reimburse allowable costs and provide for a fee. The fee under each type of cost-reimbursable contract is generally payable upon completion of services in accordance with the terms of the contract. Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts offer no opportunity for payment beyond the fixed fee. Cost-plus-award-fee contracts provide for an award fee that varies within specified limits based upon the client’s assessment of our performance against a predetermined set of criteria, such as targets for factors like cost, quality, schedule, and performance.

 

   

Time-and-Materials Contracts. Under a time-and-materials contract, we are paid a fixed hourly rate for each direct labor hour expended, and we are reimbursed for allowable material costs and allowable out-of-pocket expenses. To the extent our actual direct labor and associated costs vary in relation to the fixed hourly billing rates provided in the contract, we will generate more or less profit, or could incur a loss.

 

   

Fixed-Price Contracts. Under a fixed-price contract, we agree to perform the specified work for a pre-determined price. To the extent our actual costs vary from the estimates upon which the price was negotiated, we will generate more or less profit, or could incur a loss. Some fixed-price contracts have a performance-based component, pursuant to which we can earn incentive payments or incur financial penalties based on our performance. Fixed-price level of effort contracts require us to provide a specified level of effort (i.e., labor hours), over a stated period of time, for a fixed price.

The amount of risk and potential reward varies under each type of contract. Under cost-reimbursable contracts, there is limited financial risk, because we are reimbursed for all allowable costs up to a ceiling. However, profit margins on this type of contract tend to be lower than on time-and-materials and fixed-price contracts. Under time-and-materials contracts, we are reimbursed for the hours worked using the predetermined hourly rates for each labor category. In addition, we are typically reimbursed for other contract direct costs and expenses at cost. We assume financial risk on time-and-materials contracts because our labor costs may exceed the negotiated billing rates. Profit margins on well-managed time-and-materials contracts tend to be higher than profit margins on cost-reimbursable contracts as long as we are able to staff those contracts with people who have an appropriate skill set. Under fixed-price contracts, we are required to deliver the objectives under the contract for a pre-determined price. Compared to time-and-materials and cost-reimbursable contracts, fixed-price contracts generally offer higher profit margin opportunities because we receive the full benefit of any cost savings but generally involve greater financial risk because we bear the impact of any cost overruns. In the aggregate, the contract type mix in our revenue for any given period will affect that period’s profitability. Over time we have experienced a relatively stable contract mix.

The table below presents the percentage of total revenue for each type of contract:

 

     Three Months  Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months  Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Cost-reimbursable (1)

     54     50     54     51

Time-and-materials

     31     34     31     35

Fixed-price (2)

     15     16     15     14

 

(1) Includes both cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

 

(2) Includes fixed-price level of effort contracts.

 

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Contract Diversity and Revenue Mix

We provide services to our clients through a large number of single award contracts and contract vehicles and multiple award contract vehicles. Most of our revenue is generated under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or ID/IQ, contract vehicles, which include multiple award government wide acquisition contract vehicles, or GWACs, and General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule Contracts, or GSA schedules, and certain single award contracts. GWACs and GSA schedules are available to all U.S. government agencies. Any number of contractors typically compete under multiple award ID/IQ contract vehicles for task orders to provide particular services, and we earn revenue under these contract vehicles only to the extent that we are successful in the bidding process for task orders.

We generate revenue under our contracts and task orders through our provision of services as both a prime contractor and subcontractor, as well as from the provision of services by subcontractors under contracts and task orders for which we act as the prime contractor. The mix of these types of revenue affects our operating margin. Substantially all of our operating margin is derived from direct consulting staff labor and the portion of our operating margin derived from fees we earn on services provided by our subcontractors is not significant. We view growth in direct consulting staff labor as the primary driver of earnings growth. Direct consulting staff labor growth is driven by consulting staff headcount growth, after attrition, and total backlog growth.

Our People

Revenue from our contracts is derived from services delivered by consulting staff and, to a lesser extent, from our subcontractors. Our ability to hire, retain, and deploy talent with skills appropriately aligned with client needs is critical to our ability to grow our revenue. We continuously evaluate whether our talent base is properly sized and contains an optimal mix of skills to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our clients and we seek to achieve that result through recruitment and capacity management. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, we employed approximately 25,800 and 25,300 people, respectively, of which approximately 23,300 and 23,000, respectively, were consulting staff. Attrition for consulting staff was 19.3% and 19.2% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Contract Backlog

We define backlog to include the following three components:

 

   

Funded Backlog. Funded backlog represents the revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding is appropriated or otherwise authorized less revenue previously recognized on these contracts.

 

   

Unfunded Backlog. Unfunded backlog represents the revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding has not been appropriated or otherwise authorized.

 

   

Priced Options. Priced contract options represent 100% of the revenue value of all future contract option periods under existing contracts that may be exercised at our clients’ option and for which funding has not been appropriated or otherwise authorized.

Backlog does not include any task orders under ID/IQ contracts, including GWACs and GSA schedules, except to the extent that task orders have been awarded to us under those contracts.

The following table summarizes the value of our contract backlog at the respective dates presented:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     (In millions)  

Backlog:

     

Funded

   $ 2,971       $ 2,740   

Unfunded (1)

     3,717         3,388   

Priced options (2)

     5,527         4,877   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total backlog

   $ 12,215       $ 11,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Reflects a reduction by management to the revenue value of orders for services under two existing single award ID/IQ contracts based on an established pattern of funding under these contracts by the U.S. government.

 

  (2) Amounts shown reflect 100% of the undiscounted revenue value of all priced options.

Our backlog includes orders under contracts that in some cases extend for several years. The U.S. Congress generally appropriates funds for our clients on a yearly basis, even though their contracts with us may call for performance that is expected to take a number of years. As a result, contracts typically are only partially funded at any point during their term and all or some of the work to be performed under the contracts may remain unfunded unless and until the U.S. Congress makes subsequent appropriations and the procuring agency allocates funding to the contract.

 

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We view growth in total backlog and consulting staff headcount as the two key measures of our potential business growth. Growing and deploying consulting staff is the primary means by which we are able to recognize profitable revenue growth. To the extent that we are able to hire additional consulting staff and deploy them against funded backlog, we generally recognize increased revenue. Total backlog grew 11.0% from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011. Additions to funded backlog during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 totaled $6.0 billion as a result of the conversion of unfunded backlog to funded backlog, the award of new contracts and task orders under which funding was appropriated, and the exercise and subsequent funding of priced options. We report internally on our backlog on a monthly basis and review backlog upon occurrence of certain events to determine if any adjustments are necessary.

We cannot predict with any certainty the portion of our backlog that we expect to recognize as revenue in any future period and we cannot guarantee that we will recognize any revenue from our backlog. The primary risks that could affect our ability to recognize such revenue on a timely basis or at all are: program schedule changes, contract modifications, and our ability to assimilate and deploy new consulting staff against funded backlog; cost cutting initiatives and other efforts to reduce U.S. government spending, which could reduce or delay funding for orders for services; and delayed funding of our contracts due to delays in the completion of the U.S. government’s budgeting process and the use of continuing resolutions by the U.S. government to fund its operations. Funded backlog includes orders under contracts for which the period of performance has expired, and we may not recognize revenue on the funded backlog that includes such orders due to, among other reasons, the tardy submission of invoices by our subcontractors and the expiration of the relevant appropriated funding in accordance with a pre-determined expiration date such as the end of the U.S. government’s fiscal year. The revenue value of orders included in funded backlog that has not been recognized as revenue due to period of performance expirations has not exceeded approximately 4.9% of funded backlog as of the end of any of the eight fiscal quarters preceding the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. In our recent experience, none of the following additional risks have had a material negative effect on our ability to realize revenue from our funded backlog: the unilateral right of the U.S. government to cancel multi-year contracts and related orders or to terminate existing contracts for convenience or default; in the case of unfunded backlog, the potential that funding will not be made available; and, in the case of priced options, the risk that our clients will not exercise their options.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Costs associated with compensation and related expenses for our people are the most significant component of our operating costs and expenses. The principal factors that affect our costs are additional people as we grow our business and are awarded new contracts, task orders, and additional work under our existing contracts, and the hiring of people with specific skill sets and security clearances as required by our additional work. In conjunction with our initial public offering, our Board of Directors adopted a new compensation plan. The equity compensation component of the new plan has reduced officer-related compensation expense included in cost of revenue and general and administrative expenses over the near term with such expense reduction to reverse over time.

Our most significant operating costs and expenses are described below.

 

   

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue includes direct labor, related employee benefits, and overhead. Overhead consists of indirect costs, including indirect labor relating to infrastructure, management and administration, and other expenses.

 

   

Billable Expenses. Billable expenses include direct subcontractor expenses, travel expenses, and other expenses incurred to perform on contracts.

 

   

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include indirect labor of executive management and corporate administrative functions, marketing and bid and proposal costs, and other discretionary spending.

 

   

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization includes the depreciation of computers, leasehold improvements, furniture and other equipment, and the amortization of internally developed software, as well as third-party software that we use internally, and of identifiable long-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives.

Income Taxes

Our net operating loss carry forward, which as of our March 31, 2011 filed tax return was $153.6 million, will be fully realized by March 31, 2012.

During the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Company released approximately $11.1 million of reserves for uncertain tax positions for a lapse in the statute of limitations for fiscal year 2008.

We are also subject to taxes imposed by various taxing authorities including state and foreign jurisdictions. Tax years that remain open and subject to examination related to state and foreign jurisdictions are not considered to be material or will be indemnified under the merger agreement as described in the Company’s Annual Report. Additionally, due to statute of limitations expirations and potential audit settlements, it is reasonably possible that a portion of the reserves recorded on previously recognized tax benefits may be effectively settled by March 31, 2012.

 

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Seasonality

The U.S. government’s fiscal year ends on September 30 of each year. It is not uncommon for U.S. government agencies to award extra tasks or complete other contract actions in the weeks before the end of its fiscal year in order to avoid the loss of unexpended fiscal year funds. In addition, we also have generally experienced higher bid and proposal costs in the months leading up to the U.S. government’s fiscal year end as we pursue new contract opportunities being awarded shortly after the U.S. government fiscal year end as new opportunities are expected to have funding appropriated in the U.S. government’s subsequent fiscal year. We may continue to experience this seasonality in future periods, and our future periods may be affected by it.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

There have been no material changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report to the information disclosed in the Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies section in Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, have been presented for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth items from our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Percent     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
    Percent  
     2011     2010     Change     2011     2010     Change  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        
     (In thousands)          

(In thousands)

       

Revenue

   $ 1,442,718      $ 1,389,176        3.9   $ 4,318,598      $ 4,098,319        5.4

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Cost of revenue

     729,977        718,574        1.6     2,172,450        2,094,232        3.7

Billable expenses

     370,540        368,472        0.6     1,143,641        1,084,001        5.5

General and administrative expenses

     224,483        206,203        8.9     656,608        624,533        5.1

Depreciation and amortization

     19,530        20,796        (6.1 %)      55,924        59,768        (6.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     1,344,530        1,314,045        2.3     4,028,623        3,862,534        4.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     98,188        75,131        30.7     289,975        235,785        23.0

Interest expense

     (12,035     (34,532     (65.1 %)      (36,523     (113,715     (67.9 %) 

Other, net

     238        (18,656     (101.3 %)      3,847        (25,766     (114.9 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations and before income taxes

     86,391        21,943        293.7     257,299        96,304        167.2

Income tax expense (benefit)

     23,531        (1,695     (1,488.3 %)      67,971        29,680        129.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 62,860      $ 23,638        165.9   $ 189,328      $ 66,624        184.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2010

Revenue

Revenue increased to $1,442.7 million from $1,389.2 million, or a 3.9% increase. The increase in revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2011 was primarily driven by an increase in direct consulting staff labor revenue due to improved deployment of direct consulting staff, including the deployment of 300 net additional consulting staff, and increased other direct costs. Net additional consulting staff reflects newly hired consulting staff net of consulting staff attrition. Consulting staff increased during the period due to recruiting efforts, resulting in additions to consulting staff in excess of attrition. Additions to funded backlog during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 totaled $6.0 billion, as a result of the conversion of unfunded backlog to funded backlog, the award of new contracts and task orders under which funding was appropriated, and the exercise and subsequent funding of priced options.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue increased to $730.0 million from $718.6 million, or a 1.6% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in salaries and salary-related benefits of $12.9 million, employer retirement plan contributions of $6.8 million and incentive compensation of $2.1 million. The increase in salaries and salary-related benefits was driven by headcount growth of approximately 300 net additional consulting staff during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and annual base salary increases. The increase in employer retirement plan contributions was due to an increase in the number of consulting staff who completed one year of service and became eligible to participate in our defined contribution plan, the Employees’ Capital Accumulation Plan, or ECAP. The increase in incentive compensation during the three months ended December 31, 2011 in fiscal year 2012 as compared to the same prior year period was due to a decrease in the accrual of fiscal year 2011 incentive compensation costs which primarily affected personnel in client management roles that was recognized during the three month period ended December 31, 2010 partially offset by a reduction of incentive accrual rates for fiscal year 2012 in response to higher than expected business development costs and marketing and bid and proposal activity as well as administrative costs associated with delays in deploying certain direct consulting staff labor.

The cost of revenue increase was partially offset by a decrease of $8.5 million related to other client expenses and $1.8 million in stock-based compensation expense. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 50.6% and 51.7% in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Billable Expenses

Billable expenses increased to $370.5 million from $368.5 million, or a 0.6% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in subcontractor-related expenses of $2.3 million. The increase in direct subcontractor expenses was in support of growth on existing and new contracts and task orders during the three months ended December 31, 2011. Billable expenses as a percentage of revenue were 25.7% and 26.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased to $224.5 million from $206.2 million, or an 8.9% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in salaries and salary-related benefits of $14.2 million associated with increased headcount and an increase of $17.5 million in other business-related expenses and professional fees to support the increased scale of our business.

The increase in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation of $6.7 million due to lower incentive compensation accrual rates for fiscal year 2012. Stock-based compensation expense also decreased by $4.1 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the application of the accounting method for recognizing stock-based compensation, which requires higher expenses initially and declining expenses in subsequent years. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue were 15.6% and 14.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization decreased to $19.5 million from $20.8 million, or a 6.1% decrease. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $3.1 million in the amortization of our intangible assets, which includes below market rate leases and contract backlog that were recorded in connection with the acquisition, as described in our Annual Report, and are amortized based on contractual lease terms and projected future cash flows, respectively, thereby reflecting higher amortization expense initially and declining expense in subsequent periods. Intangible asset amortization expense decreased to $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $7.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense associated with capital expenditures purchased during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 attributable to investments in facility expansion and computer equipment to support the increased headcount.

 

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Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased to $12.0 million from $34.5 million, or a 65.1% decrease. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in contractually obligated interest expense as a result of the repayment of indebtedness outstanding under our mezzanine credit facility and the refinancing of our senior secured loan facilities at lower interest rates in February 2011.

Interest is accrued on our $972.7 million outstanding debt principal balance as of December 31, 2011 at contractually specified rates ranging from 2.52% to 4.00%, and is generally required to be paid to our syndicate of lenders on a quarterly basis.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense is $23.5 million compared to an income tax benefit of $1.7 million. The effective tax rate increased to 27.2% from (7.7)%. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same prior year period is primarily due to higher pretax income in the current year.

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended December 31, 2010

Revenue

Revenue increased to $4,318.6 million from $4,098.3 million, or a 5.4% increase. The increase in revenue during the nine months ended December 31, 2011 was primarily driven by an increase in direct consulting staff labor revenue due to improved deployment of direct consulting staff, including the deployment of 300 net additional consulting staff, and increased other direct costs. Net additional consulting staff reflects newly hired consulting staff net of consulting staff attrition. Additions to funded backlog during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 totaled $6.0 billion, as a result of the conversion of unfunded backlog to funded backlog, the award of new contracts and task orders under which funding was appropriated, and the exercise and subsequent funding of priced options.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue increased to $2,172.5 million from $2,094.2 million, or a 3.7% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in salaries and salary-related benefits of $87.6 million and employer retirement plan contributions of $10.4 million. The increase in salaries and salary-related benefits was driven by headcount growth of approximately 300 net additional consulting staff during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and annual base salary increases. The increase in employer retirement plan contributions was due to an increase in the number of consulting staff who completed one year of service and became eligible to participate in ECAP.

The cost of revenue increase was partially offset by decreases of $13.4 million in incentive compensation and $4.4 million in stock-based compensation expenses. The decrease in incentive compensation was due to an amendment to the Officers’ compensation plan that was effective October 1, 2010, such that a portion of incentive compensation is now paid via grants of restricted stock on July 1 of each year, rather than cash, and will vest over a three year period, and management’s determination to reduce incentive compensation accrual rates for fiscal year 2012 in response to higher than expected business development costs and marketing and bid and proposal activity as well as administrative costs associated with delays in deploying certain direct consulting staff labor. The decrease in stock-based compensation expense was primarily due to a decrease in expense recognition compared to the same prior year period due to the application of the accounting method for recognizing stock-based compensation, which requires higher expenses initially and declining expenses in subsequent years. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 50.3% and 51.1% in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Billable Expenses

Billable expenses increased to $1,143.6 million from $1,084.0 million, or a 5.5% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in subcontractor-related expenses of $59.7 million. The increase in direct subcontractor expenses was in support of growth on existing and new contracts and task orders during the three months ended December 31, 2011. Billable expenses as a percentage of revenue were 26.5% and 26.4% in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased to $656.6 million from $624.5 million, or a 5.1% increase. This increase was primarily due to increases in salaries and salary-related benefits of $42.2 million associated with increased headcount and an increase of $28.7 million in other business-related expenses and professional fees to support the increased scale of our business.

The increase in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by decreases of $23.2 million in incentive compensation,

$10.5 million in stock-based compensation expenses and $5.1 million of employer retirement plan contributions. The decrease in incentive compensation was due to lower incentive compensation accrual rates for fiscal year 2012, and an amendment to the Officers’ compensation plan that was effective October 1, 2010, such that a portion of incentive compensation is now paid via grants of restricted stock on July 1 of each year, rather than cash, and will vest over a three year period. The decrease in stock-based

 

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compensation expense was primarily due to a decrease in expense recognition compared to the same prior year period due to the application of the accounting method for recognizing stock-based compensation, which requires higher expenses initially and declining expenses in subsequent years. The decrease in employer retirement plan contributions was due to the associated decrease in incentive compensation. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue was 15.2% for each of the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization decreased to $55.9 million from $59.8 million, or a 6.4% decrease. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $9.2 million in the amortization of our intangible assets, which includes below market rate leases and contract backlog that were recorded in connection with the acquisition, as described in our Annual Report, and are amortized based on contractual lease terms and projected future cash flows, respectively, thereby reflecting higher amortization expense initially and declining expense in subsequent periods. Intangible asset amortization expense decreased to $12.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $21.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in amortization expense was partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense associated with capital expenditures purchased during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 attributable to investments in facility expansion and computer equipment to support the increased headcount.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased to $36.5 million from $113.7 million, or a 67.9% decrease. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in contractually obligated interest expense as a result of the repayment of indebtedness outstanding under our mezzanine credit facility and the refinancing of our senior secured loan facilities at lower interest rates in February 2011.

Interest is accrued on our $972.7 million outstanding debt principal balance as of December 31, 2011 at contractually specified rates ranging from 2.52% to 4.00%, and is generally required to be paid to our syndicate of lenders on a quarterly basis.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense increased to $68.0 million from $29.7 million, or a 129.0% increase. The increase was primarily due to an increase in year to date pre-tax income as compared to the same prior year period partially offset by an increase in the release of uncertain tax position reserves of $24.2 million as compared to the same prior year period.

The effective tax rate decreased to 26.4% from 30.8% primarily due to the increase in the release of uncertain tax position reserves in the current period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically been able to generate sufficient cash to fund our operations, debt payments, capital expenditures, and discretionary funding needs. We had $405.0 million and $192.6 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. However, due to fluctuations in cash flows and the growth in operations, it may be necessary from time to time in the future to borrow under our senior secured loan facilities to meet cash demands. We anticipate that cash provided by operating activities, cash and cash equivalents, and borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the next twelve months, which primarily include:

 

   

operating expenses, including salaries;

 

   

working capital requirements to fund the growth of our business;

 

   

capital expenditures which primarily relate to the purchase of computers, business systems, furniture, and leasehold improvements to support our operations;

 

   

debt service requirements for borrowings under our senior secured loan facilities; and

 

   

cash taxes to be paid.

Our debt totaled $972.7 million and $994.3 million as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. Our debt bears interest at specified rates and is held by a syndicate of lenders (see Note 8 in our interim consolidated financial statements).

Our senior secured loan facilities consist of a $500.0 million Tranche A term facility, or Tranche A Loans, and a $500.0 million Tranche B term facility, or Tranche B Loans. As of December 31, 2011, we had $ 481.3 million and $496.3 million principal outstanding under the Tranche A term facility and Tranche B term facility, respectively.

 

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From time to time we evaluate alternative uses for excess cash resources including debt prepayments, payment of dividends, share repurchases or funding acquisitions. Any determination to pursue one or more of the above alternative uses for excess cash is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend upon various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity requirements, restrictions that may be imposed by applicable law, our contracts, and our senior secured credit agreement, as amended, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

On December 12, 2011, the Board of Directors approved a $30.0 million share repurchase program, to be funded from cash on hand. A special committee of the Board of Directors was appointed to evaluate market conditions and other relevant factors and initiate repurchases under the program from time to time. The share repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. As of December 31, 2011, no shares have been repurchased under the program.

On February 1, 2012, our Board authorized and declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.09 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on February 29, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 2012. We currently intend to begin payments of regular quarterly cash dividends; however, the actual declaration of any such future dividends and the establishment of the per share amount, record dates and payment dates for any such future dividends are subject to the discretion of the Board, taking into account future earnings, cash flows, financial requirements and other factors.

On February 1, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the payment of the accrued interest on the DPO as of February 29, 2012 for approximately $19.4 million. We currently intend to periodically pay interest accruing on the DPO, subject to the discretion of the Board.

Cash Flows

Cash received from clients, either from the payment of invoices for work performed or for advances in excess of costs incurred, is our primary source of cash. We generally do not begin work on contracts until funding is appropriated by the client. Billing timetables and payment terms on our contracts vary based on a number of factors, including whether the contract type is cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, or fixed-price. We generally bill and collect cash more frequently under cost-reimbursable and time-and-materials contracts, as we are authorized to bill as the costs are incurred or work is performed. In contrast, we may be limited to bill certain fixed-price contracts only when specified milestones, including deliveries, are achieved. We experienced a slight shift to fixed-price contracts year over year resulting in no material impact to operating cash flow. In addition, a number of our contracts may provide for performance-based payments, which allow us to bill and collect cash prior to completing the work.

Accounts receivable is the principal component of our working capital and is generally driven by revenue growth with other short-term fluctuations related to the payment practices of our clients. Our accounts receivable reflect amounts billed to our clients as of each balance sheet date. Our clients generally pay our invoices within 30 days of the invoice date. At any month-end, we also include in accounts receivable the revenue that was recognized in the preceding month, which is generally billed early in the following month. Finally, we include in accounts receivable amounts related to revenue accrued in excess of amounts billed, primarily on our fixed-price and cost- plus-award-fee contracts. The total amount of our accounts receivable can vary significantly over time, but is generally sensitive to revenue levels. Total accounts receivable (billed and unbilled combined, net of allowance for doubtful accounts) days sales outstanding, which we calculate by dividing total accounts receivable by revenue per day during the relevant fiscal quarter, was 69 as of December 31, 2011 and 68 as of March 31, 2011.

The table below sets forth our net cash flows for the periods presented:

 

     Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $  252,019      $  280,805   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (42,226     (60,049

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     2,603        (70,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 212,396      $ 149,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash from Operating Activities

Net cash from operations is primarily affected by the overall profitability of our contracts, our ability to invoice and collect from clients in a timely manner, and our ability to manage our vendor payments. Net cash provided by operations was $252.0 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $280.8 million in the same prior year period, or a 10.3% decrease. The decrease in net cash provided by operations was primarily due to an increase in cash taxes paid, partially offset by net income growth.

 

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Net Cash from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $42.2 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to $60.0 million in the same prior year period, or a 29.7% decrease. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to cash proceeds received of $23.3 million from the sale of our state and local transportation business. Capital expenditures also increased from $61.4 million to $65.6 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 to 2011, respectively. This increase is attributable to investments in additional facility expansion and computer equipment to support the increase in headcount. We expect capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue in future years to be more comparable to historical levels.

Net Cash from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.6 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $70.8 million in the same prior year period, or a 103.7% increase. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to the repayment of debt during the nine months ended December 31, 2010.

Indebtedness

We maintain a senior secured credit agreement, as amended, with a syndicate of lenders. The senior secured credit agreement, as amended, provides for $1.0 billion in term loans ($500.0 million of Tranche A Loans and $500.0 million of Tranche B Loans) and a $275.0 million revolving credit facility.

The senior secured credit agreement, as amended, requires quarterly principal payments of 1.25% of the stated principal amount of Tranche A Loans, with annual incremental increases to 1.875%, 2.50%, 3.125%, and 16.25%, prior to the Tranche A Loans’ maturity date of February 3, 2016, and 0.25% of the stated principal amount of Tranche B Loans, with the remaining balance payable on the Tranche B Loans’ maturity date of August 3, 2017. The revolving credit facility matures on July 31, 2014, at which time any outstanding principal balance is due in full.

At our option, the interest rate on borrowings under the senior secured loan facilities may be based on the Eurocurrency rate or the alternate base rate, or ABR plus, in each case, an applicable margin, subject to the Eurocurrency rate and ABR being no lower than 1.00% or 2.00% respectively, in the case of Tranche B Loans. Subject to a leveraged based pricing grid, the applicable margins on Tranche A Loans range from 2.00% to 2.75% with respect to Eurocurrency loans, or 1.00% to 1.75% with respect to ABR loans. The applicable margins on Tranche B Loans are 3.00% with respect to Eurocurrency loans, or 4.00% with respect to the ABR loans, stepping down, in each case to 2.75% and 3.75%, respectively, when the total leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00. The revolving credit facility margin and commitment fee are subject to the leveraged based pricing grid, as set forth in the senior secured credit agreement, as amended. As of December 31, 2011, we were contingently liable under open standby letters of credit and bank guarantees issued by our banks in favor of third parties that total $2.3 million. These letters of credit and bank guarantees primarily relate to leases and support of insurance obligations. These instruments reduce our available borrowings under the revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2011, we had $272.7 million of capacity available for additional borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

The loans under the senior secured credit agreement, as amended, are secured by substantially all of our assets. The senior secured credit agreement, as amended, contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants. The negative covenants are limited to the following: limitations on indebtedness and liens, mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, or liquidations, wind-ups or dissolutions; dispositions of property; restricted payments; investments; transactions with affiliates; sale and lease back transactions; negative pledges; restrictive agreements; and certain other limitations or activities.

In addition, we are required to meet the following financial covenants at each quarter end:

 

   

Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio — the ratio of total leverage as of the last day of the quarter (defined as the aggregate principal amount of all funded debt, less cash, cash equivalents and permitted liquid investments of up to $150.0 million) to the preceding four quarters’ “Consolidated EBITDA” (as defined in the senior secured credit agreement, as amended). For the period ended December 31, 2011, this ratio was required to be less than or equal to 3.9 to 1.0 to comply with our senior secured loan facilities. As of December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with our consolidated total leverage ratio with a ratio of 1.68.

 

   

Consolidated Net Interest Coverage Ratio — the ratio of the preceding four quarters’ “Consolidated EBITDA” (as defined in the senior secured credit agreement, as amended) to net interest expense for the preceding four quarters’ (defined as cash interest expense, less the sum of cash interest income and one-time financing fees (to the extent included in consolidated interest expense)). For the period ended December 31, 2011, this ratio was required to be greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 to comply with our senior secured loan facilities. As of December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with our consolidated net interest coverage ratio with a ratio of 12.69.

The total outstanding debt balance is recorded net of unamortized discount of $4.8 million and $5.7 million as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively.

 

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Capital Structure and Resources

Our stockholders’ equity amounted to $1,142.3 million as of December 31, 2011, an increase of $235.0 million compared to stockholders’ equity of $907.3 million as of March 31, 2011, primarily due to common stock issuances, stock option exercises, net income of $189.3 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2011, and stock-based compensation expense of $24.4 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2011, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Capital Expenditures

Since we do not own any of our facilities, our capital expenditure requirements primarily relate to the purchase of computers, business systems, furniture, and leasehold improvements to support our operations. Direct facility and equipment costs billed to clients are not treated as capital expenses. Our capital expenditures for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $65.6 million and $61.4 million, respectively, and the majority of such capital expenditures related to facilities infrastructure, equipment, and information technology. Expenditures for facilities infrastructure and equipment are generally incurred to support new and existing programs across our business. We also incur capital expenditures for information technology to support programs and general enterprise information technology infrastructure.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to a number of reviews, investigations, claims, lawsuits, and other uncertainties related to our business. For a discussion of these items, refer to Note 15 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report, including information incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report, contains forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “outlook,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “preliminary,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These risks and other factors include: cost cutting and efficiency initiatives and other efforts to reduce U.S. government spending, which could reduce or delay funding for orders for services especially in the current political environment; delayed funding of our contracts due to delays in the completion of the U.S. government’s budgeting process and the use of continuing resolutions by the U.S. government to fund its operations or related changes in the pattern or timing of government funding and spending; any issue that compromises our relationships with the U.S. government or damages our professional reputation; changes in U.S. government spending and mission priorities that shift expenditures away from agencies or programs that we support; the size of our addressable markets and the amount of U.S. government spending on private contractors; failure to comply with numerous laws and regulations; our ability to compete effectively in the competitive bidding process and delays caused by competitors’ protests of major contract awards received by us; the loss of General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule Contracts, or GSA schedules, or our position as prime contractor on government wide acquisition contact vehicles; changes in the mix of our contracts and our ability to accurately estimate or otherwise recover expenses, time and resources for our contracts; our ability to generate revenue under certain of our contracts; our ability to realize the full value of our backlog and the timing of our receipt of revenue under contracts included in backlog; changes in estimates used in recognizing revenue; any inability to attract, train or retain employees with the requisite skills, experience and security clearances; an inability to hire, assimilate and deploy enough employees to serve our clients under existing contracts; an inability to effectively and timely utilize our employees and professionals; failure by us or our employees to obtain and maintain necessary security clearances; the loss of members of senior management or failure to develop new leaders; misconduct or other improper activities from our employees or subcontractors; increased competition from other companies in our industry; failure to maintain strong relationships with other contractors; inherent uncertainties and potential adverse developments in legal or regulatory proceedings, including litigation, audits, reviews and investigations, which may result in materially adverse judgments, settlements, withheld payments, penalties or other unfavorable outcomes, including debarment, as well as disputes over the availability of insurance or indemnification; internal system or service failures and security breaches, including, but not limited to, those resulting from external cyber attacks on our network and internal systems; risks related to our indebtedness and credit facilities which contain financial and operating covenants; the adoption by the U.S. government of new laws, rules and regulations, such as those relating to organizational conflicts of interest issues; an inability to utilize existing or future tax benefits, including those related to our net operating losses and stock-based compensation expense, for any reason, including a change in law; variable purchasing patterns under U.S. government GSA schedules, blanket purchase agreements and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; and other risks and factors described in Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report.

In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report might not prove to be accurate and you should not place undue reliance upon them. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the information disclosed in the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk section in Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2011.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Our performance under U.S. government contracts and compliance with the terms of those contracts and applicable laws and regulations are subject to continuous audit, review, and investigation by the U.S. government which may include such investigative techniques as subpoenas or civil investigative demands. Given the nature of our business, these audits, reviews, and investigations may focus, among other areas, on labor time reporting, sensitive and/or classified information access and control, executive compensation, and post government employment restrictions. We are not always aware of our status in such matters, but we are currently aware of certain pending audits and investigations involving labor time charging. In addition, from time to time, we are also involved in legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business, including those relating to employment matters, relationships with clients and contractors, intellectual property disputes, and other business matters. These legal proceedings seek various remedies, including claims for monetary damages in varying amounts that currently range up to $40.0 million or have a reasonably estimated outcome within that range or are unspecified as to amount. Although the outcome of any such matter is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, based on current information, we do not expect any of the currently ongoing audits, reviews, investigations, or litigation to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Six former officers and stockholders who had departed the firm prior to the acquisition, as described in our Annual Report have filed a total of nine suits in various jurisdictions, with original filing dates ranging from July 3, 2008 through December 15, 2009 (three of which were amended on July 2, 2010 and then further amended into one consolidated complaint on September 7, 2010), against us and certain of our current and former directors and officers. Each of the suits arises out of the acquisition, as described in our Annual Report, and alleges that the former stockholders are entitled to certain payments that they would have received if they had held their stock at the time of the acquisition. Some of the suits also allege that the acquisition price paid to stockholders was insufficient. The various suits assert claims for breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, breach of fiduciary duty, civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, violations, violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, and/or securities and common law fraud. Two of these suits have been dismissed with all appeals exhausted. Five of the remaining suits are pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the sixth is pending in New York state court and the seventh is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The aggregate alleged damages sought in these seven remaining suits is approximately $348.7 million ($291.5 million of which is sought to be trebled pursuant to RICO), plus punitive damages, costs, and fees. Although the outcome of any of these cases is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, based on current information, we do not expect them to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2011.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, we finalized a cost restructuring plan to reduce certain personnel and infrastructure costs. We implemented this in response to continued budget constraints and uncertainty in our industry and to provide funds to increase our resources dedicated to growth areas across our markets. As part of this cost restructuring plan, we have reduced our overall headcount by approximately 2%, with a higher percentage of reductions in our senior ranks. We anticipate incurring an associated restructuring charge of approximately $10 to $14 million pretax in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 relating to the one-time termination benefits. The entire amount of such charge will result in future cash expenditures. In addition, the Company anticipates recording a reduction to stock compensation expense of approximately $2 million associated with forfeitures of unvested EIP options. The Company is in the process of evaluating whether some portion of these costs is recoverable under our cost-reimbursable contracts, which may result in additional revenue to be recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. No amounts related to this cost restructuring have been accrued in the accompanying financial statements as of and for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 15, 2008, by and among Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Holding Corporation), Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Investor Corporation), Explorer Merger Sub Corporation and Booz & Company Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 167645))
2.2   Spin Off Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2008, by and among Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Booz & Company Holdings, LLC, Booz & Company Inc., Booz & Company Intermediate I Inc. and Booz & Company Intermediate II Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
2.3   Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the Spin Off Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2008, by and among Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Investor Corporation), Explorer Merger Sub Corporation, Booz & Company Holdings, LLC, Booz & Company Inc., Booz & Company Intermediate I Inc. and Booz & Company Intermediate II Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
3.1   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended December 31, 2010 on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34972))
3.2   Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended December 31, 2010 on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34972))
4.1   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, among Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Investor Corporation), Explorer Merger Sub Corporation as the Initial Borrower, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., as the Surviving Borrower, and the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, in favor of Credit Suisse, as Collateral Agent, dated as of July 31, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
4.2   Guarantee Agreement, among Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Investor Corporation), Explorer Merger Sub Corporation as the Initial Borrower, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., as the Surviving Borrower, and the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent, dated as of July 31, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 167645))
4.3   Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended December 31, 2010 on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34972))
4.4   Irrevocable Proxy and Tag-Along Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended December 31, 2010 on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34972))
4.5   Form of Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.1   Credit Agreement, among Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Investor Corporation), Explorer Merger Sub Corporation, as the Initial Borrower, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., as the Surviving Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (formerly known as Credit Suisse), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (formerly known as Credit Suisse), as Issuing Lender, Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Joint Bookrunners and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Co-Manager, dated as of July 31, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.2   First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 167645))
10.3   Loan Agreement, Waiver and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Periodic Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34972))

 

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10.4    Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as effected by the Loan Agreement, Waiver and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Periodic Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34972))
10.5    Management Agreement, among Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (formerly known as Explorer Holding Corporation), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and TC Group V US, LLC, dated as of July 31, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.6    Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.7    Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Officers’ Rollover Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.8    Form of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Rollover Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.9    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.10    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.11    Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.12    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Directors under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.13    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Employees under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.14    Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Annual Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.15    Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Officers’ Retirement Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.16    Officer’s Comprehensive Medical and Dental Plans (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.17    Retired Officer’s Comprehensive Medical and Dental Plans (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.18    Excess ECAP Payment Program (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.19    Group Variable Universal Life Insurance (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.20    Group Personal Excess Liability Insurance (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.21    Annual Performance Program (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.22    Form of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-167645))
10.23    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2011 on Form 10-K (File No. 001-34972))
10.24    Officer Transition Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2011 on Form 10-K (File No. 001-34972))
10.25    Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Equity Incentive Plan of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation*
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer*
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer*
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)*

 

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32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)*
101    The following materials from Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010; and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.**

 

* Filed electronically herewith.
** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation
Registrant

 

Date: February 3, 2012       By:  

/s/ Samuel R. Strickland

       

Samuel R. Strickland

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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