CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is based on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates and updates its estimates. Management employs judgment in making its estimates, which are based on historical experience, currently available information and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management believes that its judgment is applied consistently and produces financial information that fairly depicts the results of operations for all periods presented. Estimate-at-Completion (EAC). The Company has concluded that control of substantially all of the Transport segment’s performance obligations transfers to the customer as the performance obligations are satisfied and therefore revenue is recognized over time. The Transport segment recognizes revenue on its performance obligations that are satisfied over time by measuring progress using the cost-to-cost method of percentage-of-completion because it best depicts the transfer of control to the customer. Under the cost-to-cost method of percentage-of-completion, the Transport segment measures progress based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to total estimated costs for the performance obligations. Due to the size and nature of these contracts, the estimation of total revenues and costs is complex and requires judgment by management. The Company must make assumptions regarding expected increases in wages and employee benefits, productivity and availability of labor, material costs and allocated fixed costs, as well as expected impacts on pricing related to certain economic price adjustment clauses. Each contract is evaluated at contract inception to identify risks and estimate revenue and costs. In performing this evaluation, the Transport segment considers risks of contract performance such as technical requirements, schedule, duration and key contract dependencies. Occasionally, the Company incurs production costs not planned or budgeted, or in excess of its original budget. The Company reviews such costs to determine if they are contributing and proportionate to the Company's progress in satisfying the performance obligation. Costs that are contributing but not proportionate to the Company's progress are reviewed to determine if they represent inefficiencies, which requires significant judgment. Normal costs are included in the cost-to-cost method of percentage-of-completion while inefficiencies do not contribute to the Company's progress in satisfying the performance obligation and are expensed as incurred. The above considerations are then factored into the Company’s estimated revenue and costs. If a loss is expected on a performance obligation, the complete estimated loss is recorded in the period in which the loss is identified. Preliminary contract estimates are subject to change throughout the duration of the contract as additional information becomes available that impacts risks and estimated revenue and costs. Changes to production costs, overhead rates, schedule, learning curve and/or supplier performance can also impact these estimates. These estimates require significant judgment by management. The Company recognizes changes in estimated sales or costs and the resulting profit or loss on a cumulative basis. Changes in estimates on contracts accounted for under the cost-to-cost method resulted in cumulative catch-up adjustments on contract margins that decreased Transport segment operating income by $37.9 million and $46.9 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively. Goodwill. Goodwill reflects the cost of an acquisition in excess of the aggregate fair value assigned to identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is assessed for impairment annually and as triggering events or “indicators of potential impairment” occur. The Company performs its annual impairment test at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Company evaluates the recoverability of goodwill by estimating the fair value of the businesses to which the goodwill relates. Estimated cash flows and related goodwill are grouped at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or, under certain circumstances, a component of an operating segment. When a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the reporting unit. The Company had $1.4 billion of goodwill at December 31, 2025. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting units utilizing the income approach and the market approach. The income approach is weighted more heavily (75%) as the Company believes the income approach more accurately considers long-term fluctuations in the U.S. and European construction markets compared to the market approach. Under the income approach, the Company estimates fair values based on discounted estimated future cash flows. Future cash flows are estimated based on the Company’s internal projection models, industry projections, terminal growth rates and other
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