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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

Amendment No.1

 


 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

 

or

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period

from                                    to                                  

 

Commission File Number: 001-33961

 

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-0953973

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA

 

19103

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 309-7700

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer

o

Accelerated Filer

x

 

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer

o

Smaller Reporting Company

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x

 

There were 50,373,822 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding at April 30, 2015.

 

 

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Hill International, Inc. (“Hill” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 (the “Original Form 10-Q”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 11, 2015 (the “Original Filing Date”) to restate and amend the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements and related financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 included in its previously filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q related to each such period to reflect a change related to its accounting treatment for accounts receivable from the Libyan Organization for Development of Administrative Centres (“ODAC”) (the “Libya Receivable”) and certain related liabilities.  The Company has included significant disclosures regarding the status of the Libya Receivable in its prior periodic reports filed with the SEC.  In addition, concurrently with the filing of this Amendment, the Company is filing an amendment to each of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 to restate its previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 to restate its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Except as described in this Explanatory Note, the financial statements, financial statement footnote disclosures and related financial information in the Original Form 10-Q are unchanged.  In particular, except for the events described under “Background” below, this Amendment has not been updated to reflect any events that have occurred after the Original Form 10-Q was filed or to modify or update disclosures affected by other subsequent events.  Accordingly, forward-looking statements included in this Amendment represent management’s views as of the Original Filing Date and should not be assumed to be accurate as of any date thereafter.

 

Background

 

The Company began work in Libya in 2007.  From that time through early 2010, the Company had received payments totaling approximately $104,000,000 related to its services there.  In April 2010, the Libyan government halted all payments to firms pending a review of the government procurement process.  The Company continued to work during the review period and during that time its Libya Receivable balance grew to approximately $76,000,000.  At the completion of its review in November 2010, the Libyan agency responsible for auditing contracts, RQABA, acknowledged that our receivables were proper and were owed in full.  In December 2010 and January 2011, we received payments totaling $15,900,000 and were advised that an additional $31,600,000 had been scheduled for payment.  In February 2011, due to civil and political unrest in Libya, we suspended our operations in and demobilized substantially all of our personnel from Libya.  During the second half of 2011, the Company received various communications from ODAC requesting that the Company re-submit all open invoices for processing since much of the original documentation had been lost during the turmoil.  The Company complied with ODAC’s request and accordingly re-submitted copies of all open invoices.  This pro-active request from ODAC, in the Company’s assessment, provided evidence of ODAC’s intention to fulfill its obligations that existed prior to the political unrest.  During late 2012 and early 2013, the Company was advised by ODAC that, due to the political division in the country, payments had been temporarily restricted to local payroll.  During late 2013 and early 2014, the Company received payments of approximately $9,500,000 from ODAC who also posted a letter of credit of approximately $14,000,000 in the Company’s favor which expired on June 30, 2014.  Management believed that this progress was a positive indication that ODAC intended to fulfill its obligations to the Company.

 

In connection with a review by the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and Definitive Proxy Statement filed April 30, 2015 (the “Staff Review”), the Staff made inquiries with respect to the accounting treatment of the Libya Receivable.  After subsequent communications between the Staff and the Company relating to the Staff Review, the Company, under the direction of its Audit Committee, re-evaluated its historical and then current practices with respect to analyzing the collectability of accounts receivable in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  In connection with this re-evaluation, the Company determined that its previous accounting treatment for the Libya Receivable was no longer appropriate as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.  Therefore, the Company reserved the entire Libya Receivable of $59,937,000 and eliminated $11,388,000 of certain assets and liabilities related to that receivable, consisting of sub-contractors and other contingent expenses, resulting in a net adjustment of $48,549,000 which was charged to selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012. Additionally, the Company has reflected subsequent receipts against the Libya Receivable, net of payments for the related

 



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agency fees and certain taxes, as reductions of selling, general and administrative expenses.  Accordingly, the Company reflected 2013 receipts of approximately $2,880,000 and payments of approximately $640,000 as a net reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses amounting to approximately $2,240,000 plus a related income tax expense adjustment of $307,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013, and 2014 receipts of approximately $6,631,000 and payments of approximately $1,683,000 as a net reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses amounting to approximately $4,948,000 plus a related income tax expense adjustment of $307,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014.  In addition, the Company recorded certain unrelated adjustments to consulting fee revenues, cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses and taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014.  In the aggregate, these unrelated adjustments decreased net earnings by approximately $393,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  These unrelated adjustments were the direct result of the restatement because previous immaterial variances in certain accounts that were not recorded during the December 31, 2014 year end closing process became material when aggregated and assessed against the restated 2014 financial statements.  In the aggregate, these unrelated adjustments increased net loss by approximately $524,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The adjustments to reflect the change in estimate as to the collectability of the Libya Receivable and related adjustments resulted in a decrease in basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.01 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and an increase in basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.13 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  Net earnings attributable to Hill decreased approximately $393,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and earnings attributable to Hill increased approximately $5,255,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Effects of Restatement

 

This Amendment amends and restates the Original Form 10-Q to change the Company’s estimate of loss on its Libya Receivable as of December 31, 2012, subsequent recoveries of the Libya Receivable in 2013 and 2014 and certain unrelated adjustments as more fully described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and to reflect certain adjustments to accruals related to the Libya Receivable.  Revisions to the Original Form 10-Q have been made to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures in Part I - Item 1 - Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and, where necessary, to the following other items to reflect the restatements:

 

·                  Part I, Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

·                  Part I, Item 4 — Controls and Procedures

 

Also, Part II - Item 6 of this Amendment has been amended to include the restated financial statements, and to file or furnish, as the case may be, as exhibits currently dated certifications from the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 



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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Index to Form 10-Q

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2015 (unaudited) (as amended and restated) and December 31, 2014

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (as amended and restated) (unaudited)

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (as amended and restated) (unaudited)

7

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (as amended and restated) (unaudited)

8

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (as amended and restated)

9

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (as amended and restated)

29

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

38

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures (as amended and restated)

39

 

 

 

Part II

OTHER INFORMATION

41

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

41

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

41

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Funds

42

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

42

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

42

 

 

 

Item 5

Other Information

42

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

42

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

25,785

 

$

30,124

 

Cash - restricted

 

7,956

 

8,851

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $59,477 and $60,801

 

206,833

 

195,098

 

Accounts receivable - affiliates

 

5,932

 

3,993

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

14,235

 

14,277

 

Income taxes receivable

 

4,622

 

4,246

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

6,438

 

6,575

 

Total current assets

 

271,801

 

263,164

 

Property and equipment, net

 

14,850

 

11,643

 

Cash - restricted, net of current portion

 

7,726

 

7,156

 

Retainage receivable

 

3,267

 

3,300

 

Acquired intangibles, net

 

16,366

 

19,282

 

Goodwill

 

74,534

 

80,437

 

Investments

 

4,359

 

5,083

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

14,122

 

13,645

 

Other assets

 

16,709

 

15,899

 

Total assets

 

$

423,734

 

$

419,609

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of notes payable and long-term debt

 

$

4,805

 

$

6,361

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

98,218

 

93,637

 

Income taxes payable

 

8,656

 

9,306

 

Deferred revenue

 

18,758

 

19,896

 

Deferred income taxes

 

2,315

 

2,456

 

Other current liabilities

 

8,164

 

10,044

 

Total current liabilities

 

140,916

 

141,700

 

Notes payable and long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

135,145

 

121,875

 

Retainage payable

 

2,660

 

2,448

 

Deferred income taxes

 

13,676

 

15,661

 

Deferred revenue

 

12,366

 

12,193

 

Other liabilities

 

4,310

 

3,732

 

Total liabilities

 

309,073

 

297,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, 56,920 shares issued at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

6

 

6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

180,675

 

179,912

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(5,024

)

(5,726

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(40,240

)

(32,600

)

 

 

135,417

 

141,592

 

Less treasury stock of 6,546 shares at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, at cost

 

(28,304

)

(28,304

)

Hill International, Inc. share of equity

 

107,113

 

113,288

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

7,548

 

8,712

 

Total equity

 

114,661

 

122,000

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

423,734

 

$

419,609

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting fee revenue

 

$

151,141

 

$

137,249

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

19,127

 

12,764

 

Total revenue

 

170,268

 

150,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

86,429

 

78,590

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

19,127

 

12,764

 

Total direct expenses

 

105,556

 

91,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

64,712

 

58,659

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

58,923

 

47,711

 

Equity in losses of affiliate

 

183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

5,606

 

10,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and related financing fees, net

 

3,574

 

5,076

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

2,032

 

5,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

1,184

 

324

 

Net earnings

 

848

 

5,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: net earnings - noncontrolling interests

 

146

 

240

 

Net earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

702

 

$

5,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.13

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

50,373

 

39,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.13

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

50,637

 

40,602

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) EARNINGS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015 

 

2014 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Net earnings

 

$

848

 

$

5,548

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

(9,430

)

1,459

 

Other, net

 

(59

)

39

 

Comprehensive (loss) earnings

 

(8,641

)

7,046

 

Comprehensive (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,164

)

518

 

Comprehensive (loss) earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

(7,477

)

$

6,528

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

848

 

$

5,548

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,440

 

2,427

 

Provision for bad debts

 

1,905

 

576

 

Interest accretion on term loan

 

 

2,086

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

(1,549

)

(205

)

Stock based compensation

 

761

 

797

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

(1,539

)

374

 

Accounts receivable

 

(22,533

)

(11,547

)

Accounts receivable - affiliate

 

(1,939

)

(221

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,190

)

961

 

Income taxes receivable

 

(796

)

115

 

Retainage receivable

 

33

 

62

 

Other assets

 

(1,618

)

(491

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

14,191

 

298

 

Income taxes payable

 

839

 

(2,202

)

Deferred revenue

 

2,785

 

(529

)

Other current liabilities

 

(1,540

)

(1,425

)

Retainage payable

 

219

 

(46

)

Other liabilities

 

654

 

(1,077

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(8,029

)

(4,499

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for purchase of property and equipment

 

(5,234

)

(1,352

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(5,234

)

(1,352

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Due to bank

 

 

(2

)

Payments on notes payable

 

 

(864

)

Net borrowings on revolving loans

 

12,266

 

4,800

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

 

(173

)

 

Proceeds from stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

 

2

 

36

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

136

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

12,095

 

4,106

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(3,171

)

1,144

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(4,339

)

(601

)

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period

 

30,124

 

30,381

 

Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

 

$

25,785

 

$

29,780

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 — Restatement and Revision of Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 due to a change in the Company’s estimation of the collectability of its Libya Receivable. Due to the civil and political unrest which commenced in Libya in February 2011, the Company suspended its operations in and demobilized substantially all of its personnel from Libya. At December 31, 2012, the Libya Receivable was approximately $59,937,000, however, because of the political instability and economic uncertainty within Libya and because a promised payment of $31,600,000 in 2011 never materialized, the Company determined that its previous accounting treatment for the Libya Receivable was no longer appropriate as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.  The Company has established a reserve against the entire Libya Receivable amounting to $59,937,000 and eliminated $11,388,000 of certain assets and net liabilities related to that receivable, consisting of sub-consultants and other contingent expenses in 2012, which are contractually owed only upon receipt of payment. These adjustments resulted in a net charge to selling, general and administrative expenses of $48,549,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012. We received approximately $2,880,000 and $6,631,000 in 2013 and 2014, respectively and have paid agency fees and certain taxes amounting to $640,000 and $1,638,000 in 2013 and 2014, respectively. We have accounted for these transactions as a net reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses of $2,240,000 and $4,948,000 in 2013 and 2014, respectively. In addition the Company recorded certain unrelated adjustments to consulting fee revenue, cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses and income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014 which also affected the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. In the aggregate, these unrelated adjustments decreased the net earnings by approximately $393,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  These unrelated adjustments were the direct result of the restatement because previous immaterial variances in certain accounts that were not recorded during the December 31, 2014 year end closing process became material when aggregated and assessed against the restated 2014 financial statements.  The impact of correcting the misstatements on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

As Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

14,799

 

$

(564

)

$

14,235

 

Income taxes receivable

 

$

3,209

 

$

1,413

 

$

4,622

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

1,051

 

$

5,387

 

$

6,438

 

Total current assets

 

$

265,565

 

$

6,236

 

$

271,801

 

Accounts receivable - Libya

 

$

48,967

 

$

(48,967

)

$

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

16,367

 

$

(2,245

)

$

14,122

 

Total assets

 

$

468,710

 

$

(44,976

)

$

423,734

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

97,518

 

700

 

$

98,218

 

Income taxes payable

 

$

8,439

 

$

217

 

$

8,656

 

Deferred revenue

 

$

17,991

 

$

767

 

$

18,758

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

138

 

$

2,177

 

$

2,315

 

Total current liabilities

 

$

137,055

 

$

3,861

 

$

140,916

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

12,711

 

$

965

 

$

13,676

 

Other liabilities

 

$

13,434

 

$

(9,124

)

$

4,310

 

Total liabilities

 

$

313,371

 

$

(4,298

)

$

309,073

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

$

37,254

 

$

(42,278

)

$

(5,024

)

Accumulated comprehensive loss

 

$

(41,840

)

$

1,600

 

$

(40,240

)

Total equity

 

$

155,339

 

$

(40,678

)

$

114,661

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

468,710

 

$

(44,976

)

$

423,734

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

As
Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting fee revenue

 

$

152,453

 

(1,312

)

151,141

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

19,127

 

 

19,127

 

Total revenue

 

171,580

 

(1,312

)

170,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

86,689

 

(260

)

86,429

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

19,127

 

 

19,127

 

Total direct costs

 

105,816

 

(260

)

105,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

65,764

 

(1,052

)

64,712

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

59,565

 

(642

)

58,923

 

Equity in losses of affiliate

 

183

 

 

183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

6,016

 

(410

)

5,606

 

Interest and related financing fees, net

 

3,574

 

 

3,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

2,442

 

(410

)

2,032

 

Income tax expense

 

1,163

 

21

 

1,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

1,279

 

(431

)

848

 

Less: net earnings - noncontrolling interests

 

184

 

(38

)

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

1,095

 

$

(393

)

$

702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.01

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

As
Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting fee revenue

 

$

137,249

 

 

137,249

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

12,764

 

 

12,764

 

Total revenue

 

150,013

 

 

150,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

78,590

 

 

78,590

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

12,764

 

 

12,764

 

Total direct costs

 

91,354

 

 

91,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

58,659

 

 

58,659

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

52,659

 

(4,948

)

47,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

6,000

 

4,948

 

10,948

 

Interest and related financing fees, net

 

5,076

 

 

5,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

924

 

4,948

 

5,872

 

Income tax expense

 

631

 

(307

)

324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

293

 

5,255

 

5,548

 

Less: net earnings - noncontrolling interests

 

240

 

 

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

53

 

$

5,255

 

$

5,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share - Hill International, Inc.

 

$

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.13

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

As Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

1,279

 

$

(431

)

$

848

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

(9,430

)

 

(9,430

)

Other, net

 

(59

)

 

(59

)

Comprehensive loss

 

(8,210

)

(431

)

(8,641

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,126

)

(38

)

(1,164

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

(7,084

)

$

(393

)

$

(7,477

)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

As Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

293

 

$

5,255

 

$

5,548

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

1,459

 

 

1,459

 

Other, net

 

39

 

 

39

 

Comprehensive earnings

 

1,791

 

5,255

 

7,046

 

Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

518

 

 

518

 

Comprehensive earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc.

 

$

1,273

 

$

5,255

 

$

6,528

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

As Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

1,279

 

$

(431

)

$

848

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,440

 

 

2,440

 

Provision for bad debts

 

1,905

 

 

1,905

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

(1,971

)

422

 

(1,549

)

Stock based compensation

 

761

 

 

761

 

Restricted cash

 

(1,539

)

 

(1,539

)

Accounts receivable

 

(23,375

)

842

 

(22,533

)

Accounts receivable, affiliate

 

(1,939

)

 

(1,939

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(177

)

(1,013

)

(1,190

)

Income taxes receivable

 

(796

)

 

(796

)

Retainage receivable

 

33

 

 

33

 

Other assets

 

(1,618

)

 

(1,618

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

15,060

 

(869

)

14,191

 

Income taxes payable

 

1,239

 

(400

)

839

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,372

 

1,413

 

2,785

 

Other current liabilities

 

(1,492

)

(48

)

(1,540

)

Retainage payable

 

219

 

 

219

 

Other liabilities

 

570

 

84

 

654

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(8,029

)

 

(8,029

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(5,234

)

 

(5,234

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

12,095

 

 

12,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(3,171

)

 

(3,171

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(4,339

)

 

(4,339

)

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

 

30,124

 

 

30,124

 

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

 

$

25,785

 

$

 

$

25,785

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

As Previously
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

293

 

$

5,255

 

$

5,548

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,427

 

 

2,427

 

Provision for bad debts

 

576

 

 

576

 

Interest accretion on term loan

 

2,086

 

 

 

2,086

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

102

 

(307

)

(205

)

Stock based compensation

 

797

 

 

797

 

Restricted cash

 

374

 

 

374

 

Accounts receivable

 

(4,916

)

(6,631

)

(11,547

)

Accounts receivable, affiliate

 

(221

)

 

(221

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

961

 

 

961

 

Income taxes receivable

 

115

 

 

115

 

Retainage receivable

 

62

 

 

62

 

Other assets

 

(491

)

 

(491

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(1,385

)

1,683

 

298

 

Income taxes payable

 

(2,202

)

 

(2,202

)

Deferred revenue

 

(529

)

 

(529

)

Other current liabilities

 

(1,425

)

 

(1,425

)

Retainage payable

 

(46

)

 

(46

)

Other liabilities

 

(1,077

)

 

(1,077

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(4,499

)

 

(4,499

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,352

)

 

(1,352

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

4,106

 

 

4,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

1,144

 

 

1,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(601

)

 

(601

)

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

 

30,381

 

 

30,381

 

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

 

$

29,780

 

$

 

$

29,780

 

 

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Note 2 — The Company

 

Hill International, Inc. (“Hill” or the “Company”) is a professional services firm that provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets worldwide.  Hill’s clients include the U.S. federal government, U.S. state and local governments, foreign governments and the private sector.  The Company is organized into two key operating divisions: the Project Management Group and the Construction Claims Group.

 

Note 3 — Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to reports on Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2014. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hill and its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

 

Note 4 — Acquisitions

 

Our recent acquisition activity is detailed below.  The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the operating results of this business from the date of acquisition.  Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because they are not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

 

Angus Octan Scotland Ltd.

 

On October 31, 2014, our subsidiary Hill International (UK) Ltd. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Angus Octan Scotland Ltd., which included its subsidiary companies Cadogan Consultants Ltd., Cadogan Consult Ltd. and Cadogan International Ltd. (collectively, “Cadogans”).  Cadogans, with 27 professionals, has offices in Glasgow and Dundee.  The acquisition expanded Hill’s construction claims business and provided additional resources in the energy and industrial sectors.  Total consideration for the acquisition was £2,719,000 (approximately $4,350,000 at the date of acquisition).  The consideration consists of cash payments of £1,000,000 ($1,600,000) at closing, £600,000 ($960,000) on November 25, 2014, £400,000 ($640,000) on December 23, 2014, £519,000 ($830,000) to be paid on October 31, 2015 and an earn-out based upon the average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the two-year period ending on October 31, 2016 (which amount shall not be less than £0 nor more than £200,000).  Two of the selling shareholders may receive an earn-out in five annual installments of up to £100,000 each ($160,000), which will be charged to earnings, provided that Cadogans’ EBITDA for each of the years ending October 31, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 is equal to or greater than £396,000 ($633,000).  The Company accrued the potential additional consideration of £719,000 ($1,150,000), of which £519,000 is included in other current liabilities and £200,000 is included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015.

 

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Note 5 — Accounts Receivable

 

The components of accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Billed

 

$

213,203

 

$

210,460

 

Retainage, current portion

 

12,792

 

12,700

 

Unbilled

 

40,315

 

32,739

 

 

 

266,310

 

255,899

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(59,477

)

(60,801

)

Total

 

$

206,833

 

$

195,098

 

 

Libya Receivable

 

The Company has open but inactive contracts with the Libyan Organization for the Development of Administrative Centres (“ODAC”).  Due to the civil unrest which commenced in Libya in February 2011, the Company suspended its operations in and demobilized substantially all of its personnel from Libya.  At December 31, 2012, the balance of the Libya Receivable was approximately $59,937,000.  Because of the continuing political instability in Libya, the Company established a reserve for the full amount of the receivable at December 31, 2012.  During 2013, the Company received Payments against the Libya Receivable of approximately $2,880,000. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company received approximately $6,631,000 against the Libya Receivable which has been reflected as a reduction of selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the three-months ended March 31, 2014.  At March 31, 2015, after a decrease of approximately $1,459,000 due to the effect of foreign exchange translation losses, the Libya Receivable was approximately $48,967,000 which continues to be fully reserved.  It is management’s intention to continue to pursue collection of monies owed to the Company by ODAC and, if subsequent payments are received, the Company will reflect such receipts, net of any third party obligations related to the collections, as reductions of SG&A expenses.

 

Note 6 — Intangible Assets

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquired intangible assets (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Client relationships

 

$

33,825

 

$

20,312

 

$

36,412

 

$

20,758

 

Acquired contract rights

 

10,989

 

9,779

 

11,387

 

9,717

 

Trade names

 

2,673

 

1,030

 

3,023

 

1,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

47,487

 

$

31,121

 

$

50,822

 

$

31,540

 

Intangible assets, net

 

$

16,366

 

 

 

$

19,282

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

1,420

 

$

1,586

 

 

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The following table presents the estimated amortization expense based on our present intangible assets for the next five years (in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Year ending December 31,

 

Expense

 

2015 (remaining 9 months)

 

$

3,684

 

2016

 

3,712

 

2017

 

2,766

 

2018

 

1,879

 

2019

 

1,609

 

 

Note 7 — Goodwill

 

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s carrying value of goodwill during 2015 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Project

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

Claims

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

$

53,669

 

$

26,768

 

$

80,437

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

(4,749

)

(1,154

)

(5,903

)

Balance, March 31, 2015

 

$

48,920

 

$

25,614

 

$

74,534

 

 

Note 8 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

Below are the components of accounts payable and accrued expenses (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

35,062

 

$

32,701

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

44,145

 

41,205

 

Accrued subcontractor fees

 

5,092

 

3,930

 

Accrued agency fees

 

5,598

 

6,920

 

Accrued legal and professional fees

 

1,037

 

1,099

 

Other accrued expenses

 

7,284

 

7,782

 

 

 

$

98,218

 

$

93,637

 

 

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Note 9 — Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

 

Outstanding debt obligations are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014 Term Loan Facility

 

$

119,400

 

$

119,700

 

2014 Domestic Revolving Credit Facility

 

9,500

 

200

 

2014 International Revolving Credit Facility

 

4,440

 

2,554

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities with a consortium of banks in Spain

 

4,479

 

5,037

 

Borrowings under unsecured credit facility with Ibercaja Bank in Spain

 

556

 

745

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi

 

1,575

 

 

 

 

139,950

 

128,236

 

Less current maturities

 

4,805

 

6,361

 

Notes payable and long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

$

135,145

 

$

121,875

 

 

Refinancing

 

Effective as of September 26, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, entered into a credit agreement with Société Générale, as administrative agent (the “Agent”) and collateral agent, TD Bank, N.A., as syndication agent and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as documentation agent, (collectively, the “U.S. Lenders”) consisting of a term loan facility of $120,000,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $30,000,000 U.S. dollar-denominated facility available to the Company (the “U.S. Revolver,” together with the Term Loan Facility, the “U.S. Credit Facilities”) and a credit agreement with the Agent as administrative agent and collateral agent, (the “International Lender”) providing a $15,000,000 Euro-denominated facility available to the Subsidiary (the “International Revolver” and together with the U.S. Revolver, the “Revolving Credit Facilities” and, together with the U.S. Credit Facilities, the “Secured Credit Facilities”).  The U.S. Revolver and the International Revolver include sub-limits for letters of credit amounting to $25,000,000 and $10,000,000, respectively.

 

The Secured Credit Facilities contain customary default provisions, representations and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants, and require the Company to comply with certain financial and reporting covenants (see Note18).  The financial covenants consist of a Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio and an Excess Account Concentration requirement.  The Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is the ratio of (a) consolidated total debt (minus cash of up to $10,000,000 held in the aggregate) to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation for the trailing twelve months.  The Excess Account Concentration covenant permits the U. S. Lenders and the International Lender to increase the interest rates by 2.0% if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, either (a) the total of accounts receivable from all clients within any country not listed as a Permitted Country as defined in the Secured Credit Facilities (other than the United Arab Emirates) that are more than 120 days old (relative to the invoice date) constitute more than 10% of the total outstanding accounts receivable or (b) accounts receivable from any individual client located in the United Arab Emirates that are more than 120 days old (relative to the invoice date) constitute more than 14% of the total outstanding accounts receivable; provided that, in each case, the accounts receivable due from clients located in Libya that exist as of the Closing Date shall be excluded for all purposes of this covenant. The interest rate will be reset as soon as the accounts receivable over 120 days decline below the 10% or 14% levels.  At March 31, 2015, non-permitted accounts receivable did not exceed the limits set forth above.

 

The following compares the Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio to the actual consolidated net leverage ratio:

 

Period Ended

 

Not to exceed

 

Actual

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

March 31, 2015

 

3.50 to 1.00

 

3.33 to 1.00

 

 

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The U.S. Credit Facilities are guaranteed by certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company, and the International Revolver is guaranteed by the Company and certain of the Company’s U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries.

 

Term Loan Facility

 

The Company used the proceeds from the Term Loan Facility:

 

·                  to consummate the payoff and termination of the Company’s then-existing credit arrangements (the “Refinancing”) which consist of the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2012, among the Company, certain lenders and Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as amended (the “2012 Term Loan Agreement”), and the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, among the Company, Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders, as amended; and

·                  to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Secured Credit Facilities.

 

The interest rate on the Term Loan Facility will be, at the Company’s option, either:

 

·                  the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for the relevant interest period plus 6.75% per annum, provided that such LIBOR shall not be lower than 1.00% per annum; or

·                  the Base Rate (as described below) plus 5.75% per annum.

 

The “Base Rate” is a per annum rate equal to the highest of (A) the prime rate, (B) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (C) the LIBOR for an interest period of one month plus 1.0% per annum.  Upon a default, the applicable rate of interest under the Secured Credit Facilities may increase by 2.0%.  The LIBOR on the Term Loan Facilities (including when determining the Base Rate) shall in no event be less than 1.0% per annum.

 

The Company has the right to prepay the Term Loan Facility in full or in part at any time without premium or penalty; provided, however that upon the occurrence of prepayments relating to certain repricing transactions within the first year following closing, a 1.0% prepayment premium will be payable.  The Company is required to make mandatory prepayments of the Term Loan Facility, without premium or penalty, (i) with net proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of indebtedness (other than that permitted under the Term Loan Facility) by the Company after the closing, (ii) with net proceeds from certain asset sales outside the ordinary course of business, and (iii) with 50% of the excess cash flow (as defined in the agreement) for each fiscal year of the Borrowers commencing with the first full fiscal year ending after closing (which percentage would be reduced to 25% if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 2.25 to 1.00 or reduced to 0% if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 1.50 to 1.00).

 

The Term Loan Facility is generally secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and certain of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries other than accounts receivable, cash proceeds thereof and certain bank accounts, as to which the Term Loan Facility is secured by a second-priority security interest.

 

The Term Loan Facility has a term of six years, requires repayment of 0.25% of the original principal amount on a quarterly basis through September 30, 2020, and was fully funded at closing.  Any amounts repaid on the Term Loan Facility will not be available to be re-borrowed.

 

The Company incurred fees and expenses related to the Term Loan Facility aggregating $7,066,000 which have been deferred.  The deferred fees are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, to interest and related financing fees, net over a six-year period which commenced on October 1, 2014.  Unamortized balances of $6,477,000 and $6,772,000 are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Revolving Credit Facilities

 

The Company is required to use the proceeds from the Revolving Credit Facilities:

 

·                  for the Refinancing;

·                  to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their subsidiaries;

·                  to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Secured Credit Facilities; and

 

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·                  for any other purposes not prohibited by the Secured Credit Facilities.

 

The interest rate on borrowings under the U.S. Revolver will be, at the Company’s option from time to time, either the LIBOR for the relevant interest period plus 3.75% per annum or the Base Rate plus 2.75% per annum.

 

The interest rate on borrowings under the International Revolver will be the European Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or “EURIBOR,” for the relevant interest period (or at a substitute rate to be determined to the extent EURIBOR is not available) plus 4.00% per annum.

 

The Company will pay a commitment fee calculated at 0.50% annually on the average daily unused portion of the U.S. Revolver, and the Subsidiary will pay a commitment fee calculated at 0.75% annually on the average daily unused portion of the International Revolver.

 

The ability to borrow under each of the U.S. Revolver and the International Revolver is subject to a “borrowing base,” calculated using a formula based upon approximately 85% of receivables that meet or satisfy certain criteria (“Eligible Receivables”) and that are subject to a perfected security interest held by either the U.S. Lenders or the International Lender, plus, in the case of the International Revolver only, 10% of Eligible Receivables that are not subject to a perfected security interest held by the International Lender, subject to certain exceptions and restrictions.

 

The Company or the Subsidiary, as applicable, will be required to make mandatory prepayments under their respective Revolving Credit Facilities to the extent that the aggregate outstanding amount thereunder exceeds the then-applicable borrowing base, which payments will be made without penalty or premium.  At March 31, 2015, the domestic borrowing base was $27,689,000 and the international borrowing base was $15,000,000.

 

Generally, the obligations of the Company under the U.S. Revolver are secured by a first-priority security interest in the above-referenced accounts receivable, cash proceeds and bank accounts of the Company and certain of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries, and a second-priority security interest in substantially all other assets of the Company and such subsidiaries.  The obligations of the Subsidiary under the International Revolver would generally be secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all accounts receivable, cash proceeds thereof and certain bank accounts of the Subsidiary and certain of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries, and a second-priority security interest in substantially all other assets of the Company and certain of the Company’s U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries.

 

The Revolving Credit Facilities have a term of five years and require payment of interest only during the term.  Under the Revolving Credit Facilities, outstanding loans may be repaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty, subject to certain customary limitations, and will be available to be re-borrowed from time to time.

 

The Company incurred fees and expenses related to the Revolving Credit Facilities aggregating $3,000,000 which has been deferred. The deferred fees are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, to interest expense and related financing fees, net over a five-year period which commenced on October 1, 2014.  Unamortized balances of $2,700,000 and $2,850,000 are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2015, the Company had $16,065,000 of outstanding letters of credit and $2,125,000 of available borrowing capacity under the U.S. Revolver.

 

At March 31, 2015, the Company had $6,813,000 of outstanding letters of credit and $6,016,000 of available borrowing capacity under the International Revolver and its other foreign credit agreements (See “Other Debt Arrangements” below for more information).

 

Other Debt Arrangements

 

The Company’s subsidiary, Hill International (Spain) S.A. (“Hill Spain”), maintains a revolving credit facility with six banks (the “Financing Entities”) in Spain which initially provided for total borrowings of up to €5,640,000 with interest at 6.50% on outstanding borrowings.  The original available amount was reduced to approximately 75.0% at December 31, 2014 and will be reduced to 50.0% at December 31, 2015. Additionally, the availability is reduced by €15,000 on a

 

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quarterly basis.  At March 31, 2015, the total facility was approximately €4,155,000 (approximately $4,500,000) and borrowings outstanding were €4,136,000 (approximately $4,479,000).  The amount being financed (“Credit Contracts”) by each Financing Entity varies from €284,000 (approximately $308,000) and €1,319,000 (approximately $1,428,000). To guarantee Hill Spain’s obligations resulting from the Credit Contracts, Hill Spain provided a guarantee in favor of each one of the Financing Entities and, additionally, and solely in the case of unremedied failure to make payment, and at the request of each of the Financing Entities, shall grant a first ranking pledge over a given percentage of corporate shares of Hill International Brasil Participacoes Ltda. for the principal, interest, fees, expenses or any other amount owed by virtue of the Credit Contracts, coinciding with the percentage of credit of each Financing entity with respect to the total outstanding borrowings under this facility. The facility expires on December 17, 2016.

 

Hill Spain maintains an unsecured credit facility with the Ibercaja Bank in Spain for €525,000 (approximately $569,000) at March 31, 2015.  The availability will be reduced by €175,000 on a quarterly basis commencing on March 31, 2015. The interest rate at March 31, 2015 was 6.75%.  At March 31, 2015, this facility had total borrowings outstanding of €513,000 (approximately $556,000).   The facility expires on December 31, 2015.

 

The Company maintains a credit facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi which provides for total borrowings of up to AED 11,500,000 (approximately $3,131,000 at March 31, 2015) collateralized by certain overseas receivables.  The interest rate is the one-month Emirates InterBank Offer Rate plus 3.00% (or 4.37% at March 31, 2015) but no less than 5.50%.  At March 31, 2015, this facility had total borrowings outstanding of AED 5,786,000 (approximately $1,575,000). This facility also allows for to AED 127,033,000 (approximately $34,589,000 at March 31, 2015) in Letters of Guarantee of which were fully utilized at March 31, 2015. This facility is being renewed on a month-to-month basis. The Company is in the process of negotiating a new credit facility.

 

Engineering S.A. maintains three unsecured revolving credit facilities with two banks in Brazil aggregating 2,200,000 Brazilian Reais (approximately $681,000 at March 31, 2015), with a weighted average interest rate of 3.25% per month at March 31, 2015.  There were no borrowings outstanding on any of these facilities which are renewed automatically every three months.

 

The Company also maintains relationships with other foreign banks for the issuance of letters of credit, letters of guarantee and performance bonds in a variety of foreign currencies.  At March 31, 2015, the maximum U.S. dollar equivalent of the commitments was $71,739,000 of which $28,243,000 is outstanding.

 

Note 10 — Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

The following table provides additional cash flow information (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Interest and related financing fees paid

 

$

2,802

 

$

3,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

906

 

$

1,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in additional paid in capital from issuance of shares of common stock related to purchase of Collaborative Partners, Inc.

 

$

 

$

618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in additional paid in capital and treasury stock from cashless exercise of stock options

 

$

 

$

538

 

 

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Note 11 — Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share have been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share incorporates the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method, if dilutive.  Dilutive stock options increased average common shares outstanding by approximately 264,000 shares and 807,000 shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.  The total number of shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share was 6,524,000 shares and 3,273,000 shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Note 12 — Share-Based Compensation

 

At March 31, 2015, the Company had 8,327,626 options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $4.46.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company granted 1,025,000 options which vest over a five-year period. The options have a weighted average exercise price of $3.97 and a weighted-average contractual life of 7.0 years.  The aggregate fair value of the options was $2,097,000 calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted average assumptions used to calculate fair value were: expected life—5.0 years; volatility—59.9% and risk-free interest rate—1.48%. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, options for 56,500 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $9.93 lapsed.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, employees purchased 565 common shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2,000 pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations totaling $761,000 and $797,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Note 13 — Stockholders’ Equity

 

The following table summarizes the changes in stockholders’ equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Hill International,
Inc.

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Total

 

Stockholders

 

Interest

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity, December 31, 2014

 

$

122,000

 

$

113,288

 

$

8,712

 

Net earnings

 

848

 

702

 

146

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(8,950

)

(7,640

)

(1,310

)

Comprehensive earnings

 

(8,102

)

(6,938

)

(1,164

)

Additional paid in capital

 

763

 

763

 

 

Stockholders’ equity, March 31, 2015

 

$

114,661

 

$

107,113

 

$

7,548

 

 

Note 14 — Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were 58.3% and 5.5%, respectively.  The Company’s effective tax rate represents the Company’s effective tax rate for the year based on projected income and mix of income among the various foreign tax jurisdictions, adjusted for discrete transactions occurring during the period.  In addition, the Company recognized an income tax expense resulting from adjustments to agree the prior year’s book amounts to the actual amounts per the tax returns totaling $85,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate is high in both years primarily as a result of not recording an income benefit related to the U.S. net operating loss.

 

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The components of (loss) earnings before income taxes and the related income tax expense by the United States and foreign jurisdictions were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Foreign

 

Total

 

U.S.

 

Foreign

 

Total

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

 

$

(10,636

)

$

12,668

 

$

2,032

 

$

(10,881

)

$

16,753

 

$

5,872

 

Income tax expense, net

 

$

 

$

1,184

 

$

1,184

 

$

 

$

324

 

$

324

 

 

The reserve for uncertain tax positions amounted to $975,000 at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and is included in “Other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet at those dates.

 

The Company’s policy is to record income tax related interest and penalties in income tax expense. At both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions amounting to $520,000 was included in the balance above.

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Management evaluates the need for valuation allowances on the deferred tax assets according to the provisions of ASC740, Income Taxes. They consider both positive and negative evidence. In making this determination, management assesses all of the evidence available at the time including recent earnings, internally-prepared income projections, and historical financial performance.

 

Note 15 — Business Segment Information

 

The Company’s business segments reflect how executive management makes resource decisions and assesses its performance. The Company bases these decisions on the type of services provided (Project Management and Construction Claims) and secondarily by their geography (U.S./Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia/Pacific).

 

The Project Management business segment provides extensive construction and project management services to construction owners worldwide. Such services include program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, troubled project turnaround, staff augmentation, project labor agreement consulting, commissioning, estimating and cost management, and labor compliance services.

 

The Construction Claims business segment provides such services as claims consulting, management consulting, litigation support, expert witness testimony, cost/damages assessment, delay/disruption analysis, adjudication, lender advisory, risk management, forensic accounting, fraud investigation and Project Neutral services to clients worldwide.

 

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments primarily on operating profit before corporate overhead allocations and income taxes.

 

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Selected information by business segment and geographical area is summarized below (in thousands):

 

Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

112,117

 

74.2

%

$

101,788

 

74.2

%

Construction Claims

 

39,024

 

25.8

 

35,461

 

25.8

 

Total

 

$

151,141

 

100.0

%

$

137,249

 

100.0

%

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

129,995

 

76.3

%

$

113,169

 

75.4

%

Construction Claims

 

40,273

 

23.7

 

36,844

 

24.6

 

Total

 

$

170,268

 

100.0

%

$

150,013

 

100.0

%

 

Operating Profit

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Project Management before equity in loss of affiliate

 

$

12,788

 

$

15,891

 

Equity in loss of affiliate

 

(183

)

 

Total Project Management

 

12,605

 

15,891

 

Construction Claims

 

2,333

 

2,618

 

Corporate

 

(9,332

)

(7,561

)

Total

 

$

5,606

 

$

10,948

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Project Management

 

$

1,636

 

$

1,699

 

Construction Claims

 

759

 

674

 

Subtotal segments

 

2,395

 

2,373

 

Corporate

 

45

 

54

 

Total

 

$

2,440

 

$

2,427

 

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue by Geographic Region

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

U.S./Canada

 

$

35,257

 

23.3

%

$

29,291

 

21.3

%

Latin America

 

7,809

 

5.2

 

10,748

 

7.8

 

Europe

 

20,112

 

13.3

 

20,439

 

14.9

 

Middle East

 

74,274

 

49.1

 

63,135

 

46.0

 

Africa

 

7,063

 

4.7

 

6,264

 

4.6

 

Asia/Pacific

 

6,626

 

4.4

 

7,372

 

5.4

 

Total

 

$

151,141

 

100.0

%

$

137,249

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

34,423

 

22.8

%

$

28,378

 

20.7

%

Non-U.S.

 

116,718

 

77.2

 

108,871

 

79.3

 

Total

 

$

151,141

 

100.0

%

$

137,249

 

100.0

%

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, consulting fee revenue for the United Arab Emirates amounted to $25,288,000 representing 16.7% of the total and Saudi Arabia consulting fee revenue amounted to $15,748,000 representing 10.4% of the total. No other country except for the United States accounted for over 10% of consolidated consulting fee revenue.

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, consulting fee revenue for the United Arab Emirates amounted to $16,490,000 representing 12.0% of the total and Oman’s consulting fee revenue amounted to $15,657,000 representing 11.4% of the total. No other country except for the United States accounted for over 10% of consolidated consulting fee revenue.

 

Total Revenue by Geographic Region

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S./Canada

 

$

49,340

 

29.0

%

$

35,630

 

23.8

%

Latin America

 

7,813

 

4.6

 

10,916

 

7.3

 

Europe

 

21,414

 

12.6

 

21,836

 

14.6

 

Middle East

 

76,762

 

45.1

 

66,844

 

44.6

 

Africa

 

8,199

 

4.8

 

7,156

 

4.8

 

Asia/Pacific

 

6,740

 

3.9

 

7,631

 

4.9

 

Total

 

$

170,268

 

100.0

%

$

150,013

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

48,475

 

28.5

%

$

34,741

 

23.2

%

Non-U.S.

 

121,793

 

71.5

 

115,272

 

76.8

 

Total

 

$

170,268

 

100.0

%

$

150,013

 

100.0

%

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, total revenue for the United Arab Emirates amounted to $25,527,000 representing 15.0% of the total. No other country except for the United States accounted for over 10% of consolidated total revenue.

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, total revenue for Oman amounted to $18,009,000 representing 12.0% of the total and total revenue for the United Arab Emirates amounted to $16,701,000 representing 11.1% of the total. No other country except for the United States accounted for over 10% of consolidated total revenue.

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue By Client Type

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal government

 

$

2,456

 

1.6

%

$

3,365

 

2.5

%

U.S. state, regional and local governments

 

20,091

 

13.3

 

16,342

 

11.9

 

Foreign governments

 

54,547

 

36.1

 

53,437

 

38.9

 

Private sector

 

74,047

 

49.0

 

64,105

 

46.7

 

Total

 

$

151,141

 

100.0

%

$

137,249

 

100.0

%

 

Total Revenue By Client Type

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal government

 

$

3,012

 

1.8

%

$

3,852

 

2.6

%

U.S. state, regional and local governments

 

31,155

 

18.3

 

21,100

 

14.1

 

Foreign governments

 

58,138

 

34.1

 

57,746

 

38.5

 

Private sector

 

77,963

 

45.8

 

67,315

 

44.8

 

Total

 

$

170,268

 

100.0

%

$

150,013

 

100.0

%

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Geographic Location

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

U.S./Canada

 

$

6,670

 

$

3,358

 

Latin America

 

1,290

 

1,101

 

Europe

 

1,636

 

2,191

 

Middle East

 

3,634

 

3,428

 

Africa

 

851

 

901

 

Asia/Pacific

 

769

 

664

 

Total

 

$

14,850

 

$

11,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

6,670 

 

$

3,358

 

Non-U.S.

 

8,180

 

8,285

 

Total

 

$

14,850

 

$

11,643

 

 

Note 16—Client Concentrations

 

The Company had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and one client located in Oman that accounted for 10% of total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

The Company had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of consulting fee revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and one client, located in Oman, that accounted for 11% of consulting fee revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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The Company has numerous contracts with U.S. federal government agencies that collectively accounted for 1.6% and 2.5% of total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Note 17 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

General Litigation

 

M.A. Angeliades, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of New York against the Company and the New York City Department of Design and Construction (“DDC”) regarding payment of approximately $8,771,000 for work performed as a subcontractor to the Company plus interest and other cost. The Company has accrued approximately $2,340,000, including interest of approximately $500,000, based on invoices received from Plaintiff who has refused to provide invoices for additional work that Plaintiff claims to have performed. Until such time as the Company obtains invoices for the additional work and is able to provide those invoices to DDC for reimbursement or there is a full resolution of the litigation, it has no intention of paying Plaintiff. The Company believes that its position is defensible, however, there can be no assurance that it will receive a favorable verdict should this case proceed to trial.

 

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions which arise in the normal course of business. As such the Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of the provision required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings, is made after careful analysis of each matter. The provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances. Changes in the provision could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the period the changes are made. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Acquisition-Related Contingencies

 

Our subsidiary, Hill International (Spain), S.A. (“Hill Spain”), owns an indirect 72% interest in Engineering S.A. (“ESA”), a firm located in Brazil.  ESA’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel (“ESA Put Option”) Hill Spain to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2021.  Hill Spain also has the right to compel (“ESA Call Option”) the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the same time period.  The purchase price for such shares shall be seven times the earnings before interest and taxes for ESA’s most recently ended fiscal year, net of any financial debt plus excess cash multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase, but in the event the ESA Call Option is exercised by Hill Spain, the purchase price shall be increased by five percent.  The ESA Put Option and the ESA Call Option must be made within three months after the audited financial statements of ESA have been completed.  See Note 18.

 

The Company is committed to issue shares of its common stock to the former shareholders of Collaborative Partners, Inc. for certain contingent consideration.  The number of shares will be determined at various times during 2015.

 

The Company is committed to pay additional consideration for the purchase of Cadogans in the amount of £519,000 (approximately $830,000) to be paid in cash on October 31, 2015 and an earn-out based upon the average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the two-year period ending on October 31, 2016 (which amount shall not be less than £0 nor more than £200,000). See Note 3.

 

Note 18 — Subsequent Events (Restated)

 

Financing

 

In connection with the restatement of its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company became in technical default of its Secured Credit Facilities due to certain misrepresentations, reporting and affirmative covenant breaches.  On November 3, 2015, the Company received a waiver of the default.  The Company will pay fees of $81,900 and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent.

 

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On April 2, 2015, the Company received a $750,000 loan from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation in connection with the Company’s corporate headquarters move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The loan bears interest at 2.75% per annum, is repayable in 144 equal monthly installments of $6,121, and matures on May 1, 2027.

 

Acquisitions

 

On April 15, 2015, the Company acquired all of the equity interests of IMS Proje Yonetimi ve Danismanlik A.S. (“IMS”), a firm that provides project management services for international developers, institutional investors and major retailers.  IMS has approximately 80 professionals and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.  Consideration consisted of an Initial Purchase Price of 12,500,000 Turkish Lira (“TRY”) (approximately $4,594,000 as of the closing date) comprised of TRY 3,942,000 (approximately $1,449,000) paid in cash on the closing date plus a second payment of TRY 8,558,000 (approximately $3,145,000) to be paid upon Hill’s receipt of IMS financial statements as of the closing date and satisfaction of other conditions precedent to closing, a Holdback Purchase Price of TRY 4,400,000 (approximately $1,617,000) payable in cash on April 15, 2016, less any set off related to certain indemnification obligations and a potential Additional Purchase Price of (i) TRY 1,700,000 (approximately $625,000) if earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for the twelve month period subsequent to the closing date (“EBITDA”) exceeds TRY 3,500,000 (approximately $1,286,000) or (ii) TRY 1,500,000 ($551,000) if EBITDA is less than TRY 3,500,000 but not less than TRY 3,200,000 ($1,176,000).  Pro forma financial information has not been provided since the amounts are not material.

 

In April 2015, two shareholders who own approximately 19% of ESA exercised their ESA Put Options claiming an aggregate value of BRL 11,816,000 (approximately $3,658,000).  The Company disagrees with the shareholders’ computation of the purchase price.  The Company is in negotiation with those shareholders and, upon settlement, will pay the liability with cash, common stock or a combination thereof.  The Company has not accrued any amount with respect to this transaction.  Upon completion of the transaction, the Company will own approximately 91% of ESA.

 

Stockholder Rights Plan

 

On May 4, 2015, our Board of Directors approved the adoption of a stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) that is intended to ensure that all stockholders have the opportunity to realize the long-term value of their investment in the Company and are protected from coercive and opportunistic takeover attempts.  Under the Rights Plan, stockholders of record as of May 18, 2015 will receive one preferred share purchase right for each share of our common stock held.  Initially these rights will not be exercisable and will trade with the shares of our common stock.  With certain exceptions, the rights become exercisable if any person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our common stock.  In that situation, each holder of a right (other than such person or members of such group, whose rights will become void and will not be exercisable) will be entitled to purchase a number of shares of our common stock that have a market value of twice the exercise price of the right.  Stockholders will not be required to take any action to receive the rights distribution.  Until the rights become exercisable, they will trade with the shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This Item 2 has been amended and restated to give effect to the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements due to a change in the accounting treatment for the Libya Receivable and certain related assets and liabilities as discussed in the Explanatory Note to this Amendment. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for additional information.

 

Overview

 

Our revenue consists of two components: consulting fee revenue (“CFR”) and reimbursable expenses. Reimbursable expenses are reflected in equal amounts in both total revenue and total direct expenses.  Because these pass-through revenue/costs are subject to significant fluctuation from year to year, we measure the performance of many of our key operating metrics as a percentage of CFR, as we believe that this is a better and more consistent measure of operating performance than total revenue.

 

CFR increased $13,892,000, or 10.1%, to $151,141,000 during the first quarter of 2015 from $137,249,000 during the first quarter of 2014.  CFR for the Project Management segment increased $10,329,000, principally due to increased work in the Middle East, primarily the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.  CFR for the Construction Claims segment increased by $3,563,000, or 10.0%, due primarily to increases in the Middle East.

 

Cost of services increased $7,839,000 or 10.0% to $86,429,000 during the first quarter of 2015 from $78,590,000 during the first quarter of 2014 as a result of an increase in billable employees and other direct expenses related to the additional work in the Middle East.

 

Gross profit increased $6,053,000, or 10.3%, to $64,712,000 during the first quarter of 2015 from $58,659,000 during the first quarter of 2014 due to the increases in CFR.  Gross profit as a percent of CFR was slightly higher at 42.8% during the first quarter of 2015 compared to 42.8% during the first quarter of 2014.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $11,212,000, or 23.5%, to $58,923,000 during the first quarter of 2015 from $47,711,000 during the first quarter of 2014.  As a percentage of CFR, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 39.0% during the first quarter of 2015 compared to 34.8% during the first quarter of 2014 primarily due to the net credit of $4,948,000 in 2014 related to the payment received against the Libya receivable.

 

Operating profit was $5,606,000, during the first quarter of 2015 compared to $10,948,000 during the first quarter of 2014 due primarily to the $4,948,000 net credit in 2014 for the Libya cash receipts.

 

Income tax expense was $1,184,000 during the first quarter of 2015 compared to an income tax expense of $324,000 during the first quarter of 2014.  The change is primarily the result of a change in projected income and the mix of income among the various foreign tax jurisdictions.

 

Net earnings attributable to Hill were $702,000 during the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 86.8%, from $5,308,000 during the first quarter of 2014.  Diluted earnings per common share were $0.01 during the first quarter of 2015 based upon 50,637,000 diluted common shares outstanding compared to a diluted earnings per common share of $0.13 during the first quarter of 2014 based upon 40,602,000 diluted common shares outstanding.

 

The Company has open but inactive contracts with the Libyan Organization for the Development of Administrative Centres (“ODAC”).  Due to the civil unrest which commenced in Libya in February 2011, the Company suspended its operations in and demobilized substantially all of its personnel from Libya.  At December 31, 2012, the balance of the Libya Receivable was approximately $59,937,000.  Because of the continuing political instability in Libya, the Company established a reserve for the full amount of the receivable as of December 31, 2012.  During 2013, the Company received payments against the Libya Receivable of approximately $2,880,000. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company received approximately $6,631,000 against the Libya Receivable which has been reflected as a reduction of selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the three-months ended March 31, 2014.  At March 31, 2015, after a decrease of approximately $1,459,000 due to the effect of foreign exchange translation losses, the Libya Receivable was approximately $48,967,000 which continues to be fully reserved.  It is management’s intention to continue to pursue collection of monies owed to the Company by ODAC and, if subsequent payments are received, the Company will reflect such receipts, net of any third party obligations related to the collections, as reductions of SG&A expenses.

 

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We remain optimistic about maintaining our current growth strategy to pursue new business development opportunities, continue to take advantage of organic growth opportunities, continue to pursue acquisitions and strengthen our professional resources. In addition, we have completed a review of our global overhead cost structure and we are in the process of reducing more than $25,000,000 in annual overhead costs.  The areas most affected are personnel and related benefits and expenses.  We believe these efforts combined with continued revenue growth should significantly improve profitability and shareholder value.  Our total backlog was $995,000,000 as of March 31, 2015, a decrease of $41,000,000 from December 31, 2014.  Our 12-month backlog was $442,000,000 as of March 31, 2015, a decrease of $25,000,000 from December 31, 2014.  These decreases are primarily related reductions in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We operate through two segments: the Project Management Group and the Construction Claims Group. Reimbursable expenses are reflected in equal amounts in both total revenue and total direct expenses. Because these revenues/costs are subject to significant fluctuation from year to year, we measure the performance of many of our key operating metrics as a percentage of consulting fee revenue (“CFR”), as we believe that this is a better and more consistent measure of operating performance than total revenue.

 

The Company’s interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgment increases, such judgments become even more subjective. While management believes its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different than estimated. The critical accounting estimates and assumptions have not materially changed from those identified in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”) (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

Project Management

 

$

112,117

 

74.2

%

$

101,788

 

74.2

%

$

10,329

 

10.1

%

Construction Claims

 

39,024

 

25.8

 

35,461

 

25.8

 

3,563

 

10.0

 

Total

 

$

151,141

 

100.0

%

$

137,249

 

100.0

%

$

13,892

 

10.1

%

 

The increase in CFR included an organic increase of 9.4% primarily in the Middle East and the United States and an increase of 0.7% due to the acquisition of Cadogans in October 2014.

 

The increase in Project Management CFR was all organic and consisted of a $5,401,000 increase in foreign projects and an increase of $4,928,000 in domestic projects.  The increase in foreign Project Management CFR included an increase of $7,385,000 in the United Arab Emirates, $1,726,000 in Saudi Arabia and $916,000 in Qatar. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $1,331,000 in Brazil primarily due to an economic slow-down in the region.  The increase in domestic Project Management CFR was due primarily to increases in our Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Western regions.

 

The increase in Construction Claims CFR was comprised of an organic increase of 7.3% and a 2.7% increase from the acquisition of Cadogans.  The organic increase was primarily due to increases in the Middle East and Africa.

 

Reimbursable Expenses (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 

 

2014 

 

Change

 

Project Management

 

$

17,878

 

93.5

%

$

11,381

 

89.2

%

$

6,497

 

57.1

%

Construction Claims

 

1,249

 

6.5

 

1,383

 

10.8

 

(134

)

(9.7

)

Total

 

$

19,127

 

100.0

%

$

12,764

 

100.0

%

$

6,363

 

49.9

%

 

Reimbursable expenses consist of amounts paid to subcontractors and other third parties, and travel and other job-related expenses that are contractually reimbursable from clients. These items are reflected as separate line items in both our revenue and cost of services captions in our consolidated statements of operations. The increase in Project Management reimbursable expense is primarily due to higher use of subcontractors in our Northeast U.S. region, partially offset by decreased subcontractors in Oman.

 

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Cost of Services (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 

 

Change

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

68,731

 

79.5

%

61.3

%

$

62,752

 

79.8

%

61.6

%

$

5,979

 

9.5

%

Construction Claims

 

17,698

 

20.5

 

45.4

 

15,838

 

20.2

 

44.7

 

1,860

 

11.7

 

Total

 

$

86,429

 

100.0

%

57.2

%

$

78,590

 

100.0

%

57.3

%

$

7,839

 

10.0

%

 

Cost of services consists of labor expenses for time charged directly to contracts and non-reimbursable job-related travel and out-of-pocket expenses. The increase in Project Management cost of services is primarily due to increases in the Middle East and the United States in support of increased work.

 

The increase in the cost of services for Construction Claims was due primarily to increases in direct cost in the Middle East and Africa and the acquisition of Cadogans.

 

Gross Profit (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 

 

Change

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

43,386

 

67.0

%

38.7

%

$

39,036

 

66.5

%

38.4

%

$

4,350

 

11.1

%

Construction Claims

 

21,326

 

33.0

 

54.6

 

19,623

 

33.5

 

55.3

 

1,703

 

8.7

 

Total

 

$

64,712

 

100.0

%

42.8

%

$

58,659

 

100.0

%

42.7

%

$

6,053

 

10.3

%

 

The increase in Project Management gross profit included an increase of $2,126,000 from international operations, primarily due to increases from the Middle East, principally the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, partially offset by a decrease in Latin America. There was an increase in gross profit in the United States of $2,224,000, primarily in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Western regions.

 

The increase in Construction Claims gross profit was driven by increases in the Middle East, Africa and Cadogans, partially offset by a decrease in Asia/Pacific.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 

 

2014 

 

Change

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

SG&A Expenses

 

$

58,923

 

39.0

%

$

47,711

 

34.8

%

$

11,212

 

23.5

%

 

The increase in SG&A expenses included $548,000 due to the acquisition of Cadogans.

 

Discrete items which impacted SG&A expenses are as follows:

 

·                  A net credit of $4,948,000 in 2014 as a result of cash recoveries against the Libya Receivable; and

 

·                  A credit of $1,225,000 in 2013 due to a reduction of a price guarantee on shares of the Company’s common stock issued in connection with the CPI acquisition.

 

Other significant components of the change in SG&A are as follows:

 

·                  An increase in unapplied and indirect labor of $3,413,000 primarily due to beginning of the year pay increases and increases in staff in the Middle East in support of increased work. As a percentage of CFR, unapplied and indirect labor was slightly lower in 2015 at 24.9% compared to 25.3% in 2014; and

 

·                  An increase of $1,329,000 in bad debt expense including a write-off of $690,000 related to a litigation settlement.

 

Operating Profit (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

CFR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management before equity in losses of affiliates

 

$

12,788

 

11.4

%

$

15,891

 

10.8

%

$

(3,103

)

(15.1

)%

Equity in losses of affiliates

 

(183

)

(0.2

)

 

 

 

(183

)

N.M.

 

Total Project Management

 

12,605

 

11.2

 

15,891

 

10.8

 

(3,286

)

(20.7

)

Construction Claims

 

2,333

 

6.0

 

2,618

 

7.4

 

(285

)

(10.9

)

Corporate

 

(9,332

)

 

(7,561

)

 

 

(1,771

)

23.4

 

Total

 

$

5,606

 

3.7

%

$

10,948

 

4.4

%

$

(5,342

)

(48.8

)%

 

The decrease in Project Management operating profit was due to the net credit of $4,948,000 in 2014 related to the payment received in 2014 against the Libya Receivable offset by increases in the Middle East, primarily the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, partially offset by decreases in Latin America and Europe.

 

The decrease in Construction Claims operating profit was primarily due to decreases in Asia/Pacific and Europe, partially offset by an increase in the Middle East.

 

Corporate expenses increased by $1,771,000 which was primarily due to salary increases and information technology and depreciation costs in support of growing operations overseas. Corporate expenses increased by 23.4% compared to an

 

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increase of 10.1% in CFR. Corporate expenses represented 6.2% of CFR during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to 5.5% during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

Interest and Related Financing Fees, net

 

Net interest and related financing fees decreased $1,502,000 to $3,574,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared with $5,076,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014, primarily due to the 2014 interest accretion related to the previous term loan agreement which was refinanced in the third quarter of 2014.

 

Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized income tax expense of $1,184,000 and $324,000, respectively. The income tax expense in both periods was related to the pre-tax income generated from foreign operations without recognizing an income tax benefit related to the U.S. net operating loss which management believes the Company will not be able to utilize.

 

The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were 58.3% and 5.5%, respectively. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate in 2015 was primarily a result of a decrease in projected income and the mix of income among various foreign tax jurisdictions.

 

Net Earnings Attributable to Hill

 

The net earnings attributable to Hill International, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 were $702,000, or $0.01 per diluted common share based on 50,637,000 diluted common shares outstanding, as compared to net earnings in the first quarter of 2014 of $5,308,000, or $0.13 per diluted common share based upon 40,602,000 diluted common shares outstanding.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Regulation G, conditions for use of Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) financial measures, and other SEC regulations define and prescribe the conditions for use of certain Non-GAAP financial information. 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. We believe earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), in addition to operating profit, net earnings and other GAAP measures, is a useful indicator of our financial and operating performance and our ability to generate cash flows from operations that are available for taxes, capital expenditures and debt service. This measure, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, operating profit, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table is a reconciliation of EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in accordance with SEC Regulation S-K for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015 

 

2014 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Net earnings

 

$

702

 

$

5,308

 

Interest expense, net

 

3,574

 

5,076

 

Income tax expense

 

1,184

 

324

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,440

 

2,427

 

EBITDA

 

$

7,900

 

$

13,135

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As a result of the worldwide financial situation in recent years as well as the political unrest in Libya, we have had to rely more heavily on borrowings under our various credit facilities to provide funding for our operations.  See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our recent refinancing, credit facilities and term loan. At March 31, 2015, our primary sources of liquidity consisted of $25,785,000 of cash and cash equivalents, of which $22,243,000 was on deposit in foreign locations, and $8,141,000 of available borrowing capacity under our various credit facilities.  Approximately $16,327,000 of the cash on deposit in foreign locations is designated for working capital needs in those countries and the currency limitations related to Libyan dinars.  We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to support the reasonably anticipated cash needs of our operations over the next twelve months.  Also, significant unforeseen events, such as termination or cancellation of major contracts, could adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations. If market opportunities exist, we may choose to undertake financing actions to further enhance our liquidity, which could include our ability to borrow additional funds under our credit agreements, obtaining new bank debt or raising funds through capital market transactions. See “Sources of Additional Capital” for further information.

 

Uncertainties With Respect to Operations in Libya

 

We have open but inactive contracts with the Libyan Organization for the Development of Administrative Centres (“ODAC”).  Due to the civil unrest which commenced in Libya in February 2011, we suspended our operations in and demobilized substantially all of our personnel from Libya.  At December 31, 2012, the balance of the Libya Receivable was approximately $59,937,000.  Because of the continuing political instability in Libya, the Company established a reserve for the full amount of the receivable at December 31, 2012.  During 2013, the Company received payments against the Libya Receivable of approximately $2,880,000. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company received approximately $6,631,000 against the Libya Receivable and paid approximately $1,683,000 in agency fees and certain taxes related to the Libya Receivable which has been reflected as a $4,948,000 net reduction of selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the three-months ended March 31, 2014.  At March 31, 2015, after a decrease of approximately $1,459,000 due to the effect of foreign exchange translation losses, the Libya Receivable was approximately $48,967,000 which continues to be fully reserved.  It is management’s intention to continue to pursue collection of monies owed to the Company by ODAC and, if subsequent payments are received, the Company will reflect such receipts, net of any third party obligations related to the collections, as reductions of SG&A expenses.

 

Additional Capital Requirements

 

Our subsidiary, Hill International (Spain), S.A. (“Hill Spain”), owns an indirect 72% interest in Engineering S.A. (“ESA”), a firm located in Brazil.  ESA’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel (“ESA Put Option”) Hill Spain to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2021.  Hill Spain also has the right to compel (“ESA Call Option”) the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the same time period.  The purchase price for such shares shall be seven times the earnings before interest and taxes for ESA’s most recently ended fiscal year, net of any financial debt plus excess cash multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase, but in the event the ESA Call Option is exercised by Hill Spain, the purchase price shall be increased by five percent.  The ESA Put Option and the ESA Call Option must be made within three months after the audited financial statements of ESA have been completed.

 

On October 31, 2014, our subsidiary Hill International (UK) Ltd. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Angus Octan Scotland Ltd., which included its subsidiary companies Cadogan Consultants Ltd., Cadogan Consult Ltd. and Cadogan International Ltd. (collectively, “Cadogans”).  Total consideration for the acquisition was £2,719,000 (approximately $4,350,000 at the date of acquisition).  Cash payments of £2,000,000 ($3,200,000) were made during 2014.  The remaining payouts consist of a cash payment of £519,000 ($830,000) to be paid on October 31, 2015 plus a potential earn out based upon Cadogans’ average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the two-year period ending on October 31, 2016 (which amount shall not be less than £0 nor more than £200,000).

 

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Sources of Additional Capital

 

We have an effective registration statement on Form S-3 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register 20,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance and sale by us at various times in the future. The proceeds, if any, will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, subject to the restrictions of our Secured Credit Facility. We cannot predict the amount of proceeds from those future sales, if any, or whether there will be a market for our common stock at the time of any such offering or offerings to the public.

 

In addition, we have an effective registration statement on Form S-4 on file with the SEC to register 20,000,000 shares of our common stock for use in future acquisitions.  We cannot predict whether, in the future, we will offer these shares to potential sellers of businesses or assets we might consider acquiring or whether these shares will be acceptable as consideration by any potential sellers.

 

At March 31, 2015, we had $2,125,000 of available borrowing capacity under our domestic credit agreement and $6,016,000 of available borrowing capacity under our various foreign credit agreements.

 

We also have arrangements with other foreign banks for the issuance of letters of credit, letters of guarantee and performance bonds in a variety of foreign currencies. At March 31, 2015 we had approximately $43,496,000 of availability under these arrangements.

 

We cannot provide any assurance that any other sources of financing will be available, or if available, that the financing will be on terms acceptable to us.

 

Cash Flow Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents decreased by $4,339,000 to $25,785,000. Cash used in operations was $8,029,000, cash used in investing activities was $5,234,000 and cash provided by financing activities was $12,095,000. We also experienced a decrease in cash of $3,171,000 from the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

 

Operating Activities

 

Our operations used cash of $8,029,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This compares to cash used in operating activities of $4,499,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  We had consolidated net earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2015 amounting to $848,000 compared to net earnings of $5,548,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2014.  Depreciation and amortization was $2,440,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $2,427,000 during the first three months ended March 31, 2014; the increase in this category is due to the acquisition of Cadogans during the fourth quarter of 2014, partially offset by the full amortization of the shorter-lived intangible assets of companies which we acquired over the last several years.

 

Cash held in restricted accounts as collateral for the issuance of performance and advance payment bonds and letters of credit at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $15,682,000 and $16,007,000, respectively.

 

Average days sales outstanding (“DSO”) at March 31, 2015 was 88 days compared to 89 days at March 31, 2014.  DSO is a measure of our ability to collect our accounts receivable and is calculated by dividing the total of the period-end billed accounts receivable balance by average daily revenue (i.e., revenue for the quarter divided by 90 days).  The decrease in DSO in 2015 was because the increase in our revenue, due to the ramp-up on new work in the Middle East, outpaced the growth in our accounts receivable.  Also, the age of our receivables is adversely affected by the timing of payments from our clients in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, which have historically been slower than payments from clients in other geographic regions of the Company’s operations.

 

Although we continually monitor our accounts receivable, we manage our operating cash flows by managing the working capital accounts in total, rather than by individual elements. The primary elements of our working capital are accounts receivable, prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable and deferred revenue. Accounts receivable consist of billing

 

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to our clients for our consulting fees and other job-related costs. Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of prepayments for various selling, general and administrative costs, such as insurance, rent, maintenance, etc. Accounts payable consist of obligations to third parties relating primarily to costs incurred for specific engagements, including pass-through costs such as subcontractor costs. Deferred revenue consists of payments received from clients in advance of work performed.

 

From year to year, the components of our working capital accounts may reflect significant changes. The changes are due primarily to the timing of cash receipts and payments within our working capital accounts combined with increases in our receivables and payables relative to the increase in our overall business, as well as our acquisition activity.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $5,234,000 which was used to purchase leasehold improvements, computers, office equipment, furniture and fixtures.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $12,095,000. We received $12,266,000 from borrowings under our various credit facilities.  We also received $2,000 from purchases under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the exercise of stock options.  We paid out dividends to non-controlling interests in the amount of $173,000.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP, including industry specific guidance. The core principle of the ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The ASU requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The ASU will be effective for interim and annual periods commencing after December 15, 2016 and allows for both retrospective and prospective methods of adoption. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is in the process of determining the method of adoptions and assessing the impact of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

 

On April 7, 2015, the FASB has issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.  The amendments in this ASU require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this ASU.  The ASU is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company will adopt the ASU after the effective date.  The amendment will be applied on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented will be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance.

 

Quarterly Fluctuations

 

Our operating results vary from period to period as a result of the timing of projects and assignments. We do not believe that our business is seasonal.

 

Inflation

 

Although we are subject to fluctuations in the local currencies of the countries in which we operate, we do not believe that inflation will have a significant effect on our results of operations or our financial position.

 

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Backlog

 

We believe a strong indicator of our future performance is our backlog of uncompleted projects under contract or awarded. Our backlog represents management’s estimate of the amount of contracts and awards in hand that we expect to result in future consulting fee revenue. Project Management backlog is evaluated by management, on a project-by-project basis, and is reported for each period shown based upon the binding nature of the underlying contract, commitment or letter of intent, and other factors, including the economic, financial and regulatory viability of the project and the likelihood of the contract being extended, renewed or cancelled. Construction Claims backlog is based largely on management’s estimates of future revenue based on known construction claims assignments and historical results for new work. Because a significant number of construction claims may be awarded and completed within the same period, our actual construction claims revenue has historically exceeded backlog by a significant amount.

 

Our backlog is important to us in anticipating and planning for our operational needs. Backlog is not a measure defined in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and our methodology for determining backlog may not be comparable to the methodology used by other companies in determining their backlog.

 

At March 31, 2015, our backlog was approximately $995,000,000 compared to approximately $1,036,000,000 at December 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, backlog attributable to future work in Libya amounting to approximately $44,000,000 was excluded from our backlog in each period due to the uncertainty surrounding the Libya Receivable and the political instability in Libya. We estimate that approximately $442,000,000, or 44.4% of the backlog at March 31, 2015, will be recognized during the twelve months subsequent to March 31, 2015.

 

Although backlog reflects business that we consider to be firm, cancellations or scope adjustments may occur. Further, substantially all of our contracts with our clients may be terminated at will, in which case the client would only be obligated to us for services provided through the termination date. Historically, the impact of terminations and modifications on our realization of revenue from our backlog has not been significant, however, there can be no assurance that such changes will not be significant in the future. Furthermore, reductions of our backlog as a result of contract terminations and modifications may be offset by additions to the backlog.

 

We adjust backlog to reflect project cancellations, deferrals and revisions in scope and cost (both upward and downward) known at the reporting date. Future contract modifications or cancellations, however, may increase or reduce backlog and future revenue.

 

 

 

Total Backlog

 

12-Month Backlog

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2015 (Restated):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

946,000

 

95.1

%

$

394,000

 

89.1

%

Construction Claims

 

49,000

 

4.9

 

48,000

 

10.9

 

Total

 

$

995,000

 

100.0

%

$

442,000

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Management

 

$

990,000

 

95.6

%

$

421,000

 

90.1

%

Construction Claims

 

46,000

 

4.4

 

46,000

 

9.9

 

Total

 

$

1,036,000

 

100.0

%

$

467,000

 

100.0

%

 

Item 3.          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Refer to our 2014 Annual Report for a complete discussion of the Company’s market risk. There have been no material changes to the market risk information included in our 2014 Annual Report.

 

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Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.

 

In connection with filing the Original Form 10-Q, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.  Based on this evaluation, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

 

Subsequent to that evaluation, in connection with the restatement discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the 2014 Annual Report on Form10-K/A, management re-evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015. Management concluded that, due to the on-going remediation associated with the material weakness identified in our 2014 Annual Report on Form10-K/A, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of March 31, 2015 to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

For a more comprehensive discussion of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting identified by management as of December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, and the remedial measures undertaken to address these material weaknesses, investors are encouraged to review Item 9A, Disclosure Controls and Procedures, of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.  However, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our remediation efforts were ongoing during the three months ended March 31, 2015, and, other than those remediation efforts described in “Management’s Remediation Initiatives” in Item 9A of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, there were no other material changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

However, as explained in greater detail under Item 9A of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, we have, or are in the process of, implementing a broad range of remedial procedures to address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. Our efforts to improve our internal controls are ongoing and focused on:

 

·                  Enhancing existing procedures and controls to more thoroughly assess unusual significant items

·                  Enhancing our close the books processes at the corporate and local levels to ensure effective management reviews and communication with accounting personnel over the accounting for estimates and non-routine transactions.

 

Therefore, while there were no changes, other than the matter discussed above, in our internal control over financial reporting in the three months ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, we continued monitoring the operation of these remedial measures through the date of this on Form 10-Q/A.

 

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For a more comprehensive discussion of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting identified by management as of December 31, 2014, and the remedial measures undertaken to address these material weaknesses, investors are encouraged to review Item 9A, Controls and Procedures, in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

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Part II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

There has been no material changes pertaining to risk factors discussed in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, except as follows:

 

Provisions in our organizational documents, stockholder rights agreement, and Delaware law could discourage potential acquisition proposals, could delay or prevent a change in control of the Company that our stockholders may consider favorable and could adversely affect the market value of our common stock.

 

Provisions in our organizational documents and Delaware law could discourage potential acquisition proposals, could delay or prevent a change in control of the Company that our stockholders may consider favorable and could adversely affect the market value of our common stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions that:

 

·                                          Our Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our bylaws;

·                                          Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes of service with staggered three-year terms. This means that only one class of directors will be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective terms;

·                                          Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval;

·                                          Only our Board of Directors, our Chairman of the Board, our Chief Executive Officer or the holders of a majority in amount of our capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote may call a special meeting of stockholders; this means that minority stockholders cannot force stockholder consideration of a proposal, including a proposal to replace our Board of Directors, by calling a special meeting of stockholders prior to such time authorized by our Board of Directors, our Chairman of the Board, our Chief Executive Officer or the holders of a majority in amount of our capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote;

·                                          Our bylaws require advance notice for stockholder proposals and director nominations;

·                                          Our bylaws limit the removal of directors and the filling of director vacancies; and

·                                          We will indemnify officers and directors against losses that may incur in connection with investigations and legal proceedings resulting from their services to us, which may include services in connection with takeover defense measures.

 

These provisions may make it more difficult for stockholders to take specific corporate actions and could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

 

Our Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) that is intended to, among other things, ensure that all stockholders are protected from coercive and opportunistic takeover attempts.  Under the Rights Plan, stockholders receive one preferred share purchase right for each share of our common stock held.  Initially, these rights are not exercisable and will trade with the shares of our common stock.  With certain exceptions, the rights become exercisable if any person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of Hill’s common stock.  In that situation, each holder of a right (other than such person or members of such group, whose rights will become void and will not be exercisable) will be entitled to purchase a number of shares of our common stock that have a market value of twice the exercise price of the right.  The rights may substantially dilute the stock ownership of such person or members of such group acquiring without the approval of our board of directors, and the Rights Plan could make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire our Company or a significant percentage of our common stock, without first negotiating with our Board of Directors.

 

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In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law imposes certain restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between the Company and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock. This provision is applicable to Hill and may have an anti-takeover effect that may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in the stockholder’s best interest. In general, Section 203 could delay for three years and impose conditions upon “business combinations” between an “interested shareholder” and Hill, unless prior approval by our Board of Directors is given. The term “business combination” is defined broadly to include mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in financial benefit to a stockholder. An “interested shareholder,” in general, would be a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years, did own, 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.   Exhibits

 

31.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

31.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

32.1        Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

 

32.2        Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

 

101.INS   XBRL Instance Document(Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document (Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document (Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document (Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (Furnished for purposes of sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Hill International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 10, 2015

By:

/s/ David L. Richter

 

 

David L. Richter

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 10, 2015

By:

/s/ John Fanelli III

 

 

John Fanelli III

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 10, 2015

By:

/s/Ronald F. Emma

 

 

Ronald F. Emma

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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