Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, today announced guidance for the third quarter and fiscal year 2020, which reflects improved visibility as stay-at-home restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.
Tetra Tech expects adjusted diluted EPS1 for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 to range from $0.72 to $0.75. Revenue, net of subcontractor costs (net revenue)1 for the third quarter is expected to range from $540 million to $560 million. For fiscal 2020, Tetra Tech expects adjusted diluted EPS to range from $3.05 to $3.13 and net revenue to range from $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion.
The Company had $774 million of available liquidity2 and a net debt leverage ratio2 of 0.8x at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2020. This strong liquidity is further enhanced with more than $50 million in cash generated from operations through the first two months of the third quarter. The continued strength in cash flow has reduced the Company’s net debt leverage ratio and days sales outstanding from its second quarter results.
Tetra Tech’s Chairman and CEO, Dan Batrack, commented, “Our Leading with Science® approach and leadership positions in critical water and environmental markets have allowed us to continue providing Tetra Tech’s essential services to our clients. While uncertainty remains as a result of the global pandemic, we see a greater recognition of the value and benefit derived from our differentiated high-end consulting services augmented by technology and advanced data analytics. Our near record level of funded and authorized backlog, strong balance sheet, and technical innovation have positioned us well to navigate the current disruption and future recovery.”
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 20,000 associates working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients. For more information about Tetra Tech, please visit tetratech.com, follow us on Twitter (@TetraTech), or like us on Facebook.
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1 Net revenue and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures which the Company believes provide valuable perspectives on its business results. Net revenue excludes subcontractor costs from revenue. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes non-core equipment dispositions, earn-out adjustments, COVID-19 and foreign exchange impacts from diluted EPS. Reconciliation of the net revenue and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable efforts because the Company cannot predict the magnitude and timing of all the components required to provide such reconciliation with sufficient precision.
2 Liquidity is defined as cash and cash equivalents of $135 million plus an additional $639 million of borrowings available on the Company’s credit facility. The net debt leverage ratio is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by 12-month EBITDA. A reconciliation of EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure is available in our press release dated April 29, 2020.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the financial results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we present certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide a valuable perspective on our financial results. However, non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation and are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP measures. In addition, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently which limits the ability of investors to compare non-GAAP measures of Tetra Tech to those used by our peer companies.
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