UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2014
ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-89756 | 54-2061691 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1300
McLean, VA 22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 918-4480
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
The information in this report set forth under Item 7.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 14, 2014, Alion Science and Technology Corporation (Alion or the Company) disclosed the following non-public information.
Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Company’s Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2010, as amended) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, was approximately $69.5 million, and for the three months ended December 31, 2013, was approximately $15.3 million. The calculation and reconciliation to the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is included in the table below.
Non-GAAP Measures—Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA Calculations
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Calculation of Consolidated Net Income | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (18,462 | ) | $ | (44,032 | ) | ||
Less: Gain on asset sales | — | (157 | ) | |||||
Less: Debt extinguishment gain | — | (3,913 | ) | |||||
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Consolidated Net Income | $ | (18,462 | ) | $ | (48,102 | ) | ||
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Calculation of Consolidated EBITDA | ||||||||
Consolidated Net Income | $ | (18,462 | ) | $ | (48,102 | ) | ||
Plus: Interest expense | 18,948 | 75,728 | ||||||
Plus: Income tax expense | 1,745 | 6,978 | ||||||
Plus: Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,305 | 6,166 | ||||||
Plus: Non-cash stock-based compensation expense | 1 | (228 | ) | |||||
Less: Cash paid for stock-based compensation | — | — | ||||||
Plus: Non-cash ESOP and 401(k) contributions | 3,576 | 14,023 | ||||||
Plus: Employee salary deferrals used to purchase Alion common stock | 412 | 1,834 | ||||||
Less: Cash paid for ESOP obligations | (238 | ) | (1,515 | ) | ||||
Plus: Non-cash LTIP expense | 804 | 2,343 | ||||||
Less: Cash paid for LTIP grants | — | (1,816 | ) | |||||
Plus: Non-recurring expenses | 7,216 | 14,130 | ||||||
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Consolidated EBITDA | $ | 15,307 | $ | 69,541 | ||||
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EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is not a measure under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). EBITDA is a common non-GAAP financial metric in the government contracting industry, in part because it excludes from performance the effects of a company’s capital structure, in particular taxes and interest. EBITDA does not measure operating income, profitability, cash flows or liquidity in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA has important limitations on its usefulness as an analytical tool.
Alion’s Credit Agreement includes the contractually defined term “Consolidated EBITDA.” Under Alion’s Credit Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA is used to measure our ability to meet our debt covenants. Consolidated
EBITDA also is not defined under GAAP and does not measure operating income, operating performance, profitability, cash flow or liquidity in accordance with GAAP, and it also has important limitations on its usefulness as an analytical tool. As reflected in the table above, Consolidated EBITDA adjusts Consolidated Net Income by adding back certain non-cash expenses and deducting certain cash payments.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 18, 2014
| ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | ||
| /s/ Barry M. Broadus | ||
| Name: | Barry M. Broadus | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |