Revenue and Business Growth - Total revenue increased by 77.0millionto511.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, representing a 17.7% growth compared to 434.1millionforthesameperiodin2023[82]−Netnewbusinessawardswere615.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 555.8millionforthesameperiodin2023[76]−Backlogincreasedby447.0 million, or 18.2%, to 2,907.1millionasofMarch31,2024,comparedto2,460.1 million as of March 31, 2023[77] - The company expects approximately 1,550.0millionto1,570.0 million of backlog to convert to net revenue over the next twelve months[77] Costs and Expenses - Direct service costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased by 20.4million,or13.5171.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024[82] - Reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses rose by 31.6million,or20.7184.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024[82] - Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 6.1million,or15.944.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024[82] - Total direct costs increased by 52.0millionto355.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 303.9millionforthesameperiodin2023[84]−Selling,generalandadministrativeexpensesroseby6.1 million to 44.1millionforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2024,from38.0 million in the prior year[85] - Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 1.0millionto7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 6.0millionforthesameperiodin2023[86]IncomeandTax−Incomefromoperationsincreasedby17.9 million to 104.1millionforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2024[82]−NetincomeforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2024,was102.6 million, an increase of 29.7millioncomparedto72.9 million for the same period in 2023[82] - Income tax provision decreased by 2.9millionto10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, with an effective tax rate of 9.0%, down from 15.3% in the prior year[88] - Miscellaneous income, net increased by 3.9millionto4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from 0.7millionintheprioryear[87]CashFlowandFinancialPosition−Cashandcashequivalentsincreasedto407.0 million as of March 31, 2024, up from 245.4millionasofDecember31,2023[89]−Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas152.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 80.1millioninthesameperiodof2023[92]−Netcashprovidedbyinvestingactivitieswas2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to a net cash used of 9.5millionintheprioryear[96]−ThecompanydidnotexecuteanysharerepurchasesduringthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2024,withremainingauthorizationof308.8 million under the repurchase program[99] - As of March 31, 2024, the company had no indebtedness and less than 0.1millioninlettersofcreditoutstanding[101]ForeignCurrencyImpact−Theeffectofunfavorableforeigncurrencyadjustmentsonbacklogwas6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024[78]