Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-03.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-26.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
Financing costs are driven by interest incurred on our outstanding borrowings under the 2025 Credit Facility, as well as fees paid on the unutilized capacity of the facility and outstanding letters of credit issued under the facility. Interest is also incurred on outstanding borrowings under the Aircraft Loan and amounts outstanding under our capital lease facilities. Financing costs also include the amortization or write-offs of deferred debt issuance costs and amounts paid under our interest rate swaps. Amounts received related to our interest rate swaps are netted against financing costs.
Current report
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we generated revenues of $830.5 million, an increase of $134.1 million or 19.3% from the year ended December 31, 2024. The period over period increase in revenues was primarily driven by strong organic growth of 12.7% or $81.8 million across all three segments, $29.0 million higher emergency response revenue, and $25.0 million from acquisitions completed in 2024. Revenue from environmental response was $77.0 million and $48.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Revenues from the exited European operations were $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to lower amortization of intangibles due to the absence of acquisitions in 2025, partially offset by increased depreciation expense due to higher property and equipment balances.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
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Income Tax Expense
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Assessment, Permitting and Response segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 due to organic growth within our non-response consulting and advisory services of 34.6% or $57.8 million driven by remediation consulting work cross sold from an initial emergency response incident, an increase in revenues from environmental emergency responses of $29.0 million, and $5.8 million additional revenue from acquisitions completed in 2024. Emergency response revenue was $77.0 million and $48.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Current report
Measurement and Analysis segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 as a result of organic growth of 5.4% or $12.0 million and $11.6 million additional revenue from acquisitions completed in 2024, partially offset by a decrease in revenue of $2.3 million related to a lab sold in the fourth quarter of 2024. Organic growth was primarily driven by cross selling efforts and an increase in certain state regulatory requirements.
Current report
Remediation and Reuse segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 as a result of organic growth of 4.7% or $12.0 million and $7.6 million additional revenue from acquisitions completed in 2024. Organic growth was driven primarily by growth in our water treatment business partially offset by lower revenues in our renewables business, which we are winding down due in part to regulatory uncertainty and declining demand. Renewables revenue was $2.8 million and $12.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Revenues from the exited European operations were $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Current report
Assessment, Permitting and Response Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of higher revenues. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of a bad debt expense of $4.9 million related to the City of Tustin, partially offset by favorable emergency response revenue.
Current report
Measurement and Analysis Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of higher revenues driven by organic growth. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of improved operating performance and operating leverage.
Current report
Remediation and Reuse Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to losses incurred in our renewable energy business in the current year, partially offset by higher revenues in our water treatment business. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of losses incurred in our renewables business. Adjusted EBITDA in our renewable energy business was a loss of $4.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $0.9 million in the prior year.
Current report
Corporate and other costs for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to higher bonus expense of $7.2 million, driven by an outperformance in the current year versus the prior year, higher outside service costs of $2.7 million primarily related to an IT migration, and higher non-bonus related payroll costs.
Current report
Net cash provided by operating activities was $107.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $22.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The period-over-period increase of $85.2 million, was primarily due to an increase in earnings before non-cash items of $29.8 million, and improved working capital performance, reflecting a $55.2 million lower cash outflow.
Current report
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $15.8 million primarily driven by $16.3 million in purchases of property and equipment.
Current report
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in financing activities was $93.1 million. Cash used in financing activities was driven by net repayments of borrowing of $612.6 million, redemption of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock of $122.2 million, contingent consideration payments of $11.0 million, repayments of finance leases of $11.1 million, taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards of $10.7 million, dividends on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock of $4.2 million, and payment of financing cost of $2.4 million, partially offset by borrowing under our credit facility of $677.6 million.
Current report
See Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” for details on the 2025 Credit Facility and 2021 Credit Facility.
Current report
In January 2024, the Company redeemed $60.0 million in aggregate stated value of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in cash. The Company redeemed $60.0 million and $62.2 million in aggregate stated value of the outstanding Series A-2 Preferred Stock on April 1, 2025 and July 1, 2025, respectively. The Company funded the redemptions with cash on hand and, with respect to the 2025 redemptions, borrowings under its senior secured credit facilities. Following the July 2025 redemption, no A-2 Preferred Shares remained outstanding.
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Stock Repurchase Program
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On May 7, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program of up to $40.0 million. The repurchase program does not have a set expiration date. The Company has not made any repurchases under the program to date.
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Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually, or more often if impairment indicators are present, at the reporting unit level. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units based on the income approach utilizing the discounted cash flow method and the market-based approach utilizing the public company market multiple method. The valuation techniques we use are the discounted cash flow method and the guideline public company method, which are equally weighted, with key assumptions including estimated future cash flows, discount rates, peer public company group selection and financial performance of reporting units relative to the peer public company group.
Current report
We test our goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1. For the October 1, 2025 impairment test, all reporting units were tested using a qualitative approach. Under this approach, we assess qualitative factors and relevant events and circumstances to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The results of our analysis indicated that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting unit was less than its carrying amount, and thus, a quantitative analysis was not performed.
Current report
As part of our assessment, we evaluated macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, and other relevant reporting unit-specific events. Based on this analysis, we concluded that no indicators of impairment were present as of October 1, 2025.
Current report
We will continue to closely monitor actual results against expectations and assess whether any significant changes in current events or conditions alter our projections for estimated future cash flows, discount rates, and market multiples. No triggering events were identified during the year that required an interim impairment test.
Current report
While we believe our conclusions regarding the fair value estimates of our reporting units are appropriate, these estimates are inherently uncertain and involve various judgments and assumptions. Factors influencing these estimates include the growth rate and extent in the markets served by our reporting units, the realization of future sales price and volume increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, fluctuations in price and availability of key materials, future operating efficiencies and, with respect to discount rates, volatility in interest rates and the cost of equity.
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Previous report
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we determined to exit our lab in Berkeley, California and terminate the related positions. This discontinued lab, which was included in our Measurement and Analysis segment, did not generate any material revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022.
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During the second quarter of 2022, we determined to exit all legacy water treatment and renewable energy operations and maintenance contracts, collectively, the Discontinued O&M Contracts. Revenue from our water treatment and renewable energy operations and maintenance contracts, which were included in the results of our Remediation and Reuse segment, were $3.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2022. This decision did not impact the Company’s specialized PFAS water treatment operations and maintenance contracts.
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Cybersecurity
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As previously disclosed, on June 11, 2022 we were the target of an organized ransomware attack on our IT systems that led to the temporary disruption of our regular operations. The Company's financial systems are cloud based and were not affected. We engaged third party experts, including cyber legal counsel and a cybersecurity firm, to perform a fulsome forensic investigation of this attack and we promptly notified federal law enforcement. Based on the results of the investigation, we do not believe there has been any misuse of confidential or sensitive client data, have made notifications to clients, and have proactively addressed client concerns regarding our security environment. Furthermore, we identified a limited number of individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been accessed from our systems and made appropriate notifications to such individuals and required regulators. The Company has insurance coverage, subject to a $0.3 million deductible, against recovery costs and business interruption resulting from cyber-attacks. In January 2023, the Company received $1.0 million in business interruption insurance proceeds related to the cyber-attack. This amount was recorded as insurance income within other income (expense) in the fourth quarter of 2022. These proceeds partially offset the estimated $1.5 million cost of the cyber-attack recognized in the second and third quarters of 2022.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, we generated revenues of $696.4 million, an increase of $72.2 million or 11.6% from the year ended December 31, 2023. The period over period increase in revenues was primarily driven by $81.6 million from revenues pertaining to acquisitions as well as strong organic growth of 8.3% or $43.4 million driven by Assessment, Permitting and Response and Measurement and Analysis segments, partially offset by lower non-acquisition related revenue in our Remediation and Reuse segment. These increases were partially offset by $43.3 million lower environmental emergency response revenues, which we exclude from organic growth, and the December 2023 sale of the Discontinued Specialty Lab, which generated $8.8 million of revenue in 2023. Environmental emergency response revenues were $48.0 million and $91.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Previous report
Includes revenue of $8.8 million from the Discontinued Specialty Lab for the year ended December 31, 2023. See “—Discontinued Service Lines and Contracts ” above.
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Fair Value Changes in Business Acquisition Contingencies
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, fair value changes in business acquisition contingencies resulted in an expense of $0.5 million versus a gain of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was driven primarily by $4.8 million of additional amortization related to intangibles acquired through acquisition, and $1.7 million higher depreciation related to equipment purchases.
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Other (Expense) Income
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Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
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Assessment, Permitting and Response segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 due to a decline in emergency response revenues of $43.3 million, partially offset by strong organic growth of 25.0% or $32.3 million, mainly within our consulting and advisory services, and the impact of acquisitions, which contributed $5.1 million. Emergency response revenue was $48.0 million and $91.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Measurement and Analysis segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of strong organic growth of 15.2% or $28.2 million and the impact of acquisitions, which contributed $8.5 million, partially offset by the sale of the Discontinued Specialty Lab in December 2023, which contributed $8.8 million to revenues in 2023.
Previous report
Remediation and Reuse segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by acquisitions which contributed $68.0 million to the increase in revenues in 2024. These increases were partially offset by $17.2 million revenue decrease in our existing business, primarily attributable to lower treatment technology revenues.
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Assessment, Permitting and Response Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to a reduction in certain higher margin emergency response revenues that did not recur from the prior year.
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Measurement and Analysis Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to operating leverage driven by higher revenues.
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Remediation and Reuse Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 due to higher revenues. Improved Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin in 2024 was driven primarily by improved operating efficiency and higher margin acquisitions.
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Corporate and other costs for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $3.2 million primarily due to increased investments in IT and cybersecurity infrastructure as well as an increase in professional fees. Corporate costs as a percentage of revenues were 5.9% in 2024 compared to 6.1% in the prior year.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $56.0 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Cash provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes payment of contingent consideration of $0.6 million and $19.5 million, respectively. Excluding payment of contingent consideration, cash provided by operating activities was $56.6 million and $40.1 million in the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The period-over-period increase of $16.5 million, excluding the impact of contingent consideration, was primarily due to a lower increase in working capital in the current period of $3.3 million versus an increase in working capital in the prior year period of $14.1 million, as well as higher earnings before non-cash items of $6.5 million.
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For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $38.7 million, primarily driven by cash paid for the acquisitions of Environmental Standards, IAG, Triad, AirKinetics and Huco, net of cash acquired of $28.6 million and purchases of property and equipment for cash consideration of $9.6 million.
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Our obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, and such obligations are secured by substantially all of our assets. The Senior Credit Facilites includes a number of covenants imposing certain restrictions on our business. The Senior Credit Facilites also include financial covenants requiring us to remain below a maximum total net leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As of December 31, 2024, our consolidated total leverage ratio as reported under our bank compliance certificate, which was delivered under our 2025 Credit Facility, was 2.1 times and we were in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Credit Facilites.
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The weighted average interest rate on the 2021 Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was 7.2% and 6.7%, respectively, before the benefit of our interest rate swaps. Weighted average interest rates, net of the benefit of our interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were 5.8% and 4.1%, respectively.
Previous report
In February 2024, we partially exercised our option to access the $150.0 million accordion under our Senior Secured Credit Agreement, and as a result, the Senior Secured Credit Agreement was amended to provide for an additional $100.0 million credit availability under the 2021 Credit Facility, comprised of an additional $50.0 million term loan and $50.0 million revolving credit facility. Furthermore, we exercised our credit facility covenant holiday, increasing its leverage capacity from 3.75 times to 4.25 times for four quarters beginning with the first quarter of 2024.
Previous report
See Note 13 and 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” for details on the 2021 Credit Facility and our new credit facility.
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In January 2024, we repaid $60.0 million of the outstanding principal balance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.
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In January 2025, we received a notice of conversion from Oaktree in respect of $60.0 million in stated value of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock. We intend to exercise our option to redeem the shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock for cash. We expect to pay the $60.0 million on or before April 13, 2025 from cash on hand and debt. Following the redemption, approximately $62.2 million of A-2 Preferred Stock will remain outstanding.
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Certain events or changes in circumstances may indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount of long lived assets should be assessed. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset (or asset group) and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount, we recognize an impairment based on the fair value of such assets.
Previous report
Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually. Should an event or circumstances indicate that a reduction in fair value of the reporting unit may have occurred during the year, goodwill would also be tested at such occasion.
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We use a two-step process to assess the realizability of goodwill. The first step (generally referred to as a "step 0" analysis) is a qualitative assessment that analyzes current economic indicators associated with a particular reporting unit. For example, we analyze changes in economic, market and industry conditions, business strategy, cost factors, and financial performance, among others, to determine if there are indicators of a significant decline in the fair value of a particular reporting unit. If the qualitative assessment indicates a stable or improved fair value, no further testing is required. If a qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we will proceed to the quantitative second step (generally referred to as a "step 1" analysis) where the fair value of a reporting unit is calculated based on weighted income and market-based approaches.
Previous report
Step 1 of the quantitative test requires comparison of the fair value of each of the reporting units to the respective carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit is less than the fair value, no impairment exists. Otherwise, we would recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
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The fair value of stock appreciation rights is estimated at the grant date using the geometric Brownian motion model.
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Since our inception in 2012, our mission has been to help clients and communities meet their environmental goals and needs. According to data derived from a 2024 Environmental Industry Study prepared by Environmental Business International, Inc., or EBI, which we commissioned, the global environmental industry is estimated to be approximately $1.6 trillion, with $540.0 billion concentrated in the United States.
Current wording
Since our inception in 2012, our mission has been to help clients and communities meet their environmental goals and needs. According to data derived from a 2025 Environmental Industry Study prepared by Environmental Business International, Inc., or EBI, the global environmental industry is estimated to generate approximately $1.9 trillion in revenues in 2026, with $620.0 billion concentrated in the United States.
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Remediation and Reuse segment provides clients with engineering, design, and implementation services, primarily (i) treatment technologies which treat contaminated water or create renewable energy from waste, or (ii) soil remediation. Our employees, including engineers, scientists and consultants, provide these services to assist our clients in designing solutions, managing products and mitigating environmental risks and liabilities at their locations. We do not own the properties or facilities at which we implement these projects or the underlying liabilities, nor do we own material amounts of the equipment used in projects.
Current wording
Remediation and Reuse segment provides clients with engineering, design, and implementation services, primarily (i) treatment technologies which treat contaminated water, or (ii) soil remediation. Our employees, including engineers, scientists and consultants, provide these services to assist our clients in designing solutions, managing products and mitigating environmental risks and liabilities at their locations. We do not own the properties or facilities at which we implement these projects or the underlying liabilities, nor do we own material amounts of the equipment used in projects.
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We have been, and expect to continue to be, an acquisitive company. Acquisitions have expanded our environmental service capabilities across all three segments, our access to technology, as well as our geographic reach in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. See Item 1. “Business—Strategic Acquisitions.” The table below sets forth the number of acquisitions completed in each of the last three fiscal years, fiscal year revenues contributed by those acquisitions in the year of acquisition, and the percentage of total annual revenues attributable to those acquisitions:
Current wording
Although we did not consummate any acquisitions in 2025, we have been, and expect to continue to be, an acquisitive company. Acquisitions have expanded our environmental service capabilities across all three segments, our access to technology, as well as our geographic reach in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. See Item 1. “Business—Strategic Acquisitions.” The table below sets forth the number of acquisitions completed in 2024 and 2023, fiscal year revenues contributed by those acquisitions in the year of acquisition, and the percentage of total annual revenues attributable to those acquisitions:
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We made earn-out payments of $1.5 million in March 2024 in connection with our acquisition of Huco Consulting, Inc. (Huco), of which, $0.4 million was paid in cash, and the remaining $1.1 million in the Company's common stock. In connection with certain of our acquisitions, we may make up to $57.6 million in aggregate earn-out payments between the years 2025 and 2026, of which up to $22.1 million may be paid only in cash, up to $13.6 million may be paid only in common stock and up to $21.9 million may be paid, at our option, in cash or common stock. See Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, we made contingent consideration payments of $17.8 million for Epic, SensibleIoT, LLC (Sensible), Vandrensning, and Spirit, of which $10.0 million was paid in cash, and $7.7 million was paid in the Company's common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we made earn-out payments of $1.5 million in connection with our acquisition of Huco Consulting, Inc. (Huco) of which, $0.4 million was paid in cash, and the remaining $1.1 million in the Company's common stock. In connection with certain of our acquisitions, we may make up to $17.6 million in aggregate earn-out payments between the years 2026 and 2027, of which up to $5.1 million may be paid only in cash, up to $2.8 million may be paid only in common stock and up to $9.7 million may be paid, at our option, in cash or common stock. See Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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We define organic growth as the change in revenues excluding revenues from i) our environmental emergency response business, ii) acquisitions for the first twelve months following the date of acquisition, and iii) businesses held for sale, disposed of or discontinued. Management uses organic growth as one of the means by which it assesses our results of operations. Organic growth is not, however, a measure of revenue growth calculated in accordance with
Current wording
We define organic growth as the change in revenues excluding revenues from i) our environmental emergency response business, ii) acquisitions for the first twelve months following the date of acquisition, and iii) businesses held for sale, disposed of or discontinued. Management uses organic growth as one of the means by which it assesses our results of operations. Organic growth is not, however, a measure of revenue growth calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and should be considered in conjunction with revenue growth calculated in accordance with GAAP. We have grown organically over the long term and expect to continue to do so.
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As part of this evaluation, during the first quarter of 2023, we determined to sell one of our specialty lab testing businesses, the Discontinued Specialty Lab, whose service offering was non-core to our business. On December 29, 2023, we sold the assets of the Discontinued Specialty Lab for a total sales price of $4.8 million. Proceeds from the sale were paid in cash of $0.5 million, and a promissory note receivable of $4.3 million. We recorded a gain on the sale of the assets of approximately $1.8 million and recorded a current expected loss of $2.2 million against the promissory note receivable. The Discontinued Specialty Lab, which was part of our Measurement and Analysis segment, generated revenues of $8.8 million and $17.0 million in the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The discontinuation of this specialty service line did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results, therefore it did not meet the requirements to be classified as discontinued operations.
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During the first quarter of 2023, we determined to sell one of our specialty lab testing businesses, the Discontinued Specialty Lab, whose service offering was non-core to our business. On December 29, 2023, we sold the assets of the Discontinued Specialty Lab for a total sales price of $4.8 million. Proceeds from the sale were paid in cash of $0.5 million, and a promissory note receivable of $4.3 million. We recorded a gain on the sale of the assets of approximately $1.8 million and recorded a current expected loss of $2.2 million against the promissory note receivable. The Discontinued Specialty Lab, which was part of our Measurement and Analysis segment, generated revenues of $8.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2023. The discontinuation of this specialty service line did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results, therefore it did not meet the requirements to be classified as discontinued operations.
Previous wording
Our segments and our business lines within each segment generate different levels of profitability and, accordingly, shifts in the mix of revenues between segments can impact our consolidated reported net income, net loss margin, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin from quarter to quarter and year to year. Inter-company revenues between business lines within segments have been eliminated. See Note 19 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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Our segments and our business lines within each segment generate different levels of profitability and, accordingly, shifts in the mix of revenues between segments can impact our consolidated reported net income or loss, net income or loss margin, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin from quarter to quarter and year to year. Inter-company revenues between business lines within segments have been eliminated. See Note 19 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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Total debt at December 31, 2024 was $222.7 million net of deferred debt issuance costs, which was an increase of $59.5 million compared to December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the additional $50.0 million term loan and additional usage of our revolving credit facility, the outstanding balance under which increased to $25.2 million under the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2024 from no outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2023, partially offset by repayments and amortization of the various debt noted.
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Total debt, net of deferred debt issuance costs, at December 31, 2025 was $288.3 million, which was an increase of $65.6 million compared to December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $59.5 million outstanding under our revolving line of credit.
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Interest expense, net was $15.9 million, $7.8 million and $5.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We expect interest expense to remain a significant cost as we continue to leverage the 2021 Credit Facility to support our operations, partially fund the redemption of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, and to fund future acquisitions.
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Interest expense, net was $19.6 million, $15.9 million and $7.8 million in the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We expect interest expense to remain a significant cost as we continue to leverage our 2025 Credit Facility to support our operations and future acquisitions. Our 2025 Credit Facility funded a portion of the redemption of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in April and July 2025.
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In February 2025, we refinanced our 2021 Credit Facility and replaced it with a new 2025 Credit Facility. See Notes 13 and 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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In February 2025, we refinanced our 2021 Credit Facility and replaced it with a new 2025 Credit Facility. See Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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Due to the field-based nature of certain of our services, weather patterns generally impact our field-based teams’ ability to operate in the winter months. As a result, our operating results could experience quarterly variability with generally lower revenues and lower earnings in the first and fourth quarters and higher overall revenues and earnings in the second and third quarters. As we continue to grow and expand into new geographies and service lines, quarterly variability in our Measurement and Analysis and Remediation and Reuse segments may deviate from historical trends.
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Due to the field-based nature of certain of our services, weather patterns generally impact our field-based teams’ ability to operate in the winter months. As a result, our operating results experience quarterly variability with generally lower revenues and lower earnings in the first and fourth quarters and higher overall revenues and earnings in the second and third quarters. As we continue to grow and expand into new geographies and service lines, quarterly variability in our Measurement and Analysis and Remediation and Reuse segments may deviate from historical trends.
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In addition to the impact of seasonality on earnings, our emergency response business exposes us to potentially significant revenue and earnings fluctuations tied to large environmental emergency response projects following an incident or natural disaster or more broad scale events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Total revenue from emergency response related services was $48.0 million, $91.4 million, and $88.0 million in the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Demand for environmental emergency response services remains difficult to predict and as a result, we may have experienced revenues and earnings in prior years that are not indicative of future results, making those periods particularly difficult comparisons for future periods. Earnings volatility is also driven by the timing of large projects, particularly in our Remediation and Reuse segment, and the impact of acquisitions. As a result of these factors, and because demand for environmental services is not driven by specific or predictable patterns in one or more fiscal quarters, our business is better assessed based on annual results.
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In addition to the impact of seasonality on earnings, our environmental emergency response business exposes us to potentially significant revenue and earnings fluctuations tied to large environmental emergency response projects following an incident or natural disaster or more broad scale events. Total revenue from emergency response related services was $77.0 million, $48.0 million, and $91.4 million in the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Demand for environmental emergency response services remains difficult to predict and as a result, we may have experienced revenues and earnings in prior years that are not indicative of future results, making those periods particularly difficult comparisons for future periods. Earnings volatility is also driven by the timing of large projects, particularly in our Remediation and Reuse segment, and the impact of acquisitions. As a result of these factors, and because demand for environmental services is not driven by specific or predictable patterns in one or more fiscal quarters, our business is better assessed based on annual results.
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Cost of revenues consists of all direct costs required to provide services, including fixed and variable direct labor costs, equipment purchases and rental, and other outside services, field and lab supplies, vehicle costs and travel-related expenses. Variable costs of revenues generally follow the same trends as revenue, while fixed costs tend to change primarily as a result of acquisitions.
Current wording
Cost of revenues consists of all direct costs required to provide services, including fixed and variable direct labor costs, material parts and components, and other outside services, field and lab supplies, vehicle costs and travel-related expenses. Variable costs of revenues generally follow the same trends as revenue, while fixed costs tend to change primarily as a result of acquisitions.
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Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased from the year ended December 31, 2023 driven primarily by an increase in revenues. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue dropped to 60.1% from 61.5% in 2023, primarily due to operating leverage in our labs, improved margins in our treatment technology and consulting businesses, and the benefit from acquisitions. Year-over-year cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue dropped in all three of our segments.
Current wording
Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased from the year ended December 31, 2024 driven primarily by an increase in revenues. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue dropped to 59.7% from 60.1% in 2024, primarily due to favorable segment revenue mix. Revenue in our Assessment, Permitting and Response segment which has our lowest cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue, increased to 37.0% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 from 30.9% in the prior year. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue also benefited from operating leverage in our Measurement and Analysis segment, partially offset by higher sub-contract costs in our Assessment, Permitting and Response segment attributable to higher external lab spending on higher emergency response revenues.
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Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $38.8 million or 17.4% compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $16.6 million related to acquisitions, an increase of $15.9 million in stock based compensation expense, primarily related to the expensing of the unamortized value of executive team stock appreciation rights (SARs), which were canceled on December 31, 2024, with the remaining changes due to inflationary increases and investments in IT infrastructure.
Current wording
Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased by $9.2 million or 3.5% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $22.1 million in labor costs, mainly driven by a $10.8 million increase in bonus expenses, as well as an increase in headcount, $6.7 million increase in bad debt expense, primarily driven by an increase in aged receivables from the City of Tustin, and $2.0 million increase in severance costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $22.5 million in stock based compensation expense, primarily related to the expensing of the unamortized value of executive team stock appreciation rights (SARs) in the prior year.
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Other income for the year ended December 31, 2023 of $4.4 million was driven by a $6.7 million gain related to fair value adjustments on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock conversion option and a $0.3 million gain from other income, partially offset by a $2.6 million loss related to fair value adjustments on our interest rate swap.
Current wording
Other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 of $19.1 million was driven by a $20.2 million fair value gain related to the Series A-2 Preferred Stock conversion option and $0.8 million of other non-operating income, partially offset by a $2.0 million loss related to fair value adjustments on our interest rate swaps.
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Other expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $1.7 million was driven by a $1.9 million loss related to fair value adjustments on our interest rate swap and a $1.2 million loss related to fair value adjustments on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock conversion option, partially offset by $1.4 million gain from other income.
Current wording
Other expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $1.7 million was driven by a $1.9 million loss related to fair value adjustments on our interest rate swaps and a $1.2 million loss related to fair value adjustments on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock conversion option, partially offset by $1.4 million gain from other income.
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Interest expense, net incurred in the year ended December 31, 2024, was $15.9 million, compared to $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to higher interest rates and higher debt balance outstanding during the year.
Current wording
Interest expense, net incurred in the year ended December 31, 2025, was $19.6 million, compared to $15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to a higher debt balance outstanding during the year, partially offset by lower interest rates. Interest expense in 2025 was also impacted by the write-off of deferred debt issuance costs of $0.9 million as a result of the refinancing of our senior secured credit facility in February 2025.
Previous wording
Weighted average interest rates as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were 7.2% and 6.7%, respectively, before the benefit of interest rate swaps, and 5.8% and 4.1%, respectively, after the benefit of interest rate swaps. See “—Key Factors that Affect Our Business and Our Results—Financing Costs” and Note 7 and 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Current wording
Weighted average interest rates as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were 6.1% and 7.2%, respectively, before the benefit of interest rate swaps, and 5.5% and 5.8%, respectively, after the benefit of interest rate swaps. See “—Key Factors that Affect Our Business and Our Results—Financing Costs” and Notes 7 and 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
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Income tax expense (benefit) was $8.0 million and $(1.0) million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate of 21.0% is primarily attributable to items recorded for GAAP but permanently disallowed for U.S. federal income tax purposes, change in valuation allowance, and state and foreign income tax provisions.
Current wording
Income tax expense was $12.1 million and $8.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate of 21.0% is primarily attributable to items recorded for GAAP but permanently disallowed for U.S. federal income tax purposes, change in valuation allowance, research and development tax credits and state and foreign income tax provisions.
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Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, debt service, acquisitions, other commitments and contractual obligations. We consider liquidity in terms of cash flows from operations and other sources, including availability under our credit facility, and their sufficiency to fund our operating and investing activities.
Current wording
Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, debt service, acquisitions, other commitments and contractual obligations. We consider liquidity in terms of cash flows from operations and other sources, including availability under our 2025 Credit Facility, and their sufficiency to fund our operating and investing activities.
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Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated by operating activities, borrowings under our credit facilities, other borrowing arrangements, and proceeds from the issuance of common and our Series A-2 Preferred Stock. Historically, we have financed our operations and acquisitions from a combination of cash generated from operations, periodic borrowings under senior secured credit facilities, and proceeds from the issuance of common stock and our Series A-2 Preferred Stock. Our primary cash needs are for day-to-day operations, to fund working capital requirements, to fund our acquisition strategy and any related cash earn-out obligations, to pay interest and principal on our indebtedness and dividends on our Series A-2 Preferred Stock, and to make capital expenditures. Additionally, in connection with certain acquisitions, we agree to earn-out provisions and other purchase price adjustments that may require future payments. We may make up to $57.6 million in aggregate earn-out payments between the years 2025 and 2026 in connection with certain of our acquisitions of which up to $22.1 million may be paid only in cash, up to $13.6 million may be paid only in common stock and up to $21.9 million may be paid in cash or, at our option, in common stock. See Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $149.8 million available under its 2021 Credit Facility (without giving effect to any outstanding letters of credit, and subject to borrowing base limitations), and $12.9 million of cash on hand. In February 2025, the Company refinanced its Credit Facility (2025 Credit Facility) bringing total available capacity under the 2025 Credit Facility to $283.8 million (without giving effect to any outstanding letters of credit, and subject to borrowing base limitations).
Current wording
Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated by operating activities, borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, other borrowing arrangements, and proceeds from the issuance of common stock. Historically, we have financed our operations and acquisitions from a combination of cash generated from operations, periodic borrowings under senior secured credit facilities, and proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred stock. Our primary cash needs are for day-to-day operations, to fund working capital requirements, to fund our acquisition strategy and any related cash earn-out obligations, to pay interest and principal on our indebtedness, and to make capital expenditures. Additionally, in connection with certain acquisitions, we agree to earn-out provisions and other purchase price adjustments that may require future payments. We may make up to $17.6 million in aggregate earn-out payments between the years 2026 and 2027 in connection with certain of our acquisitions of which up to $5.1 million may be paid only in cash, up to $2.8 million may be paid only in common stock and up to $9.7 million may be paid in cash or, at our option, in common stock. See Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." As of December 31, 2025, we had $214.2 million available under the 2025 Credit Facility (after giving effect to any outstanding letters of credit, and subject to borrowing base limitations), and $11.2 million of cash on hand. In April and July 2025, we redeemed the remaining $122.2 million in aggregate stated value of the outstanding Series A-2 Preferred Stock using cash and borrowings under our revolving line of credit.
Previous wording
We expect to continue to finance our liquidity requirements, including any cash earn-out payments that may be required in connection with acquisitions, through cash generated from operations and borrowings under our credit facility. We believe these sources will be sufficient to fund our cash needs in the short-term and long-term.
Current wording
We expect to continue to finance our liquidity requirements, including any cash earn-out payments that may be required in connection with acquisitions, through cash generated from operations and borrowings under our 2025 Credit Facility. We believe these sources will be sufficient to fund our cash needs in the short-term and long-term.
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Working capital increased by $3.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $8.9 million, an increase in accounts receivable and contract assets of $2.9 million and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $0.9 million, partially offset by an increase in accrued payroll and benefits of $9.5 million.
Current wording
Working capital (which excludes contingent consideration payments and changes in right-of-use assets) decreased by $14.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $8.3 million and accrued payroll and benefits of $18.5 million, due to the timing of payments and growth in the company, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $10.1 million driven by an increase in revenue.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $22.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $56.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The period-over-period decrease of $33.8 million, was primarily due to a higher increase in working capital in the current period of $40.4 million versus $3.3 million in the prior year period, as well as higher interest payment of $6.7 million and higher tax payments of $3.2 million, partially offset by higher cash from operating activities before changes in working capital, interest, tax and contingent earnout payment of $4.3 million, and lower contingent earnout payment of $0.6 million.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by operating activities was $22.2 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $56.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The period-over-period decrease of $33.8 million, was primarily due to a higher increase in working capital of $40.4 million in 2024 versus $3.3 million in 2023, as well as higher interest payments of $6.7 million and higher tax payments of $3.2 million, partially offset by higher cash from operating activities before changes in working capital, interest, tax and contingent earnout payment of $4.3 million, and lower contingent earnout payments of $0.6 million.
Previous wording
Working capital (which excludes contingent consideration payments and changes in right-of-use assets) increased by $40.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable of $42.0 million driven by higher revenues in the fourth quarter versus the prior year, and the previously disclosed receivables from a large US government project for the City of Tustin, CA. This increase was partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (including accrued payroll) of $2.1 million, due to the timing of payments and growth in the company.
Current wording
Working capital increased by $40.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable of $42.0 million driven by higher revenues in the fourth quarter versus the prior year, and the previously disclosed receivable from a large U.S. government project for the City of Tustin, CA. This increase was partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (including accrued payroll) of $2.1 million, due to the timing of payments and growth in the company.
Previous wording
In February 2025, we replaced the 2021 Credit Facility with a new senior secured credit facility, the 2025 Credit Facility (and jointly the Senior Credit Facilities). Refer to Note 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." for details on the new facility.
Current wording
In February 2025, we replaced our existing senior secured credit facility with a new senior secured credit facility, the 2025 Credit Facility. Refer to Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
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See Note 16 and 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” for details regarding the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.
Current wording
See Note 16 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” for details regarding the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.
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We account for individual promises in contracts as separate performance obligations if the promises are distinct. The assessment requires judgment. The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and is, therefore, not distinct. Certain contracts in our Measurement and Analysis have multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contracts providing for multiple laboratory tests which are individual performance obligations.
Current wording
We account for individual promises in contracts as separate performance obligations if the promises are distinct. The assessment requires judgment. The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and is, therefore, not distinct. Certain contracts in our Measurement and Analysis segment have multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contracts providing for multiple laboratory tests which are individual performance obligations.
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For purposes of evaluating segment profit, the Company’s chief operating decision maker reviews Segment Adjusted EBITDA as a basis for making the decisions to allocate resources and assess performance. See Note 19 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
Represents Segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues.
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U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and should be considered in conjunction with revenue growth calculated in accordance with GAAP. We have grown organically over the long term and expect to continue to do so.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $38.8 million. Cash used in financing activities was driven by the payment of the quarterly dividends on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock of $16.4 million, the payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $11.1 million, term loan amortization payments of $8.8 million related to our 2021 Credit Facility, and the repayment of finance leases of $4.0 million, partially offset by proceeds received from the exercise of stock options of $1.6 million.