Crawford & Company Reports 2023 Third Quarter Results

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Crawford & Company announces record quarterly revenue in Q3 2023, with revenues before reimbursements of $325.6 million, up 10% from the same period last year. Net income attributable to shareholders was $12.3 million, compared to a loss of $15.1 million in Q3 2022. Diluted earnings per share were $0.25 for both CRD-A and CRD-B, compared to a diluted loss per share of $(0.31) in the prior year.

Positive

• Record quarterly revenue of $325.6 million, up 10% YoY
• Net income of $12.3 million, compared to a loss of $15.1 million in Q3 2022
• Diluted earnings per share of $0.25 for both CRD-A and CRD-B

Negative

• None.

Record Quarterly Revenue Drives Earnings and Margin Expansion

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), is pleased to announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Based in Atlanta, Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD‐A and CRD‐B) is a leading global provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance companies and self‐insured entities with an expansive network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The Company’s two classes of stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting rights for the Class B Common Stock (CRD-B) and protections for the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A). More information is available on the Company's website.

GAAP Consolidated Results

Third Quarter 2023

• Revenues before reimbursements of $325.6 million, up 10% over $294.9 million for the 2022 third quarter
• Net income attributable to shareholders of $12.3 million, compared with a loss of $(15.1) million in the same period last year
• Diluted earnings per share of $0.25 for both CRD-A and CRD-B, compared with diluted loss per share of $(0.31) for both CRD-A and CRD-B in the prior year third quarter

Non-GAAP Consolidated Results

Third Quarter 2023

Non-GAAP consolidated results for 2023 exclude the non-cash, after-tax adjustments for amortization of intangible assets of $1.7 million, non-service related pension costs of $1.6 million, and a contingent earnout adjustment of $2.1 million. Non-GAAP consolidated results for 2022 exclude a similar adjustment for amortization of intangible assets of $1.5 million, non-service related pension credits of $(0.4) million, a contingent earnout adjustment of $0.7 million, and a goodwill impairment of $20.9 million.

• Foreign currency exchange rates increased revenues before reimbursements by $0.6 million or less than 1%. Presented on a constant dollar basis to the prior year, revenues before reimbursements totaled $325.0 million, increasing 10% over the 2022 third quarter
• Net income attributable to shareholders, on a non-GAAP basis, totaled $17.7 million in the 2023 third quarter, compared with $7.5 million in the same period last year
• Diluted earnings per share, on a non-GAAP basis, totaled $0.35 for CRD-A and $0.36 for CRD-B in the 2023 third quarter, compared with $0.15 for both CRD-A and CRD-B in the prior year third quarter
• Consolidated adjusted operating earnings, on a non-GAAP basis, were $29.9 million, or 9.2% of revenues before reimbursements in the 2023 third quarter, more than doubling the $13.7 million, or 4.6% of revenues, in the 2022 period
• Consolidated adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $38.6 million, or 11.9% of revenues before reimbursements in the 2023 third quarter, increasing 81% over the $21.4 million, or 7.2% of revenues, in the 2022 period

Management Comments

“We continued our momentum of growth and profit expansion in the third quarter of 2023 delivering our twelfth consecutive quarter of growth. Revenues grew by 10% to a new quarterly record and profits more than doubled compared to last year. We have built a strong foundation focused on operational excellence at Crawford, and our technology plus people strategy is driving growth and margin improvement across the business,” commented Rohit Verma, Chief Executive Officer of Crawford & Company.

“North America Loss Adjusting revenue grew more than 18% for the third quarter, driven by increased utilization, the addition of new clients, experts, and new account nominations. Broadspire saw record quarterly revenue fueled by business development efforts that have expanded our revenue base and continued growth in Medical Management services as we add workers' compensation clients. Our International segment also showed improved revenues and margins as our transformation of the international business continues. Platforms Solutions had meaningful growth in Contractor Connection and Subrogation, however there was offsetting softness in the Networks group where benign weather and a reduction in high-volume, low severity claim activity impacted results for the quarter. Platforms’ operating margin remained solid at mid-double digits.

“Overall, this was a very strong quarter for Crawford with healthy cash generation and further strengthening of our balance sheet.” Mr. Verma concluded.

Segment Results for the Third Quarter

North America Loss Adjusting

North America Loss Adjusting revenues before reimbursements were $79.4 million in the third quarter of 2023, increasing 18.8% from $66.8 million in the third quarter of 2022. Absent foreign exchange rate decreases of $(0.7) million, revenues would have been $80.1 million for the 2023 third quarter.

The segment had operating earnings of $10.5 million in the 2023 third quarter, increasing from $3.8 million in the third quarter of 2022. The operating margin was 13.2% in the 2023 quarter and 5.6% in the 2022 quarter.

International Operations

International Operations revenues before reimbursements were $98.1 million in the third quarter of 2023, up 13.9% from $86.1 million in the same period of 2022. Absent foreign exchange rate increases of $1.3 million, revenues would have been $96.8 million for the 2023 third quarter.

Operating earnings were $2.2 million in the 2023 third quarter, compared with a $(3.9) million operating loss in the 2022 period. The segment’s operating margin for the 2023 quarter was 2.2% as compared with (4.6)% in the 2022 quarter.

Broadspire

Broadspire segment revenues before reimbursements were $88.3 million in the 2023 third quarter, increasing 12.7% from $78.4 million in the 2022 third quarter.

Broadspire recorded operating earnings of $13.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, representing an operating margin of 15.3%, increasing from $6.2 million, or 7.9% of revenues, in the 2022 third quarter.

Platform Solutions

Platform Solutions revenues before reimbursements were $59.8 million in the third quarter of 2023, down (6.0)% from $63.7 million in the same period of 2022.

Operating earnings were $8.5 million in the 2023 third quarter, decreasing from the $10.1 million in the 2022 period. The segment’s operating margin for the 2023 quarter was 14.2% as compared with 15.8% in the 2022 quarter.

Unallocated Corporate and Shared Costs and Credits, Net

Unallocated corporate costs were $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared with $2.4 million in the same period of 2022. The increase in the 2023 third quarter was primarily due to increased incentive compensation and an increase in unallocated payroll tax and benefits costs.

2022 Goodwill Impairment

The Company recognized a $36.8 million pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment in the third quarter of 2022. This charge was partially offset by a $15.9 million reduction in income tax expense, for a net impact of $20.9 million, or $0.43 per share. There was no goodwill impairment in 2023.

Other Matters

The Company recognized pretax contingent earnout expenses totaling $2.1 million and $0.9 million in the 2023 third quarter and comparable 2022 period, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment of earnout liabilities arising from recent acquisitions. This adjustment, which is not a component of operating earnings, is based on favorable changes to projections of acquired entities over the respective earnout periods, which span multiple years.

The Company recognized non-service pension costs of $2.2 million in the 2023 third quarter compared with credits of $(0.5) million in the 2022 period. Non-service pension costs represent the U.S. and U.K. non-service defined benefit pension costs, which are non-operating in nature as the U.S. plan is frozen and the U.K. plans are closed to new participants.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

The Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents position as of September 30, 2023, totaled $49.2 million, compared with $46.0 million at December 31, 2022. The Company’s total debt outstanding as of September 30, 2023, totaled $218.4 million, compared with $238.9 million at December 31, 2022.

The Company’s operations provided $68.1 million of cash during the first nine months of 2023, compared with $(16.2) million used in 2022. The increase in cash provided was primarily driven by improved earnings, changes in working capital, including a reduction in work in process, increases in accrued incentive compensation as compared to payouts for prior year performance, and an increase in income tax refunds received.

The Company made no contributions to its U.S. defined benefit pension plan and $1.8 million in contributions to its U.K. plans for the first nine months of 2023, compared with no contributions to the U.S. plan and $0.5 million to the U.K. plans in 2022.

During 2023, the Company didn't repurchase any shares of CRD-A, but repurchased 63,103 shares of CRD-B at an average share cost of $9.24. During the first nine months of 2022, the Company repurchased 2,656,474 shares of CRD-A and 963,472 shares of CRD-B at an average per share cost of $7.41 and $7.32, respectively. The total cost of share repurchases during 2023 was $0.6 million through September 30, 2023.

Conference Call

As previously announced, Crawford & Company will host a conference call on November 7, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2023 results. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 1-888-259-6580 and using Conference ID 94766677. A presentation for tomorrow’s call can also be found on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website, https://ir.crawco.com. The call will be recorded and available for replay through December 7, 2023. You may dial 1-877-674-7070 and use passcode 766677# to listen to the replay.

Non-GAAP Presentation

In the normal course of business, our operating segments incur certain out-of-pocket expenses that are thereafter reimbursed by our clients. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), these out-of-pocket expenses and associated reimbursements are required to be included when reporting expenses and revenues, respectively, in our consolidated results of operations. In the foregoing discussion and analysis of segment results of operations, we do not include a gross up of segment expenses and revenues for these pass-through reimbursed expenses. The amounts of reimbursed expenses and related revenues offset each other in our results of operations with no impact to our net income or operating earnings. A reconciliation of revenues before reimbursements to consolidated revenues determined in accordance with GAAP is self-evident from the face of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Operating earnings is the primary financial performance measure used by our senior management and chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to evaluate the financial performance of our Company and operating segments, and make resource allocation and certain compensation decisions. Unlike net income, segment operating earnings is not a standard performance measure found in GAAP. We believe this measure is useful to others in that it allows them to evaluate segment and consolidated operating performance using the same criteria used by our senior management and CODM. Consolidated operating earnings represent segment earnings including certain unallocated corporate and shared costs, but before net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, goodwill impairment, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, contingent earnout adjustments, non-service pension costs and credits, income taxes and net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a term defined by GAAP and as a result our measure of adjusted EBITDA might not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. However, adjusted EBITDA is used by management to evaluate, assess and benchmark our operational results. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful information widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to shareholders of the Company with adjustments for depreciation and amortization, net corporate interest expense, goodwill impairment, contingent earnout adjustments, non-service pension costs and credits, income taxes and stock-based compensation expense.

Unallocated corporate and shared costs and credits include expenses and credits related to our Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, certain provisions for bad debt allowances or subsequent recoveries such as those related to bankrupt clients, certain unallocated professional fees and certain self-insurance costs and recoveries that are not allocated to our individual operating segments.

Income taxes, net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, contingent earnout adjustments, and non-service pension costs and credits are recurring components of our net income, but they are not considered part of our segment operating earnings because they are managed on a corporate-wide basis. Income taxes are calculated for the Company on a consolidated basis based on statutory rates in effect in the various jurisdictions in which we provide services and vary significantly by jurisdiction. Net corporate interest expense results from capital structure decisions made by senior management and the Board of Directors, affecting the Company as a whole. Stock option expense represents the non-cash costs generally related to stock options and employee stock purchase plan expenses which are not allocated to our operating segments. Amortization expense is a non-cash expense for finite-lived customer-relationship and trade name intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Contingent earnout adjustments relate to changes in the fair value of earnouts associated with our recent acquisitions. Non-service pension costs and credits represent the U.S. and U.K. non-service defined benefit pension costs, which are non-operating in nature as the U.S. plan was frozen in 2002 and the U.K. plans are closed to new participants. None of these costs relate directly to the performance of our services or operating activities and, therefore, are excluded from segment operating earnings to better assess the results of each segment's operating activities on a consistent basis.

Goodwill impairments arise from time to time due to various factors, but are not allocated to our operating segments since they historically have not regularly impacted our performance and are not expected to impact our future performance on a regular basis.

A significant portion of our operations are international. These international operations subject us to foreign exchange fluctuations. The following table illustrates revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the major currencies of the geographic areas that Crawford does business:

		Three Months Ended														Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)		September 30, 2023							September 30, 2022							September 30, 2023							September 30, 2022
Geographic Area	Currency	USD equivalent			% of total				USD equivalent			% of total				USD equivalent			% of total				USD equivalent			% of total
U.S.	USD	$	203,340			62.5	%		$	183,197			62.1	%		$	601,354			62.7	%		$	523,650			60.4	%
U.K.	GBP		38,290			11.8	%			25,352			8.6	%			106,139			11.0	%			92,837			10.7	%
Canada	CAD		24,188			7.4	%			25,661			8.7	%			72,656			7.6	%			74,597			8.6	%
Australia	AUD		22,867			7.0	%			27,434			9.3	%			68,787			7.2	%			69,794			8.1	%
Europe	EUR		14,629			4.5	%			13,063			4.4	%			42,968			4.5	%			41,973			4.8	%
Rest of World	Various		22,280			6.8	%			20,217			6.9	%			67,347			7.0	%			64,443			7.4	%
Total Revenues, before reimbursements		$	325,594			100.0	%		$	294,924			100.0	%		$	959,251			100.0	%		$	867,294			100.0	%

Following is a reconciliation of consolidated operating earnings to net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company on a GAAP basis:

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022				September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
Operating earnings (loss):
North America Loss Adjusting	$	10,468		$	3,750			$	22,433		$	10,533
International Operations		2,197			(3,922	)			8,974			(7,648	)
Broadspire		13,532			6,198				29,607			20,299
Platform Solutions		8,523			10,080				26,595			22,714
Unallocated corporate and shared costs, net		(4,781	)		(2,438	)			(9,998	)		(7,378	)
Consolidated operating earnings		29,939			13,668				77,611			38,520
(Deduct) add:
Net corporate interest expense		(4,556	)		(2,903	)			(13,264	)		(6,201	)
Stock option expense		(145	)		(142	)			(440	)		(478	)
Amortization of intangible assets		(1,986	)		(1,998	)			(5,864	)		(5,784	)
Non-service pension costs and credits		(2,170	)		532				(6,436	)		1,646
Goodwill impairment		—			(36,808	)			—			(36,808	)
Contingent earnout adjustments		(2,127	)		(887	)			(3,100	)		(3,246	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(6,781	)		13,286				(17,258	)		8,092
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		145			108				178			41
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company	$	12,319		$	(15,144	)		$	31,427		$	(4,218	)

Following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company on a GAAP basis to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022				September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company	$	12,319		$	(15,144	)		$	31,427		$	(4,218	)
Add (Deduct):
Depreciation and amortization		9,115			8,924				27,356			27,379
Stock-based compensation		1,574			808				4,183			4,218
Net corporate interest expense		4,556			2,903				13,264			6,201
Non-service pension costs and credits		2,170			(532	)			6,436			(1,646	)
Goodwill impairment		—			36,808				—			36,808
Contingent earnout adjustments		2,127			887				3,100			3,246
Income tax provision (benefit)		6,781			(13,286	)			17,258			(8,092	)
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA	$	38,642		$	21,368			$	103,024		$	63,896

Following is a reconciliation of operating cash flow to free cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022				Change
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	$	68,077			$	(16,195	)		$	84,272
Less:
Property & Equipment Purchases, net		(3,360	)			(4,983	)			1,623
Capitalized Software (internal and external costs)		(24,323	)			(19,933	)			(4,390	)
Free Cash Flow	$	40,394			$	(41,111	)		$	81,505

Following are the reconciliations of GAAP Pretax Earnings (Loss), Net Income (Loss) and Earnings (Loss) Per Share to related non-GAAP Adjusted figures, which reflect each of 2023 and 2022 before amortization of intangible assets, goodwill impairments, non-service related pension costs (credits) and contingent earnout adjustments:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in thousands)	Pretax earnings			Net income attributable to Crawford & Company			Diluted earnings per CRD-A share			Diluted earnings per CRD-B share(1)
GAAP	$	18,955		$	12,319		$	0.25		$	0.25
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		1,986			1,711			0.03			0.03
Non-service related pension costs		2,170			1,612			0.03			0.03
Contingent earnout adjustments		2,127			2,101			0.04			0.04
Non-GAAP Adjusted	$	25,238		$	17,743		$	0.35		$	0.36

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Pretax (loss) earnings			Net (loss) income attributable to Crawford & Company			Diluted (loss) earnings per CRD-A share			Diluted (loss) earnings per CRD-B share
GAAP	$	(28,538	)	$	(15,144	)	$	(0.31	)	$	(0.31	)
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		1,998			1,499			0.03			0.03
Goodwill impairment		36,808			20,908			0.43			0.43
Non-service related pension credits		(532	)		(412	)		(0.01	)		(0.01	)
Contingent earnout adjustments		887			657			0.01			0.01
Non-GAAP Adjusted	$	10,623		$	7,508		$	0.15		$	0.15

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in thousands)	Pretax earnings			Net income attributable to Crawford & Company			Diluted earnings per CRD-A share			Diluted earnings per CRD-B share
GAAP	$	48,507		$	31,427		$	0.63		$	0.64
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		5,864			5,039			0.10			0.10
Non-service related pension costs		6,436			4,782			0.10			0.10
Contingent earnout adjustments		3,100			2,503			0.05			0.05
Non-GAAP Adjusted	$	63,907		$	43,751		$	0.88		$	0.89

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Pretax (loss) earnings			Net (loss) income attributable to Crawford & Company			Diluted (loss) earnings per CRD-A share(1)			Diluted (loss) earnings per CRD-B share
GAAP	$	(12,351	)	$	(4,218	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.09	)
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		5,784			4,338			0.09			0.09
Goodwill impairment		36,808			20,908			0.42			0.42
Non-service related pension credits		(1,646	)		(1,277	)		(0.03	)		(0.03	)
Contingent earnout adjustments		3,246			2,403			0.05			0.05
Non-GAAP Adjusted	$	31,841		$	22,154		$	0.44		$	0.44

⁽¹⁾ Sum of reconciling items may differ from total due to rounding of individual components.

Following is information regarding the weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022			September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Basic Earnings Per Share:
Class A Common Stock		29,140			28,553			28,980			29,397
Class B Common Stock		19,837			19,848			19,845			20,202
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Class A Common Stock		30,063			28,553			29,659			29,397
Class B Common Stock		19,837			19,848			19,845			20,202
Non-GAAP (1)
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Class A Common Stock		30,063			28,930			29,659			29,754
Class B Common Stock		19,837			19,848			19,845			20,202

⁽¹⁾ The Company had a net loss for GAAP reporting during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, resulting in no additional dilutive securities added to the basic weighted average shares in calculating diluted weighted average shares for GAAP reporting as their impact would be anti-dilutive. As the Company has Non-GAAP positive net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, these dilutive securities were added back to calculate Non-GAAP earnings per share.

Further information regarding the Company’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, financial position as of September 30, 2023, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is shown on the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

About Crawford & Company

Based in Atlanta, Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B) is a leading provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities with an expansive network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The Company's two classes of stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting rights for the Class B Common Stock (CRD-B) and protections for the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A). More information is available at www.crawco.com.

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CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Unaudited
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages)
Three Months Ended September 30,		2023				2022				% Change
Revenues:
Revenues Before Reimbursements		$	325,594			$	294,924				10	%
Reimbursements			12,066				11,493				5	%
Total Revenues			337,660				306,417				10	%
Costs and Expenses:
Costs of Services Provided, Before Reimbursements			229,969				221,233				4	%
Reimbursements			12,066				11,493				5	%
Total Costs of Services			242,035				232,726				4	%
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses			69,920				62,983				11	%
Corporate Interest Expense, Net			4,556				2,903				57	%
Goodwill Impairment			-				36,808				(100	)%
Total Costs and Expenses			316,511				335,420				(6	)%
Other (Loss) Income, Net			(2,194	)			465				(572	)%
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes			18,955				(28,538	)			166	%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes			6,781				(13,286	)			151	%
Net Income (Loss)			12,174				(15,252	)			180	%
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			145				108				34	%
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company		$	12,319			$	(15,144	)			181	%
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.25			$	(0.31	)			181	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.25			$	(0.31	)			181	%
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.25			$	(0.31	)			181	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.25			$	(0.31	)			181	%
Cash Dividends Per Share:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.07			$	0.06				17	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.07			$	0.06				17	%

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Unaudited
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages)
Nine Months Ended September 30,		2023				2022				% Change
Revenues:
Revenues Before Reimbursements		$	959,251			$	867,294				11	%
Reimbursements			36,743				30,564				20	%
Total Revenues			995,994				897,858				11	%
Costs and Expenses:
Costs of Services Provided, Before Reimbursements			691,078				644,948				7	%
Reimbursements			36,743				30,564				20	%
Total Costs of Services			727,821				675,512				8	%
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses			199,871				193,222				3	%
Corporate Interest Expense, Net			13,264				6,201				114	%
Goodwill Impairment			-				36,808				(100	)%
Total Costs and Expenses			940,956				911,743				3	%
Other (Loss) Income, Net			(6,531	)			1,534				(526	)%
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes			48,507				(12,351	)			493	%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes			17,258				(8,092	)			313	%
Net Income (Loss)			31,249				(4,259	)			834	%
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			178				41				334	%
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company		$	31,427			$	(4,218	)			845	%
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.64			$	(0.08	)			900	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.64			$	(0.09	)			811	%
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.63			$	(0.08	)			888	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.64			$	(0.09	)			811	%
Cash Dividends Per Share:
Class A Common Stock		$	0.19			$	0.18				6	%
Class B Common Stock		$	0.19			$	0.18				6	%

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
Unaudited
(In Thousands, Except Par Values)
		September 30,				December 31,
		2023				2022
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	49,208			$	46,007
Accounts Receivable, Net			151,142				141,106
Unbilled Revenues, at Estimated Billable Amounts			131,251				126,274
Income Taxes Receivable			4,245				9,098
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets			44,145				28,782
Total Current Assets			379,991				351,267
Net Property and Equipment			24,322				27,809
Other Assets:
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, Net			91,364				93,334
Goodwill			76,637				76,622
Intangible Assets Arising from Business Acquisitions, Net			84,960				88,039
Capitalized Software Costs, Net			93,370				82,975
Deferred Income Tax Assets			18,142				19,573
Other Noncurrent Assets			58,405				51,888
Total Other Assets			422,878				412,431
Total Assets		$	827,191			$	791,507
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Current Liabilities:
Short-Term Borrowings		$	16,955			$	27,048
Accounts Payable			44,473				50,847
Accrued Compensation and Related Costs			81,579				79,285
Self-Insured Risks			22,545				12,614
Income Taxes Payable			632				1,208
Operating Lease Liability			24,766				22,910
Other Accrued Liabilities			65,219				56,293
Deferred Revenues			34,512				29,282
Total Current Liabilities			290,681				279,487
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Long-Term Debt and Finance Leases, Less Current Installments			201,487				211,810
Operating Lease Liability			80,411				84,628
Deferred Revenues			25,535				24,737
Accrued Pension Liabilities			24,969				25,914
Other Noncurrent Liabilities			41,138				41,553
Total Noncurrent Liabilities			373,540				388,642
Shareholders’ Investment:
Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value			29,148				28,764
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value			19,785				19,848
Additional Paid-in Capital			83,548				78,158
Retained Earnings			234,718				213,094
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			(202,577	)			(215,321	)
Shareholders’ Investment Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company			164,622				124,543
Noncontrolling Interests			(1,652	)			(1,165	)
Total Shareholders’ Investment			162,970				123,378
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Investment		$	827,191			$	791,507

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
SUMMARY RESULTS BY OPERATING SEGMENT WITH DIRECT COMPENSATION AND OTHER EXPENSES
Unaudited
(In Thousands, Except Percentages)
Three Months Ended September 30,
		North America Loss Adjusting						%			International Operations						%			Broadspire						%			Platform Solutions						%
		2023			2022			Change			2023			2022			Change			2023			2022			Change			2023			2022			Change
Revenues Before Reimbursements		$	79,390		$	66,822		18.8	%		$	98,066		$	86,066		13.9	%		$	88,299		$	78,381		12.7	%		$	59,839		$	63,655		(6.0	)%
Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor			53,635			48,331		11.0	%			66,426			61,666		7.7	%			54,310			49,863		8.9	%			39,638			42,106		(5.9	)%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			67.6	%		72.3	%					67.7	%		71.6	%					61.5	%		63.6	%					66.2	%		66.1	%
Expenses Other than Reimbursements, Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor			15,287			14,741		3.7	%			29,443			28,322		4.0	%			20,457			22,320		(8.3	)%			11,678			11,469		1.8	%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			19.3	%		22.1	%					30.0	%		32.9	%					23.2	%		28.5	%					19.5	%		18.0	%
Total Operating Expenses			68,922			63,072		9.3	%			95,869			89,988		6.5	%			74,767			72,183		3.6	%			51,316			53,575		(4.2	)%
Operating Earnings (Loss) (1)		$	10,468		$	3,750		179.1	%		$	2,197		$	(3,922	)	nm			$	13,532		$	6,198		118.3	%		$	8,523		$	10,080		(15.4	)%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			13.2	%		5.6	%					2.2	%		(4.6	)%					15.3	%		7.9	%					14.2	%		15.8	%

Nine Months Ended September 30,
		North America Loss Adjusting						%		International Operations							%			Broadspire						%			Platforms Solutions						%
			2023			2022		Change				2023			2022		Change				2023			2022		Change				2023			2022		Change
Revenues Before Reimbursements		$	232,344		$	197,035		17.9	%		$	285,241		$	269,048		6.0	%		$	253,369		$	234,949		7.8	%		$	188,297		$	166,262		13.3	%
																																\
Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor			162,418			142,937		13.6	%			190,178			190,273		(0.0	)%			161,451			147,611		9.4	%			124,238			110,424		12.5	%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			69.9	%		72.5	%					66.7	%		70.7	%					63.7	%		62.8	%					66.0	%		66.4	%
Expenses Other than Reimbursements, Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor			47,493			43,565		9.0	%			86,089			86,423		(0.4	)%			62,311			67,039		(7.1	)%			37,464			33,124		13.1	%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			20.4	%		22.1	%					30.2	%		32.1	%					24.6	%		28.5	%					19.9	%		19.9	%
Total Operating Expenses			209,911			186,502		12.6	%			276,267			276,696		(0.2	)%			223,762			214,650		4.2	%			161,702			143,548		12.6	%
Operating Earnings (Loss)(1)		$	22,433		$	10,533		113.0	%		$	8,974		$	(7,648	)	nm			$	29,607		$	20,299		45.9	%		$	26,595		$	22,714		17.1	%
% of Revenues Before Reimbursements			9.7	%		5.3	%					3.1	%		(2.8	)%					11.7	%		8.6	%					14.1	%		13.7	%

(1) A non-GAAP financial measurement which represents net income attributable to the applicable reporting segment excluding income taxes, net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, non-service pension costs and credits, contingent earnout adjustments, goodwill impairments, and certain unallocated corporate and shared costs and credits. See pages 3 and 4 for additional information about segment operating earnings.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year to Date Period Ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022
Unaudited
(In Thousands)
		2023				2022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)		$	31,249			$	(4,259	)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			27,355				27,379
Goodwill impairment			—				36,808
Stock-based compensation			4,183				4,218
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment			96				(1,562	)
Contingent earnout adjustments			3,100				3,246
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net			(6,309	)			(9,329	)
Unbilled revenues, net			419				(23,537	)
Accrued or prepaid income taxes			5,306				(23,162	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(1,437	)			(20,612	)
Deferred revenues			4,869				(191	)
Accrued retirement costs			4,818				(1,684	)
Prepaid expenses and other operating activities			(5,572	)			(3,510	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			68,077				(16,195	)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Acquisitions of property and equipment			(3,360	)			(4,983	)
Capitalization of computer software costs			(24,323	)			(19,933	)
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—				(26,309	)
Cash proceeds from sale of property and equipment			—				3,032
Net cash used in investing activities			(27,683	)			(48,193	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Cash dividends paid			(9,284	)			(8,938	)
Repurchases of common stock			(582	)			(26,749	)
Increases in short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings			20,958				99,952
Payments on short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings			(43,719	)			(15,129	)
Payments of contingent consideration on acquisitions			(6,760	)			(2,118	)
Other financing activities			1,317				(87	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(38,070	)			46,931
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			1,313				(2,351	)
Increase (Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(1)			3,637				(19,808	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year(1)			46,645				53,689
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period(1)		$	50,282			$	33,881

(1) The 2023 amounts include beginning restricted cash of $638 at December 31, 2022, and ending restricted cash of $1,074 at September 30, 2023, and the 2022 amounts include beginning restricted cash of $461 at December 31, 2021, and ending restricted cash of $782 at September 30, 2022, which we present as part of "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" on the Balance Sheets.

 

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FAQ

What were Crawford & Company's Q3 2023 revenues?

Crawford & Company's Q3 2023 revenues before reimbursements were $325.6 million.

How did Crawford & Company's net income perform in Q3 2023?

Crawford & Company reported net income attributable to shareholders of $12.3 million in Q3 2023, compared to a loss of $15.1 million in the same period last year.

What were the diluted earnings per share for CRD-A and CRD-B in Q3 2023?

The diluted earnings per share for both CRD-A and CRD-B in Q3 2023 were $0.25.