Company Provides Business Metrics for Q1 2007
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2007--BearingPoint, Inc.
(NYSE:BE), a leading global management and technology consulting firm,
said today that it has filed its 2006 Form 10-K with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
BearingPoint's CEO, Harry You, stated, "By filing our full year
2006 financials, we have taken another significant step toward
returning to timely filing our periodic reports with the SEC. The
business is strong and we continue to see great demand for our
services."
Q1 2007 Key Metrics
BearingPoint reported key business metrics for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2007, which were driven by solid performance in the
Company's core business and continued traction in the marketplace.
Highlights include:
-- Bookings of $709.5 million for the first quarter of this year,
a modest sequential increase over $699.0 million in the fourth
quarter of 2006 and a decrease from $804.6 million in the
first quarter 2006, with the decline primarily attributable to
growth in newly signed, but unfunded Federal contracts which
BearingPoint does not include in bookings until related
appropriations are approved.
-- Voluntary total employee turnover of 23.9%, an increase from
21.2% in the fourth quarter of 2006 and a slight improvement
from 24.2% in the first quarter 2006.
-- Total workforce utilization of 76.6%, down slightly from 77.4%
in the fourth quarter of 2006 and a solid increase from 73.4%
in the first quarter 2006.
-- Billable headcount of approximately 15,200, a slight decline
from approximately 15,300 in the fourth quarter of 2006 and
15,400 in the first quarter of 2006.
BearingPoint will host a conference call to discuss the company's
2006 filing today, June 28, 2007, at 6 p.m. EDT. To participate on
this call, please dial: +1 (800) 399-6696 (+1 (706) 679-7614 outside
the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada) approximately 15 minutes
before the scheduled start of the call. Alternatively, to listen to
the live call, please go to the Investor Relations section of
BearingPoint's Web site at www.bearingpoint.com. A replay of the
conference call will be available online at www.bearingpoint.com
approximately two hours after the end of the call and via telephone by
dialing +1 (800) 642-1687 (+1 (706) 645-9291 outside the United
States, Puerto Rico and Canada) and entering conference code 4708203
from 7:20 p.m. ET on June 28 through 11:59 p.m. ET on July 12.
About BearingPoint, Inc.
BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is one of the world's largest
providers of management and technology consulting services to Global
2000 companies and government organizations in 60 countries worldwide.
Based in McLean, Va., the firm has over 17,000 employees around the
globe and major practice areas focusing on the Public Services,
Financial Services and Commercial Services markets. BearingPoint
professionals have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to
help clients achieve their goals, and working closely with them to get
the job done. For more information, visit the Company's website at
www.BearingPoint.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements. Words such as
"may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "anticipate," "continue,"
"expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "in the Company's view" and
similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking
statements. These statements are only predictions and as such are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict and which could materially
and adversely affect the Company's financial condition and results of
operations. Forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as
to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Actual outcomes
and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements
speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. Actual results may differ from the forward-looking
statements for many reasons, including, without limitation, the
following:
The Company's continuing failure to timely file certain required
periodic reports with the SEC imposes significant risks to the
Company's business, including the possible loss of business, and
delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. If the Company does not
begin to timely file its periodic reports with the SEC by October 31,
2008, defaults under the Company's credit facility and various series
of debentures may occur. The Company has identified material
weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, which
could materially and adversely affect its business and financial
condition. The Company's current cash resources might not be
sufficient to meet its expected near-term cash needs, especially to
fund intra-quarter operating cash requirements and non-recurring cash
requirements (e.g., to settle lawsuits). The Company has no additional
availability under its credit facility to borrow additional amounts
and limited ability to issue additional letters of credit, and the
Company may not be able to refinance its debt or to do so on favorable
terms. The Company's credit facility imposes a number of restrictions
which may negatively affect its ability to finance future needs, or do
so on favorable terms. If the Company violates these restrictions, the
Company could be in default under the credit facility or other
indebtedness. If the Company's operating performance is materially and
adversely affected, the Company may not be able to service its
indebtedness. The Company may be required to post additional
collateral to support obligations under its surety bonds and the
Company may be unable to obtain additional surety bonds, letters of
credit or bank guarantees in support of client engagements on
acceptable terms. If the Company's borrowings under the credit
facility or debentures were to be accelerated, there would be a
material and adverse effect on the Company's financial condition.
Downgrades of the Company's credit ratings could also materially and
adversely affect its financial condition. Please refer to Item 1A,
Risk Factors to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/ for
additional information regarding risk factors.
Financial and Operational Notes
We believe that information regarding our new contract bookings
provides useful trend information regarding how the volume of our new
business changes over time. Comparing the amount of new contract
bookings and revenue provides us with an additional measure of the
short-term sustainability of revenue growth. Information regarding our
new bookings should not be compared to, or substituted for, an
analysis of our revenue over time. There are no third-party standards
or requirements governing the calculation of bookings. New contract
bookings are recorded using then existing currency exchange rates and
are not subsequently adjusted for currency fluctuations. These amounts
represent our estimate at contract signing of the net revenue expected
over the term of that contract and involve estimates and judgments
regarding new contracts as well as renewals, extensions and additions
to existing contracts. Subsequent cancellations, extensions and other
matters may affect the amount of bookings previously reported.
Bookings do not include potential revenue that could be earned from a
client relationship as a result of future expansion of service
offerings to that client, nor does it reflect option years under
contracts that are subject to client discretion. State and Federal
government contracts or work orders are not included in bookings until
related appropriations spending has been properly approved and, then,
only to the extent of the amount of spending approved. Consequently,
there can be significant differences between the times of contract
signing and new contract booking recognition. Although our level of
bookings provides some an indication of how our business is
performing, we do not characterize our bookings, or our engagement
contracts associated with new bookings, as backlog because our
engagements generally can be cancelled or terminated on short notice
or without notice.
Utilization represents the percentage of time our consultants are
performing work, and is defined as total hours charged to client
engagement or to non-chargeable client-relationship projects divided
by total available hours for any specific time period, net of holiday
and paid vacation hours. In 2006, we changed how we define utilization
to make this metric more consistent with how we believe our industry
peer group measures this metric.
CONTACT: BearingPoint, Inc.
Media:
Elizabeth Palmer, 678-731-2700
Mobile: 404-242-4638
betsy.palmer@bearingpoint.com
or
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Elliot Sloane, 212-446-1860
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esloane@sloanepr.com
or
BearingPoint, Inc.
Investors:
Francesca Luthi, 908-607-2100
francesca.luthi@bearingpoint.com
SOURCE: BearingPoint, Inc.