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―Margin Expansion Driven by Favorable Business Mix and Higher Utilization―
―GAAP EPS and Non-GAAP EPS1 Include Tax Benefits of $0.25 Per Share―
―Record Business Development Pipeline of $10.6 Billion at Quarter-End―

―2024 Guidance: Adjusting Revenue Range to Account for Lower Pass-Throughs; Raising EPS Ranges to Reflect Margin Expansion and Tax Benefits―

Third Quarter Highlights: 

Revenue Increased 3% to $517 Million, Up 6% Excluding DivestituresNet Income Was $33 Million and GAAP EPS Was $1.73, Up 38% Non-GAAP EPS Increased 18% to $2.13EBITDA1 Increased 18% to $58.2 Million; Adjusted EBITDA1 Was $58.5 Million, Up 8%Contract Awards Were $697 Million for a Quarterly Book-to Bill Ratio of 1.35 and a TTM Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.31

RESTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a global consulting and technology services provider, reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Commenting on the results, John Wasson, chair and chief executive officer, said, “This was another quarter of strong performance for ICF. Total revenues increased 3% year-on-year. Revenues from continuing operations increased 6% from last year’s levels, which includes a considerable impact from lower pass-throughs.

“Our Energy, Environment, Infrastructure and Disaster Recovery client market again was a key contributor to our third quarter results, delivering year-on-year revenue growth of 15.3% and accounting for 45.7% of total third quarter revenues, up from 40.8% in the similar period last year. We experienced continued strong demand from our utility clients for a broad range of ICF’s capabilities, including core energy efficiency programs, grid resilience, electrification, decarbonization and flexible load management, all of which have taken on greater importance given recent increases in projected electricity demand, particularly from the growth in data centers. ICF is a market leader with the unique experience, capabilities and scale to assist utility clients across all these areas with analytics, multidisciplinary solutions and program management.  

“Favorable mix and higher utilization were key drivers of third quarter margin expansion. Operating margin increased by 250 basis points year-on-year to 8.9%, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 50 basis points to 11.3% from 10.8%.

“We ended the third quarter with a record business development pipeline of $10.6 billion, after $697 million in contract awards. Year-to-date contract awards increased 16% from last year’s levels to just over $2.0 billion, of which 63% represented new business wins, indicating how well aligned ICF’s capabilities are with client spending priorities.”

Third Quarter 2024 Results

Third quarter 2024 total revenue was $517.0 million, a 3.1% increase from the $501.5 million reported in the third quarter of 2023, and up 6.0% from last year’s third quarter revenues adjusted for the divestiture of our commercial marketing business lines. Subcontractor and other direct costs were 24.7% of total revenues compared to 27.1% in last year’s third quarter. Operating income was $46.0 million, up 44.3% from $31.9 million last year, and operating margin on revenue expanded to 8.9% from 6.4%. Net income totaled $32.7 million, representing a 37.7% year-on-year increase over the $23.7 million reported in the third quarter of 2023. Diluted EPS was $1.73 per share, up 38.4% from $1.25 reported in the third quarter of 2023, which included $5.2 million, or $0.20 per share, of tax-effected special charges. Third quarter 2024 net income and diluted EPS included incremental tax benefits beyond previous expectations of $0.25 per share. As a result, the company’s effective tax rate was 13.8% in the third quarter.

Non-GAAP EPS increased 17.7% to $2.13 per share, from $1.81 per share reported in the comparable period in 2023. EBITDA was $58.2 million, 18.4% above the $49.2 million reported in the year-ago period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.8% to $58.5 million from $54.3 million for the comparable period in 2023.

Backlog and New Business

Total backlog was $3.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2024. Funded backlog was $1.9 billion, or approximately 50% of the total backlog. The total value of contracts awarded in the 2024 third quarter was $696.9 million for a quarterly book-to-bill ratio of 1.35, and trailing twelve-month contract awards totaled $2.0 billion, up 16.0% year-on-year for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.31.

Government Revenue Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

Revenue from government clients was $387.8 million, up 1.1% year-over-year. 

U.S. federal government revenue was $282.0 million, an increase of 1.0% compared to the $279.3 million reported in the third quarter of 2023, and was impacted by a year-over-year decrease in subcontractor and other direct costs estimated at $10 million in the quarter. Federal government revenue accounted for 54.5% of total revenue, compared to 55.7% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2023.U.S. state and local government revenue increased 3.0% to $78.9 million, from $76.6 million in the year-ago quarter. State and local government clients represented 15.3% of total revenue, unchanged from the third quarter of 2023.International government revenue was $26.9 million, slightly down from the $27.5 million reported in the year-ago quarter. International government revenue represented 5.2% of total revenue, compared to 5.5% in the third quarter of 2023.

Key Government Contracts Awarded in the Third Quarter 2024

Notable government contract awards won in the third quarter of 2024 included:

Health and Social Programs

A new task order with a value of $40.2 million with a U.S. federal agency to deliver strategic and digital communications and engagement campaigns to combat human trafficking.A contract modification with a value of $33.2 million with a U.S. federal agency to provide stakeholder engagement support services.A new contract with a value of $14.8 million with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide support for CDC’s Needle Exchange Utilization Survey (NEXUS) surveillance project.A new subcontract with a value of $11.2 million to provide information resource support services for the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Office of Neuroscience Communications and Engagement.A new contract with a value of $10.9 million with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to support the National Library of Medicine’s User Services and Collections Division cross-functional initiatives, including advancing GenAI projects and other programming and technical development activities.A new contract with a value of $9.7 million with the U.S. Department of Education to provide capacity-building services to state, regional and local education agencies.

Disaster Management and Mitigation

A contract extension with a value of $38.5 million with a U.S. state land agency to provide disaster recovery and mitigation grant management services.A new contract with a value of $10.5 million with the government of a U.S. territory to provide a comprehensive array of services to support compliance with federal and local disaster management regulations related to its hurricane recovery efforts.

IT Modernization

A new contract with a value of $69.9 million with the government of a U.S. territory to design, build and implement a new geospatial data management system.A new task order under a blanket purchase agreement with a value of $8.9 million with a U.S. federal agency to provide data center modernization services.

Climate, Energy and Environment

A single-award recompete blanket purchase agreement with a ceiling of $75 million with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water to provide environmental, economic, regulatory and evaluation services to the agency’s critical water programs.A recompete blanket purchase agreement with a ceiling of $40.0 million with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to provide technical, engineering, publications, marketing and professional support services.

Commercial Revenue Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

Commercial revenue was $129.2 million, compared to $118.1 million reported in the third quarter of 2023; up 23.7% compared to revenues of $104.5 million excluding divestitures in 2023.

Commercial revenue accounted for 25.0% of total revenue compared to 23.5% of total revenue in the 2023 third quarter.Energy markets revenue, which includes energy efficiency programs, increased 24.6% and represented 86.7% of commercial revenue.

Key Commercial Contracts Awarded in the Third Quarter of 2024

Notable commercial awards won in the third quarter of 2024 included:

A contract modification with a mid-Atlantic U.S. utility to continue to provide program implementation services for its residential energy efficiency portfolio.A contract modification with a multinational energy company to prepare environmental impact statements for the company’s offshore wind projects.A new contract with an international renewable energy company to prepare an environmental impact statement for its offshore wind project.A new contract with a Midwestern U.S. utility to provide program implementation services for its residential energy efficiency program.A new contract with a Midwestern U.S. electric and gas utility to provide program implementation services for its residential energy efficiency program.A new contract with a Midwestern U.S. utility to provide demand-side management programs for both market rate and disadvantaged communities for its residential energy efficiency portfolio.A contract modification with a mid-Atlantic U.S. utility to continue to provide program implementation services for its energy efficiency programs.

Dividend Declaration

On October 31, 2024, ICF declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable on January 10, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 6, 2024.

Summary and Outlook

“Continued favorable business mix and utilization metrics, together with the incremental tax benefits of approximately $0.25 per share, have led us to increase the midpoint of our earnings per share guidance for full year 2024 by $0.35. Our revised guidance for GAAP EPS is in the range of $6.05 to $6.15, excluding special charges, and Non-GAAP EPS is expected to range from $7.40 to $7.50, representing year-on-year growth of 14.6% at the midpoint. We have adjusted our full year 2024 revenue guidance range to $2.0 billion to $2.03 billion from $2.03 billion to $2.10 billion to reflect an estimated $50 million reduction in expected pass-throughs. This primarily impacts revenue comparisons for our Health and Social Programs client market with no meaningful impact on margins. Based on our strong cash flow to date, we reaffirm our guidance for full year 2024 operating cash flow of approximately $155 million.

“Our forward-looking metrics support our confidence in continued growth for ICF as we enter 2025. We have a strong multiyear backlog, a record business development pipeline and a consistent track record of new business wins. We are experiencing robust demand from commercial clients for our energy and environment expertise and related implementation and technology capabilities. We have excellent credentials in disaster management, resilience and mitigation work to assist state and local governments with recovery after storms, flooding and wildfires, as well as with their future resilience planning. The large majority of our federal government work is in areas that have bipartisan support, particularly IT modernization, which remains an area of priority spending. And importantly, our people are fully engaged in achieving the objectives and missions of our clients, which underpins our confidence in ICF’s future growth potential,” Mr. Wasson concluded.

1 Non-GAAP EPS, EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP measurements to the most applicable GAAP number is set forth below. Special charges are items that were included within our consolidated statements of comprehensive income but are not indicative of ongoing performance and have been presented net of applicable U.S. GAAP taxes. The presentation of non-GAAP measurements may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

About ICF

ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements

Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to the government contracting industry generally; our particular business, including our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal government agencies; and our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements that are included in the “Risk Factors” section of our securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.

Note on Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Measures

The company does not reconcile its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures, due to the variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections and because not all of the information necessary for a quantitative reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures (such as the effect of share-based compensation or the impact of future extraordinary or non-recurring events like acquisitions) is available to the company without unreasonable effort. For the same reasons, the company is unable to estimate the probable significance of the unavailable information. The company provides forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures that it believes will be achievable, but it cannot accurately predict all of the components of the adjusted calculations, and the U.S. GAAP financial measures may be materially different than the non-GAAP financial measures.

Investor Contacts:

Lynn Morgen, ADVISIRY PARTNERS, lynn.morgen@advisiry.com +1.212.750.5800
David Gold, ADVISIRY PARTNERS, david.gold@advisiry.com +1.212.750.5800

Company Information Contact:
Lauren Dyke, ICF, lauren.dyke@ICF.com +1.571.373.5577

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)  

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$                    516,998

$                 501,519

$              1,523,463

$               1,484,886

Direct costs

325,047

323,504

964,911

961,473

Operating costs and expenses:

Indirect and selling expenses

132,816

131,553

389,001

381,808

Depreciation and amortization

4,820

5,917

15,303

19,052

Amortization of intangible assets

8,291

8,644

24,873

27,154

Total operating costs and expenses

145,927

146,114

429,177

428,014

Operating income

46,024

31,901

129,375

95,399

Interest, net

(7,195)

(10,557)

(23,136)

(30,146)

Other (expense) income

(899)

2,736

767

1,501

Income before income taxes

37,930

24,080

107,006

66,754

Provision for income taxes

5,251

340

21,399

6,304

Net income

$                     32,679

$                   23,740

$                  85,607

$                    60,450

Earnings per Share:

Basic

$                         1.74

$                       1.26

$                      4.57

$                        3.22

Diluted

$                         1.73

$                       1.25

$                      4.53

$                        3.19

Weighted-average Shares:

Basic

18,760

18,815

18,752

18,795

Diluted

18,910

18,974

18,915

18,958

Cash dividends declared per common share

$                         0.14

$                       0.14

$                      0.42

$                        0.42

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(951)

(4,053)

(610)

(2,236)

Comprehensive income, net of tax

$                     31,728

$                   19,687

$                  84,997

$                    58,214

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures (2) 

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2024

2023

2024

2023

Reconciliation of Revenue, Adjusted for Impact of Exited Business 

Revenue

$                516,998

$                501,519

$           1,523,463

$           1,484,886

Less: Revenue from exited business (3)

(13,565)

(59,713)

Total Revenue, Adjusted for Impact of Exited Business

$                516,998

$                487,954

$           1,523,463

$           1,425,173

Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (4)

Net income

$                  32,679

$                  23,740

$                85,607

$                60,450

Interest, net

7,195

10,557

23,136

30,146

Provision for income taxes

5,251

340

21,399

6,304

Depreciation and amortization

13,111

14,561

40,176

46,206

EBITDA 

58,236

49,198

170,318

143,106

Impairment of long-lived assets (5)

2,912

3,806

Acquisition and divestiture-related expenses (6)

139

1,779

205

4,685

Severance and other costs related to staff realignment (7)

449

595

1,184

4,455

Charges for facility consolidations and office closures (8)

2,220

2,579

Pre-tax gain from divestiture of a business (9)

(298)

(2,425)

(2,013)

(2,425)

Total Adjustments

290

5,081

(624)

13,100

Adjusted EBITDA

$                  58,526

$                  54,279

$              169,694

$              156,206

Net Income Margin Percent on Revenue (10)

6.3 %

4.7 %

5.6 %

4.1 %

EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue (11)

11.3 %

9.8 %

11.2 %

9.6 %

Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue (11)

11.3 %

10.8 %

11.1 %

10.5 %

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Diluted EPS (4)

U.S. GAAP Diluted EPS

$                      1.73

$                      1.25

$                    4.53

$                    3.19

Impairment of long-lived assets

0.15

0.20

Acquisition and divestiture-related expenses

0.01

0.09

0.01

0.25

Severance and other costs related to staff realignment

0.02

0.03

0.06

0.23

Expenses related to facility consolidations and office closures (12)

0.12

0.04

0.14

Pre-tax gain from divestiture of a business

(0.02)

(0.13)

(0.11)

(0.13)

Amortization of intangibles

0.44

0.46

1.31

1.43

Income tax effects of the adjustments (13)

(0.05)

(0.16)

(0.26)

(0.50)

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

$                      2.13

$                      1.81

$                    5.58

$                    4.81

(2) These tables provide reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most applicable GAAP numbers. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in evaluating our financial information, they should be considered supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may define similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently and, accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how we define these measures. 

(3) Revenue from the exited U.K. commercial marketing business (June 30, 2023), U.S. commercial marketing business (September 11, 2023), and Canadian mobile text aggregation business (November 1, 2023). Subcontractor and other direct costs from the exited business are approximately 15.0% and 31.1% of revenue of the exited business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

(4) Reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS were calculated using numbers as reported in U.S. GAAP.

(5) Represents impairment charges recorded in the first and third quarters of 2023 of $0.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of an intangible asset associated with the exit of our commercial marketing business in the U.K. and operating lease right-of-use assets.

(6) These are primarily third-party costs related to acquisitions and potential acquisitions, integration of acquisitions, and separation of discontinued businesses or divestitures.

(7) These costs are mainly due to involuntary employee termination benefits for our officers, and employees who have been notified that they will be terminated as part of a business reorganization or exit.

(8) These are exit costs associated with terminated leases or full office closures that we either (i) will continue to pay until the contractual obligations are satisfied but with no economic benefit to us, or (ii) paid upon termination and ceasing to use the leased facilities.

(9) Pre-tax gain related to the 2023 divestiture of our U.S. commercial marketing business which include contingent gains realized in the first and the third quarter of 2024.

(10) Net Income Margin Percent on Revenue was calculated by dividing net income by revenue.

(11) EBITDA Margin Percent and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percent on Revenue were calculated by dividing the non-GAAP measure by the corresponding revenue.

(12) These are exit costs related to actual office closures (previously included in Adjusted EBITDA) and accelerated depreciation related to fixed assets for planned office closures.

(13) Income tax effects were calculated using the effective tax rate, adjusted for certain discrete items, if any, of 13.8% and 21.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 20.0% and 23.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

  

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

ASSETS

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                       6,911

$                      6,361

Restricted cash

724

3,088

Contract receivables, net

212,412

205,484

Contract assets

237,742

201,832

Prepaid expenses and other assets

24,785

28,055

Income tax receivable

10,541

2,337

Total Current Assets

493,115

447,157

Property and Equipment, net

71,299

75,948

Other Assets:

Goodwill

1,221,437

1,219,476

Other intangible assets, net

70,030

94,904

Operating lease – right-of-use assets

122,543

132,807

Other assets

49,754

41,480

Total Assets

$                 2,028,178

$               2,011,772

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt

$                     13,750

$                    26,000

Accounts payable

121,093

134,503

Contract liabilities

17,176

21,997

Operating lease liabilities 

21,204

20,409

Finance lease liabilities

2,590

2,522

Accrued salaries and benefits

91,103

88,021

Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs

55,600

45,645

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

85,274

79,129

Total Current Liabilities

407,790

418,226

Long-term Liabilities:

Long-term debt

405,396

404,407

Operating lease liabilities – non-current

160,926

175,460

Finance lease liabilities – non-current

11,922

13,874

Deferred income taxes

5,982

26,175

Other long-term liabilities

59,845

56,045

Total Liabilities

1,051,861

1,094,187

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders’ Equity:

Preferred stock, par value $.001; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

Common stock, par value $.001; 70,000,000 shares authorized; 24,138,735 and 23,982,132 shares issued at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 18,762,710 and 18,845,521 shares outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

24

24

Additional paid-in capital

436,671

421,502

Retained earnings

852,835

775,099

Treasury stock, 5,376,025 and 5,136,611 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

(300,718)

(267,155)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(12,495)

(11,885)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

976,317

917,585

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$                 2,028,178

$               2,011,772

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands)

2024

2023

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net income

$                         85,607

$                         60,450

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

Provision for credit losses

3,176

691

Deferred income taxes and unrecognized income tax benefits

(16,957)

(3,533)

Non-cash equity compensation

12,494

10,134

Depreciation and amortization

40,177

46,207

Gain on divestiture of a business

(2,009)

(4,302)

Other operating adjustments, net

2,206

2,563

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:

Net contract assets and liabilities

(40,155)

(52,010)

Contract receivables

(9,634)

12,087

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(434)

11,893

Operating lease assets and liabilities, net

(3,065)

3,897

Accounts payable

(13,402)

(13,333)

Accrued salaries and benefits

2,889

(8,521)

Accrued subcontractors and other direct costs

9,660

(3,353)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

16,979

(18,727)

Income tax receivable and payable

(9,574)

450

Other liabilities

(1,774)

959

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

76,184

45,552

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Payments for purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software

(15,559)

(17,876)

Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(32,664)

Proceeds from divestiture of a business

1,985

47,151

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

(13,574)

(3,389)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Advances from working capital facilities

917,953

972,266

Payments on working capital facilities

(930,043)

(995,244)

Proceeds from other short-term borrowings

43,735

25,394

Repayments of other short-term borrowings

(53,280)

(18,845)

Receipt of restricted contract funds

1,275

6,412

Payment of restricted contract funds

(3,586)

(7,042)

Dividends paid

(7,880)

(7,903)

Net payments for stock issuances and share repurchases

(30,995)

(20,601)

Other financing, net

(1,777)

(1,501)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

(64,598)

(47,064)

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

174

(213)

Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

(1,814)

(5,114)

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period

9,449

12,968

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, End of Period

$                           7,635

$                           7,854

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Cash paid during the period for:

Interest

$                         24,388

$                         29,173

Income taxes

$                         50,382

$                         12,604

 

ICF International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Schedule (14)

Revenue by client markets

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Energy, environment, infrastructure, and disaster recovery

46 %

41 %

46 %

40 %

Health and social programs

38 %

42 %

38 %

42 %

Security and other civilian & commercial

16 %

17 %

16 %

18 %

Total

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

Revenue by client type

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

U.S. federal government

55 %

56 %

55 %

55 %

U.S. state and local government

15 %

15 %

16 %

16 %

International government

5 %

5 %

5 %

5 %

Total Government

75 %

76 %

76 %

76 %

Commercial

25 %

24 %

24 %

24 %

Total

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

Revenue by contract mix

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Time-and-materials

43 %

41 %

42 %

41 %

Fixed-price

46 %

45 %

46 %

45 %

Cost-based

11 %

14 %

12 %

14 %

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100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

(14) As is shown in the supplemental schedule, we track revenue by key metrics that provide useful information about the nature of our operations. Client markets provide insight into the breadth of our expertise.  Client type is an indicator of the diversity of our client base.  Revenue by contract mix provides insight in terms of the degree of performance risk that we have assumed.

 

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KuCoin Upgrades Institutional Lending to Improve Capital Infrastructure and Efficiency

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 1, 2026 /CNW/ — KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today announced an upgrade to its Institutional Interest-Free Lending Program, adding support for its Unified Trading Account (UTA). The upgraded program reduces the qualifying external 30-day trading-volume requirement for newly registered API clients from 30 million to 10 million USDT and offers 0% interest for the first two months without a volume requirement. Eligible clients may borrow up to 3 million USDT for use across Spot, Margin and Futures.

As institutions operate across more products and strategies, capital can become fragmented between accounts, increasing costs and operational friction. Integrating lending with a unified account brings financing closer to execution, helping professional teams use collateral and deploy capital more efficiently.

UTA is an account framework that enables eligible users to manage capital across supported trading products through a single account structure. With Institutional Lending integrated, borrowed funds can be deployed across Spot, Margin and Futures without transfers between separate trading accounts. Borrowing is available in USDT, USDC, BTC and ETH.

KuCoin introduced targeted interest-free credit in 2024, offering eligible API traders and quantitative teams up to 500,000 USDT alongside fee benefits, enhanced connectivity, higher API limits and technical support. In 2025, borrowing increased to 3 million USDT, with support for multiple borrowing assets and the ability to combine funds from sub-accounts as margin across eligible products. The 2026 upgrade marks the next stage of that development, moving the program from targeted credit support toward more integrated institutional capital infrastructure.

“Professional market participants need timely, flexible and capital-efficient access to liquidity. Effective institutional lending infrastructure must combine financing at scale, tailored terms and competitive pricing so clients can execute sophisticated strategies with confidence,” said Alison Qin, Head of KuCoin Institutional & VIP. “By integrating lending with UTA, we are bringing capital closer to the accounts and products behind those strategies, making it easier to deploy while helping clients maintain control over execution and risk.”

The upgrade reflects KuCoin’s broader approach to product innovation: building around how users access, manage, deploy and use digital assets. By connecting financing, account infrastructure and execution, KuCoin aims to provide institutions with practical tools for participating in the evolving digital asset economy.

About KuCoin
Founded in 2017, KuCoin is a leading global crypto platform built on trust and security, serving over 45 million users across 200+ countries and regions. Known for its reliability and user-first approach, the platform combines advanced technology, deep liquidity, and strong security safeguards to deliver a seamless trading experience. KuCoin provides access to 1,500+ digital assets through a broad product suite and remains committed to building transparent, compliant, and user-centric digital asset infrastructure for the future of finance, backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, ISO 22301:2019 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications. In recent years, we have built a strong global compliance foundation, marked by key milestones including AUSTRAC registration in Australia, a MiCA license in Europe, and regulatory progress in other markets.
Learn more at www.kucoin.com.

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Odyssey Energy Solutions Raises $74 Million to Accelerate Distributed Renewable Energy Financing in Emerging Markets

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Funding will scale Odyssey’s platform in regions including Asia, Africa, and Latin America

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 1, 2026 /CNW/ — Odyssey Energy Solutions, the leading platform for financing distributed renewable energy (DRE) projects in emerging markets, today announced $74 million in new financing. The funding consists of a $27 million equity round and $47 million in debt. New equity investors include Broadscale Group, FMO, and Al Mada Ventures, with continued participation from existing investors including Union Square Ventures, Equal Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Twelve Below, FJ Labs, MCJ, and Transition Ventures. Debt financiers include British International Investment, BIO, the Facility for Energy Inclusion represented by Cygnum Capital and the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund represented by TripleJump.

The financing will support continued expansion of Odyssey’s platform, which connects more than 6,000 solar installers and engineering, procurement, and construction companies (EPCs) with financiers and equipment suppliers in more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, facilitating access to $3.6 billion in capital for distributed energy projects. Odyssey’s procurement platform, launched in 2024, aggregates equipment procurement across its large network of EPCs, offering these small-to-medium sized companies access to volume pricing with embedded supply chain credit. The platform has unlocked 1.5 GW of projects to date.

“The focus of financing for distributed renewable energy has historically been on post-construction capital–funding that flows once a project is built,” said Emily McAteer, co-founder and CEO of Odyssey Energy Solutions. “That has left a significant gap upstream, where thousands of small and medium EPCs and installers lack the working capital needed to procure equipment, complete construction, and unlock customer payments. Odyssey bridges this gap directly, providing companies with the equipment pricing and financing they need to accelerate project delivery.”

The announcement comes at a moment of accelerating demand for distributed renewable energy across Odyssey’s core markets. Falling solar and battery costs, rising oil prices, and evolving government policy have converged to make the unit economics of distributed solar materially stronger than fossil-fuel alternatives. In Nigeria, where diesel backup generators supply more electricity than grid-connected power plants, according to the International Finance Corporation, diesel prices rose more than 93% between February and April 2026 following supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. In India, where Odyssey’s platform has grown 205% over the past 12 months, new domestic manufacturing requirements for solar components are reshaping supply chains and driving demand for the procurement and financing infrastructure that Odyssey provides. Rapid data center construction across India, driven by rising AI compute demand, is further increasing electricity demand at a pace grid infrastructure is struggling to meet, adding urgency to distributed solar and storage as a complement to centralized power supply.

“Distributed solar in emerging markets has reached a watershed moment,” said Andrew Shapiro, founder and Managing Partner at Broadscale Group. “The demand is there, the economics work, and the remaining constraint to deployment at massive scale is access to capital and procurement infrastructure for installers. That is exactly what Odyssey provides and why we’re thrilled to support the company as they enable this critically important growth.”

“Having worked across distributed energy finance in India and emerging markets, I’ve seen firsthand both the scale of the opportunity and the barriers that have held the sector back,” said Piyush Mathur, co-founder and Managing Director of Odyssey Energy Solutions. “Today, the conditions for rapid deployment of clean energy have never been stronger. EPCs and distributed energy developers are growing at unprecedented rates, creating an urgent need for the procurement, financing, and technology infrastructure that can enable them to scale. That is the gap Odyssey is uniquely filling.”

The new capital will allow for expansion of Odyssey’s procurement platform, which aggregates equipment orders across smaller buyers to improve supplier terms and offers embedded supply chain credit. Given high demand from commercial and industrial customers for solar and storage solutions, installers typically have a much larger order book than they can supply at a given time due to working capital constraints. Procuring through Odyssey allows these companies to procure and construct more projects at once, accelerating project deployment.

The recent funding follows Odyssey’s $15M Series A, announced in May 2023, bringing the total capital raised by the company to $94M. The company is also among the inaugural portfolio partners of Multiplier, an advisory firm co-founded by Jigar Shah and Jonathan Silver, both former directors of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

About Odyssey Energy Solutions
Odyssey Energy Solutions is accelerating the clean energy transition in emerging markets. The platform connects more than 6,000 distributed energy companies with financiers and equipment suppliers across India, Africa, Latin America, and more than 50 countries worldwide, facilitating access to $3.6 billion in capital. Learn more at odysseyenergysolutions.com.

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Green Security Expands VendorOps Platform with Acquisition of VenSero

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Green Security acquired VenSero, expanding its VendorOps platform to connect vendor credentialing with surgical scheduling, loaner equipment coordination and case readiness, giving hospitals greater visibility ahead of procedures.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Acquisition extends Green Security beyond vendor credentialing with surgical vendor scheduling and loaner tray management to improve operating room case readiness

Green Security, a leading provider of healthcare vendor operations and intelligence solutions, today announced it has acquired VenSero, a surgical vendor coordination platform that helps health systems improve operating room readiness by coordinating vendor representatives, loaner equipment and surgical workflows before every procedure.

VenSero is embedded directly within Epic OpTime, enabling perioperative teams to coordinate vendor representatives, loaner instrumentation and case readiness within their existing clinical workflows. Combined with Green Security’s credentialing, compliance and vendor access capabilities, the acquisition creates a more connected workflow spanning the critical operational steps that take place before a surgical procedure.

“Hospitals don’t think about vendor credentialing, surgical scheduling and loaner equipment as separate challenges,” said Mickey Meehan, CEO of Green Security. “They think about whether a case is ready. That’s what makes VenSero such a strong fit. Together, we’re giving healthcare organizations a more complete view of everything that happens before a procedure begins so they can reduce delays, improve coordination and better support patient care.”

Founded in 2010, VenSero is one of the healthcare industry’s longest-running surgical vendor coordination platforms. Embedded directly within Epic OpTime, the platform enables perioperative teams to schedule vendor representatives, coordinate loaner instrumentation and monitor case readiness without leaving their existing clinical workflow. The platform is trusted by leading health systems in Baltimore and the greater northeastern region.

That earlier visibility gives surgical teams more time to identify and resolve potential issues before a procedure. At a leading U.S. academic medical center, VenSero expanded visibility into upcoming surgical cases from approximately seven days to as much as four weeks, giving surgeons, perioperative leaders and sterile processing teams greater lead time to coordinate vendor representatives, equipment and instrumentation. This helps teams address potential gaps earlier, improve surgical planning and reduce disruptions caused by missing or delayed vendor support.

Together, Green Security and VenSero connect two parts of surgical vendor operations that have traditionally been managed separately. Green Security verifies that vendor representatives are credentialed and authorized to enter the facility, while VenSero coordinates their participation in upcoming cases, along with the loaner equipment and instrumentation those procedures require. This gives hospitals greater visibility from vendor authorization through case readiness while allowing them to retain control over scheduling and access.

“For more than 15 years, we’ve worked side by side with perioperative teams to solve the daily operational challenges that can delay surgeries,” said Mark Stickler, founder and president of VenSero. “Joining forces with Green Security allows us to build on that work while connecting vendor coordination with the credentialing and operational workflows hospitals already rely on every day. Together, we’re helping healthcare organizations prepare for surgery with greater confidence and fewer surprises.”

VenSero will continue supporting existing customers while Green Security integrates the platform into its broader VendorOps strategy. The combined platform will give Green Security the foundation to bring credentialing, vendor access, surgical scheduling and equipment readiness into a more unified view, while expanding the operational data available to health systems as they manage surgical vendor activity.

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Green Security is the leading provider of secure solutions for healthcare vendor operations. Trusted by over 1,500 hospitals, our platform simplifies credentialing, compliance, and value analysis, helping organizations manage vendor access and product trust with confidence. From onboarding and credentialing to real-time monitoring and secure onsite presence, Green Security reduces risk, streamlines operations, and supports patient safety through advanced analytics and smart access technologies. Learn more at gogreensecurity.com.

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