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Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          
    
CONTACTS:     Ingo Bank, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jill Baker, Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations
+1-781-434-4118

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2014 RESULTS

Increases midpoints of previous revenue and adjusted EPS guidance for FY 2014
15.4% year-over-year growth in second quarter consolidated service revenue to $487.1 million
Gross margin of 33.4%, up 480 basis points year-over-year
Operating income grew 48.4% year-over-year to $46.7 million
Adjusted operating margin of 9.8% (GAAP operating margin of 9.6%)
Diluted earnings per share of $0.49 grew 36.1% year-over-year in the quarter
Cash flow from operations of $149.5 million
Net new business wins of $654.7 million; net book-to-bill ratio of 1.34; backlog at $4.81 billion

Boston, MA, January 29, 2014 - PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL) today reported financial results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, which ended on December 31, 2013.

In commenting on the results of the quarter, Mr. Josef H. von Rickenbach, PAREXEL’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In the second quarter we met our goals and made progress on our key initiatives. We delivered strong revenue growth, healthy operating margin expansion, and solid cash flow from operations. We were also particularly pleased with our new business performance. Wins were broad-based across our businesses, and came from a variety of client segments.”

Mr. von Rickenbach continued, “I believe the market for our products and services continues to be strong. We remain focused on successfully competing in the marketplace, executing projects with high quality, and driving efficiency initiatives throughout our businesses. We expect these activities to propel profitable growth and increase shareholder value. Our financial and operational performance in the second quarter, together with solid demand for our services, gives us the confidence that we will achieve our financial goals for Fiscal Year 2014.”

For the three months ended December 31, 2013 consolidated service revenue increased by 15.4% to $487.1 million compared with $422.1 million in the prior year period. The impact from foreign exchange movements in the quarter was nominal. Recent acquisitions contributed approximately $14 million to revenue in the quarter. On a constant currency, same store basis, revenue growth was 12.2% year-over-year. Operating income as reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) totaled $46.7 million, or 9.6% of service revenue, in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, as compared with $31.4 million, or 7.4% of service revenue, in the comparable quarter of the prior year. GAAP net income for the quarter totaled $28.3 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $21.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. GAAP diluted earnings per share grew 36.1% year-over-year.

The financial results of the December quarter in the current and prior year period each included special items, as detailed in the financial charts within this press release. Excluding the impact of special items, adjusted operating income in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014 was $47.7 million, or 9.8% of service revenue. Excluding the impact of special items, adjusted operating income in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2013 was $32.1 million, or 7.6% of service revenue. Excluding the impact of special items, adjusted net income was $29.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted share in the quarter ended December 31, 2013, and was $24.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share in the quarter ended December 31, 2012. Adjusted earnings per share grew 24.4% year-over-year.






On a segment basis, service revenue for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014 was $363.9 million in Clinical Research Services (CRS), $55.5 million in PAREXEL Consulting and Medical Communications Services (PCMS), and $67.7 million in Perceptive Informatics, Inc.

For the six months ended December 31, 2013, consolidated service revenue was $936.4 million versus $816.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of 14.6%. GAAP operating income for the current six-month period was $88.5 million, or 9.5% of service revenue, compared with GAAP operating income of $61.2 million, or 7.5% of service revenue in the prior year period. GAAP net income for the six months ended December 31, 2013 was $54.3 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $36.4 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Excluding the impact of special items as detailed in the attached financial charts in both six month periods, operating income was $89.7 million or 9.6% of consolidated service revenue for the six months ended on December 31, 2013, compared with $61.9 million or 7.6% of consolidated service revenue for the six months ended on December 31, 2012. On an adjusted basis, net income for the six months ended December 31, 2013 was $55.0 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, compared with $42.0 million or $0.69 per diluted share in the comparable prior year six month period.

Backlog at the end of December 2013 was $4.81 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-over-year. The reported backlog included gross new business wins in the quarter of $836.1 million, cancellations of $181.4 million, and a positive impact from foreign exchange rates of $11.1 million. The net book-to-bill ratio was 1.34 in the quarter.

The Company issued forward-looking guidance for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2014 (ending March 31, 2014) and updated guidance for Fiscal Year 2014 as described in the text and chart below. The guidance takes into account a number of factors, including recent exchange rates, tax rates, and the Company’s updated overall outlook.
 
The Company’s guidance is:
 
Guidance Issued 1/29/14
Guidance Issued 1/13/14
Q3 FY 2014 Revenue
  $490 - $495 million
N/A
Q3 FY 2014 GAAP EPS
$0.52 - $0.54
N/A
 
 
 
FY 2014 Revenue
  $1.920 - $1.930 billion
  $1.895 - $1.925 billion
FY 2014 GAAP EPS
$1.99 - $2.09
$1.97 - $2.11
FY 2014 non-GAAP EPS
$2.01 - $2.11
$1.97 - $2.11

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that presenting the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this press release assists investors and others in gaining a better understanding of its core operating results and future prospects, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasted guidance, because such measures exclude items that are outside of the Company’s normal operations and/or, in certain cases, are difficult to forecast accurately for future periods. Management uses non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to the measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, as the basis for measuring the Company’s core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of its competitors for the same reasons stated above. Such measures are also used by management in its financial and operating decision-making. Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the Company’s results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP.

A conference call to discuss PAREXEL’s Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 earnings, business, and financial outlook will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 30, 2014 and will be broadcast live over the internet via webcast. The webcast may be accessed in the “Upcoming Events” portion of the main page of the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.PAREXEL.com. Users should follow the instructions provided to assure that the necessary audio applications are downloaded and installed. A replay of this webcast will be archived on the website approximately two hours after the call and will continue to be accessible for approximately one year following the live event. To participate via telephone, dial +1 (408) 940-3886 and ask to join the PAREXEL International Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 earnings conference call.

The company has enhanced the supplemental financial information that it provides on its website in conjunction with earnings. A presentation of Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 results, as well as certain trended financial information, may be found in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website under the “Additional Financials” section.







About PAREXEL International

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, medical communications, and technology solutions and services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 76 locations in 50 countries around the world, and has approximately 15,100 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

PAREXEL, Perceptive Informatics, LIQUENT, and HERON are registered trademarks of PAREXEL International Corporation or its affiliates.

This release contains “forward-looking” statements regarding future results and events, including, without limitation, statements regarding expected financial results, future growth and customer demand. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “appears,” “estimates,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual future results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: actual operating performance; actual expense savings and other operating improvements resulting from recent and anticipated restructurings; the loss, modification, or delay of contracts which would, among other things, adversely impact the Company’s recognition of revenue included in backlog; the Company’s dependence on certain industries and clients; the Company’s ability to win new business, manage growth and costs, and attract and retain employees; the Company’s ability to complete additional acquisitions, and to integrate newly acquired businesses including the recent acquisitions of LIQUENT, Inc. and HERON, Inc., or enter into new lines of business; the impact on the Company’s business of government regulation of the drug, medical device and biotechnology industry; consolidation within the pharmaceutical industry and competition within the biopharmaceutical services industry; the potential for significant liability to clients and third parties; the potential adverse impact of health care reform; and the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and other international economic, political, and other risks. Such factors and others are discussed more fully in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 as filed with the SEC on November 4, 2013, which “Risk Factors” discussion is incorporated by reference in this press release. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s estimates or views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.











PAREXEL International Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 (in thousands, except per share data)
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Service revenue
$
487,145

 
$
422,068

 
$
936,390

 
$
816,821

Reimbursement revenue
87,091

 
61,069

 
166,910

 
128,836

Total revenue
574,236

 
483,137

 
1,103,300

 
945,657

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct costs
324,507

 
301,325

 
627,701

 
580,729

Reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses
87,091

 
61,069

 
166,910

 
128,836

Selling, general and administrative
95,528

 
71,909

 
180,440

 
141,937

Depreciation
16,584

 
15,462

 
32,046

 
30,257

Amortization
3,862

 
2,043

 
7,658

 
3,127

Restructuring benefit

 
(108
)
 

 
(418
)
Total costs and expenses
527,572

 
451,700

 
1,014,755

 
884,468

Income from operations
46,664

 
31,437

 
88,545

 
61,189

Other expense, net
(3,707
)
 
(209
)
 
(6,672
)
 
(2,597
)
Income before income taxes
42,957

 
31,228

 
81,873

 
58,592

Provision for income taxes
14,628

 
9,885

 
27,590

 
22,185

Effective tax rate
34.1
%
 
31.7
%
 
33.7
%
 
37.9
%
Net income
$
28,329

 
$
21,343

 
$
54,283

 
$
36,407

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.50

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.96

 
$
0.61

Diluted
$
0.49

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.95

 
$
0.60

Shares used in computing earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
56,517

 
58,671

 
56,386

 
59,391

Diluted
57,395

 
59,639

 
57,395

 
60,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet Information
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (in thousands)
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
June 30, 2013
 
 
Billed accounts receivable, net
$
503,578

 
$
411,310

 
$
457,155

 
 
Unbilled accounts receivable, net
234,740

 
234,483

 
248,219

 
 
Deferred revenue
(461,029
)
 
(390,705
)
 
(408,336
)
 
 
Net receivables
$
277,289

 
$
255,088

 
$
297,038

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and marketable securities
$
314,294

 
$
296,545

 
$
274,164

 
 
Working capital
$
433,461

 
$
325,685

 
$
403,229

 
 
Total assets
$
1,877,789

 
$
1,697,650

 
$
1,779,624

 
 
Short-term borrowings
$
13,968

 
$
107,403

 
$
20,399

 
 
Long-term debt
$
372,500

 
$
277,600

 
$
427,500

 
 
Stockholders' equity
$
627,874

 
$
580,750

 
$
538,946

 
 





PAREXEL International Corporation
 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Certain Line Items
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
GAAP Measure
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Measure
 
GAAP Measure
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Measure
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
95,528

 
$
(1,071
)
(a)
$
94,457

 
$
71,909

 
$
(807
)
(c)
$
71,102

Restructuring benefit
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(108
)
 
$
108

(d)
$

Income from operations
 
$
46,664

 
$
1,071

 
$
47,735

 
$
31,437

 
$
699

 
$
32,136

Other expense, net
 
$
(3,707
)
 
$

 
$
(3,707
)
 
$
(209
)
 
$

 
$
(209
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
42,957

 
$
1,071

 
$
44,028

 
$
31,228

 
$
699

 
$
31,927

Provision for income taxes
 
$
14,628

 
$
270

(b)
$
14,898

 
$
9,885

 
$
(2,458
)
(e)
$
7,427

Net income
 
$
28,329

 
$
801

 
$
29,130

 
$
21,343

 
$
3,157

 
$
24,500

Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.41

Effective tax rate
 
34.1
%
 
 
 
33.8
%
 
31.7
%
 
 
 
23.3
%
 
(a) Adjustment includes $1.1 million of legal settlements and acquisition & integration related charges
(b) Tax associated with item (a)
(c) Adjustment includes $0.8 million of legal settlements and acquisition & integration related charges
(d) Adjustment to facility-related charges of $0.1 million related to restructuring plans
(e) Tax associated with items (c) and (d), and a net $2.7 million expense due to changes in interest, penalties and a valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction





PAREXEL International Corporation
 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Certain Line Items
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
GAAP Measure
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Measure
 
GAAP Measure
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Measure
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
180,440

 
$
(1,151
)
(a)
$
179,289

 
$
141,937

 
$
(1,157
)
(c)
$
140,780

Restructuring benefit
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(418
)
 
$
418

(d)
$

Income from operations
 
$
88,545

 
$
1,151

 
$
89,696

 
$
61,189

 
$
739

 
$
61,928

Other expense, net
 
$
(6,672
)
 
$

 
$
(6,672
)
 
$
(2,597
)
 
$
(395
)
(e)
$
(2,992
)
Income before income taxes
 
$
81,873

 
$
1,151

 
$
83,024

 
$
58,592

 
$
344

 
$
58,936

Provision for income taxes
 
$
27,590

 
$
474

(b)
$
28,064

 
$
22,185

 
$
(5,232
)
(f)
$
16,953

Net income
 
$
54,283

 
$
677

 
$
54,960

 
$
36,407

 
$
5,576

 
$
41,983

Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.95

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.96

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.69

Effective tax rate
 
33.7
%
 
 
 
33.8
%
 
37.9
%
 
 
 
28.8
%
 
(a) Adjustments include $1.5 million of legal settlements and acquisition & integration related charges, partially offset by $0.3 million gain related to the revaluation of HERON earn-out contingent consideration liability
(b) Tax associated with item (a)
(c) Adjustment includes $1.2 million of legal settlements and acquisition & integration related charges
(d) Adjustment to facility-related charges of $0.4 million related to restructuring plans
(e) Gain on facility sale previously impaired
(f) Tax associated with items (c) through (e), a tax expense for one-time adjustments to deferred tax assets in Q1 FY13, and a net $2.7 million expense due to changes in interest, penalties and a valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction in Q2 FY13






PAREXEL International Corporation
Segment Information
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical Research Services (CRS)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
363,867

 
$
320,580

% of total service revenue
 
74.7
%
 
76.0
%
Gross profit
 
$
108,636

 
$
78,165

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
29.9
%
 
24.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
PAREXEL Consulting & Medical Communications Services (PCMS)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
55,532

 
$
49,274

% of total service revenue
 
11.4
%
 
11.7
%
Gross profit
 
$
22,309

 
$
20,820

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
40.2
%
 
42.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
Perceptive Informatics (PI)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
67,746

 
$
52,214

% of total service revenue
 
13.9
%
 
12.3
%
Gross profit
 
$
31,693

 
$
21,758

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
46.8
%
 
41.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
Total service revenue
 
$
487,145

 
$
422,068

Total gross profit
 
$
162,638

 
$
120,743

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
33.4
%
 
28.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue by Geography
 
 
 
 
The Americas
 
$
240,888

 
$
210,065

Europe, Middle East & Africa
 
180,705

 
150,109

Asia/Pacific
 
65,552

 
61,894

Total service revenue
 
$
487,145

 
$
422,068

 
 
 
 
 
Quarterly Supplemental Financial Data
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
487,145

 
$
422,068

Reimbursement revenue
 
87,091

 
61,069

Investigator fees
 
133,212

 
96,307

Gross revenue
 
$
707,448

 
$
579,444

 
 
 
 
 
Days sales outstanding
 
36

 
41

 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
$
19,828

 
$
19,849

 
 
 
 
 
 
 







PAREXEL International Corporation
Segment Information
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical Research Services (CRS)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
696,459

 
$
617,747

% of total service revenue
 
74.4
%
 
75.6
%
Gross profit
 
$
203,040

 
$
155,166

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
29.2
%
 
25.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
PAREXEL Consulting & Medical Communications Services (PCMS)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
109,069

 
$
97,625

% of total service revenue
 
11.6
%
 
12.0
%
Gross profit
 
$
44,580

 
$
39,486

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
40.9
%
 
40.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
Perceptive Informatics (PI)
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
 
$
130,862

 
$
101,449

% of total service revenue
 
14
%
 
12.4
%
Gross profit
 
$
61,069

 
$
41,440

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
46.7
%
 
40.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
Total service revenue
 
$
936,390

 
$
816,821

Total gross profit
 
$
308,689

 
$
236,092

Gross margin % of service revenue
 
33
%
 
28.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue by Geography
 
 
 
 
The Americas
 
$
465,298

 
$
407,479

Europe, Middle East & Africa
 
339,219

 
288,378

Asia/Pacific
 
131,873

 
120,964

Total service revenue
 
$
936,390

 
$
816,821