Company: CRAI
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001053706-25-000020
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Company: CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
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 of fiscal 2024. Commissions to our non-employee experts increased to 2.4% of revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 2.2% of revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

Provision for Income Taxes. The income tax provision was $5.0 million and the effective tax rate ("ETR") was 29.2% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $3.1 million and 32.0% for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The ETR for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was lower than the second quarter of fiscal 2024 primarily due to the impact of state tax law changes effective for the 2025 tax year as well as a less significant ETR true-up adjustment in the current period compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024 The impact of these items were partially offset by a tax reserve recognized in the estimated annual effective tax rate of fiscal 2025. The ETR for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 were both higher than the combined federal and state statutory tax rate primarily due to nondeductible executive compensation and nondeductible meals and entertainment expenses, partially offset by the tax benefit related to share-based compensation and the FDII deduction.

Net Income. Net income increased to $12.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 from $6.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The net income per diluted share was $1.79 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $0.94 of net income per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding decreased by approximately 158,000 shares to approximately 6,753,000 shares for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 from approximately 6,911,000 shares for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in weighted average diluted shares outstanding was primarily due to the repurchase of shares of our common stock since June 29, 2024, offset in part by the vesting of shares of restricted stock and time-vesting restricted stock units since June 29, 2024.

Fiscal Year-to-Date Period Ended June 28, 2025, Compared to the Fiscal Year-to-Date Period Ended June 29, 2024

Revenues. Revenues increased by $25.5 million, or 7.4