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Crawford & Company Reports 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Achieved Record Revenues for Year

Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

Revenues before reimbursements increased 17% to $347.3 million in the 2024 fourth quarter from $296.1 million in the 2023 fourth quarter. Fourth quarter net income was $5.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share for CRD-A and $0.12 for CRD-B, compared to a loss of $(0.8) million, or $(0.02) per diluted share for CRD-A and CRD-B in the prior year quarter.

Revenues before reimbursements increased 2% to a new annual record of $1.293 billion in 2024 from $1.267 billion in 2023. Full year 2024 net income was $26.6 million, or $0.53 per diluted share for CRD-A and $0.54 for CRD-B, compared to $30.6 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for CRD-A and $0.62 for CRD-B in 2023.

GAAP Consolidated Results

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

Revenues before reimbursements

$347.3

$296.1

17%

 

$1,292.5

$1,267.1

2%

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders

5.7

(0.8)

813%

 

26.6

30.6

-13%

Diluted earnings (loss) per share CRD-A

0.11

(0.02)

650%

 

0.53

0.61

-13%

Diluted earnings (loss) per share CRD-B

0.12

(0.02)

700%

 

0.54

0.62

-13%

Non-GAAP Consolidated Results

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

Revenues before reimbursements on constant dollar basis

$344.9

$296.1

16%

 

$1,293.3

$1,267.1

2%

Consolidated adjusted operating earnings

18.7

7.8

140%

 

74.7

85.4

-13%

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA

27.9

15.7

78%

 

108.7

118.7

-8%

Non-GAAP net income attributable to shareholders

9.7

3.3

194%

 

39.4

47.0

-16%

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share CRD-A

0.19

0.06

217%

 

0.79

0.95

-17%

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share CRD-B

0.19

0.07

171%

 

0.80

0.95

-16%

Mr. Rohit Verma, president and chief executive officer of Crawford & Company, commented, "Our fourth quarter performance delivered a strong close to 2024, reflecting revenue growth across all business lines and margin expansion in our North America Loss Adjusting, International Operations and Platform Solutions segments. As we expected, after a relatively quiet year, we saw increased claims activity during the fourth quarter in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which represented the first meaningful increase in outsourced claims activity since the third quarter of 2023. Broadspire continued the momentum it has driven all year, resulting in revenue growth in the quarter and its second consecutive year of record annual revenue. International made solid progress, with several key markets contributing to the segment’s revenue growth and margin improvement.”

Mr. Verma continued, “As we move through 2025, we remain committed to delivering operational excellence, investing in our people, improving our technology, and embracing innovation to enhance the customer experience across all our offerings. Our ability to develop and maintain longstanding client relationships drives our success and positions us as a key partner in periods of both benign and extreme weather. We appreciate the dedication of our employees and the confidence of our clients, which enable us to maintain our market leadership.”

Segment Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year

North America Loss Adjusting

North America Loss Adjusting revenues before reimbursements were $79.4 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, increasing 14.0% from $69.7 million in the 2023 fourth quarter.

The segment had operating earnings of $3.4 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, increasing from $0.8 million in the 2023 fourth quarter. The operating margin was 4.2% in the 2024 quarter increasing from 1.1% in the 2023 quarter driven by increased revenues in U.S. Global Technical Services and Field Operations compared to the prior year quarter due to increased weather-related activity from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

North America Loss Adjusting revenues before reimbursements were $312.2 million in 2024, increasing 2.8% from $303.6 million in 2023.

The segment had operating earnings of $18.2 million in 2024, decreasing from $23.2 million in 2023. The operating margin was 5.8% in 2024 and 7.6% in 2023. The decrease in operating earnings was primarily due to the decrease in revenues in Canada and U.S. Field Operations and reduced staff utilization related to the higher weather-related activity in the prior year.

International Operations

International Operations revenues before reimbursements were $112.5 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, up 15.8% from $97.2 million in the 2023 fourth quarter. Absent foreign exchange rate increases of $2.9 million, revenues would have been $109.6 million for the 2024 fourth quarter.

Operating earnings were $8.5 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, increasing from $2.2 million in the 2023 period. The segment’s operating margin for the 2024 quarter increased to 7.5% compared with 2.3% in the 2023 quarter driven by revenue growth in the U.K and Europe.

International Operations revenues before reimbursements were $418.6 million in 2024, up 9.5% from $382.4 million in 2023. Absent foreign exchange rate increases of $0.5 million, revenues would have been $418.1 million for 2024.

Operating earnings were $21.0 million in 2024, improving from $11.2 million in 2023. The segment’s operating margin for 2024 increased to 5.0% compared with 2.9% in 2023 driven by revenue growth in the U.K., Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Broadspire

Broadspire segment revenues before reimbursements were $97.7 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, increasing 6.0% from $92.1 million in the 2023 quarter.

Broadspire operating earnings were $10.1 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, representing an operating margin of 10.4%, decreasing from $12.3 million, or 13.3% of revenues, in the 2023 fourth quarter. The decrease was primarily driven by higher self-insurance costs and increased staffing levels.

Broadspire segment revenues before reimbursements were a new annual record of $388.1 million in 2024, increasing 9.1% from $355.7 million in 2023.

Broadspire operating earnings were $52.4 million in 2024, representing an operating margin of 13.5%, increasing from $41.9 million, or 11.8% of revenues in 2023 driven by an increase in revenues resulting from new client programs, increased medical management usage, and pricing improvements.

Platform Solutions

Platform Solutions revenues before reimbursements were $57.6 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, up 55.1% from $37.2 million in the 2023 quarter.

Operating earnings were $4.8 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, increasing from $1.9 million in the 2023 period. The segment’s operating margin for the 2024 quarter was 8.2% as compared with 5.2% in the 2023 quarter resulting from increased weather-related activity from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Platform Solutions revenues before reimbursements were $173.7 million in 2024, down (23.0)% from $225.5 million in 2023.

Operating earnings were $11.2 million in 2024, decreasing from $28.5 million in the 2023 period. The segment’s operating margin for 2024 was 6.4% as compared with 12.7% in 2023 due to a reduction in revenues in our Networks service line due to higher weather-related activity in the prior year resulting in a decreased need for staff augmentation services in 2024 and lower Contractor Connection revenues.

Unallocated Corporate and Shared Costs and Credits, Net

Unallocated corporate costs were $8.0 million in the 2024 fourth quarter, compared with $9.4 million in the 2023 period. The decrease in the fourth quarter was primarily due to a $1.2 million decrease in self-insurance costs and a $0.9 million decrease in professional fees, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in unallocated compensation.

Unallocated corporate costs were $28.1 million in 2024, compared with $19.4 million in 2023. The increase in 2024 was due to a $3.3 million increase in professional fees, $3.0 million increase in unallocated compensation, and a $2.4 million increase in self-insurance costs.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $3.7 million, or 4.9%, in the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared with the 2023 period. The increase was primarily due to increased self-insurance costs and compensation.

SG&A increased $13.2 million, or 4.6%, in 2024 as compared with 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher professional fees and IT costs, partially offset by the benefit from contingent earnout adjustments.

Other Matters

The Company recognized pretax contingent earnout adjustments totaling expenses of $0.4 million and $0.9 million in the 2024 fourth quarter and comparable 2023 period, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment of earnout liabilities arising from recent acquisitions. The Company recognized a contingent earnout benefit of $(1.1) million in 2024, compared with an expense of $4.0 million in 2023. These adjustments, which are not a component of operating earnings, are based on changes to projections of acquired entities over the respective earnout periods, which span multiple years.

The Company recognized non-service pension costs of $2.5 million in the 2024 fourth quarter compared with $2.2 million in the 2023 period. Non-service pension costs totaled $9.8 million in 2024 compared to $8.6 million in 2023. Non-service pension costs represent the U.S. and U.K. non-service defined benefit pension costs, which are non-operating in nature as the U.S. plan is frozen and the U.K. plans are closed to new participants.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

The Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents position as of December 31, 2024, totaled $55.4 million, compared with $58.4 million at December 31, 2023. The Company’s total debt outstanding as of December 31, 2024, totaled $218.1 million, compared with $209.1 million at December 31, 2023.

The Company’s operations provided $51.6 million of cash during 2024, compared with $103.8 million provided in 2023. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to a $48.0 million decrease in the change in billed and unbilled accounts receivable and lower earnings.

The Company made no contributions to its U.S. defined benefit pension plan and $2.9 million in contributions to its U.K. plans for 2024, compared with no contributions to the U.S. plan and $2.4 million to the U.K. plans in 2023.

During 2024 and 2023, the Company did not repurchase any shares of CRD-A. In 2024, the Company repurchased 409,610 shares of CRD-B at an average per share cost of $9.44, compared to 293,952 shares of CRD-B repurchased at an average per share cost of $9.30 in 2023. The total cost of share repurchases during 2024 was $3.9 million.

Conference Call

As previously announced, Crawford & Company will host a conference call on March 4, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 1-800-549-8228 and using Conference ID 03099. A presentation for tomorrow’s call can also be found on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website, https://ir.crawco.com. The call will be recorded and available for replay through April 4, 2025. You may dial 1-888-660-6264 and use passcode 03099# to listen to the replay.

Non-GAAP Presentation

In the normal course of business, our operating segments incur certain out-of-pocket expenses that are thereafter reimbursed by our clients. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), these out-of-pocket expenses and associated reimbursements are required to be included when reporting expenses and revenues, respectively, in our consolidated results of operations. In the foregoing discussion and analysis of segment results of operations, we do not include a gross up of segment expenses and revenues for these pass-through reimbursed expenses. The amounts of reimbursed expenses and related revenues offset each other in our results of operations with no impact to our net income or operating earnings. A reconciliation of revenues before reimbursements to consolidated revenues determined in accordance with GAAP is self-evident from the face of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Operating earnings is the primary financial performance measure used by our senior management and chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to evaluate the financial performance of our Company and operating segments, and make resource allocation and certain compensation decisions. Unlike net income, segment operating earnings is not a standard performance measure found in GAAP. We believe this measure is useful to others in that it allows them to evaluate segment and consolidated operating performance using the same criteria used by our senior management and CODM. Consolidated operating earnings represent segment earnings including certain unallocated corporate and shared costs, but before net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, contingent earnout adjustments, non-service pension costs and credits, income taxes and net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a term defined by GAAP and as a result our measure of adjusted EBITDA might not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. However, adjusted EBITDA is used by management to evaluate, assess and benchmark our operational results. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful information widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to shareholders of the Company with adjustments for depreciation and amortization, net corporate interest expense, contingent earnout adjustments, non-service pension costs and credits, income taxes and stock-based compensation expense.

Unallocated corporate and shared costs and credits include expenses and credits related to our chief executive officer and Board of Directors, certain provisions for bad debt allowances or subsequent recoveries such as those related to bankrupt clients, certain unallocated professional fees and certain self-insurance costs and recoveries that are not allocated to our individual operating segments.

Income taxes, net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, contingent earnout adjustments, and non-service pension costs and credits are recurring components of our net income, but they are not considered part of our segment operating earnings because they are managed on a corporate-wide basis. Income taxes are calculated for the Company on a consolidated basis based on statutory rates in effect in the various jurisdictions in which we provide services and vary significantly by jurisdiction. Net corporate interest expense results from capital structure decisions made by senior management and the Board of Directors, affecting the Company as a whole. Stock option expense represents the non-cash costs generally related to stock options and employee stock purchase plan expenses which are not allocated to our operating segments. Amortization expense is a non-cash expense for finite-lived customer-relationship and trade name intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Contingent earnout adjustments relate to changes in the fair value of earnouts associated with our recent acquisitions. Non-service pension costs and credits represent the U.S. and U.K. non-service defined benefit pension costs, which are non-operating in nature as the U.S. plan was frozen in 2002 and the U.K. plans are closed to new participants. None of these costs relate directly to the performance of our services or operating activities and, therefore, are excluded from segment operating earnings to better assess the results of each segment's operating activities on a consistent basis.

A significant portion of our operations are international. These international operations subject us to foreign exchange fluctuations. The following table illustrates revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the major currencies of the geographic areas that Crawford does business:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

(in thousands)

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

Geographic Area

Currency

USD equivalent

% of total

 

USD equivalent

% of total

 

USD equivalent

% of total

 

USD equivalent

% of total

U.S.

USD

$213,400

61.4%

 

$176,087

59.5%

 

$783,024

60.6%

 

$788,364

62.2%

U.K.

GBP

44,417

12.8%

 

37,214

12.6%

 

168,357

13.0%

 

143,353

11.3%

Canada

CAD

21,363

6.2%

 

22,882

7.7%

 

90,879

7.0%

 

96,374

7.6%

Australia

AUD

23,481

6.8%

 

20,692

7.0%

 

88,988

6.9%

 

89,479

7.1%

Europe

EUR

16,304

4.7%

 

14,545

4.9%

 

62,110

4.8%

 

57,513

4.5%

Rest of World

Various

28,289

8.1%

 

24,701

8.3%

 

99,152

7.7%

 

92,048

7.3%

Total Revenues, before reimbursements

$347,254

100.0%

 

$296,121

100.0%

 

$1,292,510

100.0%

 

$1,267,131

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of consolidated operating earnings to net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company on a GAAP basis:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

(in thousands)

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

Operating earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America Loss Adjusting

$

3,366

 

$

752

 

 

$

18,173

 

$

23,185

 

International Operations

 

8,473

 

 

2,207

 

 

 

21,001

 

 

11,181

 

Broadspire

 

10,132

 

 

12,266

 

 

 

52,429

 

 

41,873

 

Platform Solutions

 

4,756

 

 

1,946

 

 

 

11,173

 

 

28,541

 

Unallocated corporate and shared costs, net

 

(8,001

)

 

(9,421

)

 

 

(28,066

)

 

(19,419

)

Consolidated operating earnings

 

18,726

 

 

7,750

 

 

 

74,710

 

 

85,361

 

(Deduct) add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net corporate interest expense

 

(4,328

)

 

(3,772

)

 

 

(16,862

)

 

(17,036

)

Stock option expense

 

(80

)

 

(112

)

 

 

(574

)

 

(552

)

Amortization expense

 

(1,841

)

 

(1,926

)

 

 

(7,497

)

 

(7,790

)

Non-service pension costs

 

(2,451

)

 

(2,165

)

 

 

(9,764

)

 

(8,601

)

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

(448

)

 

(925

)

 

 

1,099

 

 

(4,025

)

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

(3,717

)

 

161

 

 

 

(14,583

)

 

(17,097

)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(139

)

 

171

 

 

 

67

 

 

349

 

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company

$

5,722

 

$

(818

)

 

$

26,596

 

$

30,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company on a GAAP basis to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

(in thousands)

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Crawford & Company

$

5,722

 

$

(818

)

 

$

26,596

 

$

30,609

 

Add (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,238

 

 

8,386

 

 

 

36,195

 

 

35,742

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,949

 

 

1,420

 

 

 

5,768

 

 

5,603

 

Net corporate interest expense

 

4,328

 

 

3,772

 

 

 

16,862

 

 

17,036

 

Non-service pension costs

 

2,451

 

 

2,165

 

 

 

9,764

 

 

8,601

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

448

 

 

925

 

 

 

(1,099

)

 

4,025

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

3,717

 

 

(161

)

 

 

14,583

 

 

17,097

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$

27,853

 

$

15,689

 

 

$

108,669

 

$

118,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of operating cash flow to free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Twelve Months Ended

 

(in thousands)

December 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

Change

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

$

51,619

 

 

$

103,790

 

 

$

(52,171

)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property & Equipment Purchases, net

 

(6,210

)

 

 

(4,890

)

 

 

(1,320

)

Capitalized Software (internal and external costs)

 

(35,437

)

 

 

(31,706

)

 

 

(3,731

)

Free Cash Flow

$

9,972

 

 

$

67,194

 

 

$

(57,222

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP consolidated results for 2024 and 2023 exclude the non-cash, after-tax adjustments for amortization of intangible assets, non-service-related pension costs, and contingent earnout adjustment.

Following are the reconciliations of GAAP Pretax Earnings (Loss), Net Income (Loss) and Earnings (Loss) Per Share to related non-GAAP Adjusted figures, which reflect each of 2024 and 2023 before amortization of intangible assets, non-service related pension costs and contingent earnout adjustments:

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

(in thousands)

Pretax earnings

 

Net income

attributable to Crawford & Company

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-A

share

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-B

share(1)

 

GAAP

$

9,578

 

$

5,722

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.12

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,841

 

 

1,561

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Non-service related pension costs

 

2,451

 

 

1,917

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.04

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

448

 

 

450

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted

$

14,318

 

$

9,650

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

 

(in thousands)

Pretax (loss) earnings

 

Net (loss) income

attributable to Crawford & Company

 

Diluted (loss) earnings per

CRD-A

share

 

Diluted (loss) earnings per

CRD-B

share(1)

 

GAAP

$

(1,150

)

$

(818

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.02

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,926

 

 

1,623

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Non-service related pension costs

 

2,165

 

 

1,614

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.03

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

925

 

 

849

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.02

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted

$

3,866

 

$

3,268

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2024

 

(in thousands)

Pretax earnings

 

Net income attributable to Crawford & Company

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-A

share

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-B

share

 

GAAP

$

41,112

 

$

26,596

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.54

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

7,497

 

 

6,368

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.13

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

(1,099

)

 

(1,155

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

Non-service related pension costs

 

9,764

 

 

7,631

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.15

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted

$

57,274

 

$

39,440

 

$

0.79

 

$

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

(in thousands)

Pretax earnings

 

Net income

attributable to Crawford & Company

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-A

share(1)

 

Diluted earnings per

CRD-B

share

 

GAAP

$

47,357

 

$

30,609

 

$

0.61

 

$

0.62

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

7,790

 

 

6,662

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.13

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

4,025

 

 

3,352

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.07

 

Non-service related pension costs

 

8,601

 

 

6,396

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.13

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted

$

67,773

 

$

47,019

 

$

0.95

 

$

0.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Sum of reconciling items may differ from total due to rounding of individual components.

Following is information regarding the weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

(in thousands)

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Basic Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

29,937

 

 

29,213

 

 

29,783

 

 

29,039

 

Class B Common Stock

 

19,161

 

 

19,653

 

 

19,332

 

 

19,796

 

Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

30,695

 

 

29,213

 

 

30,404

 

 

29,799

 

Class B Common Stock

 

19,161

 

 

19,653

 

 

19,332

 

 

19,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

30,695

 

 

30,218

 

 

30,404

 

 

29,799

 

Class B Common Stock

 

19,161

 

 

19,653

 

 

19,332

 

 

19,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company had a net loss for GAAP reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2023, resulting in no additional dilutive securities added to the basic weighted average shares in calculating diluted weighted average shares for GAAP reporting as their impact would be anti-dilutive. As the Company has Non-GAAP positive net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, these dilutive securities were added back to calculate Non-GAAP earnings per share.

Further information regarding the Company’s operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, financial position as of December 31, 2024, and cash flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 is shown on the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

About Crawford & Company

Based in Atlanta, Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B) is a leading provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities with an expansive network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The Company's two classes of stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting rights for the Class B Common Stock (CRD-B) and protections for the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A). More information is available at www.crawco.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the expected future financial condition, results of operations and earnings outlook of Crawford & Company. Statements, both qualitative and quantitative, that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or Crawford & Company’s present expectations. Accordingly, no one should place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Crawford & Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise or not arise after the date the forward-looking statements are made. For further information regarding Crawford & Company, including factors that could cause our actual financial condition, results or earnings to differ from those described in any forward-looking statements, please read Crawford & Company’s reports filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov and in the Investor Relations section of Crawford & Company’s website at www.crawco.com.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Unaudited

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages)

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

$

347,254

 

 

$

296,121

 

 

 

17

%

Reimbursements

 

 

11,064

 

 

 

13,044

 

 

 

(15

)%

Total Revenues

 

 

358,318

 

 

 

309,165

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of Services Provided, Before Reimbursements

 

 

252,352

 

 

 

216,981

 

 

 

16

%

Reimbursements

 

 

11,064

 

 

 

13,044

 

 

 

(15

)%

Total Costs of Services

 

 

263,416

 

 

 

230,025

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

 

 

78,548

 

 

 

74,877

 

 

 

5

%

Corporate Interest Expense, Net

 

 

4,328

 

 

 

3,772

 

 

 

15

%

Total Costs and Expenses

 

 

346,292

 

 

 

308,674

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loss, Net

 

 

(2,448

)

 

 

(1,641

)

 

 

49

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

 

9,578

 

 

 

(1,150

)

 

 

933

%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

 

3,717

 

 

 

(161

)

 

 

2409

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

5,861

 

 

 

(989

)

 

 

693

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(139

)

 

 

171

 

 

 

(181

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company

 

$

5,722

 

 

$

(818

)

 

 

800

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

700

%

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

700

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.11

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

650

%

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

700

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Dividends Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Unaudited

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages)

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

$

1,292,510

 

 

$

1,267,131

 

 

 

2

%

Reimbursements

 

 

48,460

 

 

 

49,788

 

 

 

(3

)%

Total Revenues

 

 

1,340,970

 

 

 

1,316,919

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of Services Provided, Before Reimbursements

 

 

924,963

 

 

 

908,059

 

 

 

2

%

Reimbursements

 

 

48,460

 

 

 

49,788

 

 

 

(3

)%

Total Costs of Services

 

 

973,423

 

 

 

957,847

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

 

 

299,664

 

 

 

286,506

 

 

 

5

%

Corporate Interest Expense, Net

 

 

16,862

 

 

 

17,036

 

 

 

(1

)%

Total Costs and Expenses

 

 

1,289,949

 

 

 

1,261,389

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loss, Net

 

 

(9,909

)

 

 

(8,173

)

 

 

21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

 

41,112

 

 

 

47,357

 

 

 

(13

)%

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

14,583

 

 

 

17,097

 

 

 

(15

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

26,529

 

 

 

30,260

 

 

 

(12

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

67

 

 

 

349

 

 

 

(81

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company

 

$

26,596

 

 

$

30,609

 

 

 

(13

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share - Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.63

 

 

 

(14

)%

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.63

 

 

 

(14

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share - Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.61

 

 

 

(13

)%

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

(13

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Dividends Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

 

8

%

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

 

8

%

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Unaudited

(In Thousands, Except Par Values)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

55,412

 

 

$

58,363

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

 

142,064

 

 

 

131,362

 

Unbilled Revenues, at Estimated Billable Amounts

 

 

131,080

 

 

 

116,611

 

Income Taxes Receivable

 

 

5,337

 

 

 

4,842

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

 

40,334

 

 

 

58,168

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

374,227

 

 

 

369,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Property and Equipment

 

 

20,554

 

 

 

22,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, Net

 

 

78,808

 

 

 

88,615

 

Goodwill

 

 

76,368

 

 

 

76,724

 

Intangible Assets Arising from Business Acquisitions, Net

 

 

74,545

 

 

 

81,786

 

Capitalized Software Costs, Net

 

 

111,854

 

 

 

96,770

 

Deferred Income Tax Assets

 

 

25,305

 

 

 

26,247

 

Other Noncurrent Assets

 

 

42,094

 

 

 

36,969

 

Total Other Assets

 

 

408,974

 

 

 

407,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

803,755

 

 

$

799,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Borrowings

 

$

17,822

 

 

$

14,813

 

Accounts Payable

 

 

50,605

 

 

 

45,107

 

Accrued Compensation and Related Costs

 

 

101,371

 

 

 

97,842

 

Self-Insured Risks

 

 

27,813

 

 

 

33,238

 

Income Taxes Payable

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

6,130

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

 

24,541

 

 

 

24,351

 

Other Accrued Liabilities

 

 

38,103

 

 

 

42,271

 

Deferred Revenues

 

 

36,129

 

 

 

35,540

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

299,727

 

 

 

299,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt and Finance Leases, Less Current Installments

 

 

200,315

 

 

 

194,335

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

 

66,811

 

 

 

78,029

 

Deferred Revenues

 

 

23,556

 

 

 

24,871

 

Accrued Pension Liabilities

 

 

21,084

 

 

 

24,006

 

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

 

 

36,711

 

 

 

38,835

 

Total Noncurrent Liabilities

 

 

348,477

 

 

 

360,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

 

 

30,124

 

 

 

29,525

 

Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

 

 

19,145

 

 

 

19,555

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

87,118

 

 

 

82,589

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

237,948

 

 

 

228,564

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

(217,125

)

 

 

(218,615

)

Shareholders’ Investment Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company

 

 

157,210

 

 

 

141,618

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(1,659

)

 

 

(1,787

)

Total Shareholders’ Investment

 

 

155,551

 

 

 

139,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Investment

 

$

803,755

 

 

$

799,199

 

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

SUMMARY RESULTS BY OPERATING SEGMENT WITH DIRECT COMPENSATION AND OTHER EXPENSES

Unaudited

(In Thousands, Except Percentages)

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

North America Loss Adjusting

%

International Operations

%

 

Broadspire

%

 

Platforms Solutions

%

 

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

$79,434

$69,684

14.0%

 

$112,491

$97,152

15.8%

 

$97,680

$92,123

6.0%

 

$57,649

$37,162

55.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor

 

58,951

52,224

12.9%

 

73,271

66,382

10.4%

 

60,185

55,802

7.9%

 

40,476

23,563

71.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

74.2%

74.9%

 

 

65.1%

68.3%

 

 

61.6%

60.6%

 

 

70.2%

63.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses Other than Reimbursements, Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor

 

17,117

16,708

2.4%

 

30,747

28,563

7.6%

 

27,363

24,055

13.8%

 

12,417

11,653

6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

21.5%

24.0%

 

 

27.3%

29.4%

 

 

28.0%

26.1%

 

 

21.5%

31.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

76,068

68,932

10.4%

 

104,018

94,945

9.6%

 

87,548

79,857

9.6%

 

52,893

35,216

50.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Earnings (1)

 

$3,366

$752

347.6%

 

$8,473

$2,207

283.9%

 

$10,132

$12,266

(17.4)%

 

$4,756

$1,946

144.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

4.2%

1.1%

 

 

7.5%

2.3%

 

 

10.4%

13.3%

 

 

8.2%

5.2%

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

North America Loss Adjusting

%

International Operations

%

 

Broadspire

%

 

Platforms Solutions

%

 

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

2024

2023

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

$312,158

$303,629

2.8%

 

$418,607

$382,393

9.5%

 

$388,074

$355,650

9.1%

 

$173,671

$225,459

(23.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor

 

226,181

214,642

5.4%

 

273,692

256,560

6.7%

 

235,284

217,253

8.3%

 

111,786

147,801

(24.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

72.5%

70.7%

 

 

65.4%

67.1%

 

 

60.6%

61.1%

 

 

64.4%

65.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses Other than Reimbursements, Direct Compensation, Fringe Benefits & Non-Employee Labor

 

67,804

65,802

3.0%

 

123,914

114,652

8.1%

 

100,361

96,524

4.0%

 

50,712

49,117

3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

21.7%

21.7%

 

 

29.6%

30.0%

 

 

25.9%

27.1%

 

 

29.2%

21.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

293,985

280,444

4.8%

 

397,606

371,212

7.1%

 

335,645

313,777

7.0%

 

162,498

196,918

(17.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Earnings (1)

 

$18,173

$23,185

(21.6)%

 

$21,001

$11,181

87.8%

 

$52,429

$41,873

25.2%

 

$11,173

$28,541

(60.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Revenues Before Reimbursements

 

5.8%

7.6%

 

 

5.0%

2.9%

 

 

13.5%

11.8%

 

 

6.4%

12.7%

 

(1) A non-GAAP financial measurement which represents net income attributable to the applicable reporting segment excluding income taxes, net corporate interest expense, stock option expense, amortization of customer-relationship intangible assets, non-service pension costs and credits, contingent earnout adjustments, and certain unallocated corporate and shared costs and credits. See page 5 for additional information about segment operating earnings.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Unaudited

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

26,529

 

 

$

30,260

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,195

 

 

 

35,742

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(2,534

)

 

 

(12,279

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

5,768

 

 

 

5,603

 

Loss on sale of property and equipment

 

 

102

 

 

 

646

 

Contingent earnout adjustments

 

 

(1,099

)

 

 

4,025

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(10,741

)

 

 

11,663

 

Unbilled revenues, net

 

 

(13,691

)

 

 

11,879

 

Accrued or prepaid income taxes

 

 

(2,140

)

 

 

13,063

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

6,916

 

 

 

(2,822

)

Deferred revenues

 

 

(1,443

)

 

 

5,913

 

Accrued retirement costs

 

 

8,312

 

 

 

7,174

 

Prepaid expenses and other operating activities

 

 

(555

)

 

 

(7,077

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

51,619

 

 

 

103,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of property and equipment

 

 

(6,210

)

 

 

(4,890

)

Capitalization of computer software costs

 

 

(35,437

)

 

 

(31,706

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(41,647

)

 

 

(36,596

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(13,755

)

 

 

(12,701

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(3,867

)

 

 

(2,731

)

Increases in short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings

 

 

70,197

 

 

 

37,578

 

Payments on short-term and revolving credit facility borrowings

 

 

(61,576

)

 

 

(69,066

)

Payments of contingent consideration on acquisitions

 

 

(3,348

)

 

 

(7,060

)

Other financing activities

 

 

(513

)

 

 

(700

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(12,862

)

 

 

(54,680

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(326

)

 

 

386

 

(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(1)

 

 

(3,216

)

 

 

12,900

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year(1)

 

 

59,545

 

 

 

46,645

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period(1)

 

$

56,329

 

 

$

59,545

 

(1) The 2024 amounts include beginning restricted cash of $1,182 at December 31, 2023, and ending restricted cash of $917 at December 31, 2024, which we present as part of "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" on the Balance Sheets.

 

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