=Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) reported earnings on Mon 22 May 2017 (b/o)

Booz Allen Hamilton beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides FY18 EPS in-line, revs above consensus  :

• Reports Q4 (Mar) earnings of $0.45 per share, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.43; revenues rose 11.1% year/year to $1.58 bln vs the $1.48 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues guidance for FY18, sees EPS of $1.79-1.89 vs. $1.87 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees FY18 revs of +4-7% to ~$6.03-6.20 bln vs. $6.02 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
• Headcount increased by nearly 720 over the prior year, which includes the employees from the January acquisition of Aquilent.
• Solid awards in fiscal 2017 resulted in a total backlog increase of 15 percent over the prior year and generated an annual book-to-bill ratio of 1.31.
• The fourth quarter book-to-bill ratio was 1.04, the highest ratio for a fourth quarter since the firm became public in 2010.