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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333–89756

 

 

 

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Alion Science and Technology Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   54–2061691

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation of Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1300

McLean, VA 22102

(703) 918–4480

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number with Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

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. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨    Accelerated Filer   ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

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

The number of shares outstanding of Alion Science and Technology Corporation Common Stock as of

August 8, 2013 was: Common Stock 6,831,791

 

 

 


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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

     1   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

     1   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

     2   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

     3   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     4   

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

     32   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     49   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     50   
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     51   

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     51   

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

     51   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     51   

Item 4. Mine Saftey Disclosures

     51   

Item 5. Other Information

     51   

Item 6. Exhibits

     52   


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

As of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012

 

     June 30,     September 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands, except share and
per share information)
 

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19,976      $ 27,227   

Accounts receivable, net

     185,197        175,293   

Receivable due from ESOP Trust

     —         1,129   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,291        5,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     211,464        209,097   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     9,640        10,605   

Intangible assets, net

     2,356        5,242   

Goodwill

     398,921        398,921   

Other assets

     10,484        11,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 632,865      $ 635,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

    

Interest payable

   $ 15,749      $ 17,658   

Trade accounts payable

     66,599        44,793   

Accrued liabilities

     43,058        52,460   

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

     37,596        39,926   

Billings in excess of revenue earned

     4,251        2,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     167,253        157,503   

Secured Notes

     318,315        306,502   

Unsecured Notes

     238,597        242,923   

Accrued compensation and benefits, excluding current portion

     6,090        5,905   

Non-current portion of lease obligations

     12,946        12,364   

Deferred income taxes

     56,386        51,156   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Redeemable common stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 6,831,791 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013; 8,000,000 shares authorized and 6,731,889 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012

     111,017        110,740   

Common stock warrants

     20,785        20,785   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (149     (149

Accumulated deficit

     (298,375     (272,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and accumulated deficit

   $ 632,865      $ 635,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (In thousands, except share and per share information)  

Contract revenue

   $ 220,947      $ 211,514        646,557        598,517   

Direct contract expense

     174,314        165,042        509,911        461,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     46,633        46,472        136,646        136,700   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     20,929        22,926        64,841        69,393   

General and administrative

     14,017        11,957        39,025        37,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     11,687        11,589        32,780        29,434   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     10        15        44        56   

Interest expense

     (18,982     (18,793     (56,814     (56,130

Other

     (24     67        16        (50

Gain on debt extinguishment

     1,966        —         1,966        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     (17,030     (18,711     (54,788     (56,124

Loss before taxes

     (5,343     (7,122     (22,008     (26,690

Income tax expense

     (1,744     (1,744     (5,231     (5,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (7,087   $ (8,866     (27,239     (31,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (1.01   $ (1.39     (4.02     (5.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and weighted average common shares outstanding

     6,989,107        6,373,626        6,769,854        6,108,874   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (7,087   $ (8,866     (27,239     (31,921

Other comprehensive income:

        

Postretirement actuarial gains

     —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (7,087   $ (8,866     (27,239     (31,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (27,239   $ (31,921

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     5,937        8,620   

Bad debt expense

     367        302   

Paid-in-kind interest

     4,902        4,806   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     7,920        7,808   

Incentive and stock-based compensation

     1,556        628   

Gain on debt extinguishment

     (1,966     —    

Deferred income taxes

     5,231        5,231   

Other gains

     (153     (95

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (10,270     (15,772

Other assets

     (849     1,954   

Trade accounts payable

     21,806        7,367   

Accrued liabilities

     (5,877     6,515   

Interest payable

     (1,909     (1,538

Other liabilities

     1,744        (1,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     1,200        (7,179

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (952     (2,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (952     (2,339

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Repurchase Unsecured Notes

     (3,005     —    

Revolver borrowings

     3,201        26,000   

Revolver repayments

     (3,201     (26,000

Loan to ESOP Trust

     (1,907     (477

ESOP loan repayment

     1,907        477   

Redeemable common stock purchased from ESOP Trust

     (6,660     (4,836

Redeemable common stock sold to ESOP Trust

     2,166        1,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (7,499     (3,534

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,251     (13,052

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     27,227        20,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 19,976      $ 7,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 45,845      $ 44,999   

Cash paid for taxes

     —         —    

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Common stock issued to ESOP Trust in satisfaction of employer contribution liability

   $ 7,198      $ 7,114   

Landlord-funded tenant improvements

   $ 493      $ 1,810   

Paid-in-kind notes issued

   $ 6,500      $ 6,373   

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Description and Formation of the Business

Alion Science and Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company, Alion or we) provide advanced engineering, information technology, naval architecture and operational solutions to strengthen national security and drive business results. For customers in defense, civilian government, foreign governments and commercial industries worldwide, Alion’s engineered solutions support smarter decision-making and enhanced readiness in rapidly-changing environments.

Alion was formed as a for-profit S-Corporation in October 2001, to purchase substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of IIT Research Institute (IITRI), a not-for-profit corporation controlled by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). In December 2002, Alion acquired substantially all of IITRI’s assets and liabilities except its Life Sciences Operation, for $127.3 million. Prior to that, the Company’s activities were organizational in nature. In 2010, the Company became a C corporation when it ceased to qualify as an S corporation.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alion Science and Technology Corporation (a Delaware corporation), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and include the accounts of Alion and its wholly-owned subsidiaries from their date of acquisition or formation. All inter-company accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. There have been no changes to Alion’s subsidiaries in the current fiscal year.

In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications that are necessary for fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012.

Fiscal, Quarter and Interim Periods

Alion’s fiscal year ends on September 30. The Company operates based on a three-month quarter, four-quarter fiscal year with quarters ending December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30.

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported for assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of financial statement dates, and amounts reported for operating results for each period presented. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates, but management does not believe such differences will materially affect Alion’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Certain items in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Alion formerly presented operating expenses in the aggregate. Beginning fiscal year 2013, the Company reports general and administrative expense separately from other operating expenses on the face of the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Revenue Recognition

Alion derives its revenue from delivering technology services under three types of contracts. Some contracts provide for reimbursement of costs plus fees; others are fixed-price or time-and-material type contracts. We recognize revenue when a contract has been executed, the contract price is fixed or determinable, delivery of services or products has occurred, and our ability to collect the contract price is considered reasonably assured. Alion applies the percentage-of-completion method in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 605 – Revenue Recognition to recognize revenue.

Alion recognizes revenue on cost-reimbursement contracts as it incurs costs and includes estimated fees earned. The Company recognizes time-and-material contract revenue at negotiated, fixed, contractually billable rates as it delivers labor hours and incurs other direct expenses. We use various performance measures under the percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenue for fixed-price contracts. Estimating contract costs at completion and recognizing revenue appropriately involve significant management estimates. Actual costs may differ from estimated costs and affect estimated profitability and revenue recognition timing. From time to time, facts develop that require us to revise estimated total costs or expected revenue. We record the cumulative effect of revised estimates in the period when the facts requiring revised estimates become known. We recognize the full amount of anticipated losses on any contract in the period a loss becomes known. For each of the periods presented, the cumulative effects of revised estimates were immaterial to the Company’s financial performance.

U.S. federal government contracts are subject to periodic funding by our contracting agency customers. A customer may fund a contract at inception or incrementally throughout the period of performance as services are provided. If we determine contract funding is not probable, we defer revenue recognition until realization is probable. The federal government can audit Alion’s contract costs and adjust amounts through negotiation. The federal government considers Alion a major contractor and maintains an office on site. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is currently auditing our 2007 claimed indirect costs. We are negotiating our 2006 indirect rates and have settled our rates through 2005. We timely submitted our indirect cost proposals for all open fiscal years. We have recorded revenue on federal government contracts in amounts we expect to realize.

We recognize revenue on unpriced change orders as we incur expenses and only to the extent it is probable we will recover such costs. The Company recognizes revenue in excess of costs on unpriced change orders only when management can also estimate beyond a reasonable doubt the amount of excess and experience provides a sufficient basis for recognition. Alion recognizes revenue on claims as expenses are incurred and only to the extent it is probable we will recover such costs and can reliably estimate the amount we will recover.

Income Taxes

Alion accounts for income taxes by applying the provisions in currently enacted tax laws. We determine deferred income taxes based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of our assets and liabilities. Deferred income tax provisions and benefits change as assets or liabilities change from year to year. In providing for deferred taxes, Alion considers the tax regulations of the jurisdictions where we operate; estimated future taxable income; and available tax planning strategies. If tax regulations, operating results or the ability to implement tax-planning strategies change, the carrying value of deferred tax assets and liabilities may require adjustment.

Alion has a history of operating losses for both tax and financial statement purposes. The Company has recorded valuation allowances equal to deferred tax assets based on the likelihood that we may not be able to realize the value of these assets. Alion recognizes the benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would “more likely than not” sustain our position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the “more likely than not” threshold, we recognize the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.

Going Concern Assumption

Each year management assesses Alion’s financial capabilities, its forecast cash flows and its liquidity to determine whether it is appropriate for the Company to report its financial position on a going concern basis. Management believes that in the current fiscal year Alion will generate sufficient revenue and cash flow to meet debt service requirements, fund operations and comply with the minimum Consolidated EBITDA covenant in Alion’s revolving credit agreement. Management’s going concern determination is based on current forecasts for which future results could differ materially due to general economic uncertainties, sequestration’s effect on government spending levels this fiscal year, and risks associated with future federal government procurement and contracting actions.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Based on management’s going concern determination, Alion’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability of assets or the amounts of liabilities that may result from resolving uncertainties about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Alion depends heavily on federal government prime contracts and subcontracts which account for nearly all the Company’s revenue. Interruptions in the government funding process, whether from federal budget delays, debt ceiling limitations, sequestration or Department of Defense spending cuts could materially adversely affect the Company’s revenue and cash flows for the balance of this fiscal year and beyond. This could cause Alion to be unable to fund operations, meet debt service requirements or comply with the revolving credit agreement Consolidated EBITDA covenant.

If Alion were unable to meet the revolving credit agreement Consolidated EBITDA covenant, the Company would be unable to borrow funds and could be required to immediately repay any amount then outstanding under the revolving credit agreement. The Company could seek a covenant waiver or an amendment to the revolving credit agreement in order to preserve its ability to borrow funds as and when needed. Management can provide no assurance that Alion would be able to obtain an amendment or waiver, or if one were available, that the terms would be favorable. If the Company were unable to obtain a requested waiver or amendment, it might be unable to pay its debts as they became due.

In each of the past three fiscal years, Alion generated sufficient cash flow from operations to fulfill its financial commitments. Nevertheless, management does not expect current operations to generate sufficient cash flow for Alion to be able to repay its outstanding debt when it becomes due in fiscal 2015. The Company will need to identify additional sources of cash to re-finance or retire its existing debt. Management can provide no assurance such additional financing will be available, and if available, that terms would be favorable.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers cash in banks, and deposits with financial institutions with maturities of three months or less at time of purchase which it can liquidate without prior notice or penalty, to be cash and cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable and Billings in Excess of Revenue Earned

Accounts receivable include billed accounts receivable and unbilled receivables. Unbilled receivables consist of costs and fees which are billable upon occurrence of a specific event, amounts billable after the balance sheet date and revenue in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts (accumulated project expenses and fees which were not billed or were not currently billable as of the date of the consolidated balance sheet). Unbilled accounts receivable include revenue recognized for customer-requested work Alion performed on new and existing contracts for which the Company had not received contracts or contract modifications. Accounts receivable are stated as estimated realized value. The allowance for doubtful accounts is Alion’s best estimate of the amount of probable losses in the Company’s existing billed and unbilled accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance using specific identification and historical write-off experience based on receivable age. Billings in excess of revenue and advance collections from customers represent amounts received from or billed to customers in excess of project revenue recognized to date.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Leasehold improvements, software and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs that do not add significant value or significantly lengthen an asset’s useful life are charged to current operations. Software and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (typically 3 years for software and 5 years for equipment). Leasehold improvements are amortized on the straight-line method over the shorter of the asset’s estimated useful life or the life of the lease. Upon sale or retirement of an asset, costs and related accumulated depreciation are deducted from the accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill

Alion assigns the purchase price paid to acquire the stock or assets of a business to the net assets acquired based on the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is the purchase price in excess of the estimated fair value of the tangible net assets and separately identified intangible assets acquired. There have been no changes to goodwill carrying value this year.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC 350 – Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. Alion operates in one segment and tests goodwill at the reporting unit level. There are two reporting units. We review goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter each year, and whenever events or circumstances indicate goodwill might be impaired. We are required to recognize an impairment loss to the extent our goodwill carrying value at the reporting unit level exceeds fair value. Evaluating goodwill involves significant management estimates. To date, our annual reviews have resulted in no goodwill impairment adjustments. See Note 8 for a detailed discussion of the Company’s goodwill impairment testing process.

Intangible Assets

Alion amortizes intangible assets as it consumes economic benefits over estimated useful lives. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $2.4 million in net intangible assets, including contracts purchased in the JJMA acquisition and internally-developed software and engineering designs. The JJMA contract is amortized over a 13 year useful life.

Redeemable Common Stock

There is no public market for Alion’s redeemable common stock and therefore no observable price for its equity, individually or in the aggregate. The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust holds all the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under certain circumstances, ESOP beneficiaries can require the ESOP Trust to distribute the value of their beneficial interests. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) require the Company to offer ESOP participants who receive Alion common stock a liquidity put right. The put right requires the Company to purchase distributed shares at their then-current fair market value at any time during two put option periods. Common stock distributed by the ESOP Trust is subject to a right of first refusal. Prior to any subsequent transfer, shares must first be offered to the Company and then to the ESOP Trust. Eventual redemption of shares of Alion common stock as a result of distributions is outside the Company’s control. Therefore, Alion classifies its outstanding shares of redeemable common stock as other than permanent equity.

At each reporting date, Alion is required to increase or decrease the reported value of its outstanding common stock to reflect its estimated redemption value. Management estimates the value of Alion’s obligation to repurchase its outstanding shares of redeemable common stock by considering, in part, the most recent price at which the Company was able to sell shares to the ESOP Trust. The reported value of outstanding redeemable common stock equals the current share price multiplied by total shares issued and outstanding.

In its fiduciary capacity, the ESOP Trustee is independent of the Company and its management. Consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities, the ESOP Trustee retains an independent third party valuation firm to assist it in determining the fair market value (share price) at which the ESOP Trustee may acquire or dispose of investments in Alion common stock. The Audit and Finance Committee of Alion’s Board of Directors reviews the reasonableness of the amount management has determined Alion should recognize for the Company’s obligation to repurchase shares of its outstanding redeemable common stock. The Audit and Finance Committee considers various factors in its review, including, in part, the most recent valuation report prepared for, and the share price selected by the ESOP Trustee.

Alion records changes in the reported value of its outstanding common stock through an offsetting charge or credit to accumulated deficit. The Company recognizes changes in the fair value of its redeemable common stock on March 31 and September 30 each year. The accumulated deficit at June 30, 2013, included an $11.9 million cumulative benefit for changes in share price which reduced the Company’s aggregate share redemption obligation. Outstanding redeemable common stock had an aggregate fair value of approximately $111.0 million as of June 30, 2013.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Alion is subject to credit risk for its cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company believes the high credit quality of its cash equivalent investments limits its credit risk with respect to such investments. Alion believes its concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited as the receivables are principally due from the federal government. Approximately 14% of the Company’s receivables are due from commercial customers including other prime contractors.

 

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ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Alion is required to disclose the fair value of its financial instruments but is not required to record its senior long-term debt at fair value. See Note 10 for a discussion of Alion’s long-term debt and Note 11 for the related fair value disclosures. The fair value of cash, cash equivalents, accounts payable and accounts receivable does not differ materially from carrying value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

Alion accounts for operating leases entered into in the routine course of business in accordance with ASC 840 – Leases. We have no off-balance sheet financing arrangements other than operating leases and letters of credit under our revolving credit facility. Alion has no relationship with any unconsolidated or special purpose entity and has not issued any associated guarantees.

(3) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and ESOP Trust

In December 2001, the Company adopted the Alion Science and Technology Corporation Employee Ownership, Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan, the KSOP) and established the ESOP Trust. The Plan, a tax qualified retirement plan, includes an ESOP and a 401(k) component. In April 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a determination letter that the ESOP Trust and the Plan, as amended and restated as of October 1, 2006, including Plan amendments executed in June 2009 and May 2010 qualify under IRC Sections 401(a) and 501(a).

In August 2008, Alion amended the Trust Agreement between the Company and the ESOP Trust. In June 2011, the Company amended the Plan to eliminate the one year service requirement for employer 401(k) matching contributions; to automatically enroll new hires in the Plan’s 401(k) component; and to designate profit sharing contributions exclusively in Alion common stock. The Company believes the Plan and the ESOP Trust have been designed and are being operated in compliance with applicable IRC requirements.

(4) Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding excluding the impact of warrants. The warrants are anti-dilutive for all periods presented even after including required adjustments to the earnings per share numerator.

The Company issued warrants to purchase 602,614 shares of Alion common stock in connection with issuing its Secured Notes. The Secured Note warrants have a penny per share exercise price, are currently exercisable and expire March 15, 2017. Secured Note warrants are not redeemable or puttable; they are classified as permanent equity.

(5) Redeemable Common Stock

The ESOP Trust owns all of Alion’s issued and outstanding common stock, for the benefit of current and former employee participants in the Alion KSOP. Participants and beneficiaries are entitled to a distribution of the fair value of their vested ESOP account balance upon death, disability, retirement or termination of employment. The Plan permits distributions to be paid over a five year period commencing the year after a participant’s retirement at age 65, death or disability. Alion can delay distributions to other terminating participants for six years before commencing payment over a subsequent five year period. The Company intends to pay distribution requests in annual installments and defer initial payments as permitted.

Terminating ESOP participants can hold or immediately sell their distributed shares to the Company. If a participant elects to hold distributed shares, the IRC and ERISA require Alion to offer a put option to allow the recipient to sell stock to Alion at the estimated fair value share price based on the most recent price at which the Company was able to sell shares to the ESOP Trust ($16.25 at March 31, 2013). The put right requires Alion to purchase distributed shares during two put option periods at then-current fair market value. Consistent with its duty of independence from Alion management and its fiduciary responsibilities, the ESOP Trustee retains an independent third party valuation firm to assist it in determining the fair market value (share price) at which the Trustee may acquire or dispose of investments in Alion common stock.

Alion management determines, and the Board of Directors’ Audit and Finance Committee reviews, the reasonableness of Alion’s recorded redeemable common stock liability. The Audit and Finance Committee considers various factors in its review, including in part, the ESOP valuation report and the share price selected by the ESOP Trustee. Management considers the share price selected by the ESOP Trustee along with other factors in estimating Alion’s aggregate liability for outstanding redeemable common stock. A limited number of participants who beneficially acquired shares of Alion common stock on December 20, 2002, can sell such shares distributed from their accounts at the greater of $10.00 or the current estimated fair value share price.

 

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Although the Company and the ESOP retain the right to delay distributions consistent with the terms of the Plan, and to control the circumstances of future distributions, eventual redemption of shares of Alion common stock is deemed to be outside the Company’s control.

(6) Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable at June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,     September 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Billed receivables and amounts billable as of the balance sheet date

   $ 107,006      $ 94,028   

Unbilled receivables:

    

Amounts billable after the balance sheet date

     45,080        48,730   

Revenues recorded in excess of milestone billings on fixed price contracts

     2,836        2,666   

Revenues recorded in excess of estimated contract value or funding

     18,634        18,998   

Retainages and other amounts billable upon contract completion

     15,391        15,016   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (3,750     (4,145
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Accounts Receivable

   $ 185,197      $ 175,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Billed accounts receivable include invoices issued to customers for services performed as of the balance sheet date. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recognized as of the balance sheet date for which Alion has yet to issue invoices to customers. Amounts that are currently billable are expected to be invoiced to customers within the next twelve months. Fixed-price contract revenue in excess of milestone billings is not yet contractually billable. Revenue in excess of contract value or funding is billable when Alion receives contract amendments or modifications. Approximately $149.4 million (79%) and $138.9 million (77%) of contract receivables at June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 were from federal government prime contracts.

Alion recognized $81.9 million in revenue in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts as of June 30, 2013, including approximately $18.6 million for customer-requested work for which the Company had not received contracts or contract modifications. At September 30, 2012, Alion had recognized $85.4 million in revenue in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts including approximately $19.0 million for customer-requested work for which the Company had not received contracts or contract modifications.

Retainages and other unbilled amounts are billable upon contract completion or completion of DCAA audits. In keeping with industry practice, Alion classifies all contract-related accounts receivable as current assets based on contractual operating cycles which frequently exceed one year. Except for $15.4 million at June 30, 2013, the Company expects to invoice and collect unbilled receivables within the next twelve months.

(7) Property, Plant and Equipment

 

     June 30,     September 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Leasehold improvements

   $ 12,897      $ 12,168   

Equipment and software

     34,968        35,562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost

     47,865        47,730   

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (38,225     (37,125
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

   $ 9,640      $ 10,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation for fixed assets and leasehold amortization expense was approximately $778 thousand and $1.0 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012; it was $2.4 million and $2.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

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(8) Goodwill

The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets according to ASC – 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (ASC 350) which requires that Alion review goodwill at least annually for impairment or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate goodwill might be impaired. The Company performs this review at the end of each fiscal year. As of September 30, 2012, Alion had approximately $398.9 million in goodwill. There were no changes to the goodwill carrying amount for the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, nor were there any significant events this quarter that indicated a potential impairment to goodwill as of June 30, 2013.

Alion operates in one segment and tests goodwill at the reporting unit level. Each of Alion’s two reporting units delivers a similar set of professional engineering, scientific and technical services to a wide array of federal government customers, principally within the Department of Defense. Each reporting unit provides the full range of services Alion offers to customers overall.

Alion’s management has organized reporting units based on managerial responsibility and administrative structure, contract portfolios, and the availability of discrete financial information. Management evaluates reporting unit financial performance based on contract revenue and non-GAAP operating income. Alion does not maintain reporting unit balance sheets and does not track cash flows by reporting unit.

Management identifies reporting units as “sectors” which in turn include lower level business units identified as “groups” consisting of still lower level “operations.” For each business combination, management assigned the goodwill arising from acquisitions to the reporting unit or units expected to benefit from the synergies of each business combination. Coincident with its goodwill determination and purchase price allocation, management assigned assets acquired to reporting units based on the unit or units anticipated to utilize such assets. Management did not allocate to reporting units the liabilities arising from business combinations. Alion’s reporting units are the Engineering and Integration Solutions Sector (EISS) and the Technology, Engineering and Operational Solutions Sector (TEOSS). Management assigned $197.0 million in goodwill to EISS and $201.9 million in goodwill to TEOSS. Management determined that, on an enterprise value basis, Alion’s reporting units have positive carrying value.

Alion completed its most recent goodwill impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 and concluded no goodwill impairment existed as of September 30, 2012. Management determined the totality of events and circumstances would not have supported a decision to roll forward its prior year goodwill impairment analysis and avoid performing a step one goodwill impairment analysis. Management chose to perform a step one analysis which supported a lower enterprise value for Alion as of September 2012 compared to September 2011. September 2012 estimated discounted future cash flows declined 11% compared to September 2011. The estimated fair value of Alion’s outstanding debt increased approximately seven percent from September 2011 to September 2012. As a result of changes in Alion’s estimated enterprise fair value, the estimated fair value of Alion’s outstanding redeemable common stock declined approximately 21% from September 2011 to September 2012.

As of September 30, 2012, the estimated fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. Consistent with prior years’ disclosures, the decline in discounted cash flows for 2012 compared to 2011 did not result in a goodwill impairment. The results of Alion’s step one impairment testing make it unlikely that a reasonably probable change in assumptions would have triggered an impairment. A hypothetical 10% decrease in fair value would not have resulted in impairment to goodwill for either reporting unit or triggered the need to perform additional step two analyses for either reporting unit.

The table below sets out for each reporting unit as of September 30, 2012: the goodwill assigned to each reporting unit; reporting unit carrying value; reporting unit estimated fair value; and the excess of estimated fair value over carrying value for each reporting unit. Management used the reporting unit estimated fair values presented below in testing goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012.

 

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     Goodwill      Carrying
Value
     Estimated
Fair
Value
     Excess of
Estimated
Fair Value
over
Carrying
Value
 
     at September 30, 2012  

Sector

   (In millions, except percentages)  

TEOSS

   $ 201.9       $ 197.7       $ 258.4       $ 60.7         31

EISS

     197.0         193.2         227.6         34.4         18
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 398.9       $ 390.9       $ 486.0       $ 95.1         24
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

(9) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist primarily of contracts acquired through the Anteon and JJMA transactions. The table below shows intangible assets as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012.

 

     June 30, 2013      September 30, 2012  
     Gross      Accumulated
Amortization
    Net      Gross      Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  
     (In thousands)  

Purchased contracts

   $ 111,635       $ (109,564   $ 2,071       $ 111,635       $ (106,935   $ 4,700   

Internal use software and engineering designs

     3,182         (2,897     285         3,182         (2,640     542   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 114,817       $ (112,461   $ 2,356       $ 114,817       $ (109,575   $ 5,242   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted-average remaining amortization period of intangible assets was approximately 20 months at June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012. Amortization expense was approximately $316 thousand and $1.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and approximately $2.9 million and $5.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows.

 

     (In thousands)  

2013 (for the remainder of the fiscal year)

   $ 316   

2014

     1,079   

2015

     736   

2016

     141   

2017

     51   

2018

     33   

Thereafter

     —    
  

 

 

 
   $ 2,356   
  

 

 

 

(10) Long-Term Debt

Alion’s current debt structure includes a $35 million revolving credit facility, $329.8 million in Secured Notes ($310 million in initial face value plus $19.8 million in paid in kind (PIK) interest notes issued) and $240 million of Unsecured Notes. The Company is in compliance with each of the affirmative, negative and financial covenants in its existing debt agreements as of June 30, 2013.

Credit Agreement

In March 2010, Alion entered into an agreement for a $25.0 million senior revolving credit facility that matures August 2014 (Credit Agreement). In March 2011, Alion and its lenders amended the Credit Agreement increasing the credit limit to $35 million. In August 2011, Alion and its lenders amended the Credit Agreement to revise the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and increase the Minimum Consolidated EBITDA covenant. In December 2012, Alion and its lenders amended the Credit Agreement to increase the maximum fees the Company is permitted to pay outside directors and to retroactively waive non-compliance with the former limitation in the Credit Agreement.

 

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The Company can use its credit facility for working capital, permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes. This includes up to $35.0 million in letters of credit and up to $5.0 million in short-term swing line loans. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had $4.0 million in outstanding letters of credit and no balance actually drawn.

Security. The Credit Agreement is secured by a first priority security interest in all current and future tangible and intangible property of Alion and its guarantor subsidiaries, IPS, CATI, METI, JJMA, BMH, WCI, WCGS, MA&D and Alion International Corporation. In March 2010, Alion and the subsidiary guarantors entered into an Intercreditor Agreement with Wilmington Trust Company and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch to grant Credit Agreement lenders a super priority right of payment with respect to the underlying collateral compared to Secured Note holders’ rights.

Guarantees. Alion’s Credit Agreement obligations are guaranteed by its subsidiaries, IPS, CATI, METI, JJMA, BMH, WCI, WCGS, MA&D and Alion International Corporation. These subsidiaries also guarantee all the Company’s Secured Note and Unsecured Note obligations (described below).

Interest and Fees. Alion can choose whether the Credit Agreement loans bear interest at one of two floating rates using either a Eurodollar rate or an alternative base rate. The minimum interest rate is 8.5%. The minimum Eurodollar interest rate is 2.5% plus 600 basis points. The minimum alternate base rate is 3.5% plus 500 basis points.

Other Fees and Expenses. Each quarter, Alion pays a commitment fee of 175 basis points per year on the prior quarter’s daily unused Credit Agreement balance. The Company paid approximately $139 thousand and $130 thousand in commitment fees for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The Company paid approximately $411 thousand and $422 thousand in fees for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Alion pays letter-of-credit issuance and administrative fees, and up to a 25 basis point fronting fee and interest in arrears each quarter on all outstanding letters of credit. The interest rate is based on the Eurodollar loan rate which was 6.0% as of June 30, 2013. The Company also pays an annual agent’s fee.

Covenants. The Credit Agreement requires Alion to achieve minimum trailing twelve month Consolidated EBITDA levels which increase over the remaining life of the agreement. The required minimum is $63.0 million through September 30, 2013 and $65.5 million through August 22, 2014.

The Credit Agreement defines Consolidated EBITDA as net income or loss in accordance with GAAP, plus employee compensation expense payments invested in Alion common stock, plus the following items, without duplication, to the extent deducted from or included in net income or loss:

 

   

consolidated interest expense;

 

   

provision for income taxes;

 

   

depreciation and amortization;

 

   

cash contributed to the ESOP in respect of Alion’s repurchase liability;

 

   

non-cash stock-based and incentive compensation expense;

 

   

non-cash ESOP contributions;

 

   

any extraordinary losses; and

 

   

nonrecurring charges and adjustments included in ESOP valuation reports as prepared by an independent third party.

To the extent included in net income or loss, the following items, without duplication, are deducted in determining Consolidated EBITDA:

 

   

all cash payments on account of reserves, restructuring charges or other cash and non-cash charges added to net income pursuant to the list above in a previous period;

 

   

any extraordinary gains; and

 

   

all non-cash items of income.

 

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The Credit Agreement restricts us from doing any of the following without the prior consent of syndicate lenders that have extended more than 50 percent of the aggregate amount of all Credit Agreement loans then outstanding:

 

   

incur additional debt other than permitted additional debt;

 

   

grant certain liens and security interests;

 

   

enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

 

   

make certain loans and investments including acquisitions of businesses, other than permitted acquisitions;

 

   

consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all our assets;

 

   

pay dividends or distributions other than distributions required by the ESOP Plan or by certain legal requirements;

 

   

make certain payments for subordinated indebtedness;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with our shareholders and affiliates;

 

   

enter into agreements which restrict our ability to incur liens or which restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends;

 

   

change lines of business;

 

   

repay subordinated debt before it is due;

 

   

redeem or repurchase certain equity;

 

   

enter into certain transactions not permitted under ERISA;

 

   

change the terms of our other indebtedness or our KSOP in a way materially disadvantageous to us;

 

   

make more than $8 million in capital expenditures in any fiscal year;

 

   

pay certain earn-outs in connection with permitted acquisitions; or

 

   

change our fiscal year.

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default including, without limitation:

 

   

breach of representations and warranties;

 

   

payment default;

 

   

uncured covenant breaches;

 

   

default under certain other debt exceeding an agreed amount;

 

   

bankruptcy and certain insolvency events;

 

   

incurrence of a civil or criminal liability in excess of $5 million of Alion or any subsidiary arising from a government investigation;

 

   

unstayed judgments in excess of an agreed amount;

 

   

failure of any Credit Agreement guarantee to be in effect;

 

   

failure of the security interests to be valid, perfected, first priority security interests in the collateral;

 

   

notice of debarment, suspension or termination under a material government contract;

 

   

actual termination of a material contract due to alleged fraud, willful misconduct, negligence, default or any other wrongdoing;

 

   

certain uncured defaults under our material contracts;

 

   

certain ERISA violations;

 

   

imposition on the ESOP Trust of certain taxes in excess of an agreed amount;

 

   

final determination the ESOP is not a qualified plan;

 

   

so long as any Secured Notes remain outstanding, the Intercreditor Agreement shall fail to be effective;

 

   

a borrowing which would cause us to exceed a certain cash balance limit;

 

   

failure to provide within 90 days of fiscal year-end, consolidated, comparative financial statements audited by an independent public accountant of recognized national standing with an opinion of such accountant that shall not include a “going concern” explanatory note or similar limitation, and

 

   

a change of control (as defined below).

 

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Under the Credit Agreement, a change of control generally occurs when, before Alion lists its common stock to trade on a national securities exchange and obtains at least $35 million in net proceeds from an underwritten public offering, the ESOP Trust fails to own at least 51 percent of Alion’s outstanding equity interests, or, after such a qualified public offering, any person or group other than the ESOP Trust owns more than 37.5 percent of Alion’s outstanding equity interests. A change of control may also occur if a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on Alion’s Board of Directors shall at any time be occupied by persons who were neither nominated by the board nor were appointed by directors so nominated. A change of control may also occur if a change of control occurs under any of Alion’s material debt including the Secured and Unsecured Note Indentures.

Alion depends heavily on federal government contracts. Delays in the federal budget process; reduced federal spending, whether from budget cuts or sequestration; and fiscal and political uncertainties could adversely affect Alion’s revenue for the balance of the current fiscal year and beyond. Despite uncertainties in the government contracting professional services marketplace, particularly the effects of sequestration and/or Department of Defense programmatic and budgetary cuts, management believes Alion will be able to generate sufficient revenue and EBITDA in the coming twelve months and the Company will be able to comply with financial and non-financial covenants in the Credit Agreement.

If Alion were unable to meet a Credit Agreement covenant because of a revenue shortfall or for any other reason, the Company could seek a covenant waiver or seek to negotiate a Credit Agreement amendment. Management can provide no assurance that Alion would be able to obtain a requested covenant waiver or amend the Credit Agreement on favorable terms, if at all.

Secured Notes

In March 2010, Alion issued and sold $310 million of its private units (Units) to Credit Suisse, which informed the Company it had resold most of the Units to qualified institutional buyers. Each of the 310,000 Units consisted of $1,000 in face value of Alion’s private 12% senior secured notes (Secured Notes) and a warrant to purchase 1.9439 shares of Alion common stock. On September 2, 2010, Alion exchanged the private Secured Notes for publicly tradable Secured Notes with the same terms.

Security. The Secured Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all current and future tangible and intangible property of Alion and its guarantor subsidiaries, IPS, CATI, METI, JJMA, BMH, WCI, WCGS, MA&D and Alion International Corporation. The Secured Notes are senior obligations of Alion and rank pari passu in right of payment with existing and future senior debt, including the Credit Agreement, except to the extent that the Intercreditor Agreement provides Credit Agreement lenders with a super priority right of payment with respect to the underlying collateral.

Guarantees. The Company’s obligations under the Secured Notes are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries, IPS, CATI, METI, JJMA, BMH, WCI, WCGS, MA&D and Alion International Corporation.

Interest and Fees. The Secured Notes bear interest at 12% per year; 10% is payable in cash and 2% increases the Secured Note principal (PIK Interest). Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1. Alion pays interest to holders of record as of the immediately preceding April 15 and October 15. The Company must pay interest on overdue principal or interest at 13% per annum to the extent lawful. The Secured Notes mature November 1, 2014.

Covenants. As of June 30, 2013, Alion was in compliance with the covenants set forth in the Indenture governing its 12% Secured Notes (Secured Note Indenture). The Secured Note Indenture does not contain any financial covenants.

A Secured Note Indenture covenant restricts our ability to incur additional debt. Defined terms in the Secured Note Indenture include: Net Available Cash, Total Assets, Restricted Subsidiaries, Indebtedness, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense. Alion and its Restricted Subsidiaries may not issue, incur, assume, guarantee, or otherwise become liable for any debt unless our Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense ratio is greater than 2.0 to 1.0. Adjusted EBITDA under the Secured Note Indenture differs from Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our Credit Agreement. Adjusted EBITDA is less than Consolidated EBITDA because it does not include employee investments in Alion common stock. Our Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense ratio was 0.96 to 1.0 as of June 30, 2013 ($72.3 million in Adjusted EBITDA to $75.6 million in Consolidated Interest Expense). Our ratio was 0.93 to 1.0 as of September 30, 2012 ($69.3 million in Adjusted EBITDA to $74.9 million in Consolidated Interest Expense). Even if Adjusted EBITDA is not at least two times Consolidated Interest Expense, we may incur other permitted debt including:

 

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debt pursuant to certain agreements up to $25 million;

 

   

permitted inter-company debt;

 

   

the Secured Notes and any public notes exchanged for those notes;

 

   

debt pre-dating the Secured Notes;

 

   

permitted debt of acquired subsidiaries;

 

   

permitted refinancing debt;

 

   

hedging agreement debt;

 

   

performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees;

 

   

ordinary course insufficient funds coverage;

 

   

permitted refinancing debt guarantees;

 

   

working capital debt of non-U.S. subsidiaries;

 

   

debt for capital expenditures, and capital and synthetic leases up to $25 million in the aggregate and 2.5% of Alion’s Total Assets;

 

   

permitted subordinated debt of Alion or any Restricted Subsidiary to finance a permitted acquisition, certain permitted ESOP transactions and refinancing debt of acquired non-U.S. subsidiaries up to $35 million in the aggregate;

 

   

letter of credit reimbursement obligations;

 

   

certain agreements in connection with a business disposition provided liabilities incurred in connection therewith do not exceed the cash and non-cash proceeds received and are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet;

 

   

certain deferred compensation agreements; and

 

   

certain other debt up to $20 million.

The Secured Note Indenture has a covenant that restricts our ability to declare and pay any cash dividend or other distribution related to any equity interest in Alion, repurchase or redeem any equity interest of Alion, repurchase or redeem the Unsecured Notes or other subordinated debt, or make certain investments. However, within certain limits, we may make such payments in limited amounts if Adjusted EBITDA is at least two times Consolidated Interest Expense. Even if Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense is not greater than 2.0 to 1.0, we may make or pay:

 

   

such payments out of substantially concurrent contributions of equity and substantially concurrent incurrences of permitted debt;

 

   

certain limited and permitted dividends;

 

   

certain repurchases of the Company’s equity securities deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants;

 

   

cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our equity securities;

 

   

the required Secured Note premium payable on a change of control;

 

   

certain permitted inter-company subordinated obligations;

 

   

certain repurchases and redemptions of subordination obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor from Net Available Cash (as defined in the Secured Note Indenture);

 

   

repurchases of subordinated obligations in connection with an asset sale to the extent required by the Secured Note Indenture;

 

   

certain permitted ESOP transactions;

 

   

long-term incentive plan payments to our directors, officers and employees, subject to a $3 million annual cap that may increase annually;

 

   

any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of the Unsecured Notes, up to an aggregate amount of $10 million; and

 

   

certain other payments not exceeding $10 million in the aggregate.

 

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The Secured Note Indenture restricts our ability to engage in other transactions including restricting our subsidiaries from making distributions and paying dividends to parents, merging or selling all or substantially all our assets, issuing certain subsidiary equity securities, engaging in certain transactions with affiliates, incurring liens, entering into sale lease-back transactions and engaging in business unrelated to our business when we issued the Secured Notes.

Events of Default. The Secured Note Indenture contains customary events of default, including:

 

   

payment default on interest obligations when due;

 

   

payment default on principal at maturity;

 

   

uncured covenant breaches;

 

   

default under an acceleration of certain other debt exceeding $30 million;

 

 

   

bankruptcy and certain insolvency events;

 

   

judgment for payment in excess of $30 million entered against the Company or any material subsidiary that remains outstanding for a period of 60 days and is not discharged, waived or stayed;

 

   

failure of any Secured Note guarantee to be in effect or any subsidiary guarantor’s denial or disaffirmation of its guaranty obligations; and

 

   

failure of any Secured Note security interest to constitute a valid and perfected lien with its applicable priority after a permitted cure period.

Change of Control. Upon a change in control, each Secured Note holder has the right to require Alion repurchase its notes in cash for 101% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest. Any of the following events constitutes a change in control:

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, a person, other than the ESOP Trust, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power or voting stock of Alion;

 

   

individuals who constituted Alion’s board of directors on March 22, 2010, (or individuals who were elected or nominated by them, or directors subsequently nominated or elected by them) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Company’s board of directors;

 

   

the adoption of a plan relating to Alion’s liquidation or dissolution; and

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person or the merger of another person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of Alion to another person.

Optional Redemption. From April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Secured Notes at 105% of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. From October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 the redemption price is 103% of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. After March 31, 2014, the Company is not required to pay a redemption premium.

Unsecured Notes

In February 2007, Alion issued and sold $250.0 million of its private 10.25% senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2015 (Unsecured Notes) to Credit Suisse, which informed the Company it had resold most of the notes to qualified institutional buyers. In June 2007, Alion exchanged the private Unsecured Notes for publicly tradable Unsecured Notes with the same terms. IPS, CATI, METI, JJMA, BMH, WCI, WCGS, MA&D and Alion International Corporation guarantee the Unsecured Notes. From time to time, Alion has repurchased some of its outstanding Unsecured Notes in open market transactions. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had repurchased $10 million worth of Unsecured Notes: $2 million in November 2010; $3 million in June 2011 and $5 million in June 2013. In July 2013, the Company repurchased an additional $5 million worth of Unsecured Notes. (See Note 21 – Subsequent Event).

Interest and Fees. The Unsecured Notes bear interest at 10.25% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1. Alion pays interest to holders of record as of the immediately preceding January 15 and July 15. The Company must pay interest on overdue principal or interest at 11.25% per annum to the extent lawful.

Covenants. There are no financial covenants in the Unsecured Note Indenture. As of June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the Unsecured Note Indenture non-financial covenants.

A covenant in the Unsecured Note Indenture restricts our ability to incur additional debt. Defined terms in the Unsecured Note Indenture include: Net Available Cash, Total Assets, Restricted Subsidiaries, Indebtedness, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense. Alion and its Restricted Subsidiaries may not issue, incur, assume, guarantee, or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness unless our Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense ratio is greater than 2.0 to 1.0. Adjusted EBITDA under the Unsecured Note Indenture differs from Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our Credit Agreement. Adjusted EBITDA is less than Consolidated EBITDA because it does not include employee investments in Alion common stock. Our Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense ratio was 0.96 to 1.0 as of June 30, 2013 ($72.3 million in Adjusted EBITDA to $75.6 million in Consolidated Interest Expense). Our ratio was 0.93 to 1.0 as of September 30, 2012 ($69.3 million in Adjusted EBITDA to $74.9 million in Consolidated Interest Expense). Even if Adjusted EBITDA is not at least two times Consolidated Interest Expense, we may incur other permitted debt including:

 

 

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debt pursuant to our now terminated Term B Credit Facility and certain other contracts up to $360 million less principal repayments made under that indebtedness;

 

   

permitted inter-company debt;

 

   

the Unsecured Notes and any public notes exchanged for those notes;

 

   

debt pre-dating the Unsecured Notes;

 

   

permitted debt of acquired subsidiaries;

 

   

permitted refinancing debt;

 

   

hedging agreement debt;

 

   

performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees;

 

   

ordinary course insufficient funds coverage;

 

   

permitted refinancing debt guarantees;

 

   

working capital debt of non-U.S. subsidiaries;

 

   

debt for capital expenditures, capital and synthetic leases up to $25 million in the aggregate and 2.5% of Alion’s Total Assets;

 

   

permitted subordinated debt of Alion or any Restricted Subsidiary to finance a permitted acquisition, certain permitted ESOP transactions and refinancing debt of acquired non-U.S. subsidiaries up to $35 million in the aggregate;

 

   

letters of credit reimbursement obligations;

 

   

certain agreements in connection with the disposition of a business provided liabilities incurred in connection therewith do not exceed the cash and non-cash proceeds received and are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet;

 

   

certain deferred compensation agreements; and

 

   

certain other debt up to $35 million.

The Unsecured Note Indenture has a covenant that restricts our ability to declare and pay any cash dividend or other distribution with regard to any equity interest in the Company, make any repurchase or redemption of any equity interest in Alion, repurchase or redeem subordinated debt, and make certain investments. However, within certain limits we may make such payments in limited amounts if Adjusted EBITDA is at least two times Consolidated Interest Expense. Even if Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense is not greater than 2.0 to 1.0, we may make or pay:

 

   

such payments out of substantially concurrent contributions of equity and substantially concurrent incurrences of permitted debt;

 

   

certain limited and permitted dividends;

 

   

certain repurchases of the Company’s equity securities deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants;

 

   

cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares for the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our equity securities;

 

   

the required Unsecured Note premium payable on a change of control;

 

   

certain permitted inter-company subordinated obligations;

 

   

certain repurchases and redemptions of subordination obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor from Net Available Cash;

 

   

repurchases of subordinated obligations in connection with an asset sale to the extent required by the Indenture;

 

   

repurchase of common stock from former Alion Joint Spectrum Center employees;

 

   

certain permitted transactions with the ESOP not exceeding $25 million in the aggregate; and

 

   

certain other payments not exceeding $30 million in the aggregate.

The Unsecured Note Indenture restricts the Company’s ability to engage in other transactions including restricting our subsidiaries from making distributions and paying dividends to parents, merging or selling all or substantially all our assets, issuing certain subsidiary equity securities, engaging in certain transactions with affiliates, incurring liens, entering into sale lease-back transactions and engaging in business unrelated to our business when we issued the Unsecured Notes.

 

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Events of Default. The Unsecured Note Indenture contains customary events of default, including:

 

   

payment default on interest obligations when due;

 

   

payment default on principal at maturity;

 

   

uncured covenant breaches;

 

   

default under an acceleration of certain other debt exceeding $30 million;

 

   

certain bankruptcy and insolvency events;

 

   

judgment for payment in excess of $30 million entered against the Company or any material subsidiary that remains outstanding for a period of 60 days and is not discharged, waived or stayed; and

 

   

failure of any Unsecured Note guarantee or any subsidiary guarantor’s denial or disaffirmation of its guaranty obligations.

Change of Control. Upon a change in control, each Unsecured Note holder has the right to require Alion repurchase its notes in cash for 101% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest. Any of the following events constitutes a change in control:

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, a person, other than the ESOP Trust, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power or voting stock of Alion;

 

   

individuals who constituted Alion’s board of directors on February 8, 2007, (or individuals who were elected or nominated by them, or individuals who were elected or nominated by them) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Company’s board of directors;

 

   

adoption of a plan relating to Alion’s liquidation or dissolution; and

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, Alion’s merger or consolidation with or into another person or the merger of another person with or into Alion, or the sale of all or substantially all our assets to another person.

Optional Redemption. Beginning February 1, 2013, we may redeem all or a portion of the Unsecured Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

Alion will need to refinance some if not all its senior debt prior to maturity in November 2014 and February 2015 when the Company will have to payout more than $600 million over a three-month period. We are uncertain if Alion will be able to refinance these obligations or if refinancing terms will be favorable. The Company has retained Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo to assist it in its refinancing efforts.

Interest Payable

As of June 30, 2013, and September 30, 2012 interest payable consisted of the following amounts.

 

     June 30      September 30,  
   2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Unsecured Notes

   $ 10,252       $ 4,188   

Secured Notes

     5,497         13,470   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,749       $ 17,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2013, Alion must make the following principal repayments (at face amount before debt discount) for its outstanding debt.

 

Fiscal Year:    2013      2014      2015      Total  

Secured Notes and PIK Interest(1)

   $ —        $ —        $ 339,788       $ 339,788   

Unsecured Notes(2)

     —          —          240,000         240,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Principal Payments

   $ —        $ —        $ 579,788       $ 579,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1. The Secured Notes due November 2014 include $310 million of debt issued in March 2010 and an estimated $29.8 million in PIK interest added to principal over the life of the notes. As of June 30, 2013, the $318.3 million carrying value on the face of the balance sheet included $310 million in principal, $19.8 million in PIK notes issued; $1.1 million in accrued PIK interest and is net of $12.6 million in aggregate unamortized debt issue costs. Initial debt issue costs consist of $7.7 million in original issue discount, $13.5 million in third-party costs and $20.8 million for the Secured Note warrants’ initial fair value.
2. As of June 30, 2013, the Unsecured Notes due February 2015 include $240 million in principal and $1.4 million in unamortized debt issue costs (initially $7.1 million). The Company repurchased $5 million in face value of Unsecured Notes in July 2013.

 

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(11) Fair Value Measurement

Alion applies ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures in determining the fair value to be disclosed for financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities. The Company has no assets or liabilities, other than its redeemable common stock, which it is required to report at fair value. Valuation techniques utilized in the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities for each period presented were unchanged from prior practice.

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy and a framework which requires categorizing assets and liabilities into one of three levels based on the assumptions (inputs) used in valuing the asset or liability. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. Level 1inputs are unadjusted, quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets. Level 3 inputs include unobservable inputs that are supported by little, infrequent, or no market activity and reflect management’s own assumptions about inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The Company uses the following valuation techniques to measure fair value.

Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments, such as overnight bank re-purchase agreements or money market mutual funds whose value is based on quoted market prices published by financial institutions, exchange funds, exchange-traded instruments and listed equities.

Level 2 assets include U.S. Government and agency securities whose valuations are based on market prices from a variety of industry-standard data providers or pricing that considers various assumptions, including time value, yield curve, volatility factors, credit spreads, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, and broker and dealer quotes. All are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for which the Company can obtain independent external valuation information.

Level 3 consists of unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities are considered Level 3 when their fair value inputs are unobservable or not available, including situations involving limited market activity, where determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.

The table below sets out the face value, net carrying value and fair value of Alion’s Secured and Unsecured Notes. The fair values disclosed below are based on quoted market prices for Alion’s outstanding notes. This is a Level 2 measurement.

 

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     June 30, 2013     September 30, 2012  
     (In thousands)  
     Secured
Notes
    Unsecured
Notes
    Secured
Notes
    Unsecured
Notes
 

Face value of original notes outstanding

   $ 310,000      $ 240,000      $ 310,000      $ 245,000   

PIK interest notes issued

     19,788        —         13,293        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Face value of outstanding notes

   $ 329,788      $ 240,000      $ 323,293      $ 245,000   

PIK interest notes to be issued

     1,099        —         2,692        —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Face value of notes outstanding and notes to be issued

   $ 330,887      $ 240,000      $ 325,985      $ 245,000   

Less: unamortized debt issue costs

     (12,572     (1,403     (19,483     (2,077
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying value

   $ 318,315      $ 238,597      $ 306,502      $ 242,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of outstanding notes

   $ 332,700      $ 140,575      $ 303,598      $ 141,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(12) Secured Note Common Stock Warrants

On March 22, 2010, Alion issued 310,000 Units consisting of $1,000 of Secured Note face value and a warrant to purchase 1.9439 shares of Alion common stock. The Secured Note warrants entitle holders to purchase a total of 602,614 shares of Alion common stock. Each Secured Note warrant has an exercise price of a penny per share; the Secured Note warrants are not redeemable for cash.

The Company registered the Secured Notes, but is not required to register the warrants. The Units separated into Secured Notes and warrants on June 22, 2010. Each warrant became exercisable on March 22, 2011 and expires on March 15, 2017.

The Secured Note warrants had an initial fair value of approximately $20.8 million based on Alion’s former share price of $34.50. Alion recognized the value of the warrants as part of the debt issue costs for the Secured Notes and recorded a corresponding credit to equity. The Company accounts for the Secured Note warrants as equity and reassesses this classification each reporting period. The Company identified no required changes in accounting treatment as of June 30, 2013.

(13) Leases

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases for buildings, equipment and automobiles at June 30, 2013 are set out below. Alion has subleased some excess capacity to subtenants under non-cancelable operating leases.

 

Lease Payments for Fiscal Years Ending

   (In thousands)  

2013 (for the remainder of fiscal year)

   $ 6,992   

2014

     25,445   

2015

     24,789   

2016

     20,999   

2017

     17,803   

2018

     14,931   

And thereafter

     19,109   
  

 

 

 

Gross lease payments

   $ 130,068   

Less: non-cancelable subtenant receipts

     (1,854
  

 

 

 

Net lease payments

   $ 128,214   
  

 

 

 

 

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Composition of Total Rent Expense  
     Nine Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Minimum rentals

   $ 16,179      $ 15,722   

Less: Sublease rental income

     (452     (110
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total rent expense, net

   $ 15,727      $ 15,612   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(14) ESOP Expense

Alion makes 401(k) matching contributions in shares of its common stock. The Company matches the first 3% and one-half of the next 2% of eligible employee salary deferrals by contributing shares of Alion common stock to the ESOP Trust on March 31 and September 30 each year. The Company also makes profit sharing contributions of Alion common stock to the ESOP Trust on the same dates.

Based on the value of common stock contributed and to be contributed to the Plan, Alion recognized $3.3 million and $10.5 million in Plan expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 and $3.4 million and $10.5 million in Plan expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

(15) Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan

Alion adopted a long-term cash incentive compensation plan for certain executives in December 2008. The Company amended its incentive compensation plan in January 2010 and amended and restated it in June 2013. The most recent amendment creates new change in control provisions that apply to future grants. Individual incentive compensation grants contain specific financial and performance goals and vest over varying periods. Some grants are for a fixed amount; others provide a range of values from a minimum of 50% to a maximum of 150% of initial grant value. The Company periodically evaluates the probability that individuals will achieve stated financial and performance goals.

Alion recognizes long term incentive compensation expense based on outstanding grants’ stated values, estimated probability of achieving stated goals and estimated probable future grant values. The Company recognized credits to incentive compensation expense of $7 thousand and $234 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 due to forfeitures. The Company recognized $1.5 million and $658 thousand in incentive compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

(16) Stock Based Compensation

Alion initially adopted its Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) Plan in 2004. The Company amended and restated the SAR Plan in January 2007; amended it in January 2010; and amended and restated the SAR Plan in June 2013. The SAR Plan expires in November 2016. The most recent SAR Plan amendment revises certain change in control provisions.

The chief executive officer may award SARs as he deems appropriate. Awards vest ratably over four years with payment following the grant date fifth anniversary. Grants with no intrinsic value expire on their year-five payment date. The SAR Plan provides for accelerated vesting in the event of death or disability and provides for accelerated vesting of existing grants on a change in control. Approximately 738 thousand SARs were outstanding at June 30, 2013, at a weighted average grant date fair value of $25.02 per share. No outstanding grant has any intrinsic value.

In June 2013, the Company amended and restated its Phantom Stock Plan and its Performance Shares and Retention Phantom Stock Plan. No grants are outstanding under either of these plans.

Alion recognized $21 thousand and $79 thousand in stock based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013. The Company recognized $36 thousand in stock based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2012. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized a $30 thousand credit to stock based compensation expense.

The Company uses a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model based on the fair market value of a share of its common stock to recognize stock –based compensation expense. There is no established public trading market for Alion’s common stock. The ESOP Trust owns all outstanding common stock. Alion does not expect to pay any dividends on its common stock and intends to retain future earnings, if any, for operating its business.

 

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(17) Income Taxes

Deferred Taxes

Alion is subject to income taxes in the U.S., various states, India and Canada. Tax statutes and regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation requiring management to apply significant judgment. Alion recorded $1.7 million in goodwill related deferred tax expense and liabilities this quarter and $5.2 million in goodwill related deferred tax expense and liabilities for the nine months ended June 30, 2013.

The Company expects to be able to use existing and anticipated net operating losses (NOL) to offset taxes that may become due in the future if Alion has future taxable income. Even though Alion recorded a full valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets, the Company does not expect to pay any income taxes for the foreseeable future. Alion’s ability to utilize NOL tax benefits will depend upon how much future taxable income it has and may be limited under certain circumstances. Alion does not have any NOL tax benefits it can carry back to prior years.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 was -23.8% and –19.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 the net deferred tax liability was:

 

     June 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 
     (In thousands)  

Current deferred tax asset

   $ 9,324      $ 11,207   

Noncurrent deferred tax asset

     83,021        67,207   

Valuation allowance

     (92,345     (78,414

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

     (56,386     (51,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (56,386   $ (51,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax Uncertainties

Based on the latest available information, Alion periodically assesses its liabilities and contingencies for all periods open to examination by tax authorities. Where management believes there is more than a 50 percent chance the Company’s tax position will not be sustained, Alion records its best estimate of the resulting tax liability, including interest. Interest or penalties related to income taxes are reported separately from income tax expense. The Company has analyzed its tax positions and has not recorded any liabilities for tax uncertainties.

Alion may become subject to federal or state income tax examination for tax years ended September 2010 and forward. Alion’s former status as a pass-through entity owned by a tax-exempt trust makes an examination unlikely and the possibility of an adverse determination remote. The Company does not expect resolution of tax matters for any open years to materially affect its operating results, financial condition, cash flows or effective tax rate.

(18) Segment Information

Alion operates as a single segment, providing advanced engineering, information technology and operational solutions to strengthen national security and drive business results under contracts with the U.S. government, state and local governments, and commercial customers.

U.S. government customers typically exercise independent contracting authority. U.S. government agencies, department offices or divisions may use Alion’s services as a separate customer directly, or through a prime contractor, if they have independent decision-making and contracting authority within their organization. U.S. government prime contracts accounted for approximately 87% and 85% of total contract revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012.

 

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(19) Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business that we believe are not material to our financial condition, operating results, or cash flows. As a government contractor, from time to time we may be subject to DCAA audits and federal government inquiries. The federal government may suspend or debar for a period of time any federal contractor it finds has violated the False Claims Act, and any contractor indicted or convicted of violations of other federal laws. The federal government could also impose fines or penalties.

Alion depends on federal government contracts; suspension or debarment could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flows and our ability to meet our financial obligations. We are not aware of any such pending federal government claims or investigations.

Government Audits

Federal government cost-reimbursement contract revenues and expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are subject to DCAA audit and possible adjustment. Alion is a major contractor and DCAA maintains an office on site to perform various audits throughout the year. The Company has settled indirect rates through 2005 based on completed DCAA audits. All subsequent years are open. Alion has recorded federal government contract revenue based on amounts it expects to realize upon final settlement.

(20) Guarantor/Non-guarantor Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

Certain of Alion’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries have jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed both the Secured Notes and the Unsecured Notes which are general obligations of the Company. In March 2010, the Unsecured Note Indenture was amended to include as Unsecured Note guarantors all subsidiaries serving as Secured Note guarantors.

The following information presents unaudited condensed consolidating balance sheets as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012; unaudited condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012; and unaudited condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of Alion, its guarantor subsidiaries and its non-guarantor subsidiaries. Investments include Alion’s investments in its subsidiaries presented using the equity method of accounting.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
    Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19,950      $ (4   $ 30      $ —       $ 19,976   

Accounts receivable, net

     181,900        2,930        367        —         185,197   

Receivable due from ESOP Trust

     —         —         —         —         —    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,242        151        (102     —         6,291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     208,092        3,077        295        —         211,464   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     9,166        468        6        —         9,640   

Intangible assets, net

     2,356        —         —         —         2,356   

Goodwill

     398,921        —         —         —         398,921   

Investment in subsidiaries

     28,267        —         —         (28,267     —    

Intercompany receivables

     1,865        27,759        —         (29,624     —    

Other assets

     10,479        —         5        —         10,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 659,146      $ 31,304      $ 306      $ (57,891   $ 632,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

          

Interest payable

   $ 15,749      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 15,749   

Trade accounts payable

     66,478        121        —         —         66,599   

Accrued liabilities

     42,889        130        39        —         43,058   

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

     36,946        594        56        —         37,596   

Billings in excess of revenue earned

     4,174        74        3        —         4,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     166,236        919        98        —         167,253   

Intercompany payables

     27,759        100        1,765        (29,624     —    

Secured notes

     318,315        —         —         —         318,315   

Unsecured notes

     238,597        —         —         —         238,597   

Accrued compensation and benefits, excluding current portion

     6,090        —         —         —         6,090   

Non-current portion of lease obligations

     12,484        462        —         —         12,946   

Deferred income taxes

     56,386        —         —         —         56,386   

Commitments and contingencies

          

Redeemable common stock

     111,017        —         —         —         111,017   

Common stock warrants

     20,785        —         —         —         20,785   

Common stock of subsidiaries

     —         4,084        —         (4,084     —    

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (149     —         —         —         (149

Accumulated deficit

     (298,374     25,739        (1,557     (24,183     (298,375
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and accumulated deficit

   $ 659,146      $ 31,304      $ 306      $ (57,891   $ 632,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor     Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27,271      $ (44   $ —       $ —       $ 27,227   

Accounts receivable, net

     172,365        2,783        145        —         175,293   

Receivable due from ESOP Trust

     1,129        —         —         —         1,129   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     5,378        70        —         —         5,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     206,143        2,809        145        —         209,097   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     10,064        529        12        —         10,605   

Intangible assets, net

     5,242        —         —         —         5,242   

Goodwill

     398,921        —         —         —         398,921   

Investment in subsidiaries

     27,994        —         —         (27,994     —    

Intercompany receivables

     1,438        27,475        —         (28,913     —    

Other assets

     11,427        —         4        —         11,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 661,229      $ 30,813      $ 161      $ (56,907   $ 635,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

          

Interest payable

   $ 17,658      $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 17,658   

Trade accounts payable

     44,582        201        10        —         44,793   

Accrued liabilities

     52,265        190        5        —         52,460   

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

     39,305        589        32        —         39,926   

Billings in excess of costs revenue earned

     2,656        6        4        —         2,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     156,466        986        51        —         157,503   

Intercompany payables

     27,476        —         1,437        (28,913     —    

Secured Notes

     306,502        —         —         —         306,502   

Unsecured Notes

     242,923        —         —         —         242,923   

Accrued compensation and benefits, excluding current portion

     5,905        —         —         —         5,905   

Non-current portion of lease obligations

     11,858        506        —         —         12,364   

Deferred income taxes

     51,156        —         —         —         51,156   

Redeemable common stock

     110,740        —         —         —         110,740   

Common stock of subsidiaries

     —         4,084        —         (4,084     —    

Commitments and contingencies

          

Common stock warrants

     20,785        —         —         —         20,785   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (149     —         —         —         (149

Accumulated surplus (deficit)

     (272,433     25,237        (1,327     (23,910     (272,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and accumulated deficit

   $ 661,229      $ 30,813      $ 161      $ (56,907   $ 635,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
    Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations      Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Contract revenue

   $ 218,344        2,414        189        —        $ 220,947   

Direct contract expense

     172,741        1,476        97        —          174,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     45,603        938        92        —          46,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     20,365        460        104           20,929   

General and administrative

     13,370        632        15        —          14,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     11,868        (154     (27     —          11,687   

Other income (expense):

           

Interest income

     10        —         —         —          10   

Interest expense

     (18,982     —         —         —          (18,982

Other

     (59     35        —         —          (24

Gain on debt extinguishment

     1,966        —         —         —          1,966   

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

     (146       —         146         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other expenses

     (17,211     35        —         146         (17,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) income before taxes

     (5,343     (119     (27     146         (5,343

Income tax expense

     (1,744     —         —         —          (1,744
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (7,087   $ (119   $ (27   $ 146       $ (7,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

           

Postretirement actuarial gains

     —         —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (7,087   $ (119   $ (27   $ 146       $ (7,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
    Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Contract revenue

   $ 207,952      $ 3,492      $ 70      $ —       $ 211,514   

Direct contract expense

     162,939        2,077        26        —         165,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     45,013        1,415        44        —         46,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     22,099        740        87        —         22,926   

General and administrative

     12,000        (67     24        —         11,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     10,914        742        (67     —         11,589   

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income

     15        —         —         —         15   

Interest expense

     (18,793     —         —         —         (18,793

Other

     71        (4     —         —         67   

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

     671        —         —         (671     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income

     (18,036     (4     —         (671     (18,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before taxes

     (7,122     738        (67     (671     (7,122

Income tax expense

     (1,744     —         —         —         (1,744
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,866   $ 738      $ (67   $ (671   $ (8,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

          

Postretirement actuarial gains

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (8,866   $ 738      $ (67   $ (671   $ (8,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
     Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Contract revenue

   $ 639,186      $ 6,969       $ 402      $ —       $ 646,557   

Direct contract expense

     505,326        4,241         344        —         509,911   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     133,860        2,728         58        —         136,646   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     63,034        1,578         229        —         64,841   

General and administrative

     38,283        683         59        —         39,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     32,543        467         (230     —         32,780   

Other income (expense):

           

Interest income

     44        —          —         —         44   

Interest expense

     (56,814     —          —         —         (56,814

Other

     (19     35         —         —         16   

Gain on debt extinguishment

     1,966        —          —         —         1,966   

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

     272        —          —         (272     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income

     (54,551     35         —         (272     (54,788
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before taxes

     (22,008     502         (230     (272     (22,008

Income tax expense

     (5,231     —          —         —         (5,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (27,239   $ 502       $ (230   $ (272   $ (27,239
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

     —             

Postretirement actuarial gains

     —         —          —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (27,239   $ 502       $ (230   $ (272   $ (27,239
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
     Non-Guarantor
Companies
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Contract revenue

   $ 587,043        11,038         436        —       $ 598,517   

Direct contract expense

     455,469        6,105         243        —         461,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     131,574        4,933         193        —         136,700   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     67,118        2,106         169          69,393   

General and administrative

     37,658        75         140        —         37,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     26,798        2,752         (116     —         29,434   

Other income (expense):

           

Interest income

     56        —          —         —         56   

Interest expense

     (56,130     —          —         —         (56,130

Other

     (60     10         —         —         (50

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

     2,646           —         (2,646     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expenses

     (53,488     10         —         (2,646     (56,124
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before taxes

     (26,690     2,762         (116     (2,646     (26,690

Income tax expense

     (5,231     —          —         —         (5,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (31,921   $ 2,762       $ (116   $ (2,646   $ (31,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

           

Postretirement actuarial gains

     —         —          —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (31,921   $ 2,762       $ (116   $ (2,646   $ (31,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
    Non-Guarantor
Companies
     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ 1,130      $ 40      $ 30       $ 1,200   

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Capital expenditures

     (952     —         —          (952
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (952     —         —          (952

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Repurchase Unsecured Notes

     (3,005     —         —          (3,005

Revolver borrowings

     3,201        —         —          3,201   

Revolver payments

     (3,201     —         —          (3,201

Loan to ESOP Trust

     (1,907     —         —          (1,907

ESOP loan repayment

     1,907        —         —          1,907   

Redeemable common stock purchased from ESOP Trust

     (6,660     —         —          (6,660

Redeemable common stock sold to ESOP Trust

     2,166        —         —          2,166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (7,499     —         —          (7,499

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,321     40        30         (7,251

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     27,271        (44     —          27,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 19,950      $ (4   $ 30       $ 19,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
Companies
    Non-Guarantor
Companies
     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (7,139   $ (41   $ 1       $ (7,179

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Capital expenditures

     (2,341     2        —          (2,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,341     2        —          (2,339

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Revolver borrowings

     26,000        —         —          26,000   

Revolver payments

     (26,000     —         —          (26,000

Loan to ESOP Trust

     (477     —         —          (477

ESOP loan repayment

     477        —         —          477   

Redeemable common stock purchased from ESOP Trust

     (4,836     —         —          (4,836

Redeemable common stock sold to ESOP Trust

     1,302        —          —           1,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     (3,534     —         —          (3,534

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (13,014     (39     1         (13,052

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     20,845        (27     —          20,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 7,831      $ (66   $ 1       $ 7,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(21) Subsequent Event

On July 16, 2013, Alion used its revolving credit facility to repurchase $5.0 million worth of Unsecured Notes in an open market transaction at a discount to face value. Alion recognized approximately $1.9 million as a debt extinguishment gain from its July 2013 Unsecured Note repurchase.

 

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

The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist the reader’s understanding of Alion’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read together with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Item 1. This discussion updates the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012 and contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, and presumes that readers have access to, and will have read, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in those reports.

Forward Looking Statements

Information included and incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and are for illustrative purposes only. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “likely,” “will,” “pro forma,” “forecast,” “projections,” “could,” “estimate,” “may,” “potential,” “should,” “would,” and similar expressions.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include, but are not limited to:

 

   

U.S. government debt ceiling limitations, sequestration, continuing resolutions, or other similar federal government budgetary or funding issues;

 

   

U.S. government shutdowns;

 

   

U.S. government decisions to reduce funding for projects we support;

 

   

Failure to retain our existing government contracts, win new business and win re-competed contracts;

 

   

Failure of government customers to exercise contract options;

 

   

Limits on financial and operational flexibility given our substantial debt and debt covenants;

 

   

Government contract bid protest and termination risks;

 

   

Competitive factors such as pricing pressures and competition to hire and retain employees;

 

   

Results of current and future legal proceedings and government agency proceedings which may arise from operations and attendant risks of fines, liabilities, penalties, suspension and debarment;

 

   

Tax law changes that could affect tax liabilities or Alion’s effective tax rate;

 

   

ERISA law changes related to the KSOP;

 

   

Changes in SEC rules, and other corporate governance requirements;

 

   

Undertaking acquisitions that increase costs or liabilities or are disruptive;

 

   

Taking on additional debt to fund acquisitions;

 

   

Failing to adequately integrate acquired businesses;

 

   

Any future inability to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or covenant compliance measurement;

 

   

Risks from private securities litigation, regulatory proceedings or government enforcement actions relating to prior covenant compliance disclosures;

 

   

Material changes in laws or regulations affecting our businesses;

 

   

Material changes to our capital structure including financing transactions which may dilute ESOP participants’ interest in Alion’s capital stock; and

 

   

Other risk factors discussed in Alion’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2012 and any subsequent reports.

 

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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of August 8, 2013. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise. This discussion addresses only continuing operations.

Overview

Alion delivers advanced engineering, IT, and operational solutions to strengthen national security and drive business results. For customers in defense, civilian government, foreign governments and commercial industries worldwide, Alion’s engineered solutions support smarter decision-making and enhanced readiness in rapidly-changing environments.

Our engineering, scientific expertise and program management services support a range of specialized core business areas, from naval architecture to systems engineering to modeling, simulation and training. Alion builds on a 75-year history of delivering highly technical, yet practical and cost-effective solutions to resolve our customers’ fundamental challenges and help them accomplish their missions.

The legislative and executive branches of the federal government remain committed to achieving cost controls and budget reductions to defense and civilian agencies, which affect routine operations and specific programs. The Budget Control Act of 2011 (as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) established a “baseline” from which certain programs and operations may see significant cutbacks or funding limitations and automatic spending cuts to be implemented over time beginning in March, 2013 known as sequestration. Programmatic and budgetary reductions are expected to decrease government spending and affect contractor revenues in the defense and civilian government sector.

Alion is not exempt from federal government funding and budgetary constraints. The Secretary of Defense has directed his organization to implement expense reductions mandated by sequestration. Therefore, Alion’s customers may face constraints on their ability to add funding, or maintain current funding levels to existing contracts and to execute new contracts. As with others in the defense contracting sector, there may be the possibility of significant funding reductions on a number of our contracts and programs.

Alion has responded to the budgetary challenge by reducing costs and headcount for indirect and administrative staff, lowering facilities costs and striving to position the Company to serve its customers more effectively and efficiently. While we believe our customers will continue to seek our high-end engineering and technical expertise and solutions, we are not unaffected by today’s current market pressures. However, we think the legislative and executive branch focus on controlling and reducing costs will ultimately help us to sell our services and solutions to our government customers so they can improve their operating efficiency and effectiveness. Due to the nature of our high-end engineering and technical services, we believe we are positioned to meet the challenges of a changing professional services market place.

To date, funding for most of Alion’s contracts has not been materially adversely affected by Department of Defense budget reductions for specific programs, or by delays or reductions for other programs due to sequestration. Our future financial performance could be materially adversely affected by sequestration, budget reductions, government shutdowns and other market factors which we identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended 2012. Any one of more of these risks could reduce our future revenue and operating income below current or prior year levels and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Results of Operations

Quarter Ended June 30, 2013, Compared to Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

Despite a challenging defense market, the Company continues to win new contracts and execute on our existing base of business. Our fiscal 2013 third quarter revenues increased 4.5% over fiscal 2012 third quarter revenue. As with our increase in revenue, our gross margin and operating income posted modest increases as compared to last year’s third quarter results.

Revenue increases were attributed in part to growing our existing base of business which includes Special Operations Command, the Naval Warfare Centers, Rapid Equipping Force, Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center. In addition, we continue to expand our business with new customers such as our work in India performing Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering services and providing high-end nuclear engineering services at several international nuclear power plants.

 

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Risks related to sequestration, budget reductions, government shutdown and other market factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 could slow or reverse the revenue growth we have experienced in fiscal 2013 which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in future periods. In fiscal 2013 the Company has not been significantly impacted by reductions related to sequestration or other budget cuts, although we have experienced decreases in our funding levels on several of our U.S. Navy programs and training related support work. Funding reductions associated with sequestration may impact the company to a greater degree in the fourth quarter, and in to our fiscal year 2014. At this time, the impact of these possible reductions cannot be measured with any degree of certainly.

Revenue

Third quarter revenue in 2013 was $220.9 million, up $9.4 million (4.5%) over 2012 third quarter results. This growth was driven in part by our high-end agile engineering, rapid prototyping and technology integration work in the Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering core business area, which increased $20.5 million (36.6%) compared to third quarter of last year. This core business area supported customers such as the U.S. Special Forces Command, the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, Navy Warfare Development Command, Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare programs, and the Rapid Equipping Force. Support for new and existing customers drove an $11.0 million overall increase in third quarter Department of Defense revenue as work with the U.S. Special Forces Command, the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center, U. S. Marine Corps and Department of Homeland Security has expanded.

The $2.6 million increase in our third quarter Commercial and International business is related to the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering work we are performing for the new generation Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) in India. High-end nuclear engineering work at several international nuclear power plants also boosted our Commercial and International business. In addition, work on our PMS 377 and Team Submarine contracts increased in the third quarter, but these gains were offset by reduced activity on several ship design and construction support contracts related to the timing of the build cycles on several programs. These decreases, along with funding delays and reductions related to budget cuts and sequestration led to declines in our third quarter U.S. Navy revenue as well as our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering revenue. Civilian agency revenue also declined $4.1 million compared to last year as tasking in our high-end consulting business has decreased due to budgetary pressures.

Sources of Revenue

The U.S. government continues to be our principal customer. As in the past, we expect the majority of our revenue will be derived from Department of Defense and other federal agency contracts. Although the Company is investing to expand our international and commercial business, we believe commercial and international revenue will continue to be a low percentage of our total revenue. The table below summarizes our revenue by customer for the second quarter of both fiscal year 2013 and 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  

Revenue by Customer

          % of
revenue
           % of
revenue
 

U.S. Air Force

   $ 48.4         21.9   $ 54.1         25.6

U.S. Army

     20.3         9.2     28.2         13.3

U.S. Navy

     93.3         42.2     104.3         49.4

Other Department of Defense customers

     41.6         18.8     6.0         2.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total Department of Defense customers

     203.6         92.1     192.6         91.1

Other Federal Agencies

     8.9         4.0     13.1         6.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total U.S. Government customers

     212.5         96.1     205.7         97.3

Commercial and International customers

     8.5         3.9     5.8         2.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 221.0         100.0   $ 211.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain quarterly revenue by customer for the three months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

 

 

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We provide professional engineering, program management and information technology services and scientific expertise in a range of specialized core business areas. We recently reorganized our business areas to more closely align our services with the demands of the marketplace. Our revised core business areas track internal resource realignments and consolidations we made to foster greater collaboration across Alion. We expect this will improve our efficiency and enhance our ability to provide complete customer solutions. Factors impacting the growth of our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering are noted in the preceding Revenue and Sources of Revenue sections. Reductions in the Modeling, Simulation, Training and Analysis are due, in part, to award delays on our Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation (SNIM) contract, slower than anticipated ramp-up periods on new contract awards, as well as sequestration related reductions in our customer’s training and travel budgets which decreased our support activity in several modeling and simulation centers we manage for our customers. The table below summarizes our third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue by core business area.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  

Core Business Area Revenue

   2013     2012  

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

   $ 90.4         40.9   $ 91.6         43.3

Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering

     76.5         34.6     56.0         26.5

Modeling, Simulation, Training and Analysis

     54.0         24.5     63.9         30.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 220.9         100.0   $ 211.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain quarterly revenue by core business area for the three months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

Cost-reimbursement revenue increased $12.1 million (6.8%) and provided 85.6% of 2013 third quarter revenue as our customers, including the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Defense Technical Information Center’s Information Analysis Center (IAC) contracts, continue to utilize this method of contracting with Alion. Fixed price contract revenue was up $4.7 million to 8.8% of third quarter revenue as a result of our international Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering work and high-end nuclear engineering contracts. Time and material contract revenue fell $7.4 million to less than 6% of third quarter revenue. The table below summarizes our third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue by contract billing type.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  

Revenue by Contract Billing Type

   2013     2012  

Cost reimbursable contracts

   $ 189.0         85.6   $ 176.9         83.7

Fixed price contracts

     19.4         8.8     14.7         7.0

Time and material contracts

     12.5         5.6     19.9         9.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 220.9         100.0   $ 211.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain quarterly revenue by contract billing type for the three months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

Third quarter prime contract revenue was up $16.6 million, a 9.1% increase compared to last year. Revenue from our work as a subcontractor was down $7.2 million this quarter as we continue to increase our position as a prime contractor on larger, more complex programs. As a prime contractor, we deliver services to customers by deploying our own staff and managing the efforts of other contractors. We also procure additional materials to support our customers who utilize our agile engineering and rapid prototyping support services. Costs for companies that work for us as subcontractors on our prime contracts and costs for materials often generate lower contract fee percentages, which in turn, place downward pressure on our gross margins. The table below summarizes our third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 prime and subcontract revenue.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  

Prime and Subcontract Revenue

   2013     2012  

Prime contracts

   $ 198.3         89.8   $ 181.7         85.9

Subcontracts from other companies

     22.6         10.2     29.8         14.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 220.9         100.0   $ 211.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Certain quarterly revenue for prime and subcontracts for the three months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

The trend by our customers to execute work through IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contract vehicles continued in the third quarter. Third quarter revenue from IDIQ contract vehicles increased by 14.6% as our customers utilized our contract vehicles such as our Weapons System Information Analysis Center and Seaport-E contracts, as well as other IDIQ contract vehicles. The table below summarizes our third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue by contract vehicle type.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  

Contract Vehicles

   2013     2012  

IDIQ Contracts

   $ 145.0         65.6   $ 126.5         59.8

Individual contracts and delivery orders

     75.9         34.4     85.0         40.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 220.9         100.0   $ 211.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain quarterly revenue for IDIQ contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

Selected Financial Information

The table below summarizes our third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenues and income from operations. Third quarter revenue increased by $9.4 million (4.5%) year over year and our gross margins posted a modest increase of $161 thousand. Total third quarter operating expenses were stable year over year, increasing $63 thousand as $2.0 million in higher general and administrative costs were offset by nearly $2.0 million in savings from other operating expenses. This led to an operating income increase of $98 thousand.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
            % of            % of  
Selected Financial Information           revenue            revenue  

Total contract revenue

   $ 220,947         $ 211,514      

Total direct contract costs

     174,314         78.9     165,042         78.0

Direct labor costs

     64,642         29.3     64,511         30.5

Materials and subcontracts

     106,350         48.1     95,249         45.0

Other direct costs

     3,322         1.5     5,282         2.5

Gross profit

     46,633         21.1     46,472         22.0

Total operating expense

     34,946         15.8     34,883         16.5

Major components of operating expense:

          

Overhead and G&A expenses

     26,077         11.8     24,006         11.3

Rental and occupancy expense

     7,554         3.4     8,006         3.8

Depreciation and amortization

     1,315         0.6     2,871         1.4

Operating income

   $ 11,687         5.3   $ 11,589         5.5

Direct Contract Expense and Gross Profit

Third quarter 2013 direct contract expenses were $9.3 million higher, up 5.6% to $174.3 million compared to last year’s direct costs of $165.0 million. This increase is consistent with higher quarterly revenue. Direct labor costs increased $131 thousand to $64.6 million (29.3% of revenue) as compared to last year. This increase was attributed to the new work in the Commercial and International core business area, and the expansion of our agile engineering, rapid prototyping and high-end engineering businesses. The agile engineering, rapid prototyping and high-end engineering businesses also drove the increase in our purchased materials and subcontractor costs, which increased $10.7 million (11.3%). Our other direct contract costs were down $2.0 million as many of our customers reduced their travel budgets due to sequestration and other budget cuts.

 

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Our third quarter 2013 gross profit was $46.6 million, up by approximately $161 thousand compared to 2012. Our gross profit margins declined to 21.1% of revenue as compared to the 22.0% of revenue reported last year, and increased 20 basis points as compared to our second quarter results for fiscal year 2013. Expanded use of subcontractors by Alion on our larger, more complex prime contracts and higher levels of purchased materials used in our agile engineering and rapid prototyping work contributed to our reduced gross margins.

Operating and General and Administrative Expenses

Third quarter 2013 operating expenses increased $63 thousand (0.2%) compared to the same period last year. Overhead and general administrative expenses increased approximately $2.1 million as the Company incurred costs related to its refinancing efforts. Depreciation and amortization charges declined more than $1.6 million compared to last year as amortization charges for contracts we obtained when we acquired JJMA in 2005 continue to decrease over time. In an effort to become more efficient and lower the cost of operations the Company reduced our occupancy expense by $452 thousand as compared to last year. Operating expenses, excluding refinancing related charges, continue to trend downward as they have since last year.

Operating Income

Third quarter 2013 operating income was $11.7 million, as compared to $11.6 million in third quarter operating income last year. This was due to higher revenue, higher direct costs, stable gross margin dollars and stable operating expenses which allowed us to maintain operating income at 5.3% of revenue for the quarter, and provide an increase from the second quarter of fiscal year 2013. The costs associated with our on-going refinancing efforts put downward pressure on our operating margins as compared to last year as our operating margins declined by 20 basis points.

Other Expense

Third quarter 2013 aggregate interest income and interest expense and other expense was approximately $285 thousand higher than last year’s comparable third quarter expense. Alion’s Senior Secured Note principal increases each time the Company issues notes in lieu of paying interest. Higher Senior Secured Note principal drives higher cash pay interest expense and higher non-cash and deferred interest charges. This quarter, we repurchased $5.0 million of our Unsecured Notes at a discount and recognized a $2.0 million gain on these repurchases.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Cash Pay Interest

     

Revolver

   $ 201       $ 228   

Secured Notes

     8,217         8,055   

Unsecured Notes

     6,261         6,278   

Other cash pay interest and fees

     14         16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total cash pay interest

     14,693         14,577   

Deferred and Non-cash Interest

     

Secured Notes PIK interest

     1,644         1,612   

Debt issue costs and other non-cash items

     2,645         2,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total non-cash interest

     4,289         4,216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 18,982       $ 18,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Income Tax Expense

Third quarter deferred income tax expense was $1.7 million both this year and last year. Our expense relates to tax-deductible goodwill.

We continue to record a full valuation allowance for any tax benefit we are entitled to recognize because our history of losses makes it unlikely we will be able to realize the full benefit of our deferred tax assets.

Net Loss

This quarter our net loss totaled $7.1 million. Third quarter operating income was stable year over year. However, as a result of the gain we recognized on repurchasing some of our Unsecured Notes at a discount to their face value, our bottom line improved and our net loss this quarter was $1.8 million less than it was in the third quarter of 2012.

Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012

Despite a challenging defense market, the Company continues to win new contracts and execute on our existing base of business. Our fiscal 2013 year-to-date revenues increased 8.0% over fiscal 2012 year-to-date revenue while operating income outpaced our revenue growth by increasing 11.4%.

Revenue increases were attributed to growing our existing base of business, which includes our support of the Special Operations Command, the Naval Warfare Centers, Rapid Equipping Force, Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center. In addition, we continue to expand our business with new customers, such as our work in India performing Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering services and providing high-end nuclear engineering services at several international nuclear power plants.

Company initiatives continue to drive efficiencies throughout the business and have reduced overhead expenses by more than $1.0 million and occupancy costs by $842 thousand as compared to last year. Contract amortization charges are declining over time as planned. Refinancing related expenses adversely affected general and administrative costs which have increased $1.2 million.

Risks related to sequestration, budget reductions government shutdown and other market factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 could slow or even reverse the revenue growth we have experienced this year, and could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Funding reductions associated with sequestration may impact the company to a greater degree in the fourth quarter, and into fiscal year 2014. At this time, these possible reductions cannot be measured with any degree of certainty.

Revenue

Third quarter year to date revenue in 2013 was up $48.1 million (8.0%) to $646.6 million, compared to $598.5 million for the comparable period last year. This growth was driven by our high-end engineering, rapid prototyping and technology integration work in the Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering core business area, which increased $75.0 million (51.4%). Support for several new and existing customers drove an overall $51.5 million increase in work for our Department of Defense customers and a $71.6 million increase in work for Other Department of Defense customers. This work supported customers such as the Special Forces Command, the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, Naval Surface Warfare Center, U. S. Marine Corps, Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare programs, and the Rapid Equipping Force.

Air Force revenue increased $2.4 million over the same time frame, driven partly by our work for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Navy related revenue was down year over year by $19.4 million (6.5%) due to reduced activity on several ship design and construction support contracts. This relates to the timing of the build cycles on several programs, as well as funding delays and reductions due to budget cuts and sequestration. These declines also affected Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering revenue which was down $5.6 million. Civilian agency revenue was also down $10.0 million compared to last year. Commercial and international customer work increased $6.6 million as we expanded Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering work overseas and executed new programs in our high-end nuclear engineering services.

 

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Sources of Revenue

The U.S. government continues to be our principal customer. As in the past, we expect the majority of our revenue will be derived from Department of Defense and other federal agency contracts. As the company invests to expand our international and commercial base of business, we believe the commercial, state, local and international revenue will remain to be a low percentage of our Revenue bases. The table below summarizes our year to date fiscal year 2013 and 2012 revenue by customer.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  

Revenue by Customer

          % of
revenue
           % of
revenue
 

U.S. Air Force

   $ 153.2         23.7   $ 150.8         25.2

U.S. Army

     72.1         11.2     75.2         12.6

U.S. Navy

     278.3         43.0     297.7         49.8

Other Department of Defense customers

     91.8         14.2     20.2         3.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total Department of Defense customers

     595.4         92.1     543.9         91.0

Other Federal Agencies

     29.2         4.5     39.2         6.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total U.S. Government customers

     624.6         96.6     583.1         97.5

Commercial and International customers

     22.0         3.4     15.4         2.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 646.6         100.0   $ 598.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain year to date revenue by customer for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

We provide professional engineering, program management and information technology services and scientific expertise in a range of specialized core business areas. We recently reorganized our business areas to more closely align our services with the demands of the marketplace. Our revised core business areas track internal resource realignments and consolidations we made to foster greater collaboration across Alion. We expect this will improve our efficiency and enhance our ability to provide complete customer solutions. Factors impacting the growth of our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering are noted in the preceding Revenue and Sources of Revenue sections. Reductions in Modeling, Simulation, Training and Analysis are due, in part, to award delays on our Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation (SNIM) contract, slower than anticipated ramp-up periods on new awards, as well as reductions in our customer’s training and travel budgets related to sequestration. This decreased our support activity in several modeling and simulation centers we manage for our customers. The table below summarizes our year to date fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue by core business area.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  

Core Business Area Revenue

   2013     2012  

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

   $ 260.6         40.3   $ 266.2         45.1

Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering

     221.0         34.2     90.0         23.3

Modeling, Simulation, Training and Analysis

     165.0         25.5     122.4         31.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 646.6         100.0   $ 387.0         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain year to date revenue by core business area for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

Cost-reimbursement revenue increased $55.2 million (11.2%) accounting for 84.8% of 2013 third quarter year to date revenue as our customers, including the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Defense Technical Information Center, continue to utilize this method of contracting with Alion. Fixed price contract revenue grew $14.9 million to 9.2% of year to date revenue as a result of our International Naval Architecture and high-end nuclear engineering contracts. Time and material contract revenue declined $22.0 million to 6.0% of third quarter year-to-date revenue. The table below summarizes our year to date third quarter fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue by contract billing type.

 

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     Nine Months Ended June 30,  

Revenue by Contract Billing Type

   2013     2012  

Cost reimbursable contracts

   $ 548.4         84.8   $ 493.2         82.5

Fixed price contracts

     59.4         9.2     44.5         7.4

Time and material contracts

     38.8         6.0     60.8         10.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 646.6         100.0   $ 598.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain year to date revenue by contract billing type for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains unchanged.

Prime contracts accounted for 89.3% of our year to date revenue. Prime contract revenue increased $65.5 million year over year, up 12.8% compared to last year. Revenue from our work as a subcontractor was down $17.4 million year to date. We continue to increase our position as a prime contractor on larger, more complex programs. As a prime contractor, we deliver services to customers by deploying our own staff and managing the efforts of other contractors. We also procure additional materials to support our customers who utilize our agile engineering and rapid prototyping support services, as well as other services. Costs for companies that work for us as subcontractors on our prime contracts and costs for materials often generate lower contract fee percentages, which in turn, place downward pressure on our gross margins. The table below summarizes our year to date fiscal 2013 and 2012 prime and subcontract revenue.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  

Prime and Subcontract Revenue

   2013     2012  

Prime contracts

   $ 577.1         89.3   $ 511.6         85.5

Subcontracts from other companies

     69.5         10.7     86.9         14.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 646.6         100.0   $ 598.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain year to date revenue for prime and subcontracts for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 disclosed above differs from amounts previously disclosed due to customers re-defining individual contracts, task orders and programs. While this re-classification may shift reported revenue from one classification to another, our total revenue for the period remains

The trend by our customers to execute work through IDIQ contract vehicles continued in the third quarter. Year to date revenue from IDIQ contract vehicles increased by 15.5% as our customers utilized our contract vehicles such as our Weapons System Information Analysis Center and Seaport-E contracts, as well as other IDIQ contract vehicles. The table below summarizes our year to date 2013 and 2012 revenue by contract vehicle type.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  

Contract Vehicles

   2013     2012  

IDIQ Contracts

   $ 420.8         65.1   $ 364.4         60.9

Individual contracts and delivery orders

     225.8         34.9     234.1         39.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

   $ 646.6         100.0   $ 598.5         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year to date revenue by contract vehicle described above may differ slightly for fiscal year 2012 from amounts previously reported as individual contracts, task orders and programs are further defined by our customers and management team.

 

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Selected Financial Information

The table below summarizes our year to date fiscal 2013 and 2012 revenue and income from operations. Year to date revenue increased by $48.0 million while total operating expenses declined by $3.4 million. The Company benefitted from continuing efforts to reduce Alion’s cost structure declining contract amortization charges. Costs associated with the Company’s refinancing efforts eroded some of these savings.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
Selected Financial Information           % of
revenue
           % of
revenue
 

Total contract revenue

   $ 646,557         $ 598,517      

Total direct contract costs

     509,911         78.9     461,817         77.2

Direct labor costs

     187,448         29.0     191,933         32.1

Materials and subcontracts

     308,801         47.8     256,337         42.8

Other direct costs

     13,662         2.1     13,547         2.3

Gross profit

     136,646         21.1     136,700         22.8

Total operating expense

     103,866         16.1     107,266         17.9

Major components of operating expense:

          

Overhead and G&A expenses

     75,064         11.6     74,945         12.5

Rental and occupancy expense

     22,878         3.5     23,720         4.0

Depreciation and amortization

     5,924         0.9     8,601         1.4

Operating income

   $ 32,780         5.1   $ 29,434         4.9

Direct Contract Expense and Gross Profit

Year to date direct contract expenses were $48.1 million higher, up 10.4% to $510.0 million compared to last year’s direct costs of $461.8 million. This change is consistent with increased year to date revenue. Direct labor costs were down $4.5 million (2.3%) to $187.4 million as compared to last year. This decline was attributed, in part, to the reduced activity on several U.S. Navy ship design and construction support contracts related to the timing of the build cycles on several programs and the effect of budget cuts and sequestration related funding reductions. Expansion of our agile engineering, rapid prototyping and high-end engineering businesses drove the increase in our material and subcontract costs, which grew 20.3% ($52.1 million) year over year to $308.8 million and 47.8% of year to date revenue. Other direct costs increased $115 thousand (0.8%) to 2.1% of overall revenue.

Our year to date 2013 gross profit was $136.6 million, down $54 thousand as compared to 2012. Our gross profit margins declined to 21.1% of revenue as compared to the 22.8% of revenue we posted last year. Expanded use of subcontractors by Alion on our larger, more complex prime contracts and higher levels of purchased materials used in our agile engineering and rapid prototyping work contributed to the reduced gross margins.

Operating and General and Administrative Expenses

Third quarter year to date 2013 operating expenses were down $3.4 million (3.2%) compared to the same period last year. Overhead and general administrative expenses increased by $119 thousand. Expenses related to the Company’s refinancing efforts largely offset the effects of staffing reductions and ongoing expense curtailment initiatives, including the $842 thousand reduction of our occupancy expense. Depreciation and amortization charges declined more than $2.7 million compared to last year as amortization charges for contracts we obtained when we acquired JJMA in 2005 continue to tail off over time. Operating expenses have been trending downward since last year.

Operating Income

In 2013, year to date operating income was up more than $3.3 million to $32.8 million compared to $29.4 million in 2012 as a result of lower operating expenses. Operating income rose to 5.1 % of year to date revenue as the Company continues to drive efficiencies throughout the organization. Last year, operating income was 4.9% of year to date revenue.

 

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Other Expense

Year to date aggregate interest income, interest expense and other expense was approximately $630 thousand higher in 2013 than it was in 2012 Alion’s Senior Secured Note principal increases each time the Company issues notes in lieu of paying interest. Higher Senior Secured Note principal drives higher cash pay interest expense and higher non-cash and deferred interest charges. In 2013, we repurchased $5.0 million worth of our Unsecured Notes and recognized a $2.0 million gain on the transaction.

 

     Nine Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Cash Pay Interest

     

Revolver

   $ 602       $ 593   

Secured Notes

     24,517         24,034   

Unsecured Notes

     18,817         18,834   

Other cash pay interest and fees

     56         55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total cash pay interest

     43,992         43,516   

Deferred and Non-cash Interest

     

Secured Notes PIK interest

     4,902         4,806   

Debt issue costs and other non-cash items

     7,920         7,808   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total non-cash interest

     12,822         12,614   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 56,814       $ 56,130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income Tax Expense

Year to date deferred income tax expense was $5.2 million in both 2013 and last year. Deferred tax expense relates to tax-deductible goodwill. We continue to record a full valuation allowance for any deferred tax assets we recognize because our history of losses makes it unlikely we will be able to realize the full benefit of our deferred tax assets.

Net Loss

Our year to date net loss totaled $27.2 million. Reduced operating expenses coupled with our debt extinguishment gain generated a $4.7 million improvement in our bottom line compared to last year.

Backlog

Executed Contract Value

The value of Alion’s base of executed contracts remains strong. As of June 30, 2013, our executed contract value available for funding totaled $2.0 billion. This amount slightly decreased from our March 2013 total of $2.1 billion. The reduction is mainly due to the delays in new awards, and, in some cases, the government opting to provide Alion with one-year bridge contracts during the delay period rather than awarding new multi-year contracts. This is due, in part, to Congress employing budget and funding reductions and the effect of sequestration.

There can be no assurance that our executed contracts will result in actual revenue in any particular period, or at all, or that any contract included in backlog will be profitable. There is a higher degree of risk in this regard with respect to unfunded backlog. The actual receipt and timing of any revenue is subject to various contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. The actual recognition of revenue on contracts included in our backlog may never occur or may change because a program schedule could change; the program could be canceled; a contract could be reduced, modified, or terminated early, whether for the convenience of the government or otherwise; or an option that we had assumed would be exercised could not be exercised. The primary risks that could affect our ability to recognize such revenue on a timely basis or at all include: schedule changes, contract modifications, and our ability to assimilate and deploy new staff against funded backlog; cost cutting initiatives and other efforts to reduce U.S. government spending, which could reduce or delay funding for orders for services; and delayed funding of our contracts due to delays in the completion of the U.S. government’s budgeting process and the use of continuing resolutions by the U.S. government to fund its operations, as described under Item 1A Risk Factors of our annual report Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. The estimates used to compile remaining contract backlog are based on our experience under our contracts, and we believe the estimates are reasonable.

 

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Management’s Estimate of Future Revenue from Existing Contracts

As of June 30, 2013 management estimates the amount of future revenues to be recognized under our executed contracts to be approximately $1.4 billion, of which, approximately $309 million is funded.

Our executed contracts are categorized as funded backlog and unfunded backlog, each of which are described below. The executed contract values and management’s estimated revenues do not include any unexecuted task orders or ceiling value under ID/IQ contracts, including GWACs and GSA schedules, except to the extent that task orders have been awarded to us under those contracts.

 

   

Funded Backlog. Funded backlog represents the estimated revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding is appropriated or otherwise authorized less revenue previously recognized on these contracts. We expect to recognize a substantial portion of our funded backlog as revenue within the next twelve months.

 

   

Unfunded Backlog. Unfunded backlog represents the estimated revenue value of orders for services under existing contracts for which funding has not been appropriated or otherwise authorized.

Our backlog includes work orders under contracts that in some cases extend for several years. The U.S. Congress generally appropriates funds for our clients on a yearly basis, even though contracts may call for performance that is expected to take a number of years. As a result, contracts typically are only partially funded at any point during their term and all or some of the work to be performed under the contracts may remain unfunded until the U.S. Congress makes subsequent appropriations and the procuring agency allocates funding to the contract.

Over the course of fiscal year 2013, we have experienced reductions in our estimated future revenues from our executed contracts as a result of delays of new awards, slower contract funding on certain programs, and to a lesser degree, reductions in the scope of work on some of our programs. These fluctuations are due, in part, to sequestration and reductions in the federal budgets. As new awards are executed, contract funding increased and the scope of work on specific work orders is expanded, management will revise our estimated revenues accordingly.

Effects of Inflation

Inflation and uncertainties in the macroeconomic environment, such as conditions in the financial markets, could impact our labor rates beyond predetermined escalation factors. However, we generally have been able to price our time and material and fixed price contracts to accommodate the rates of inflation experienced in recent years. Labor rates on our time and material contracts are usually adjusted annually by predetermined escalation factors. Our cost reimbursable contracts automatically adjust for changes in our costs. Generally, we have not been adversely affected by near-term inflation. Purchases of equipment and materials directly for contracts are usually cost reimbursable.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary uses of cash have been to fund operations and service our debt. On June 30, 2013, the Company had $20.0 million in cash and cash equivalents. At June 30, 2013, we were contingently liable under $4.0 million in letters of credit outstanding against our $35.0 million revolving credit facility, and we had no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Outstanding letters of credit reduce our ability to borrow under our credit facility. The maximum available borrowing capacity under our credit facility at June 30, 2013 was approximately $31.0 million. At June 30, 2013, we had $329.8 million in outstanding Secured Notes due November 2014 and $240.0 million in outstanding Unsecured Notes due February 2015. In July 2013, we repurchased $5.0 million face value in Unsecured Notes in an open market transaction which reduced the outstanding Unsecured Note principal to $235 million. For additional information concerning our Credit Agreement, our Secured Notes and our Unsecured Notes, see Notes 10 and 21 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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In general, cash provided by operating activities is adequate to fund our operations, including quarterly interest payments for our Secured and Unsecured Notes. Fluctuations in our cash flows and level of operations occasionally make it necessary for Alion to access our revolving credit facility to meet cash demands. We have not had to access our revolving credit facility to meet periodic interest payment demands or fund operations since May 2012. In June and July 2013, we accessed the revolving credit facility to repurchase $10.0 million of our outstanding Unsecured Notes. Our current credit facility expires in June of 2014.

Cash flows used in operating activities

 

     Nine months ended June 30,  
     2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 1,200       $ (7,179
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Our operating cash flows are primarily affected by our ability to invoice and collect from our clients in a timely manner, our ability to manage our vendor payments, and the overall profitability of our contracts. We bill most of our customers monthly after services are rendered. Some contracts permit us to bill our customers twice monthly. Operating cash outflows during the nine months ended June 30, 2013, increased approximately $8.4 million compared to the same period in 2012 and were affected by:

 

   

increased billings to customers

 

   

improvements in the timing of collection of our receivables

 

   

the timing of vendor payments

 

   

lower net losses

 

   

lower non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, and incentive compensation

We collected approximately $641 million in receivables during the nine months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $588 million we collected during the comparable period in 2012. We collected approximately $239 million in receivables this quarter, compared to $201 million in the third quarter of 2012. Year to date collections as of June 30, 2013 were $5.6 million less than year to date revenue, a $17 million improvement since March 2013.

We believe as a result of sequestration, the federal government altered some of its accelerated payment practices and the overall payment cycle of our invoices. We believe we have recovered from most of the effects of these changes which we estimate reduced our second quarter collections by approximately $11 million as compared to pre-sequestration collection levels earlier this fiscal year. Management cannot forecast whether sequestration will adversely affect timing of Alion’s collection of its receivables in the future. Based on trailing twelve month revenue, our accounts receivable days sales outstanding (DSO) were 78.1 for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 90.5 days for the same period in 2012. From March to June 2013, improved collections reduced DSO by almost eight days as we were able to invoice and collect amounts we had not previously been able to bill to customers.

In the third quarter Alion was able to moderate the effects of previous sequestration-related payment delays the company experienced in its second quarter this year. Even though Alion has been affected by sequestration-related funding delays, we made progress in obtaining contract funding for unfunded customer-requested work. At June 30, 2013, we had $18.6 million in unfunded receivables for customer-requested work compared to $19.0 million at September 30, 2012 and $31.0 million at June 30, 2012. Since last September, we have only experienced a modest increase in unfunded customer requested work while during the same period revenue increased by $48.1 million compared to June 2012.

Cash used in investing activities

 

     Nine months ended June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (952   $ (2,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

We use some of our cash to invest in equipment and software, leasehold improvements and internally-developed software. During the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we spent $952 thousand and $2.3 million for these types of capital expenditures. We expect our investing activities and capital expenditures to continue at comparable levels for the balance of the current fiscal year.

 

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Cash used in financing activities

 

     Nine months ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (7,499   $ (3,534
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the nine months ended June 30, 2013, we used $7.5 million for financing activities. ESOP transactions accounted for $4.5 million of our financing activities and debt repurchases accounted for the remaining $3.0 million of cash we used.

We paid $6.7 million to redeem ESOP shares from former employees. We received $2.2 million for ESOP Trust purchases of Alion common stock from employee salary deferrals for the second half fiscal 2012 and the first half of fiscal 2013. In 2013, we lent the ESOP Trust $1.9 million for it to fund statutorily required diversification of ESOP participant investments. The ESOP Trust repaid the loan in full prior to March 31, 2013.

During our third quarter this year, we briefly accessed our revolving credit facility to borrow funds to repurchase $5 million of our outstanding Unsecured Notes in open market transactions. As permitted by our debt agreements, we borrowed $3.2 million to acquire $5.0 million in Unsecured Notes (face value) and prepay the interest on the notes we repurchased. We repaid all borrowed funds prior to June 30, 2013. The largest loan balance outstanding was $1.5 million. Our weighted average loan balance for the brief period over which we borrowed funds was $1.0 million. The weighted average outstanding loan balance for 2013 is $37 thousand.

Last year, we used $3.5 million for ESOP-related financing activities through June 30, 2012 and did not repurchase any of our outstanding debt. We paid $4.8 million to redeem ESOP shares from former employees. We received $1.3 million from the ESOP Trust for purchases of Alion common stock. Last year, we also lent the ESOP Trust $0.5 million for it to fund statutorily required diversification of ESOP participant investments. The ESOP Trust repaid the loan in full prior to March 31, 2012.

In 2012, we used the revolving credit facility to offset the effects of delays in customer payments. Over the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we borrowed and repaid a total of $26.0 million. May 12, 2012 was the last date in 2012 on which there was any balance drawn on the revolving credit facility.

Discussion of Debt Structure

Alion’s current debt structure includes a $35 million revolving credit facility, $329.8 million in Secured Notes ($310 million in initial face value plus $19.8 million in PIK interest notes issued), and $240.0 million in Unsecured Notes ($235 million as of July 2013). Our credit arrangements, including our Unsecured and Secured Note Indentures and our revolving credit facility, include a number of covenants. We expect to be able to comply with our indenture covenants and our credit facility financial covenants for at least the next twelve months. The Company is in compliance with each of the affirmative, negative and financial covenants in its existing debt agreements. See Note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a detailed discussion of Alion’s current debt structure and a list of relevant terms and limitations in existing long-term debt agreements — our Credit Agreement, Secured Note Indenture and Unsecured Note Indenture.

Credit Agreement – Covenant Compliance

Alion’s Credit Agreement defines Consolidated EBITDA and requires the Company to achieve a minimum Consolidated EBITDA threshold in order to maintain access to the revolving credit facility and avoid potential cross default on the Secured and Unsecured Notes. Neither EBITDA nor Consolidated EBITDA is a measure of financial performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The Credit Agreement permits Alion to exclude certain expenses and requires it to exclude certain one-time gains when computing Consolidated EBITDA. The Credit Agreement required Alion to have a minimum $63.0 million in Consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013. We had approximately $72.3 million in Consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, and exceeded the requirement by approximately $9.3 million.

 

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Secured Note Indenture and Unsecured Note Indenture

There are no financial covenants in either the Secured Note Indenture or the Unsecured Note Indenture. Certain provisions in the Secured Note Indenture and the Unsecured Note Indenture limit our ability to incur additional debt or pay dividends if our ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense is not greater than 2.0 to 1.0. The Secured and Unsecured Note Indentures define Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense. Adjusted EBITDA under the Secured Note Indenture and the Unsecured Note Indenture differs from Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our Credit Agreement. Adjusted EBITDA is less than Consolidated EBITDA because it does not include employee investments in Alion common stock. Set out below are our actual ratios of Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012.

 

     June 30,
2013
     September 30,
2012
 

Trailing twelve-month Adjusted EBITDA

   $  72.3 million       $  69.3 million   

Trailing twelve-month Consolidated Interest Expense

   $ 75.6 million       $ 74.9 million   

Ratio

     0.96 to 1.0         0.93 to 1.0   

Capital Resources

 

     June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2012
 

Available Liquidity

   (In thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19,976      $ 7,766   

Revolving credit facility

     35,000        35,000   

Less: Letters of Credit

     (4,000     (3,900
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net available liquidity

   $ 50,976      $ 38,876   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

We believe the capital resources available to us from our $20.0 million in cash on hand at June 30, 2013, our $31 million available capacity under our revolving credit facility, and cash from our operations are adequate to fund anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months, including quarterly interest payments for our Secured and Unsecured Notes. At June 30, 2013, we had no outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and we had $4 million in outstanding letters of credit. For additional information concerning our Credit Agreement, see Note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We expect to be able to meet the existing Credit Agreement debt covenants even though clearance levels may narrow as the required Consolidated EBITDA threshold increases. We believe Alion can attain the minimum Consolidated EBITDA levels required in the Credit Agreement even though delays in contract awards could adversely affect our ability to increase our revenue on the timeline we seek to achieve. We believe Alion will be able to meet its financial covenants over the remaining life of the credit facility and thus be able borrow funds as and when necessary through the Credit Agreement’s August 2014 maturity date.

In each of the past three fiscal years, Alion generated sufficient cash flow from operations to fulfill its financial commitments. Nevertheless, management does not expect current operations to generate sufficient cash flow for Alion to be able to repay its outstanding debt when it becomes due in fiscal 2015. The Company has retained Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo to assist it in its refinancing efforts.

Short-term Borrowings

From time-to-time, we borrow funds against our revolving credit facility for working capital requirements, to fund operations and to repurchase our Unsecured Notes at a discount to face value. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest at one of the following variable rates as selected by the Company at the time of the borrowing: an 8.5% Eurodollar rate or an 8.5% alternative base rate.

In the next twelve months we may use, as needed, our revolving credit facility or additional sources of borrowings in order to fund our anticipated cash requirements. We do not currently forecast that we will need to draw significant amounts on the revolving credit facility for extended periods. However, we may need to use the revolving credit facility for short periods of time based on collections cycles subject to government delays or to repurchase any of our outstanding notes at a discount in open market transactions.

If the federal government were to implement further changes to its current payment practices, as a result of sequestration, budget cuts, policy changes or otherwise, we might have to use our revolving credit facility to a more significant extent than we currently forecast. Such changes could adversely affect our short-term cash flows and increase our interest expense to the extent we borrow larger amounts more frequently than we currently do under our revolving credit facility.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity under our revolving credit facility for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Nine months ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012  

Short-term borrowings

   (In thousands)  

Aggregate revolving credit facility borrowings

   $ 3,201      $ 26,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate revolving credit facility repayments

     (3,201     (26,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in revolving credit facility balance payable

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Management

To the extent possible, we invest our available cash in short-term, investment grade securities with the priorities of maintaining the safety of our principal, maintaining the liquidity of our investments, maximizing the yield on our investments and investing our cash to the fullest extent possible. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks and short-term investments with maturity dates of three months or less at the date of purchase.

Cash flow effects and risks associated with equity-related obligations

We cannot accurately predict the extent to which ESOP repurchases and diversification demands may increase in future years. As more employees meet statutory and Plan-specific age and length of service requirements, potential diversification demands are likely to increase. These demands can increase further with any increase in the price of a share of Alion common stock. While a decline in our share price could reduce the value of each individual Plan participant’s beneficial interest, such a potential price decline could be offset by increased diversification demands and thus might not reduce the aggregate value of near-term demands on our cash to fund ESOP-related transactions. We monitor future potential repurchase liability cash flow demands by relying in part on internal and external financial models that incorporate Plan census data and financial inputs intended to simulate changes in Alion’s share price.

Changes in the price of a share of Alion common stock do not affect warrant-related interest expense. Our outstanding Secured Note warrants are permanent equity. The warrants have a one penny exercise price and are in the money. They do not have a cash liquidation option and therefore Alion only recognizes interest expense for the debt issue cost associated with the initial fair value of these warrants.

Alion faces no significant stock-based compensation liabilities. Outstanding SARs have little, if any, intrinsic value. Management is unable to forecast the share price the ESOP Trustee will determine in future valuations and therefore cannot predict future cash flow demands that might arise from existing SARs.

Although current financial information includes the effects of the most recent ESOP Trust transactions, future expenses for stock-based compensation are likely to differ from estimates as the price of a share of Alion common stock changes. Our next regularly scheduled ESOP valuation period ends in September 2013. Interest rates, market-based factors and volatility, as well as Alion’s financial results will affect the future value of a share of our common stock. Certain stock-based compensation grantees can choose to defer their payments by having us deposit funds in a rabbi trust we own. Any such deferrals will not materially affect planned payments or overall anticipated cash outflows.

After each semi-annual valuation period, the Plan permits former employees and beneficiaries to request distribution of their vested ESOP account balances. Consistent with the terms of the Plan, IRC requirements, and our recent business practice, we intend to pay distribution requests in five annual installments and to defer initial payments as permitted. The Plan allows Alion to defer initial installment distributions for six years for former employees who are not disabled, deceased or retired. We plan to meet future distribution demands through operating cash flows, and if necessary, access to Alion’s revolving credit facility.

 

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Cash flow demands from existing debt agreement obligations

During the rest of the current fiscal year and for the next two fiscal years, we expect we will have to make the estimated interest and principal payments set forth below for Alion’s existing long-term debt. Based on our current capital structure, we do not forecast that we will have material interest expense on our revolving credit facility as we do not expect to borrow material amounts for any significant period of time. Our forecast interest expense is based on amounts we expect to pay in commitment fees for unused balances on the revolving credit facility throughout its remaining life. We may access the revolving credit facility from time to time if the Company determines it is advantageous to make additional repurchases of our outstanding notes.

We do not expect Alion will have any tax-related cash obligations for the foreseeable future. We have significant net operating loss deductions available. We do not forecast having taxable income for the next several years.

We believe the Company will be unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to retire its debt as it comes due. We can offer no assurance that Alion will be able to obtain new financing at sufficient levels and on acceptable terms, if at all. The following table discloses the estimated interest and principal payments the Company expects to pay on its long term indebtedness during the remainder of its fiscal year 2013 and in its fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

 

     Fiscal Year  
     2013      2014      2015  

Estimated Minimum Payments—Existing Debt Agreements

   (In thousands)  

Revolving credit facility (1)

        

Interest

   $ 157       $ 555       $ —     

Secured Notes (2)

        

Interest

     —           33,144         16,821   

Principal and PIK Interest Notes

     —           —           339,788   

Unsecured Notes (3)

        

Interest (4)

     12,300         24,600         12,300   

Principal (5)

     —           —           240,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest paid in cash

   $ 12,457       $ 58,299         29,121   

Total principal and PIK Interest paid in cash

     —           —           577,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total estimated minimum debt payments

   $ 12,457       $ 58,299         608,909   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) We expect we may occasionally use our $35.0 million revolving credit facility to meet working capital needs through 2014 and for other general corporate purposes. Management expects the average utilized revolver balance will be immaterial and that interest expense will consist primarily of commitment fees for unused balances. The current facility expires August 22, 2014.
(2) The Secured Notes bear interest at 10% in cash and 2% in PIK. The outstanding principal will increase over time for the 2% compounding PIK interest added to the initial $310 million in principal. The Secured Notes, including $29.8 million in PIK interest, mature November 1, 2014.
(3) The Unsecured Notes bear interest at 10.25% and mature February 1, 2015. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had repurchased $10 million worth of Unsecured Notes: $2 million in November 2010; $3 million in June 2011 and $5 million in June 2013 in open market transactions. In July 2013, the Company repurchased an additional $5 million worth of Unsecured Notes in an open market transaction. See Note 21 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
(4) Interest expense for the Unsecured Notes is forecast based on the $240 million outstanding balance as of June 30, 2013. The $5 million in Unsecured Notes the Company repurchased July 2013 will reduce each future semi-annual interest payment by $256 thousand and by $768 thousand in total over the remaining life of the Unsecured Notes.
(5) The Company retired $5 million in Unsecured Note face value in July 2013. Principal due in 2015 declined to $235 million. See Note 21 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Contingent Obligations

Contingent obligations which will impact the Company’s cash flow

Management forecasts that continuing net operating losses for income tax purposes will permit Alion to avoid significant cash outflows for income taxes. Other contingent obligations which will affect our cash flow include:

 

   

ESOP share repurchase and diversification obligations; and

 

   

Long-term incentive compensation plan obligations.

 

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As of June 30, 2013, Alion had spent a cumulative total of $98.2 million to repurchase shares of its common stock to satisfy ESOP distribution and diversification requests from former employees and Plan beneficiaries. Beginning in March 2008, we stopped making lump sum distributions and began paying ESOP beneficiaries over the five-year distribution period permitted by ERISA and the terms of the Plan. Alion intends to continue this practice for the foreseeable future in part to offset the cash flow effects of annual employee diversification requests which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Our debt agreements limit our ability to fund certain discretionary ESOP diversification demands on our cash flow. The table below lists current and prior year share re-purchases.

 

Date

   Shares
Repurchased
     Share
Price
     Total Value
Purchased
 
                   (In thousands)  

November 2011

     1,481       $ 20.95       $ 31   

December 2011

     106,505       $ 20.95         2,231   

January 2012

     22,782       $ 20.95         477   

May 2012

     3,104       $ 18.00         56   

June 2012

     113,342       $ 18.00         2,040   

August 2012

     418       $ 18.00         8   

November 2012

     485       $ 16.45         8   

December 2012

     119,555       $ 16.45         1,967   

January 2013

     759       $ 16.45         12   

February 2013

     5,593       $ 16.45         92   

March 2013

     115,933       $ 16.45         1,907   

June 2013

     164,548       $ 16.25         2,674   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

     654,506          $ 11,503   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest rate risk

We face interest rate risk for periodic borrowings on our $35.0 million senior revolving credit facility. Outstanding balances, if any, bear interest at a variable rate based on Credit Suisse’s prime rate plus a maximum spread of 600 basis points. Variable rates increase the risk that interest charges could increase materially if both market interest rates and outstanding balances were to increase.

We currently do not forecast maintaining any material balance on our revolving credit facility for any significant period of time. Therefore, any rate increase is not expected to materially affect Alion’s operating results or cash flows for any period from now through August 2014 when our revolving credit facility matures.

Our Secured Notes and Unsecured Notes are fixed-rate obligations. Other than the current revolving credit facility, Alion currently has no variable rate debt. We do not use derivatives for trading purposes. We invest excess cash in short-term, investment grade, and interest-bearing securities.

Foreign currency risk

Expenses and revenues from international contracts are generally denominated in U.S. dollars. Alion does not believe operations are subject to material risks from currency fluctuations.

Risk associated with value of Alion common stock

Changes in the fair market value of Alion’s common stock affect our estimated ESOP share repurchase obligation, and to a lesser extent, our stock appreciation rights obligation. The number of employees who seek to redeem shares of Alion common stock following termination of employment and the number of shares they seek to redeem affect the timing and amount of cash outflows for repurchase obligations. The number of employees who exercise stock appreciation rights during any particular time period can affect the timing and amount of our stock appreciation right obligations. Based on our current share price, outstanding stock appreciation rights have little, if any, intrinsic value.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it is required to file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective and timely.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2013, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved in routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business that we believe are not material to our financial condition, operating results, or cash flows. See Note 19 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part 1 of this Report.

As a government contractor, from time to time we may be subject to DCAA audits and federal government inquiries. The federal government may suspend or debar for a period of time any federal contractor it finds has violated the False Claims Act, and any contractor indicted or convicted of violations of other federal laws. The federal government could also impose fines or penalties.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As of June 30, 2013, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.

 

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

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit     

No.

  

Description

  10.36    Alion Science and Technology Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of June 25, 2013) *(a)
  10.37    Alion Science and Technology Corporation 2004 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (amended and restated as of June 25, 2013) *(a)
  10.38    Alion Science and Technology Corporation Performance Shares and Retention Phantom Stock Plan (amended and restated as of June 25, 2013) *(a)
  10.39    Alion Science and Technology Corporation Phantom Stock Plan (amended and restated as of June 25, 2013) *(a)
  10.40    Employment Agreement between Alion Science and Technology Corporation and Thomas E. McCabe *(a)
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Alion Science and Technology Corporation pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (a)
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Alion Science and Technology Corporation pursuant to 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (a)
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Alion Science and Technology Corporation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (a)
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Alion Science and Technology Corporation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (a)
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document +
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document +
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document +
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document +
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document +
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document +

 

* Denotes management contract and/or compensatory arrangement.
(a) Filed with this Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
+ As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished herewith and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act and Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

 

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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.

Date: August 8, 2013

 

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Barry M. Broadus
Name:   Barry M. Broadus
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer

 

 

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