Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2004

 


 

FTI CONSULTING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

Maryland   001-14875   52-1261113

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

900 Bestgate Road, Suite 100, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 224-8770

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On October 27, 2004, FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) announced its financial results for the third-quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2004, as well as other information, including operating results by business segment and other developments and guidance. The Press Release (including Financial Tables) is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

The Press Release contains some discussion regarding FTI’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and EBITDA by business segment. Although EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, FTI believes that the use of EBITDA as a supplemental financial measure is indicative of FTI’s capacity to service debt and thereby provides additional useful information to investors regarding its financial condition and results of operations. The Press Release also updates FTI’s outlook for the fourth-quarter and full year of 2004.

 

The information included herein, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, shall be deemed not to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated October 27, 2004, of FTI Consulting, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, FTI has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    FTI CONSULTING, INC.
Dated: October 28, 2004   By:  

/S/ THEODORE I. PINCUS


        Theodore I. Pincus
        Executive Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit No.

 

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99.1   Press Release dated October 27, 2004, of FTI Consulting, Inc.

 

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Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

   RE:   

FTI Consulting, Inc.

         

900 Bestgate Road

         

Annapolis, MD 21401

         

(410) 224-8770

 

AT FTI CONSULTING:

  

AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:

    

Jack Dunn

  

Marilyn Windsor

  

Lisa Fortuna

  

Tim Grace

President & CEO

  

General Inquiries

  

Analyst Inquiries

  

Media Inquiries

(410) 224-1483

  

(702) 515-1260

  

(312) 640-6779

  

(312) 640-6667

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2004

 

FTI CONSULTING, INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER, NINE-MONTH RESULTS

 

Reports $104.4 Million in Revenues, Diluted EPS of $0.26;

 

Updates 2004 Outlook; Extends Share Repurchase Program

 

ANNAPOLIS, MD, October 27, 2004—FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the premier provider of corporate finance/restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, and economic consulting, today reported its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. The company also updated its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2004.

 

Third-Quarter Results

 

Revenues for the third quarter of 2004 were $104.4 million compared with $83.6 million from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2003, an increase of 24.9 percent. Income from operations was $20.6 million compared with $26.3 million from continuing operations in the comparable quarter last year, a 21.7 percent decrease, and earnings per diluted share were $0.26 compared with $0.36 from continuing operations last year, a decrease of 27.8 percent. FTI’s estimated combined federal and state income tax rate for 2004 increased to 41.6 percent from the 40.9 percent rate originally anticipated based on its annual review of the states where the company does business. Income tax expense for the third quarter included an additional $422,000, or $0.01 per share, to reflect the year-to-date revised rate.

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $24.2 million compared with $28.5 million from continuing operations in the prior year, a decrease of 15.1 percent. Although EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the company believes that the use of EBITDA as a supplemental financial measure is indicative of the company’s capacity to service debt and thereby provides additional useful information to investors regarding the company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Cash flow provided by operations was $29.7 million compared with $28.5 million in the third quarter of 2003. At September 30, 2004, FTI had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $9.0 million. Total long-term debt at September 30, 2004 was $110.0 million, down from $124.8 million at June 30, 2004. During the third quarter, the company repurchased 300,000 shares of common stock at an average price of $16.58 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $5.0 million. At September 30, 2004, the remaining amount authorized under the company’s current share repurchase program was approximately $36.6 million.

 

Total headcount at September 30, 2004 was 1,015. Billable headcount of 726 was approximately the same as June 30, 2004. Utilization of billable personnel was 75 percent for the third quarter, and average rate per hour for the quarter increased to $361 from $349 for the second quarter of 2004.

 

Commenting on the results for the quarter, Jack Dunn, FTI’s president and chief executive officer, said, “We were pleased with our third quarter results, especially the revenues, given that this quarter is normally our weakest due to staff and client vacations. Revenues were particularly strong in our corporate finance/restructuring segment, which continues to recover and diversify the sources from which its revenues are derived, including its nascent interim management, merger and acquisition, creditors’ rights, and transaction support practices. Our profits were also solid, even as we continued to make significant investments in new practices and senior-level personnel, such as those in corporate finance/restructuring as mentioned above, as well as in homeland security, electronic evidence, and data repository consulting. These investments should prove very positive for our future as they gain traction after their initial ramp-up periods.”

 

Third-Quarter Business Segment Results

 

FTI’s three major business practices—corporate finance/restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, and economic consulting—began reporting as segments beginning with the first quarter of 2004 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. In 2003, FTI’s business practices were not operated as segments, and accordingly the company did not report results of operations by segment. The accompanying table reports revenues and EBITDA by segment for the third quarter and nine months of 2004, as well as associated segment business metrics, and for the third quarter and nine months of 2003 reports only revenues and associated business metrics by major practice area, which are estimates derived from classifying client engagements by the principal nature of the service.

 

For the third quarter, corporate finance/restructuring revenues were strong at $40.4 million. While 30.9 percent less than the $58.5 million recorded in the 2003 third quarter, revenues were essentially flat when allowance is made for the revenues lost after a group of professionals in the company’s restructuring practice departed in the first quarter of 2004. EBITDA margin was 33.6 percent for the third quarter of 2004, and improved sequentially from 31.9 percent in the prior quarter, primarily as a result of the strong revenues in the company’s traditional restructuring business that also supported the significant investments in its transaction advisory, interim management and merger and acquisition practices.

 

Forensic and litigation consulting revenues increased 95.6 percent to $44.0 million in the third quarter

 

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from $22.5 million last year as a result of organic growth and the acquisitions of the former dispute advisory business of KPMG (DAS) and Ten Eyck Associates in the fourth quarter of 2003. This segment’s third-quarter EBITDA margin of approximately 26.6 percent reflected a sequential quarterly decrease from 31.5 percent primarily due to staff and client seasonal factors, as well as continued investments in key new personnel and the development of new and/or expanded offerings in homeland security, electronic evidence, and data repository consulting.

 

Economic consulting revenues were $20.0 million in the third quarter of 2004, increasing 669.2 percent from $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2003 as a result of the acquisition of Lexecon late in the fourth quarter of 2003 and its organic growth. This segment’s EBITDA margin of 16.8 percent in the third quarter reflects a quarterly sequential decrease from 24.1 percent due primarily to seasonal factors and a temporary slowdown in the company’s legacy telecommunications and other regulatory consulting practices.

 

Dominic DiNapoli, FTI’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, commented, “Corporate finance/restructuring results for the third quarter exceeded our top and bottom-line expectations. We attribute its strong performance this quarter to the successful execution of its business strategy rather than to any general improvement in the market for restructuring services, which we continue to believe will begin to improve sometime during 2005. Our litigation and forensic consulting practice continued to grow, but not yet to its full future potential. The temporary slowdown in our legacy economic consulting practice has shown signs of recovery as we enter the fourth quarter.”

 

Nine-Month Results

 

Revenues were $322.1 million, an increase of 15.2 percent compared with $279.5 million from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Income from continuing operations declined 29.0 percent to $64.6 million from $91.0 million in the comparable period last year, and earnings per share declined 33.6 percent to $0.83 on a diluted basis compared with $1.25 from continuing operations last year. As noted above, FTI’s estimated combined federal and state income tax rate for 2004 increased to 41.6 percent from the 40.9 percent rate originally anticipated.

 

EBITDA was $75.4 million compared with $97.6 million from continuing operations in the prior year, a decrease of 22.7 percent. Cash flow provided by operations was $30.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared with $85.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2003. As previously reported, cash flow from operations was reduced by several one-time events in the 2004 first quarter, including approximately $7.0 million to provide working capital for one of the company’s late-2003 acquisitions, and approximately $10.0 million of retainers returned to clients in connection with the first-quarter personnel departures.

 

As expected, corporate finance/restructuring revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were below the year-ago period, falling 37.3 percent to $123.3 million from $196.7 million as a result of the reduced volume of new business in the restructuring market, as well as the departure of a number of professionals in the company’s restructuring practice.

 

Forensic and litigation consulting revenues increased 81.2 percent to $133.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, from $73.9 million last year as a result of organic growth and the acquisitions of DAS and Ten Eyck Associates in the fourth quarter of 2003.

 

Economic consulting revenues increased 630.3 percent to $65.0 million in the nine months ended

 

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September 30, 2004, from $8.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as a result of the acquisition of Lexecon late in the fourth quarter of 2003 and its organic growth.

 

Outlook for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2004

 

The company confirmed its prior estimate of total revenues for the fourth quarter and full-year 2004. Revenues are expected to range from $107.0 million to $123.0 million, and $429.0 million to $445.0 million, respectively. Earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter and full-year 2004 are now anticipated to range from $0.32 to $0.36, and from $1.15 to $1.19, respectively, before, as previously reported, an expected one-time non-cash charge of approximately $3.2 million, or $0.04 per share, during the fourth quarter, in connection with the move to the company’s new facilities in New York. Factors affecting this revised earnings outlook are 1) the above-mentioned changes in the company’s income tax rate, 2) greater than anticipated costs of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, 3) the investments for the future in new practices and professionals, and 4) changes in the company’s business mix as a result of stronger than expected results for the corporate finance/restructuring segment and slower than anticipated traction in its forensic and litigation practice.

 

EBITDA for the fourth quarter and the full-year 2004 is now expected to range from $29.0 million to $33.0 million, and from $104.0 million to $108.0 million, respectively. The company also now expects cash flow from operations to range from $64.0 million to $69.0 million for the full-year 2004. A table reflecting this overall outlook, and for each of FTI’s three business segments, is attached.

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

FTI’s Board of Directors has extended the company’s share repurchase program through October 31,2005, authorizing the repurchase of up to $36.6 million of the company’s common shares through open market or privately negotiated transactions. The program will continue to be funded with a combination of cash on hand, existing credit lines and/or new credit facilities.

 

Third-Quarter Conference Call

 

FTI will hold a conference call to discuss third-quarter results and management’s outlook for the rest of 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 28, 2004. The call can be accessed live and will be available for replay over the Internet by logging onto www.vcall.com as well as on the company’s website, www.fticonsulting.com, for 90 days.

 

About FTI Consulting

 

FTI is the premier provider of corporate finance/restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, and economic consulting. Strategically located in 24 of the major US cities and London, FTI’s total workforce of approximately 1,000 employees includes numerous PhDs, MBA’s, CPAs, CIRAs and CFEs, who are committed to delivering the highest level of service to clients. These clients include the world’s largest corporations, financial institutions and law firms in matters involving financial and operational improvement and major litigation.

 

This press release includes “forward-looking” statements that involve uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from the company’s expectations. The company has experienced fluctuating revenues, operating income and cash flow in some prior periods and expects this may occur from time to time in the future. As a result of these possible fluctuations, the company’s actual results may differ from our projections. Other factors that could cause such differences include pace and timing of additional acquisitions, the company’s ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and general economic conditions, retention of staff and clients and

 

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other risks described in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 AND 2003

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2003


 
     (unaudited)  

Revenues

   $ 104,433    $ 83,593  
    

  


Direct cost of revenues

     56,677      37,388  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     25,892      19,165  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,244      775  
    

  


       83,813      57,328  
    

  


Operating income

     20,620      26,265  

Interest expense, net

     1,375      845  
    

  


Income from continuing operations before income tax provision

     19,245      25,420  

Income tax provision

     8,294      10,295  
    

  


Income from continuing operations

     10,951      15,125  

Income from operations of discontinued operations, net of income taxes(1)

     —        (267 )

Loss from sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —        304  
    

  


Loss from discontinued operations

     —        37  
    

  


Net income

   $ 10,951    $ 15,162  
    

  


Earnings per common share - basic

               

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.26    $ 0.36  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —        —    
    

  


Net income

   $ 0.26    $ 0.36  
    

  


Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     42,134      41,764  
    

  


Earnings per common share - diluted

               

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.26    $ 0.36  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —      $ —    
    

  


Net income

   $ 0.26    $ 0.36  
    

  


Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     42,479      42,585  
    

  



(1)      Revenues included in discontinued operations were $6,495 for the three months ended September 30, 2003.

 

Supplemental Financial Data

 

        

 

     September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2003


 
     (in thousands)  

EBITDA from continuing operations(2)

               

EBITDA Reconciliation:

               

EBITDA from continuing operations

   $ 24,160    $ 28,471  

Depreciation and other amortization

     2,296      1,431  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,244      775  
    

  


Operating income

     20,620      26,265  

Interest expense, net

     1,375      845  

Income taxes

     8,294      10,295  
    

  


Income from continuing operations

     10,951      15,125  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —        37  
    

  


Net income

   $ 10,951    $ 15,162  
    

  



(2) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. This measure, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 AND 2003

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2003


 
     (unaudited)  

Revenues

   $ 322,118    $ 279,470  
    

  


Direct cost of revenues

     176,852      126,998  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     76,490      59,119  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,220      2,325  
    

  


       257,562      188,442  
    

  


Operating income

     64,556      91,028  

Interest expense, net

     4,178      3,416  
    

  


Income from continuing operations before income tax provision

     60,378      87,612  

Income tax provision

     25,117      35,485  
    

  


Income from continuing operations

     35,261      52,127  

Income from operations of discontinued operations, net of income taxes(1)

     —        1,649  

Loss from sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —        (6,971 )
    

  


Loss from discontinued operations

     —        (5,322 )
    

  


Net income

   $ 35,261    $ 46,805  
    

  


Earnings per common share - basic

               

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.84    $ 1.28  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —        (0.13 )
    

  


Net income

   $ 0.84    $ 1.15  
    

  


Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     42,135      40,597  
    

  


Earnings per common share - diluted

               

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.83    $ 1.25  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —      $ (0.13 )
    

  


Net income

   $ 0.83    $ 1.12  
    

  


Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     42,534      41,806  
    

  



(1) Revenues included in discontinued operations were $24,011 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

Supplemental Financial Data

 

     September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2003


 
     (in thousands)  

EBITDA from continuing operations(2)

               

EBITDA Reconciliation:

               

EBITDA from continuing operations

   $ 75,423    $ 97,640  

Depreciation and other amortization

     6,647      4,287  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,220      2,325  
    

  


Operating income

     64,556      91,028  

Interest expense, net

     4,178      3,416  

Income taxes

     25,117      35,485  
    

  


Income from continuing operations

     35,261      52,127  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —        (5,322 )
    

  


Net income

   $ 35,261    $ 46,805  
    

  



(2) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. This measure, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 AND DECEMBER 31, 2003

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     September 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 
     (unaudited)        
Assets                 

Current assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 8,987     $ 5,765  

Accounts receivable

                

Billed

     90,460       69,095  

Unbilled

     39,025       34,672  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (19,977 )     (20,045 )
    


 


       109,508       83,722  

Other current assets

     13,548       9,716  
    


 


Total current assets

     132,043       99,203  

Property and equipment, net

     20,684       20,757  

Goodwill, net

     515,398       514,544  

Other intangible assets, net

     6,238       10,137  

Other assets

     17,180       15,924  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 691,543     $ 660,565  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                 

Current liabilities

                

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

   $ 14,681     $ 18,869  

Accrued compensation

     35,375       32,815  

Current portion of long-term debt

     20,000       16,250  

Billings in excess of services provided

     8,772       16,336  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     78,828       84,270  

Long-term debt, less current portion

     90,000       105,000  

Deferred income taxes and other liabilities

     33,433       16,139  

Stockholders' equity

                

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000 shares authorized; 42,391 shares issued and outstanding in 2004 and 42,253 shares issued and outstanding in 2003

     424       423  

Additional paid-in capital

     331,907       332,823  

Unearned compensation

     (5,977 )     (5,733 )

Retained earnings

     162,928       127,667  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —         (24 )
    


 


Total stockholders' equity

     489,282       455,156  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

   $ 691,543     $ 660,565  
    


 


 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 AND 2003

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2003


 

Operating activities

                

Net income

   $ 35,261     $ 46,805  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

                

Depreciation and other amortization

     6,647       4,682  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,220       2,325  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     5,390       5,213  

Income tax benefit from stock option exercises and other stock-based compensation

     2,102       11,173  

Loss from sale of discontinued operations

     —         6,971  

Non-cash interest and other

     851       2,071  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

                

Accounts receivable

     (30,590 )     2,286  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (5,180 )     (739 )

Accrued compensation expense

     2,560       (4,805 )

Billings in excess of services provided

     (7,564 )     (1,383 )

Income taxes payable

     4,841       4,492  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     11,694       6,404  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     30,232       85,495  
    


 


Investing activities

                

Purchases of property and equipment

     (6,694 )     (7,988 )

Cash received from sale of discontinued operations

     —         12,150  

Payments for acquisition of businesses, including contingent payments and acquisition costs

     (1,247 )     (408 )

Change in other assets

     (610 )     105  
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (8,551 )     3,859  
    


 


Financing activities

                

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

     —         99,223  

Issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans

     2,638       12,006  

Purchase and retirement of common stock

     (9,329 )     —    

Borrowings under long-term debt arrangements

     43,500       —    

Repayments of long-term debt

     (54,750 )     (76,954 )

Payments of capital lease obligations and other

     (518 )     (117 )
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (18,459 )     34,158  
    


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     3,222       123,512  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     5,765       9,906  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 8,987     $ 133,418  
    


 


 

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FTI CONSULTING, INC.

OPERATING RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

(unaudited)

 

     Revenues

   EBITDA
before
Corporate
Expenses


    Utilization

    Average
Rate


   Billable
Headcount


     (in thousands)                 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

                                

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

   $ 44,035    $ 11,708     71 %   $ 285    348

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     40,409      13,557     84 %   $ 458    230

Economic Consulting

     19,989      3,354     70 %   $ 374    148
    

  


              
     $ 104,433      28,619     75 %   $ 361    726
    

                       

Corporate expenses

            (4,459 )                 
           


                
            $ 24,160                   
           


                

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

                                

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

   $ 133,890    $ 38,737     74 %   $ 285    348

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     123,272      38,816     84 %   $ 434    230

Economic Consulting

     64,956      14,112     79 %   $ 375    148
    

  


              
     $ 322,118      91,665     78 %   $ 353    726
    

                       

Corporate expenses

            (16,242 )                 
           


                
            $ 75,423                   
           


                

Three Months Ended September 30, 2003

                               estimated

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

   $ 22,545      n/a     72 %   $ 288    221

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     58,484      n/a     82 %   $ 420    322

Economic Consulting

     2,564      n/a     83 %   $ 300    25
    

  


              
     $ 83,593    $ 33,245     78 %   $ 362    568
    

                       

Corporate expenses

            (4,774 )                 
           


                
            $ 28,471                   
           


                

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003

                               estimated

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

   $ 73,862      n/a     79 %   $ 277    221

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     196,743      n/a     89 %   $ 414    322

Economic Consulting

     8,865      n/a     92 %   $ 266    25
    

  


              
     $ 279,470    $ 112,018     85 %   $ 351    568
    

                       

Corporate expenses

            (14,378 )                 
           


                
            $ 97,640                   
           


                

n/a - data not available

                                

Outlook for 2004

                                

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

   $ 180,000    $ 53,000     77 %   $ 298    385

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     165,000      56,000     82 %   $ 420    236

Economic Consulting

     92,000      21,000     79 %   $ 376    151
    

  


              
     $ 437,000      130,000     78 %   $ 356    772
    

                       

Corporate expenses

            (24,000 )                 
           


                
            $ 106,000