Medpace Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2025 March (Form 10-Q)

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MEDPACE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands)

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

Total

BALANCE — December 31, 2023

()

Net income

Foreign currency translation

()

Stock-based compensation expense

Stock options exercised

Re-issuance of treasury stock

()

BALANCE — March 31, 2024

()

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

Total

BALANCE — December 31, 2024

()

Net income

Foreign currency translation

Stock-based compensation expense

Stock options exercised

Repurchases of common stock

()

BALANCE — March 31, 2025

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MEDPACE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)


(Amounts in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	$
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
Amortization
Stock-based compensation expense
Noncash lease expense
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		()
Other	()	()
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled, net	()
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	()	()
Accounts payable		()
Accrued expenses	()	()
Advanced billings
Lease liabilities	()	()
Other assets and liabilities, net
Net cash provided by operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Property and equipment expenditures	()	()
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	()
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from stock option exercises
Repurchases of common stock	()
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	()
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH		()
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	()
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH — Beginning of period
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH — End of period	$	$
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION —
Share repurchases—non-cash	$	$

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MEDPACE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

March 31, 2025

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Share Repurchases

In 2022, the Board approved a stock repurchase program of up to $ million. In the first quarter of 2025, the Board approved an increase of $ million to the Company’s stock repurchase program bringing the total repurchase authorization up to $ billion. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased shares for $ million. The Company did execute any share repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has remaining authorization of $ million under the repurchase program.

On April 17, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved an increase of $ billion to the Company's stock repurchase program.

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RSAs Total weighted-average sharesEarnings per common share—BasicNet income$ $ Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to RSAs ()Net income available to common shareholders—Basic$ $ Net income per common share—Basic$ $ Basic weighted-average common shares outstandingEffect of diluted sharesDiluted weighted-average shares outstandingNet income per common share—Diluted$ $

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had (in thousands) and stock options, respectively, that were excluded due to the exercise price exceeding the average fair value of the Company’s common stock during the period.

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$ Unbilled receivables Less: allowance for doubtful accounts Total accounts receivable and unbilled, net$ $

Contract Liabilities

Advanced billings represent cash received from customers, or billed amounts per an agreed upon payment schedule, in advance of services being performed or revenue being recognized.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $ billion and $ billion of performance obligations remaining to be performed for active projects.

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$ Accumulated amortization:Customer relationships()()Total finite-lived intangible assets, net Trade name (indefinite-lived) Total intangible assets, net$ $ 2026 2027 2028 $

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$ Project related reimbursable expenses Other Total accrued expenses$ $

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million and extended the expiration date of revolving credit note to March 31, 2025. On March 28, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 7 to the Loan Agreement, which extended the expiration date of the revolving credit note to March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2025, the Credit Facility bears interest at a rate of the sum of The Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus basis points (%) or the highest

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basis points (%) and the sum of Daily Simple SOFR plus basis points (%). As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had indebtedness under the Credit Facility.

On April 18, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 8 to the Loan Agreement, which increased the aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed under the facility’s line of credit to up to $ million, adjusted the interest rate charged on the credit facility and extended the expiration date of revolving credit note to April 30, 2027.

The Loan Agreements contain other customary loan terms, representations and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants, in each case, subject to customary limitations, exceptions and exclusions. The Loan Agreement contains certain events of default, including, among others, non-payment of principal or interest and breach of the covenants.

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year to years. Many of the Company’s leases include options to extend the leases on a month to month basis or for set periods for up to years. Many leases also include options to terminate the leases within year or per other contractual terms. $ Variable lease cost $ Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:Operating leases

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$ Operating lease right-of-use assets - non-related parties Operating lease right-of-use assets$ $ Other current liabilities - related parties Other current liabilities - non-related parties Other current liabilities$ $ Operating lease liabilities - related parties Operating lease liabilities - non-related parties Operating lease liabilities Total operating lease liabilities$ $ Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (years)Operating leasesWeighted Average Discount RateOperating leases % % $ $ 2026 2027 2028 2029 Later years Total lease payments Less: imputed interest()()()Total$ $ $

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awards to employees under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2025, consisting of RSU and stock options having vesting schedules and stock option awards that vested upon issuance.

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$ Granted$ Exercised()$ Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired()$ Outstanding - end of period$ Exercisable - end of period$ GrantedVested()Forfeited()Outstanding and unvested - end of period $ Selling, general and administrative Total stock-based compensation expense$ $

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% and % for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 varied from the U.S. statutory rate of % primarily due to the impact of the state taxes, which was favorably offset by excess tax benefits recognized from share-based compensation and tax benefits related to Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”).

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million as of March 31, 2025. In return for the commitment, Medpace receives preferential pricing. The commitments expire at various times through 2029.

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million existed at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and are included in the Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets line items of the condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, depending on the contractual repayment date.

Service Agreement

LIB Therapeutics LLC and subsidiaries (“LIB”)

Certain executives and employees of the Company, including the chief executive officer, are members of LIB’s board of managers. The Company entered into a MSA dated November 24, 2015 with LIB, a company that engages in research, development, marketing and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs. Subsequently, the Company and LIB have entered into several task orders for the Company to perform clinical trial related services. The Company recognized total revenue from LIB of $ million and $ million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had Advanced billings from LIB of $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had Accounts receivable and unbilled, net from LIB of $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

CinRX Pharma, subsidiaries and affiliates (“CinRx”)

Certain executives and employees of the Company, including the chief executive officer, are members of CinRx’s board of managers and/or have equity investments in CinRx, a biotech company. The Company and CinRx have entered into several task orders for the Company to perform clinical trial related services. The Company recognized total revenue from CinRx of $ million and $ million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had Advanced billings from CinRx of $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had Accounts receivable and unbilled, net from CinRx of $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Leased Real Estate

Campus Headquarters Leases

The Company entered into an operating lease for the occupancy of office space in a building in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the chief executive officer of the Company. The Company has evaluated its relationship with the related party and concluded that the related party is not a variable interest entity because the Company has no direct ownership interest or relationship other than the lease. The lease was renewed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 for a term of through December 2032 with a renewal option for -year term at prevailing market rates. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the property. Annual base rent for its corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $ million. The operating lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at March 31, 2025 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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-year options to extend the term of the lease. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the property. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $ million. The operating lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at March 31, 2025 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company entered into a multi-year lease agreement governing the occupancy of office space in a building in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the Company’s chief executive officer and certain members of his immediate family. The Company assumed occupancy in 2012 and the lease expires in 2027 with the Company having option to extend the lease term. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the property. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $ million. The operating lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at March 31, 2025 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company entered into a multi-year lease agreement governing the occupancy of office space in a building in Cincinnati, Ohio with an entity that is wholly owned by the Company’s chief executive officer and certain members of his immediate family. The Company assumed occupancy in 2012 and the lease expires in 2027 with the Company having option to extend the lease term. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company reduced the lease term in connection with a plan to replace the leased office beginning in early 2025. The Company pays rent, taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses that arise from the use of the property. Annual base rent for the corporate headquarters allows for adjustments to the rental rate annually for increases in the consumer price index. The Company has determined that the lease is an operating lease. Operating lease cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $ million. The operating lease cost was allocated between Total direct costs and Selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Operating lease right-of-use assets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at March 31, 2025 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term portions of the lease liabilities at December 31, 2024 were $ million and $ million, respectively, and were recognized in Other current liabilities and Operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Travel Services

The Company incurs expenses for travel services for company executives provided by private aviation charter companies which is a company controlled by the chief executive officer of the Company (each a “private aviation charter”). The Company may contract directly with the private aviation charter for the use of its aircraft or indirectly through a third party aircraft management and jet charter company (the “Aircraft Management Company”). The travel services provided are primarily for business purposes, with certain personal travel paid for as part of the executives’ compensation arrangements. The Aircraft Management Company also makes the private aviation charter aircraft available to third parties. The Company incurred travel expenses of $ million and $ million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to these travel services. These travel expenses are recorded in Selling, general and administrative in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the

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million in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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$ Operating expenses:Direct service costs, excluding depreciation and amortization - Employee compensation Direct service costs, excluding depreciation and amortization - Other segment items (a) Reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses Total direct costs Selling, general and administrative Depreciation Amortization Total operating expenses Income from operations Other income, net:Miscellaneous (expense) income, net() Interest income, net Total other income, net Income before income taxes Income tax provision Segment net income$ $ Reconciliation of profit or lossAdjustments and reconciling items Condensed consolidated net income$ $

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$ Metabolic Other Cardiology Central Nervous System AVAI Total revenue$ $

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and with the information under the heading “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. This item and the related discussion contain forward-looking statements reflecting current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the “Forward-Looking Statements” below and “Risk Factors” in “Item 1A Risk Factors” of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our results of operations; financial position and performance; liquidity and our ability to fund our business operations and initiatives; capital expenditure and debt service obligations; business strategies, plans and goals, including those related to marketing, acquisitions and expansion of our business; product approvals and plans; industry trends; general economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates and other pricing pressures that could impact our operating margins; expectations regarding consumer behaviors and trends; our culture and operating philosophy; human resource management; arrangements with and delivery of our services to the customers; conversion of backlog; dividend policy; legal proceedings; and our objectives for future operations. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “target,” “likely,” “opportunity,” “may,” “could,” “outlook,” “can,” “trend,” “might,” “drives,” “hope,” “potential,” “project,” “predict,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial or other trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made. These forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances and other important factors that are difficult to predict. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment in which new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all important factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of such factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed may not occur and our financial condition and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. In other words, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and inherently involve a wide range of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. We caution you therefore against relying on these forward-looking statements. Some of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations include regional, national, or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the other important factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 in “Item 1A Risk Factors,” “Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. For a further discussion of the risks relating to our business, see “Item 1A Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and “Part II – Other Information, Item 1A Risk Factors” herein.

Business Overview

We are one of the world’s leading clinical contract research organizations, or CROs, by revenue, solely focused on providing scientifically-driven outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by our disciplined operating model centered on providing full-service Phase I-IV clinical development services and our therapeutic expertise. We believe this combination results in timely and cost-effective delivery of clinical development services for our customers. We believe that we are a partner of choice for small-

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and mid-sized biopharmaceutical companies based on our ability to consistently utilize our full-service, disciplined operating model to deliver timely and high-quality results for our customers.

We focus on conducting clinical trials across all major therapeutic areas, with particular strength in Oncology, Metabolic Disease, Cardiology, Central Nervous System, or CNS, and Antiviral and Anti-infective, or AVAI. Our global platform includes approximately 5,900 employees across 44 countries as of March 31, 2025, providing our customers with broad access to diverse markets and patient populations as well as local regulatory expertise and market knowledge.

How We Generate Revenue

We earn fees through the performance of services detailed in our customer contracts. Contract scope and pricing is typically based on either a fixed-fee or unit-of-service model, with consideration of activities performed by third parties, as well as ancillary costs necessary to deliver on the contract scope that are reimbursable by our customers. Our contracts can range in duration from a few months to several years. These contracts are individually priced and negotiated based on the anticipated project scope, including the complexity of the project and the performance risks inherent in the project. The majority of our contracts are structured with an upfront fee that is collected at the time of contract signing, and the balance of the fee is collected over the duration of the contract either through an arranged billing schedule or upon completion of certain performance targets or defined milestones.

Revenue, which is distinct from billing and cash receipt, is recognized based on the satisfaction of the individual performance obligations identified in each contract. Substantially all of our customer contracts consist of a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer the individual services defined in the contracts are not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract, and therefore not distinct. Our performance obligations are generally satisfied over time and recognized as services are performed. The progression of our contract performance obligations are measured primarily utilizing the input method of cost to cost. Cancellation provisions in our contracts allow our customers to terminate a contract either immediately or according to advance notice terms specified within the applicable contract, which is typically 30 days. Contract cancellation may occur for various reasons, including, but not limited to, adverse patient reactions, lack of efficacy, or inadequate patient enrollment. Upon cancellation, we are entitled to fees for services rendered through the date of termination, including payment for subsequent services necessary to conclude the study or close out the contract. These fees are typically discussed and agreed upon with the customer and are realized as revenue when we believe the amount can be estimated reliably and its realization is probable. Changes in revenue from period to period are driven primarily by new business volume and task order execution activity, project cancellations, and the mix of active studies during a given period that can vary based on therapeutic area and or study life cycle stage.

Costs and Expenses

Our costs and expenses are comprised primarily of our total direct costs, selling, general and administrative costs, depreciation and amortization and income taxes.

Total Direct Costs

Total direct costs are primarily driven by labor and related employee benefits, but also include contracted third party service related expenses, fees paid to site investigators, reimbursed out of pocket expenses, laboratory supplies and other expenses contributing to service delivery. The other costs of service delivery can include office rent, utilities, supplies and software licenses which are allocated between Total direct costs and selling, general and administrative expenses based on the estimated contribution among service delivery and support function efforts on a percentage basis. Total direct costs are expensed as incurred and are not deferred in anticipation of contracts being awarded or finalization of changes in scope. Total direct costs, as a percentage of net revenue, can vary from period to period due to project labor efficiencies, changes in workforce, compensation/bonus programs and service mix.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses are primarily driven by compensation and related employee benefits, as well as rent, utilities, supplies, software licenses, professional fees (e.g., legal and accounting expenses), bad debt expense, travel, marketing and other operating expenses.

Depreciation

Depreciation is provided on our property and equipment on the straight-line method at rates adequate to allocate the cost of the applicable assets over their estimated useful lives, which is three to five years for computer hardware, software, phone, and medical imaging equipment, five to seven years for furniture and fixtures and other equipment, and thirty to forty years

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for buildings. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvement or the associated remaining lease term.

Amortization

Amortization relates to finite-lived intangible assets recognized as expense using the straight-line method or using an accelerated method over their estimated useful lives of 15 years.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax provision consists of federal, state and local taxes on income in multiple jurisdictions. Our income tax is impacted by the pre-tax earnings in jurisdictions with varying tax rates and any related tax credits that may be available to us. Our current and future provision for income taxes will vary from statutory rates due to the impact of valuation allowances in certain countries, income tax incentives, certain non-deductible expenses, and other discrete items.

Key Performance Metrics

To evaluate the performance of our business, we utilize a variety of financial and performance metrics. These key measures include new business awards, cancellations and backlog.

New Business Awards, Cancellations and Backlog

New business awards represent the value of anticipated future net revenue that has been awarded during the period that is recognized in backlog. This value is recognized upon the signing of a contract or receipt of a written pre-contract confirmation from a customer that confirms an agreement in principle on budget and scope. New business awards also include contract amendments, or changes in scope, where the customer has provided written authorization for changes in budget and scope or has approved us to perform additional work as of the measurement date. Awards may not be recognized as backlog after consideration of a number of factors, including whether (i) the relevant net revenue is expected only after a pending regulatory hurdle, which might result in cancellation of the study, (ii) the customer funding needed for commencement of the study is not believed to have been secured or (iii) study timelines are uncertain or not well defined. In addition, study amounts that extend beyond a three-year timeline are not included in backlog. The number and amount of new business awards can vary significantly from period to period, and an award’s contractual duration can range from several months to several years based on customer and project specifications.

Cancellations arise in the normal course of business and are reflected when we receive written confirmation from the customer to cease work on a contractual agreement. The majority of our customers can terminate our contracts without cause upon 30 days’ notice. Similar to new business awards, the number and amount of cancellations can vary significantly period over period due to timing of customer correspondence and study-specific circumstances.

Net new business awards represent gross new business awards received in a period offset by total cancellations in that period. Net new business awards were $500.0 million and $615.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Backlog represents anticipated future net revenue from net new business awards that have not commenced or are currently in process but not complete. Reported backlog will fluctuate based on new business awards, changes in the scope of existing contracts, cancellations, revenue recognition on existing contracts and foreign exchange adjustments from non-U.S. dollar denominated backlog. As of March 31, 2025, our backlog decreased by $61.1 million, or 2.1%, to $2,846.0 million compared to $2,907.1 million as of March 31, 2024. Included within backlog as of March 31, 2025 was approximately $1,600.0 million to $1,620.0 million that we expect to convert to net revenue over the next twelve months, with the remainder expected to convert to net revenue thereafter.

The effect of foreign currency adjustments on backlog was as follows: favorable foreign currency adjustments of $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and unfavorable foreign currency adjustments of $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Backlog and net new business award metrics may not be reliable indicators of our future period revenue as they are subject to a variety of factors that may cause material fluctuations from period to period. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the scope of projects, cancellations, and duration and timing of services provided.

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Exchange Rate Fluctuations

The majority of our contracts and operational transactions are U.S. dollar denominated. The Euro represents the largest foreign currency denomination of our contractual and operational exposure. As a result, a portion of our revenue and expenses are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. We have translated the Euro into U.S. dollars using the following average exchange rates based on data obtained from www.xe.com:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
U.S. Dollars per Euro:	1.05	1.09

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2025		2024		Change		% Change
Revenue, net	$	558,570	$	511,044	$	47,526	9.3	%
Direct service costs, excluding depreciation and amortization	177,816		171,492		6,324		3.7	%
Reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses	202,404		184,410		17,994		9.8	%
Total direct costs	380,220		355,902		24,318		6.8	%
Selling, general and administrative	57,897		44,081		13,816		31.3	%
Depreciation	6,694		6,631		63		1.0	%
Amortization	236		361		(125)		(34.6)	%
Total operating expenses	445,047		406,975		38,072		9.4	%
Income from operations	113,523		104,069		9,454
Miscellaneous (expense) income, net	(1,816)		4,593		(6,409)
Interest income, net	6,463		4,120		2,343
Income before income taxes	118,170		112,782		5,388
Income tax provision	3,575		10,191		(6,616)
Net income	$	114,595	$	102,591	$	12,004

Total revenue

Total revenue increased by $47.5 million, to $558.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $511.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by growth within the Metabolic, Oncology, and Central Nervous System therapeutic areas, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Total direct costs

Total direct costs increased by $24.3 million, to $380.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $355.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributed to higher reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and higher personnel costs to support the growth in service activities. Reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, which can fluctuate significantly from period to period based on the timing of program initiation and closeout, increased $18.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year. The higher personnel costs portion increased by $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $13.8 million, to $57.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $44.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributed to higher personnel costs to support the growth in service activities. The higher personnel costs portion increased by $14.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense of $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, remained relatively consistent with $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Miscellaneous (expense) income, net

Miscellaneous (expense) income, net changed by $6.4 million, to $1.8 million of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $4.6 million of income for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was mainly attributable to foreign exchange gains and losses that arise in connection with the revaluation of short-term intercompany balances between our domestic and international subsidiaries, gains or losses from foreign currency transactions, such as those resulting from the settlement of third-party accounts receivables and payables denominated in a currency other than the local currency of the entity making the payment and proceeds from the recovery of a note receivable, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Interest income, net

Interest income, net increased by $2.3 million, to $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This change was mainly attributable to increased interest income on Cash and cash equivalents, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Income tax provision

Income tax provision decreased by $6.6 million, to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The overall effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 3.0%, compared to an overall effective tax rate of 9.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in the income tax provision was primarily attributable to an increase in excess tax benefits recognized from share-based compensation, which was partially offset by an increase in pre-tax book income compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in the overall effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an increase in excess tax benefits recognized from share-based compensation compared to the same period in the prior year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing and financing activities. Our principal sources of liquidity as of March 31, 2025 are operating cash flows and from borrowings under our unsecured credit facility consisting of up to a $10.0 million revolving line of credit which we entered into on September 30, 2019 (the “Credit Facility”), and has subsequently been amended. As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $441.4 million which decreased from $669.4 million as of December 31, 2024. Approximately $40.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, none of which was restricted, was held by our foreign subsidiaries as of March 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2025, we had $10.0 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facility. On April 18, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 8 to the Loan Agreement, which increased the aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed under the facility’s line of credit to up to $600.0 million, adjusted the interest rate charged on the credit facility and extended the expiration date of revolving credit note to April 30, 2027. Our expected primary cash needs on both a short and long-term basis are for investment in operational growth, including additional lease commitments, capital expenditures, share repurchases, selective strategic bolt-on acquisitions, other investments, and other general corporate needs. We have historically funded our operations and growth with cash flow from operations and borrowings under our credit facilities. We expect to continue expanding our operations through organic growth and potentially highly selective bolt-on acquisitions and investments. As of March 31, 2025, cash commitments to support operating business needs include lease liabilities discussed in Note 8 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, purchase commitments discussed in Note 11 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and capital expenditures primarily related to infrastructure investments in our facilities, equipment and technology. Capital spending as a percentage of revenue increased by 71 basis points to 1.79% in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year. We expect these activities will be funded from existing cash, cash flow from operations and, if necessary, borrowings under our existing or future credit facilities or other debt. We have deemed that foreign earnings will be indefinitely reinvested and therefore we have not provided taxes on these earnings. While we do not anticipate the need to repatriate these foreign earnings for liquidity purposes given our cash flows from operations and borrowings under existing and future credit facilities, we would incur taxes on these earnings if the need for repatriation due to liquidity purposes arises.

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash Flows (Amounts in thousands)	2025		2024
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	125,836	$	152,677
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(9,987)		2,530
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(345,966)		7,660
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	2,117		(1,306)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(228,000)	$	161,561

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Cash flows from operations are driven mainly by net income, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, noncash lease expense and net movement in advanced billings, accrued expenses and accounts receivable and unbilled, net. Accounts receivable and unbilled, net and advanced billings fluctuate on a regular basis as we perform our services, bill our customers and ultimately collect on those receivables. We attempt to negotiate payment terms in order to provide for payments prior to or soon after the provision of services, but this timing of collection can vary significantly on a period by period comparative basis.

Net cash flows provided by operating activities was $125.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 beginning with net income of $114.6 million. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities were $30.1 million, primarily related to stock based compensation expense of $16.9 million, depreciation of $6.7 million and noncash lease expense of $6.1 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $18.9 million in operating cash flows and was primarily driven by decreased accrued expenses of $23.2 million and increased prepaid expenses and other current assets of $17.6 million, partially offset by changes in other assets and liabilities, net of $11.6 million, increased accounts payable of $10.7 million and increased advanced billings of $8.1 million.

Net cash flows provided by operating activities was $152.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 beginning with net income of $102.6 million. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities were $11.9 million, primarily related to depreciation of $6.6 million, noncash lease expense of $5.7 million and stock based compensation expense of $4.3 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $38.2 million in operating cash flows and was primarily driven by increased advanced billings of $56.8 million and decreased accounts receivable and unbilled, net of $19.1 million, partially offset by decreased accrued expenses of $21.1 million and increased prepaid expenses and other current assets of $9.2 million.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily consisting of property and equipment expenditures.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily consisting of 8.0 million in other investing activity, partially offset by $5.5 million of property and equipment expenditures.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $346.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily related to $371.9 million in repurchases of common stock, partially offset by proceeds from stock option exercises of $25.9 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 related to proceeds from stock option exercises.

Share Repurchases

In 2022, the Board approved a stock repurchase program of up to $500.0 million. In the first quarter of 2025, the Board approved an increase of $600.0 million to the Company’s stock repurchase program bringing the total repurchase authorization up to $1.1 billion. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 1,193,011 shares for $389.8 million. The Company did not execute any share repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has remaining authorization of $344.8 million under the repurchase program.

On April 17, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved an increase of $1.0 billion to the Company's stock repurchase program.

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Repurchases under the share repurchase program are executed in the open market or negotiated transactions under trading plans put in place pursuant to Rule 10b5-1. The Company constructively retired the repurchased shares associated with these approved share repurchases, except for a small portion which were retained as Treasury Shares on the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity. Retired share repurchase amounts paid in excess of par value are reflected within Accumulated deficit/Retained earnings in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Indebtedness

As of March 31, 2025, we had no indebtedness. Refer to Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding our Credit Facility.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, requires us to make a variety of decisions which affect reported amounts and related disclosures, including the selection of appropriate accounting principles and the assumptions on which to base accounting estimates. In reaching such decisions, we apply judgment based on our understanding and analysis of the relevant circumstances, including our historical experience and other assumptions. Actual results could differ from our estimates. We are committed to incorporating accounting principles, assumptions and estimates that promote the representational faithfulness, verifiability, neutrality and transparency of the accounting information included in the financial statements.

There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies and estimates as previously described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 1 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for management’s discussion of the effect of recent accounting pronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes to our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk as compared to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (the Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the Principal Financial Officer), has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d) -15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, we concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s forms and rules, and the material information relating to the Company is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that control objectives are met. Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company will be detected. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by individuals, by collusion of two or more people or by management override. Over time, controls can become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance may deteriorate. Further, the design

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of any system of controls is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in any cost-effective control system, misstatements due to errors or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In the ordinary course of business, we routinely enhance our information systems by either upgrading current systems or implementing new ones. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are party to legal proceedings incidental to our business. While the outcome of these matters could differ from management’s expectations, we do not believe that the resolution of these matters is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect to our financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no significant changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share Repurchases

This table provides certain information with respect to our monthly repurchases of the Company’s common stock during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publically Announced Plan	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan
January 1, 2025, through January 31, 2025	157,338	$	338.39	8,717,935	$	681,403,329
February 1, 2025, through February 28, 2025	239,720	$	339.48	8,957,655	$	600,023,412
March 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025	795,953	$	320.66	9,753,608	$	344,796,641
Total	1,193,011	$	326.78	9,753,608

All share repurchases were made using cash resources and executed pursuant to established Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. Our share repurchases may occur through open market purchases or negotiated transactions. The above table excludes shares repurchased to settle employee tax withholding related to the vesting of stock awards.

We returned $389.8 million to shareholders in the form of share repurchases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Refer to Note 1 – Basis of Presentation of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q) for further discussion regarding share repurchases.

Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

Not applicable.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

or a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits in the accompanying Exhibit Index preceding the signature page are filed or furnished as a part of this report and are incorporated herein by reference.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing

Date

Filed/
Furnished
Herewith

10.1

Amendment No. 7 dated March 28 , 202 5 to Loan Documents

8-K

001-37856

10.1

3/31/2025

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

32.2

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


			MEDPACE HOLDINGS, INC.

			/s/ Kevin M. Brady
			Kevin M. Brady
			Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: April 22, 2025

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