Exponent Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Maintained quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share
- Strong cash position with $245.1 million in cash and cash equivalents
- Environmental and health segment grew 2% year-over-year
- Increased demand in chemicals, transportation and utilities industries
- Company maintains full-year growth guidance despite challenges
- Net income decreased to $26.7 million from $30.1 million YoY
- EBITDA margin declined to 27.3% from 29.2% YoY
- Higher tax rate of 29.4% compared to 25.4% in Q1 2024
- Slowdown in consumer electronics business
- Expecting negative growth in Q2 2025 (low-single digits decline)
Insights
Exponent reports flat revenue but declining profits; maintains full-year growth outlook despite near-term headwinds.
Exponent's Q1 2025 results present a mixed financial picture with flat revenues but declining profitability. Total revenues remained essentially unchanged at
More concerning is the
Segment performance shows differing trajectories: the environmental and health segment (
Management's outlook indicates continued challenges in Q2, projecting a low-single-digit revenue decline and EBITDA margins between
Financially, Exponent remains stable with
Exponent's diversified business model demonstrates resilience despite profitability challenges and sector-specific headwinds.
Exponent's Q1 results highlight both the strengths and challenges of its specialized business model. The company's strategic positioning as a provider of high-value failure analysis and risk management services has created a resilient revenue base, evident in maintaining flat revenues despite sector-specific challenges.
The business model shows notable diversity across industries, with the chemicals, transportation, and utilities sectors driving growth through increased dispute-related activities, while consumer electronics experienced weakness due to client product development timing. This diversification strategy has effectively insulated the company from more severe revenue fluctuations that could occur with sector concentration.
However, the decline in profitability metrics suggests operational challenges. EBITDA margins contracted to
The company's cautious Q2 outlook (projecting revenue declines) followed by maintained full-year growth guidance reveals a strategic expectation of back-half weighted performance improvement. This suggests management anticipates resolving near-term operational challenges while benefiting from their diversified industry exposure.
Exponent's continued dividend payments and substantial cash position (
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exponent, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPO) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended April 4, 2025.
“Exponent’s first quarter results exceeded expectations, reinforcing both the resilience of our diversified business model and the value we deliver,” said Dr. Catherine Corrigan, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our failure analysis expertise drove increased dispute-related activities in the chemicals, transportation and utilities industries. Proactive engagements were led by risk management and regulatory support activities. As expected, we were impacted by easing in the consumer electronics industry due to the timing of our clients’ product development life cycles. Our work continues to play a pivotal role in helping clients address their most complex and high-stakes challenges, supporting data driven decisions across critical and large-scale projects around the world.
“Exponent has demonstrated resilience through decades of successfully navigating challenging economic cycles. This quality, coupled with the accelerating pace of innovation and expectations around safety, health, and the environment, positions Exponent well to weather economic volatility,” Dr. Corrigan continued.
First Quarter Financial Results
Total revenues and revenues before reimbursements for the first quarter of 2025 were approximately flat at
Net income decreased to
EBITDA1 decreased to
In a separate press release today, Exponent announced its quarterly cash dividend of
Business Overview
Exponent’s engineering and other scientific segment represented
Exponent’s environmental and health segment represented
Business Outlook
“As the broader market continues to navigate uncertainties, Exponent remains uniquely positioned to weather heightened turbulence enabled by our unparalleled and interconnected ecosystem of talent and our diversified portfolio of services,” commented Richard Schlenker, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Based on current market demand, we continue to expect growth in 2025 and are maintaining our full year guidance. However, we continue to face headwinds in the second quarter as we close our year over year headcount gap.”
For the second quarter of fiscal 2025 as compared to the same period one year prior, Exponent anticipates:
- Revenues before reimbursements to be down in the low-single digits; and,
- EBITDA1 to be
26.0% to27.0% of revenues before reimbursements.
As a reminder, we are returning to a 52-week fiscal year in 2025, which will pose a headwind for full-year comparisons since fiscal 2024 benefitted from a 53rd week. For the full fiscal year 2025 as compared to fiscal year 2024, Exponent anticipates:
- Revenues before reimbursements to grow in the low-single digits; and,
- EBITDA1 to be
26.25% to27.0% of revenues before reimbursements.
“Exponent thrives in the face of change, whether it’s driven by innovation or disruption. As our clients navigate increasing complexity, we remain focused on advancing our capabilities, investing in top talent, and delivering trusted insights that help our clients adapt, lead, and grow in dynamic environments,” Dr. Corrigan concluded.
Today's Conference Call Information
Exponent will discuss its financial results in more detail on a conference call today, Thursday, May 1, 2025, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The audio of the conference call is available by dialing (844) 481-2781 or (412) 317-0672. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.exponent.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay of the call will also be available on the Exponent website, or by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 8332346#.
Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures 1
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income before income taxes, interest income, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDAS is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as EBITDA before stock-based compensation. The Company regards EBITDA and EBITDAS as useful measures of operating performance and cash flow to complement operating income, net income, and other GAAP financial performance measures. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and EBITDAS provide meaningful comparisons of past, present, and future operating results. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Exponent has provided its outlook regarding EBITDA as a percentage of revenues before reimbursements. The Company has not reconciled this non-GAAP financial measure to the corresponding GAAP financial measure because guidance for the various reconciling items is not provided and the Company is unable to estimate with reasonable certainty the effect of these items without unreasonable effort. For example, the Company is unable to estimate with reasonable certainty the impact of equity awards on Exponent’s taxes without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and may have a material effect on Exponent’s results computed in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between the historical GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release is provided in the financial tables at the end of this release.
About Exponent
Exponent brings together 90+ technical disciplines and 950+ consultants to help our clients navigate the increasing complexity of more than a dozen industries, connecting decades of pioneering work in failure analysis to develop solutions for a safer, healthier, more sustainable world.
Exponent's consultants deliver the highest value by leveraging multidisciplinary expertise and resources from across Exponent's offices in North America, Asia, and Europe. Exponent's consultants, laboratories, databases, and computing resources work seamlessly together around the globe, enabling us to produce the breakthrough insights needed to help multinational companies, startups, law firms, insurance companies, governments, and society respond to incidents and push their products and processes forward.
Exponent may be reached at (888) 656-EXPO, info@exponent.com, or www.exponent.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains, and incorporates by reference, certain “forward-looking” statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company’s management. When used in this document and in the documents incorporated herein by reference, the words “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company or its management with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such material differences include the possibility that the demand for our services may decline as a result of changes in generally applicable and industry-specific economic conditions, the timing of engagements for our services, the effects of competitive services and pricing, the absence of backlog related to our business, our ability to attract and retain key employees, the effect of tort reform and government regulation on our business, and liabilities resulting from claims made against us. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the report. The inclusion of such forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements.
Source: Exponent, Inc.
| EXPONENT, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||||
| For the Quarters Ended April 4, 2025 and March 29, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| Quarters Ended | ||||||||||||||
| April 4, | March 29, | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues before reimbursements | $ | 137,437 | $ | 137,207 | ||||||||||
| Reimbursements | 8,070 | 7,726 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | 145,507 | 144,933 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Compensation and related expenses | 75,903 | 90,327 | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 12,095 | 10,531 | ||||||||||||
| Reimbursable expenses | 8,070 | 7,726 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 5,007 | 5,636 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 101,075 | 114,220 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 44,432 | 30,713 | ||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 2,714 | 2,626 | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous income, net | (9,386 | ) | 7,084 | |||||||||||
| (6,672 | ) | 9,710 | ||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 37,760 | 40,423 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 11,110 | 10,281 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 26,650 | $ | 30,142 | ||||||||||
| Net income per share: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.59 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.59 | ||||||||||
| Shares used in per share computations: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic | 51,283 | 51,006 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 51,650 | 51,419 | ||||||||||||
| EXPONENT, INC. | |||||||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||||||||
| April 4, 2025 and January 3, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| April 4, | January 3, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 245,113 | $ | 258,901 | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 166,788 | 161,407 | |||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 20,895 | 26,573 | |||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 432,796 | 446,881 | |||||||||||||
| Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net | 71,767 | 73,007 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 73,438 | 75,248 | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 8,607 | 8,607 | |||||||||||||
| Other assets | 176,631 | 173,527 | |||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 763,239 | $ | 777,270 | |||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 36,783 | $ | 22,136 | |||||||||||
| Accrued payroll and employee benefits | 74,074 | 119,285 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred revenues | 13,782 | 16,369 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease liability | 5,633 | 5,393 | |||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 130,272 | 163,183 | |||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 117,071 | 116,935 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease liability | 74,488 | 76,084 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 321,831 | 356,202 | |||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock | 66 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 361,776 | 345,689 | |||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,845 | ) | (3,791 | ) | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 635,020 | 624,151 | |||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (552,609 | ) | (545,047 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 441,408 | 421,068 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities & stockholders' equity | $ | 763,239 | $ | 777,270 | |||||||||||
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| EBITDA and EBITDAS (1) | |||||||||||||||
| For the Quarters Ended April 4, 2025 and March 29, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Quarters Ended | |||||||||||||||
| April 4, | March 29, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 26,650 | $ | 30,142 | |||||||||||
| Add back (subtract): | |||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 11,110 | 10,281 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | (2,714 | ) | (2,626 | ) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,492 | 2,324 | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA (1) | 37,538 | 40,121 | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 8,179 | 7,340 | |||||||||||||
| EBITDAS (1) | $ | 45,717 | $ | 47,461 | |||||||||||
| (1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income before income taxes, interest income, depreciation and amortization. EBITDAS is a non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as EBITDA before stock-based compensation. The Company regards EBITDA and EBITDAS as useful measures of operating performance and cash flow to complement operating income, net income and other GAAP financial performance measures. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and EBITDAS provide meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. | |||||||||||||||
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