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Booz Allen Hamilton has reported that demand for its national security-related business segments is accelerating.
In Los Angeles, the Booz Allen Hamilton building, with its white facade and white brand lettering, saw both revenue and profit decline in the first fiscal quarter.
Key Takeaways
Booz Allen Hamilton's first-quarter revenue and profit fell year-over-year, but the company maintained its full-year guidance. It stated that demand growth in some business segments is picking up pace.
Booz Allen Hamilton (ticker: BAH, down 0.39%) reported a year-over-year decline in its first fiscal quarter revenue and profit. However, the company is holding firm to its full-year financial outlook and noted accelerating demand growth across several business lines.
On Friday, the company reported a net profit of $198 million for the first quarter, or $1.63 per share. This compares to a net profit of $271 million, or $2.16 per share, in the same period last year.
Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.81. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of $1.48 per share, so the actual result surpassed expectations.
Total revenue declined 4.2% year-over-year to $2.8 billion, slightly below the Wall Street consensus of $2.81 billion.
Booz Allen stated that demand is accelerating across its entire national security portfolio, leading the company to focus on high-end cybersecurity, defense technology, and native artificial intelligence products. Its civilian-facing business continues to face pressure.
Due to a reduction in government contracts within its civilian segment, Booz Allen laid off thousands of employees last year. The Trump administration has cut federal contract spending and has specifically required consulting firms, including Booz Allen, to justify the value of their work and present large-scale cost-reduction plans.
In previous years, 98% of the company's $12 billion in annual revenue came from government-related business. The company announced in October that it would proceed with a business restructuring, planning to cut $150 million in costs.
As of June 30, Booz Allen's total backlog of orders stood at $39.48 billion, up 3.2% year-over-year. The total number of employees was approximately 30,900, a decrease of 7.5% from the same period last year.
Looking ahead, Chief Executive Officer Horacio Rozanski stated that despite the challenging market environment, the company is still on track to achieve its full-year financial targets.
Booz Allen maintained its full-year guidance: adjusted earnings per share of $6.00 to $6.35 and full-year revenue in the range of $11.2 billion to $11.7 billion.
Market analysts' consensus estimate is for full-year adjusted earnings of $6.26 per share on revenue of $11.42 billion.
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