Topic: How To Invest

Q: Hello, Pat. I would like your opinion on Booz Allen (BAH). Regards.

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A: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., $69.82, symbol BAH on New York (Shares outstanding: 140.2 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; www.boozallen.com), is a U.S. management and IT consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It has 80 offices around the world. The company derives 96% of its revenue from contracts with agencies and departments of the U.S. government and military. Booz Allen provides a variety of services such as management consulting, data analytics, digital solutions, engineering solutions, and cyber security. The Navy Marine Corp accounts for 13% of its revenue. The company employs nearly 26,400 people—29% are military veterans and 66% hold security clearances with the U.S. government. In 2010, Booz Allen went public at $17 per share. Since then the company has made a number of strategic acquisitions. In 2012, it purchased the Defense Systems Engineering & Support division of ARINC, a provider of communications, engineering and security solutions. In 2014, Booz Allen acquired Epidemico, an analytics company that uses data mining to provide…