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SRA Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2004 * Revenue: $160 Million, up 37% from Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 FAIRFAX, Va., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to the federal government, today announced operating results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2004, which ended March 31, 2004. Revenue for the quarter increased 37% from $116.4 million in the March 2003 quarter to $160.0 million. Operating income for the quarter increased 41% from $11.5 million in the March 2003 quarter to $16.2 million. Operating income margin increased from 9.9% in the March 2003 quarter to 10.1%. Net income for the quarter increased 42% from $7.2 million (6.2% of revenue) in the March 2003 quarter to $10.2 million (6.4% of revenue). Diluted earnings per share for the quarter increased 23% from $0.30 in the March 2003 quarter to $0.37. However, the diluted weighted average share count for the quarter increased 15%, from 23.8 million shares in the March 2003 quarter to 27.5 million shares, primarily as a result of the company's sale of 2.5 million shares in a follow-on offering in June 2003. Without the additional shares, diluted earnings per share increased approximately 37% year-over-year. A reconciliation between this non-GAAP financial measure and reported EPS is provided as an attachment to this press release. During the quarter, the Company acquired ORION Scientific Systems (ORION), a growing and profitable provider of specialized counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and law enforcement services. The ORION acquisition closed on January 30, 2004. Ernst Volgenau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SRA, said, "This was another strong quarter. We continued to deliver robust organic growth, expand our margins, and build our backlog of business. We are leveraging core SRA and ORION capabilities to strengthen our position with the Department of Homeland Security and other important customers." Chief Financial Officer Stephen Hughes added, "We are very pleased that we were able to improve operating and net margins. Days sales outstanding improved again by two days in the March quarter to 76 from 78 in the previous quarter. We closed the quarter with $165.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and no debt. As expected, the ORION acquisition was accretive to earnings in the quarter." New Business Awards During the third quarter, SRA won new business with contract value of $259 million. Backlog of signed business orders increased by $91 million during the quarter to $2.0 billion. A description follows of three important wins: * SRA won a re-competition to provide conflict prevention and resolution services to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of General Counsel. The five-year contract has an estimated value of $65 million if all options are exercised, representing a substantial increase in value above the previous contract. Since 1999, SRA has provided EPA with facilitation, consensus building, case mediation and arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution services for community issues, national environmental policy conflicts, and workplace disputes. * SRA received $11.5 million in task orders supporting research in information warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems on its $44.7 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory announced last quarter. * SRA was awarded a 12-month follow-on task order to provide security engineering, certification, and accreditation support to the Defense Information Systems Agency Public-Key Enabled, or PKE, Applications. The $5.5 million contract extends the Company's previous PKE work to the area of Network Centric Enterprise Services and the Global Information Grid. Forward Guidance SRA is raising forward guidance for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2004 and introducing forward guidance for fiscal year 2005 as shown in the table below. These amounts represent management's current expectations about the Company's future financial performance, based on information available at this time. The forward guidance does not include any effect for additional acquisitions SRA might undertake in the future. Measure Quarter FY Ending FY Ending Ending June 30, 2004 June 30, 2005 June 30, 2004 Revenue (in millions) $165-$170 $600-$605 $700-$725 Diluted EPS $0.37-$0.39 $1.36 -$1.38 $1.60-$1.70 Diluted Share Equivalents (in millions) 27.7 27.4 27.9 Previously, the Company provided guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 revenue of $157-$165 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.35-$0.38 based on 27.6 million shares and fiscal year 2004 revenue of $580- $595 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.30-$1.35 based on 27.4 million shares. About SRA International, Inc. SRA is a leading provider of information technology services and professional services to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health. SRA services include strategic consulting; management and environmental consulting services; systems design, development, and integration; and outsourcing and operations management. The Company also delivers business solutions for text and data mining, contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, environmental strategies and technology, enterprise architecture, network operations and management, enterprise systems management, and wireless integration. FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for five consecutive years. The Company's 3,200 employees serve clients from its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, and offices across the country. For additional information on SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/. Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements containing the words "estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: our dependence on our contracts with federal government agencies, particularly within the U.S. Department of Defense, for substantially all of our revenue, our dependence on our GSA schedule contracts and our position as a prime contractor on government-wide acquisition contracts to grow our business, and other factors discussed in our latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2004. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of May 3, 2004. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to May 3, 2004. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 3/31/03 3/31/04 3/31/03 3/31/04 Revenue $116,405 $159,962 $323,254 $434,942 Operating costs and expenses: Cost of services 81,316 114,364 227,799 311,548 Selling, general, and administrative 21,155 26,624 60,540 73,228 Depreciation and amortization 2,423 2,786 6,420 7,513 Total operating costs and expenses 104,894 143,774 294,759 392,289 Operating income 11,511 16,188 28,495 42,653 Interest expense (27) (5) (101) (6) Interest income 312 396 1,196 1,211 Gain on sale of equity method investment(a) - - 1,031 - Gain on sale of Assentor practice(b) - - 4,685 - Other income(c) - - - 153 Income before taxes 11,796 16,579 35,306 44,011 Provision for income taxes 4,626 6,383 14,124 16,950 Net income $7,170 $10,196 $21,182 $27,061 Earnings per share: Basic $0.33 $0.40 $1.00 $1.07 Diluted $0.30 $0.37 $0.90 $0.99 Weighted-average shares: Basic 21,661,783 25,631,969 21,103,022 25,402,184 Diluted 23,829,699 27,457,409 23,569,864 27,307,920 (a) Non-recurring item reflects the receipt of an escrow payment related to the sale of our minority interest in Mail2000, Inc. in February 2001. (b) Non-recurring item reflects the sale of our Assentor practice in October 2002. (c) Non-recurring item reflects the reversal of remaining reserves established to cover estimated interest payments to state tax authorities in connection with our tax accounting method change in February 2002. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share amounts) As of 6/30/03 3/31/04 (Unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $158,264 $165,428 Short-term investments 433 - Accounts receivable, net 119,224 151,776 Prepaid expenses and other 12,434 11,897 Deferred income taxes, current 5,980 6,637 Total current assets 296,335 335,738 Property and equipment, net 20,641 22,044 Other assets: Goodwill 36,171 62,939 Identified intangibles, net 6,120 13,622 Deferred compensation trust 3,483 4,100 Deferred income taxes, noncurrent 1,308 - Investments and other 653 - Total other assets 47,735 80,661 Total assets $364,711 $438,443 Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $40,338 $52,467 Accrued payroll and employee benefits 30,993 44,685 Billings in excess of revenue recognized 4,949 8,988 Current portion of long-term debt 400 - Total current liabilities 76,680 106,140 Long-term liabilities: Deferred income taxes, noncurrent - 1,238 Other long-term liabilities 5,016 6,013 Total long-term liabilities 5,016 7,251 Total liabilities 81,696 113,391 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.20 par value - - Class A common stock, $0.004 par value 93 97 Class B common stock, $0.004 par value 40 39 Additional paid-in capital 224,808 239,572 Treasury stock, at cost (47,057) (46,560) Deferred stock-based compensation (509) (797) Retained earnings 105,640 132,701 Total stockholders' equity 283,015 325,052 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $364,711 $438,443 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (in thousands) Nine Months Ended 3/31/03 3/31/04 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $21,182 $27,061 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -- Depreciation and amortization 6,480 7,513 Stock-based compensation 158 177 Tax benefits of stock option exercises 5,974 5,840 Deferred income taxes 845 (465) Gain on sale of equity method investment (1,031) - Gain on sale of Assentor practice (4,685) - Working capital changes 8,069 (418) Net cash provided by operating activities 36,992 39,708 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (6,669) (7,759) Purchases of investments (8,353) - Proceeds from sale of investments 5,996 1,083 Proceeds from sale of equity method investment 1,031 - Proceeds from sale of Assentor practice 4,685 - Earn-out payments to former Marasco Newton Group, Ltd. stockholders (8,006) - Acquisition of Adroit Systems, Inc., net of cash acquired (33,304) - Acquisition of ORION Scientific Systems, net of cash acquired - (32,927) Net cash used in investing activities (44,620) (39,603) Cash flows from financing activities: Repayment of term loan (1,200) (400) Repayment of Adroit Systems, Inc. debt acquired (990) - Issuance of common stock 3,424 4,470 Reissuance of treasury stock 1,696 3,134 Purchase of treasury stock (2,839) (145) Net cash provided by financing activities 91 7,059 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (7,537) 7,164 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 87,137 158,264 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $79,600 $165,428 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period- Interest $101 $12 Income taxes $3,955 $5,289 Cash received during the period- Interest $1,081 $1,069 Income taxes $168 $583 Pro Forma Earnings Per Share For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 (Unaudited) (in thousands) The Company has presented weighted-average common shares outstanding, as adjusted, to show the effect on the Company's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2004, excluding the shares issued in conjunction with the follow-on offering. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors because it allows investors to compare the Company's current performance to performance before the follow- on offering on a consistent basis. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. As Reported Pro Forma 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3/31/04 Adjustments 3/31/04 Net income $10,196 - $10,196 Earnings per share: Basic $0.40 $0.04 $0.44 Diluted $0.37 $0.04 $0.41 Weighted-average shares: Basic(1) 25,631,969 (2,526,878) 23,105,091 Diluted(1) 27,457,409 (2,526,878) 24,930,531 (1) Adjusted to eliminate the impact of shares issued in the Company's June 2003 follow-on stock offering. DATASOURCE: SRA International, Inc. CONTACT: Stuart Davis, Director, Investor Relations, +1-703-502-7731, , or Stephen Hughes, Senior Vice President and CFO, +1-703-227-7010, , both of SRA International, Inc. 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