UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2014

 

 

 

LOGO

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-89756   54-2061691

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1750 Tysons Boulevard

Suite 1300

McLean, VA 22102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 918-4480

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information in this report set forth under Item 7.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 15, 2014, Alion Science and Technology Corporation (Alion or the Company) disclosed the following non-public information.

Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Company’s Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2010, as amended) for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014, was approximately $66.8 million, and for the three months ended March 31, 2014, was approximately $16.3 million. The calculation and reconciliation to the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is included in the table below.

Non-GAAP Measures—Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA Calculations

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31, 2014
    Twelve months ended
March 31, 2014
 

Calculation of Consolidated Net Income

    

Net loss

   $ (16,788   $ (51,689

Less: Gain on asset sales

     —          —     

Less: Debt extinguishment gain

     —          (3,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated Net Income

   $ (16,788   $ (55,602
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Calculation of Consolidated EBITDA

    

Consolidated Net Income

   $ (16,788   $ (55,602

Plus: Interest expense

     19,711        76,527   

Plus: Income tax expense

     1,749        6,983   

Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense

     1,207        5,252   

Plus: Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

     87        (189

Less: Cash paid for stock-based compensation

     —          —     

Plus: Non-cash ESOP and 401(k) contributions

     3,410        13,614   

Plus: Employee salary deferrals used to purchase Alion common stock

     368        1,710   

Less: Cash paid for ESOP obligations

     (306     (1,140

Plus: Non-cash LTIP expense

     804        2,405   

Less: Cash paid for LTIP grants

     (48     (1,839

Plus: Non-recurring expenses

     6,155        19,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated EBITDA

   $ 16,349      $ 66,802   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is not a measure under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). EBITDA is a common non-GAAP financial metric in the government contracting industry, in part because it excludes from performance the effects of a company’s capital structure, in particular taxes and interest. EBITDA does not measure operating income, profitability, cash flows or liquidity in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA has important limitations on its usefulness as an analytical tool.

Alion’s Credit Agreement includes the contractually defined term “Consolidated EBITDA.” Under Alion’s Credit Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA is used to measure our ability to meet our debt covenants. Consolidated EBITDA also is not defined under GAAP and does not measure operating income, operating performance, profitability, cash flow or liquidity in accordance with GAAP, and it also has important limitations on its usefulness as an analytical tool. As reflected in the table above, Consolidated EBITDA adjusts Consolidated Net Income by adding back certain non-cash expenses and deducting certain cash payments.


SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 15, 2014

 

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
/s/ Barry M. Broadus

Name: Barry M. Broadus

Title:   Chief Financial Officer