Leidos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results

RESTON, Va., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500^® science and technology leader, today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.  

Roger Krone, Leidos Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Leidos' second quarter results demonstrate the resiliency of our business model, the value of our market diversity and the strength of our team as we delivered on commitments through the most challenging quarter I have seen in my career. We exited the second quarter with a strong business capture win rate, record-setting backlog, resilient cash position and improved capital structure. These factors galvanize our optimism for the future despite the extended effects of the current pandemic."

Summary Results

Revenues for the quarter were $2.91 billion, compared to $2.73 billion in the prior year quarter, reflecting a 6.8% increase. Revenues for the quarter included $206 million and $80 million related to the acquisitions of Dynetics, Inc. ("Dynetics") and L3Harris Technologies' security detection and automation businesses (the "SD&A Businesses"), respectively.

Operating income for the quarter was $249 million, compared to $210 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting an 18.6% increase. Operating income margin increased to 8.5% from 7.7% in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP operating income margin for the quarter was 11.2%, compared to 9.4% in the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to an $81 million net gain recognized upon the receipt of proceeds related to the VirnetX, Inc. ("VirnetX") legal matter and program wins, partially offset by reduced volume on certain contracts due to negative impacts related to the coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19").

Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Leidos common stockholders for the quarter was $1.06, compared to $0.93 in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter was $1.55, compared to $1.16 in the prior year quarter. The weighted average diluted share count for the quarter was 144 million compared to 146 million in the prior year quarter.

Defense Solutions

Defense Solutions revenues for the quarter of $1,757 million increased by $197 million, or 12.6%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue increase was primarily attributable to $206 million of revenues related to the acquisition of Dynetics and program wins, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts and reduced volume on certain contracts due to negative impacts related to COVID-19.

Defense Solutions operating income margin for the quarter was 6.8%, compared to 7.2% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin for the quarter was 8.1%, compared to 8.3% in the prior year quarter. The decrease in margin was primarily attributable to the impacts of COVID-19, partially offset by program wins.

Civil

Civil revenues for the quarter of $758 million increased by $91 million, or 13.6%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue increase was primarily attributable to $80 million of revenues related to the acquisition of the SD&A Businesses and program wins, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts and reduced volume on certain contracts due to negative impacts related to COVID-19.

Civil operating income margin for the quarter was 10.3%, compared to 8.4% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin for the quarter was 12.9%, compared to 11.1% in the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to program wins, improved performance on certain programs and income attributable to the acquisition of the SD&A Businesses.

Health

Health revenues for the quarter of $399 million decreased by $102 million, or 20.4%, compared to the prior year quarter. The revenue decrease was primarily attributable to timing of program execution due to COVID-19, the impact from the sale of our health staff augmentation business in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 and the completion of certain contracts. This was partially offset by program wins and the impact from our acquisition of IMX Medical Management Services, Inc. in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Health operating income margin for the quarter was 0.3%, compared to 12.2% in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income margin for the quarter was 5.3%, compared to 14.4% in the prior year quarter, primarily attributable to reduced volume on certain managed service contracts with fixed cost infrastructures that were impacted by COVID-19.

Cash Flow Summary

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $422 million compared to $186 million in the prior year quarter. The increase in cash inflows was primarily due to the timing of advance payments from customers, the receipt of $85 million of proceeds related to the VirnetX legal matter, lower tax payments, partially related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), and the sale of accounts receivable in the last month of the quarter. This was partially offset by the timing of payroll payments.

Net cash used in investing activities for the quarter was $1,014 million compared to $16 million in the prior year quarter. The increase in cash outflows was primarily due to net cash paid related to the acquisition of the SD&A Businesses.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the quarter was $709 million compared to $64 million net cash used in financing activities in the prior year quarter. The increase in cash inflows was primarily due to proceeds received related to the issuance of debt, partially offset by higher principal repayments from the refinancing of our outstanding debt.

As of July 3, 2020, we had $588 million in cash and cash equivalents and $5.0 billion of debt.

New Business Awards

Net bookings totaled $4.6 billion in the quarter, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.6.

Notable recent awards received include: 

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Software Development Services Support: The Company was awarded a new Blanket Purchase Agreement ("BPA") by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") to provide software development services and related specialized equipment. Under the BPA and its subsequent task orders, Leidos will provide a full range of software development life cycle services to support CBP's mission to safeguard America's borders and enhance the nation's global economic competitiveness. This single award BPA has a one-year base period of performance followed by four one-year option periods, and a total estimated value of $960 million.
• Department of Justice Information Technology Services Support: The Company was awarded the Enterprise Standard Architecture V ("ESA V") task order to provide managed IT services for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the Department of Justice. Under the ESA V task order, Leidos will expand upon its continuous innovation, integration and improvement model to facilitate economies of scale in managed IT services. The single award hybrid task order has one ten-month and two one-year base periods of performance followed by six one-year option periods. It includes a ceiling value not to exceed $850 million, if all options are exercised.
• Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator Production and Sustainment Support: Dynetics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, was awarded a sole-source contract for production and sustainment of foreign radar simulators known as the Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator family of products. Under the contract, Dynetics' objective is to navigate the vertical testability construct as part of a broader Live, Virtual, Constructive environment for both test and training of legacy and advanced electronic warfare platforms. The contract has a total estimated value of $356 million for production and sustainment for the next ten years.
• U.S. Intelligence Community: The Company was awarded contracts valued at $496 million, if all options are exercised, by U.S. national security and intelligence clients. Though the specific nature of these contracts is classified, they all encompass mission-critical services that help to counter global threats and strengthen national security.

Backlog at the end of the quarter was $30.7 billion, of which $7.0 billion was funded.

Forward Guidance

As a result of the Company's year-to-date performance and updated expectations, the Company is revising its fiscal year 2020 guidance as follows:

• Revenues of $12.2 billion to $12.6 billion, from $12.5 billion to $12.9 billion;
• Adjusted EBITDA margins of 10.0% to 10.2%, from 9.8% to 10.0%;
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.25 to $5.55, from $5.00 to $5.30; and
• Cash flows provided by operating activities at or above $1.2 billion, from at or above $1.0 billion.

The Company's updated forward guidance reflects the currently expected impacts related to COVID-19.

Non-GAAP diluted EPS excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition, integration and restructuring costs, amortization of equity method investment, gain (loss) on sale of business, acquisition related financing costs, loss on debt modification, asset impairment charges and other tax adjustments. For additional information regarding non-GAAP diluted EPS and Leidos' other non-GAAP financial measures, see the related explanations and reconciliations to GAAP measures included elsewhere in this release.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA margins (non-GAAP) or non-GAAP diluted EPS to GAAP net income, due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. Because certain deductions for non-GAAP exclusions used to calculate projected net income may vary significantly based on actual events, the Company is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income at this time. The amounts of these deductions may be material and, therefore, could result in projected GAAP net income and diluted EPS being materially less than projected adjusted EBITDA margins (non-GAAP) and non-GAAP diluted EPS.

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting major economic and financial markets, and effectively all industries and governments are facing challenges, which has resulted in a period of business disruption, the length and severity of which cannot be predicted. The pandemic has resulted in significant travel restrictions, government orders to "shelter-in-place", quarantine restrictions and significant disruption of the financial markets. We have acted to protect the health and safety of our employees, comply with workplace health and safety regulations and work with our customers to minimize disruptions. The pandemic has impacted each of our groups, primarily in access to customer sites, travel restrictions, limitations of remote work and COVID-19 related costs.

Consistent with federal, state and local guidance, we perform work that is essential to support the critical infrastructure of the United States, the Defense Industrial Base and healthcare sector and we continue to operate in support of our customers. We have taken steps to support increased teleworking and safe workplace environments. We have some minor business operations that are not designated as critical infrastructure and therefore have been required to operate in minimal conditions.

For the quarter, COVID-19 adversely impacted revenues and operating income by approximately $132 million and $68 million, respectively, as compared to prior year quarter results. The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute on programs in the expected timeframe, will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by the U.S. government, state and local government officials and international governments to prevent disease spread, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

The CARES Act enabled us to defer our federal and some state income tax payments from the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 and also to defer payment of the employer portion of social security taxes for the balance of fiscal year 2020. For the quarter we deferred $48 million of employer social security tax payments and received $10 million from the Employee Retention Credit.

We have taken measures to protect the health and well-being of our workforce and are working with our customers to minimize the delay and disruption of the award and performance on our contracts. Many of our employees continue to work remotely while our offices remain open with limited capacity.

Conference Call Information

Leidos management will discuss operations and financial results in an earnings conference call beginning at 8:00 A.M. eastern time on August 4, 2020. Analysts and institutional investors may participate by dialing +1 (877) 869-3847 (toll-free U.S.) or +1 (201) 689-8261 (international callers).

A live audio broadcast of the conference call along with a supplemental presentation will be available to the public through links on the Leidos Investor Relations website (http://ir.leidos.com).

After the call concludes, an audio replay can be accessed on the Leidos Investor Relations website or by dialing +1 (877) 660-6853 (toll-free U.S.) or +1 (201) 612-7415 (international callers) and entering conference ID 13706044.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500^® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil and health markets. The Company's 37,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.

For more information, visit www.leidos.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release contain or are based on "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guidance" and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements in this release include, among others, estimates of future revenues, adjusted EBITDA margins, diluted EPS (including on a non-GAAP basis) and cash flows provided by operating activities, as well as statements about our business contingency plans, the impact of COVID-19 and related actions taken to prevent its spread and contract awards. These statements reflect our belief and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate.

Actual performance and results may differ materially from those results anticipated by our guidance and other forward-looking statements made in this release depending on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: changes to our reputation and relationships with government agencies, developments in the U.S. government defense budget, including budget reductions, implementation of spending limits (sequestration) or changes in budgetary priorities; delays in the U.S. government budget process or approval of raises to the debt ceiling; delays in the U.S. government contract procurement process or the award of contracts; delays or loss of contracts as a result of competitor protests; changes in U.S. government procurement rules, regulations and practices; changes in interest rates and other market factors out of our control; our compliance with various U.S. government and other government procurement rules and regulations; governmental reviews, audits and investigations of our Company; our ability to effectively compete for and win contracts with the U.S. government and other customers; our reliance on information technology spending by hospitals/healthcare organizations; our reliance on infrastructure investments by industrial and natural resources organizations; energy efficiency and alternative energy sourcing investments; investments by the U.S. government and commercial organizations in environmental impact and remediation projects; our ability to attract, train and retain skilled employees, including our management team, and to obtain security clearances for our employees; the mix of our contracts and our ability to accurately estimate costs associated with our firm-fixed-price and other contracts; our ability to realize as revenues the full amount of our backlog; cybersecurity, data security or other security threats, systems failures or other disruptions of our business; resolution of legal and other disputes with our customers and others or legal or regulatory compliance issues; our ability to effectively acquire businesses and make investments; our ability to maintain relationships with prime contractors, subcontractors and joint venture partners; our ability to manage performance and other risks related to customer contracts, including complex engineering projects; the failure of our inspection or detection systems to detect threats; the adequacy of our insurance programs designed to protect us from significant product or other liability claims; our ability to manage risks associated with our international business; exposure to lawsuits and contingencies associated with the IS&GS Business; our ability to declare future dividends based on our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors, including compliance with applicable laws and contractual agreements; our ability to grow our commercial health and infrastructure business, which could be negatively affected by our budgetary constraints faced by hospitals and by developers of energy and infrastructure projects; and our ability to execute our business plan and long-term management initiatives effectively and to overcome these and other known and unknown risks that we face, including the impacts of COVID-19. These are only some of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this release. For further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to the filings we make from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Legal Proceedings" sections of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which may be viewed or obtained through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.leidos.com.

All information in this release is as of August 4, 2020. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update the guidance or any other forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in the Company's expectations. The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.

The change in backlog for the Defense Solutions and Civil reportable segments reflect $1,762 million and $574 million, respectively, of backlog acquired as a result of the acquisitions of Dynetics and the SD&A Businesses, respectively.

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.
UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(in millions, except per share amounts)

The Company uses and refers to non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP diluted EPS, which are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. and, accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide another measure of the Company's results of operations and financial condition, including its ability to comply with financial covenants. These non-GAAP measures are frequently used by financial analysts covering Leidos and its peers. The Company's computation of its non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, thus limiting their use for comparability.

Non-GAAP operating income is computed by excluding the following items from net income: (i) non-operating expense, net; (ii) income tax expense; and (iii) the following discrete items and the related tax impacts:

• Acquisition, integration and restructuring costs – Represents acquisition, integration, lease termination and severance costs related to the Company's acquisitions.
• Amortization of acquired intangible assets – Represents the amortization of the fair value of the acquired intangible assets.
• Amortization of equity method investment – Represents the amortization of the fair value of the acquired equity method investment.
• Acquisition related financing costs – Represents the amortization of the debt financing commitments in connection with the Company's acquisitions of Dynetics, Inc. and the SD&A Businesses.
• Loss on debt modification – Represents the write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to the termination of credit agreements entered into in August 2016 as a result of the debt modification.
• Asset impairment charges – Represents impairments of long-lived tangible assets.
• Gain (loss) on sale of business – Represents the net gain on sale of businesses. 
• Other tax adjustments – Represents discrete tax items.

Non-GAAP operating margin is computed by dividing non-GAAP operating income by revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA is computed by excluding the following items from income before income taxes: (i) discrete items as identified above; (ii) interest expense; (iii) interest income; (iv) depreciation expense; and (v) amortization of intangibles.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is computed by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.

Non-GAAP diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income, adjusted for the discrete items as identified above and the related tax impacts, by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding.