CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Business
CRA International, Inc. is a global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and management consulting services to corporations, law firms, and government entities. It offers litigation, regulatory, and financial consulting as well as management consulting services, including expert testimony, damages analysis, valuation, forensic and cyber investigations, regulatory compliance, strategy development, performance improvement, and transaction advisory. The company operates organized practice areas and functional expertise groups—such as antitrust, intellectual property, M&A, regulatory economics, risk and analytics, and industry-specific teams—to serve client needs. CRA delivers services through an international network of coordinated offices and through direct engagements with corporate and legal clients, government agencies, and non-employee academic and industry experts.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 752 | 687 | 624 | 591 | 566 | |
| Costs of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 519 | 480 | 440 | 410 | 400 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 135 | 125 | 115 | 110 | 97 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| Income from operations | 83 | 71 | 58 | 59 | 56 | |
| Interest expense, net | −5 | −4 | −4 | −2 | — | |
| Foreign currency gains (losses), net | −1 | −100,000 | −1 | 2 | −500,000 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 77 | 66 | 52 | 59 | 54 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| Net income | 55 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 42 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 8.23 | 6.82 | 5.48 | 6.02 | 5.59 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 8.14 | 6.74 | 5.39 | 5.91 | 5.45 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 27 | 46 | 31 | 66 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,664 and $5,659, respectively | 183 | 162 | 143 | 144 | 117 | |
| Unbilled services, net of allowances of $1,489 and $1,411, respectively | 66 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 45 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| Forgivable loans | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Total current assets | 303 | 269 | 265 | 249 | 249 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 37 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 54 | |
| Goodwill, net | 95 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 89 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 76 | 81 | 87 | 97 | 110 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | |
| Forgivable loans, net of current portion | 90 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 38 | |
| Other assets | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total assets | 629 | 571 | 553 | 551 | 555 | |
| Accounts payable | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | |
| Accrued expenses | 223 | 181 | 171 | 156 | 156 | |
| Deferred revenue and other liabilities | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| Current portion of deferred compensation | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Revolving line of credit | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 330 | 251 | 236 | 217 | 213 | |
| Deferred compensation and other non-current liabilities | 9 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| Non-current portion of lease liabilities | 76 | 85 | 92 | 106 | 124 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 725,000 | 1 | 1 | 953,000 | 1 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 85 | 108 | 105 | 123 | 136 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, no par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 6,547,407 and 6,768,575 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 221 | 225 | 224 | 224 | 216 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −10 | −15 | −12 | −15 | −10 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 214 | 212 | 212 | 211 | 206 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 629 | 571 | 553 | 551 | 555 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| Right-of-use asset amortization | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −2 | −3 | −5 | 189,000 | 446,000 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Bad debt expense (recovery), net | 746,000 | 534,000 | 533,000 | −345,000 | 27,000 | |
| Unrealized foreign currency remeasurement (gains) losses, net | 578,000 | −468,000 | 61,000 | 122,000 | −294,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −18 | −21 | 2 | −25 | −6 | |
| Unbilled services | −7 | −797,000 | −5 | −5 | −4 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and other assets | 4 | −10 | 1 | −485,000 | −2 | |
| Forgivable loans | −53 | −12 | 3 | −11 | 11 | |
| Incentive cash awards payable | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities | 16 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Lease liabilities | −20 | −15 | −18 | −17 | −16 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 22 | 50 | 60 | 25 | 76 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −4 | −17 | −2 | −4 | −3 | |
| Consideration paid for acquisitions, net | 0 | −2 | −577,000 | −14 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −4 | −18 | −3 | −18 | −3 | |
| Issuance of common stock, principally stock options exercises | 0 | 0 | 805,000 | 1 | 5 | |
| Borrowings under revolving line of credit | 132 | 102 | 105 | 126 | 74 | |
| Repayments under revolving line of credit | −98 | −102 | −105 | −126 | −74 | |
| Tax withholding payments reimbursed by shares | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −14 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −8 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −47 | −33 | −31 | −28 | −45 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −30 | −49 | −44 | −39 | −52 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | −2 | 1 | −3 | −629,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −9 | −19 | 14 | −35 | 20 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses for property and equipment | −449,000 | 598,000 | −91,000 | −268,000 | 8,000 | |
| Excise tax on share repurchases | −415,000 | −270,000 | −247,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 0 | 191,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Income taxes paid (net of refunds received) - Federal | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | — | |
| Income taxes paid (net of refunds received) - State | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
| Cash paid for interest | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 727,000 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |