TETRA TECH, INC.
3475 East Foothill Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91107
April 5, 2024
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4631
Attention: Robert Shapiro
Re: | Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended October 1, 2023 | ||
Form 8-K Furnished November 15, 2023 | |||
Response dated March 1, 2024 | |||
File No. 000-19655 |
Dear Mr. Shapiro:
By letter dated March 13, 2024, you provided comments on the above-referenced filings and response of Tetra Tech, Inc. (the “Company”). Set forth below are the Company's responses to these comments. The numbering of these responses corresponds to the numbering of the comments in your letter.
In responding to your comments, the Company hereby acknowledges that the Company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures in its filings, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
Investor Presentation for Earnings Call Held on November 16, 2023
EBITDA Margin Trend on U.S. and International Reporting Basis
Reconciliation Summary for EBITDA, IFRS and Net Service Revenue (NSR)
1. | We note your response to prior comment 3. Please tell us: |
· | Whether you applied IFRS to all other accounting transactions that would factor into the determination of Adjusted IFRS EBITDA. |
· | Why you believe GAAP net income is more directly comparable to an adjusted IFRS measure of profit than IFRS net income, and |
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 5, 2024
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· | How the presentation of Adjusted IFRS EBITDA complies with the guidance contained in Question 100.04 of the Staff’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
Response
We advise the Staff that we did not apply IFRS to all transactions that would factor into the determination of Adjusted IFRS EBITDA. A more comprehensive presentation would include a complete reconciliation of GAAP net income to IFRS net income before then reconciling IFRS net income to Adjusted IFRS EBITDA. In the future, if we present any non-GAAP financial measures based on IFRS, we will include a complete reconciliation. However, we do not currently plan to present Adjusted IFRS EBITDA, or any other non-GAAP financial measures based on IFRS, in future investor presentations.
2. | Please explain why you believe it is appropriate to exclude revenue generated from RPS from the calculation of Net Service Revenue (NSR) for purposes of determining Adjusted IFRS EBITDA as a percentage of adjusted NSR. |
Response
Consistent with most of the non-GAAP measures we presented in fiscal 2023, the presentation of Adjusted IFRS EBITDA as a percentage of Adjusted NSR excludes RPS completely. For consistency and year-over-year comparability, RPS was excluded because RPS was not included in the Tetra Tech results prior to fiscal 2023. The RPS amounts are deducted from both the numerator (Adjusted IFRS EBITDA) and the denominator (Adjusted NSR). We do not currently plan to present Adjusted IFRS EBITDA, or any other non-GAAP financial measures based on IFRS, in future investor presentations.
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During your review, should you have any additional questions with respect to the Company's responses, please contact Preston Hopson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at (626) 470-2481; or me at (626) 470-2463.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Steven M. Burdick | |
Steven M. Burdick | |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
cc: | Lyn Shenk, SEC | ||
Brian N. Carter | |||
Preston Hopson |