RESTON, Va., Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS), a national security, health and engineering solutions company, today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended October 31, 2014.

Roger Krone, Leidos Chief Executive Officer commented: "Our financial and operational performance in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was solid. We are particularly pleased with our double digit growth in earnings, increased margins, and strong cash flow from operations.  As we continue to confront the challenges in the federal contracting market and the competitive landscape, we still have a lot of hard work ahead. However, this quarter was certainly a step in the right direction, and I am proud of our employees for their dedication and performance. I remain committed to driving substantial value for our employees, our customers, and our shareholders."

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 Summary Results

Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 were $1.28 billion, reflecting a revenue contraction of 10 percent, as compared to $1.41 billion in the prior year.

Operating income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $72 million, as compared to an operating loss from continuing operations of $5 million in the prior year. Operating income from continuing operations includes non-cash intangible impairments charges of $17 million. The prior year includes $87 million of bad debt expense, separation transaction and restructuring expenses, and non-cash intangible asset impairment charges.

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the third quarter was $0.51 compared to a diluted loss per share from continuing operations of $0.10 in the prior year. The diluted share count for the quarter was 74 million, down 12 percent from 84 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the third quarter was $0.65 compared to $0.49 in the prior year.

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 Segment Operating Results

National Security Solutions

National Security Solutions revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 decreased $105 million, or 10 percent, compared to the prior year. The revenue contraction was primarily attributable to contract activities tied to the drawdown of overseas U.S. military forces and reductions in defense and U.S. Government spending resulting from sequestration and budget cuts, and higher competition resulting in lower contract awards.

National Security Solutions operating income margin for the third quarter was 7.9 percent, up from 6.5 percent in the prior year primarily due to improved program execution and lower indirect costs compared to the prior year.

Health and Engineering

Health and Engineering revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 decreased $33 million, or 8 percent, compared to the prior year. The revenue contraction reflects lower sales in the commercial health consulting business and the security products business.

Health and Engineering operating income for the third quarter was $4 million compared to an operating loss of $30 million in the prior year. The third quarter of fiscal year 2015 included non-cash intangible impairment charges associated with the security products business of $14 million and the Plainfield fuel supply agreements of $3 million. In addition, the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was impacted by operating losses due to power generation shortfalls at the Plainfield biomass power plant and lower sales volumes from higher margin security products. The prior year quarter included bad debt expense of $43 million for receivables primarily related to two energy design-build construction projects and non-cash impairment charges for health customer related intangibles of $19 million.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other segment operating loss was $4 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared to $41 million in the prior year. The prior year includes separation transaction and restructuring expenses of $25 million and costs to establish infrastructures for the two companies of $11 million associated with the spin-off which was completed in the prior year quarter.

Nine Months Ended Fiscal Year 2015 Summary Results

Revenues for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 were $3.89 billion, reflecting a revenue contraction of 13 percent, as compared to $4.46 billion in the prior year.

Operating loss from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 was $251 million, as compared to operating income from continuing operations of $82 million in the prior year. Operating loss from continuing operations includes non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges of $527 million. The prior year includes $154 million of separation transaction and restructuring expenses, non-cash intangible asset impairment charges, and bad debt expense.

Diluted loss per share from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 was $4.75 compared to diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.40 in the prior year. The diluted share count was 75 million, down 11 percent from 84 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 was $1.84 compared to $1.63 in the prior year.

Cash Generation and Capital Deployment

Cash flow provided by operating activities of continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $179 million. Cash flows used in financing activities of continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $126 million which includes $102 million for the repurchase of debt and a cash dividend of $0.32 per share. The Company intends to continue paying dividends on a quarterly basis, although the declaration of any future dividends will be determined by the Company's Board of Directors each quarter and will depend on earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors.

As of October 31, 2014, the Company had $418 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.2 billion in long-term debt.

New Business Awards

New business bookings totaled $1.19 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 0.9.

Notable recent awards received include:

• Intelligence Community. The Company was awarded contracts valued at $626 million, if all options are exercised, by U.S. national security and intelligence clients. Though the specific nature of these contracts is classified, they all encompass mission-critical services that help to counter global threats and strengthen national security.
   
• National Institutes of Health. The Company was awarded a prime contract by the National Institutes of Health to provide information technology service in support of the Electronic Research Administration . The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a total contract value of approximately $113 million, if all options are exercised.
   
• U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The Company was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to provide research and development and testing services in support of the Threat Warning and Countermeasures program for the AFRL Sensors Directorate. The single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a six-year period of performance and a total contract value of approximately $49 million.
   
• U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The Company was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to research, develop, and test electronic warfare and sensor technologies for the AFRL Spectrum Warfare Division, Sensors Directorate for the Advanced Novel Spectrum Warfare Environment Research program. The multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a seven-year period of performance and a total contract value of $47 million for all awardees.
   
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Company was awarded a prime contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide geospatial solutions to the GEOINT Data Services program. The single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed fee contract has a one-year base period of performance, three one-year options and a total contract value of $31 million, if the options are exercised.
   
• Naval Medical Logistics Command. The Company was awarded a prime contract by the Naval Medical Logistics Command to provide services in support of the Naval Health Research Center's, Department of Defense, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program. The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a total contract value of approximately $14 million, if all options are exercised.
   
• Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. The Company was awarded a multi-million dollar prime contract from Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a condensate splitter at Magellan's Corpus Christi, Texas, processing and storage terminal. The Company will use its DesignBuild^SM services to design and install the single, 50,000 bpd train to process the Eagle Ford condensate feed, making Leidos a valuable adviser to Magellan in expanding their midstream processing capabilities.

The Company's backlog of signed business orders at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $8.3 billion, of which $2.7 billion was funded.  As compared to the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2014, total backlog decreased 16 percent and funded backlog decreased 10 percent. Backlog does not include any estimate of future task orders expected to be awarded under IDIQ, GSA Schedule or other master agreement contract vehicles.

Forward Guidance

The Company reaffirms its fiscal year 2015 guidance:

• Revenues of $4.9 billion to $5.1 billion;
   
• Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.10 to $2.30; and
   
• Cash flows provided by operating activities from continuing operations of at or above $300 million.

Fiscal year 2015 guidance excludes the impact of potential future acquisitions and other non-ordinary course items.

About Leidos

Leidos management will discuss operations and financial results in an earnings conference call beginning at 8 a.m. eastern on December 3, 2014.  A live audio broadcast of the conference call along with a supplemental presentation will be available to the public through links on the Investor Relations section of the Leidos web site (http://investors.leidos.com).

Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world's toughest challenges in national security, health and engineering. The Company's approximately 20,000 employees support vital missions for our government and the commercial sector, develop innovative solutions to drive better outcomes and defend our Nation's digital and physical infrastructure from 'new world' threats. Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia with employees located worldwide. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release contain or are based on "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guidance" and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements in this release include, among others, estimates of future revenues, operating income, earnings, earnings per share, charges, backlog, outstanding shares and cash flows, as well as statements about future dividends, share repurchases and acquisitions. These statements reflect our belief and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Actual performance and results may differ materially from the guidance and other forward-looking statements made in this release depending on a variety of factors, including: changes to our reputation and relationships with government agencies, developments in the U.S. Government defense budget, including budget reductions, implementation of spending cuts (sequestration) or changes in budgetary priorities; delays in the U.S. Government budget process; delays in the U.S. Government contract procurement process or the award of contracts; delays or loss of contracts as result of competitor protests; changes in U.S. Government procurement rules, regulations and practices; changes in interest rates and other market factors out of our control; our compliance with various U.S. Government and other government procurement rules and regulations; governmental reviews, audits and investigations of our Company; our ability to effectively compete and win contracts with the U.S. Government and other customers; our ability to attract, train and retain skilled employees, including our management team, and to obtain security clearances for our employees;  the mix of our contracts and our ability to accurately estimate costs associated with our firm-fixed-price and other contracts; our ability to realize as revenues the full amount of our backlog; our ability to comply with certain agreements entered into in connection with the CityTime matter; cybersecurity, data security or other security threats, systems failures or other disruptions of our business; resolution of legal and other disputes with our customers and others or legal or regulatory compliance issues; our ability to effectively acquire businesses and make investments; our ability to maintain relationships with prime contractors, subcontractors and joint venture partners; our ability to manage performance and other risks related to customer contracts, including complex engineering or design build projects; our ability to profitably operate and recover our investment in the Plainfield Renewable Energy project; the failure of our inspection or detection systems to detect threats; the adequacy of our insurance programs designed to protect us from significant product or other liability claims; our ability to manage risks associated with our international business; our ability to declare future dividends based on our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors, including compliance with applicable laws and contractual agreements; risks associated with the September 2013 spin-off of our technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services business, such as disruption to business operations, or a failure to realize the expected benefits of the September 2013 spin-off; and our ability to execute our business plan and long-term management initiatives effectively and to overcome these and other known and unknown risks that we face. These are only some of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this release. For further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to the filings we make from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Legal Proceedings" sections of our latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which may be viewed or obtained through the Investor Relations section of our web site at www.leidos.com.

All information in this release is as of December 3, 2014. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update the guidance or any other forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in the Company's expectations. The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.

CONTACTS:

Investor Relations:
Kelly P. Hernandez
571.526.6404
Kelly.P.Hernandez@leidos.com

Media Relations:
Melissa Koskovich
571.526.6851
Melissa.I.Koskovich@leidos.com

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