ICFI's Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates in Q4
ICF International, Inc. ICFI reported impressive fourth-quarter 2024 results, with earnings and revenues surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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Quarterly earnings per share of $1.87 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.5% and gained 11.3% from the year-ago reported figure. Total revenues of $496.3 million topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.5% and increased 3.8% year over year.
ICF International, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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The company’s shares have declined 35.4% in the trailing 12 months, underperforming the 25.1% fall of its industry.
ICFI’s Segmental Revenues
Revenues from government clients decreased 1.6% from the year-ago quarter’s level to $363.1 million, below our estimate of $375.2 million. The U.S. state and local government revenues of $75.5 million, representing 15.2% of total revenues, lagged our prediction of $78 million and declined 1.1% year over year.
International government revenues reached $30.0 million, representing 6% of the total revenues, beating our anticipated $23.4 million. It increased 4.2% from the year-ago quarter’s actual.
U.S. federal government revenues of $257.7 million contributed 51.9% to the total revenues, lagged our estimate of $273.9 million, but increased 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Commercial revenues, representing 26.8% of the total revenues, amounted to $133.2 million, outpacing our expectation of $119 million, up 21.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Operating Performance of ICFI
Adjusted EBITDA rose 6% year over year to 58.2 million. The current adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.2% increased 30 basis points from the year-ago quarter.
ICFI’s Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
ICF International exited the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $5 billion compared with $6.4 billion in the year-ago quarter. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $4.1 billion, down from $4 billion in the year-ago quarter.
ICFI generated $172 million in cash from operating activities. CapEx was $76.4 million.
2025 Guidance by ICFI
For the first quarter of 2025, ICFI expects revenues in the band of $480- $500 million. The midpoint ($490 million) of the revised guided range is below the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $531 million.
GAAP EPS is anticipated between $1.35 and $1.45 per share and non-GAAP EPS in the range of $1.70-$1.80 per share, similar to results in the first quarter of 2024. The midpoint ($1.75) of the revised guided range is slightly below the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89 per share.
Currently, ICF International carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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