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ICF International

ICFI
38
Consulting Services · Industrials
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

ICF International, Inc. provides management, marketing, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. It researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, market, business, communication, and technology challenges. The company

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-10.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-22.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~2 months

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

ICF International has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
35.1%
Modest — 35.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
8.3%
Modest — 8.3% operating margin
ROCE
2.3%
Weak — 2.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-9.5%
Shrinking sales (-9.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-20.8%
Earnings shrinking (-20.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
201%
Turns 201% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.3%
Modest free cash flow (8.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.56
Conservative — low debt load (0.56)
Interest Cover
6.56x
Adequate interest coverage (6.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.0x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+8.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.0 → 8.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.84%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.84% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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