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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FTI Consulting, Inc.

777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1500

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

(561) 515-1900

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Jack Dunn, President & CEO

(561) 515-1900

Investors: Gordon McCoun

(212) 850-5600

Media: Matthew Clark

(202) 728-8766

FTI CONSULTING, INC. REPORTS 2011 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Record Revenues of $361.8 million

EPS of $0.48 After Expensed Acquisition Costs of $0.02 per Share

Geographic Reach and Industry Expertise Enhanced Through LECG Transactions

Approximately 4.4 Million Shares Repurchased in Accelerated Stock Buyback

Increases Guidance for 2011

West Palm Beach, FL, May 4, 2011 — FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

For the first quarter of 2011, revenues were a record $361.8 million, the highest quarterly revenue in the Company’s history, compared to $350.0 million in the prior year period. Earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2011 were $0.48 compared to $0.29 for the prior year period. Earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2011 include expensed acquisition costs related to the Company’s recent transactions with LECG Corporation of $0.02 per share. Other than these acquisition costs, the LECG transactions had no significant effect on results in the quarter. Adjusted EPS for the first quarter of 2011 were $0.48 compared to prior year period Adjusted EPS of $0.67 (which as previously disclosed excludes $0.38 per share of special charges related to terminations, office consolidation and other charges). First quarter 2011 Adjusted EBITDA was $61.7 million, or 17.0 percent of revenues, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $75.9 million, or 21.7 percent of revenues, in the prior year period. As described in more detail below, the Adjusted EBITDA margin declined due to lower Adjusted Segment EBITDA in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment as well as some incremental investments in headcount in other segments. Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA (which appear in the accompanying


tables) are non-GAAP measures and are described in further detail below. The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 38 percent, whereas it is expected to be approximately 37 percent for the remainder of 2011.

During the quarter, as previously announced, the Company completed a combination of acquisitions and individual hires involving certain employees and operations of LECG Corporation which added significant new practices, industry expertise and capabilities in Europe, the United States and Latin America. The Company also used $209.4 million of cash during the quarter to execute an accelerated stock buyback program. Pursuant to this program, the Company received and retired approximately 4.4 million shares in March and expects to receive and retire approximately 600 thousand shares in May 2011. Any remaining shares that may be received and retired pursuant to this program will be a function of the share price over the next six months, but should not have a material effect on 2011 EPS. The average share count for the quarter was reduced due to this accelerated stock buyback program by approximately 1.2 million shares.

Commenting on these results, Jack Dunn, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, “Our first quarter signaled a good start to the year and an outstanding one in terms of execution of our strategy. While restructuring and bankruptcy remained soft, growth across our other businesses of 9.5 percent resulted in overall positive growth for the quarter and record revenues.

“The first quarter was also very productive in terms of deploying our capital and executing the strategy of expanding our global footprint and building domain expertise in key industries. The addition of approximately 200 outstanding professionals from LECG serves to greatly enhance the geographic reach, industry expertise and services we offer our clients. These additions once again underscore our position as the firm that attracts the best people to work on the most compelling client matters around the globe.”

First Quarter Segment Results

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

Revenues in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment were $107.3 million compared with $117.5 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $21.5 million, or 20.1 percent of segment revenues, compared with Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $34.7 million, or 29.6 percent of segment revenues, in the prior year quarter. Demand for restructuring and bankruptcy services remained soft compared to levels a year ago as a result of continued improvements in the credit markets and the macroeconomic environment. This decline was somewhat offset by growth in the segment’s healthcare practice and by contributions from the acquired business in Asia. Adjusted Segment EBITDA margins declined from the prior year due to lower demand.


Forensic and Litigation Consulting

Revenues in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment increased 5.4 percent to $82.9 million from $78.7 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $16.9 million, or 20.4 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $19.8 million, or 25.1 percent of segment revenues, in the prior year quarter. Revenue growth was led by increased momentum in Europe and Asia and continued strong performance in North America; however, utilization and margin were affected by an $8.5 million decrease in revenues from two high profile financial fraud cases relative to the year ago period.

Economic Consulting

Revenues in the Economic Consulting segment increased 10.3 percent to $74.3 million from $67.3 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $13.2 million, or 17.8 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $13.5 million, or 20.1 percent of segment revenues, for the prior year quarter. The segment benefitted from increased financial economics and M&A-related activity as well as continued growth in its European practice. Adjusted Segment EBITDA margins were affected by investments made in expanding the European practice and increased compensation expense relating to variable accounting for stock options to certain key academic consultants. In addition, the segment incurred acquisition costs totaling approximately $1.0 million, or 1.4 percent of revenue, related to the LECG transactions in the first quarter.

Technology

Revenues in the Technology segment increased 17.7 percent to $51.0 million from $43.4 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased 7.9 percent to $18.6 million, or 36.5 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $17.3 million, or 39.8 percent of segment revenues, in the prior year quarter. The Acuity™ offering continued to gain momentum during the quarter and consulting revenues increased on the strength of a number of litigation cases. This growth was partially offset by declines in unit-based revenues compared to the same period a year ago as continued pricing pressure overcame higher unit volume. Adjusted Segment EBITDA increased from prior year levels as a result of higher revenues, while margins were adversely affected by a lower proportion of higher-margin unit-based revenue compared to the prior year period.

Strategic Communications

Revenues in the Strategic Communications segment increased 7.3 percent to $46.4 million from $43.2 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $5.4 million, or 11.7 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $5.7 million, or 13.3 percent of segment revenues, in the prior year quarter. The segment saw continued modest growth in retainers in its key US and UK markets, strong revenues from projects in Asia Pacific and the US and improving momentum in its European practices. Adjusted Segment EBITDA margins declined due to incentive payments related to an acquisition.


Revised 2011 Guidance

Based on current market conditions, the Company estimates that revenues for the year will be between $1.50 billion and $1.54 billion and EPS will be between $2.30 and $2.45.

First Quarter Conference Call

FTI will hold a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss fourth quarter financial results at 9:00 AM Eastern Time on May 4, 2011. The call can be accessed live and will be available for replay over the Internet for 90 days by logging onto the Company’s website, www.fticonsulting.com.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 3,700 employees located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measure

Note: We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. We define adjusted segment EBITDA as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. We define Adjusted earnings per diluted share (Adjusted EPS) as earnings per diluted share excluding the per share impact of the special charges and debt extinguishment costs that were incurred in that year. Although Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are not measures of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we believe that these measures can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period to period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies unless the definition is the same. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our statements of income. Reconciliations of operating profit to Adjusted EBITDA, segment operating profit to Adjusted Segment EBITDA and EPS to Adjusted EPS are included in the accompanying tables to today’s press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve uncertainties and risks. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues, future results and performance, expectations, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other matters, business trends and other information that is not historical, including statements regarding estimates of our future financial results. When used in this press release, words such as “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “forecasts” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, estimates of our future financial results, are based upon our expectations at


the time we make them and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved or that actual results will not differ from expectations. The Company has experienced fluctuating revenues, operating income and cash flow in some prior periods and expects this will occur from time to time in the future. The Company’s actual results may differ from our expectations. Further, preliminary results are subject to normal year-end adjustments. Other factors that could cause such differences include adverse financial and real estate market and general economic conditions, the pace and timing of the consummation and integration of past and future acquisitions, the Company’s ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and general economic conditions, retention of staff and clients and other risks described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or events and do not intend to do so.

FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW


FTI CONSULTING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Revenues

   $ 361,816      $ 350,040   
                

Operating expenses

    

Direct cost of revenues

     219,140        197,460   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     88,729        84,401   

Special charges

     —          30,245   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     5,454        6,091   
                
     313,323        318,197   
                

Operating income

     48,493        31,843   
                

Other income (expense)

    

Interest income and other

     2,000        2,354   

Interest expense

     (15,310     (11,318
                
     (13,310     (8,964
                

Income before income tax provision

     35,183        22,879   

Income tax provision

     13,385        8,694   
                

Net income

   $ 21,798      $ 14,185   
                

Earnings per common share - basic

   $ 0.50      $ 0.31   
                

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     43,877        45,799   
                

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 0.48      $ 0.29   
                

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     45,635        48,128   
                


FTI CONSULTING, INC.

OPERATING RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

(unaudited)

 

     Revenues      Adjusted
EBITDA  (1)
    Margin     Utilization     Average
Billable
Rate
     Revenue-
Generating
Headcount
 
     (in thousands)                           

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

              

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 107,254       $ 21,521        20.1     70   $ 436         741   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     82,913         16,878        20.4     69   $ 326         844   

Economic Consulting

     74,259         13,242        17.8     88   $ 477         386   

Technology (2)

     51,035         18,631        36.5     N/M        N/M         257   

Strategic Communications (2)

     46,355         5,408        11.7     N/M        N/M         586   
                                
   $ 361,816         75,680        20.9     N/M        N/M         2,814   
                          

Corporate

        (13,992         
                    

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

      $ 61,688        17.0       
                    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

              

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 117,467       $ 34,719        29.6     69   $ 457         701   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting (3)

     78,678         19,784        25.1     76   $ 312         771   

Economic Consulting

     67,307         13,520        20.1     82   $ 470         302   

Technology (2)

     43,373         17,261        39.8     N/M        N/M         242   

Strategic Communications (2)

     43,215         5,742        13.3     N/M        N/M         569   
                                
   $ 350,040         91,026        26.0     N/M        N/M         2,585   
                          

Corporate

        (15,144         
                    

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

      $ 75,882        21.7       
                    

 

(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. Amounts presented in the Adjusted EBITDA column for each segment reflect the segments’ respective Adjusted Segment EBITDA. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as the segments’ share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. Although Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not measures of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we believe that these measures can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period to period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies unless the definition is the same. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our Statements of Income. See also our reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

 

(2) The majority of the Technology and Strategic Communications segments’ revenues are not generated based on billable hours. Accordingly, utilization and average billable rate metrics are not presented as they are not meaningful as a segment-wide metric.
(3) 2010 utilization and average billable rate calculations were updated to include information related to non-domestic operations that was not available in 2010.


FTI CONSULTING, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011      2010  

Net income

   $ 21,798       $ 14,185   
                 

Add back: Special charges, net of tax

     —           18,069   
                 

Adjusted net income (1)

   $ 21,798       $ 32,254   
                 

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 0.48       $ 0.29   
                 

Adjusted earnings per common share - diluted (1)

   $ 0.48       $ 0.67   
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted

     45,635         48,128   
                 

 

(1)

We define Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per diluted share as net income and earnings per diluted share, respectively, excluding the impact of the special charges and loss on early extinguishment of debt that were incurred in that period, and their related income tax effects.


RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME AND NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Corporate
Finance /
Restructuring
     Forensic and
Litigation
Consulting
     Economic
Consulting
     Technology      Strategic
Communications
     Corp HQ     Total  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

                   

Net income

                    $ 21,798   

Interest income and other

                      (2,000

Interest expense

                      15,310   

Income tax provision

                      13,385   
                         

Operating income

   $ 18,520       $ 15,343       $ 12,378       $ 13,971       $ 3,470       $ (15,189     48,493   

Depreciation

     876         855         568         2,684         765         1,197        6,945   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,418         591         296         1,976         1,173           5,454   

Special charges

     —           —           —           —           —             —     

Accretion of contingent consideration

     707         89         —           —           —             796   
                                                             

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 21,521       $ 16,878       $ 13,242       $ 18,631       $ 5,408       $ (13,992   $ 61,688   
                                                             

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

                   

Net income

                    $ 14,185   

Interest income and other

                      (2,354

Interest expense

                      11,318   

Income tax provision

                      8,694   
                         

Operating income

   $ 25,644       $ 12,400       $ 5,766       $ 7,302       $ 2,347       $ (21,616     31,843   

Depreciation

     994         829         630         3,050         823         1,377        7,703   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,492         995         310         1,982         1,312         —          6,091   

Special charges

     6,589         5,560         6,814         4,927         1,260         5,095        30,245   

Accretion of contingent consideration

     —           —           —           —           —           —          —     
                                                             

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 34,719       $ 19,784       $ 13,520       $ 17,261       $ 5,742       $ (15,144   $ 75,882   
                                                             

 

(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. Amounts presented in the Adjusted EBITDA column for each segment reflect the segments’ respective Adjusted Segment EBITDA. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segments’ share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. Although Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not measures of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we believe that these measures can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period to period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies unless the definition is the same. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our Statements of Income. See also our reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures.


FTI CONSULTING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 21,798      $ 14,185   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     7,743        7,703   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     5,454        6,091   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     2,573        3,010   

Non-cash share-based compensation

     6,807        7,394   

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

     (43     (754

Non-cash interest expense

     2,093        1,800   

Other

     383        (476

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled

     (45,701     (32,291

Notes receivable

     (13,617     (14,971

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (4,116     6,826   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

     16,497        20,909   

Income taxes

     (3,608     (13,182

Accrued compensation

     (37,075     (31,363

Billings in excess of services provided

     1,615        (2,144
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (39,197     (27,263
                

Investing activities

    

Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

     (41,842     (17,544

Purchases of property and equipment

     (4,953     (5,168

Proceeds from sale or maturity of short-term investments

     —          15,000   

Other

     (483     (2,976
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (47,278     (10,688
                

Financing activities

    

Borrowings under revolving line of credit

     25,000        20,000   

Payments of revolving line of credit

     —          (20,000

Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (872     (527

Purchase and retirement of common stock

     (209,400     —     

Net issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans

     (999     832   

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     43        754   

Other

     161        442   
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (186,067     1,501   
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     339        (1,544
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (272,203     (37,994

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     384,570        118,872   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 112,367      $ 80,878   
                


FTI CONSULTING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (unaudited)        
Assets             

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 112,367      $ 384,570   

Restricted cash

     11,386        10,518   

Accounts receivable:

    

Billed receivables

     278,691        268,386   

Unbilled receivables

     181,201        120,896   

Allowance for doubtful accounts and unbilled services

     (63,581     (63,205
                

Accounts receivable, net

     396,311        326,077   

Current portion of notes receivable

     29,162        26,130   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     32,170        28,174   

Income taxes receivable

     11,796        13,246   
                

Total current assets

     593,192        788,715   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     70,834        73,238   

Goodwill

     1,295,559        1,269,447   

Other intangible assets, net of amortization

     131,050        134,970   

Notes receivable, net of current portion

     98,962        87,677   

Other assets

     57,667        60,312   
                

Total assets

   $ 2,247,264      $ 2,414,359   
                
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

   $ 102,570      $ 105,864   

Accrued compensation

     110,433        143,971   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     31,683        7,559   

Billings in excess of services provided

     29,578        27,836   

Deferred income taxes

     4,052        4,052   
                

Total current liabilities

     278,316        289,282   

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion

     784,093        785,563   

Deferred income taxes

     94,548        92,134   

Other liabilities

     85,261        80,061   
                

Total liabilities

     1,242,218        1,247,040   
                

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized - 5,000; none outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized - 75,000; shares issued and outstanding — 42,026 (2011) and 46,144 (2010)

     420        461   

Additional paid-in capital

     334,080        532,929   

Retained earnings

     709,217        687,419   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (38,671     (53,490
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,005,046        1,167,319   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,247,264      $ 2,414,359