CBIZ Reports 2009 Third-Quarter and Nine-Month Results
CLEVELAND, Oct 29, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CLEVELAND, Oct. 29 CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
CBIZ reported revenue of $179.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, an increase of 6.5% over the $168.2 million reported for the third quarter of 2008. Revenue from newly acquired operations, net of divestitures, contributed $22.7 million or 13.5% to revenue growth in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago. Same-unit revenue declined by 7.0%, or $11.8 million. CBIZ reported income from continuing operations for the quarter of $5.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with $4.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2008.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, CBIZ reported revenue of $588.3 million, an increase of 8.8%, or $47.6 million over the $540.7 million reported for the comparable nine-month period a year ago. Same-unit revenue decreased by 4.6%, or $24.6 million, for the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period a year ago. Acquisitions, net of divestitures, contributed $72.1 million to revenue growth for the first nine months of 2009. Net income from continuing operations was $29.8 million for the first nine months of 2009, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared with $28.0 million for the first nine months of 2008, or $0.45 per diluted share.
During the third quarter of 2009, the Company repurchased 890 thousand shares of its common stock at a cost of approximately $6.0 million and for the year to date, the Company has repurchased approximately 1.7 million shares at a cost of approximately $12.7 million. The outstanding balance of the Company's unsecured bank line of credit at September 30, 2009, was $115.7 million compared with a balance of $125.0 million at December 31, 2008.
The Company is reporting Cash EPS, a non-GAAP measure designed to more clearly illustrate the impact of certain non-cash charges to income from continuing operations. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, Cash EPS was $0.21 per diluted share compared with $0.16 per diluted share for the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 31.3%. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, Cash EPS was $0.83 per diluted share compared with $0.71 for the comparable nine-month period a year ago, an increase of 16.9%. A schedule which reconciles Cash EPS with GAAP EPS is attached.
"We are happy to report continued growth in revenue and in earnings throughout 2009. The acquisitions we made in 2008 are performing well and we are pleased to have closed two additional acquisitions to date in 2009," stated Steven L. Gerard, Chairman and CEO. "We continue to generate strong positive cash flow in 2009, and given the challenges presented by economic conditions, we are continuing to carefully manage expenses. For the full year in 2009, we expect to report earnings per share from continuing operations of approximately $0.54 to $0.55, which is an increase of approximately 8% to 10% compared with 2008," concluded Mr. Gerard.
CBIZ will host a conference call later this morning to discuss its results. The call will be webcast in a listen-only mode over the Internet for the media and the public, and can be accessed at www.cbiz.com. Shareholders and analysts wishing to participate in the conference call may dial 1-888-862-6557 several minutes before 11:00 a.m. (ET). If you are dialing from outside the United States, dial 1-630-691-2748. A replay of the call will be available starting at 1:00 p.m. (ET) October 29 through midnight (ET), November 3, 2009. The dial-in number for the replay is 1-877-213-9653. If you are listening from outside the United States, dial 1-630-652-3041. The access code for the replay is 25614953. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's web site at www.cbiz.com.
CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances, employees and technology. As one of the largest benefits specialists and one of the largest accounting, valuation and medical practice management companies in the United States, CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including accounting and tax, internal audit, merger and acquisition advisory, and valuation. Employee services include group benefits, property and casualty insurance, payroll, HR consulting and wealth management. CBIZ also provides information technology, hardware and software solutions, healthcare consulting and medical practice management. These services are provided through more than 140 Company offices in 36 states.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to adequately manage its growth; the Company's dependence on the current trend of outsourcing business services; the Company's dependence on the services of its CEO and other key employees; competitive pricing pressures; general business and economic conditions; and changes in governmental regulation and tax laws affecting its insurance business or its business services operations. A more detailed description of such risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information regarding CBIZ, call our Investor Relations Office at (216) 447-9000 or visit our web site at www.cbiz.com.
CBIZ, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2009 % 2008 (1) %
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Revenue $179,023 100.0% $168,159 100.0%
Operating expenses 163,783 91.5% 148,721 88.4%
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Gross margin 15,240 8.5% 19,438 11.6%
Corporate general and administrative
expenses 8,491 4.7% 7,270 4.3%
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Operating income 6,749 3.8% 12,168 7.3%
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (3,181) -1.8% (2,702) -1.6%
Gain on sale of operations, net 910 0.5% 229 0.1%
Other income (expense), net (2) 3,144 1.8% (3,018) -1.8%
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Total other income (expense),
net 873 0.5% (5,491) -3.3%
Income from continuing operations
before income tax expense 7,622 4.3% 6,677 4.0%
Income tax expense 2,542 2,348
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Income from continuing operations 5,080 2.8% 4,329 2.6%
Loss from operations of discontinued
businesses, net of tax (4) (56)
Gain on disposal of discontinued
businesses, net of tax 27 132
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Net income $5,103 2.9% $4,405 2.6%
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Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations $0.08 $0.07
Discontinued operations - -
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Net income $0.08 $0.07
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Diluted weighted average common shares
outstanding 61,712 61,772
Other data from continuing operations:
EBIT (3) $9,893 $9,150
EBITDA (3) $14,997 $12,881
(1) Certain amounts in the 2008 financial data have been reclassified
to conform to the current year presentation and revised to reflect
the retroactive application of FASB ASC Topic 470.20 "Debt with
Conversion and Other Options."
(2) Includes a net gain of $2,890 and a net loss of $1,898 for the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
attributable to assets held in the Company's deferred compensation
plan. These net gains and losses do not impact "income from
continuing operations before income tax expense" as they are
directly offset by compensation adjustments to the Plan
participants. Compensation is included in "operating expenses" and
"corporate general and administrative expenses."
(3) EBIT represents income from continuing operations before income
taxes, interest expense, and gain on sale of divested operations.
EBITDA represents EBIT before depreciation and amortization expense
of $5,104 and $3,731 for the three months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The Company has included EBIT and EBITDA
data because such data is commonly used as a performance measure by
analysts and investors and as a measure of the Company's ability to
service debt. EBIT and EBITDA should not be regarded as an
alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance under
generally accepted accounting principles.
CBIZ, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2009 % 2008 (1) %
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Revenue $588,272 100.0% $540,713 100.0%
Operating expenses 511,723 87.0% 461,402 85.3%
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Gross margin 76,549 13.0% 79,311 14.7%
Corporate general and administrative
expenses 23,887 4.1% 22,313 4.2%
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Operating income 52,662 8.9% 56,998 10.5%
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (10,221) -1.7% (8,044) -1.5%
Gain on sale of operations, net 1,004 0.2% 470 0.1%
Other income (expense), net (2) 5,449 0.9% (4,030) -0.7%
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Total other expense, net (3,768) -0.6% (11,604) -2.1%
Income from continuing operations
before income tax expense 48,894 8.3% 45,394 8.4%
Income tax expense 19,123 17,441
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Income from continuing operations 29,771 5.1% 27,953 5.2%
Income (loss) from operations of
discontinued businesses, net of tax 131 (250)
Gain (loss) on disposal of
discontinued businesses, net of tax 178 (308)
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Net income $30,080 5.1% $27,395 5.1%
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations $0.48 $0.45
Discontinued operations 0.01 (0.01)
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Net income $0.49 $0.44
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Diluted weighted average common
shares outstanding 61,897 62,801
Other data from continuing
operations:
EBIT (3) $58,111 $52,968
EBITDA (3) $73,370 $64,314
(1) Certain amounts in the 2008 financial data have been reclassified
to conform to the current year presentation and revised to reflect
the retroactive application of FASB ASC Topic 470.20 "Debt with
Conversion and Other Options."
(2) Includes a net gain of $4,539 and a net loss of $3,817 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
attributable to assets held in the Company's deferred compensation
plan. These net gains and losses do not impact "income from
continuing operations before income tax expense" as they are
directly offset by compensation adjustments to the Plan
participants. Compensation is included in "operating expenses"
and "corporate general and administrative expenses."
(3) EBIT represents income from continuing operations before income
taxes, interest expense, and gain on sale of divested operations.
EBITDA represents EBIT before depreciation and amortization expense
of $15,259 and $11,346 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The Company has included EBIT and EBITDA
data because such data is commonly used as a performance measure by
analysts and investors and as a measure of the Company's ability to
service debt. EBIT and EBITDA should not be regarded as an
alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance under
generally accepted accounting principles.
CBIZ, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
SELECT SEGMENT DATA
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2009 2008 (1) 2009 2008 (1)
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Revenue
Financial Services $86,854 $70,404 $305,685 $244,552
Employee Services 41,385 44,513 129,363 139,075
Medical Management
Professionals 40,724 41,345 122,478 124,010
National Practices 10,060 11,897 30,746 33,076
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Total $179,023 $168,159 $588,272 $540,713
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Gross Margin
Financial Services $7,966 $6,168 $50,223 $42,696
Employee Services 6,317 7,538 21,511 24,353
Medical Management
Professionals 5,583 5,561 16,898 15,712
National Practices 305 924 816 1,832
Operating expenses -
unallocated (2) (4,931) (753) (12,899) (5,282)
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Total $15,240 $19,438 $76,549 $79,311
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(1) Certain amounts in the 2008 financial data have been reclassified
to conform to the current year presentation.
(2) Represents operating expenses not directly allocated to individual
businesses, including stock based compensation, consolidation and
integration charges and certain advertising expenses. Unallocated
operating expenses also include a net gain of $2,529 and a net loss
of $1,611 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, and a net gain of $3,977 and a net loss of $3,226 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively,
attributable to assets held in the Company's deferred compensation
plan. Eliminating the impact of the gain or loss attributable to
the deferred compensation plan would result in unallocated
operating expenses of $2,402 and $2,364 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $8,922 and $8,508
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
CASH EARNINGS AND PER SHARE DATA
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Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations to Cash Earnings
from Continuing Operations (3)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2009 Per Share 2008 Per Share
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Income from Continuing
Operations $5,080 $0.08 $4,329 $0.07
Selected non-cash items:
Depreciation and
amortization 5,104 0.09 3,731 0.06
Non-cash interest on
convertible note 1,003 0.02 929 0.01
Stock based compensation 1,285 0.02 958 0.02
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Non-cash items 7,392 0.13 5,618 0.09
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Cash earnings - Continuing
Operations $12,472 $0.21 $9,947 $0.16
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2009 Per Share 2008 Per Share
---- ----------- ---- -----------
Income from Continuing
Operations $29,771 $0.48 $27,953 $0.45
Selected non-cash items:
Depreciation and
amortization 15,259 0.25 11,346 0.18
Non-cash interest on
convertible note 2,946 0.05 2,729 0.04
Stock based compensation 3,465 0.05 2,783 0.04
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Non-cash items 21,670 0.35 16,858 0.26
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Cash earnings - Continuing
Operations $51,441 $0.83 $44,811 $0.71
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(3) The Company believes cash earnings and cash earnings per diluted
share (non-GAAP measures) more clearly illustrate the impact of
certain non-cash charges to income from continuing operations and
are a useful measure for the Company and its analysts. Cash
earnings is defined as income from continuing operations excluding
depreciation and amortization, non-cash interest expense and
non-cash stock based compensation expense. Cash earnings per
diluted share is calculated by dividing cash earnings by the number
of weighted average diluted common shares outstanding for the
period indicated. Cash earnings and cash earnings per diluted share
should not be regarded as a replacement or alternative of
performance under generally accepted accounting principles.
CBIZ, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except percentages and ratios)
SELECT BALANCE SHEET DATA AND RATIOS
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SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2009 2008 (1)
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Cash and cash equivalents $3,589 $9,672
Restricted cash $13,983 $15,786
Accounts receivable, net $148,945 $129,164
Current assets before
funds held for clients $186,795 $178,565
Funds held for clients -
current and non-current $70,581 $113,121
Goodwill and other
intangible assets, net $365,593 $350,216
Total assets $681,812 $698,592
Current liabilities before
client fund obligations $88,344 $90,193
Client fund obligations $73,523 $116,638
Convertible notes $92,832 $89,887
Bank debt $115,700 $125,000
Total liabilities $416,121 $456,993
Treasury stock $(269,396) $(256,295)
Total stockholders' equity $265,691 $241,599
Debt to equity (2) 78.5% 88.9%
Days sales outstanding
(DSO) - continuing
operations (3) 70 67
Shares outstanding 61,644 62,472
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Basic weighted average
common shares outstanding 61,302 61,839
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Diluted weighted average
common shares outstanding 61,897 62,572
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(1) Certain amounts in the 2008 financial data have been reclassified
to conform to the current year presentation and revised to reflect
the retroactive application of FASB ASC Topic 470.20 "Debt with
Conversion and Other Options."
(2) Ratio is convertible notes and bank debt divided by total
stockholders' equity.
(3) DSO is provided for continuing operations and represents accounts
receivable (before the allowance for doubtful accounts) and
unbilled revenue (net of realization adjustments) at the end of
the period, divided by trailing twelve month daily revenue. The
calculation of DSO for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 excludes accounts
receivable, unbilled revenue and daily revenue for the two
businesses that were acquired on December 31, 2008. The Company has
included DSO data because such data is commonly used as a
performance measure by analysts and investors and as a measure of
the Company's ability to collect on receivables in a timely manner.
DSO should not be regarded as an alternative or replacement to any
measurement of performance under generally accepted accounting
principles. DSO at September 30, 2008 was 71 days.
SOURCE CBIZ, Inc.
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