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Maximus Reports Fiscal Year 2025 Second Quarter Results

MMS

Further Raise to FY25 Revenue and Earnings Guidance

Maximus (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services, reported financial results for the three and six months ending March 31, 2025.

Highlights for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 include:

  • Revenue increased 1.0% to $1.36 billion, compared to $1.35 billion for the prior year period. Organic growth was 3.0% driven primarily by strong performance in the U.S. Federal Services Segment.
  • Diluted earnings per share were $1.69 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.01, compared to $1.31 and $1.57, respectively, for the prior year period.
  • The company is raising revenue and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2025. Full year revenue is expected to range between $5.25 billion and $5.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be approximately 11.7% and adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to range between $6.30 and $6.60 per share for the full fiscal year 2025.
  • A quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share is payable on May 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2025.

“We are proud of our teams across the business who are focused on mission-critical service delivery of important government programs,” said Bruce Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer. “As a result, we delivered a robust quarter that enables a second consecutive guidance raise.”

Caswell added, “Our performance reflects the trust our customers place in Maximus as a partner in delivering outcomes that matter. At the Federal level, we believe our focus on technology innovation, including AI to modernize program delivery, aligns with Administration goals. At the state level, renewed flexibility to contract with private sector partners creates needed optionality for our customers. We remain focused on our goal of capitalizing on this unprecedented period across government service delivery."

Second Quarter Results

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased 1.0% to $1.36 billion, compared to $1.35 billion for the prior year period. Organic growth was 3.0% due primarily to strong performance in the U.S. Federal Services Segment and partially offset by the expected revenue and earnings normalization of the U.S. Services Segment following the prior year period's over-performance from Medicaid-related activities.

For the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, operating margin was 11.2% and the adjusted EBITDA margin was 13.7%. This compares to margins of 9.5% and 11.7%, respectively, for the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share were $1.69 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.01. This compares to $1.31 and $1.57, respectively, for the prior year period.

U.S. Federal Services Segment

U.S. Federal Services Segment revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased 10.9% to $777.9 million, compared to $701.7 million reported for the prior year period. All growth was organic and originated from multiple sources across the segment, including clinical assessment volume from several different program areas.

The segment operating margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was 15.3%, compared to 11.9% reported for the prior year period. Processing of higher clinical assessment volume across several different program areas benefited this quarter’s margin. The full-year fiscal 2025 margin for the U.S. Federal Services Segment is now expected to be between 12.5% and 13%.

U.S. Services Segment

U.S. Services Segment revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased 9.0% to $442.4 million, compared to $486.1 million reported in the prior year period. Similar to the first quarter of this year, the decrease resulted from the prior year period containing excess volumes from Medicaid-related activities, including the unwinding exercise that drove extra redeterminations.

The segment operating margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was 12.2%, compared to 14.0% reported for the prior year. The higher margin in the prior year period was a direct benefit of the excess volumes that were temporary. Results this quarter reflected anticipated, sequential improvement over the first quarter of this year. The full-year fiscal 2025 margin expectation for the U.S. Services Segment is unchanged at approximately 11%.

Outside the U.S. Segment

Outside the U.S. Segment revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased to $141.5 million, compared to $160.5 million reported in the prior year period. The segment revenue reduction was due to the multiple divestitures of employment services businesses in prior periods, and partially offset by positive organic growth of 4.6%.

The segment operating margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was 3.4%, compared to 0.4% in the prior year period. Profitability for the segment has improved in recent periods due to the previously divested businesses.

Sales and Pipeline

Year-to-date signed contract awards at March 31, 2025, totaled $2.92 billion, and contracts pending (awarded but unsigned) totaled $451 million. The book-to-bill ratio at March 31, 2025, was 0.8x as calculated on a trailing twelve-month basis.

The sales pipeline at March 31, 2025, totaled $41.2 billion, comprised of approximately $1.97 billion in proposals pending, $3.00 billion in proposals in preparation, and $36.3 billion in opportunities we are tracking. New work opportunities represent approximately 55% of the total sales pipeline.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

At March 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $108 million, and gross debt was $1.51 billion. The ratio of debt, net of allowed cash, to consolidated EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as calculated on a trailing twelve month basis in accordance with our credit agreement, was 1.9x and has trended higher from increased purchases of Maximus common stock. This compares to 1.8x at December 31, 2024 and remains below the target net leverage range of 2x to 3x.

For the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, cash provided by operating activities totaled $42.7 million and free cash flow was $25.5 million. Operating cash flows were impacted primarily due to an increase DSO to 73 days at March 31, 2025, compared with 62 days at December 31, 2024. The primary driver of the increase is the result of a single contract with one of our U.S. state customers attributable to a delay in finalizing an extension. As we anticipate executing the extension during the second half of this fiscal year, our full fiscal year 2025 cash flow guidance is unchanged.

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, we purchased approximately 0.9 million shares for $72.8 million. The current Board of Directors authorization announced in December 2024 has $65.8 million available for future purchases.

On April 5, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 for each share of our common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable on May 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2025.

Raising Fiscal Year 2025 Guidance

Maximus is raising revenue and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2025. Revenue guidance is increasing by $50 million, which is all organic, and now expected to range between $5.25 billion and $5.4 billion.

The full year adjusted EBITDA margin, which excludes divestiture-related charges, improves by 50 basis points to approximately 11.7%, compared to prior guidance. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes expense for amortization of intangible assets and divestiture-related charges is expected to increase by $0.40 and is now expected to range between $6.30 and $6.60 per share for fiscal year 2025.

Free cash flow guidance of between $355 million and $385 million is unchanged for fiscal year 2025. Interest expense is now estimated to be $78 million for fiscal year 2025. The full year tax rate is still expected to range between 28% and 29% and the weighted average shares outstanding forecast of approximately 58 million shares is unchanged for fiscal year 2025.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Maximus will host a conference call this morning, May 8, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

The call is open to the public and available by webcast or by phone at:

877.407.8289 (Domestic) / +1.201.689.8341 (International)

For those unable to listen to the live call, a recording of the webcast will be available on investor.maximus.com.

About Maximus

As a leading strategic partner to government, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. For more information, visit maximus.com.

Non-GAAP Measures and Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains non-GAAP measures and other indicators, including organic growth, free cash flow, operating income and EPS adjusted for amortization of intangible assets and divestiture-related charges, adjusted EBITDA, consolidated EBITDA (as defined by our credit agreement) and other non-GAAP measures.

A description of these non-GAAP measures and details as to how they are calculated are included with our earnings presentation and forthcoming Form 10-Q.

The presentation of these non-GAAP numbers is not meant to be considered in isolation, nor as alternatives to cash flows from operations, revenue growth, operating income, or net income as measures of performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, as determined and presented by us, may not be comparable to related or similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our confidence and strategies, and our guidance and expectations about revenues, results of operations, profitability, future contracts, market opportunities, market demand, or acceptance of our products are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

These risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. The guidance is only effective as of the date given. We undertake no obligation to update the guidance herein as circumstances evolve. A Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements is included within our forthcoming Form 10-Q and a summary of risk factors can be found in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 21, 2024. Our SEC reports are accessible on maximus.com.

FY25 Guidance Reconciliation - Non-GAAP

($ in millions except per share items)

Low End

High End

Operating income

$

439

$

464

Add: amortization of intangible assets

92

92

Add: depreciation & amortization of property, equipment and capitalized software

41

41

Add: divestiture-related charges

39

39

Adjusted EBITDA

$

611

$

636

Revenue

$

5,250

$

5,400

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

11.6

%

11.8

%

Diluted EPS

$

4.45

$

4.75

Add: effect of amortization of intangible assets on diluted EPS

1.17

1.17

Add: effect of divestiture-related charges on diluted EPS

0.68

0.68

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

6.30

$

6.60

Cash flows from operating activities

$

427

$

457

Remove: purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software costs

(72

)

(72

)

Free cash flow

$

355

$

385

Maximus, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenue

$

1,361,786

$

1,348,357

$

2,764,461

$

2,675,398

Cost of revenue

1,022,965

1,030,768

2,124,083

2,057,755

Gross profit

338,821

317,589

640,378

617,643

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

162,857

168,454

354,592

337,649

Amortization of intangible assets

22,996

21,641

46,031

44,990

Operating income

152,968

127,494

239,755

235,004

Interest expense

21,469

20,366

38,991

41,873

Other income, net

963

822

651

334

Income before income taxes

132,462

107,950

201,415

193,465

Provision for income taxes

35,893

27,440

63,650

48,807

Net income

$

96,569

$

80,510

$

137,765

$

144,658

Earnings per share:

Basic

$

1.70

$

1.31

$

2.36

$

2.36

Diluted

$

1.69

$

1.31

$

2.35

$

2.35

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

56,892

61,371

58,330

61,330

Diluted

57,057

61,622

58,553

61,573

Dividends declared per share

$

0.30

$

0.30

$

0.60

$

0.60

Maximus, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2025

September 30, 2024

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

108,059

$

183,123

Accounts receivable, net

1,097,404

879,514

Income taxes receivable

3,491

5,282

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

119,313

132,625

Total current assets

1,328,267

1,200,544

Property and equipment, net

34,883

38,977

Capitalized software, net

210,980

187,677

Operating lease right-of-use assets

118,302

133,594

Goodwill

1,780,726

1,782,871

Intangible assets, net

584,229

630,569

Deferred contract costs, net

60,800

59,432

Deferred compensation plan assets

52,523

55,913

Deferred income taxes

10,035

14,801

Other assets

19,027

27,130

Total assets

$

4,199,772

$

4,131,508

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:

Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

306,445

$

303,321

Accrued compensation and benefits

165,350

237,121

Deferred revenue, current portion

79,447

83,238

Income taxes payable

17,677

26,535

Long-term debt, current portion

47,055

40,139

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

38,788

47,656

Other current liabilities

66,475

69,519

Total current liabilities

721,237

807,529

Deferred revenue, non-current portion

36,431

45,077

Deferred income taxes

166,632

169,118

Long-term debt, non-current portion

1,445,746

1,091,954

Deferred compensation plan liabilities, non-current portion

52,321

57,599

Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion

88,487

97,221

Other liabilities

21,444

20,195

Total liabilities

2,532,298

2,288,693

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 56,349 and 60,352 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025, and September 30, 2024, respectively

616,315

598,304

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(18,375

)

(32,460

)

Retained earnings

1,069,534

1,276,971

Total shareholders' equity

1,667,474

1,842,815

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

4,199,772

$

4,131,508

Maximus, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

(in thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$ 96,569

$ 80,510

$ 137,765

$ 144,658

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operations:

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, and capitalized software

9,440

8,205

17,895

16,616

Amortization of intangible assets

22,996

21,641

46,031

44,990

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

672

601

1,310

1,202

Deferred income taxes

(2,747)

(6,150)

(590)

(8,315)

Stock compensation expense

12,623

8,697

19,575

18,124

Divestiture-related charges

1,002

39,343

1,018

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations and divestitures:

Accounts receivable

(131,428)

(57,006)

(234,882)

(92,385)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

10,443

9,876

7,943

19,932

Deferred contract costs

(1,549)

(2,712)

(1,915)

(3,600)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

14,093

9,242

5,943

(6,301)

Accrued compensation and benefits

45,035

56,836

(48,001)

(10,556)

Deferred revenue

(3,061)

9,828

(11,293)

10,705

Income taxes

(18,541)

(8,940)

(6,465)

13,310

Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities

(14)

703

(2,363)

(385)

Other assets and liabilities

(12,819)

(843)

(7,578)

3,083

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

42,714

130,488

(37,282)

152,096

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software

(17,206)

(25,300)

(40,198)

(47,547)

Asset acquisition

(18,006)

(18,006)

Proceeds from divestitures

1,263

736

3,078

Other

(2,165)

(2,165)

Net cash used in investing activities

(19,371)

(42,043)

(41,627)

(62,475)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Cash dividends paid to Maximus shareholders

(16,901)

(18,309)

(34,961)

(36,608)

Purchases of Maximus common stock

(77,850)

(306,443)

Tax withholding related to RSU vesting

(16,441)

(13,455)

Payments for contingent consideration

(5,349)

(8,168)

Payments for debt financing costs

(1,658)

(1,658)

Proceeds from borrowings

524,000

195,000

959,000

423,409

Principal payments for debt

(418,375)

(298,129)

(597,639)

(464,787)

Other

(282)

3,918

(1,181)

5,122

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

8,934

(122,869)

677

(94,487)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

791

(731)

(1,593)

1,115

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

33,068

(35,155)

(79,825)

(3,751)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

122,870

153,495

235,763

122,091

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$ 155,938

$ 118,340

$ 155,938

$ 118,340

Maximus, Inc.

Consolidated Results of Operations by Segment

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Amount

% (1)

Amount

% (1)

Amount

% (1)

Amount

% (1)

(dollars in thousands)

Revenue:

U.S. Federal Services

$

777,927

$

701,702

$

1,558,582

$

1,378,780

U.S. Services

442,350

486,115

894,600

975,960

Outside the U.S.

141,509

160,540

311,279

320,658

Revenue

$

1,361,786

$

1,348,357

$

2,764,461

$

2,675,398

Gross profit:

U.S. Federal Services

$

202,058

26.0

%

$

163,337

23.3

%

$

375,373

24.1

%

$

319,999

23.2

%

U.S. Services

111,770

25.3

%

130,122

26.8

%

206,774

23.1

%

248,485

25.5

%

Outside the U.S.

24,993

17.7

%

24,130

15.0

%

58,231

18.7

%

49,159

15.3

%

Gross profit

$

338,821

24.9

%

$

317,589

23.6

%

$

640,378

23.2

%

$

617,643

23.1

%

Selling, general, and administrative expenses:

U.S. Federal Services

$

83,076

10.7

%

$

79,867

11.4

%

$

157,291

10.1

%

$

167,722

12.2

%

U.S. Services

57,963

13.1

%

62,201

12.8

%

112,121

12.5

%

114,501

11.7

%

Outside the U.S.

20,197

14.3

%

23,460

14.6

%

45,315

14.6

%

48,601

15.2

%

Divestiture-related charges (2)

1,002

NM

NM

39,343

NM

1,018

NM

Other (3)

619

NM

2,926

NM

522

NM

5,807

NM

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

$

162,857

12.0

%

$

168,454

12.5

%

$

354,592

12.8

%

$

337,649

12.6

%

Operating income:

U.S. Federal Services

$

118,982

15.3

%

$

83,470

11.9

%

$

218,082

14.0

%

$

152,277

11.0

%

U.S. Services

53,807

12.2

%

67,921

14.0

%

94,653

10.6

%

133,984

13.7

%

Outside the U.S.

4,796

3.4

%

670

0.4

%

12,916

4.1

%

558

0.2

%

Amortization of intangible assets

(22,996

)

NM

(21,641

)

NM

(46,031

)

NM

(44,990

)

NM

Divestiture-related charges (2)

(1,002

)

NM

NM

(39,343

)

NM

(1,018

)

NM

Other (3)

(619

)

NM

(2,926

)

NM

(522

)

NM

(5,807

)

NM

Operating income

$

152,968

11.2

%

$

127,494

9.5

%

$

239,755

8.7

%

$

235,004

8.8

%

  1. Percentage of respective segment revenue. Percentages not considered meaningful are marked "NM."
  2. During fiscal years 2025 and 2024, we have divested businesses from our Outside the U.S. Segment.
  3. Other expenses includes credits and costs that are not allocated to a particular segment.

Maximus, Inc.

Consolidated Free Cash Flows - Non-GAAP

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

(in thousands)

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

42,714

130,488

(37,282

)

152,096

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software

(17,206

)

(25,300

)

(40,198

)

(47,547

)

Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)

$

25,508

$

105,188

$

(77,480

)

$

104,549

Maximus, Inc.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Results - Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Net Income, and Diluted Earnings per Share

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Operating income

$

152,968

$

127,494

$

239,755

$

235,004

Add back: Amortization of intangible assets

22,996

21,641

46,031

44,990

Add back: Divestiture-related charges

1,002

39,343

1,018

Add back: Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, and capitalized software

9,440

8,205

17,895

16,616

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$

186,406

$

157,340

$

343,024

$

297,628

Adjusted EBITDA margin (Non-GAAP)

13.7

%

11.7

%

12.4

%

11.1

%

Net income

$

96,569

$

80,510

$

137,765

$

144,658

Add back: Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax

16,948

15,949

33,925

33,158

Add back: Divestiture-related charges

1,002

39,343

1,018

Adjusted net income excluding amortization of intangible assets and divestiture-related charges (Non-GAAP)

$

114,519

$

96,459

$

211,033

$

178,834

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.69

$

1.31

$

2.35

$

2.35

Add back: Effect of amortization of intangible assets on diluted earnings per share

0.30

0.26

0.58

0.53

Add back: Effect of divestiture-related charges on diluted earnings per share

0.02

0.67

0.02

Adjusted diluted earnings per share excluding amortization of intangible assets and divestiture-related charges (Non-GAAP)

$

2.01

$

1.57

$

3.60

$

2.90



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