Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 7:48 PM

Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Huron Consulting Group Inc is a provider of operational and financial consulting services. The Company helps clients in various industries to improve performance, transform the enterprise, reduce costs, leverage technology, recover from distress, etc. Huron Consulting Group Inc has a market cap of $774.530 million; its shares were traded at around $35.00 with and P/S ratio of 0.96. Huron Consulting Group Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 6.20% over the past ten years.

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For the last quarter Huron Consulting Group Inc reported a revenue of $194.4 million, compared with the revenue of $202.5 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $807.7 million, an increase of 1.2% from last year. For the last five years Huron Consulting Group Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 5.2% a year.

The reported loss per diluted share was $7.93 for the year, compared with the earnings per share of $2.61 in the previous year. The Huron Consulting Group Inc had an operating margin of -25.68%, compared with the operating margin of 9.3% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Huron Consulting Group Inc is 11.68%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Huron Consulting Group Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $16.9 million, compared with $17.0 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $342.5 million, compared with $292.1 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 963.3. Huron Consulting Group Inc has a financial strength rank of 5 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $35.00, Huron Consulting Group Inc is traded at 30.6% discount to its historical median P/S valuation band of $50.46. The P/S ratio of the stock is 0.96, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.36. The stock lost 19.45% during the past 12 months.

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