CBIZ Reports First-Quarter 2019 Results; Affirms Full-Year Guidance
FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:
- REVENUE +1.5%
- SAME-UNIT REVENUE +1.0%
- EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS +4.7%
For the 2019 first quarter,
In the 2019 first quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 580,000 shares of its common stock at a cost of approximately
"Despite the relatively modest growth in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period a year ago, we are encouraged by continued strong demand for our services and a healthy level of optimism among many of our clients that the business climate will remain favorable throughout 2019," concluded Grisko.
2019 Outlook
- The Company expects growth in total revenue within a range of 4% to 6%.
- Although a number of factors may impact the tax rate, the Company expects an effective tax rate of approximately 25%.
- The Company expects a weighted average fully diluted share count of approximately 56.0 to 56.5 million shares.
- The Company expects to grow fully diluted earnings per share within a range of 10% to 12% over the
$1.09 reported for 2018.
Conference Call
A replay of the webcast will be made available approximately two hours following the call on the Company's website at www.cbiz.com. For those without internet access, a replay of the call will also be available starting at approximately
About
Forward-Looking Statements
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 and sustain 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 the Company's 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
CBIZ, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018 (In thousands, except percentages and per share data) |
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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MARCH 31, |
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2019 |
% |
2018 |
% |
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Revenue |
$ |
269,998 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
266,090 |
100.0 |
% |
|||||||||
Operating expenses (1) |
215,496 |
79.8 |
% |
204,750 |
76.9 |
% |
|||||||||||
Gross margin |
54,502 |
20.2 |
% |
61,340 |
23.1 |
% |
|||||||||||
Corporate general and administrative expenses (1) |
11,680 |
4.3 |
% |
10,028 |
3.8 |
% |
|||||||||||
Operating income |
42,822 |
15.9 |
% |
51,312 |
19.3 |
% |
|||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
|||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(1,401) |
-0.5 |
% |
(1,780) |
-0.7 |
% |
|||||||||||
Gain on sale of operations, net |
497 |
0.2 |
% |
663 |
0.3 |
% |
|||||||||||
Other income (expense), net (1) (2) |
9,260 |
3.4 |
% |
(1,229) |
-0.5 |
% |
|||||||||||
Total other income (expense), net |
8,356 |
3.1 |
% |
(2,346) |
-0.9 |
% |
|||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense |
51,178 |
19.0 |
% |
48,966 |
18.4 |
% |
|||||||||||
Income tax expense |
13,613 |
13,156 |
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Income from continuing operations |
37,565 |
13.9 |
% |
35,810 |
13.5 |
% |
|||||||||||
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations, net of |
(96) |
41 |
|||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ |
37,469 |
13.9 |
% |
$ |
35,851 |
13.5 |
% |
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Diluted earnings per share: |
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Continuing operations |
$ |
0.67 |
$ |
0.64 |
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Discontinued operations |
- |
- |
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Net income |
$ |
0.67 |
$ |
0.64 |
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Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
55,915 |
55,924 |
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Other data from continuing operations: |
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Adjusted EBITDA (3) |
$ |
57,741 |
$ |
55,858 |
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(1) |
CBIZ sponsors a deferred compensation plan, under which a CBIZ employee's compensation deferral is held in a rabbi trust and invested accordingly as directed by the employee. Income and expenses related to the deferred compensation plan are included in "Operating expenses" ($8.2 million expense in 2019 and $0.1 million income in 2018, or 3.0% and 0.0% of revenue, respectively) and "Corporate general and administrative expenses" ($0.9 million expense in 2019 and $16 thousand income in 2018, or 0.3% and 0.0% of revenue for 2019 and 2018, respectively) and are directly offset by deferred compensation gains or losses in "Other income (expense), net" ($9.1 million income in 2019 and $0.1 million expense in 2018, or 3.4% and 0.0% of revenue, respectively). The deferred compensation plan has no impact on "Income from continuing operations before income tax expense". |
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(2) |
Included in "Other income (expense), net" for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, is income of $0.3 million and expense of $1.6 million, respectively, related to net changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to CBIZ's prior acquisitions. |
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(3) |
Refer to the financial highlights tables for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") financial measure, and for additional information as to the usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial measures to shareholders and investors. |
CBIZ, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED) (In thousands) SELECT SEGMENT DATA |
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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MARCH 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Revenue |
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Financial Services |
$ |
185,144 |
$ |
180,603 |
|||||
Benefits and Insurance Services |
76,255 |
77,330 |
|||||||
National Practices |
8,599 |
8,157 |
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Total |
$ |
269,998 |
$ |
266,090 |
|||||
Gross Margin |
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Financial Services |
$ |
50,686 |
$ |
47,570 |
|||||
Benefits and Insurance Services |
14,884 |
16,197 |
|||||||
National Practices |
599 |
882 |
|||||||
Operating expenses - unallocated (1): |
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Other |
(3,449) |
(3,423) |
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Deferred compensation |
(8,218) |
114 |
|||||||
Total |
$ |
54,502 |
$ |
61,340 |
|||||
(1) |
Represents operating expenses not directly allocated to individual businesses, including stock-based compensation, consolidation and integration charges, and certain advertising expenses. "Operating expenses - unallocated" also include gains or losses attributable to the assets held in the Company's deferred compensation plan, which do not impact "Income from continuing operations before income tax expense" as they are directly offset by the same adjustment to "Other income (expense), net" in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Net gains/losses recognized from adjustments to the fair value of the assets held in the deferred compensation plan are recorded as compensation income/expense in "Operating expenses" and as income/expense in "Other income (expense), net". |
CBIZ, INC. SELECT CASH FLOW DATA (In thousands) |
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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MARCH 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Net income |
$ |
37,469 |
$ |
35,851 |
||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
5,659 |
5,775 |
||||||
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries |
1,054 |
1,766 |
||||||
Adjustments to contingent earnout liability |
(281) |
1,609 |
||||||
Other |
511 |
(1,244) |
||||||
Net income, after adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities |
44,412 |
43,757 |
||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and |
(69,074) |
(64,396) |
||||||
Operating cash flows used in continuing operations |
(24,662) |
(20,639) |
||||||
Operating cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued |
(91) |
139 |
||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(24,753) |
(20,500) |
||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(9,736) |
37,455 |
||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
10,025 |
(20,296) |
||||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
(24,464) |
$ |
(3,341) |
CBIZ, INC. SELECT FINANCIAL DATA AND RATIOS (In thousands, except for percentages and days sales outstanding) |
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MARCH 31, |
DECEMBER 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
2,143 |
$ |
640 |
|||||
Restricted cash |
27,721 |
27,481 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
264,434 |
207,287 |
|||||||
Current assets before funds held for clients |
319,082 |
262,249 |
|||||||
Funds held for clients |
138,779 |
161,289 |
|||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net |
635,881 |
637,009 |
|||||||
Total assets |
$ |
1,377,319 |
$ |
1,183,031 |
|||||
Current liabilities before client fund obligations |
172,256 |
159,241 |
|||||||
Client fund obligations |
138,866 |
162,073 |
|||||||
Bank debt, net of debt issuance costs |
180,564 |
133,974 |
|||||||
Total liabilities |
$ |
753,832 |
$ |
589,368 |
|||||
Treasury stock |
$ |
(520,008) |
$ |
(508,530) |
|||||
Total stockholders' equity |
$ |
623,487 |
$ |
593,663 |
|||||
Debt to equity |
29.3 |
% |
23.0 |
% |
|||||
Days sales outstanding (DSO) - continuing operations (1) |
91 |
70 |
|||||||
Shares outstanding |
54,901 |
55,072 |
|||||||
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding |
54,287 |
54,561 |
|||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
55,915 |
56,487 |
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(1) |
DSO is provided for continuing operations and represents accounts receivable, net, at the end of the period, divided by trailing twelve month daily revenue. 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 GAAP. DSO at March 31, 2018 was 92. |
CBIZ, INC. GAAP RECONCILIATIONS |
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Income from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (1) (In thousands) |
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
|||||||||
MARCH 31, |
|||||||||
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
$ |
37,565 |
$ |
35,810 |
|||||
Interest expense |
1,401 |
1,780 |
|||||||
Income tax expense |
13,613 |
13,156 |
|||||||
Gain on sale of operations, net |
(497) |
(663) |
|||||||
Depreciation |
2,157 |
1,404 |
|||||||
Amortization |
3,502 |
4,371 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
57,741 |
$ |
55,858 |
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(1) |
CBIZ reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. This table reconciles Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest GAAP financial measure, "Income from continuing operations". Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP and should not be regarded as an alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance or cash flow under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used by the Company, its shareholders and debt holders to evaluate, assess and benchmark the Company's operational results and to provide an additional measure with respect to the Company's ability to meet future debt obligations. |
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SOURCE
Ware Grove, Chief Financial Officer or Lori Novickis, Director, Corporate Relations, CBIZ, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, (216) 447-9000