Huron Consulting Group Inc.

Description

Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children's and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers. The Education segment provides digital solutions, spanning technology, and analytic-related services; Huron Research product suite, a software suite designed to facilitate and enhance research administration service delivery and compliance; research-focused consulting and managed services; strategy and operations consulting services for public and private colleges and universities, research institutes, and other education-related organizations. The Commercial segment delivers digital services and software products, and financial advisory services to financial, energy and utilities, professional and business services, life science, consumer products, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as public sector and nonprofit organizations. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About

CEO
Mr. C. Mark Hussey C.F.A., C.M.A., CPA, M.B.A.
Employees
5,896
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Consulting Services
MIC code
XNGS
Address
550 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Phone
312 583 8700
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Oct 27, 2025
Jul 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
Feb 25, 2025 1.52
Oct 30, 2024 1.57 1.68 0.11 7.01%

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Next Year
(Dec 2025)
Number of analysts 3 4
Average estimate 1.23 6.96
Low estimate 1.14 6.83
High estimate 1.29 7.08
Last year EPS 1.23 6.11
[stock_revenue_estimate]

Growth estimates

Current qtr
18.020%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
-0.270%
Current year
24.340%
Next year (Dec 2025)
13.920%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Nov 4, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $137 → $142
Oct 30, 2024
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
Sep 9, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform Maintains $137
Aug 5, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $133 → $137
Jul 31, 2024
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
Jul 1, 2024
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
May 28, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform Maintains $133
May 24, 2024
Wedbush
Moshe Katri
Initiates Outperform Announces $110
May 16, 2024
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Maintains Buy Maintains $140
May 13, 2024
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
May 6, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform Maintains $133
May 1, 2024
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
Mar 6, 2024
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $128 → $133
Nov 29, 2023
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Reiterates Buy Maintains $140
Nov 27, 2023
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $130 → $140
Nov 8, 2023
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $120 → $128
Sep 18, 2023
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $100 → $130
Aug 1, 2023
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $105 → $120
Jul 28, 2023
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $100 → $115
May 25, 2023
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $105
Mar 3, 2023
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $89 → $105
Mar 2, 2023
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $85 → $100
Mar 1, 2023
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Reiterates Buy ▲ Raises $90 → $95
Nov 2, 2022
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $80 → $89
Aug 8, 2022
Barrington Research
Kevin Steinke
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $75 → $80
Jul 29, 2022
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $68 → $80
May 4, 2022
Benchmark
Bill Sutherland
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $72 → $74
Dec 18, 2020
Benchmark
Upgrade Buy
May 1, 2020
Benchmark
Downgrade Hold
Apr 20, 2020
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Neal Dingmann
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $80 → $68

Income statement

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total reported revenue 1.40B 1.16B 926.96M 871.01M 965.47M
Cost of revenue 979.46M 812.55M 658.15M 619.35M 664.30M
Gross profit 419.29M 346.41M 268.81M 251.67M 301.18M
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 257.49M 209.38M 178.08M 170.54M 203.07M
Other operating expenses
Operating income 136.90M 109.67M 65.24M 51.49M 64.37M
Non operating interest income
Income
Expense
Other income expense -33.43M 10.79M 22.95M -76.07M 3.77M
Pretax income 83.90M 108.58M 80.04M -33.87M 52.49M
Tax provision 21.42M 33.03M 17.05M -10.16M 10.51M
Net income 62.48M 75.55M 62.99M -23.84M 41.74M
Basic EPS 3.32 3.73 2.94 -1.09 1.90
Diluted EPS 3.19 3.64 2.89 -1.09 1.85
Basic average shares 18.83M 20.25M 21.44M 21.88M 21.99M
Diluted average shares 18.83M 20.25M 21.44M 21.88M 21.99M
EBITDA 173.39M 146.94M 103.62M 162.05M 99.43M
Net income from continuing op. 62.48M 75.55M 62.99M -23.84M 41.74M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends

Balance sheet

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total assets 1.26B 1.20B 1.12B 1.05B 1.10B
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 12.15M 11.83M 20.78M 67.18M 11.60M
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 162.57M 147.85M 122.32M 87.69M 116.57M
Other receivables 190.87M 141.78M 91.29M 53.96M 79.94M
Inventory
Prepaid assets 15.23M 16.57M 14.25M
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets 28.49M 26.06M 15.23M 16.57M 14.25M
Non current assets
Properties 24.13M 30.30M 35.31M 39.36M 54.95M
Land and improvements
Machinery furniture equipment 50.24M 46.68M 52.51M 49.74M 74.19M
Construction in progress 866,000 289,000 1.11M 502,000 250,000
Leases 33.29M 37.20M 40.34M 39.95M 44.32M
Accumulated depreciation -60.67M -58.07M -62.95M -61.10M -80.35M
Goodwill 1.27B 1.27B 1.27B 1.21B 1.32B
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 18.07M 23.39M 31.89M 20.48M 31.63M
Investments and advances 75.41M 91.19M 72.58M 71.03M 54.54M
Other non current assets 94.62M 74.59M 70.00M 66.26M 53.32M
Total liabilities 729.25M 647.00M 547.45M 499.03M 518.81M
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 10.07M 14.25M 13.62M 648,000 7.94M
Accrued expenses 259.01M 198.99M 161.65M 148.70M 160.16M
Short term debt 11.03M 10.53M 10.70M 9.27M 8.00M
Deferred revenue 22.46M 21.91M 19.21M 28.25M 28.44M
Tax payable
Pensions
Other current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 362.85M 335.56M 286.53M 264.61M 277.56M
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities 28.16M 32.15M 12.27M 428,000 8.07M
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 35.67M 33.61M 43.46M 47.13M 28.64M
Shareholders equity
Common stock 212,000 223,000 239,000 246,000 247,000
Retained earnings 415.03M 352.55M 277.00M 214.01M 237.85M
Other shareholders equity 22.83M 18.12M 16.84M 13.06M 14.94M
Total shareholders equity 532.89M 552.04M 571.90M 551.94M 585.47M
Additional paid in capital 236.96M 318.71M 413.79M 454.51M 460.78M
Treasury stock 142.14M 137.56M 135.97M 129.89M 128.35M
Minority interest

Cash flow statement

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002
Operating Activities
Net Income62.48M75.55M62.99M-23.84M41.74M13.65M-170.12M37.62M59.05M79.05M66.43M36.43M20.52M8.53M-32.87M40.65M41.90M26.69M17.77M10.86M-1.06M-4.17M
Depreciation24.94M27.36M25.98M30.22M34.41M39.31M50.09M46.82M58.05M30.99M23.61M25.25M24.72M22.86M28.33M29.92M25.20M11.41M6.60M2.37M5.33M3.05M
Deferred Taxes-6.18M18.78M12.48M-9.86M8.80M10.72M-53.75M1.19M6.35M8.10M4.68M-521,00029.70M-863,000-27.89M520,0001.38M-6.46M-5.34M-5.09M-1.57M-2.71M
Stock-Based Compensation45.70M30.97M25.86M24.08M24.21M18.82M14.84M16.58M21.49M20.13M18.35M15.65M19.39M20.68M19.90M26.81M
Other Non-Cash Items6.60M7.19M7.86M8.56M14.37M10.69M11.31M7.62M8.20M3.24M1.36M1.12M1.10M12.55M10.47M5.48M27.12M10.41M9.98M4.27M-1,000
Accounts Receivable-64.10M-77.21M-78.67M51.93M-20.39M-21.60M-2.68M3.88M28.86M-8.14M-33.66M24.05M-28.23M5.66M-18.55M6.39M-38.97M-15.29M-15.00M-8.65M-14.20M-12.95M
Accounts Payable-6.95M-13.47M10.39M-7.79M-6.88M-8.21M3.73M-3.14M8.81M9.75M1.51M-10.23M-3.81M-3.67M
Other Assets & Liabilities-11.11M11.17M-13.11M-9.39M4.58M-3.66M1.96M11.39M-1.07M-11.42M-6.16M8.15M26.42M21.45M-6.72M-12.07M-7.23M7.77M-1.32M2.72M10.31M5.08M
Operating Cash Flow51.37M80.35M53.78M63.91M100.83M59.71M-144.62M121.95M189.75M131.70M76.12M99.89M89.79M87.20M-27.34M97.69M49.40M34.53M12.69M6.47M-1.19M-11.70M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-9.33M-7.79M-10.46M-8.10M-12.49M-8.94M-24.40M-13.94M-18.57M-25.91M-20.23M-17.52M-14.73M-8.50M-12.62M-19.82M-18.91M-18.11M-8.64M-6.94M-4.18M-2.31M
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions-1.61M-3.24M-3.55M-10.20M-2.50M-2.56M-105.42M-69.58M-231.48M-53.97M-30.30M-55.22M-24.12M-80.00M-51.55M-229.95M-168.21M-51.07M-12.45M
Purchase of Investments-13.00M-5.00M-15.44M-12.50M-1.00M-434,000-395,000-1.09M
Sale of Investments2.89M687,000
Investing Cash Flow-10.91M-8.38M-15.25M-33.76M-24.69M-12.49M-124.69M-85.55M-271.29M-93.83M-52.09M-73.34M-39.72M-87.13M-64.56M-250.86M-187.12M-69.18M-21.57M-6.94M-4.24M-8.64M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance354.00M314.00M235.00M283.00M347.00M204.30M277.50M200.00M314.00M379.00M96.00M273.00M282.30M363.50M246.00M
Long-Term Debt Payments-320.00M-256.78M-205.50M-288.57M-442.52M-259.80M-240.75M-224.00M-365.80M-196.20M-119.77M-274.01M-348.56M-325.76M-307.37M-476.43M
Other Financing Charges-1.56M-4.56M-6.20M-8.94M-3.09M932,0003.59M-7.46M-4.63M-2.90M-906,0001.29M7.95M12.23M14.96M7.59M25,000-10.08M
Financing Cash Flow-100.85M-75.53M-45.21M-40.62M-120.08M-67.63M28.82M-83.29M-89.96M121.69M-29.85M-8.35M-71.69M37.48M-56.72M-313.86M5.44M4.52M-1.18M18.31M7,00012.77M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position12.15M11.83M20.78M67.18M11.60M33.11M16.91M17.03M58.44M256.87M58.13M25.16M5.08M6.35M6.46M14.11M2.99M16.57M31.82M28.09M4.25M4.45M
Income Tax Paid33.85M13.49M8.45M4.72M1.43M3.35M5.40M24.58M10.96M31.82M45.66M14.37M6.18M8.84M22.80M9.25M
Interest Paid27.01M12.25M7.98M8.31M7.97M8.89M9.07M6.47M9.27M4.01M4.91M7.21M9.58M13.30M11.97M17.07M
Free Cash Flow100.08M61.10M2.23M120.34M108.67M86.65M74.02M114.22M148.42M120.54M93.46M83.95M94.68M41.55M101.31M81.38M34.78M24.43M17.35M5.53M-145,000-12.07M

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