What does operating segments — contracts revenue mean?

Revenue generated from client contracts within a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — contracts revenue?

Higher revenue indicates strong market demand and successful deal execution, while lower revenue may signal market headwinds or reduced client activity.

How does operating segments — contracts revenue compare across companies?

Comparable to segment-specific revenue streams reported by other investment banking and financial advisory firms.

Houlihan Lokey HLI Operating Segments — Contracts Revenue

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

JEFOperating Segments — Revenue From Contracts With Customers

$2.39B—

LDOSOperating Segments — Revenue

$2.44B-5.3%

CLHOperating Segments — Revenue

$749.78M+8.8%

EQHOperating Segments — Revenue

$2.69B-3.3%

PFGSegment Corporate — Revenue From Contracts With Customers

$87.6M+38.8%

JBHTOperating Segments — Revenue

$2B+15.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$635.6M-4.6%

Gross profit$230.7M+15.9%

Operating income$125.1M-11.3%

Net income$99.8M-18.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.48-16.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+22.5%

Total debt$492.1M+12.3%

Total assets$4.3B+12.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$293.0M-18.2%

CapEx$6.3M-56.8%

Free cash flow$286.8M-16.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.72B-11.5%

Enterprise value$9.02B-13.6%

P/E22.8×-4.7×

P/S3.7×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.8%+1.4pp

Operating margin20.1%-0.9pp

Net margin16.3%-0.5pp

FCF margin26%-7.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.5%—

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Houlihan Lokey in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractsRevenue.

The official record: Houlihan Lokey’s 10-K, filed May 25, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — contracts revenue mean?: Revenue generated from client contracts within a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — contracts revenue?: Higher revenue indicates strong market demand and successful deal execution, while lower revenue may signal market headwinds or reduced client activity.
How does operating segments — contracts revenue compare across companies?: Comparable to segment-specific revenue streams reported by other investment banking and financial advisory firms.