MAXIMUS Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2013

- Company Reiterates Guidance -

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 include:

  • Revenue grew 34% to $326.4 million for the second quarter compared to $243.5 million reported for the same period last year, driven by the PSI acquisition, growth on existing contracts and new work. The second quarter of fiscal 2013 included $16.0 million of non-recurring revenue from a previously disclosed contract termination; excluding this, revenue grew 27%.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 47% to $0.72 for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to $0.49 reported for the same period last year.
  • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $187.3 million at March 31, 2013.
  • Year-to-date signed contract awards totaled $886 million at March 31, 2013.

Revenue for the fiscal 2013 second quarter increased 34% to $326.4 million, which includes $16.0 million of non-recurring benefit related to a previously disclosed contract termination in the Human Services Segment. This compares to revenue of $243.5 million reported for the same period last year. Excluding the $16.0 million benefit, year-over-year second quarter revenue increased 27%, driven by the April 2012 acquisition of PSI, new work in both segments, and growth on existing contracts, which includes the ongoing revenue ramp up in the United Kingdom. Excluding PSI, revenue grew 15% organically compared to the prior-year period.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, income from continuing operations, net of taxes, totaled $31.7 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, and included pre-tax income of $10.9 million ($6.5 million, net of taxes), or $0.19 per diluted share, related to the previously disclosed contract termination. Excluding the benefit of $0.19 per diluted share, second quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 47% to $0.72 compared to $0.49 reported for the same period last year. The year-over-year increase to earnings is attributable to accretive revenue growth in both segments. A reconciliation to non-GAAP measures is included in the accompanying financial schedules.

“Financial results in the quarter were solid and in-line with our expectations, supporting our growth trajectory for the remainder of fiscal 2013 and beyond. As expected, organic revenue growth accelerated in the second quarter, driven by strong performance from both segments. The long-term demand trends remain positive for MAXIMUS, with multi-year growth drivers in place as governments require a higher level of value-added services that deliver measurable and meaningful outcomes. These trends, coupled with our demonstrated experience and proven success, set the stage for our long-term success to grow the business and maximize shareholder value,” commented Richard A. Montoni, Chief Executive Officer of MAXIMUS.

Health Services Segment

Health Services Segment revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 23% to $197.9 million compared to $161.2 million for the same period last year, driven by the PSI acquisition, organic growth on existing contracts, and new work. Health Services Segment operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 59% to $28.9 million (14.6% operating margin) and benefitted from accretive revenue growth. This compares to $18.2 million (11.3% operating margin) for the same period last year.

Human Services Segment

Human Services Segment revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 increased to $128.4 million compared to $82.3 million for the same period last year. Excluding the $16.0 million benefit from the aforementioned contract termination, revenue grew 37%, driven by the PSI acquisition, the ramp-up in the United Kingdom, as well as new work in Canada and Saudi Arabia. Human Services Segment operating income for the second quarter of 2013 totaled $21.5 million, which includes non-recurring pre-tax income of $10.9 million related to the contract termination. Excluding the $10.9 million benefit, operating income for the human services segment increased to $10.6 million (9.4% operating margin) compared to $8.6 million (10.5% operating margin) for the same period last year. The year-over-year operating income increase was driven by the expected improvement in the United Kingdom and growth in new programs, which offset the expected lower profit margin in Australia.

Sales and Pipeline

Year-to-date signed contract awards at March 31, 2013 totaled $886 million compared to $812 million reported for the same period last year. On a sequential basis, signed contract wins were strong with approximately $700 million of new signed awards during the fiscal second quarter of 2013. New contracts pending (awarded but unsigned) totaled $425 million compared to $284 million last year.

Sales pipeline for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $2.3 billion (consisting of $888 million in proposals pending, $85 million in proposals in preparation, and $1.3 billion in proposals tracking) and includes opportunities across multiple geographies and both segments. This compares to $1.7 billion in sales pipeline for the same period last year and $2.7 billion reported in the first fiscal quarter of 2013. Pipeline was lower on a sequential basis principally due to the large number of contracts shifting into the awarded categories.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2013 totaled $187.3 million, of which approximately 70% is held overseas. For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations totaled $29.4 million, with free cash flow of $18.3 million. Excluding the $16.0 million revenue benefit from the terminated contract, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) from continuing operations were 66 days and remain within the Company’s previously stated range of 65 to 80 days.

On February 28, 2013, MAXIMUS paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share. On April 18, 2013, the Company announced a $0.09 per share cash dividend, payable on May 31, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2013. In addition, on June 28, 2013 MAXIMUS will complete a two-for-one stock split where each shareholder of record on June 14, 2013 will receive an additional share of stock for each outstanding share.

MAXIMUS did not repurchase any shares of the Company’s common stock during the second quarter of fiscal 2013. At March 31, 2013, the Company had $114.6 million available for future repurchases under its Board-authorized share repurchase program.

Outlook

MAXIMUS is reiterating its fiscal 2013 revenue, earnings and cash flow guidance. The Company continues to expect fiscal 2013 revenue to range between $1.25 billion and $1.30 billion and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations to range between $3.00 and $3.15. The Company continues to expect cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations to range between $115 million and $135 million, and free cash flow from continuing operations to range between $70 million and $90 million.

Mr. Montoni concluded, “The recently announced two-for-one stock split underscores our confidence in the underlying, long-term fundamentals of MAXIMUS and our future outlook. The management team remains firmly committed to offering the highest quality of value-added services, enhancing our established brand recognition, and expanding our offerings to advance new opportunities.”

Website Presentation, Conference Call and Webcast Information

MAXIMUS will host a conference call this morning, May 9, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. (ET). The call is open to the public and can be accessed under the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.maximus.com or by calling:

877.407.8289 (Domestic)/201.689.8341 (International)

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay will be available through May 23, 2013. Callers can access the replay by calling:

877.660.6853 (Domestic)/201.612.7415 (International)
Replay conference ID number: 412909

About MAXIMUS

MAXIMUS is a leading operator of government health and human services programs in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia. The Company delivers business process services to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and quality of government-sponsored benefit programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Health Insurance BC (British Columbia), as well as welfare-to-work and child support programs around the globe. The Company's primary customer base includes federal, provincial, state, county and municipal governments. Operating under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People®, MAXIMUS has approximately 8,800 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.maximus.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

This release refers to non-GAAP financial measures, including free cash flows from operating activities, adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, organic growth, as well as revenues, operating income, net income and earnings per share excluding a terminated contract.

To provide organic growth information, revenue in the prior year is compared to the current year without PSI revenues. We believe organic growth provides a useful basis for assessing the performance of the business excluding PSI. We have provided a reconciliation of free cash flow to operating cash flow from continuing operations. We believe that free cash flow from operations is a useful basis for investors to compare our performance across periods or across our competitors. Free cash flow show the effects of the Company’s operations and routine capital expenditure and exclude the cash flow effects of acquisitions, share repurchases, dividend payments and other financing transactions. We have provided a reconciliation to adjusted diluted earnings per share and operating income excluding legal, settlement and acquisition-related expenses and the benefits of the terminated contract. We have also provided a reconciliation between revenue and revenue excluding the terminated contract. We believe that these measures are a useful basis for assessing the Company’s performance excluding the effect of the terminated contract, the costs of acquiring PSI, and net legal and settlement expenses.

The presentation of these non-GAAP numbers is not meant to be considered in isolation, nor as alternatives to net income, cash flows from operating activities, diluted earnings per share, revenue growth, operating income and operating margin as measures of performance.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's confidence and strategies and the Company's expectations about revenues, results of operations, profitability, future contracts, market opportunities, market demand or acceptance of the Company's products are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements and include reliance on government clients; risks associated with government contracting; risks involved in managing government projects; legislative changes and political developments; opposition from government unions; challenges resulting from growth; adverse publicity; and legal, economic, and other risks detailed in Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, found on www.maximus.com.

 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
   
Three Months Six Months
Ended March 31, Ended March 31,
2013   2012 2013   2012
Revenue $ 326,351 $ 243,452 $ 612,617 $ 483,055
Cost of revenue 228,907 178,686 438,643 358,442
Gross profit 97,444 64,766 173,974 124,613
Selling, general and administrative expenses 46,693 37,959 88,915 70,715
Acquisition-related expenses 16 233 164 233
Legal and settlement expenses/(recoveries), net (824 ) 142 (638 )
Operating income from continuing operations 50,735 27,398 84,753 54,303
Interest and other income, net 637 824 1,743 1,928
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 51,372 28,222 86,496 56,231
Provision for income taxes 19,658 14,011 32,999 24,362
Income from continuing operations 31,714 14,211 53,497 31,869
 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
Loss from discontinued operations (91 ) (594 )
Gain on disposal 66 62 102 108

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

(25 ) 62 (492 ) 108
 
Net income $ 31,689 $ 14,273 $ 53,005 $ 31,977
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.93 $ 0.42 $ 1.57 $ 0.95
Loss from discontinued operations (0.01 )
Basic earnings per share $ 0.93 $ 0.42 $ 1.56 $ 0.95
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.91 $ 0.41 $ 1.53 $ 0.92
Loss from discontinued operations (0.01 )
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.91 $ 0.41 $ 1.52 $ 0.92
 
Dividends paid per share $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.18 $ 0.18
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 34,089 33,788 34,085 33,725
Diluted 34,954 34,728 34,917 34,638
 
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
   
March 31, September 30,
2013 2012
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 187,343 $ 189,312
Restricted cash 12,934 11,593
Accounts receivable — billed, net of reserves of $3,769 and $3,265 205,397 172,705
Accounts receivable — unbilled 18,689 10,539
Prepaid income taxes 11,517 3,800
Deferred income taxes 20,992 22,207
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 36,690 38,528
Total current assets 493,562 448,684
 
Property and equipment, net 58,845 58,798
Capitalized software, net 32,374 27,390
Goodwill 111,670 112,032
Intangible assets, net 22,874 25,330
Deferred contract costs, net 10,675 9,284
Deferred income taxes 1,249 1,369
Deferred compensation plan assets 9,831 9,220
Other assets, net 3,280 3,186
Total assets $ 744,360 $ 695,293
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 80,553 $ 73,128
Accrued compensation and benefits 49,592 56,105
Deferred revenue 66,072 60,026
Current portion of long-term debt 172 178
Income taxes payable 4,434 3,100
Other accrued liabilities 9,018 6,599
Total current liabilities 209,841 199,136
Deferred revenue, less current portion 8,943 19,550
Long-term debt 1,420 1,558
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, less current portion 393 406
Income taxes payable, less current portion 1,460 1,412
Deferred income taxes 15,539 10,384
Deferred compensation plan liabilities, less current portion 13,573 11,741
Total liabilities 251,169 244,187
 
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, no par value; 100,000 and 60,000 shares authorized; 56,883 and 56,516 shares issued and 34,103 and 33,985 shares outstanding at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, at stated amount, respectively 407,685 395,967
Treasury stock, at cost; 22,780 and 22,531 shares at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively (444,282 ) (429,646 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 18,672 20,240
Retained earnings 511,116 464,545
Total shareholders’ equity 493,191 451,106
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 744,360 $ 695,293
 
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
   
Three Months Six Months
Ended March 31, Ended March 31,
2013   2012 2013   2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 31,689 $ 14,273 $ 53,005 $ 31,977
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations 25 (62 ) 492 (108 )
Depreciation and amortization 7,959 5,434 17,934 11,545
Deferred income taxes 7,368 (2,891 ) 6,757 (5,315 )
Non-cash equity based compensation 3,587 2,836 7,062 5,633
 
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable — billed (6,931 ) 9,741 (33,311 ) 7,268
Accounts receivable — unbilled (7,307 ) 355 (8,152 ) (63 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2,593 ) (2,471 ) (2,521 ) (4,092 )
Deferred contract costs 3,932 319 (1,413 ) 1,109
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (1,798 ) 4,528 8,728 12,298
Accrued compensation and benefits 5,817 4,266 (1,877 ) (6,287 )
Deferred revenue (9,397 ) 3,662 (2,934 ) 11,291
Income taxes (4,328 ) 3,932 (6,561 ) 8,910
Other assets and liabilities 1,352 (2,440 ) 2,285 (5,128 )
Cash provided by operating activities – continuing ops 29,375 41,482 39,494 69,038
Cash used in operating activities – discontinued ops (61 ) - (554 ) -  
Cash provided by operating activities 29,314 41,482 38,940 69,038
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (6,264 ) (4,022 ) (13,351 ) (6,576 )
Capitalized software costs (4,776 ) (1,112 ) (8,240 ) (1,832 )
Proceeds from settlement of final PSI price 3,380 - 3,380 -
Proceeds from note receivable 112 124 172 272
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations - - - 2,240  
Cash used in investing activities (7,548 ) (5,010 ) (18,039 ) (5,896 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock - - (15,403 ) (9,749 )
Employee tax withholding on restricted stock units vesting - - (6,677 ) (3,088 )
Tax benefit due to option exercises and RSU vesting 2,315 770 4,680 2,510
Cash dividends paid (3,067 ) (3,038 ) (6,131 ) (6,061 )
Stock option exercises - 1,959 1,752 4,775
Repayment of long-term debt (43 ) - (87 ) -  
Cash used in financing activities (795 ) (309 ) (21,866 ) (11,613 )
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (766 ) 2,326 (1,004 ) 5,058
 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 20,205 38,489 (1,969 ) 56,587
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 167,138 191,048 189,312 172,950
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 187,343 $ 229,537 $ 187,343 $ 229,537
 
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,   Six Months Ended March 31,
2013   % (1)   2012   % (1) 2013   % (1)   2012   % (1)
 
Revenue:
Health Services $ 197,948 100 % $ 161,170 100 % $ 373,946 100 % $ 319,213 100 %
Human Services 128,403 100 % 82,282 100 % 238,671 100 % 163,842 100 %
Total 326,351 100 % 243,452 100 % 612,617 100 % 483,055 100 %
 
Gross Profit:
Health Services 54,651 28 % 41,137 26 % 99,910 27 % 77,136 24 %
Human Services 42,793 33 % 23,629 29 % 74,064 31 % 47,477 29 %
Total 97,444 30 % 64,766 27 % 173,974 28 % 124,613 26 %
 
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Health Services 25,742 13 % 22,935 14 % 50,375 13 % 42,151 13 %
Human Services 21,334 17 % 15,024 18 % 38,923 16 % 28,564 17 %
Corporate/Other (383 ) NM NM (383 ) NM NM
Total 46,693 14 % 37,959 16 % 88,915 15 % 70,715 15 %
 
Operating income from continuing operations:
Health Services 28,909 15 % 18,202 11 % 49,535 13 % 34,985 11 %
Human Services 21,459 17 % 8,605 10 % 35,141 15 % 18,913 12 %
Corporate/Other 383 NM NM 383 NM NM
Subtotal:

Segment Operating Income

50,751 16 % 26,807 11 % 85,059 14 % 53,898 11 %
Acquisition-related expenses 16 NM 233 NM 164 NM 233 NM
Legal and settlement expenses/(recoveries), net   NM (824 ) NM 142   NM (638 ) NM
Total $ 50,735   16 % $ 27,398   11 % $ 84,753   14 % $ 54,303   11 %
 
(1)   Percentage of respective segment revenue. Changes not considered meaningful are marked “NM.”
 
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

Non-GAAP Measures

 

ADJUSTED REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months

 

Six Months

Ended March 31,

Ended March 31,

  2013 2013
 
Total company revenue $ 326,351 $ 612,617
Revenue from terminated contract 16,035 16,035  
Total company revenue excluding terminated contract $ 310,316 $ 596,582
 
Total company operating income $ 50,735 $ 84,753
Operating income from terminated contract   10,900   10,900  
Total company operating income, excluding terminated contract $ 39,835 $ 73,853
 
Total company operating margin, excluding terminated contract 12.8 % 12.4 %
 

 

 

Three Months

Six Months

Ended March 31,

Ended March 31,

  2013 2013
 
Human Services revenue $ 128,403 $ 238,671
Revenue from terminated contract 16,035 16,035  
Human Services revenue, excluding terminated contract $ 112,368 $ 222,636
 
Human Services operating income $ 21,459 $ 35,141
Operating income from terminated contract   10,900   10,900  
Human Services operating income, excluding terminated contract $ 10,559 $ 24,241
 
Human Services operating margin, excluding terminated contract 9.4 % 10.9 %
 
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

FY 2013 and FY 2012

(Unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
Dec. 31,   Mar. 31,    
2012 2013
Diluted EPS from continuing operations-GAAP basis $0.62 $0.91
 
Adjustments:
Legal, settlement and acquisition-related expenses 0.01
Adjustment for terminated contract (0.19)
Subtotal pro forma adjustments 0.01 (0.19)
 
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations $0.63 $0.72
 
 
Quarter Ended Year Ended
Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Jun. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
2011 2012 2012 2012 2012
Diluted EPS from continuing operations-GAAP basis $0.51 $0.41 $0.59 $0.68 $2.19
 
Adjustments:
Legal, settlement and acquisition-related expenses (recovery), net (0.01) 0.03 0.03 0.05
Adjustment for tax accounts 0.09 0.03 0.12
Subtotal pro forma adjustments 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.17
 
Adjusted Diluted EPS from continuing operations $0.51 $0.49 $0.62 $0.74 $2.36
 
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

FREE CASH FLOW

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months   Six Months
Ended March 31, Ended March 31,
2013   2012 2013   2012
Cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations $ 29,375 $ 41,482 $ 39,494 $ 69,038
Purchases of property and equipment (6,264 ) (4,022 ) (13,351 ) (6,576 )
Capitalized software costs (4,776 ) (1,112 ) (8,240 ) (1,832 )
Free cash flow from continuing operations $ 18,335 $ 36,348 $ 17,903 $ 60,630
 

MAXIMUS
Lisa Miles, 703-251-8637
lisamiles@maximus.com

Source: MAXIMUS