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| Our strong cash flow was driven by improved profitability and strong collections across the portfolio |
| We've seen our retention improve, in fact, it improved by over a 1% year-to- year, which is very strong and we were already ahead of PwC industry benchmarks in that area |
| We executed on our growth strategy, delivered our customers critical missions, and achieved record financial results for shareholders |
| For the full year and the fourth quarter, we delivered the strongest financial results since our IPO, including records for total revenue, organic revenue, adjusted EBITDA, operating cash flow and contract awards |
| Starting with the full year, we exceeded $5.4 billion in revenue for the first time and delivered record organic revenue growth of 23%, making us an industry leader in both our Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure Segments |
| So yes, absolutely each one of these acquisitions are expected to be accretive in a very short term and have strong cash flow as well |
| Our strong results for the year were driven primarily by our ability to win and ramp new contracts, strong hiring and retention, and on-contract growth |
| In 2023, we delivered over $460 million and adjusted EBITDA for the time in our company’s history and continue to expand our margin, achieving 13 basis points of improvement for the year |
| Total revenue grew 30% while adjusted EBITDA increased by 32% |
| Our ability to drive adjusted EBITDA growth faster than our revenue growth demonstrates our focus on margin expansion |
| So we've been able to get a very strong position |
| In addition, our fiscal year 2023 cash flow increased by 72% over 2022 to a record $408 million |
| And another one, Parsons has been particularly strong with capturing classified cyber contracts over the past year |
| Adjusted EBITDA grew by 30% over the prior year period, and cash flow from operations was $190 million |
| This brings our total contract wins that are greater than $100 million to 15 for the full year, a new record for Parsons |
| Our ability to successfully deliver on our customers' missions has allowed us to continue to win new work and secure our re-compete |
| SealingTech is really recent, but we do expect they're going to deliver a very strong performance |
| Are the Xator, SealingTech and IPKeys acquisitions performing significantly better than their revenue run rates prior to being acquired? And when Parsons integrates these assets, are you able to unlock significant cross-selling revenue synergies that make the returns much more attractive than the original multiple may suggest? Carey Smith Yes, so I would say Xator has certainly been outperforming on a revenue front |
| The convert that we have in place has been a great deal for both us and kind of the convert holders as the stock has performed so well |
| I talked about IS Engineers expanding our presence in Texas, the two of us together can move up the value chain and bid and win larger jobs and then IP keys is kind of nice at the intersection between federal and Critical Infrastructure providing cyber compliance for energy and water companies, so those -- all those acquisitions as well as the ones that we've done in prior years are helping momentum |
| Carey Smith And that M&A really helps our momentum as well, whether it's if I look at the three recent deals SealingTech really expanded our presence in defensive cyber, we were strong and offensive now we can cover full spectrum cyber operations |
| We did about $11 million worth of share buyback in 2023, but definitely the focus is on M&A and to your point, the team has done an amazing job with the $100 million in op-cash for the year just focused on working capital improvements and so the cash is generating and we're really achieving critical milestones so really excited about the cash position the 1.0 leverage puts us in a great place to keep pushing deals |
| That's also been our fastest growing followed by the UAE, which has had strong growth |
| It's great for all the people that live there because they'll have places to go for entertainment, their education system is getting improved, their healthcare is getting improved, so I would say that's terrific |
| If you look at Critical Infrastructure protection, the work that we've been doing with the Department of State has been very good |
| If you look at cybersecurity, we've been very, very strong with cyber command as well as the GSA job |
| We also have that $14 billion of un-booked contracts, so the visibility and line of sight to that transitioning is good over the next three years |
| In addition, Parsons was recognized as a Best for Vets, company by the Military Times for supporting veterans post-military careers |
| We feel good about it |
| In summary, we are executing on our strategy and delivering our customers' missions as we continue to post record results and strong growth rates across all financial metrics |
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| Our adjusted EBITDA growth for the quarter was negatively impacted by a net $20 million headwind from adjustments on two separate programs |
| The lower margin was a result of fourth quarter, $20 million net impact from the two programs previously discussed |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 240 basis points to 7.0% |
| And adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 50 basis points to 7.2% |
| Critical Infrastructure adjusted EBITDA decreased by $5 million, or 10%, from the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| The impact was the result of supply chain challenges identified during the procurement of materials |
| When establishing our guidance, we've contemplated key variables, which include a competitive labor market, uncertainty around domestic budgets, and challenging inflation |
| The adjusted EBITDA decreases were driven by the $20 million negative net impact previously discussed, partially offset by profits from accretive organic growth on both new and existing contracts |
| We saw it slow down on the growth basis, but still very elevated |
| 2024 cash flow is expected to be down from 2023, primarily due to the exceptional fourth quarter that accelerated approximately $30 million in receipts from 2024 |
| I guess just following up on the negative $20 million adjustment in the CI segment |
| The program that we had the $20 million impact or the $58 million write-down was due to supply chain impacts from material procurement |
| The good news is that this is kind of one off, I'm going to say, within our portfolio because we stopped bidding this type of work years ago |
| Our net DSO at the end of Q4 2023 was 59 days, down 10 days from the prior year period |
| Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors |
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