Fiscal Year 2025, First Quarter July 26, 2024 EARNINGS CALL PRESENTATION
2 HORACIO ROZANSKI Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President MATT CALDERONE Chief Financial Officer LINDSAY JOYCE Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations CALL PARTICIPANTS
3 DISCLAIMER Forward Looking Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements contained in this presentation and in related comments by our management include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include information concerning Booz Allen’s preliminary financial results, financial outlook and guidance, including forecasted revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Diluted EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS, future quarterly dividends, and future improvements in operating margins, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “outlook,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “preliminary,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. 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Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Data Information Booz Allen discloses Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow Conversion, Net Leverage Ratio and organic revenue, which are not recognized measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and when analyzing Booz Allen’s performance or liquidity, as applicable, investors should (i) evaluate each adjustment in our reconciliation of revenue to Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, operating income to Adjusted Operating Income, net income attributable to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS, and net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion, and net debt to Net Leverage Ratio and the explanatory footnotes regarding those adjustments, each as defined under GAAP, (ii) use Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS in addition to, and not as an alternative to, revenue, operating income, net income attributable to common stockholders or diluted EPS, as measures of operating results, each as defined under GAAP, (iii) use Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow Conversion, and Net Leverage Ratio, in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity, each as defined under GAAP, and (iv) use Net Leverage Ratio in addition to, and not as an alternative to, net debt as a measure of Booz Allen's debt leverage. The Appendix includes a reconciliation of Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow Conversion, and Net Leverage Ratio to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Booz Allen presents these supplemental performance measures because it believes that these measures provide investors and securities analysts with important supplemental information with which to evaluate Booz Allen’s performance, long term earnings potential, or liquidity, as applicable, and to enable them to assess Booz Allen’s performance on the same basis as management. These supplemental performance and liquidity measurements may vary from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures by other companies in Booz Allen’s industry. With respect to our expectations under “Financial Outlook”, reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue to the closest corresponding GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to our inability to predict our stock price, equity grants and dividend declarations with respect to Adjusted Diluted EPS, and our net income, net interest and other expenses with respect to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, during the course of fiscal 2025. With respect to Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance, projecting future stock price, equity grants and dividends to be declared would be necessary to accurately calculate the difference between Adjusted Diluted EPS and GAAP EPS as a result of the effects of the two-class method and related possible dilution used in the calculation of EPS. Consequently, any attempt to disclose such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors. We expect the variability of the above charges to have an unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results. For the same reason, a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue guidance for fiscal 2025 and of Adjusted EBITDA guidance through fiscal 2025 to the closest corresponding GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to our inability to predict specific quantifications of the amounts that would be required to reconcile such measures. Accordingly, Booz Allen is relying on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K to exclude these reconciliations.
4 KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2025 RESULTS *NM = not meaningful. (1) Comparisons are to prior fiscal year period. (2) Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue can be found on Slide 12. Net income margin was 5.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. FIRST QUARTER (1) Revenue $2.9 billion +10.8% Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses $2.0 billion +8.4% Net Income $165 million +2.4% Adjusted EBITDA (2) $302 million (1.6)% Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue (2) 10.3% (11.2)% Adjusted Net Income $180 million (7.0)% Diluted EPS $1.27 +4.1% Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.38 (6.1)% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $52 million NM*
INVESTMENT THESIS EXCEPTIONAL SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION FY2023–FY2025 GOALS Competitive Edge at the Mission- Innovation Intersection ADJUSTED EBITDA GROWTH TO $1.2–1.3B Disciplined Capital Deployment $2.0–3.5B Organic Revenue 5–8% Strategic Acquisitions & Investments Strong Mid 10% Adjusted EBITDA Margin + +
6 KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2025 RESULTS FIRST QUARTER (1) Revenue $2.9 billion +10.8% Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses $2.0 billion +8.4% Net Income $165 million +2.4% Adjusted EBITDA (2) $302 million (1.6)% Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue2 10.3% (11.2)% Adjusted Net Income $180 million (7.0)% Diluted EPS $1.27 +4.1% Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.38 (6.1)% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $52 million NM* Page 4 intentionally repeated *NM = not meaningful. (1) Comparisons are to prior fiscal year period. (2) Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue can be found on Slide 12. Net income margin was 5.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
7 $22.0 HISTORICAL BACKLOG & BOOK-TO-BILL (1) For information on the components of backlog, and the differences between backlog and remaining performance obligations, please see the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. Totals may not sum due to rounding. BACKLOG ($ IN BILLIONS) (1) BOOK-TO-BILL TRENDS $29.0 $27.8 $29.2 $28.6 $31.8 $30.0 $31.2 $31.3 $35.0 $34.3 $33.8 $36.2 $4.9 $4.0 $3.7 $4.0 $5.5 $4.5 $4.6 $4.9 $6.3 $5.2 $4.8 $5.1 $9.5 $9.4 $9.9 $10.0 $10.4 $10.1 $9.5 $9.0 $10.1 $9.2 $9.5 $10.1 $14.6 $14.3 $15.6 $14.6 $16.0 $15.4 $17.1 $17.3 $18.6 $19.9 $19.5 $20.9 Funded Unfunded Priced Options 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2.03x 0.39x 1.66x 0.72x 2.40x 0.09x 1.47x 1.03x 2.41x 0.72x 0.82x 1.72x 1.28x 1.28x 1.36x 1.21x 1.32x 1.22x 1.18x 1.24x 1.29x 1.41x 1.25x 1.43x Quarterly Book-to-Bill LTM Book-to-Bill 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 0.0x 1.0x 2.0x 3.0x
8 CAPITAL ALLOCATION DELIVERING STRONG CAPITAL RETURNS THROUGH EFFICIENT CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY – Our multi-year capital deployment plan follows a disciplined and opportunistic approach, subject to market conditions – In Q1 FY25, we deployed approximately $250.8 million: – $66.4 million through quarterly dividends; – $89.5 million through share repurchases(2); – $92.5 million through acquisitions(3); and $2.3 million through strategic investments(3) – The Board authorized a dividend of $0.51 per share payable on August 30, 2024 to stockholders of record on August 14, 2024 – Share repurchase authorization capacity is $929.9 million as of June 30, 2024 – Our capital allocation priorities remain: operating needs, quarterly dividend, strategic M&A, share repurchases, and debt repayment HISTORICAL CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT ($ IN MILLIONS) (1)QUARTERLY CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT ($ IN MILLIONS) (1) $179.5 $147.9 $164.2 $200.2 $250.8 $63.0 $62.1 $61.7 $66.6 $66.4 $112.4 $80.8 $94.5 $127.3 $89.5 $4.0 $5.0 $8.1 $6.2 $94.9 Quarterly Dividends Share Repurchases M&A 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 $571.3 $1,493.9 $905.0 $691.7 $763.0 $181.1 $209.1 $235.7 $253.4 $256.8 $318.1 $419.3 $224.0 $415.0 $392.0 $72.2 $865.5 $445.3 $23.3 $114.2 Quarterly Dividends Share Repurchases M&A FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 LTM (3) (1) Totals may not sum due to rounding. (2) Includes share repurchases transacted but not settled and paid. (3) Represents payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and strategic investments. (2) (3) (2)
9 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FULL YEAR FISCAL 2025 GUIDANCE (1) OPERATING PERFORMANCE Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Growth 8.0% – 11.0% Adjusted EBITDA $1,260 – $1,300 million Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue ~11% Adjusted Diluted EPS $5.80 – $6.05 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $825 – $925 million Free Cash Flow $725 – $825 million (1) Reconciliations omitted in reliance on Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. See "Disclaimer". (2) Inorganic revenue contributions are from PAR Government Systems Corporation, which was acquired in June 2024. KEY ASSUMPTIONS Fiscal Year 2025 Inorganic Revenue Contributions (2) $80 – $90 million Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% – 25% Average Diluted Shares Outstanding 128 – 130 million Interest Expense $180 – $190 million Depreciation and Amortization ~$160 million Cash Taxes Related to Section 174 ~$100 million Capital Expenditures ~$100 million
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11 NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION • “Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses” represents revenue less billable expenses. Booz Allen uses Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses because it provides management useful information about the Company’s operating performance by excluding the impact of costs that are not indicative of the level of productivity of its client staff headcount and its overall direct labor, which management believes provides useful information to its investors about its core operations. • “Adjusted Operating Income” represents operating income before acquisition and divestiture costs, significant acquisition amortization, and the reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice investigation disclosed in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Booz Allen prepares Adjusted Operating Income to eliminate the impact of items it does not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature. • “Adjusted EBITDA” represents net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders before income taxes, net interest and other expense and depreciation and amortization and before certain other items, including the change in provision for claimed indirect costs, acquisition and divestiture costs, financing transaction costs, DC tax assessment adjustment, and the reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice investigation disclosed in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. “Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue” is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. “Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses” is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses. Booz Allen prepares Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses to eliminate the impact of items it does not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature. • “Adjusted Net Income” represents net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders before: (i) acquisition and divestiture costs, (ii) significant acquisition amortization, (iii) the reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice investigation disclosed in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and (iv) amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and debt discount, in each case net of the tax effect where appropriate calculated using an assumed effective tax rate. Booz Allen prepares Adjusted Net Income to eliminate the impact of items, net of tax, it does not consider indicative of ongoing operating performance due to their inherent unusual, extraordinary or non-recurring nature or because they result from an event of a similar nature. Booz Allen views Adjusted Net Income as an important indicator of performance consistent with the manner in which management measures and forecasts the Company's performance and the way in which management is incentivized to perform. • “Adjusted Diluted EPS” represents diluted EPS calculated using Adjusted Net Income as opposed to net income. Additionally, Adjusted Diluted EPS does not contemplate any adjustments to net income as required under the two-class method as disclosed in the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. • "Free Cash Flow" represents the net cash generated from operating activities less the impact of purchases of property, equipment and software. "Free Cash Flow Conversion" is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted Net Income. • "Adjusted Effective Tax Rate" represents income tax expense (benefit) excluding the income tax effects of adjustments to net income, divided by adjusted earnings before income tax expense. • "Net Leverage Ratio" is calculated as net debt (total debt less cash) divided by Adjusted EBITDA over the prior twelve months. • "Organic Revenue" and "Organic Revenue Growth" represents growth in consolidated revenue adjusted for revenue from acquisitions and divestitures.
12 NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, (In thousands, except share and per share data) 2024 2023 Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses Revenue $ 2,941,797 $ 2,654,486 Less: Billable expenses 944,981 812,304 Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses $ 1,996,816 $ 1,842,182 Adjusted Operating Income Operating Income $ 255,164 $ 234,418 Acquisition and divestiture costs (a) 5,670 3,268 Significant acquisition amortization (b) 12,684 13,108 Legal matter reserve (c) — 27,453 Adjusted Operating Income $ 273,518 $ 278,247 EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue & Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses Net income $ 165,233 $ 161,388 Income tax expense 49,128 39,480 Interest and other, net (d) 40,803 33,550 Depreciation and amortization 41,129 41,847 EBITDA 296,293 276,265 Acquisition and divestiture costs (a) 5,670 3,268 Legal matter reserve (c) — 27,453 Adjusted EBITDA $ 301,963 $ 306,986 Net income margin attributable to common stockholders 5.6 % 6.1 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue 10.3 % 11.6 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin on Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses 15.1 % 16.7 % Adjusted Net Income Net income $ 165,233 $ 161,388 Acquisition and divestiture costs (a) 5,670 3,268 Significant acquisition amortization (b) 12,684 13,108 Legal matter reserve (c) — 27,453 Amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs and debt discount 1,076 782 Adjustments for tax effect (e) (5,052) (12,942) Adjusted Net Income $ 179,611 $ 193,057 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Weighted-average number of diluted shares outstanding $ 129,917,263 $ 131,530,633 Diluted earnings per share $ 1.27 $ 1.22 Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share (f) $ 1.38 $ 1.47 Free Cash Flow Net cash provided by operating activities 52,128 (71,532) Less: Purchases of property, equipment and software (32,442) A (10,488) Free Cash Flow $ 19,686 $ (82,020) Operating cash flow conversion 32 % (44) % Free cash flow conversion 11 % (42) % 12 (a) Represents costs associated with the acquisition efforts of the Company related to transactions for which the Company has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a controlling financial interest in the target entity. Transactions primarily include the acquisitions of EverWatch Corp. (“EverWatch”) in fiscal 2023 and PAR Government Systems Corporation (“PGSC”) in fiscal 2025. See Note 5, “Acquisition, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 for further information. (b) Amortization expense associated with acquired intangibles from significant acquisitions. (c) Reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of the Company. See Note 20, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 for further information about this item. (d) Reflects the combination of Interest expense and Other income, net from the condensed consolidated statement of operations. (e) Reflects the tax effect of adjustments at an assumed effective tax rate of 26%, which approximates the blended federal and state tax rates, and consistently excludes the impact of other tax credits and incentive benefits realized. The tax effect of certain discrete items is calculated specifically and may vary from the general 26% rate. (f) Excludes adjustments of approximately $0.8 million and $1.2 million of net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, associated with the application of the two-class method for computing diluted earnings per share.
13 NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Net income $ 165,233 $ 127,955 $ 145,644 $ 170,718 Income tax expense 49,128 91,323 61,740 55,071 Interest and other, net (a) 40,803 45,161 40,174 41,200 Depreciation and amortization 41,129 40,335 41,113 40,907 EBITDA $ 296,293 $ 304,774 $ 288,671 $ 307,896 Change in provision for claimed indirect costs (b) — — — (18,345) Acquisition and divestiture costs (c) 5,670 2,100 1,952 260 Financing transaction costs (d) — — — 820 DC tax assessment adjustment (e) — (20,050) — — Adjusted EBITDA $ 301,963 $ 286,824 $ 290,623 $ 290,631 Last 12 months Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,170,041 Total Debt $ 3,402,539 Less: Cash 297,664 Net Debt $ 3,104,875 Net Leverage Ratio (g) 2.7 Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 161,388 $ (68,422) $ 30,997 $ 170,932 Income tax (benefit) expense 39,480 (6,552) 10,539 51,258 Interest and other, net (a) 33,550 31,992 17,412 1,882 Depreciation and amortization 41,847 44,284 42,046 39,052 EBITDA $ 276,265 $ 1,302 $ 100,994 $ 263,124 Acquisition and divestiture costs (c) 3,268 4,148 19,096 15,932 Financing transaction costs (d) — — — 6,888 Legal matter reserve (f) 27,453 — — — Adjusted EBITDA $ 306,986 $ 231,450 $ 244,090 $ 285,944 Last 12 months Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,068,470 Total Debt $ 2,877,583 Less: Cash 209,640 Net Debt $ 2,667,943 Net Leverage Ratio (g) 2.5 13 (a) Reflects the combination of Interest expense and Other income, net from the condensed consolidated statement of operations. (b) Represents the reduction to our provision for claimed indirect costs recorded during the second quarter of fiscal 2024, which resulted in a corresponding increase to revenue, as a result of the Defense Contract Audit Agency's findings related to its audit of our claimed indirect costs for fiscal 2022. See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 for further information. (c) Represents costs associated with the acquisition efforts of the Company related to transactions for which the Company has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a controlling financial interest in the target entity. Transactions primarily include the acquisitions of EverWatch Corp. (“EverWatch”) in fiscal 2023 and PAR Government Systems Corporation (“PGSC”) in fiscal 2025. See Note 5, “Acquisition, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 for further information. (d) Reflects expenses associated with debt financing activities incurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2024. (e) Reflects the impact (specifically the revenue from recoverable expenses) of the Company's unfavorable ruling from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals related to contested tax assessments from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (“DC OTR”). See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 for further information. (f) Reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of the Company. See Note 20, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 for further information about this item. (g) "Net Leverage Ratio" is calculated as net debt (total debt less cash) divided by Adjusted EBITDA over the prior twelve months.
14 FINANCIAL RESULTS – KEY DRIVERS First Quarter Fiscal 2025 – Below is a summary of the key factors driving results for the fiscal 2025 first quarter ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period: • Revenue increased 10.8% to $2.9 billion and Revenue, Excluding Billable Expenses increased 8.4% to $2.0 billion. Revenue growth was primarily driven by strong demand for our services and solutions as well as an increase in headcount to meet that demand. • Operating income increased to $255.2 million from $234.4 million, and Adjusted Operating Income decreased to $273.5 million from $278.2 million. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by the same drivers benefiting revenue growth but negatively impacted by higher than anticipated expenses. Fiscal 2024 operating income was negatively impacted by a $27.5 million reserve associated with the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of the Company recorded in the first quarter. The decrease in Adjusted Operating Income was driven by the same factors impacting operating income with the exception of the aforementioned legal matter reserve, which did not impact Adjusted Operating Income. • Net income increased to $165.2 million from $161.4 million, and Adjusted Net Income decreased to $179.6 million from $193.1 million. These changes were primarily driven by the same factors as operating income and Adjusted Operating Income. Net income and Adjusted Net Income were also affected by higher interest expense and higher income tax expense. • EBITDA increased to $296.3 million from $276.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $302.0 million from $307.0 million. These changes were due to the same factors as operating income and Adjusted Operating Income, respectively. • Diluted EPS increased to $1.27 from $1.22 and Adjusted Diluted EPS decreased to $1.38 from $1.47. The changes were primarily driven by the same factors as net income and Adjusted Net Income, respectively, as well as a lower share count in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. • Net cash provided by operating activities was $52.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $(71.5) million of net cash used in operating activities in the prior year. Free Cash Flow was $19.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $(82.0) million in the prior year. Operating cash was primarily driven by strong collections and overall revenue growth, partially offset by increased disbursements.
