The Hackett Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Results
- Total revenue for Q4 2023 was $72.4 million, exceeding the high end of guidance.
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share for Q4 2023 were $0.39, surpassing expectations.
- Cash flow from operations in Q4 2023 amounted to $25.6 million.
- The company's cash balances as of December 29, 2023, were $21.0 million.
- A dividend of $0.11 per share for Q1 2024 was declared by the Board of Directors.
- The outlook for Q1 2024 includes total revenue between $72.5 million to $74.0 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share between $0.36 and $0.39.
- None.
Insights
The Hackett Group's financial results for Q4 2023 showing an increase in total revenue to $72.4 million, up from $70.1 million in Q4 2022, indicates a positive growth trajectory for the company. The growth in revenue before reimbursements is a strong signal of the firm's core business strength. However, the slight decrease in GAAP diluted earnings per share from $0.31 to $0.28 year-over-year might raise questions among investors about the company's profitability and cost management, especially considering the one-time legal settlement cost of $1.2 million.
The reported cash flow from operations increased modestly, which, along with the company's proactive debt repayment strategy—paying down $11.0 million of its debt balance—demonstrates a solid financial discipline. The declaration of a dividend may also be seen as a sign of confidence in the company's cash flow generation ability, potentially attracting income-focused investors.
Looking ahead, the projected revenue before reimbursements for Q1 2024 ranging between $72.5 million and $74.0 million, with adjusted diluted earnings per share estimates between $0.36 and $0.39, suggests management's optimism about the company's performance. However, the reliance on non-GAAP measures, while providing useful insights into the company's operational performance, should be scrutinized alongside GAAP results for a comprehensive financial assessment.
The Hackett Group's investment in program development and sales resources, particularly in high-margin IP and AI offerings, reflects a strategic pivot towards leveraging technological advancements. The positive reception of their generative AI platform, AI XPLR, could position the company at the forefront of digital transformation services—a sector that is rapidly growing and holds significant potential for revenue generation.
The emphasis on AI and the development of a Use Case Repository for Gen AI roadmaps suggests a forward-thinking approach, tapping into the burgeoning demand for AI-driven business solutions. This strategic direction may not only attract new clients but also enhance the value proposition for existing ones, potentially leading to increased market share and a stronger competitive position.
The one-time legal settlement and related costs that impacted the GAAP net income for Q4 2023 are noteworthy. While such settlements are not uncommon in business, they can be a red flag for underlying legal risks within a company. Investors and analysts should monitor whether this is an isolated incident or part of a trend, as recurring legal issues could affect future profitability and the company's reputation.
Furthermore, the company's use of non-GAAP financial measures to exclude certain expenses and provide a clearer picture of its core operating results is a common practice. However, it is crucial for stakeholders to understand the nature of these adjustments and the rationale behind them, as they can significantly influence the perception of the company's financial health.
Financial Highlights
-
Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$72.4 million $71.2 million $70.1 million $68.8 million -
GAAP diluted earnings per share was
$0.28 $0.31 $1.2M $0.03 -
Adjusted diluted earnings per share, a non-GAAP measure, was
$0.39 $0.36 -
Cash flow from operations was
$25.6 million $24.8 million -
As of December 29, 2023, the Company's cash balances were
$21.0 million $33.0 million $11.0 million -
Subsequent to the end of the fourth quarter, the Company's Board of Directors declared its first quarter 2024 dividend of
$0.11
"We reported solid operating results which exceeded our previously provided guidance while continuing our investment in program development and sales resources in our recurring high margin IP and AI offerings," stated Ted A. Fernandez, Chairman & CEO of The Hackett Group, Inc. "More importantly, our recently launched generative artificial intelligence platform, AI XPLR, is receiving favorable feedback. It has led to a significant number of client meetings, enabling us to showcase our unique ability to assess organizational opportunities by leveraging our rapidly growing Use Case Repository to establish Gen AI roadmaps with related benefit case analyses IP."
Business Outlook for the First Quarter of 2024
Based on the Company’s current outlook:
-
The Company estimates total revenue before reimbursements for the first quarter of 2024 will be in the range of
$72.5 million $74.0 million
-
The Company estimates adjusted diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2024 to be in the range of
$0.36 $0.39 22% .
Conference Call and Webcast Details
- On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, senior management will discuss fourth quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET. The number for the conference call is (800) 593-0486 [Passcode: Fourth Quarter]. For International callers, please dial (517) 308-9371. Please dial in at least 5-10 minutes prior to start time. If you are unable to participate on the conference call, a rebroadcast will be available beginning at 8:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 and will run through 5:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. To access the rebroadcast, please dial (888) 566-0474. For International callers, please dial (203) 369-3610.
- In addition, The Hackett Group® will also be webcasting this conference call live. To participate, simply visit https://www.thehackettgroup.com approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and click on the conference call link provided. An online replay of the call will be available after 8:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 and will run through 5:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. To access the replay, visit www.thehackettgroup.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company provides adjusted earnings results (which historically has excluded the loss from discontinued operations, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related compensation expense, acquisition-related non-cash stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charge and asset impairment (settlement), legal settlement and related costs, amortization of intangible assets and includes a GAAP tax rate) as a complement to results provided in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP results are provided to enhance the users' overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. The Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors and by excluding certain expenses that it believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP measures are included to provide investors and management with an alternative method for assessing operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of its ongoing primary operations and to provide a consistent basis for comparison between quarters. Further, these non-GAAP results are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting. The presentation of this additional non-GAAP information should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any results prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the reconciliation of actual results titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures” in the accompanying tables.
The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information on a forward-looking basis, including the guidance contained in this release, provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding its anticipated results of operations. The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of GAAP measures to corresponding forward-looking non-GAAP measures without unreasonable effort due to the high variability and low visibility of most of the items that have been excluded from these non-GAAP measures. For example, non-cash stock-based compensation expense is impacted by the Company’s future hiring needs, the type and volume of equity awards necessary for such future hiring, and the price at which the Company’s stock will trade in those future periods. In addition, the provision or benefit for income taxes is impacted by non-recurring income tax adjustments, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP exclusions. The effects of these reconciling items may be significant, as the items that are being excluded are difficult to predict.
About The Hackett Group®
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) is a leading benchmarking, research advisory and strategic consultancy firm that enables organizations to achieve Digital World Class® performance.
Drawing upon our unparalleled intellectual property from more than 26,000 benchmark studies and our Hackett-Certified® best practices repository from the world’s leading businesses – including
For more information on The Hackett Group, visit: https://www.thehackettgroup.com/; email info@thehackettgroup.com; or call (770) 225-3600.
The Hackett Group, Hackett-Certified, quadrant logo, World Class Defined and Enabled, Quantum Leap, Digital World Class and Hackett Value Matrix are the registered marks of The Hackett Group.
Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Statements
This release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements including without limitation, words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” seeks,” “estimates,” or other similar phrases or variations of such words or similar expressions indicating, present or future anticipated or expected occurrences or outcomes are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include without limitation, the ability of The Hackett Group to effectively market its digital transformation, artificial intelligence and other consulting services, competition from other consulting and technology companies that may have or develop in the future, similar offerings, the commercial viability of The Hackett Group and its services as well as other risk detailed in The Hackett Group’s reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Hackett Group does not undertake any duty to update this release or any forward-looking statements contained herein.
| The Hackett Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
|
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue before reimbursements | $ |
71,167 |
|
$ |
68,817 |
|
$ |
291,273 |
|
$ |
289,688 |
|
||||
| Reimbursements |
|
1,236 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
5,317 |
|
|
4,054 |
|
||||
| Total revenue |
|
72,403 |
|
|
70,117 |
|
|
296,590 |
|
|
293,742 |
|
||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of service: | ||||||||||||||||
| Personnel costs before reimbursable expenses (includes |
|
41,901 |
|
|
39,208 |
|
|
174,891 |
|
|
174,112 |
|
||||
| Reimbursable expenses |
|
1,236 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
5,317 |
|
|
4,054 |
|
||||
| Total cost of service |
|
43,137 |
|
|
40,508 |
|
|
180,208 |
|
|
178,166 |
|
||||
| Selling, general and administrative costs (includes |
|
16,611 |
|
|
15,986 |
|
|
65,942 |
|
|
60,979 |
|
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment settlement |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(651 |
) |
||||
| Legal settlement and related costs |
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Total costs and operating expenses |
|
60,926 |
|
|
56,494 |
|
|
247,328 |
|
|
238,494 |
|
||||
| Operating income |
|
11,477 |
|
|
13,623 |
|
|
49,262 |
|
|
55,248 |
|
||||
| Other expense, net: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
|
(641 |
) |
|
(74 |
) |
|
(3,235 |
) |
|
(144 |
) |
||||
| Income from operations before income taxes |
|
10,836 |
|
|
13,549 |
|
|
46,027 |
|
|
55,104 |
|
||||
| Income tax expense |
|
2,986 |
|
|
3,833 |
|
|
11,876 |
|
|
14,302 |
|
||||
| Net income | $ |
7,850 |
|
$ |
9,716 |
|
$ |
34,151 |
|
$ |
40,802 |
|
||||
| Basic net income per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Income per common share from operations | $ |
0.29 |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
$ |
1.30 |
|
||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
27,242 |
|
|
30,812 |
|
|
27,170 |
|
|
31,400 |
|
||||
| Diluted net income per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Income per common share from operations | $ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
$ |
1.28 |
|
||||
| Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding |
|
27,912 |
|
|
31,474 |
|
|
27,637 |
|
|
31,962 |
|
||||
| The Hackett Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ |
20,957 |
$ |
30,255 |
||||
| Accounts receivable and contract assets, net |
|
52,113 |
|
|
48,376 |
|
||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
2,368 |
|
|
2,535 |
|
||
| Total current assets |
|
75,438 |
|
|
81,166 |
|
||
| Property and equipment, net |
|
20,044 |
|
|
19,359 |
|
||
| Other assets |
|
285 |
|
|
268 |
|
||
| Goodwill |
|
84,242 |
|
|
83,502 |
|
||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
1,419 |
|
|
698 |
|
||
| Total assets | $ |
181,428 |
|
$ |
184,993 |
|
||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
7,557 |
|
$ |
8,741 |
|
||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
26,801 |
|
|
30,953 |
|
||
| Contract liabilities |
|
12,087 |
|
|
13,278 |
|
||
| Income tax payable |
|
2,360 |
|
|
5,759 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities |
|
1,083 |
|
|
870 |
|
||
| Total current liabilities |
|
49,888 |
|
|
59,601 |
|
||
| Long-term deferred tax liability, net |
|
8,118 |
|
|
6,877 |
|
||
| Long-term debt |
|
32,711 |
|
|
59,653 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities |
|
631 |
|
|
584 |
|
||
| Total liabilities |
|
91,348 |
|
|
126,715 |
|
||
| Shareholders' equity |
|
90,080 |
|
|
58,278 |
|
||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ |
181,428 |
|
$ |
184,993 |
|
||
| The Hackett Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| SEGMENT PROFIT | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
|
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| Global S&BT (1): | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue (4) | $ |
42,162 |
$ |
40,901 |
$ |
171,927 |
$ |
169,660 |
|
|||||||
| Segment profit (5) |
|
13,506 |
|
|
15,380 |
|
|
54,366 |
|
|
61,319 |
|
||||
| Oracle Solutions (2): | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue (4) | $ |
18,998 |
|
$ |
17,155 |
|
$ |
77,772 |
|
$ |
76,320 |
|
||||
| Segment profit (5) |
|
4,094 |
|
|
3,188 |
|
|
18,060 |
|
|
15,335 |
|
||||
| SAP Solutions (3): | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue (4) | $ |
11,243 |
|
$ |
12,061 |
|
$ |
46,891 |
|
$ |
47,762 |
|
||||
| Segment profit (5) |
|
3,439 |
|
|
3,589 |
|
|
11,925 |
|
|
12,827 |
|
||||
| Total Company: | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue (4) | $ |
72,403 |
|
$ |
70,117 |
|
$ |
296,590 |
|
$ |
293,742 |
|
||||
| Total segment profit | $ |
21,039 |
|
$ |
22,157 |
|
$ |
84,351 |
|
$ |
89,481 |
|
||||
| Items not allocated to segment level (5): | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative expenses |
|
4,696 |
|
|
5,281 |
|
|
19,766 |
|
|
21,180 |
|
||||
| Non-cash stock based compensation expense |
|
2,794 |
|
|
2,439 |
|
|
10,724 |
|
|
10,267 |
|
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment settlement |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(651 |
) |
||||
| Legal settlement and related costs |
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
894 |
|
|
814 |
|
|
3,421 |
|
|
3,437 |
|
||||
| Interest expense, net |
|
641 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
3,235 |
|
|
144 |
|
||||
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | $ |
10,836 |
|
$ |
13,549 |
|
$ |
46,027 |
|
$ |
55,104 |
|
||||
| (1) Global S&BT includes the results of our strategic businesses consulting practices, including Strategy and Business Transformation Consulting, Benchmarking, Business Advisory Services, IP as-a-Service and OneStream. | ||||||||
| (2) Oracle Solutions includes the results of our EPM/ERP and AMS practices. | ||||||||
| (3) SAP Solutions includes the results of our SAP applications and related SAP service offerings. | ||||||||
| (4) Total revenue includes reimbursable expenses, which are project travel-related expenses passed through to a client with no associated operating margin. | ||||||||
| (5) Segment profits consist of the revenue generated by the segment, less the direct costs of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses that are incurred directly by the segment. Items not allocated to the segment level include corporate costs related to administrative functions that are performed in a centralized manner that are not attributable to a particular segment. Items not allocated to the segment level include corporate general and administrative expenses, non-cash stock based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, restructuring and asset impairment charge (settlement), legal settlement and related costs, and interest expense and foreign currency gains and losses. Corporate general and administrative expenses primarily include costs related to business support functions including accounting and finance, human resources, legal, information technology and office administration. Corporate general and administrative expenses exclude one-time, non-recurring expenses and benefits. |
| The Hackett Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
|
December 29, |
|
December 30, |
||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| GAAP NET INCOME | $ |
7,850 |
$ |
9,716 |
$ |
34,151 |
$ |
40,802 |
||||||||
| Adjustments (1): | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock based compensation expense (2) |
|
2,794 |
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
10,714 |
|
|
10,252 |
|
||||
| Acquisition-related non-cash stock based compensation expense (3) |
|
- |
|
|
3 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
15 |
|
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment settlement |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(651 |
) |
||||
| Legal settlement and related costs |
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Amortization of intangible assets (4) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
154 |
|
||||
| ADJUSTED NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES ON ADJUSTMENTS (1) |
|
11,822 |
|
|
12,155 |
|
|
46,053 |
|
|
50,572 |
|
||||
| Tax effect of adjustments above (5) |
|
996 |
|
|
687 |
|
|
3,089 |
|
|
2,562 |
|
||||
| ADJUSTED NET INCOME (1) | $ |
10,826 |
|
$ |
11,468 |
|
$ |
42,964 |
|
$ |
48,010 |
|
||||
| GAAP diluted net income per common share | $ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
$ |
1.28 |
|
||||
| Adjusted diluted net income per common share (1) | $ |
0.39 |
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
$ |
1.55 |
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
||||
| Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding |
|
27,912 |
|
|
31,474 |
|
|
27,637 |
|
|
31,962 |
|
||||
| (1) The Company provides adjusted earnings results (which historically has excluded the loss from discontinued operations, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related compensation expense, acquisition-related non-cash stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charge and asset impairment (settlement), legal settlement and related costs, amortization of intangible assets and includes a GAAP tax rate) as a complement to results provided in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP results are provided to enhance the users' overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. The Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors and by excluding certain expenses that it believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP measures are included to provide investors and management with an alternative method for assessing operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of its ongoing primary operations and to provide a consistent basis for comparison between quarters. Further, these non-GAAP results are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting. The presentation of this additional non-GAAP information should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any results prepared in accordance with GAAP. | ||||||||
| (2) Non-cash stock based compensation expense is accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. The Company excludes non-cash stock based compensation expense and the related tax effects for the purposes of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. The Company believes that non-GAAP measures of profitability, which exclude non-cash stock based compensation expense, are widely used by investors. | ||||||||
| (3) The Company incurs cash and non-cash stock based compensation expense for acquisition related consideration that is recognized over time under GAAP. The Company believes excluding these amounts more consistently presents its ongoing results of operations because they are related to acquisitions and not due to normal operating activities. The acquisition-related non-cash stock based compensation expense is also accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. | ||||||||
| (4) The Company has incurred expense on amortization of intangible assets related to various acquisitions. The Company excludes the effect of the amortization of intangibles from our adjusted results in order to more consistently present its ongoing results of operations. | ||||||||
| (5) The adjustment for the income tax expense is based on the accounting treatment and income tax rate for the jurisdiction of each item. For the quarter end periods the impact of non-cash stock based compensation expense was |
| The Hackett Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA | ||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Quarter Ended |
||||||||||||
December 29, |
|
September 29, |
|
December 30, |
||||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| Segment Total Revenue and Revenue Before Reimbursements (in thousands): | ||||||||||||
| Global S&BT: | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ |
42,162 |
|
$ |
43,798 |
|
$ |
40,901 |
|
|||
| Reimbursements |
|
566 |
|
|
498 |
|
|
482 |
|
|||
| Revenue before reimbursements | $ |
41,596 |
|
$ |
43,300 |
|
$ |
40,419 |
|
|||
| Oracle Solutions: | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ |
18,998 |
|
$ |
20,831 |
|
$ |
17,155 |
|
|||
| Reimbursements |
|
556 |
|
|
457 |
|
|
483 |
|
|||
| Revenue before reimbursements | $ |
18,442 |
|
$ |
20,374 |
|
$ |
16,672 |
|
|||
| SAP Solutions: | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ |
11,243 |
|
$ |
11,227 |
|
$ |
12,061 |
|
|||
| Reimbursements |
|
114 |
|
|
267 |
|
|
335 |
|
|||
| Revenue before reimbursements | $ |
11,129 |
|
$ |
10,960 |
|
$ |
11,726 |
|
|||
| Total segment revenue: | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ |
72,403 |
|
$ |
75,856 |
|
$ |
70,117 |
|
|||
| Reimbursements |
|
1,236 |
|
|
1,222 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|||
| Revenue before reimbursements | $ |
71,167 |
|
$ |
74,634 |
|
$ |
68,817 |
|
|||
| Revenue Concentration: | ||||||||||||
| (% of total revenue) | ||||||||||||
| Top customer |
|
7 |
% |
|
6 |
% |
|
5 |
% |
|||
| Top 5 customers |
|
18 |
% |
|
16 |
% |
|
16 |
% |
|||
| Top 10 customers |
|
27 |
% |
|
24 |
% |
|
26 |
% |
|||
| Key Metrics and Other Financial Data: | ||||||||||||
| Total Company: | ||||||||||||
| Consultant headcount |
|
1,168 |
|
|
1,177 |
|
|
1,128 |
|
|||
| Total headcount |
|
1,416 |
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
1,353 |
|
|||
| Days sales outstanding (DSO) |
|
65 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
63 |
|
|||
| Cash provided by operating activities (in thousands) | $ |
25,587 |
|
$ |
7,167 |
|
$ |
24,827 |
|
|||
| Depreciation (in thousands) | $ |
894 |
|
$ |
892 |
|
$ |
814 |
|
|||
| Capital expenditures (in thousands) | $ |
898 |
|
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
1,494 |
|
|||
| Remaining Plan authorization: | ||||||||||||
| Shares purchased (in thousands) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
4,889 |
|
|||
| Cost of shares repurchased (in thousands) | $ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
115,937 |
|
|||
| Average price per share of shares purchased | $ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
23.71 |
|
|||
| Remaining Plan authorization (in thousands) | $ |
13,938 |
|
$ |
13,938 |
|
$ |
14,672 |
|
|||
| Shares Purchased to Satisfy Employee Net Vesting Obligations: | ||||||||||||
| Shares purchased (in thousands) |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
31 |
|
|||
| Cost of shares purchased (in thousands) | $ |
71 |
|
$ |
66 |
|
$ |
646 |
|
|||
| Average price per share of shares purchased | $ |
23.08 |
|
$ |
23.55 |
|
$ |
20.93 |
|
|||
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220802424/en/
Robert A. Ramirez, CFO, 305-375-8005 or rramirez@thehackettgroup.com
Source: The Hackett Group, Inc.
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