UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2005
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period from ____________ to _____________
Commission file number 1-7567
URS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
94-1381538 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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600 Montgomery Street, 26thFloor San Francisco, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
94111-2728 (Zip Code) |
(415) 774-2700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).Yes þ No o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class | Outstanding at May 2, 2005 | |
Common Stock, $.01 par value | 44,436,518 |
URS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, will, and similar terms used in reference to our future revenue and business prospects, future accounting and actuarial estimates, future impact of SFAS 123(R), future outcomes of our legal proceedings and maintenance of our insurance, future guarantees and debt service obligations, future capital resources, future of our accounting and project management information system, future effectiveness of our disclosure and internal controls and future economic and industry conditions. We believe that our expectations are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions. However, such forward-looking statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties. We caution that a variety of factors, including but not limited to the following, could cause our business and financial results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements: an economic downturn, changes in our book of business; our inability to comply with government contract procurement regulations; our dependence on government appropriations and procurements; our ability to profitably execute our contracts and guarantees; our leveraged position; our ability to service our debt; liability for pending and future litigation; the impact of changes in laws and regulations; our ability to maintain adequate insurance coverage; a decline in defense spending; industry competition; our ability to attract and retain key individuals; risks associated with SFAS 123(R); risks associated with international operations; risks associated with our accounting and project management software; our relationship with our labor unions; and other factors discussed more fully in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 24, Risk Factors That Could Affect Our Financial Conditions and Results of Operations beginning on page 35, as well as in other reports subsequently filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements.
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
URS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
April 1, 2005 | December 31, 2004 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents, including $0 and
$58,000 of short-term money market funds,
respectively |
$ | 67,132 | $ | 108,007 | ||||
Accounts receivable, including retainage of
$45,672 and $43,844, respectively |
561,990 | 579,953 | ||||||
Costs and accrued earnings in excess of billings
on contracts in process |
451,588 | 400,418 | ||||||
Less receivable allowances |
(43,317 | ) | (38,719 | ) | ||||
Net accounts receivable |
970,261 | 941,652 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
22,725 | 20,614 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
22,328 | 18,863 | ||||||
Total current assets |
1,082,446 | 1,089,136 | ||||||
Property and equipment at cost, net |
142,894 | 142,907 | ||||||
Goodwill |
1,004,680 | 1,004,680 | ||||||
Purchased intangible assets, net |
7,006 | 7,749 | ||||||
Other assets |
51,199 | 52,010 | ||||||
$ | 2,288,225 | $ | 2,296,482 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Book overdraft |
$ | 34,122 | $ | 70,871 | ||||
Note payables and current portion of long-term debt |
46,232 | 48,338 | ||||||
Accounts payable and subcontractors payable,
including retainage of $14,161 and $13,302,
respectively |
164,020 | 138,250 | ||||||
Accrued salaries and wages |
150,657 | 171,004 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other |
56,818 | 58,901 | ||||||
Billings in excess of costs and accrued earnings
on contracts in process |
90,502 | 84,393 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
542,351 | 571,757 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
493,885 | 508,584 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
39,758 | 36,305 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
97,933 | 97,715 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,173,927 | 1,214,361 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5) |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common shares, par value $.01; authorized 100,000
shares; 43,884 and 43,838 shares issued,
respectively; and 43,832 and 43,786 shares
outstanding, respectively |
443 | 438 | ||||||
Treasury stock, 52 shares at cost |
(287 | ) | (287 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in capital |
747,592 | 734,843 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
5,752 | 6,418 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
360,798 | 340,709 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
1,114,298 | 1,082,121 | ||||||
$ | 2,288,225 | $ | 2,296,482 | |||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Revenues |
$ | 922,000 | $ | 830,328 | ||||
Direct operating expenses |
588,839 | 521,075 | ||||||
Gross profit |
333,161 | 309,253 | ||||||
Indirect, general and administrative
expenses |
288,785 | 267,697 | ||||||
Operating income |
44,376 | 41,556 | ||||||
Interest expense, net |
10,329 | 18,621 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
34,047 | 22,935 | ||||||
Income tax expense |
13,960 | 9,170 | ||||||
Net income |
20,087 | 13,765 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(666 | ) | 1,016 | |||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 19,421 | $ | 14,781 | ||||
Net income per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | .46 | $ | .40 | ||||
Diluted |
$ | .45 | $ | .39 | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
43,731 | 34,392 | ||||||
Diluted |
44,823 | 35,125 | ||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 13,765 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
9,787 | 11,047 | ||||||
Amortization of financing fees |
1,482 | 1,830 | ||||||
Costs incurred for extinguishment of debt |
762 | | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
3,376 | 3,899 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1,342 | (2,226 | ) | |||||
Stock compensation |
1,725 | 660 | ||||||
Tax benefit of stock compensation |
1,522 | 3,570 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable and costs and accrued earnings in excess of
billings on contracts in process |
(31,985 | ) | 9,384 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(3,500 | ) | (2,680 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable, accrued salaries and wages and accrued expenses |
3,338 | (1,041 | ) | |||||
Billings in excess of costs and accrued earnings on contracts in
process |
6,109 | (6,676 | ) | |||||
Other long-term liabilities |
251 | 1,063 | ||||||
Other liabilities, net |
(756 | ) | 2,801 | |||||
Total adjustments and changes |
(6,547 | ) | 21,631 | |||||
Net cash from operating activities |
13,540 | 35,396 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures, less equipment purchased through capital leases |
(3,962 | ) | (5,474 | ) | ||||
Net cash from investing activities |
(3,962 | ) | (5,474 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Long-term debt principal payments |
(11,067 | ) | (21,858 | ) | ||||
Long-term debt borrowings |
| 346 | ||||||
Net borrowings/(payments) under the line of credit |
(6,000 | ) | 17,297 | |||||
Net change in book overdraft |
(36,749 | ) | (21,736 | ) | ||||
Capital lease obligation payments |
(3,511 | ) | (3,372 | ) | ||||
Short-term note borrowings |
| 1,540 | ||||||
Short-term note payments |
(1,614 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock from employee stock purchase plan
and exercise of stock options |
9,508 | 16,609 | ||||||
Call premiums paid for debt extinguishment |
(613 | ) | | |||||
Payments for financing fees |
(407 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Net cash from financing activities |
(50,453 | ) | (11,223 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(40,875 | ) | 18,699 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
108,007 | 34,744 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 67,132 | $ | 53,443 | ||||
Supplemental information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 9,715 | $ | 16,472 | ||||
Taxes paid |
$ | 8,782 | $ | 18,235 | ||||
Equipment acquired through capital lease obligations |
$ | 5,257 | $ | 4,966 | ||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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URS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTE 1. BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Overview
The terms we, us, and our used in this quarterly report refer to URS Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated. We operate through two divisions: the URS Division and the EG&G Division. We offer a comprehensive range of professional planning and design, systems engineering and technical assistance, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance services for transportation, facilities, environmental, homeland security, defense systems, installations and logistics, commercial/industrial, and water/wastewater treatment projects. Headquartered in San Francisco, we operate in more than 20 countries with approximately 27,800 employees providing services to federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as to private industry clients in the United States and internationally.
Effective January 1, 2005, we adopted a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31st, with interim quarters ending on the Fridays closest to March 31st, June 30th and September 30th. We filed a transition report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the two months ended December 31, 2004. Our 2005 fiscal year began on January 1, 2005 and will end on December 30, 2005.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements include the financial position, results of operation and cash flows of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures required to be consolidated under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46-R). We participate in joint ventures formed for the purpose of bidding, negotiating and executing projects. Sometimes we function as the sponsor or manager of the projects performed by the joint venture. Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
You should read our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. The results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2005 are not indicative of the operating results for the full year or for future years.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for the presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
The preparation of our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP necessarily requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenues and costs during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we review our estimates based on information that is currently available. Changes in facts and circumstances may cause us to revise our estimates.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
Cash and Cash Equivalents/Book Overdraft
At April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, we had book overdrafts for some of our disbursement accounts. These overdrafts represented transactions that had not cleared the bank accounts at the end of the reporting period. We transferred cash on an as-needed basis to fund these items as they cleared the bank in subsequent periods.
Income Per Common Share
Basic income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding unvested restricted stock. Diluted income per common share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares of common stock consist of the incremental shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options or upon conversion of our 6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (6 1/2% debentures). Diluted income per share is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted-average common shares and potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period.
A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted income per common share is provided as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
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Numerator Basic |
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Net income |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 13,765 | ||||
Denominator Basic |
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Weighted-average common stock shares
outstanding |
43,731 | 34,392 | ||||||
Basic income per share |
$ | .46 | $ | .40 | ||||
Numerator Diluted |
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Net income |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 13,765 | ||||
Denominator Diluted |
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Weighted-average common stock shares
outstanding |
43,731 | 34,392 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options and restricted stock |
1,092 | 733 | ||||||
44,823 | 35,125 | |||||||
Diluted income per share |
$ | .45 | $ | .39 | ||||
Our 6 1/2% debentures are due in 2012 and are convertible into shares of our common stock at the rate of $206.30 per share. However, the effect of the assumed conversion of the 6 1/2% debentures was not included in our computation of diluted income per share because it would be anti-dilutive.
We did not include 52 thousand and 28 thousand of potential shares associated with outstanding stock options in our computation of diluted income per share for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively, because the exercise prices of the options were greater than the average per share market value of our common stock.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
Stock-Based Compensation
We award stock options to our employees under our 1991 Stock Incentive Plan and 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (collectively, the Stock Option Plans). These stock options are awarded with an exercise price that is equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of the grant. We also grant restricted stock, which are shares of common stock that are issued at no cost to key employees. In addition, we have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under which eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions of up to ten percent of their compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations, to purchase common stock at a price of 85 percent of the lower of the fair market value as of the beginning or end of the six-month offering period.
As permitted under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123), we continue to apply Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25) and related accounting interpretations for stock-based compensation. Under APB 25, the compensation expense associated with employee stock awards is measured as the difference, if any, between the price to be paid by an employee and the fair value of the common stock on the grant date. Accordingly, we recognize no compensation expense with respect to stock-based option awards. Stock purchased through the ESPP as currently structured qualifies under a specific exception under APB 25, and as a result, we do not recognize any compensation expense with respect to such purchases either. Compensation expense is recognized for modifications of stock-based option awards in accordance with APB 25. In addition, we record compensation expense related to restricted stock over the applicable vesting period and such compensation expense is measured at the fair market value of the restricted stock at the date of grant.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure (SFAS 148), requires prominent disclosure of pro forma results in both annual and interim financial statements as if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the estimated fair value of stock options and the ESPP. The following assumptions were used to estimate stock option and ESPP compensation expense using the fair value method of accounting:
Stock Option Plans | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | April 1, | March 31, | |||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
4.3% - 4.6 | % | 3.8% - 4.3 | % | 2.6 | % | 1.0 | % | ||||||||
Expected life |
6.71 years | 6.98 years | 0.5 year | 0.5 year | ||||||||||||
Volatility |
45.08 | % | 46.70 | % | 23.33 | % | 34.31 | % | ||||||||
Expected dividends |
None | None | None | None |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
If the compensation cost for awards under the Stock Option Plans and the ESPP had been determined in accordance with SFAS 123, our net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
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except per share data) | ||||||||
Numerator Basic |
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Net income: |
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As reported |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 13,765 | ||||
Add: Total stock-based compensation expense as reported, net of tax |
677 | 259 | ||||||
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under
fair value based method for all awards, net of tax |
1,525 | 1,432 | ||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 19,239 | $ | 12,592 | ||||
Denominator Basic |
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Weighted-average common stock shares outstanding |
43,731 | 34,392 | ||||||
Basic income per share: |
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As reported |
$ | .46 | $ | .40 | ||||
Pro forma |
$ | .44 | $ | .37 | ||||
Numerator Diluted |
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Net income: |
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As reported |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 13,765 | ||||
Add: Total stock-based compensation expense as reported, net of tax |
677 | 259 | ||||||
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under
fair value based method for all awards, net of tax |
1,525 | 1,432 | ||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 19,239 | $ | 12,592 | ||||
Denominator Diluted |
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Weighted-average common stock shares outstanding |
44,823 | 35,125 | ||||||
Diluted income per share: |
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As reported |
$ | .45 | $ | .39 | ||||
Pro forma |
$ | .43 | $ | .36 |
Adopted and Recently Issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)). SFAS 123(R) replaces SFAS 123 and supersedes APB 25. In April 2005, the SEC adopted Rule 4-01(a) of Regulation S-X, which defers the required effective date of SFAS 123(R) to the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005, instead of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2005 as originally required. SFAS 123(R) will become effective for us on December 31, 2005 (the Effective Date), but early adoption is allowed. SFAS 123(R) requires that the costs resulting from all stock-based compensation transactions be recognized in the financial statements. SFAS 123(R) applies to all stock-based compensation awards granted, modified or settled in interim or fiscal periods after the required Effective Date, but does not apply to awards granted in periods before the required Effective Date, unless they are modified, repurchased or cancelled after the Effective Date. SFAS 123(R) also amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows, to require that excess tax benefits from the exercises of stock-based compensation awards be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), we will be required to record an expense for our stock-based compensation plans using a fair value method. We are currently evaluating which transition method we will
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
use upon adoption of SFAS 123(R) and the potential impacts it will have on our compensation plans. SFAS 123(R) will impact our financial statements as we historically have recorded our stock-based compensation in accordance with APB 25, which does not require the recording of an expense for our stock-based compensation plans for options granted at a price equal to the fair market value of the stocks on the grant date and for the fair value of the ESPP.
In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) to provide implementation guidance on SFAS 123(R). SAB 107 was issued to assist registrants in implementing SFAS 123(R) while enhancing the information that investors receive.
In November 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151, Inventory Costs, and Amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43 (ARB No. 43), Chapter 4 (SFAS 151). SFAS 151 amends the guidance in ARB No. 43 Chapter 4, Inventory Pricing, by clarifying that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage) be recognized as current period charges. The provisions of SFAS 151 are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS 151 will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
We have made reclassifications to our fiscal year 2004 financial statements to conform them to the fiscal year 2005 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on consolidated net income, net cash flows and equity.
NOTE 2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following:
April 1, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Equipment |
$ | 154,905 | $ | 153,278 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures |
20,902 | 20,855 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
33,004 | 32,893 | ||||||
Construction in progress |
5,908 | 4,328 | ||||||
214,719 | 211,354 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(110,150 | ) | (105,228 | ) | ||||
104,569 | 106,126 | |||||||
Equipment, furniture and fixtures under
capital leases |
86,257 | 81,962 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization |
(47,932 | ) | (45,181 | ) | ||||
38,325 | 36,781 | |||||||
Property and equipment at cost, net |
$ | 142,894 | $ | 142,907 | ||||
As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we capitalized internal-use software development costs of $59.3 million and $58.9 million, respectively. We amortize the capitalized software costs using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of ten years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
Property and equipment is depreciated using the following estimated useful lives:
Estimated Useful Life | |||||
Equipment |
4 10 years | ||||
Capital leases |
3 10 years | ||||
Furniture and fixtures |
5 10 years | ||||
Leasehold improvements |
9 months 20 years |
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $9.1 million and $10.2 million for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
Amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets was $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
NOTE 3. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS
Executive Plan
In July 1999, as amended and restated in September 2003, we entered into a Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement (the Executive Plan) with Martin M. Koffel, our Chief Executive Officer, to provide an annual lifetime retirement benefit. The components of our net periodic pension costs related to the Executive Plan for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Service cost |
$ | | $ | 228 | ||||
Interest cost |
131 | 109 | ||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 131 | $ | 337 | ||||
Radian SERP and SCA
In fiscal year 1999, we acquired and assumed some of the defined benefit pension plans and post-retirement benefit plans of Radian International, L.L.C. (Radian). These retirement plans cover a selected group of Radian employees and former employees who will continue to be eligible to participate in the retirement plans.
The Radian defined benefit plans include a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) and a Salary Continuation Agreement (SCA), which are intended to supplement the retirement benefits provided by other benefit plans upon the participants attaining minimum age and years of service requirements. The components of our net periodic pension costs related to the SERP and SCA for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Interest cost |
$ | 145 | $ | 177 | ||||
Amortization of net loss |
18 | 4 | ||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 163 | $ | 181 | ||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
EG&G Pension Plan
In fiscal year 2002, we acquired and assumed the obligations of the defined benefit pension plan (EG&G pension plan) and post-retirement medical plan (EG&G post-retirement medical plan) of EG&G Technical Services, Inc. These plans cover some of our hourly and salaried employees of the EG&G Division and a joint venture in which the EG&G Division participates. The components of our net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit costs relating to the EG&G pension plan and the EG&G post-retirement medical plan were as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Service cost |
$ | 1,636 | $ | 1,165 | ||||
Interest cost |
2,135 | 1,954 | ||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(2,292 | ) | (2,131 | ) | ||||
Amortization of: |
||||||||
Prior service cost |
(518 | ) | (518 | ) | ||||
Net loss |
406 | 30 | ||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 1,367 | $ | 500 | ||||
EG&G Post-retirement Medical Plan
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Service cost |
$ | 70 | $ | 63 | ||||
Interest cost |
69 | 69 | ||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(64 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||
Amortization of: |
||||||||
Net loss |
20 | 2 | ||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 95 | $ | 62 | ||||
NOTE 4. CURRENT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Our Senior Secured Credit Facility (Credit Facility) consists of two term loans, Term Loan A and Term Loan B, and a revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at either a base rate or a Eurodollar rate plus, in each case, an interest rate margin that varies with our financial performance. As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had $353.8 million in principal amounts outstanding under the term loan facilities for the respective two periods. As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the interest rates on both Term Loans A and B were 4.46% and 4.42%, respectively.
We had previously amended our Credit Facility on six separate occasions. The seventh amendment, dated January 27, 2005, reduced the interest rate margins on our Credit Facility by 0.25% and provided for an additional 0.25% reduction if either Standard & Poors or Moodys upgrades us from our current credit ratings, which are BB and Ba2, respectively. The seventh amendment also eliminated restrictions on the amount of cash we are able to use in an acquisition.
As of April 1, 2005, we were in compliance with all of our Credit Facility covenants.
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Revolving Line of Credit
As a part of our Credit Facility, we maintain a revolving line of credit to fund daily operating cash needs and to support standby letters of credit. During the ordinary course of business, the use of the revolving line of credit is driven by collection and disbursement activities. Our daily cash needs follow a predictable pattern that typically parallels our payroll cycles, which drive, if necessary, our short-term borrowing requirements.
Our average daily revolving line of credit balances for the three-month periods ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were $3.5 million and $24.4 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding at any one point in time during the three-month periods ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were $19.4 million and $55.0 million, respectively.
As of April 1, 2005, we had drawn $12.0 million against our revolving line of credit and had outstanding standby letters of credit aggregating to $58.8 million, reducing the amount available to us under our revolving credit facility to $154.2 million. As of December 31, 2004, we had drawn $18.0 million against our revolving line of credit and had outstanding standby letters of credit aggregating to $55.3 million, reducing the amount available to us under our revolving credit facility to $151.7 million. The effective average interest rates paid on the revolving line of credit during the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were approximately 5.9% and 5.8%, respectively.
Other Indebtedness
11 1/2% Senior Notes (11 1/2% notes). As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had outstanding amounts of $130 million due 2009. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. These notes are effectively subordinate to our Credit Facility, capital leases, notes payable and senior to our 6 1/2% debentures described below.
12 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes (12 1/4% notes). On February 14, 2005, we retired the entire outstanding balance of $10 million. As of December 31, 2004, we owed $10 million.
6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures. As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we owed $1.8 million due 2012. Our 6 1/2% debentures are subordinate to our Credit Facility, our 11 1/2% notes, capital leases and notes payable.
Notes payable, foreign credit lines and other indebtedness. As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had outstanding amounts of $10.7 million and $13.4 million, respectively, in notes payable and foreign lines of credit. The weighted average interest rate of the notes was approximately 5.8% for each of the two periods at April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
We maintain foreign lines of credit, which are collateralized by the assets of our foreign subsidiaries. As of April 1, 2005, we had not drawn on our foreign lines of credit and had $3.1 million available under these facilities. As of December 31, 2004, we had drawn $1.6 million under our foreign lines of credit, reducing the amount available to $1.6 million. The interest rate was 7.3% for each of the two periods at April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair values of the 11 1/2% notes and the 12 1/4% notes fluctuate depending on market conditions and our performance and at times may differ from their carrying values. On February 14, 2005, we retired the entire outstanding balance of $10 million on the 12 1/4% notes. As of April 1, 2005, the total fair value of the 11 1/2% notes was $148.2 million. As of December 31, 2004, the total fair values of the 11 1/2% notes and the 12 1/4% notes were approximately $161.5 million.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
Costs Incurred for Extinguishment of Debt
As a result of the retirement of our 12 1/4% notes, we incurred $0.8 million in costs to extinguish this note during the three months ended April 1, 2005, as detailed below:
12 1/4% Senior | ||||
Subordinated Notes | ||||
(In thousands) | ||||
Write-off of pre-paid financing
fees, debt issuance costs and
discounts |
$ | 149 | ||
Call premiums |
613 | |||
Total |
$ | 762 | ||
We did not incur any costs related to the extinguishment of debt during the three months ended March 31, 2004. The write-off of the pre-paid financing fees, debt issuance costs and discounts and the amounts paid for call premiums are included in the indirect, general and administrative expenses of our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to certain contractual guarantees and governmental audits or investigations and we are involved in various legal proceedings that are pending against us and our subsidiaries alleging, among other things, breach of contract or tort in connection with the performance of professional services, the various outcomes of which cannot be predicted with certainty. The following provides updated information regarding proceedings that were described in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004:
| Saudi Arabia: Prior to our acquisition of Lear Seigler Services, Inc. (LSI) in August 2002, LSI provided aircraft maintenance support services on F-5 aircraft under a contract with a Saudi Arabian government ministry (the Ministry). LSIs performance under the contract was completed in November 2000 and the following legal proceedings ensued: | |||
Two Saudi Arabian landlords have pursued claims over disputed rents in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian landlord of the Al Bilad complex received a judgment in Saudi Arabia against LSI for $7.9 million. Another landlord has obtained a judgment also in Saudi Arabia against LSI for $1.2 million. The second judgment is under appeal. We continue to pursue defenses disputing these claims and judgments, and are pursuing a countersuit against the landlord of the Al Bilad complex. | ||||
During fiscal year 2004, an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) was issued against LSI that included a monetary award of $5.5 million to a joint venture partner (the claimant). During August 2004, the claimant filed an action in the United States District Court in Maryland to confirm and enforce the ICC award and in April 2005, the District Court issued an order supporting the claimants award, which order we intend to appeal upon the issuance of formal judgment. | ||||
In addition, the Ministry directed payment of a performance bond issued in its favor under this contract in the amount of approximately $5.6 million. One of the conditions for closing out the contract and LSIs obligations under the bond is the successful resolution of a pending tax assessment issued by the Saudi Arabian taxing authority assessing LSI approximately $5.1 million in taxes for the years 1999 through 2002. We disagree with the Saudi Arabian taxing authoritys assessment and are providing responses, additional information and documentation. |
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However, Banque Saudi Fransi paid the amount of the performance bond to the Ministry and filed a claim against LSI in a United Kingdom legal proceeding in the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division, Commercial Court to recover the $5.6 million. We believe the banks payment of the bond amount was inappropriate and a contractual violation of our performance bond agreement. On January 2005, LSI filed a claim against the Ministry in United States District Court in Texas for wrongful demand of the performance bond, to collect all outstanding accounts receivable, to collect a claim for additional housing costs incurred at the direction of the Ministry, and for other contractual violations of the F-5 Contract. | ||||
We have adequately provided for any enforceable obligations arising relative to these contingencies, based on current facts and circumstances. | ||||
| Lebanon: Prior to our acquisition of Dames and Moore Group, Inc. in 1999, which included Radian International, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary (Radian), Radian entered into a contract to provide environmental remediation to a Lebanese company (Solidere) involved in the development and reconstruction of the central district of Beirut. Various disputes have arisen under this contract, including an allegation by Solidere that Radian breached the contract by, among other things, failing to reduce the level of chemical and biological constituents, including methane gas, at the project site to the contract level. The parties sought to resolve their disputes in an arbitration proceeding filed with the ICC. | |||
During July 2004, an ICC arbitration panel ruled against Radian and ordered Radian to prepare a plan to reduce the level of methane gas at the project site to the contract level, to pay approximately $2.4 million in attorney fees and other expenses to Solidere, and authorized Solidere to withhold project payments. At April 1, 2005, Solidere had withheld project payments amounting to $10.3 million. In addition, we have deferred other costs amounting to $8.1 million. We are complying with the terms of the ICC arbitration panels ruling and also continue to be actively engaged in attempting to resolve the various disputes directly with Solidere through alternate resolution strategies that may be more advantageous to both parties. | ||||
Solidere is also seeking damages for delays of up to $8.5 million and has drawn upon an $8.5 million bank guarantee at Saradar Bank, Sh.M.L. (Saradar). In July 2004, Saradar filed a reimbursement claim in the First Court in Beirut, Lebanon to recover the $8.5 million bank guarantee from Radian and our co-defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. We believe that we are not obligated under the bank guarantee and are vigorously defending this matter. | ||||
Prior to entering into the Solidere contract, Radian obtained a project-specific, $50 million insurance policy from Alpina Insurance Company (Alpina) with a $1 million deductible, which we believe is available to support our claims in excess of the deductible. The Solidere contract contains a $20 million limitation on damages. In October 2004, Alpina notified us of a denial of insurance coverage. We filed a breach of contract and bad faith claim against Alpina in United States District Court for the Northern District of California in October 2004 seeking declaratory relief and monetary damages. | ||||
| Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority: In 1999, we entered into an agreement with the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (the Authority) to provide foundation design and other services in connection with the construction of the Lee Roy Selmon Elevated Expressway structure in Tampa, Florida. In 2004, during construction, one pier out of over 200 piers subsided substantially, causing damage to a segment of the Expressway. The Authority has recently completed and is implementing a plan to remediate the damage to the Expressway. The Authority is pursuing claims against us and potentially other parties associated with the Expressway, alleging defects caused by services provided. Sufficient information is not currently available to assess liabilities associated with a remediation plan. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
Currently, we have limits of $125 million per loss and $125 million in the aggregate annually for general liability, professional errors and omissions liability and contractors pollution liability insurance (in addition to other policies for some specific projects). These policies include self-insured claim retention amounts of $4 million, $7.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively. In some actions, parties are seeking damages, including punitive or treble damages that substantially exceed our insurance coverage or are not insured.
Excess limits provided for these coverages are on a claims made basis, covering only claims actually made during the policy period currently in effect. Thus, if we do not continue to maintain these policies, we will have no coverage for claims made after the termination date even for claims based on events that occurred during the term of coverage. We intend to maintain these policies; however, we may be unable to maintain existing coverage levels. We have maintained insurance without lapse for many years with limits in excess of losses sustained.
Although the outcome of our legal proceedings, audits or investigations cannot be predicted with certainty and no assurances can be provided, based on our previous experience in such matters, we do not believe that any of the legal proceedings, audits or investigations described above, individually or collectively, are likely to exceed established loss accruals or our various professional errors and omissions, project-specific and potentially other insurance policies. However, the resolution of outstanding claims and litigation is subject to inherent uncertainty and it is reasonably possible that such resolution could have an adverse effect on us.
As of April 1, 2005, we had the following guarantee obligations and commitments:
We have guaranteed the credit facility of one of our joint ventures, in the event of a default by the joint venture. This joint venture was formed in the ordinary course of business to perform a contract for the federal government. The term of the guarantee is equal to the remaining term of the underlying debt, which is 11 months. The maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under this guarantee at April 1, 2005, was $6.5 million.
We also maintain a variety of commercial commitments that are generally made to support provisions of our contracts. In addition, in the ordinary course of business we provide letters of credit to clients and others against advance payments and to support other business arrangements. We are required to reimburse the issuers of letters of credit for any payments they make under the letters of credit.
From time to time, we may provide guarantees related to our services or work. If our services under a guaranteed project are later determined to have resulted in a material defect or other material deficiency, then we may be responsible for monetary damages or other legal remedies. When sufficient information about claims on guaranteed projects is available and monetary damages or other costs or losses are determined to be probable, we recognize such guarantee losses. Currently, we have no material guarantee claims for which losses have been recognized.
NOTE 6. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION
We operate our business through two segments: the URS Division and the EG&G Division. Our URS Division provides a comprehensive range of professional planning and design, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance services to the U.S. federal government, state and local government agencies, and private industry clients in the United States and internationally. Our EG&G Division provides planning, systems engineering and technical assistance, operations and maintenance, and program management services to various U.S. federal government agencies, primarily the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED (Continued)
These two segments operate under separate management groups and produce discrete financial information. Their operating results also are reviewed separately by management. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The information disclosed in our consolidated financial statements is based on the two segments that comprise our current organizational structure.
The following table presents summarized financial information of our reportable segments. Eliminations in the following tables include elimination of inter-segment sales and elimination of investment in subsidiaries.
April 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Property | ||||||||||||
Net | and | |||||||||||
Accounts | Equipment | |||||||||||
Receivable | at Cost, Net | Total Assets | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
URS Division |
$ | 738,202 | $ | 132,222 | $ | 957,732 | ||||||
EG&G Division |
232,059 | 6,951 | 263,013 | |||||||||
970,261 | 139,173 | 1,220,745 | ||||||||||
Corporate |
| 3,721 | 1,736,508 | |||||||||
Eliminations |
| | (669,028 | ) | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 970,261 | $ | 142,894 | $ | 2,288,225 | ||||||
December 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Property | ||||||||||||
Net | and | |||||||||||
Accounts | Equipment | |||||||||||
Receivable | at Cost, Net | Total Assets | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
URS Division |
$ | 728,850 | $ | 132,277 | $ | 940,273 | ||||||
EG&G Division |
212,802 | 7,254 | 230,573 | |||||||||
941,652 | 139,531 | 1,170,846 | ||||||||||
Corporate |
| 3,376 | 1,715,036 | |||||||||
Eliminations |
| | (589,400 | ) | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 941,652 | $ | 142,907 | $ | 2,296,482 | ||||||
Three Months Ended April 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Operating | Depreciation | |||||||||||
Income | and | |||||||||||
Revenues | (Loss) | Amortization | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
URS Division |
$ | 608,069 | $ | 42,849 | $ | 8,331 | ||||||
EG&G Division |
315,450 | 12,707 | 1,312 | |||||||||
Eliminations |
(1,519 | ) | (97 | ) | | |||||||
922,000 | 55,459 | 9,643 | ||||||||||
Corporate |
| (11,083 | ) | 144 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 922,000 | $ | 44,376 | $ | 9,787 | ||||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Operating | Depreciation | |||||||||||
Income | and | |||||||||||
Revenues | (Loss) | Amortization | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
URS Division |
$ | 560,519 | $ | 39,108 | $ | 9,682 | ||||||
EG&G Division |
270,110 | 10,918 | 1,293 | |||||||||
Eliminations |
(301 | ) | | | ||||||||
830,328 | 50,026 | 10,975 | ||||||||||
Corporate |
| (8,470 | ) | 72 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 830,328 | $ | 41,556 | $ | 11,047 | ||||||
We define our segment operating income (loss) as total segment net income, before income tax and net interest expense. Our long-lived assets primarily consist of our property and equipment.
Geographic areas
Our revenues by geographic areas are shown below:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Revenues |
||||||||
United States |
$ | 834,768 | $ | 757,772 | ||||
International |
88,097 | 74,199 | ||||||
Eliminations |
(865 | ) | (1,643 | ) | ||||
Total revenues |
$ | 922,000 | $ | 830,328 | ||||
Major Customers
For the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, we had multiple contracts with the following major customer, who contributed more than ten percent of our total consolidated revenues:
URS Division | EG&G Division | Total | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Three months ended April 1, 2005 |
||||||||||||
The U.S. Army (1) |
$ | 25.6 | $ | 146.8 | $ | 172.4 | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2004 |
||||||||||||
The U.S. Army (1) |
$ | 19.9 | $ | 120.6 | $ | 140.5 |
(1) | The U.S. Army includes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
NOTE 7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
On January 19, 2005, affiliates of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. (collectively, the Blum Affiliates) sold 2,000,000 shares of our common stock in an underwritten secondary offering. The general partner of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. is a member of our Board of Directors.
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NOTE 8. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION
Substantially all of our domestic operating subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under our Credit Facility and our 11 1/2% notes. Each of the subsidiary guarantors has fully and unconditionally guaranteed our obligations on a joint and several basis.
Substantially all of our income and cash flows are generated by our subsidiaries. We have no operating assets or operations other than our investments in our subsidiaries. As a result, the funds necessary to meet our debt service obligations are provided in large part by distributions or advances from our subsidiaries. Financial conditions and operating requirements of the subsidiary guarantors may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries for the purposes of meeting our debt service obligations, including the payment of principal and interest on our 11 1/2% notes and our Credit Facility. In addition, although the terms of our 11 1/2% notes and our Credit Facility limit us and our subsidiary guarantors ability to place contractual restrictions on the flow of funds to us, legal restrictions, including local regulations, and contractual obligations associated with secured loans, such as equipment financings at the subsidiary level, may restrict the subsidiary guarantors ability to pay dividends, or make loans or other distributions to us.
The following information sets forth our condensed consolidating balance sheets as of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and our condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive income and cash flows for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004. Elimination entries necessary to consolidate our subsidiaries are reflected in the eliminations column. Separate complete financial statements for our subsidiaries, which guarantee our Credit Facility and our 11 1/2% notes, would not provide additional material information that would be useful in assessing the financial condition of such subsidiaries.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
As of April 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,485 | $ | 51,873 | $ | 13,774 | $ | | $ | 67,132 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable |
| 476,202 | 85,788 | | 561,990 | |||||||||||||||
Costs and accrued earnings in
excess of billings on contracts
in process |
| 388,256 | 63,332 | | 451,588 | |||||||||||||||
Less receivable allowance |
| (36,376 | ) | (6,941 | ) | | (43,317 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net accounts receivable |
| 828,082 | 142,179 | | 970,261 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
22,725 | | | | 22,725 | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
8,645 | 12,623 | 1,060 | | 22,328 | |||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
32,855 | 892,578 | 157,013 | | 1,082,446 | |||||||||||||||
Property and equipment at cost, net |
3,721 | 124,298 | 14,875 | | 142,894 | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
1,004,680 | | | | 1,004,680 | |||||||||||||||
Purchased intangible assets, net |
7,006 | | | | 7,006 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries |
669,028 | | | (669,028 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Other assets |
19,218 | 30,842 | 1,139 | | 51,199 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 1,736,508 | $ | 1,047,718 | $ | 173,027 | $ | (669,028 | ) | $ | 2,288,225 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Book overdraft |
$ | 143 | $ | 27,225 | $ | 6,754 | $ | | $ | 34,122 | ||||||||||
Note payables and current portion
of long-term debt |
27,352 | 18,823 | 57 | | 46,232 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and
subcontractors payable |
1,135 | 141,911 | 20,974 | | 164,020 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued salaries and wages |
2,764 | 127,111 | 20,782 | | 150,657 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other |
20,809 | 32,233 | 3,776 | | 56,818 | |||||||||||||||
Billings in excess of costs and
accrued earnings on contracts in
process |
| 69,334 | 21,168 | | 90,502 | |||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities |
52,203 | 416,637 | 73,511 | | 542,351 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
469,706 | 24,168 | 11 | | 493,885 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
39,758 | | | | 39,758 | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
60,543 | 36,953 | 437 | | 97,933 | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
622,210 | 477,758 | 73,959 | | 1,173,927 | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders equity |
1,114,298 | 569,960 | 99,068 | (669,028 | ) | 1,114,298 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1,736,508 | $ | 1,047,718 | $ | 173,027 | $ | (669,028 | ) | $ | 2,288,225 | ||||||||||
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(In thousands)
(unaudited)
As of December 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 58,982 | $ | 34,696 | $ | 14,329 | $ | | $ | 108,007 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable |
| 491,294 | 88,659 | | 579,953 | |||||||||||||||
Costs and accrued earnings in
excess of billings on contracts
in process |
| 346,331 | 54,087 | | 400,418 | |||||||||||||||
Less receivable allowance |
| (31,933 | ) | (6,786 | ) | | (38,719 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net accounts receivable |
| 805,692 | 135,960 | | 941,652 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
20,614 | | | | 20,614 | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets. |
9,525 | 8,383 | 955 | | 18,863 | |||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
89,121 | 848,771 | 151,244 | | 1,089,136 | |||||||||||||||
Property and equipment at cost, net |
3,376 | 124,886 | 14,645 | | 142,907 | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
1,004,680 | | | | 1,004,680 | |||||||||||||||
Purchased intangible assets, net |
7,749 | | | | 7,749 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries |
589,400 | | | (589,400 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Other assets |
20,710 | 30,359 | 941 | | 52,010 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 1,715,036 | $ | 1,004,016 | $ | 166,830 | $ | (589,400 | ) | $ | 2,296,482 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Book overdraft |
$ | | $ | 59,765 | $ | 11,106 | $ | | $ | 70,871 | ||||||||||
Note payables and current portion
of long-term debt |
29,116 | 17,582 | 1,640 | | 48,338 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and
subcontractors payable |
(3,197 | ) | 125,509 | 15,938 | | 138,250 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued salaries and wages |
4,158 | 147,431 | 19,415 | | 171,004 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other |
21,656 | 32,614 | 4,631 | | 58,901 | |||||||||||||||
Billings in excess of costs and
accrued earnings on contracts in
process |
| 63,831 | 20,562 | | 84,393 | |||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities |
51,733 | 446,732 | 73,292 | | 571,757 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
483,933 | 24,601 | 50 | | 508,584 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
36,305 | | | | 36,305 | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
60,944 | 36,158 | 613 | | 97,715 | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
632,915 | 507,491 | 73,955 | | 1,214,361 | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Total stockholders equity |
1,082,121 | 496,525 | 92,875 | (589,400 | ) | 1,082,121 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1,715,036 | $ | 1,004,016 | $ | 166,830 | $ | (589,400 | ) | $ | 2,296,482 | ||||||||||
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URS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended April 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | | $ | 834,768 | $ | 88,097 | $ | (865 | ) | $ | 922,000 | |||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| 540,881 | 48,823 | (865 | ) | 588,839 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
| 293,887 | 39,274 | | 333,161 | |||||||||||||||
Indirect, general and administrative
expenses |
11,083 | 239,782 | 37,920 | | 288,785 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(11,083 | ) | 54,105 | 1,354 | | 44,376 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
9,752 | 470 | 107 | | 10,329 | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income
taxes |
(20,835 | ) | 53,635 | 1,247 | | 34,047 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(8,543 | ) | 21,992 | 511 | | 13,960 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before equity
in net earnings of
subsidiaries |
(12,292 | ) | 31,643 | 736 | | 20,087 | ||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries |
32,379 | | | (32,379 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Net income |
20,087 | 31,643 | 736 | (32,379 | ) | 20,087 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation
adjustments |
| | (666 | ) | | (666 | ) | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 31,643 | $ | 70 | $ | (32,379 | ) | $ | 19,421 | |||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | | $ | 757,772 | $ | 74,199 | $ | (1,643 | ) | $ | 830,328 | |||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| 484,798 | 37,920 | (1,643 | ) | 521,075 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
| 272,974 | 36,279 | | 309,253 | |||||||||||||||
Indirect, general and administrative
expenses |
8,470 | 224,913 | 34,314 | | 267,697 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(8,470 | ) | 48,061 | 1,965 | | 41,556 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense (income), net |
17,894 | 272 | 455 | | 18,621 | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income
taxes |
(26,364 | ) | 47,789 | 1,510 | | 22,935 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(10,541 | ) | 19,107 | 604 | | 9,170 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before equity
in net earnings of
subsidiaries |
(15,823 | ) | 28,682 | 906 | | 13,765 | ||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries |
29,588 | | | (29,588 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Net income |
13,765 | 28,682 | 906 | (29,588 | ) | 13,765 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation
adjustments |
| | 1,016 | | 1,016 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 13,765 | $ | 28,682 | $ | 1,922 | $ | (29,588 | ) | $ | 14,781 | |||||||||
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URS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended April 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 20,087 | $ | 31,643 | $ | 736 | $ | (32,379 | ) | $ | 20,087 | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
144 | 8,525 | 1,118 | | 9,787 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of financing fees |
1,482 | | | | 1,482 | |||||||||||||||
Costs incurred for extinguishment of debt |
762 | | | | 762 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| 3,269 | 107 | | 3,376 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1,342 | | | | 1,342 | |||||||||||||||
Stock compensation |
1,725 | | | | 1,725 | |||||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock compensation |
1,522 | | | | 1,522 | |||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries |
(32,379 | ) | | | 32,379 | | ||||||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable and costs and
accrued earnings in excess of billings
on contracts in process |
| (25,658 | ) | (6,327 | ) | | (31,985 | ) | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
844 | (4,239 | ) | (105 | ) | | (3,500 | ) | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued salaries and
wages and accrued expenses |
(45,080 | ) | 36,746 | 11,185 | 487 | 3,338 | ||||||||||||||
Billings in excess of costs and accrued
earnings on contracts in process |
| 5,503 | 606 | | 6,109 | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
(401 | ) | 830 | (178 | ) | | 251 | |||||||||||||
Other liabilities, net |
411 | (481 | ) | (199 | ) | (487 | ) | (756 | ) | |||||||||||
Total adjustments and changes |
(69,628 | ) | 24,495 | 6,207 | 32,379 | (6,547 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash from operating activities |
(49,541 | ) | 56,138 | 6,943 | | 13,540 | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(479 | ) | (1,946 | ) | (1,537 | ) | | (3,962 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash from investing activities |
(479 | ) | (1,946 | ) | (1,537 | ) | | (3,962 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Long-term debt principal payments |
(10,000 | ) | (1,067 | ) | | | (11,067 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net payments under the line of credit |
(6,000 | ) | | | | (6,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net change in book overdraft |
143 | (32,540 | ) | (4,352 | ) | | (36,749 | ) | ||||||||||||
Capital lease obligation payments |
(69 | ) | (3,408 | ) | (34 | ) | | (3,511 | ) | |||||||||||
Short-term note payments |
(39 | ) | | (1,575 | ) | | (1,614 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares from
employee stock purchase plan and
exercise of stock options |
9,508 | | | | 9,508 | |||||||||||||||
Call premiums paid for debt
extinguishment |
(613 | ) | | | | (613 | ) | |||||||||||||
Payments for financing fees |
(407 | ) | | | | (407 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash from financing activities |
(7,477 | ) | (37,015 | ) | (5,961 | ) | | (50,453 | ) | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents |
(57,497 | ) | 17,177 | (555 | ) | | (40,875 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year |
58,982 | 34,696 | 14,329 | | 108,007 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
$ | 1,485 | $ | 51,873 | $ | 13,774 | $ | | $ | 67,132 | ||||||||||
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URS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary | Non- | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Guarantors | Guarantors | Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 13,765 | $ | 28,682 | $ | 906 | $ | (29,588 | ) | $ | 13,765 | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
72 | 9,912 | 1,063 | | 11,047 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of financing fees |
1,830 | | | | 1,830 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| 3,464 | 435 | | 3,899 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(2,226 | ) | | | | (2,226 | ) | |||||||||||||
Stock compensation |
660 | | | | 660 | |||||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock compensation |
3,570 | | | | 3,570 | |||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries |
(29,588 | ) | | | 29,588 | | ||||||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable and costs and accrued
earnings in excess of billings on
contracts in process |
| 21,471 | (12,087 | ) | | 9,384 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(442 | ) | (1,368 | ) | (870 | ) | | (2,680 | ) | |||||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued salaries and
wages and accrued expenses |
3,184 | (10,070 | ) | 6,140 | (295 | ) | (1,041 | ) | ||||||||||||
Billings in excess of costs and accrued
earnings on contracts in process |
| (6,605 | ) | (71 | ) | | (6,676 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
(369 | ) | 1,319 | 113 | | 1,063 | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities, net |
(446 | ) | 3,111 | (159 | ) | 295 | 2,801 | |||||||||||||
Total adjustments and changes |
(23,755 | ) | 21,234 | (5,436 | ) | 29,588 | 21,631 | |||||||||||||
Net cash from operating activities |
(9,990 | ) | 49,916 | (4,530 | ) | | 35,396 | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(423 | ) | (4,471 | ) | (580 | ) | | (5,474 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash from investing activities |
(423 | ) | (4,471 | ) | (580 | ) | | (5,474 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Long-term debt principal payments |
(20,455 | ) | (1,403 | ) | | | (21,858 | ) | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt borrowings |
| 346 | | | 346 | |||||||||||||||
Net borrowings under the line of credit |
17,297 | | | | 17,297 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in book overdraft |
(2,985 | ) | (22,742 | ) | 3,991 | | (21,736 | ) | ||||||||||||
Capital lease obligation payments |
(51 | ) | (3,058 | ) | (263 | ) | | (3,372 | ) | |||||||||||
Short-term note borrowings |
| | 1,540 | | 1,540 | |||||||||||||||
Short-term note payments |
(37 | ) | (9 | ) | | | (46 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares from
employee stock purchase plan and exercise
of stock options |
16,609 | | | | 16,609 | |||||||||||||||
Payment for financing fees |
(3 | ) | | | | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash from financing activities |
10,375 | (26,866 | ) | 5,268 | | (11,223 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents |
(38 | ) | 18,579 | 158 | | 18,699 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
512 | 16,926 | 17,306 | | 34,744 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
$ | 474 | $ | 35,505 | $ | 17,464 | $ | | $ | 53,443 | ||||||||||
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those described here. You should read this discussion in conjunction with: the section Risk Factors That Could Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations, beginning on page 35 and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Item 1, Consolidated Financial Statements; the footnotes to this report for the three months ended April 1, 2005; the section Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Fiscal Year Change
Effective January 1, 2005, we adopted a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31st, with interim quarters ending on the Fridays closest to March 31st, June 30th and September 30th. We filed a transition report on Form 10-Q with the SEC for the two months ended December 31, 2004. Our 2005 fiscal year began on January 1, 2005 and will end on December 30, 2005.
OVERVIEW
Business Summary
We are one of the worlds largest engineering design services firms and a major federal government contractor for systems engineering and technical assistance, and operations and maintenance services. Our business focuses primarily on providing fee-based professional and technical services in the engineering and defense markets, although we perform some construction work. As a service company, we are labor and not capital intensive. We derive income from our ability to generate revenues and collect cash from our clients through the billing of our employees time and our ability to manage our costs. We operate our business through two segments: the URS Division and the EG&G Division.
Our revenues are driven by our ability to attract qualified and productive employees, identify business opportunities, allocate our labor resources to profitable markets, secure new contracts, renew existing client agreements and provide outstanding services. Moreover, as a professional services company, the quality of the work generated by our employees is integral to our revenue generation.
Our costs are driven primarily by the compensation we pay to our employees, including fringe benefits, the cost of hiring subcontractors and other project-related expenses, and administrative, marketing, sales, bid and proposal, rental and other overhead costs.
Revenues for Three Months Ended April 1, 2005
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased 11% over the consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Revenues from our federal government clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased approximately 16% compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase reflects continued growth in the services we provide to the Department of Defense, (DOD), and the Department of Homeland Security, (DHS), as a result of additional spending on engineering and technical services and operations and maintenance activities. In addition, we experienced an increase in environmental and facilities projects under existing contracts.
Revenues from our state and local government clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by approximately 7% compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase reflects a
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moderate improvement in state spending for infrastructure projects in certain parts of the U.S., particularly in the Southeast. Revenues from our domestic private industry clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased 4% compared with the corresponding period last year. While revenues increased during the quarter, market conditions continued to be challenging for many of our multinational clients, and domestic capital spending remained constrained. Revenues from our international clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased approximately 19% compared with the corresponding period last year. Approximately 3% of the increase was due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations. The remainder of the increase was due to growth in our businesses, primarily surface and air transportation projects in Australia and New Zealand, and facilities and environmental projects in Europe.
Cash Flows, Debt and Equity
We generated $13.5 million in net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 1, 2005. Our ratio of debt to total capitalization (total debt divided by the sum of debt and total stockholders equity) was approximately 33% and 34% at April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Our working capital increased by $21.8 million for the three months ended April 1, 2005 compared with the corresponding period last year. (See Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to our Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this report.)
Fiscal Year 2005 Trends
We expect revenue from our federal government clients to continue to grow throughout fiscal year 2005, based on secured funding and anticipated spending by the DOD and the DHS. The DOD supplemental financing bill, which includes approximately $76 billion to fund military operations in the Middle East, has been passed by the House of Representatives. A portion of this funding will be used to maintain and update military equipment As a result, we expect continued demand for EG&Gs operations and maintenance services. We also expect an increased volume of work under existing DOD contracts to provide environmental services for military sites and architectural and engineering services for facilities projects.
We are also experiencing an increase in the number of large bundled contracts being issued by the DOD. These contracts, which typically require the provision of a full range of services from planning and design through operations and maintenance at multiple sites throughout the world, will provide increased opportunities for our URS and EG&G Divisions. In addition, the next phase of the BRAC or Base Realignment and Closure program is proceeding, and Congress is expected to approve the list of bases to be closed or realigned by the end of 2005. A large number of the militarys bases worldwide may be affected by BRAC, and many will require environmental, planning and design services before they can be closed or redeveloped. Accordingly, this program may offer some opportunities for the URS Division. However, depending on the bases selected for closure, the BRAC program could have a negative or positive impact on our EG&G Divisions revenues.
We expect revenues from our state and local government market to increase moderately during fiscal year 2005. State economics and revenues have improved slightly since 2004 due to increases in state sales and income tax receipts. The recovery in the state and local market continues to be uneven, with the only Southeastern states and Texas showing steady growth.
One of the major drivers of potential growth in the state and local market in 2005 and beyond, is the expected passage of a successor bill to TEA-21. As currently proposed by the President and the House of Representatives, the bill has a funding level of $284 billion over the next six years, a 30% increase in funding over TEA-21. Passage of the bill should help re-start some of the awarded projects that have been on hold and start the procurement process for many other transportation projects. In addition, the school market remains steady, driven largely by funding secured through local bond issuances.
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Revenues from the private industry market are expected to increase slightly during the 2005 fiscal year. The recovery in the private industry market remains uneven, although some of our clients are beginning to plan capital expenditures. We, however, dont expect to see a more significant impact on our business until 2006 and 2007. Despite the continued weakness in the private industry market, we expect some revenue growth opportunities from work under Master Service Agreement (MSA) contracts with multinational companies. In addition, in response to stricter emissions control regulations associated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Clean Air Act we expect to see increased activity in the design and implementation of air pollution control systems on coal-fired power plants.
We expect revenues from our international business to continue to grow. Although our private industry clients are not expected to increase capital expenditures domestically, we do expect increasing capital investment in countries outside the U.S. In addition, we expect to see increasing opportunities as a result of recent European Union environmental directives and regulations. Our work to provide facilities design services for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense and the U.S. DOD is also expected to grow. We expect the transportation market in the Asia-Pacific region to remain strong, particularly for airport projects.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Percentage | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | Increase | increase | |||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | (decrease) | (decrease) | |||||||||||||
(In millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 922.0 | $ | 830.3 | $ | 91.7 | 11.0 | % | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
588.8 | 521.0 | 67.8 | 13.0 | % | |||||||||||
Gross profit |
333.2 | 309.3 | 23.9 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||
Indirect, general and
administrative expenses |
288.8 | 267.7 | 21.1 | 7.9 | % | |||||||||||
Operating income |
44.4 | 41.6 | 2.8 | 6.7 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
10.3 | 18.6 | (8.3 | ) | (44.6 | %) | ||||||||||
Income before taxes |
34.1 | 23.0 | 11.1 | 48.3 | % | |||||||||||
Income tax expense |
14.0 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 52.2 | % | |||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 20.1 | $ | 13.8 | $ | 6.3 | 45.7 | % | ||||||||
Diluted net income per
common share |
$ | .45 | $ | .39 | $ | 0.06 | 15.4 | % | ||||||||
Three months ended April 1, 2005 compared with March 31, 2004
Our consolidated revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 11% compared with the same period last year. The increase was due to an increase in the volume of work performed during the three months ended April 1, 2005, compared with the same period last year.
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The following table presents our consolidated revenues by client type for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | Increase | increase | |||||||||||||
(In millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
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Federal
government clients |
$ | 429 | $ | 371 | $ | 58 | 16 | % | ||||||||
State and local
government clients |
213 | 200 | 13 | 7 | % | |||||||||||
Domestic private
industry clients |
192 | 185 | 7 | 4 | % | |||||||||||
International clients |
88 | 74 | 14 | 19 | % | |||||||||||
Total Revenues |
$ | 922 | $ | 830 | $ | 92 | 11 | % | ||||||||
Revenues from our federal government clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 16% compared with the same period last year. The increase reflects continued growth in operations and maintenance work for military equipment associated with the continued high ops tempo in the Middle East, and systems engineering and technical assistance services for the development, testing and evaluation of weapons systems. We also continued to benefit from increased task orders issued under Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) for the federal government for facilities and environmental projects and emergency preparedness exercises.
The majority of our work in the state and local government, the domestic private industry and the international sectors is derived from our URS Division. Further discussion of the factors and activities that drove changes in operations on a segment basis for the three months ended April 1, 2005 can be found beginning on page 29.
Our consolidated direct operating expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005, which consist of direct labor, subcontractor costs and other direct expenses, increased by 13.0% compared with the same period last year. The factors that caused revenue growth also drove an increase in our direct operating expenses. Volume increases in work on existing contracts with lower profit margins caused direct operating expenses to increase at a faster rate than revenues.
Our consolidated gross profit for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 7.7% compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the increase of our revenue volume described previously. Our gross margin percentage, however, fell from 37.2% to 36.1%. The slight decrease in gross profit margin percentage was caused by a change in revenue mix between the two periods, with a higher volume of revenue coming from contracts with profit margins that were lower than those typically achieved through our historic portfolio of contracts.
Our consolidated indirect, general and administrative (IG&A) expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 7.9% compared with the same period last year. Our employee benefit costs, including healthcare, workers compensation and retirement-related costs, increased $15.9 million, or 13.7%, over the prior period. The remaining increases were primarily due to a 4.0 million increase in indirect labor, a $2.9 million increase in travel expense and a $2.3 million increase in sales and business development expense incurred for internal and external program support. These increases were offset by a $1.3 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expense and a $2.7 million in other miscellaneous general and administrative expenses. Indirect expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 31.3% from 32.2% for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively, due to an increase in labor utilization and a decrease in bid and proposal costs compared with the same period last year.
Our consolidated net interest expense for the three months ended April 1, 2005 decreased due to lower debt balances.
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Our effective income tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were 41% and 40%, respectively.
Our consolidated operating income, net income and earnings per share increased as a result of the factors previously described.
Reporting Segments
Three months ended April 1, 2005 compared with March 31, 2004
Direct | Indirect, | Operating | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating | Gross | General and | Income | |||||||||||||||||
Revenues | Expenses | Profit | Administrative | (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended April 1, 2005 |
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URS Division |
$ | 608.0 | $ | 358.5 | $ | 249.5 | $ | 206.6 | $ | 42.9 | ||||||||||
EG&G Division |
315.5 | 231.7 | 83.8 | 71.1 | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||
Eliminations |
(1.5 | ) | (1.4 | ) | (0.1 | ) | | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||||
922.0 | 588.8 | 333.2 | 277.7 | 55.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate |
| | | 11.1 | (11.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 922.0 | $ | 588.8 | $ | 333.2 | $ | 288.8 | $ | 44.4 | ||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2004 |
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URS Division |
$ | 560.5 | $ | 327.4 | $ | 233.1 | $ | 193.9 | $ | 39.2 | ||||||||||
EG&G Division |
270.1 | 193.9 | 76.2 | 65.3 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||
Eliminations |
(0.3 | ) | (0.3 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||
830.3 | 521.0 | 309.3 | 259.2 | 50.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate |
| | | 8.5 | (8.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 830.3 | $ | 521.0 | $ | 309.3 | $ | 267.7 | $ | 41.6 | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) for three months ended
April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 |
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URS Division |
$ | 47.5 | $ | 31.1 | $ | 16.4 | $ | 12.7 | $ | 3.7 | ||||||||||
EG&G Division |
45.4 | 37.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||
Eliminations |
(1.2 | ) | (1.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||||
91.7 | 67.8 | 23.9 | 18.5 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate |
| | | 2.6 | (2.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 91.7 | $ | 67.8 | $ | 23.9 | $ | 21.1 | $ | 2.8 | ||||||||||
Percentage Increase (decrease) for
three months ended April 1, 2005 vs. March
31, 2004 |
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URS Division |
8.5 | % | 9.5 | % | 7.0 | % | 6.5 | % | 9.4 | % | ||||||||||
EG&G Division |
16.8 | % | 19.5 | % | 10.0 | % | 8.9 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||||||||
Elimination |
400.0 | % | 366.7 | % | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
Corporate |
| | | 30.6 | % | 30.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Total |
11.0 | % | 13.0 | % | 7.7 | % | 7.9 | % | 6.7 | % |
URS Division
The URS Divisions revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased 8.5% compared with the same period last year. The increase in revenues was due to the various factors discussed below in each of our client markets.
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The following table presents the URS Divisions revenues by client type for the three months ended, April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | Increase | increase | |||||||||||||
(In millions, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
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Federal
government clients |
$ | 114 | $ | 101 | $ | 13 | 13 | % | ||||||||
State and local
government clients |
213 | 200 | 13 | 7 | % | |||||||||||
Domestic private
industry clients |
192 | 185 | 7 | 4 | % | |||||||||||
International clients |
88 | 74 | 14 | 19 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 607 | $ | 560 | $ | 47 | 8 | % | ||||||||
Revenues from our federal government clients in the URS Division for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 13% compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase was driven by an increase in environmental and facilities projects under existing contracts with the DOD. Revenues from homeland security projects also contributed to this growth as we continued to provide a range of engineering services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This work includes designs to help protect federal facilities from terrorists as well as disaster recovery services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is now a part of DHS.
Revenues from our state and local government clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by approximately 7% compared with the same period last year. The increase reflects a moderate improvement in the state economy and revenues, fueled by increased state tax revenues. The recovery in the state and local market continues to be uneven, with the only Southeast states and Texas showing the steady growth.
The transportation market remained weak as states continue to wait for passage of a successor bill to TEA-21. However, we continued to benefit from our successful strategy to shift resources away from surface transportation projects to other portions of the state and local government market, water/wastewater and air transportation where funding is more stable or growing.
Revenues from our domestic private industry clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 4% compared with the same period last year. Although we saw some indications of increased capital spending by several of our domestic private industry clients, the overall recovery in this market remains slow. Our chemical industry clients continued to struggle and revenues from our manufacturing and pharmaceutical clients remained flat. There are some pockets of strength, however, including the power and oil and gas businesses.
In addition, we continued to benefit from our strategic focus of the past several years to win MSAs with major multinational private industry clients. We also benefited from stricter air pollution control limits under the Clean Air Act, which has resulted in increased revenues from emissions control projects for power sector clients.
Revenues from our international clients for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 19% compared with the same period last year. Approximately 3% of this increase was due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations. The remainder of the increase was due to growth in our Asia Pacific and European businesses. The revenue growth in the Asia Pacific region was due to an increased volume of work in surface and air transportation projects in Australia and New Zealand. The revenue growth in Europe was due to increases in facilities and environmental projects.
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The URS Divisions direct operating expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 9.5% compared with the same period last year. The factors that caused revenue growth also drove an increase in our direct operating expenses.
The URS Divisions gross profit for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 7.0% compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the increase in revenue volume previously described. Our gross profit margin percentage increased slightly to 41.0% from 41.6% for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
The URS Divisions IG&A expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 6.5% compared with the same period last year. This increase was due to an additional $10.0 million in employee benefit costs, including higher healthcare, workers compensation and retirement costs. The remainder of the increase was due to a $2.0 million increase in indirect labor, a $2.4 million increase in sales and business development expense, and a $1.2 million increase in travel expense. These increases were offset by a $1.4 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expenses and a $1.5 million decrease in other miscellaneous general and administrative expenses. Indirect expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased slightly to 34.0% from 34.6% for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004.
EG&G Division
The EG&G Divisions revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 16.8% compared with the corresponding period last year. This increase was driven by the military operational activity in the Middle East, resulting in a higher volume of operations and maintenance work. Revenues from our specialized systems engineering and technical assistance services that we provide for the development, testing and evaluation of weapons systems remained strong. There also was increased activity in the homeland security market during the quarter.
The EG&G Divisions direct operating expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 19.5% compared with the corresponding period last year. Higher revenues drove an increase in our direct operating expenses. In addition, a greater volume of work on existing contracts with lower profit margins caused direct operating expenses to increase faster than revenues.
The EG&G Divisions gross profit for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 10.0% compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to increased revenues from existing defense technical services and military equipment maintenance contracts; however, gross profit grew at a slower rate than revenue because a significant portion of the revenue increase was generated by operations and maintenance and field based services, which generally carry lower margins than most other services provided by the EG&G Division. Our gross profit margin percentage decreased to 26.6% from 28.2% for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
The EG&G Divisions IG&A expenses for the three months ended April 1, 2005 increased by 8.9% compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase was primarily due to a higher business volume. The EG&G Divisions indirect expenses are generally variable in nature, and as such, any increase in business volume tends to result in higher indirect expenses. Of the total increase, approximately $4.6 million was due to volume increases in employee benefit costs, including higher healthcare, workers compensation and retirement costs. Other employee-related expenses, such as travel and recruiting expenses, increased by $1.8 million due to a higher employee headcount as a result of the increase in work volume. Indirect expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 22.5% from 24.2% for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively, due an increase in labor utilization and a decrease in bid and proposal costs compared with the same period last year.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Three Months Ended, | ||||||||
April 1, | March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ | 13.5 | $ | 35.4 | ||||
Cash flows used by investing activities |
(4.0 | ) | (5.5 | ) | ||||
Cash flows used by financing activities |
(50.5 | ) | (11.2 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of common shares and exercise
of stock options |
9.5 | 16.6 |
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings from our Credit Facility. Our primary uses of cash are to fund our working capital and capital expenditures and to service our debt. We believe that we have sufficient resources to fund our operating and capital expenditure requirements, as well as service our debt, for the next 12 months and beyond. If we experience a significant change in our business such as the consummation of a significant acquisition, we would likely need to acquire additional sources of financing. We believe that we would be able to obtain adequate resources to address significant changes in our business at reasonable rates and terms, as necessary, based on our past experience with business acquisitions.
We are dependent on the cash flows generated by our subsidiaries and, consequently, on their ability to collect on their respective accounts receivables. Substantially all of our cash flows are generated by our subsidiaries. As a result, the funds necessary to meet our debt service obligations are provided in large part by distributions or advances from our subsidiaries. The financial condition and operational requirements of our subsidiaries may limit our ability to obtain cash from them.
Billings and collections on accounts receivable can impact our operating cash flows. Management places significant emphasis on collection efforts, has assessed the allowance accounts for receivables as of April 1, 2005 and has deemed them to be adequate; however, future economic conditions may adversely impact some of our clients ability to pay our bills or the timeliness of their payments. Consequently, it may also impact our ability to consistently collect cash from them to meet our operating needs.
Operating Activities
The decrease in cash flows from operations was a result of a $21.8 million increase in working capital for the three months ended April 1, 2005, compared with the corresponding period last year. The increase in working capital was primarily due to higher accounts receivable resulting from year over year revenue growth. The impact of accounts receivable on working capital was offset by the timing of payments that caused increases in accounts payable, accrued salaries and accrued expenses.
Investing Activities
As a professional services organization, we are not capital intensive. Capital expenditures historically have been primarily for computer-aided design, accounting and project management information systems, and general purpose computer equipment to accommodate our growth. Capital expenditures, excluding purchases financed through capital leases, during the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were $4.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively.
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Financing Activities
The increase of $39.3 million in net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended April 1, 2005 compared with the corresponding period last year was due to the following major factors:
| an increase of $15.0 million in the net change in book overdraft due to the timing of payments, which created a larger increase in book overdrafts for the three months ended April 1, 2005 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004; | |||
| an increase in other net repayments of $16.1 million resulting from managements continued focus on debt reduction; and | |||
| a decrease of $7.1 million in proceeds from sales of common stock from the exercise of stock options due to fewer options being exercised in the first quarter of fiscal year 2005 compared with fiscal year 2004. Our stock price exceeded the $30 level for the first time in nearly two years during the first quarter of fiscal year 2004, causing an increase in exercises of stock options during that quarter. |
Below is a table containing information about our contractual obligations and commercial commitments followed by narrative descriptions as of April 1, 2005.
Payments and Commitments Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | Less Than | After 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Debt payments include principal only): | Total | 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 4-5 Years | Years | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 1, 2005: |
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Senior Secured Credit Facility: |
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Term loan A |
$ | 83,610 | $ | 24,825 | $ | 58,785 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||
Term loan B |
270,198 | 2,078 | 70,667 | 197,453 | | |||||||||||||||
Line of credit |
12,000 | | 12,000 | | | |||||||||||||||
11 1/2% senior notes (1) |
130,000 | | | 130,000 | | |||||||||||||||
6 1/2% convertible subordinated
debentures (1) |
1,798 | | | | 1,798 | |||||||||||||||
Capital lease obligations |
33,771 | 14,071 | 13,779 | 5,881 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Notes payable, foreign credit lines
and other indebtedness |
10,706 | 5,257 | 5,445 | 4 | | |||||||||||||||
Total debt |
542,083 | 46,231 | 160,676 | 333,338 | 1,838 | |||||||||||||||
Pension funding requirements (2) |
16,384 | 16,384 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations (3) |
5,235 | 3,233 | 2,002 | | | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations (4) |
430,392 | 87,170 | 144,097 | 109,317 | 89,808 | |||||||||||||||
Total contractual obligations |
$ | 994,094 | $ | 153,018 | $ | 306,775 | $ | 442,655 | $ | 91,646 | ||||||||||
(1) | Amounts shown exclude remaining original issue discounts of $1.9 million and $18 thousand for our 11 1/2% notes and our 6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures, respectively. | |
(2) | These pension funding requirements are for the EG&G pension plans and the supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP) for Mr. Koffel based on actuarially determined estimates and management assumptions. We are obligated to fund approximately $10.5 million into a rabbi trust for Mr. Koffels SERP. However, Mr. Koffel has agreed to defer this funding obligation until he chooses to request the funding by giving us a 15-day notice or until his death or the termination of his employment for any reason. We chose not to make estimates beyond one year based on a variety of factors, including amounts required by local laws and regulations, and other funding requirements. | |
(3) | Purchase obligations consist primarily of software maintenance contracts. | |
(4) | These operating leases are predominantly real estate leases. |
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements. As of April 1, 2005, we had a total available balance of $58.8 million in standby letters of credit under our Credit Facility. Letters of credit are used primarily to support insurance programs, bonding arrangements and real estate leases. We are required to reimburse the issuers of
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letters of credit for any payments they make under the outstanding letters of credit. The Credit Facility covers the issuance of our standby letters of credit and is critical for our normal operations. If we default on this Credit Facility, our ability to issue or renew standby letters of credit would impair our ability to maintain normal operations.
We have guaranteed the credit facility of one of our joint ventures in the event of a default by the joint venture. This joint venture was formed in the ordinary course of business to perform a contract for the federal government. The term of the guarantee is equal to the remaining term of the underlying debt, which is 11 months. The maximum potential amount of future payments that we could have been required to make under this guarantee at April 1, 2005 was $6.5 million.
We have an agreement to indemnify one of our joint venture lenders up to $25.0 million for any potential losses and damages, and liabilities associated with lawsuits in relation to general and administrative services we provide to the joint venture.
From time to time, we provide guarantees related to our services or work. If our services under a guaranteed project are later determined to have resulted in a material defect or other material deficiency, then we may be responsible for monetary damages or other legal remedies. When sufficient information about claims on guaranteed projects is available and monetary damages or other costs or losses are determined to be probable, we recognize such guarantee losses; however, we cannot estimate the amount of any guarantee until a determination has been made that a material defect has occurred. Currently, we have no guarantee claims for which losses have been recognized.
Senior Secured Credit Facility (Credit Facility). The Credit Facility is comprised of a $225.0 million revolving line of credit, $83.6 million of Term Loan A and $270.2 million of Term Loan B. We have amended our Credit Facility on seven separate occasions. The seventh amendment, dated January 27, 2005, reduced the interest rate margins on our Credit Facility by 0.25% and provided for an additional 0.25% reduction if either Standard & Poors or Moodys upgrades us from our current credit ratings, which are BB and Ba2, respectively. The seventh amendment also eliminated restrictions on the amount of cash we are able to use in an acquisition.
As of April 1, 2005, we had drawn $12.0 million on our revolving line of credit and had outstanding standby letters of credit aggregating to $58.8 million, reducing the amount available to us under our revolving credit facility to $154.2 million. As of December 31, 2004, we had drawn $18.0 million on our revolving line of credit and had outstanding standby letters of credit aggregating to $55.3 million, reducing the amount available to us under our revolving credit facility to $151.7 million. The effective average interest rates paid on the revolving line of credit during the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were approximately 5.9% and 5.8%, respectively.
Our average daily revolving line of credit balances for the three-month periods ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were $3.5 million and $24.4 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding at any one point in time during the three-month periods ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004 were $19.4 million and $55.0 million, respectively.
12 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. On February 14, 2005, we retired the entire outstanding balance of $10.0 million. As of December 31, 2004, we owed $10.0 million.
Notes payable, foreign credit lines and other indebtedness. As of April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had outstanding amounts of $10.7 million and $13.4 million, respectively, in notes payable and foreign lines of credit.
Capital Leases. As of April 1, 2005, we had $33.8 million in obligations under our capital leases, consisting primarily of leases for office equipment, computer equipment and furniture.
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Operating Leases. As of April 1, 2005, we had approximately $430.4 million in obligations under our operating leases, consisting primarily of real estate leases.
Related-Party Transaction. On January 19, 2005, affiliates of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. (collectively, the Blum Affiliates) sold 2,000,000 shares of our common stock in an underwritten secondary offering. The general partner of Blum Capital Partners, L.P. is a member of our Board of Directors.
Derivative Financial Instruments. We are exposed to risk of changes in interest rates as a result of borrowings under our Credit Facility. During the three months ended April 1, 2005, we did not enter into any interest rate derivatives due to our assessment of the costs/benefits of interest rate hedging given the current low interest rate environment. However, we may enter into derivative financial instruments in the future depending on changes in interest rates.
Enterprise Resource Program (ERP). During fiscal year 2001, we commenced a project to consolidate all of our accounting and project management information systems and convert to a new ERP system, which was developed and customized for us by Oracle Corporation. As of April 1, 2005, approximately 63% of our total revenues are processed on this new ERP system.
Oracle Corporation acquired PeopleSoft Inc. in January 2005. It is possible that Oracle Corporation may discontinue further development, integration or long-term software maintenance support for our ERP system. Should any of such events occur, we will be required to seek alternatives to our existing ERP system. Accordingly, we are re-evaluating the conversion of the EG&G Divisions accounting systems to the ERP system.
As of April 1, 2005, we had capitalized costs of approximately $59.3 million for this project. We have been financing a substantial portion of these costs through capital lease arrangements with various lenders. If, and to the extent, that financing cannot be obtained through capital leases, we will draw on our revolving line of credit as alternative financing for expenditures to be incurred for this project.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions in the application of certain accounting policies that affect amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in Item 1 of this report. In preparing these financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts, giving consideration to materiality. Historically, our estimates have not materially differed from actual results. Application of these accounting policies, however, involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties. Consequently, actual results could differ from our estimates.
The accounting policies that we believe are most critical to an investors understanding of our financial results and condition, and require complex management judgment are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended October 31, 2004. To date, there have been no material changes to these critical accounting policies during the three months ended April 1, 2005.
Adopted and Recently Issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)). SFAS 123(R) replaces SFAS 123 and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25). In April 2005, the SEC adopted Rule 4-01(a) of Regulation S-X, which defers the required effective date of SFAS 123(R) to the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005,
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instead of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2005 as originally required. SFAS 123(R) will become effective for us on December 31, 2005 (the Effective Date), but early adoption is allowed. SFAS 123(R) requires that the costs resulting from all stock-based compensation transactions be recognized in the financial statements. SFAS 123(R) applies to all stock-based compensation awards granted, modified or settled in interim or fiscal periods after the required Effective Date, but does not apply to awards granted in periods before the required Effective Date, unless they are modified, repurchased or cancelled after the Effective Date. SFAS 123(R) also amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows, to require that excess tax benefits from the exercises of stock-based compensation awards be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid.
Upon adoption of SFAS 123(R), we will be required to record an expense for our stock-based compensation plans using a fair value method. We are currently evaluating which transition method we will use upon adoption of SFAS 123(R) and the potential impacts it will have on our compensation plans. SFAS 123(R) will impact our financial statements as we historically have recorded our stock-based compensation in accordance with APB 25, which does not require the recording of an expense for our stock-based compensation plans for options granted at a price equal to the fair market value of the stocks on the grant date and for the fair value of the ESPP.
In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) to provide implementation guidance on SFAS 123(R). SAB 107 was issued to assist registrants in implementing SFAS 123(R) while enhancing the information that investors receive.
In November 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 151, Inventory Costs, and Amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43 (ARB No. 43), Chapter 4 (SFAS 151). SFAS 151 amends the guidance in ARB No. 43 Chapter 4, Inventory Pricing, by clarifying that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage) be recognized as current period charges. The provisions of SFAS 151 are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS 151 will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Risk Factors That Could Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In addition to the other information included or incorporated by reference in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the following factors could affect our financial condition and results of operations:
Demand for our services is cyclical and vulnerable to economic downturns. If the current economy worsens, then our revenues, profits and our financial condition may deteriorate.
Demand for our services is cyclical and vulnerable to economic downturns, which may result in clients delaying, curtailing or canceling proposed and existing projects. Our clients may demand better pricing terms and their ability to pay our invoices may be affected by the economy. Our government clients may face budget deficits that prohibit them from funding proposed and existing projects. Our business traditionally lags the overall recovery in the economy; therefore, our business may not recover immediately when the economy improves. Although some economic fundamentals have improved, demand for services from some of our clients has not increased. If the current economy worsens, then our revenues, profits and overall financial condition may deteriorate.
Unexpected termination of a substantial portion of our book of business could harm our operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
We account for all contract awards that may be recognized as revenues as our book of business, which includes backlog, designations, option years and indefinite delivery contracts. Our backlog consists of the amount billable at a particular point in time for future services under signed contracts. As of April 1, 2005, our backlog was approximately $3.7 billion. Our designations consist of projects that clients have
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awarded us, but for which we do not yet have signed contracts. Our option year contracts are multi-year contracts with base periods plus option years that are exercisable by our clients without the need for us to go through another competitive bidding process. Our indefinite delivery contracts are signed contracts under which we perform work only when our client issues specific task orders. Our book of business estimates may not result in actual revenues in any particular period since clients may terminate or delay projects, or decide not to award task orders under indefinite delivery contracts. Unexpected termination of a substantial portion of our book of business could harm our operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
As a government contractor, we are subject to a number of procurement laws and regulations and government audits; a violation of such laws could result in sanctions, contract termination, loss of reputation or loss of status as an eligible government contractor.
We must comply with and are affected by federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of government contracts. For example, we must comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Truth in Negotiations Act, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), the Service Contract Act, and DOD security regulations, as well as many other rules and regulations. These laws and regulations affect how we transact business with our clients and in some instances, impose added costs to our business operations.
As a federal government contractor, we must maintain our status as a responsible contractor. Even though we take precautions to prevent and deter fraud and misconduct, we face the risk that our employees or outside partners may engage in misconduct, fraud or other improper activities. Government agencies, such as the U.S. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), routinely audit and investigate government contractors. These government agencies review and audit a government contractors performance under its contracts, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. In addition, during the course of its audits, the DCAA may question incurred costs if the DCAA believes we have accounted for such costs in a manner inconsistent with the requirements for the FAR or CAS and recommend that our U.S. government corporate administrative contracting officer disallow such costs. Historically, we have not experienced significant disallowed costs as a result of such audits. However, we can provide no assurance that the DCAA audits will not result in material disallowances for incurred costs in the future. A violation of specific laws and regulations could result in the imposition of civil and criminal penalties or sanctions, contract termination, forfeiture of profit, and/or suspension of payment, any of which could make us lose our status as an eligible government contractor. We could also suffer serious harm to our reputation.
Because we depend on federal, state and local governments for a significant portion of our revenue, our inability to win profitable government contracts could harm our operations and adversely affect our net income.
Revenues from federal government contracts and state and local government contracts represented approximately 47% and 23%, respectively, of our total revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005. Our inability to win profitable government contracts could harm our operations and adversely affect our net income. Government contracts are typically awarded through a heavily regulated procurement process. Some government contracts are awarded to multiple competitors, causing increases in overall competition and pricing pressure. The competition and pricing pressure, in turn may require us to make sustained post-award efforts to reduce costs in order to realize revenues under these contracts. If we are not successful in reducing the amount of costs we anticipate, our profitability on these contracts will be negatively impacted. Moreover, even if we are qualified to work on a new government contract, we may not be awarded the contract because of existing government policies designed to protect small businesses and underrepresented minority contractors. Finally, government clients can generally terminate or modify their contracts with us at their convenience.
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Funding for many of our multi-year government contracts must be appropriated each year. If appropriations are not made in subsequent years for a multiple-year contract, we may not realize all of our potential revenues and profits from that contract.
We derive a significant amount of our revenues from multi-year government contracts, many of which are appropriated on an annual basis. Legislatures typically appropriate funds for a given program on a year-by-year basis, even though contract performance may take more than one year. As a result, at the beginning of a project, the related contract may only be partially funded, and additional funding is normally committed only as appropriations are made in each subsequent year. These appropriations, and the timing of payment of appropriated amounts, may be influenced by, among other things, the state of the economy, competing political priorities, curtailments in the use of government contracting firms, budget constraints, the timing and amount of tax receipts and the overall level of government expenditures. If appropriations are not made in subsequent years of a multiple-year contract, we may not realize all of our potential revenues and profits from that contract.
If we are unable to accurately estimate the overall risks, revenues or costs on contracts, we may incur losses on those contracts or generate lower profits.
We generally enter into three principal types of contracts with our clients: cost-plus, fixed-price and time-and-materials. Under cost-plus contracts, which may be subject to contract ceiling amounts, we are reimbursed for allowable costs and fees, which may be fixed or performance-based. If our costs exceed the contract ceiling or are not allowable under the provisions of the contract or any applicable regulations, we may not be reimbursed for all our costs. Under fixed-price contracts, we receive a fixed price regardless of what our actual costs will be. Consequently, we realize a profit on fixed-price contracts only if we control our costs and prevent cost over-runs on the contracts. Under time-and-materials contracts, we are paid for labor at negotiated hourly billing rates and for other expenses. Profitability on these types of contracts is driven by billable headcount and control of cost over-runs.
Accounting for these contracts requires judgment in assessing their estimated risks, revenues and costs. Due to the size and nature of many of our contracts, the estimation of overall risk, revenues and costs at completion is complicated and subject to many variables. Changes in underlying assumptions, circumstances or estimates may also adversely affect financial performance in future periods. If we are unable to accurately estimate the overall revenues or costs on a contract, we may incur a loss on the contract or generate a lower profit.
If we guarantee the timely completion or performance standards of a project, we could incur additional costs to cover our guarantee obligations.
We may guarantee to our client that we will complete a project by a scheduled date. We may also sometimes guarantee that a project, when completed, will achieve specified performance standards. If the project is not completed by the scheduled date or subsequently fails to meet guaranteed performance standards, we may either incur significant additional costs or be held responsible for the costs incurred by the client to rectify damages due to late completion or to achieve the required performance standards. In some cases, should we fail to meet required performance standards, we may also be subject to agreed-upon damages, which are fixed in amount by the contract. To the extent that these events occur, the total costs of the project could exceed our estimates and we could experience reduced profits or, in some cases, incur a loss on that project.
Our use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting could result in reduction or reversal of previously recorded revenues and profits.
A substantial portion of our revenues and profits are measured and recognized using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Generally, our use of this method results in recognition of revenues and profits ratably over the life of the contract, based on the proportion of costs incurred to date to total costs expected to be incurred for the entire project. The effect of revisions to revenues and estimated costs is
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recorded when the amounts are known and can be reasonably estimated. Such revisions could occur in any period and their effects could be material. Although we have historically made reasonably reliable estimates of the progress towards completion of long-term engineering, program and construction management or construction contracts in process, the uncertainties inherent in the estimating process make it possible for actual costs to vary materially from estimates, including reductions or reversals of previously recorded revenues and profits.
If our partners fail to perform their contractual obligations on a project, we could be exposed to legal liability, loss of reputation or reduced profits.
We sometimes enter into subcontracts, joint ventures and other contractual arrangements with outside partners to jointly bid on and execute a particular project. The success of these joint projects depends on the satisfactory performance of the contractual obligations of our partners. If any of our partners fails to satisfactorily perform their contractual obligations, we may be required to make additional investments and provide additional services to complete the project. If we are unable to adequately address our partners performance issues, then our client could terminate the joint project, exposing us to legal liability, loss of reputation or reduced profits.
Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.
As of April 1, 2005, we had $540.1 million of outstanding indebtedness. This level of indebtedness could have a negative impact on us because it may:
| limit our ability to borrow money or sell stock for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements or other purposes; | |||
| limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business; | |||
| place us at a competitive disadvantage if we are more highly leveraged than our competitors; | |||
| restrict us from making strategic acquisitions or exploiting business opportunities; | |||
| make us more vulnerable to a downturn in our business or the economy; | |||
| require us to maintain financial ratios, which we may not be able to achieve; and | |||
| require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to the repayments of our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. |
Because we are a holding company, we may not be able to service our debt if our subsidiaries do not make sufficient distributions to us.
We have no direct operations and no significant assets other than investments in the stock of our subsidiaries. Because we conduct our business operations through our operating subsidiaries, we depend on those entities for dividends and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations. Legal restrictions, including local regulations and contractual obligations associated with secured loans, such as equipment financings, may restrict our subsidiaries ability to pay dividends or make loans or other distributions to us. The earnings from, or other available assets of, these operating subsidiaries may not be sufficient to make distributions to enable us to pay interest on our debt obligations when due or to pay the principal of such debt at maturity.
Restrictive covenants in our Credit Facility and the indentures relating to our outstanding notes and our other outstanding indebtedness may restrict our ability to pursue business strategies.
Our Credit Facility and our indentures relating to our outstanding notes and our other outstanding indebtedness restrict our ability to, among other things:
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| incur additional indebtedness; | |||
| pay dividends and make distributions to our stockholders; | |||
| repurchase or redeem our stock; | |||
| repay indebtedness that is junior to our Credit Facility or our outstanding indebtedness; | |||
| make investments and other restricted payments; | |||
| create liens securing debt or other encumbrances on our assets; | |||
| enter into sale-leaseback transactions; | |||
| enter into transactions with our stockholders and affiliates; | |||
| sell or exchange assets; | |||
| acquire the assets of, or merge or consolidate with, other companies; | |||
| pledge assets that would result in less security for our debt holders; and | |||
| make capital expenditures. |
Our Credit Facility also requires that we maintain financial ratios, which we may not be able to achieve. The covenants in our various debt instruments may impair our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other favorable business activities.
We may incur substantial costs of compliance with, or liabilities under, environmental laws and regulations.
Our environmental business involves the planning, design, program and construction management and operation and maintenance of pollution control facilities, hazardous waste or Superfund sites and military bases. In addition, we contract with U.S. governmental entities to destroy hazardous materials, including chemical agents and weapons stockpiles. These activities require us to manage, handle, remove, treat, transport and dispose of toxic or hazardous substances. We must comply with a number of governmental laws that strictly regulate the handling, removal, treatment, transportation and disposal of toxic and hazardous substances. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or CERCLA and comparable state laws, we may be required to investigate and remediate regulated materials. CERCLA and comparable state laws typically impose strict, joint and several liabilities without regard to whether a company knew of or caused the release of hazardous substances. The liability for the entire cost of clean-up can be imposed upon any responsible party. Other principal federal environmental, health and safety laws affecting us include, but are not limited, to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. Our business operations may also be subject to similar state and international laws relating to environmental protection. In addition, so-called toxic tort litigation has increased markedly in recent years as people injured by hazardous substances seek recovery for personal injuries and/or property damages. Liabilities related to environmental contamination or human exposure to hazardous substances, or a failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in substantial costs to us, including clean-up costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party claims for property damage or personal injury or cessation of remediation activities.
Changes in environmental laws, regulations and programs could reduce demand for our environmental services, which could in turn negatively impact our revenues.
Our environmental business is driven by federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations and programs related to pollution and environmental protection. Accordingly, a relaxation or repeal of these laws
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and regulations, or changes in governmental policies regarding the funding, implementation or enforcement of these programs, could result in a decline in demand for environmental services, which could in turn negatively impact our revenues.
Our liability for damages due to legal proceedings may significantly reduce our net income.
Various legal proceedings are pending against us and our subsidiaries in connection with the performance of professional services, the outcome of which cannot be predicted with certainty. In some actions, parties are seeking damages that exceed our insurance coverage or are not insured. Our services may require us to make judgments and recommendations about environmental, structural and other physical conditions at project sites. If our judgments and recommendations are later found to be incomplete or incorrect, then we may be liable for the resulting damages. If we sustain damages that exceed our insurance coverage or that are not insured, there could be a material adverse effect on our net income.
A general decline in U.S. defense spending could harm our operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
Revenues under contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and other defense-related entities represented approximately 35% our total revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2005. While spending authorization for defense-related programs has increased significantly in recent years due to greater homeland security and foreign military commitments, as well as the trend to outsource federal government jobs to the private sector, these spending levels may not be sustainable. Future levels of expenditures and authorizations for these programs may decrease, remain constant or shift to programs in areas where we do not currently provide services. As a result, a general decline in U.S. defense spending could harm our operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
Our overall market share will decline if we are unable to compete successfully in our industry.
Our industry is highly fragmented and intensely competitive. Our competitors are numerous, ranging from small private firms to multi-billion dollar public companies. In addition, the technical and professional aspects of our services generally do not require large upfront capital expenditures and provide limited barriers against new competitors. Some of our competitors have achieved greater market penetration in some of the markets in which we compete and have substantially more financial resources and/or financial flexibility than we do. These competitive forces could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations by reducing our relative share in the markets we serve.
We rely heavily on our senior management and our professional and technical staff. Our failure to attract and retain key employees could impair our ability to provide services to our clients and otherwise conduct our business effectively.
As a professional and technical services company, we are labor intensive and therefore our ability to attract, retain and expand our senior management and our professional and technical staff is an important factor in determining our future success. From time to time, it may be difficult to attract and retain qualified individuals with the expertise demanded by our clients. For example, some of our government contracts may require us to employ only individuals who have particular government security clearance levels. In addition, we rely heavily upon the expertise and leadership of our senior management. The failure to attract and retain key individuals could impair our ability to provide services to our clients and conduct our business effectively.
Recent changes in accounting for equity-related compensation could impact our financial statements and our ability to attract and retain key employees.
On December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)). Adoption of SFAS 123(R) will require us to record an
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expense for our equity-related compensation plans using a fair value method. SFAS 123(R) will be effective for us at the beginning of our next fiscal year. We are currently evaluating which transition method we will use upon adoption of SFAS 123(R) and the potential impacts adoption could have on our compensation plans. SFAS 123(R) will impact our financial statements and could impact our ability to attract and retain key employees.
Our international operations are subject to a number of risks that could harm our operations and adversely affect our future revenues.
As a multinational company, we have operations in over 20 countries and we derived approximately 10% and 9% of our revenues from international operations for the three months ended April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. International business is subject to a variety of risks, including:
| lack of developed legal systems to enforce contractual rights; | |||
| greater risk of uncollectible accounts and longer collection cycles; | |||
| currency fluctuations; | |||
| logistical and communication challenges; | |||
| potentially adverse changes in laws and regulatory practices, including export license requirements, trade barriers, tariffs and tax laws; | |||
| changes in labor conditions; | |||
| exposure to liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export control and anti-boycott laws; and | |||
| general economic and political conditions in these foreign markets. |
These and other risks associated with international operations could harm our overall operations and adversely affect our future revenues. In addition, services billed through foreign subsidiaries are attributed to the international category of our business, regardless of where the services are performed and conversely, services billed through domestic operating subsidiaries are attributed to a domestic category of clients, regardless of where the services are performed. As a result, our exposure to international operations may be more or less than the percentage of revenues we attribute to the international category.
Our business activities may require our employees to travel to and work in high security risk countries, which may result in employee injury, repatriation costs or other unforeseen costs.
As a multinational company, our employees often travel to and work in high security risk countries around the world that are undergoing political, social and economic upheavals resulting in war, civil unrest, criminal activity or acts of terrorism. For example, we have employees working in Iraq, a high security risk country with substantial civil unrest and acts of terrorism. As a result, we may be subject to costs related to employee injury, repatriation or other unforeseen circumstances.
If we are not able to successfully develop, integrate or maintain third party support for our ERP system in a timely manner, we may incur unexpected costs that could harm our results of operations, including the possibility of abandoning our current ERP system and migrating to another ERP system.
We are consolidating all of our accounting and project management information systems to an ERP software system developed and customized for us by Oracle Corporation. As of April 1, 2005, approximately 63% of our total revenues were processed on this ERP system. We depend on the vendor to develop, integrate and provide long-term software maintenance support for our ERP system. As a result of Oracle Corporations acquisition of PeopleSoft, Inc. in January 2005, it is possible that Oracle may discontinue further development, integration or long-term software maintenance support for our ERP system.
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Accordingly, we are re-evaluating the conversion of the EG&G Divisions accounting systems to the ERP system. In the event we do not successfully complete the development and integration of our ERP system or are unable to obtain necessary long-term third party software maintenance support, we may be required to incur unexpected costs that could harm our results of operations, including the possibility of abandoning our current ERP system and migrating all of our accounting and project management information systems to another ERP system.
If our goodwill or intangible assets become impaired, our earnings will be negatively impacted.
Our balance sheet includes goodwill and other intangible assets, the values of which are material. If any of our goodwill or intangible assets were to become impaired, we would be required to write-off the impaired amount, which would negatively affect our earnings.
Negotiations with labor unions and possible work actions could divert management attention and disrupt operations, and new collective bargaining agreements or amendments to agreements could increase our labor costs and operating expenses.
As of April 1, 2005, approximately 8% of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The outcome of any future negotiations relating to union representation or collective bargaining agreements may not be favorable to us. We may reach agreements in collective bargaining that increase our operating expenses and lower our net income as a result of higher wages or benefits expenses. In addition, negotiations with unions could divert management attention and disrupt operations, which may adversely affect our results of operations. If we are unable to negotiate acceptable collective bargaining agreements, we may have to address the threat of union-initiated work actions, including strikes. Depending on the nature of the threat or the type and duration of any work action, these actions could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our operating results.
Delaware law and our charter documents and the change of control provisions of our outstanding 111/2% notes may impede or discourage a takeover, which could cause the market price of our shares to decline.
We are a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law impose various impediments to the ability of a third party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our board of directors has the power, without stockholder approval, to designate the terms of one or more series of preferred stock and issue shares of preferred stock, which could be used defensively if a takeover is threatened. Our incorporation under Delaware law, the ability of our board of directors to create and issue a new series of preferred stock and certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us or discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock, which could reduce the market price of our common stock. In addition, if we undergo a change of control, we may be required to repurchase our 11 1/2% notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase, which may discourage a third party from attempting to acquire us.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of our borrowings under our Credit Facility. Based on outstanding indebtedness of $353.8 million under our Credit Facility at April 1, 2005, if market rates averaged 1% higher in the next twelve months, our net of tax interest expense would increase by approximately $2.0 million. Conversely, if market rates averaged 1% lower in the next twelve months, our net of tax interest expense would decrease by approximately $2.0 million.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) for our company. Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were sufficiently effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules.
Under current SEC rules we are not yet required to complete the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 404). In 2004, the SEC deferred, for one year , the implementation of Section 404 for qualifying companies with fiscal years ending prior to November 15, 2004. Because our previous fiscal year ended on October 31, 2004, we qualified for the deferral. On November 30, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a change in our future fiscal year end from October 31 to the Friday closest to December 31. Thus, our initial Section 404 reporting will be a required component of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year that will end on December 30, 2005.
(b) Changes in internal controls. On February 7, 2005, in connection with the preparation of our Form 10-Q for the transition period from November 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004, our management, in consultation with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the Audit Committee), concluded that it was necessary to correct our application of Financial Interpretation No. 39, Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 10 and FASB Statement No. 105 (FIN 39). Management concluded that, while some of our book overdrafts historically had been reported as current liabilities, others were offset against cash and cash equivalent balances and should have been reported as current liabilities under FIN 39. Based on guidance in FIN 39, which permits offsetting of assets and liabilities only if the debtor has a valid, legal right of offset, we chose to restate the financial statements reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2005. Accordingly, we restated our consolidated balance sheets as of October 31, 2004 and 2003 to report the gross amounts of cash and cash equivalents and to change the classification of book overdraft balances from accrued expenses to book overdrafts. We also have made corresponding adjustments to our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 to reflect the book overdrafts as financing activities rather than operating activities.
In connection with the Form 10-K/A restatement, our independent registered public accounting firm reported to our Audit Committee that it considers our prior treatment of book overdrafts under FIN 39 to be a matter which they consider to be a material weakness (as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the PCAOB) in its Auditing Standard No. 2). Our management and Audit Committee concurred with the conclusion reached by our independent registered public accounting firm. We have remediated the material weakness by providing all financial reporting and treasury personnel working on FIN 39 matters with updated training on FIN 39 compliance, modifying our existing cash management internal policy to add procedures to comply with FIN 39 and establishing an additional review control over the evaluation of the classification of cash balances and the determination of the nature of rights of setoff. We believe that our application of FIN 39 no longer represents a material weakness since our FIN 39 remediation efforts were successfully completed.
Besides the changes identified above, there were no other changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended April 1, 2005 that have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Limitations on the effectiveness of controls. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
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assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving these objectives, and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer believe that these controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Various legal proceedings are pending against us and certain of our subsidiaries alleging, among other things, breach of contract or tort in connection with the performance of professional services, the outcome of which cannot be predicted with certainty. See Note 5, Commitments and Contingencies for a discussion of some of these legal proceedings. In some actions, parties are seeking damages, including punitive or treble damages that substantially exceed our insurance coverage.
Currently, we have limits of $125 million per loss and $125 million in the aggregate annually for general liability, professional errors and omissions liability and contractors pollution liability insurance (in addition to other policies for some specific projects). These policies include self-insured claim retention amounts of $4.0 million, $7.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively. In some actions, parties are seeking damages, including punitive or treble damages that substantially exceed our insurance coverage or are not insured.
Excess limits provided for these coverages are on a claims made basis, covering only claims actually made during the policy period currently in effect. Thus, if we do not continue to maintain these policies, we will have no coverage for claims made after the termination date even for claims based on events that occurred during the term of coverage. We intend to maintain these policies; however, we may be unable to maintain existing coverage levels. We have maintained insurance without lapse for many years with limits in excess of losses sustained.
Although the outcome of our legal proceedings can not be predicted with certainty and no assurances can be provided, based on our previous experience in such matters, we do not believe that any of the legal proceedings described above, individually or collectively, are likely to exceed established loss accruals or our various professional errors and omissions, project-specific and potentially other insurance policies. However, the resolution of outstanding claims and litigation is subject to inherent uncertainty and it is reasonably possible that such resolution could have an adverse effect on us.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Stock Purchases
The following table sets forth all purchases made by us or any affiliated purchaser as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of our common stock shares during the first quarter of 2005. No purchases were made pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan or program.
(c) Total Number | (d) Maximum Number | |||||||||||||||
of Shares | (or Approximate Dollar | |||||||||||||||
(a) Total | Purchased as Part | Value) of Shares that | ||||||||||||||
Number of | (b) Average | of Publicly | May Yet be Purchased | |||||||||||||
Shares | Price Paid | Announced Plans | Under the Plans or | |||||||||||||
Period | Purchased (1) | per Share | or Programs | Programs | ||||||||||||
(in thousands, except average price paid per share) | ||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2005
January 28,
2005 |
| $ | | | | |||||||||||
January 29, 2005
February
25, 2005 |
34 | 29.37 | | | ||||||||||||
February 26, 2005
April 1, 2005 |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Total |
34 | | | |||||||||||||
(1) | Stock-for-stock exchanges for payments of exercise cost and withholding taxes upon exercises of stock options or vesting of restricted or deferred stock. |
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At our annual meeting of stockholders held on March 22, 2005, the stockholders approved the election of the following directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Number of Shares | ||||||||
For | Withheld | |||||||
H. Jesse Arnelle |
39,551,717 | 387,017 | ||||||
Betsy J. Bernard |
39,555,868 | 382,866 | ||||||
Richard C. Blum |
38,450,019 | 1,488,715 | ||||||
Armen Der Marderosian |
38,475,391 | 1,463,343 | ||||||
Mickey P. Foret |
39,247,626 | 691,108 | ||||||
Martin M. Koffel |
39,464,419 | 474,315 | ||||||
General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF (Ret.) |
39,555,090 | 383,644 | ||||||
John D. Roach |
36,553,993 | 3,384,741 | ||||||
William D. Walsh |
36,551,054 | 3,387,680 |
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits | ||
10.1
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2005 URS Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan pursuant to the 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. FILED HEREWITH. | |
10.2
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Revised form of URS Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and Grant Notice, adopted July 12, 2004 as the standard forms under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, executed as separate agreements between URS Corporation and each of Thomas W. Bishop for 10,000 shares of common stock, Reed N. Brimhall for 10,000 shares of common stock, Gary Jandegian for 15,000 shares of common stock, and Mary E. Sullivan for 10,000 shares of common stock. FILED HEREWITH. | |
31.1
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Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. FILED HEREWITH. | |
31.2
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Certification of the Companys Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. FILED HEREWITH. | |
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Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. FILED HEREWITH. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 10, 2005
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URS CORPORATION | |||
/s/ Reed N. Brimhall | ||||
Reed N. Brimhall Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1
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2005 URS Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan pursuant to the 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. | |
10.2
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Revised form of URS Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and Grant Notice, adopted July 12, 2004 as the standard forms under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, executed as separate agreements between URS Corporation and each of Thomas W. Bishop for 10,000 shares of common stock, Reed N. Brimhall for 10,000 shares of common stock, Gary Jandegian for 15,000 shares of common stock, and Mary E. Sullivan for 10,000 shares of common stock. | |
31.1
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Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2
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Certification of the Companys Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
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Certification of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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