UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)


[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017


April 2, 2022

OR


[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from _______________to _______________


Commission file number: 1-10245


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Nevada

95--1480559

95-1480559

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey08109-4613

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                               (Zip Code)


(856) 356-4500

(Registrant'sRegistrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share

RCMT

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES [X]     NO [  ]


Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES [X]     NO [  ]


Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  (See the definitions of "large“large accelerated filer," "accelerated” “accelerated filer," "smaller” “smaller reporting company"company” and "emerging“emerging growth company"company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer [  ]

Accelerated Filer [  ]

Non-Accelerated Filer [  ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller

Reporting

Company [X]

Emerging

Growth

Company [  ]


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES [  ]     NO [X]

Yes ☐     No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant'sRegistrant’s class of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Common Stock, $0.05 par value, 12,011,69910,134,763 shares outstanding as of November 1, 2017.

April 28, 2022.





RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES




PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
  
 

Page

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 (Unaudited)

and December 31, 2016

January 1, 2022

3

4

   
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations for the Thirteen and

Thirty-Nine

Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016

April 3, 2021

4

5

   
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

for the

Thirty-Nine Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016
April 3, 2021

5

6

   
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders'Stockholders’ Equity

for the Thirty-NineThirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017

April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021

6

7

   
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the

Thirty-Nine

Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016

April 3, 2021

7

8

   
 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

9

   

Item 2.

Management's

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations

23

28

   

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

42

41

   

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

42

41

  
  

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 
  

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

43

42

   

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

43

42

   

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

43

42

   

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

43

42

   

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

43

42

   

Item 5.

Other Information

43

42

   

Item 6.

Exhibits

44

43

  

Signatures

45

44


2


CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report and documents incorporated by reference into it may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and industry, and our beliefs and assumptions. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “goal,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statement. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us that any of our plans will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Such forward-looking information is also subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks arising from our providing service to the healthcare industry; the impact of and future effects of the COVlD-19 pandemic or other potential pandemics; having a significant portion of our condensed consolidated revenues contributed by a concentrated group of customer during the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2022; credit and collection risks; our claim experience related to workers’ compensation and general liability insurance; the effects of changes in, or interpretations of laws and regulations governing, the healthcare industry, our workforce and the services that we provide, including state and local regulations pertaining to the taxability of our services and other labor-related matters such a minimum wage increases; the Company’s expectations with respect to selling, general, and administrative expense; and the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2022 and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including this Form 10-Q. 

3

ITEM 1.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2017

April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016

January 1, 2022

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  

April 2,

  

January 1,

 
  

2022

  

2022

 
  

(Unaudited)

     

Current assets:

        

   Cash and cash equivalents

 $859  $235 

   Accounts receivable, net

  58,757   48,240 

   Transit accounts receivable

  1,115   1,010 

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  2,338   2,486 

      Total current assets

  63,069   51,971 
         

Property and equipment, net

  1,919   1,939 
         

Other assets:

        

   Deposits

  178   176 

   Deferred income taxes, net, domestic

  482   535 

   Goodwill

  16,354   16,354 

   Operating right of use asset

  2,208   1,877 

      Total other assets

  19,222   18,942 
         

      Total assets

 $84,210  $72,852 

Current liabilities:

        

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $8,354  $9,306 

   Transit accounts payable

  2,689   2,064 

   Accrued payroll and related costs

  18,478   13,027 

   Finance lease payable

  428   437 

   Income taxes payable

  1,763   0 

   Operating right of use liability

  1,343   1,502 

   Contingent consideration from acquisitions

  103   103 

   Deferred revenue

  2,496   3,418 

      Total current liabilities

  35,654   29,857 
         

Deferred income taxes, net, foreign

  142   142 

Finance lease payable

  418   502 

Contingent consideration from acquisitions

  600   600 

Operating right of use liability, net of current portion

  1,907   1,631 

Borrowings under line of credit

  15,287   14,151 

      Total liabilities

  54,008   46,883 
         

Commitments and contingencies (note 15)

  -   - 
         

Stockholders’ equity:

        

   Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;

  -   - 

      no shares issued or outstanding

        

   Common stock, $0.05 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;

        

      17,115,290 shares issued and 10,096,588 shares outstanding at

      April 2, 2022 and 16,903,157 shares issued and 10,290,935 shares

      outstanding at January 1, 2022

  856   845 

   Additional paid-in capital

  111,586   111,068 

   Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (2,734

)

  (2,699

)

   Accumulated deficit

  (50,465

)

  (56,985

)

   Treasury stock, 7,018,702 shares at April 2, 2022 and

        

      6,612,222 shares at January 1, 2022, at cost

  (29,041

)

  (26,260

)

      Stockholders’ equity

  30,202   25,969 
         

      Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $84,210  $72,852 
 September 30, December 31, 
 2017 2016 
 (Unaudited)   
Current assets:    
 Cash and cash equivalents$825 $279 
 Accounts receivable, net41,942 45,170 
 Transit accounts receivable1,664 4,295 
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,212 3,327 
  Total current assets47,643 53,071 
       
Property and equipment, net3,619 4,052 
     
Other assets:    
 Deposits207 212 
 Goodwill12,458 12,325 
 Intangible assets, net121 171 
  Total other assets12,786 12,708 
       
  Total assets$64,048 $69,831 

Current liabilities:    
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,096 $8,154 
 Transit accounts payable2,968 6,776 
 Accrued payroll and related costs7,089 7,185 
 Income taxes payable1,514 537 
 Contingent consideration992 1,061 
  Total current liabilities19,659 23,713 
       
  Deferred tax liability, domestic441 148 
  Deferred tax liability, foreign254 234 
  Contingent consideration240 170 
  Borrowings under line of credit9,451 14,311 
  Total liabilities30,045 38,576 
       
Stockholders' equity:    
 Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;    
  no shares issued or outstanding- - 
 Common stock, $0.05 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;    
  
14,832,871 shares issued and 12,009,699 shares outstanding at
September 30, 2017 and 14,716,940 shares issued and 11,953,080 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016
741 736 
 Additional paid-in capital116,587 115,607 
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,209)(2,578)
 Accumulated deficit(66,129)(67,888)
 
Treasury stock (2,823,172 shares at September 30, 2017 and
2,763,860 shares at December 31, 2016, at cost)
(14,987)(14,622)
  Stockholders' equity34,003 31,255 
       
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$64,048 $69,831 

3

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

4


 

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

OPERATIONS

Thirteen and Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016

April 3, 2021

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 
         

Revenue

 $81,961  $44,549 

Cost of services

  58,541   33,699 

Gross profit

  23,420   10,850 
         

Operating costs and expenses

        

   Selling, general and administrative

  14,147   9,129 

   Depreciation and amortization of property

      and equipment

  238   266 

   Amortization of acquired intangible assets

  0   80 

Operating costs and expenses

  14,385   9,475 
         

Operating income

  9,035   1,375 
         

Other expense (income)

        

   Interest expense and other, net

  97   121 

   Change in fair value of contingent consideration

  0   26 

   (Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions

  (45

)

  (135

)

Other expense, net

  52   12 
         

Income before income taxes

  8,983   1,363 

Income tax expense

  2,463   356 
         

Net income

 $6,520  $1,007 
         

Basic net earnings per share

 $0.64  $0.09 
         

Diluted net earnings per share

 $0.62  $0.08 


 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
         
Revenues$43,827 $39,695 $135,680 $132,250 
Cost of services32,109 29,551 100,097 97,326 
Gross profit11,718 10,144 35,583 34,924 
         
Operating costs and expenses        
 Selling, general and administrative9,700 9,334 30,092 29,976 
 Depreciation and amortization422 388 1,229 1,177 
 Change in contingent consideration- - 781 - 
 10,122 9,722 32,102 31,153 
��        
Operating income1,596 422 3,481 3,771 
         
Other (expense) income        
 Interest expense and other, net(137)(114)(409)(422)
 (Loss) gain on foreign currency transactions(17)(14)38 9 
 (154)(128)(371)(413)
         
Income before income taxes1,442 294 3,110 3,358 
Income tax expense422 184 1,351 1,384 
         
Net income$1,020 $110 $1,759 $1,974 
         
Basic and diluted net earnings per share$0.08 $0.01 $0.15 $0.16 









4

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

5



RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Thirty-Nine (LOSS)

Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016

April 3, 2021

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 
         

Net income

 $6,520  $1,007 

Other comprehensive loss

  (35

)

  (111

)

Comprehensive income

 $6,485  $896 


 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
     
Net income$1,759 $1,974 
Other comprehensive income369 398 
Comprehensive income$2,128 $2,372 


5

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

6



RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

Thirty-Nine

Thirteen Week PeriodPeriods Ended September 30, 2017

April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)


  

Common Stock

  

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

  

Accumulated

Deficit

  

Treasury Stock

  

Total

 
  

Issued

Shares

  

Amount

              

Shares

  

Amount

     
                                 

Balance, January 1, 2022

  16,903,157  $845  $111,068  $(2,699) $(56,985)  6,612,222  $(26,260) $25,969 
                                 

Issuance of stock under

    employee stock purchase plan

  37,133   2   124   0   0   0   0   126 

Equity compensation expense from

    awards issued

  -   0   403   0   0   -   -   403 

Issuance of stock upon vesting

    of restricted share awards

  175,000   9   (9

)

  0   0   0   0   0 

Purchase of treasury stock

  0   0   0   0   0   406,480   (2,781)  (2,781

)

Foreign currency translation

    adjustment

  -   0   0   (35)  0   -   -   (35

)

Net income

  -   0   0   0   6,520   -   -   6,520 
                                 

Balance, April 2, 2022

  17,115,290  $856  $111,586  $(2,734) $(50,465)  7,018,702  $(29,041) $30,202 


  

Common Stock

  

Stock

Subscription

Receivable

  

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

  

Accumulated

Deficit

  

Treasury Stock

  

Total

 
  

Issued

Shares

  

Amount

                  

Shares

  

Amount

     
                                     

Balance, January 2, 2021

  16,224,191  $811  $(420) $109,588  $(2,550) $(67,974)  4,681,311  $(17,217) $22,238 
                                     

Issuance of stock under

    employee stock purchase plan

  53,906   3   0   58   0   0   0   0   61 

Stock subscription receivable

  57,696   3   97   (3

)

  0   0   0   0   97 

Equity compensation expense from

    awards issued

  -   0   0   545   0   0   -   0   545 

Issuance of stock upon vesting

    of restricted share awards

  175,000   9   0   (9

)

  0   0   0   0   0 

Purchase of treasury stock

  0   0   0   0   0   0   344,172   (911)  (911

)

Foreign currency translation

    adjustment

  -   0   0   0   (111)  0   -   0   (111

)

Net income

  -   0   0   0   0   1,007   -   0   1,007 
                                     

Balance, April 3, 2021

  16,510,793  $826  $(323) $110,179  $(2,661) $(66,967)  5,025,483  $(18,128) $22,926 

 
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
 
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
 
 
Treasury Stock
 Total 
 
Issued
Shares
 Amount
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
                 
Balance, December 31, 201614,716,940 $736 $115,607 ($2,578)($67,888)2,763,860 ($14,622)$31,255 
                 
Issuance of stock under
   employee stock purchase plan
90,931 4 390 - - 
 
-
 
 
-
 394 
Translation adjustment- - - 369 - - - 369 
Share-based compensation expense- - 591 - - - - 591 
Issuance of stock upon vesting of
   restricted stock awards
25,000 1 (1)- - 
 
-
 
 
-
 - 
Common stock repurchase- - - - - 59,312 (365)(365)
Net income- - - - 1,759 - - 1,759 
                 
Balance, September 30, 201714,832,871 $741 $116,587 ($2,209)($66,129)2,823,172 ($14,987)$34,003 






6

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

7


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Thirty-Nine

Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016

April 3, 2021

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

   Net income

 $6,520  $1,007 
         

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

       (used in) operating activities:

        

      Depreciation and amortization

  238   346 

      Change in fair value of contingent consideration

  0   26 

      Share-based compensation expense

  403   362 

      Provision for losses on accounts receivable

  (300

)

  (150

)

      Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

  54   302 

      Amortization of right of use assets

  (332

)

  291 

      Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

         Accounts receivable

  (10,214

)

  (9,125

)

         Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  91   498 

         Net of transit accounts receivable and payable

  521   (1,802

)

         Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  (974

)

  47 

         Accrued payroll and related costs

  5,440   17 

         Right of use liabilities

  117   (511

)

         Income taxes payable

  1,824   (85

)

         Deferred revenue

  (922

)

  (335

)

         Deposits

  2   0 

      Total adjustments

  (4,052

)

  (10,119

)

      Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  2,468   (9,112

)

         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

   Property and equipment acquired

  (217

)

  (47

)

   Net cash used in investing activities

  (217

)

  (47

)

         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

   Borrowings under line of credit

  33,751   26,186 

   Repayments under line of credit

  (32,615

)

  (16,046

)

   Issuance of stock for employee stock purchase plan

  126   60 

   Changes in finance lease obligations

  (93

)

  (74

)

   Common stock repurchase

  (2,781

)

  (911

)

   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (1,612

)

  9,215 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (15

)

  (112

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  624   (56

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  235   734 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $859  $678 
         

Supplemental cash flow information:

        

   Cash paid for:

        

      Interest

 $67  $254 

      Income taxes

 $575  $236 
         

Non-cash financing activities:

        

   Equity awards issued

 $0  $380 
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
Cash flows from operating activities:    
 Net income$1,759 $1,974 
      
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities:
    
  Depreciation and amortization1,229 1,177 
  Change in contingent consideration781 - 
  Share-based compensation expense591 614 
  Provision for losses on accounts receivable131 (128)
  Deferred income tax expense294 312 
  Changes in assets and liabilities:    
   Accounts receivable3,682 8,600 
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets230 1,847 
   Net of transit accounts receivable and payable(1,189)864 
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses(1,313)(1,746)
   Accrued payroll and related costs(185)(2,334)
   Income taxes payable946 948 
 Total adjustments5,197 10,154 
 Net cash provided by operating activities6,956 12,128 
     
Cash flows from investing activities:    
 Property and equipment acquired(747)(732)
 Decrease in deposits4 3 
 Net cash used in investing activities(743)(729)
      
Cash flows from financing activities:    
 Borrowings under line of credit60,411 59,187 
 Repayments under line of credit(65,271)(69,036)
 Issuance of stock for employee stock purchase plan394 368 
 Common stock repurchases(365)(1,828)
 Contingent consideration paid(790)(788)
 Net cash used in financing activities(5,621)(12,097)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(46)16 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents546 (682)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period279 985 
     
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$825 $303 
     
Supplemental cash flow information:    
 Cash paid for:    
  Interest$366 $363 
  Income taxes$340 $113 
       
Non-cash investing activities:    
 Non-cash consideration for business acquisition$133 $   - 
      
Non-cash financing activities:    
 Vesting of restricted stock units$117 $   - 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



8


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


1.Basis of Presentation

1.Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of RCM Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries ("RCM"(“RCM” or the "Company"“Company”) are unaudited. The year-end consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Company’s audited statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to reports on Form 10-Q10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company'sCompany’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016 January 1, 2022 included in the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report Form 10-K10-K for such period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.


The condensed consolidated financial statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such interim periods.


Results for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year.


2.Fiscal Year

year or any future period.

Fiscal Year

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to December 31.  TheBoth the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (fiscal 2022) and the prior fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was a 52-weekJanuary 1, 2022 (fiscal 2021) are 52-week reporting year.years.  The third fiscal quarters of 2017for fiscal 2022 and 2016 ended on the following dates, respectively:


fiscal 2021 align as follows:

Period Ended

Fiscal 2022 Quarters

Weeks in Quarter

Fiscal 2021 Quarters

Weeks in Year to Date

September 30, 2017

April 2, 2022

Thirteen

Thirty-Nine

April 3, 2021

Thirteen

July 2, 2022

Thirteen

July 3, 2021

Thirteen

October 1, 20162022

Thirteen

Thirty-Nine

October 2, 2021

Thirteen

December 31, 2022

Thirteen

January 1, 2022

Thirteen

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


3.Use of Estimates and Uncertainties

2.Use of Estimates and Uncertainties

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenuesrevenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


The Company uses estimates to calculate an allowance for doubtful accounts on its accounts receivables, adequacy of reserves,litigation, medical claims, vacation, goodwill impairment, if any, equity compensation, the tax rate applied and the valuation of certain assets and liability accounts.  In addition, the Company reviews its estimated costs to complete a contract and adjusts those costs when necessary. These estimates can be significant to the operating results and financial position of the Company.


  The estimates are based upon various factors including current and historical trends, as well as other pertinent industry and regulatory authority information, including the potential future effects of COVID-19.  Management regularly evaluates this information to determine if it is necessary to update the basis for its estimates and to adjust for known changes.

The Company has risk participation arrangements with respect to workers compensation and health care insurance.  The amounts included in the Company'sCompany’s costs related to this risk participation are estimated and can vary based on changes in assumptions, the Company'sCompany’s claims experience or the providers included in the associated insurance programs.


The Company can be affected by a variety of factors including uncertainty relating to the performance of the general economy, competition, demand for the Company'sCompany’s services, adverse litigation and claims and the hiring, training and retention of key employees.



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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

3.Use of Estimates and Uncertainties (Continued)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company'sCompany’s carrying value of financial instruments, consisting primarily of accounts receivable, transit accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and transit accounts payable and borrowings under line of credit approximates fair value due to their liquidity or their short-term nature.nature and the line of credit’s variable interest rate.  The Company does not have derivative products in place to manage risks related to foreign currency fluctuations for its foreign operations or for interest rate changes.

The Company re-measures the fair value of the contingent consideration at each reporting period and any change in the fair value from either the passage of time or events occurring after the acquisition date, is recorded in earnings in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and Transit Accounts Payableper share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


3.Revenue Recognition

The Company'sCompany records revenue under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  Revenue is recognized when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring services promised in a contract to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those services.  Performance obligations in our contracts represent distinct or separate service streams that we provide to our customers.  

We evaluate our revenue contracts with customers based on the five-step model under ASC 606: (1) Identify the contract with the customer; (2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) Determine the transaction price; (4) Allocate the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and (5) Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company derives its revenue from several sources.  The Company’s Engineering Services, Life Sciences and Information Technology segments perform consulting and project solution services.  The Healthcare segment specializes in long-term and short-term staffing and placement services to hospitals, schools and long-term care facilities amongst others.  All of the Company’s segments perform staff augmentation services and derive revenue from permanent placement fees. The majority of the Company’s revenue is invoiced on a time and materials basis.

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by revenue source for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021:

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Engineering:

        

Time and Material

 $12,949  $10,478 

Fixed Fee

  6,949   3,921 

Permanent Placement Services

  0   67 

Total Engineering

  19,898   14,466 
         

Specialty Health Care:

        

Time and Material

  52,023   20,933 

Permanent Placement Services

  161   204 

Total Specialty Health Care

  52,184   21,137 
         

Life Sciences and Information Technology:

        

Time and Material

  9,702   8,796 

Permanent Placement Services

  177   150 

Total Life Sciences and Information Technology

 $9,879  $8,946 
  $81,961  $44,549 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

3.Revenue Recognition (Continued)

Time and Material

The Company’s IT and Healthcare segments predominantly recognize revenue through time and material work while its Engineering segment recognizes revenue through both time and material and fixed fee work. The Company’s time and material contracts are typically based on the number of hours worked at contractually agreed upon rates, therefore revenue associated with these time and materials contracts are recognized based on hours worked at contracted rates. 

Fixed Fee

From time to time and predominantly in our Engineering segment, the Company will enter into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables.  The Company has master services agreements with many of its customers that broadly define terms and conditions. Actual services performed under fixed fee arrangements are typically delivered under purchase orders that more specifically define terms and conditions related to that fixed fee project. While these master services agreements can often span several years, the Company’s fixed fee purchase orders are typically performed over six to nine month periods.  In instances where project services are provided on a fixed-price basis, revenue is recorded in accordance with the terms of each contract.  In certain instances, revenue is invoiced at the time certain milestones are reached, as defined in the contract.  Revenue under these arrangements are recognized as the costs on these contracts are incurred.  From time-to-time, amounts paid in excess of revenue earned and recognized are recorded as deferred revenue, included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Additionally, some contracts contain “Performance Fees” (bonuses) for completing a contract under budget.  Performance Fees, if any, are recorded when earned.  Some contracts also limit revenue and billings to specified maximum amounts.  Provisions for contract losses, if any, are made in the period such losses are determined.  For contracts where there is a specific deliverable and the work is not complete and the revenue is not recognized, the costs incurred are deferred as a prepaid asset.  The associated costs are expensed when the related revenue is recognized.

Permanent Placement Services

The Company earns permanent placement fees from providing permanent placement services.  These fees are typically based on a percentage of the compensation paid to the person placed with the Company’s client.

Deferred Revenue

There was $2.5 million of deferred revenue as of April 2, 2022.  Deferred revenue was $3.4 million as of January 1, 2022. Revenue is recognized when the service has been performed.  Deferred revenue may be recognized over a period exceeding one year from the time it was recorded on the balance sheet.  For the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, the Company recognized $0.9 million of deferred revenue recorded at the beginning of the period.  For the thirteen week period ended April 3, 2021, the Company recognized $0.3 million of deferred revenue recorded at the beginning of the period.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

4.Accounts Receivable, Transit Accounts Receivable and Transit Accounts Payable

The Company’s accounts receivable are comprised as follows:


 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Billed$29,322 $34,463 
Accrued and unbilled8,911 6,894 
Work-in-progress4,770 5,215 
Allowance for sales discounts and doubtful accounts(1,061)(1,402)
     
Accounts receivable, net$41,942 $45,170 

  

April 2,

2022

  

January 1,

2022

 

Billed

 $44,339  $37,396 

Accrued and unbilled

  13,241   10,231 

Work-in-progress

  2,374   1,810 

Allowance for sales discounts and doubtful accounts

  (1,197

)

  (1,197

)

         

Accounts receivable, net

 $58,757  $48,240 

Unbilled receivables primarily represent revenuesrevenue earned whereby those services are ready to be billed as of the balance sheet ending date.  Work-in-progress primarily represents revenuesrevenue earned under contracts which the Company contractually invoices at future dates.


From time to time, the Company'sCompany’s Engineering segment enters into agreements to provide, among other things, construction management and engineering services.  Pursuant to these agreements, the Company a) may engage subcontractors to provide construction or other services; b) typically earns a fixed percentage of the total project value; and c) assumes no ownership or risks of inventory.  In such situations, the Company acts as an agent under the provisions of FASB ASC 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and therefore recognizes revenue on a “net-basis.”  The Company records revenue on a “net” basis on relevant engineering and construction management projects, which require subcontractor/procurement costs or transit costs. In those situations, the Company charges the client a negotiated fee, which is reported as net revenue when earned. 

Under the terms of the agreements, the Company is typically not required to pay the subcontractor until after the corresponding payment from the Company'sCompany’s end-client is received. Upon invoicing the end-client on behalf of the subcontractor or staffing agency, the Company records this amount simultaneously as both a "transit“transit account receivable"receivable” and "transit“transit account payable"payable,” as the amount when paid to the Company is due to and generally paid to the subcontractor within a few days. The Company typically does not pay a given transit account payable until the related transit account receivable is collected. The Company'sCompany is typically obligated to pay the subcontractor or staffing agency whether or not the client pays the Company.  The Company’s transit accounts payable generally exceeds the Company'sCompany’s transit accounts receivable but absolute amounts and spreads fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter in the normal course of business.  The transit accounts receivable was $1.7$1.1 million and related transit accounts payable was $3.0$2.7 million, for a net liabilitypayable of $1.3$1.6 million, as of September 30, 2017.  April 2, 2022.  The transit accounts receivable was $4.3$1.0 million and related transit accounts payable was $6.8$2.1 million, for a net liabilitypayable of $2.5$1.1 million, as of December 31, 2016.


January 1, 2022.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


5.Property and Equipment

5.Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line method at rates calculated to provide for retirement of assets at the end of their estimated useful lives.  The annual rates are 20% for computerComputer hardware and software, as well asand furniture and office equipment.equipment are typically depreciated over five years.  Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term.


Property and equipment are comprised of the following:


 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Equipment and furniture$912 $1,045
Computers and systems5,981 5,521
Leasehold improvements857 804
 7,750 7,370
    
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization4,131 3,318
    
Property and equipment, net$3,619 $4,052


  

April 2,

2022

  

January 1,

2022

 

Computers and systems

 $4,284  $4,133 

Equipment and furniture

  104   86 

Leasehold improvements

  159   159 
   4,547   4,378 
         

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

  2,628   2,439 
         

Property and equipment, net

 $1,919  $1,939 

The Company periodically writes off fully depreciated and amortized assets.  The Company wrote off fully depreciated and amortized assets of $367$49 and $2,677$451 during the thirty-ninethirteen week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016, April 3, 2021, respectively.  Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for the thirty-ninethirteen week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016 April 3, 2021 was $1,179$238 and $1,114,$266, respectively.


6.Acquisitions

6.Acquisitions and Divestitures

The Company has acquired numerous companies throughout its history and those acquisitions have generally included significant future contingent consideration. The Company gives no assurance that it will make acquisitions in the future andor that if they doit does make acquisitions, gives no assurance that such acquisitions will be successful.


Future Contingent Payments

As of September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, the Company had fivetwo active acquisition agreements whereby additional contingent consideration may be earned by the former shareholders: 1)1) effective JulyOctober 1, 2012 the Company acquired certain assets of BGA, LLC ("BGA"); 2) effective August 1, 2014 2017, the Company acquired all of the stock of Point Comm, Inc. ("PCI"PSR Engineering Solutions d.o.o. Beograd (Voždovac) (“PSR”); 3) and 2) effective July 5, 2015, September 30, 2018, the Company acquired certain assets of Substation Design Services,Thermal Kinetics Engineering, PLLC and Thermal Kinetics Systems, LLC ("SDS"); 4) effective December 31, 2016, the Company acquired certain assets of Allied Health Professionals, LLC ("AHP") and 5) effective April 16, 2017 the Company acquired certain assets of R.A.F. Services, Inc. ("RAF"(together, “TKE”). The Company estimates future contingent payments at September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 as follows:


Fiscal Year EndedTotal
December 30, 2017 (after September 30, 2017)$992
December 30, 2018240
Estimated future contingent consideration payments$1,232

Fiscal Year Ending

 

Total

 

December 31, 2022

 $103 

December 30, 2023

  600 

Estimated future contingent consideration payments

 $703 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


6.Acquisitions (Continued)

6.Acquisitions and Divestitures (Continued)

Future Contingent Payments (Continued)

For acquisitions that involve contingent consideration, the Company records a liability equal to the fair value of the estimated contingent consideration obligation as of the acquisition date. The Company determines the acquisition date fair value of the contingent consideration based on the likelihood of paying the additional consideration. The fair value is estimated using projected future operating results and the corresponding future earn-out payments that can be earned upon the achievement of specified operating objectives and financial results by acquired companies using Level 3 inputs and the amounts are then discounted to present value. These liabilities are measured quarterly at fair value, and any change in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company records adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding adjustment to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

Estimates of future contingent payments are subject to significant judgment and actual payments may materially differ from estimates.  The Company estimates future contingent consideration payments based on forecasted performance and recorded the fair value of those expected payments as of April 2, 2022.  Contingent consideration related to acquisitions is recorded at fair value (level 3) with changes in fair value recorded in other (expense) income, net.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company remeasured the value of its contingent consideration. The primary driver for remeasuring the contingent consideration was the performance by TKE, acquired by RCM in 2018.  This remeasurement led to a $1.7 million reduction to the contingent consideration liability relating to the TKE acquisition. TKE had high yearly performance targets to achieve earn-out consideration.  Two factors primarily contributed to TKE not hitting its performance targets.  The first was the COVID-19 pandemic which overlapped earn-out years two and three.  TKE had numerous projects in its pipeline that were delayed or eliminated by prospective clients.   The second factor relates to a specific client in earn-out year three.  This client was dissatisfied with the product output, and TKE agreed to fix the equipment. The additional cost caused TKE to miss its earn-out target.  Based on these factors, the Company decided to amend its asset purchase agreement with TKE, whereby TKE may receive maximum contingent consideration of $0.7 million, with portions earnable based on performance in fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

Potential futurefuture contingent payments to be made to all active acquisitions after April 2, 2022 are capped at a cumulative maximum of $2.9$0.7 million. The Company estimates future contingent consideration in payments based on forecasted performance and recorded at the net present value of those expected payments as of September 30, 2017.  The measurement is based on significant inputs that are did not observable in the market, which "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" (ASU Topic 820-10-35) refers to as Level 3 inputs.


The Company paid $0.8 million in pay contingent consideration during both of the thirty-ninethirteen week periods ended SeptemberApril 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

6.Acquisitions and Divestitures (Continued)

Sale of Assets

On July 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016.


AHP
Effective December 31, 2016, 2021, the Company acquiredsold the business operationsprincipal assets and certain liabilities of Allied Health Professionals, LLC ("AHP"). AHP wasits Pickering and Kincardine offices, located in Ontario, Canada. These two offices were often referred to as Canada Power Systems and principally provided engineering services to two major nuclear power providers in Canada. The two Canada Power Systems offices were part of a Chicago area healthcare staffing company providing physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools and outpatient programs.reporting unit within the Company’s Engineering segment. The Company expects the AHP acquisitionwill continue to complement its Chicago area operations which formerly provided primarily nurses to the Chicago Public School system. AHP will add new clientsoffer other engineering services in Canada and expand the Company's service offeringssimilar services in the Chicago area.United States.  The Company evaluated this transaction under ASC 205-20, discontinued operations and determined it did not meet the requirements to be treated as such.  For the thirteen week period ended April 3, 2021, these two offices generated revenue of $2.4 million. The purchase priceagreement provides for AHP was $695, alla typical indemnity escrow held by an independent escrow agent in the amount of which was allocated to goodwill, payable$0.8 million. The escrow has not been recognized in the Company’s financial statements, as follows: 1) cash of $275 paid in January 2017; 2) an unsecured note payable of $280 to be paid in quarterly installments through October 2018; and 3) maximum contingent consideration of $140 tied to certain gross profit targets and, if earned, payable in 2018.

RAF
Effective April 16, 2017, the Company acquireddoes not control the business operations of R.A.F. Services, Inc. ("RAF"). RAF has been in business since 1991 as a multi-disciplined engineering and consulting and design company headquartered on Long Island. The firm has been providing Engineering, Design, Permitting, Inspection and Construction Management servicesescrow. Provided there are no asserted indemnity claims, the Company expects to receive the utility, industrial, commercial, and property management industries. RAF specializes in turnkey above ground tank inspection, repair and cleaning services, as well as concrete, steel, masonry, and roofing routine maintenance inspection and design. The$0.8 million about 18 months from the purchase price for RAF was $133, all of which was allocated to goodwill as follows: 1) assumed liabilities of $123; and 2) estimated contingent consideration of $10, expected to be paid in fiscal 2018.date.


7.Goodwill

7.Goodwill

Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in business combinations.  The Company is required to assess the carrying value of its reporting units that containtests goodwill at leastfor impairment on an annual basis.  The Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a two-step impairment test.  If the Company believes, as a result of the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying value, the quantitative impairment test is required.  The Company formally assesses these qualitative factors, and if necessary, conducts its annual goodwill impairment testbasis as of the last day of the Company's fiscal November each year or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change indicating that the fair value of goodwill may be below the carrying amount.  The Company reviewed industry and market conditions, reporting unit specific events as well as overall financial performance and determined that no indicators of impairment exist.  During all periods presented, the Company determined that the existing qualitative factors did not suggest that an impairment of goodwill exists.  Since there have been existed during the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022.  As such, no indicators impairment loss on the Company’s intangible assets during the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 was recorded as a result of impairment, the Company has not performed a quantitative impairment test.such review.

The carrying amount of goodwill as of April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022 is as follows:

Engineering

  

Specialty

Health Care

  

Information

Technology

  

Total

 
$11,918  $2,398  $2,038  $16,354 




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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


7.

Goodwill (Continued)

The following changes in the carrying amount of goodwill occurred during the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017:
 Engineering Specialty Health Care 
Information
Technology
 
 
Total
        
Balance as of December 31, 2016$4,411 $2,398 $5,516 $12,325
        
Goodwill recorded, RAF133 - - 133
        
Balance as of September 30, 2017$4,544 $2,398 $5,516 $12,458

8.Intangible Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  When the Company determines that it is probable that undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset's carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value.  Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.  The Company's intangible assets consist of customer relationships and non-compete agreements.  During all periods presented, the Company determined that no impairment of intangible assets exists.

The following table reflects the activity for net intangible assets, excluding goodwill which is substantially attributable to the Company's Engineering segment, for the periods presented:
 
 Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
Beginning balance$171 $252 
     
Amortization of intangibles during the
   thirty-nine week period presented
(50
 
)
(63
 
)
     
Ending balance$121 $189 

9.Line of Credit

8.Line of Credit

The Company and its subsidiaries are party to a loan agreementamended and restated its Revolving Credit Facility with Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania whichon October 18, 2019.  As amended and restated, the Revolving Credit Facility provides for a $35$45.0 million revolving credit facility, and includes ahas no sub-limit of $5 million for letters of credit, (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and expires December 11, 2019.  The Revolving Credit Facility has been amended several times, most recently pursuant to the Seventh Amendment entered into on MarchAugust 8, 2017 when the Company was granted a waiver that expressly excludes $1.3 million of certain legal settlement and office closure expenses in the calculation of the Company's loan covenants. 2023.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at one of two alternative rates, as selected by the Company at each incremental borrowing.  These alternatives are: (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin, typically borrowed in fixed 30-day30-day increments or (ii) the agent bank'sbank’s prime rate generally borrowed over shorter durations.  At the option of Citizens Bank, LIBOR can be replaced with SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate). Citizens Bank has not indicated when this switch may occur, but in any event, the Company does not believe there will be any material impact on its borrowing rate. The Company also pays unused line fees based on the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility that is not drawn.  Unused line fees are recorded as interest expense.  The effective weighted average interest rate, including unused line fees, for the thirty-ninethirteen week periodperiods ended September 30, 2017 was 2.6%.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

9.Line of Credit (Continued)

April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 were 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively.

All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and a pledge of the stock of its subsidiaries.  The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various financial and non-financial covenants, such as a covenant that restricts on the Company'sCompany’s ability to borrow in order to pay dividends. As of September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in itsthe Revolving Credit Facility.


Facility (as amended).

Borrowings under the line of credit as of September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016 January 1, 2022 were $9.5$15.3 million and $14.3$14.2 million, respectively.  At September 30, 2017 both April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016 January 1, 2022 there were letters of credit outstanding for $0.8$1.9 million.  At September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022, the Company had availability for additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility of $24.7 million.$27.8 million and $28.9 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

Per Share Data


9.Per Share Data

The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate the weighted-average shares outstanding used for diluted earnings per share.  The number of commonweighted-average shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016 April 3, 2021 was determined as follows:


 Thirteen Week Periods Ended Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
        
Basic weighted average shares
  outstanding
12,009,181 12,295,493 11,972,600 12,380,617
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock
   options and restricted stock awards
141,914 136,150 116,610 102,817
Weighted average dilutive shares
   outstanding
12,151,095 12,431,643 12,089,210 12,483,434

There

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

  10,230,510   11,539,389 

Dilutive effect of outstanding restricted share units

  333,485   389,857 

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding

  10,563,995   11,929,246 

For all periods presented, there were 15,000 and 42,500 absoluteno anti-dilutive shares not included in the calculation of common stock equivalents for the thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, respectively.  Theseas there were determined to be anti-dilutive because the exercise prices of these shares for the periods were higher than the average market price of the Company's commonno stock for the same periods.


options outstanding.

Unissued shares of common stock were reserved for the following purposes:

  

April 2,

2022

  

January 1,

2022

 

Time-based restricted stock units outstanding

  369,953   420,628 

Performance-based restricted stock units outstanding

  75,000   125,000 

Performance-based restricted stock units outstanding

under plans to be approved by the shareholders

  25,000   0 

Future grants of options or shares

  2,924   107,924 

Shares reserved for employee stock purchase plan

  410,977   448,110 
         

Total

  883,854   1,101,662 

 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
    
Exercise of options outstanding17,000 42,000
Time-based restricted stock units outstanding212,734 197,734
Performance-based restricted stock units outstanding400,000 200,000
Future grants of options or shares379,266 619,266
Shares reserved for employee stock purchase plan177,280 268,211
    
Total1,186,280 1,327,211


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

11.Share-Based Compensation

10.Share-Based Compensation

At September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, the Company had threetwo share-based employee compensation plans. The Company measures the fair value of share-based awards, if and when granted, based on the Black-Scholes method and using the closing market price of the Company'sCompany’s common stock on the date of grant.  Awards typically vest over periods ranging from one to threefive years and expire within 10 years of issuance.  The Company may also issue immediately vested equity awards.  Share-based compensation expense related to time-based awards is amortized in accordance with applicable vesting periods using the straight-line method. The Company vestsexpenses performance-based awards only when the performance metrics are likely to be achieved and the associated awards are therefore likely to vest.  Performance-based share awards that are likely to vest are also expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period but may vest on a retroactive basis or be reversed, depending on when it is determined that they are likely to vest, or in the case of a reversal when they are later determined to be unlikely to vest.


vest or forfeited. 

Share-based compensation expense of $591 and $614 was recognized for the thirty-ninethirteen week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022, and October 1, 2016,April 3, 2021, was $403 and $362, respectively.  Share basedStock-based compensation forexpense is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 did not include any expense associated with performance-based restricted stock units since they were, as of September 30, 2017, determined to be unlikely to vest.Company’s income statement.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

10.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

As of September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, the Company had approximately $0.3$1.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all time-based non-vested share-based awards granted under the Company's various share-based plans, which theoutstanding. The Company expects to recognize this expense over approximately a two-year period.five years.  These amounts do not include a) performance-based restricted stock units, b) the cost of any additional share-based awards that may be granted in future periods or c)b) the impact of any potential changes in the Company'sCompany’s forfeiture rate.


Incentive Share-Based Plans


2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2007 Plan)

The 2007 Plan, approved by the Company's stockholders in June 2007, provides for the issuance of up to 700,000 shares of the Company's common stock to officers, non-employee directors, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company.  As of September 30, 2017, under the 2007 Plan, options to purchase 17,000 shares of common stock were outstanding.  The 2007 Plan has expired therefore no shares are available for grant thereunder.

2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2014 Plan)

The 2014 Plan, approved by the Company's stockholders in December 2014, provides for the issuance of up to 625,000 shares of the Company's common stock to officers, non-employee directors, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company.  In fiscal 2016, the Company amended the 2014 Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by an additional 500,000 shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance under the Plan is 1,125,000 shares.  The expiration date of the Plan is December 1, 2026.  The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of grant.  As of September 30, 2017, under the 2014 Plan, 612,734 restricted stock units were outstanding, including 400,000 performance-based restricted stock units the Company currently deems unlikely to vest, and 379,266 shares were available for awards thereunder.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

11.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Incentive Share-Based Plans (Continued)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan


The Company implemented the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"“Purchase Plan”) with shareholder approval, effective January 1, 2001.  Under the Purchase Plan, employees meeting certain specific employment qualifications are eligible to participate and can purchase shares of common stock semi-annually through payroll deductions at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the commencement or end of the offering period.  The purchase planPurchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions for up to 10% of qualified compensation.


compensation, subject to maximum purchases in any one fiscal year of 3,000 shares.

In fiscal 2015, the Company amended the Purchase Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Purchase Plan by an additional 300,000 shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan shall be 1,100,000 shares and to extend the expiration date of the Purchase Plan to December 31, 2025.


In fiscal 2018, the Company amended the Purchase Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Purchase Plan by an additional 300,000 shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan shall be 1,400,000 shares.  In fiscal 2021, the Company amended the Purchase Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Purchase Plan by an additional 400,000 shares so that the total number of shares of stock reserved for issuance or transfer under the Plan shall be 1,800,000 shares and the termination date of the Purchase Plan was extended to December 31, 2030.

The Company has two offering periods in the Purchase Plan coinciding with the Company's Company’s firsttwo fiscal quarters and the last two fiscal quarters. Actual shares are issued on the first business day of the subsequent offering period for the prior offering period payroll deductions.  The number of shares issued at on January 3, 2022 (the beginning offirst business day following the current period (on July 3, 2017)previous offering period) was 47,183.37,133.  As of September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, there were 177,280410,977 shares available for issuance under the Purchase Plan.


Stock Option Awards

There were no options granted during both thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016.  Activity regarding outstanding options

2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2014 Plan)

The 2014 Plan, approved by the Company’s shareholders in December 2014, initially provided for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:


 All Stock Options Outstanding 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
 
Options outstanding as of December 31, 201642,000 $8.27 
Options granted-   
Options exercised-   
Options forfeited/cancelled(25,000)  
     
Options outstanding as of September 30, 201717,000 $6.00 
     
Options outstanding price range at September 30, 2017$5.27 - $6.10   
     
Options exercisable as of September 30, 201717,000 $6.00 
     
Intrinsic value of outstanding stock options as of
   September 30, 2017
$1   

Asissuance of September 30, 2017,up to 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers, non-employee directors, employees of the Company had approximately $0and its subsidiaries, or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company.  In fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2020, the Company amended and restated the 2014 Plan with shareholder approval to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by an additional 500,000 and 850,000 shares, respectively, so that the total unrecognized compensation cost related to all non-vestednumber of shares of stock option awards.
reserved for issuance under the Plan is 1,975,000 shares.  The expiration date of the Plan is December 17, 2030, unless the 2014 Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.  The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of grant. 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


11.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

10.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2014 Plan) (Continued)

As of April 2, 2022, under the 2014 Plan, 369,953 time-based shares were outstanding, 75,000 performance-based restricted share units were outstanding and 2,924 shares were available for awards thereunder.

The market value of equity grants issued for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 was $1.9 million and $835, respectively.  These amounts are based on the equity price on the last trading day in the period presented.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Units


Awards

From time-to-time the Company issues time-based restricted stock units.awards.  These time-based restricted stock unitsawards typically include dividend accrual equivalents, which means that any dividends paid by the Company during the vesting period become due and payable after the vesting period assuming the grantee'sgrantee’s restricted stock unitaward fully vests.  Dividends for these grants are accrued on the dividend payment dates and included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.  As of April 2, 2022, there were 0 accrued dividends.  Dividends for time-based restricted stock units that ultimately do not vest are forfeited.


To date, the Company has only issued time-based restricted stock units under the 2007 and 2014 Plans. 

The following summarizes the activity in the time-based restricted stock units under the 2007 and 2014 Plans Plan during the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017:


 
Number of
Time-Based
Restricted
Stock Units
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
Outstanding non-vested at December 31, 2016197,734 $7.33
Granted40,000 $5.05
Vested(25,000)$5.41
Forfeited or expired- -
Outstanding non-vested at September 30, 2017212,734 $7.12

April 2, 2022:

  

Number of

Time-Based

Restricted

Stock Units

  

Weighted

Average

Grant Date Fair

Value per Share

 

Outstanding non-vested at January 1, 2022

  420,628  $2.69 

Granted

  50,000  $6.71 

Vested

  (80,675

)

 $2.99 

Forfeited or expired

  (20,000

)

 $1.55 

Outstanding non-vested at April 2, 2022

  369,953  $3.24 

Based on the closing price of the Company'sCompany’s common stock of $5.72$10.95 per share on September 29, 2017 (theApril 1, 2022 (the last trading day prior to September 30, 2017)April 2, 2022), the intrinsic value of the time-based non-vested restricted stock units at September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 was approximately $1.2$4.1 million. As of September 30, 2017, April 2, 2022, there was approximately $0.3$0.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to time-based restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over the average weighted remaining vesting period of the restricted stock units.units through fiscal 2027.

During the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, the Company did not award immediately vested share awards.  During the thirteen week period ended April 3, 2021, the Company awarded 125,000 immediately vested share awards at an average price of $2.17.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

10.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units


From time-to-time, the Company issues performance-based restricted stock units to its executives.  Performance-based restricted stock units are typically vested based on certain multi-year performance metrics as determined by the Board of Directors Compensation Committee. These performance-based restricted stock units typically include dividend accrual equivalents, which means that any dividends paid by the Company during the vesting period become due and payable after the vesting period on any stock unitsawards that actually vest, if any.  Dividends for these grants are accrued on the dividend payment dates and included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.  As of April 2, 2022, there were 0 accrued dividends for performance-based restricted stock units.  Dividends for performance-based restricted stock units that ultimately do not vest are forfeited.   

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

11.Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (Continued)

To date, the Company has only issued performance-based restricted stock units only under the 2014 Plan.  The following summarizes the activity in the performance-based restricted stock units during 2017:


 
Number of
Performance-Based
Restricted
Stock Units
 
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Share
Outstanding non-vested at December 31, 2016200,000 $5.36
Granted200,000 $4.85
Vested- -
Forfeited or expired- -
Outstanding non-vested at September 30, 2017400,000 $5.11

the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022:

  

Number of

Performance-Based

Restricted

Stock Units

  

Weighted

Average

Grant Date Fair

Value per Share

 

Outstanding non-vested at January 1, 2022

  125,000  $3.26 

Granted

  100,000  $6.15 

Vested

  (125,000

)

 $3.26 

Forfeited or expired

  0   0 

Outstanding non-vested at April 2, 2022

  100,000  $6.15 

As of September 30, 2017, the Company considers the metrics related to 400,000 of the performance-based restricted stock units unlikely to be achieved, thus no performance condition is probable of achievement and no compensation cost has been recognized on theApril 2, 2022, there was one outstanding grant for performance-based restricted stock units. The target number of shares for this grant of performance-based restricted stock units is 100,000 shares but may be increased to 125,000 shares depending on the performance metrics achieved. No more than 75,000 shares may come from the 2014 Plan. Any additional amount over 75,000 shares must come from future amounts approved by the Company's shareholders.  The Company will reassessassesses at each reporting date whether achievement of any performance condition is probable and would begin recognizing compensation cost if andrecognizes the expense when achievement of the performance condition becomes probable.  The Company will then recognize the appropriate expense cumulatively in the year performance becomes probable and recognize the remaining compensation cost over the remaining requisite service period.


12.Treasury Stock Transactions

On October 28, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized If at a repurchase program to purchase up to $5.0 million of outstanding shares of common stock at the prevailing market prices, from time to time over the subsequent 12-month period.  On September 30, 2014, the Board extended this repurchase program through October 31, 2015.  On September 11, 2015, the Board extended this repurchase program through December 31, 2016.  On August 9, 2016, the Board authorized an additional $5.0 million to the repurchase program and extended this repurchase program through December 31, 2017.  During the thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016,later measurement date the Company purchased 59,312 shares at an average price of $6.16 per share and 357,250 shares at an average price of $5.54, respectively.  As of September 30, 2017,determines that performance-based restricted stock awards deemed as likely to vest are deemed as unlikely to vest, the expense recognized will be reversed. 

The Company has $2.5 million availableestimated as of April 2, 2022 that a total of 125,000 performance-based stock units will be earned for future treasuryfiscal 2022 performance metrics. The total expense recorded for the thirteen weeks ended April 2, 2022 for performance-based stock purchases.


units was $0.2 million. The total expense recorded for the thirteen weeks ended April 3, 2021 for performance-based stock units was $0.1 million.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


11.Treasury Stock Transactions

On January 13, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock constituting, in the aggregate, up to an amount not to exceed $7.5 million.  All of these repurchases are conducted under the safe harbor from liability under certain market manipulation rules provided by Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange act of 1934, as amended. On November 12, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors further increased the total amount available to repurchase shares up to an amount not to exceed $19.1 million (including the initial $7.5 million authorized), consistent with the maximum limitation set forth by the Company’s revolving line of credit. The program is designed to provide the Company with enhanced flexibility over the long term to optimize its capital structure. Shares of the common stock may be repurchased in the open market or through negotiated transactions. The program may be terminated or suspended at any time at the discretion of the Company. 

During the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, the Company purchased 406,480 shares at an average price of $6.84 per share.  During the thirteen week period ended April 3, 2021, the Company purchased 344,172 shares at an average price of $2.65 per share. As of April 2, 2022, the Company has $7.3 million available for future treasury stock purchases.

13.New Accounting Standards

12.New Accounting Standards and Updates from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

In May 2014, June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")(FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March (ASU) 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations," which further clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations," and in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, "Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606): Identifying performance obligations and licensing," an update on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. Additionally, in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, "Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606): Narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients," which includes amendments for enhanced clarification of the guidance.  In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, "Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which continues the FASB's ongoing project to issue technical corrections and improvements to clarify the codification or correct unintended application of guidance. From the results of the preliminary review, the Company believes the impact of adopting the updated standard will not have a material impact on the Company.  Over 90% of the Company's revenues are generated through time and material invoicing.  The clients are invoiced after the hours have been worked and/or the material has been delivered and accepted.  The remaining revenue relates to long term projects.  The Company recognizes revenue on these projects using the percentage of completion method.  The Company reviewed the five-step process for revenue recognition and believes its current method of recognizing revenue on these long term projects would not materially change upon adoption due to the value provided to the customer during the project.


The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. We are continuing to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on our consolidated financial statements.  The Company expects to adopt this update in its fiscal 2018 first quarter using the modified retrospective approach.

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amended guidance for lease arrangements in order to increase transparency and comparability by providing additional information to users of financial statements regarding an entity's leasing activities. The revised guidance seeks to achieve this objective by requiring reporting entities to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for substantially all lease arrangements. The guidance, which is required to be adopted in the first quarter of 2019, will be applied on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the earliest period presented. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvement to Employee Share-based Payment Accounting.  ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows.  Additionally, In May of 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718).  ASU 2017-09 clarifies which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in its fiscal 2017 first quarter.  It did not have a material impact.  ASU 2017-09 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company will adopt ASU 2017-10 in its consolidated financial statements in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.  It is not expected to have a material impact.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

13.New Accounting Standards (Continued)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, -13,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)326). The new standard amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available-for-sale debt securities.  ThisIn February 2020, the FASB issued ASU is2020-02,Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) and Leases (Topic 842) - Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No.119 and Update to SEC Section on Effective Date Related to Accounting Standards Update No.2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the effective date of the original pronouncement for smaller reporting companies.  ASU 2016-13 and its amendments will be effective for financial statements issuedthe Company for interim and annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.2022. The Company believes the adoption will modify the way the Company analyzes financial instruments, but it does not anticipate a material impact on results of operations. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determinein the impact it mayprocess of determining the effects the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows2020-04,Reference Rate Reform (Topic 230)848): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 clarifies how certain cash receipts and payments should be presented in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, provided that allFacilitation of the amendments are adopted inEffects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This standard only applies to contracts and other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. This guidance provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to accounting guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease entities’ financial reporting burdens as the same period.  The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method.market transitions from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-15 in its consolidated financial statements inmay elect to apply the first quarter of fiscal 2018.  It is not expected to have a material impact.


In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations" (Topic 805) to clarify the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after amendments prospectively through December 15, 2017 including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances.   The Company will adopt ASU 2017-01 in its consolidated financial statements in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.  It is not expected to have a material impact. 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles – Goodwill and Other" (Topic 350). The objective of Phase 1 of the project, which resulted in this Update, is to simplify the testing of goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test.  The guidance is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.   31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. 


statements and related disclosures.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)


14.Segment Information

13.Segment Information

The Company follows "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,"ASC 280, “Segment Reporting,” which establishes standards for companies to report information about operating segments, geographic areas and major customers.  The accounting policies of each reportable segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see(see Note 1 to the Company'sCompany’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016)January 1, 2022).


Segment operating income (loss) includes selling, general and administrative expenses directly attributable to that segment as well as charges for allocating corporate costs to each of the operating segments.  The following tables reflect the results of the reportable segments consistent with the Company'sCompany’s management system:

Thirteen Week Period Ended

April 2, 2022

 

Engineering

  

Specialty Health Care

  

Information

Technology

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Revenue

 $19,898  $52,184  $9,879  $0  $81,961 

Cost of services

  14,664   37,183   6,694   0   58,541 

Gross profit

  5,234   15,001   3,185   0   23,420 

Selling, general and administrative

  4,107   7,976   2,064   0   14,147 

Depreciation and amortization of

    property and equipment

  95   120   23   0   238 

Operating income

 $1,032  $6,905  $1,098   0  $9,035 

Total assets as of April 2, 2022

 $30,122  $42,618  $8,104  $3,366  $84,210 

Capital expenditures

 $165  $27  $20  $5  $217 

Thirteen Week Period Ended

April 3, 2021

 

Engineering

  

Specialty Health Care

  

Information

Technology

  

Corporate

  

Total

 

Revenue

 $14,466  $21,137  $8,946  $0  $44,549 

Cost of services

  11,260   16,099   6,340   0   33,699 

Gross profit

  3,206   5,038   2,606   0   10,850 

Selling, general and administrative

  3,093   4,093   1,943   0   9,129 

Depreciation and amortization of

    property and equipment

  156   82   28   0   266 

Amortization of acquired intangible

    assets

  80   0   0   0   80 

Operating (loss) income

 $(123

)

 $863  $635  $0  $1,375 

Total assets as of April 3, 2021

 $35,898  $26,111  $8,385  $7,376  $77,770 

Capital expenditures

 $9  $28  $6  $4  $47 


Thirteen Week Period Ended
September 30, 2017
 
Engineering
 Specialty Health Care 
Information
Technology
 
 
Corporate
 
 
Total
          
Revenue$21,708 $14,335 $7,784 $   - $43,827
          
Cost of services15,533 10,805 5,771 - 32,109
          
Gross profit6,175 3,530 2,013 - 11,718
          
Selling, general and administrative3,968 3,750 1,982 - 9,700
          
Depreciation and amortization297 86 39 - 422
          
Operating income (loss)$1,910 ($306)($8)$   - $1,596
          
Total assets as of September 30, 2017$33,721 $16,178 $10,212 $3,937 $64,048
Capital expenditures$138 $44 $   - $13 $195


Thirteen Week Period Ended
October 1, 2016
 
Engineering
 Specialty Health Care 
Information
Technology
 
 
Corporate
 
 
Total
          
Revenue$17,591 $12,035 $10,069 $   - $39,695
          
Cost of services13,292 8,924 7,335 - 29,551
          
Gross profit4,299 3,111 2,734��- 10,144
          
Selling, general and administrative3,606 3,151 2,577 - 9,334
          
Depreciation and amortization281 59 48 - 388
          
Operating income$412 ($99)$109 $   - $422
          
Total assets as of October 1, 2016$34,019 $15,770 $12,336 $3,767 $65,892
Capital expenditures$61 $   - $10 $4 $75


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14.Segment Information (Continued)


Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended
September 30, 2017
 
Engineering
 Specialty Health Care 
Information
Technology
 
 
Corporate
 
 
Total
          
Revenue$61,517 $49,212 $24,951 $   - $135,680
          
Cost of services44,598 37,069 18,430 - 100,097
          
Gross profit16,919 12,143 6,521 - 35,583
          
Selling, general and administrative12,184 11,429 6,479 - 30,092
          
Change in contingent consideration- - - 781 781
          
Depreciation and amortization863 246 120    - 1,229
          
Operating income (loss)$3,872 $468 ($78)($781)$3,481
          
Total assets as of September 30, 2017$33,721 $16,178 $10,212 $3,937 $64,048
Capital expenditures$247 $459 $   - $41 $747


Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended
October 1, 2016
 
Engineering
 Specialty Health Care 
Information
Technology
 
 
Corporate
 
 
Total
          
Revenue$55,019 $43,465 $33,766 $   - $132,250
          
Cost of services40,859 32,012 24,455 - 97,326
          
Gross profit14,160 11,453 9,311 - 34,924
          
Selling, general and administrative11,355 10,202 8,419 - 29,976
          
Depreciation and amortization840 188 149 - 1,177
          
Operating income$1,965 $1,063 $743 $   - $3,771
          
Total assets as of October 1, 2016$34,019 $15,770 $12,336 $3,767 $65,892
Capital expenditures$516 $128 $58 $30 $732


13.Segment Information (Continued)

The Company derives a majority of its revenue from offices in the United States. Revenues reported for each operating segment are all from external customers.  The Company is domiciled in the United States and its segments operate in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico. RevenuesSerbia. Revenue by geographic area for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016 April 3, 2021 are as follows:   

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

14.Segment Information (Continued)

  Thirteen Week Periods Ended Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended 
  September 30, 2017 
October 1,
2016
 September 30, 2017 
October 1,
2016
 
Revenues        
 U. S.$34,207 $32,851 $110,083 $110,158 
 Canada8,703 5,545 22,420 18,149 
 Puerto Rico917 1,299 3,177 3,943 
  $43,827 $39,695 $135,680 $132,250 

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Revenue

        

   U. S.

 $78,793  $39,007 

   Canada

  1,229   3,385 

   Puerto Rico

  1,220   1,515 

   Serbia

  719   642 
  $81,961  $44,549 

Total assets by geographic area as of the reported periods are as follows:

  

April 2,

2022

  

January 1,

2022

 

Total assets

        

   U. S.

 $80,856  $69,566 

   Canada

  1,605   1,327 

   Puerto Rico

  1,121   963 

   Serbia

  628   996 
  $84,210  $72,852 

 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
Total assets    
 U. S.$45,895 $53,842 
 Canada16,227 13,953 
 Puerto Rico1,926 2,036 
  $64,048 $69,831 

15.Income Taxes

14.Income Taxes

The Company recognized $2.5 million of income tax expense for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, as compared to $0.4 million for the comparable prior year period.  The consolidated effective income tax rate for the current period was 27.4% as compared to 26.1% for the comparable prior year period. The projected fiscal 2017 effective2022 income tax rates as of September 30, 2017April 2, 2022, were approximately 27.7%, 26.7 % and applied to income before any discrete permanent difference for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 are approximately 42.5% and 26.5%15.1 % in the United States, Canada and Canada, respectively, and yielded a consolidated effective income tax rate before any discrete permanent difference of approximately 34.7% for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017.  For the comparable prior year period estimated income tax rates were 41.9% and 26.5% in the United States and Canada, respectively, and yielded a consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 41.2% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016.Serbia, respectively. The relative income or loss generated in each jurisdiction can materially impact the overall effective income tax rate of the Company, particularly the ratio of Canadian and Serbian pretax income versus U.S. pretax income.  The comparable prior year period estimated income tax rates were 28.0%, 26.5% and 15.1% in the United States, Canada and Serbia, respectively. 

Differences between the effective tax rate and the applicable U.S. federal statutory rate may arise, primarily from the effect of state and local income taxes, share-based compensation, and potential tax credits available to the Company. The Company experienced a discrete permanent difference of $0.8 million because of increases to contingent consideration.  The Company'sactual 2022 effective income tax rate after including this discrete permanent difference was 43.4% formay vary from the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017.estimate depending on the actual operating income earned in various jurisdictions, the potential availability of tax credits, and the exercise of stock options and vesting of share-based awards.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

15.

Contingencies


From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal courseordinary business course.  These matters may relate to professional liability, tax, compensation, contract, competitor disputes, and employee-related matters and include individual and class action lawsuits, as well as inquiries and investigations by governmental agencies regarding the Company’s employment and compensation practices. Additionally, some of business.  the Company’s clients may also become subject to claims, governmental inquiries and investigations, and legal actions relating to the Company’s professional services. Depending upon the particular facts and circumstances, the Company may also be subject to indemnification obligations under its contracts with such clients relating to these matters.

As such, the Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of losses and possible recoveries.  The Company may not be covered by insurance as it pertains to some or all of these matters.  A determination of the amount of the provision required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings, is made after careful analysis of each matter.  The Company records a liability when management believes an adverse outcome from a loss contingency is both probable and the amount, or a range, can be reasonably estimated. From time to time, the Company must estimate the potential loss even though the party adverse to the Company has not asserted any specific amounts.  Significant judgment is required to determine both probability of loss and the estimated amount. The Company reviews its loss contingencies at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals and/or disclosures to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, or other new information, as deemed necessary. Once established, a provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances and could increase or decrease the Company'sCompany’s earnings in the period that the changes are made. Asserted claims in these matters sought approximately $0.6 million in damages as of September 30, 2017 and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2016.  As of September 30, 2017, the Company had no accrual for such liabilities. As of December 31, 2016, the Company accrued $0.5 million for such liabilities.


The Company is also subjectexposed to various asserted claims as of April 2, 2022, where the Company believes it has a probability of loss. Additionally, the Company is exposed to other pending legal proceedingsasserted claims whereby an amount of loss has not been declared, and the Company cannot determine the potential loss. Any of these various claims could result in an unfavorable outcome or settlement that arise from time to timeexceeds the accrued amounts. However, the Company believes that such matters will not, either individually or in the ordinary courseaggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. As of April 2, 2022, the Company has accrued $1.9 million for asserted claims. 

In April 2022, a client of the Company’s Industrial Processing Group alleged that a system partially designed by the Company is not operating as intended, and that the Company is responsible. The Company is attempting to find a mutually agreeable solution but has not determined if it has any liability. In the event of liability, the Company believes its damages are contractually limited to $3.3 million. Since the Company has not determined that a loss is probable, the Company has not accrued any liability for this project.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, which continues to present various health, business and other challenges throughout the United States. As a result, we have temporarily closed or reduced many of our office locations, with much of our workforce working from home. The duration and ultimate magnitude of the disruption remains uncertain. Therefore, we experienced a negative impact during fiscal 2020 and in fiscal 2021 for certain of our business lines.  The COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact our business, results of operations, and financial position in fiscal 2022 and possibly beyond.  The related financial impact, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

16.

Leases

Leases are recorded in accordance with FASB ASC 842, Leases which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and an operating right of use liability for all leases with terms greater than 12 months and requires disclosures by lessees and lessors about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. For leases where the Company is the lessee, right of use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The right of use asset also consists of any lease incentives received. The lease terms used to calculate the right of use asset and related lease liability include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term as an operating expense while the expense for finance leases is recognized as depreciation expense and interest expense using the accelerated interest method of recognition. The Company has lease agreements which require payments for lease and non-lease components. The Company has elected to account for these as a single lease component with the exception of its business, which may not be covered by insurance.

real estate leases.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 
         

Operating lease cost

 $449  $537 
         

Finance lease cost

        

   Amortization of right of use assets

 $110  $91 

   Interest on lease liabilities

 $2  $2 

Total finance lease cost

 $112  $93 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

  

Thirteen Week Period Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement

    of lease liabilities

        

   Operating cash flows from operating leases

 $478  $552 

   Operating cash flows from finance leases

 $2  $1 

   Financing cash flows from finance leases

 $91  $74 
         

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease

   obligations

        

   Operating leases

 $674  $145 

   Finance leases

  0   0 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

16.

Leases (Continued)

Supplemental balance sheet information as of April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022 related to leases was as follows:

  

April 2,

2022

  

January 1,

2022

 

Operating leases

        

   Operating lease right of use assets

 $2,208  $1,877 
         

   Operating right of use liability - current

 $(1,343

)

 $(1,502

)

   Operating right of use liability - non-current

  (1,907

)

  (1,631

)

   Total operating lease liabilities

 $(3,250

)

 $(3,133

)

         
         

   Property and equipment - (right of use assets)

 $1,367  $1,367 

   Accumulated depreciation

  (485

)

  (375

)

   Property and equipment, net

 $882  $992 
         

   Finance lease liability - current

 $(428

)

 $(437

)

   Finance lease liability - non-current

  (418

)

  (502

)

   Total finance lease liabilities

 $(846

)

 $(939

)

         

Weighted average remaining lease term

        

   Operating leases

 

2.08 Years

  

1.80 Years

 

   Finance leases

 

2.09 Years

  

2.34 Years

 
         

Weighted average discount rate

        

   Operating leases

  2.70

%

  3.32

%

   Finance leases

  1.15

%

  1.15

%

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

Fiscal Year

 

Operating

Leases

  

Finance

Leases

 

2022 (After April 2, 2022)

 $1,102  $352 

2023

  1,209   337 

2024

  512   168 

2025

  257   0 

2026

  182   0 

Thereafter

  123   0 
         

Total lease payments

  3,385   857 

Less: imputed interest

  (135

)

  (11

)

Total

 $3,250  $846 

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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement


Certain statements included herein and in other reports and public filings made by RCM Technologies, Inc. ("RCM"(“RCM” or the "Company"“Company”) are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the adoption by businesses of new technology solutions; the use by businesses of outsourced solutions, such as those offered by the Company, in connection with such adoption; the Company'sCompany’s strategic and business initiatives and growth strategies; and the outcome of litigation (at both the trial and appellate levels) and arbitrations, or other business disputes, involving the Company. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements, as well as others made by the Company, which may be identified by words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," "believe,"“may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” and similar expressions, are only predictions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company'sCompany’s actual results and financial position to differ materially from such statements.  Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:  (i) unemployment and general economic conditions affecting the provision of life sciences, information technology and engineering services and solutions and the placement of temporary staffing personnel; (ii) the Company'seffects of the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) the Company’s ability to continue to attract, train and retain personnel qualified to meet the requirements of its clients; (iii)(iv) the Company'sCompany’s ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, complete such acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iv)(v) the Company'sCompany’s relationships with and reliance upon significant customers, and ability to collect accounts receivable from such customers; (v)(vi) risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations and changes in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the Canadian dollar; (vi)(vii) uncertainties regarding amounts of deferred consideration and earnout payments to become payable to former shareholders of acquired businesses; (vii)(viii) the adverse effect a potential decrease in the trading price of the Company'sCompany’s common stock would have upon the Company'sCompany’s ability to acquire businesses through the issuance of its securities; (viii)(ix) the Company'sCompany’s ability to obtain financing on satisfactory terms; (ix)(x) the reliance of the Company upon the continued service of its executive officers; (x)(xi) the Company'sCompany’s ability to remain competitive in the markets that it serves; (xi)(xii) the Company'sCompany’s ability to maintain its unemployment insurance premiums and workers compensation premiums; (xii)(xiii) the risk of claims being made against the Company associated with providing temporary staffing services; (xiii)(xiv) the Company'sCompany’s ability to manage significant amounts of information and periodically expand and upgrade its information processing capabilities; (xiv)(xv) the Company'srisk of cyber attacks on our information technology systems or those of our third party vendors; (xvi) the Company’s ability to remain in compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws and regulations; (xv)(xvii) uncertainties in predictions as to the future need for the Company'sCompany’s services; (xvi)(xviii) uncertainties relating to the allocation of costs and expenses to each of the Company'sCompany’s operating segments; (xvii)(ixx) the costs of conducting and the outcome of litigation, arbitrations and other business disputes involving the Company, and the applicability of insurance coverage with respect to any such litigation; (xviii)(xx) the results of, and costs relating to, any interactions with shareholders of the Company who may pursue specific initiatives with respect to the Company'sCompany’s governance and strategic direction, including without limitation a contested proxy solicitation initiated by such shareholders, or any similar such interactions; and (ixx)(xxi) other economic, competitive, health and governmental factors affecting the Company'sCompany’s operations, markets, products and services.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect these trends or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



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COVID-19 Considerations

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, which continues to present various health, business and other challenges throughout the United States. As a result, we have temporarily closed or reduced many of our office locations, with a significant portion of our workforce working from home. The duration and ultimate magnitude of the disruption remains uncertain. We experienced a negative impact during fiscal 2020 and, for certain of our business lines, in fiscal 2021.  The COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact our business, results of operations, and financial position in fiscal 2022 and possibly beyond.  The related financial impact, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. 

The Company believes its Engineering and the Life Sciences and Information Technology segments have seen a decline in their field services work as their personnel have experienced constrained access to client facilities. It is difficult to determine the impact on revenue from the loss in field services work. The Company believes that an undetermined amount of field services work will eventually return as a portion of that work is mission-critical to our clients. While the Company has recently seen signs of improvement, given the uncertainties around COVID-19, the Company can give no assurances that it will see an increase in field services revenue.  Additionally, the Company believes that COVID-19 has had a significant adverse impact on the budgets of many of its Aerospace and Utilities clients. The Company’s Aerospace clients have seen an impact to their commercial lines of business.  A number of the Company’s Utility clients have been impacted by their customers’ inability to pay their monthly electric bills.

It is difficult to assess both the current and future impact from COVID-19 to the Specialty Health Care segment, due to the high degree of uncertainty around COVID-19 and the duration and extent of the pandemic, especially as it may impact schools where many of our personnel work. While the Specialty Health Care segment has a small number of billable professionals performing services from home, in particular, through its telehealth services offerings, most of its billable staff works at client locations. The majority of the Specialty Health Care segment’s services are historically delivered at schools and health care facilities. The Company believes that demand for much of its services is very high as a result of COVID-19. However, health care professionals, such as nurses and doctors, are scarce and difficult to recruit. Also, the Company believes that any major changes in the pandemic, such as a new variant, could adversely impact revenue. For example, if the Specialty Health Care segment’s school clients were to return to virtual learning as we experienced in 2020 and portions of 2021, the Specialty Health Care segment could experience a material decline in revenue. Conversely, the Specialty Health Care clients’ demand for the Company’s services may decline in the event the pandemic fully transitions to an endemic.

The Company’s priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic are protecting the health and safety of our employees and, especially in the healthcare segment, deploying our resources, including the talents of our employees, to help the communities we serve meet and overcome the current challenges.  Our ability to continue to operate without any significant negative operational impact from the COVID-19 pandemic will in part depend on our ability to protect our employees and our supply chain.  The Company has endeavored to follow the recommended actions of government and health authorities to protect our employees, with particular measures in place for those working in our customer facilities. 

While our revenue, gross profit and operating income were negatively impacted in fiscal 2020 on a consolidated basis and, for certain business lines, in fiscal 2021, we have maintained the consistency of our operations, to a substantial degree, from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We intend to continue to adhere to our employee safety measures as we seek to ensure that any disruptions to our operations remain as limited as possible during the pandemic.  However, the uncertainty resulting from the pandemic could result in an unforeseen disruption to our workforce and supply chain (for example, an inability of a key supplier or transportation supplier to source and transport materials) that could negatively impact our operations.  Any material changes to labor rates for the Company’s workforce may have a material negative impact to revenue, gross profit and operating income.

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Overview


RCM participates in a market that is cyclical in nature and sensitive to economic changes.  As a result, the impact of economic changes on revenuesrevenue and operations can be substantial, resulting in significant volatility in the Company'sCompany’s financial performance.


The Company believes it has developed and assembled an attractive portfolio of capabilities, established a proven record of performance and credibility and built an efficient pricing structure.  The Company is committed to optimizing its business model as a single-source premier provider of business and technology solutions with a strong vertical focus offering an integrated suite of services through a global delivery platform.


The Company believes that most companies recognize the importance of advanced technologies and business processes to compete in today'stoday’s business climate.  However, the process of designing, developing and implementing business and technology solutions is becoming increasingly complex.  The Company believes that many businesses today are focused on return on investment analysis in prioritizing their initiatives.  This has had an adverse impact on spending by current and prospective clients for many emerging new solutions.


Nonetheless, the Company continues to believe that businesses must implement more advanced life sciences, information technology and engineering solutions to upgrade their systems, applications and processes so that they can maximize their productivity and optimize their performance in order to maintain a competitive advantage.  Although working under budgetary, personnel and expertise constraints, companies are driven to support increasingly complex systems, applications and processes of significant strategic value.  This has given rise to a demand for outsourcing.  The Company believes that its current and prospective clients are continuing to evaluate the potential for outsourcing business critical systems, applications and processes.


The Company provides project management and consulting services, which are billed based on either agreed-upon fixed fees or hourly rates, or a combination of both.  The billing rates and profit margins for project management and solutions services are generally higher than those for professional consulting services. The Company generally endeavors to expand its sales of higher margin solutions and project management services.  The Company also realizes revenuesrevenue from client engagements that range from the placement of contract and temporary technical consultants to project assignments that entail the delivery of end-to-end solutions.  These services are primarily provided to the client at hourly rates that are established for each of the Company'sCompany’s consultants based upon their skill level, experience and the type of work performed.


The majority of the Company'sCompany’s services are provided under purchase orders.  Contracts are utilized on certain of the more complex assignments where the engagements are for longer terms or where precise documentation on the nature and scope of the assignment is necessary.  Although contracts normally relate to longer-term and more complex engagements, they do not obligate the customer to purchase a minimum level of services and are generally terminable by the customer on 60 to 90 days'days’ notice.  The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables.  Typically these contracts are for less than one year.  The Company recognizes revenue on these deliverables at the time the client accepts and approves the deliverables.

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Overview (Continued)

Costs of services consist primarily of salaries and compensation-related expenses for billable consultants and employees, including payroll taxes, employee benefits and insurance.  Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for business development, recruiting, operating activities, and training, and include corporate overhead expenses.  Corporate overhead expenses relate to salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for corporate activities, including the Company'sCompany’s corporate marketing, administrative and financial reporting responsibilities and acquisition program. The Company records these expenses when incurred.

  Corporate overhead expenses are allocated to the segments based on revenue for the purpose of segment financial reporting.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. In our consolidated financial statements, estimates are used for, but not limited to, accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts, goodwill, long-lived intangible assets, accounting for stock options and restricted stock awards, insurance liabilities, accounting for income taxes and accrued bonuses.

A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical, as these policies require significant, difficult or complex judgments by management, often requiring the use of estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Such policies are summarized in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

A discussion of the recently issued accounting pronouncements is set forth in Note 13, New Accounting Standards, in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgment increases, such judgments become even more subjective. While management believes its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different from estimated. Management has identified certain critical accounting policies, described below, that require significant judgment to be exercised by management.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues from several sources.  The Company's Engineering Services and Information Technology Services segments perform consulting and project solutions services.  All of the Company's segments perform staff augmentation services and derive revenue from permanent placement fees.  The majority of the Company's revenues are invoiced on a time and materials basis.

Project Services

The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with current revenue recognition standards under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605, Revenue Recognition, which clarifies application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to revenue transactions.  Project services are generally provided on a cost-plus, fixed-fee or time-and-material basis.  Typically, a customer will outsource a discrete project or activity and the Company assumes responsibility for the performance of such project or activity.  The Company recognizes revenues and associated costs on a gross basis as services are provided to the customer and costs are incurred using its employees.  The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables.  The Company may recognize revenues on these deliverables at the time the client accepts and approves the deliverables.  In instances where project services are provided on a fixed-price basis and the contract will extend beyond a 12-month period, revenue is recorded in accordance with the terms of each contract.  In some instances, revenue is billed at the time certain milestones are reached, as defined in the contract.  Revenues under these arrangements are recognized as the costs on these contracts are incurred.  Amounts invoiced in excess of revenues recognized are recorded as deferred revenue, included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheets.  In other instances, revenue is billed and recorded based upon contractual rates per hour (i.e., percentage of completion). In addition, some contracts contain "Performance Fees" (bonuses) for completing a contract under budget.  Performance Fees, if any, are recorded when earned.  Some contracts also limit revenues and billings to specified maximum amounts.  Provision for contract losses, if any, are made in the period such losses are determined.  For contracts where there is a deliverable, the work is not complete on a specific deliverable and the revenue is not recognized, the costs are deferred.  The associated costs are expensed when the related revenue is recognized.

Consulting and Staffing Services

Revenues derived from consulting and staffing services are recorded on a gross basis as services are performed and associated costs have been incurred using employees of the Company.  These services are typically billed on a time and material basis.

In certain cases, the Company may utilize other companies and their employees to fulfill customer requirements. In these cases, the Company receives an administrative fee for arranging for, billing for, and collecting the billings related to these companies.  The customer is typically responsible for assessing the work of these companies who have responsibility for acceptability of their personnel to the customer.  Under these circumstances, the Company's reported revenues are net of associated costs (effectively recognizing the net administrative fee only).

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Revenue Recognition (Continued)

Transit Accounts Receivable and Transit Accounts Payable

From time to time, the Company's Engineering segment enters into agreements to provide, among other things, construction management and engineering services.  In certain circumstances, the Company may acquire equipment as a purchasing agent for the client for a fee.  Pursuant to these agreements, the Company: a) may engage subcontractors to provide construction or other services or contracts with manufacturers on behalf of the Company's clients to procure equipment or fixtures; b) typically earns a fixed percentage of the total project value or a negotiated mark-up on subcontractor or procurement charges as a fee; and c) assumes no ownership or risks of inventory.  In such situations, the Company acts as an agent under the provisions of "Overall Considerations of Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent" and therefore recognizing revenue on a "net-basis."  The Company records revenue on a "net" basis on relevant engineering and construction management projects, which require subcontractor/procurement costs or transit costs. In those situations, the Company charges the client a negotiated fee, which is reported as net revenue when earned.  During the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017, total gross billings, including both transit cost billings and the Company's earned fees, was $28.7 million, for which the Company recognized $19.9 million of its net fee as revenue.  During the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016, total gross billings, including both transit cost billings and the Company's earned fees, was $36.8 million, for which the Company recognized $21.3 million of its net fee as revenue.

Under the terms of the agreements, the Company is typically not required to pay the subcontractor until after the corresponding payment from the Company's end-client is received.  Upon invoicing the end-client on behalf of the subcontractor or staffing agency the Company records this amount simultaneously as both a "transit account receivable" and "transit account payable" as the amount when paid to the Company is due to and generally paid to the subcontractor within a few days.  The Company typically does not pay a given transit account payable until the related transit account receivable is collected.  The Company's transit accounts payable generally exceeds the Company's transit accounts receivable but absolute amounts and spreads fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter in the normal course of business.  The transit accounts receivable was $1.7 million and related transit accounts payable was $3.0 million, for a net liability of $1.3 million, as of September 30, 2017.

Permanent Placement Services

The Company earns permanent placement fees from providing permanent placement services.  Fees for placements are recognized at the time the candidate commences employment.  The Company guarantees its permanent placements on a prorated basis for 90 days.  In the event a candidate is not retained for the 90-day period, the Company will provide a suitable replacement candidate.  In the event a replacement candidate cannot be located, the Company will provide a prorated refund to the client.  An allowance for refunds, based upon the Company's historical experience, is recorded in the financial statements.  Revenues are recorded on a gross basis.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company's accounts receivable are primarily due from trade customers.  Credit is extended based on evaluation of customers' financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required.  Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.  Accounts outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due.  The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company's previous loss history, the customer's current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole.  The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables previously written off are credited to bad debt expense.
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Goodwill

Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired in business combinations.  The Company is required to assess the carrying value of its reporting units that contain goodwill at least on an annual basis in order to determine if any impairment in value has occurred.  The Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a two-step impairment test. An assessment of those qualitative factors or the application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgment including but not limited to the assessment of the business, its management and general market conditions, estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of weighted average cost of capital.  Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on goodwill impairment for each reporting unit.  The Company formally assesses these qualitative factors and, if necessary, conducts its annual goodwill impairment test as of the last day of the Company's fiscal November each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.  The Company periodically analyzes whether any such indicators of impairment exist.  A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include a sustained, significant decline in share price and market capitalization, a decline in expected future cash flows, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, unanticipated competition, a material change in management or other key personnel and/or slower expected growth rates, among others.  Due to the thin trading of the Company stock in the public marketplace and the impact of the control premium held by relatively few shareholders, the Company may not consider the market capitalization of the Company the most appropriate measure of fair value of goodwill for our reporting units.  The Company looks to earnings/revenue multiples of similar companies recently completing acquisitions and the ability of our reporting units to generate cash flows as better measures of the fair value of our reporting units.  The Company compares the fair value of each of its reporting units to their respective carrying values, including related goodwill.  There can be no assurance that future tests of goodwill impairment will not result in impairment charges.  During all periods presented, the Company determined that the existing qualitative factors did not suggest that an impairment of goodwill exists.  Since there have been no indicators of impairment, the Company has not performed a quantitative impairment test.

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  When it is probable that undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset's carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value.  Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Accounting for Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units

The Company uses stock options and restricted stock units to attract, retain and reward employees for long-term service.  The Company follows "Share-Based Payment," which requires that the compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements.  This compensation cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.  The Company measures stock-based compensation cost using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for stock options and the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant for restricted stock units.

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Insurance Liabilities

The Company has risk participation arrangements with respect to workers compensation and health care insurance.  The Company establishes loss provisions based on historical experience and in the case of expected losses from workers compensation, considers input from third parties.  The amounts included in the Company's costs related to this risk participation are estimated and can vary based on changes in assumptions, the Company's claims experience or the providers included in the associated insurance programs.

Accounting for Income Taxes

In establishing the provision for income taxes and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, the Company makes judgments and interpretations based on enacted tax laws, published tax guidance and estimates of future earnings.  As of September 30, 2017, the Company had a net domestic long term deferred tax net liability of $0.4 million and a foreign long-term deferred tax net liability of $0.3 million.   The domestic long term deferred tax net liability primarily represents the tax effect of accrued expenses which will be deductible for tax purposes within a twelve month period and the effect of temporary differences for the GAAP versus tax amortization of intangibles arising from acquisitions made in prior periods.   Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the likelihood that future taxable income will be sufficient to realize these benefits over time, and the effectiveness of tax planning strategies in the relevant tax jurisdictions.  In the event that actual results differ from these estimates and assessments, valuation allowances may be required.

The Company conducts its operations in multiple tax jurisdictions in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return and file in various states. The Company's federal income tax returns have been examined through 2010.  The Internal Revenue Service is currently examining fiscal tax years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.  The State of New Jersey is currently examining fiscal tax years 2009 through 2012.  Except for New Jersey and other limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to audits by state and local tax authorities for tax years prior to 2010.  The Company is no longer subject to audit in Canada for the tax years prior to tax year 2012.  The Company is no longer subject to audit in Puerto Rico for the tax years prior to tax year 2006.

The Company's future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the valuation of its deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, the Company is subject to the examination of its income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes.

There were no changes to unrecognized tax benefits during both thirty-nine week periods presented.

Accrued Bonuses

The Company pays bonuses to certain executive management, field management and corporate employees based on, or after giving consideration to, a variety of financial performance measures. Bonuses for executive management, field management and certain corporate employees are accrued throughout the year for payment during the first quarter of the following year, based in part upon anticipated annual results compared to annual budgets.  In addition, the Company pays discretionary bonuses to certain employees, which are not related to budget performance. Variances in actual results versus budgeted amounts can have a significant impact on the calculations and therefore on the estimates of the required accruals.  Accordingly, the actual earned bonuses may be materially different from the estimates used to determine the quarterly accruals.

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Forward-looking Information


The Company'sCompany’s growth prospects are influenced by broad economic trends.  The pace of customer capital spending programs, new product launches and similar activities have a direct impact on the need for engineering, life sciences and information technology services. When the U.S., Canadian or global economies decline, the Company'sCompany’s operating performance could be adversely impacted.  In addition, global events such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic also have a substantial impact on our operations and financial results.  The Company believes that its fiscal discipline, strategic focus on targeted vertical markets and diversification of service offerings provides some insulation from adverse trends.  However, general economic declines in the economy could result in the need for future cost reductions or changes in strategy.


Additionally, changes in government regulations could result in prohibition or restriction of certain types of employment services or the imposition of new or additional employee benefits, licensing or tax requirements with respect to the provision of employment services that may reduce the Company'sCompany’s future earnings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to increase the fees charged to its clients in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to cover increased costs as a result of any of the foregoing.


The consulting and employment services market is highly competitive with limited barriers to entry. The Company competes in global, national, regional and local markets with numerous competitors in all of the Company'sCompany’s service lines.  Price competition in the industries the Company serves is significant, and pricing pressures from competitors and customers are increasing. The Company expects that the level of competition will remain high in the future, which could limit the Company'sCompany’s ability to maintain or increase its market share or profitability.

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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended October 1, 2016


April 3, 2021

A summary of operating results for the thirteen week periods ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):


 September 30, 2017 October 1, 2016 
 
 
Amount
 % of Revenue 
 
Amount
 % of Revenue 
Revenues$43,827 100.0 $39,695 100.0 
Cost of services32,109 73.3 29,551 74.4 
Gross profit11,718 26.7 10,144 25.6 
         
Selling, general and administrative9,700 22.1 9,334 23.5 
Depreciation and amortization422 1.0 388 1.0 
 10,122 23.1 9,722 24.5 
         
Operating income1,596 3.6 422 1.1 
Interest expense, net and foreign currency transactions(154)(0.3)(128)0.3 
         
Income before income taxes1,442 3.3 294 0.8 
Income tax expense422 1.0 184 0.5 
         
Net income$1,020 2.3 $110 0.3 

  

April 2, 2022

  

April 3, 2021

 
  

Amount

  

% of

Revenue

  

Amount

  

% of

Revenue

 

Revenue

 $81,961   100.0  $44,549   100.0 

Cost of services

  58,541   71.4   33,699   75.6 

Gross profit

  23,420   28.6   10,850   24.4 
                 

Selling, general and administrative

  14,147   17.2   9,129   20.5 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

  238   0.3   266   0.6 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

  -   -   80   0.2 

Operating costs and expenses

  14,385   17.5   9,475   21.3 
                 

Operating income

  9,035   11.1   1,375   3.1 

Other expense, net

  52   0.1   12   0.0 
                 

Income before income taxes

  8,983   11.0   1,363   3.1 

Income tax expense

  2,463   3.0   356   0.8 
                 

Net income

 $6,520   8.0  $1,007   2.3 

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. The fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 consisted of thirteen weeks each.


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Thirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended October 1, 2016 (Continued)

Revenues.  Revenues

Revenue.  Revenue increased 10.4%84.0%, or $4.1$37.4 million, for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to the thirteen week period ended October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 (the "comparable“comparable prior year period"period”).  RevenuesRevenue increased $4.1$5.4 million in the Engineering segment, decreased $2.3 million in the Information Technology segment and increased $2.3$31.1 million in the Specialty Health Care segment.  See Segment Discussion for further information on revenue changes.


The Company has material operations in Canada, primarily from the Company's Engineering segment; this business is conducted primarily in Canadian dollars. Since the Company reports its consolidated results in U.S. dollars the consolidated results are subject to potentially material fluctuations as a result of changessegment and $0.9 million in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate (the "Exchange Rate"). For the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017, the Company generated total revenues from its Canadian clients of $8.7 million in U.S. dollars at an Exchange Rate of 79.8% as compared to $5.6 million in U.S. dollars at an Exchange Rate of 76.6% for the prior year comparable period.

The Company has an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Due largely to the impact of Hurricane Maria, the Company estimates that it lost revenues of approximately $0.1 million in September 2017. The lost revenues in September did not have a material impact to operating income for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2017. During both the thirteen week periods ended April 1, 2017Life Sciences and July 1, 2017 the Company's San Juan office generated $1.1 million in revenues. The Company believes that, for at least the next several quarters, San Juan revenues and contribution operating income will be materially impacted. In order to retain key consulting resources, the Company may need to pay full-time compensation to certain individuals who will not be billable to clients on a full-time basis (i.e. "bench time"). This bench time may materially impact the contribution operating income of the Information Technology segment.

  See more detailed disclosure by segment in our Segment Discussion.

Cost of Services and Gross Profit.  Cost of services increased 8.7%73.7%, or $2.6$24.8 million, for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to the comparable prior year period. Cost of services increased primarily due to the increase in revenue.  Cost of services as a percentage of revenuesrevenue for the thirteen week periods ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 was 73.3%71.4% and 74.4%75.6%, respectively.  See Segment Discussion for further information regarding changes in cost of services and gross profit.


Selling, General and Administrative.  Selling, general and administrative ("SGA"(“SGA”) expenses increased 3.9%, or $0.4were $14.1 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to $9.1 million for the comparable prior year period.  As a percentage of revenues,revenue, SGA expenses were 22.1%17.2% for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and 23.5%20.5% for the comparable prior year period.   See Segment Discussion for further information on SGA expense changes.


Other Expense, Net.Expense.  Other expense net consists of interest expense, unused line fees and amortized loan costs on the Company's loan agreement,Company’s line of credit, net of interest income, imputed interest on contingent consideration and gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.  There were no material changes to otherOther expense, net for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017increased by a negligible amount as compared to the comparable prior comparableyear period. 



Interest expense decreased primarily due to decreased borrowing, and also due to a decreased average borrowing rate under the Company’s line of credit.

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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)


Thirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 (Continued)


Income Tax Expense.Expense (Benefit).  The Company recognized $0.4$2.5 million of income tax expense for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 and $0.2April 2, 2022, as compared to $0.4 million of income tax benefit for the comparable prior year period.  The consolidated effective income tax rate for the current period was 29.3%27.4% as compared to 62.6%26.1% for the comparable prior year period.  The projected fiscal 20172022 income tax rates as of September 30, 2017April 2, 2022, were approximately 42.5%27.7%, 26.7% and 26.5%15.1% in the United States, Canada, and Canada,Serbia, respectively. The relative income or loss generated in each jurisdiction can materially impact the overall effective income tax rate of the Company, particularly the ratio of Canadian and Serbian pretax income versus U.S. pretax income.  The consolidated effective income tax rate forcan also be impacted by discrete permanent differences affecting any period presented.

Differences between the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the Company has recently experienced due to a higher ratio of Canadian versus U.S. pretax income. The consolidated effective income tax rate forand the thirteen week period ended October 1, 2016 was higher thanapplicable U.S. federal statutory rate may arise, primarily from the Company typically experiences dueeffect of state and local income taxes, share-based compensation, and potential tax credits available to an increase in anticipated U.S. fiscal 2016the Company. The actual 2022 effective tax rate asmay vary from the estimate depending on the actual operating income earned in various jurisdictions, the potential availability of October 1, 2016 versus July 2, 2016tax credits, and the necessary catchup accrual, exacerbated by the low pretax income for the comparable prior year period.


exercise of stock options and vesting of share-based awards.

Segment Discussion

Engineering

Engineering revenues of $21.7$19.9 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 increased 23.4%37.5%, or $4.1$5.4 million, as compared to the comparable prior year period.  The increase in revenue was comprised of the following: increases in Aerospace revenue of $4.2 million, Industrial Processing revenue of $2.6 million, and Energy Services revenue of $1.0 million, offset by the decrease in revenue resulting from the sale of the Canadian Power Systems Group of $2.4 million.  The increase in Aerospace revenue was primarily due to a new outsourcing engagement with one of the Company’s long-time customers and the Company’s entrance into the burgeoning rocket industry. The increase in Industrial Processing revenue was primarily due to spending increases in revenues of $2.1 million from the Company's Canadian Power Systems Engineering Group, $1.2 million from the Company's Energy Services Group and $0.8 million from the Company's Aerospace Engineering Group.by several major customers seeking to upgrade their ethanol related production capability. Gross profit increased 43.6%by 63.2%, or $1.9$2.0 million, as compared to the comparable prior year period. Gross profit increased due tobecause of the increase in revenuesrevenue and an increase in gross profit margin. Gross profit margin to 28.4%of 26.3% for the current period as compared to 24.4%increased from 22.2% for the comparable prior year period. The gross margin increase was primarily due to more favorable utilization of billable consultants on fixed price contracts as the Company naturally experiences variability in utilization from quarter to quarter. The Engineering segment operating income was $1.9 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $0.4 million for the comparable prior year period.  The improvement in operating income was primarily driven by the increase in gross profit and was offset by an increase in SGA expense of $0.4 million. The increase in SGA expense was primarily due to a higher allocation of corporate-generated SGA expense and also increased investment in selling costs.


Specialty Health Care
Specialty Health Care revenues of $14.3 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 increased 19.1%, or $2.3 million, as compared to the comparable prior year period.  The primary reasons for the increase in the revenues for the Specialty Health Care segment were increases of $1.2 million from the New York City Office, $0.7 million from the Honolulu office and $0.4 million from the Health Information Management ("HIM") practice. The Specialty Health Care segment's gross profit increased by 13.5%, or $0.4 million, to $3.5 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $3.1 million for the prior year period. The increase in gross profit margin was driven bydue to three factors: 1) decreased revenue from the increase in revenue, offset by a decrease in gross profit margin. The Specialty Health Care segment's gross profit margin forCanadian Power Systems Group, as the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 was 24.6% as compared to 25.8% for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily driven by decreases indilutive at 20.6%; 2) improved project execution across all three of the Engineering business lines; and 3) a concerted effort to improve gross profit margin from the travel nursing staffing groupthrough better managing utilization and HIM practice, generallyfocusing on higher gross profit margin opportunities. The Engineering segment’s SGA expense of $4.1 million increased by $1.0 million due to market factors including increased competitioninvestment in new personnel to reposition and constrained labor. Additionally, the Specialty Health Caregenerate future growth. The Engineering segment added a significant number of paraprofessionals in both New York City and Hawaii. Many of these paraprofessionals were new to the Company's payroll, resulting in high unemployment tax expense. Specialty Health Care experienced an operating income loss of $0.3$1.0 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022, as compared to an operating loss of $0.1 million for the comparable prior year period. Operating income decreased due

On July 30, 2021, the Company sold the principal assets and certain liabilities of its Pickering and Kincardine offices, located in Ontario, Canada. These two offices were often referred to an increaseas the Canadian Power Systems business and principally provided engineering services to two major nuclear power providers in SGA expense.  SGA expense increased by $0.6 million, primarily dueCanada.  The two Canadian Power Systems offices were part of a reporting unit within the Company’s Engineering segment. The Company will continue to the need to increase SGA infrastructure expenseoffer other engineering services in order to support the increased activity levels associated with higher revenuesCanada and similar services in the currentUnited States.  For the thirteen week period and anticipated, continued increased activity for the balanceended April 3, 2021, these two offices generated revenue of the Company's fiscal 2017.

$2.4 million.

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Thirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 (Continued)


Segment Discussion (Continued)

Information Technology
Information Technology revenues

Specialty Health Care

Specialty Health Care revenue of $7.8$52.2 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 decreased 22.7%April 2, 2022 increased 146.9%, or $2.3 million, as compared to $10.1 million for the comparable prior year period.  The decrease was primarily from reductions in project revenues from several large clients that were not replaced.  Gross profit of $2.0 million for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 decreased 26.4%, or $0.7 million, as compared to $2.7 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit was due to the decrease in revenues and a decrease in gross profit margin. The Information Technology gross profit margin for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 was 25.9% as compared to 27.2% for the comparable prior year period.  Gross profit margin decreased because large project high-value, high-margin revenues decreased and thereby increased the portion of lower gross profit margin staffing-oriented revenues. The Information Technology segment experienced a slight operating loss for the thirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $0.1 million in operating income for the comparable prior year period.  The decrease in operating income was due to the decrease in gross profit, offset by a decrease in SGA expense of $0.6 million. The decrease in SGA expense was primarily due to lower selling costs associated with lower gross profit, a focus on reducing SGA expense and also a lower allocation of corporate SGA expense.

The Company has an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which operates primarily in the Information Technology segment. Due largely to the impact of Hurricane Maria, the Company estimates that it lost revenues of approximately $0.1 million in September 2017. The lost revenues in September did not have a material impact to operating income for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2017. During both the thirteen week periods ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017 the Company's San Juan office generated $1.1 million in revenues. The Company believes that, for at least the next several quarters, San Juan revenues and contribution operating income will be materially impacted. In order to retain key consulting resources, the Company may need to pay full-time compensation to certain individuals who will not be billable to clients on a full-time basis (i.e. "bench time"). This bench time may materially impact the contribution operating income of the Information Technology segment.


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Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 1, 2016

A summary of operating results for the thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):

 September 30, 2017 October 1, 2016 
 
 
Amount
 % of Revenue 
 
Amount
 % of Revenue 
Revenues$135,680 100.0 $132,250 100.0 
Cost of services100,097 73.8 97,326 73.6 
Gross profit35,583 26.2 34,924 26.4 
         
Selling, general and administrative30,092 22.2 29,976 22.7 
Depreciation and amortization1,229 0.9 1,177 0.9 
Change in contingent consideration781 0.5 - - 
 32,102 23.6 31,153 23.6 
         
Operating income3,481 2.6 3,771 2.8 
Interest expense, net and foreign currency transactions(371)(0.3)(413)0.3 
         
Income before income taxes3,110 2.3 3,358 2.5 
Income tax expense1,351 1.0 1,384 1.0 
         
Net income$1,759 1.3 $1,974 1.5 

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to December 31.  The fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 consisted of thirty-nine weeks each.

Revenues.  Revenues increased 2.6%, or $3.4 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016 (the "comparable prior year period").  Revenues increased $6.5 million in the Engineering segment, decreased $8.8 million in the Information Technology segment and increased $5.7 million in the Specialty Health Care segment.  See Segment Discussion for further information on revenue changes.

The Company has material operations in Canada, primarily from the Company's Engineering segment; this business is conducted primarily in Canadian dollars. Since the Company reports its consolidated results in U.S. dollars the consolidated results are subject to potentially material fluctuations as a result of changes in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate (the "Exchange Rate"). For the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017, the Company generated total revenues from its Canadian clients of $22.4 million in U.S. dollars at an Exchange Rate of 76.7% as compared to $18.2 million in U.S. dollars at an Exchange Rate of 75.7% for the prior year comparable period.

The Company has an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Due largely to the impact of Hurricane Maria, the Company estimates that it lost revenues of approximately $0.1 million in September 2017. The lost revenues in September did not have a material impact to operating income for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2017. During both the thirteen week periods ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017 the Company's San Juan office generated $1.1 million in revenues. The Company believes that, for at least the next several quarters, San Juan revenues and contribution operating income will be materially impacted. In order to retain key consulting resources, the Company may need to pay full-time compensation to certain individuals who will not be billable to clients on a full-time basis (i.e. "bench time"). This bench time may materially impact the contribution operating income of the Information Technology segment.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 1, 2016 (Continued)

Cost of Services and Gross Profit.  Cost of services increased 2.8%, or $2.8 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the comparable prior year period. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues for the thirty-nine week periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 was 73.8% and 73.6%, respectively.  See Segment Discussion for further information regarding changes in cost of services and gross profit. 

Selling, General and Administrative.  Selling, general and administrative ("SGA") expenses increased 0.3%, or $0.1 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the comparable prior year period.   SGA expense increased primarily due to the increase in revenues.  As a percentage of revenues, SGA expenses were 22.2% for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 and 22.7% for the comparable prior year period.   See Segment Discussion for further information on SGA expense changes.

Change in Contingent Consideration.  The Company incurred charges of $0.8 million for increases to contingent consideration for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017.  The increase can be principally attributed to the PCI acquisition.  Since the PCI acquisition was for stock in Canada the increase in purchase price is not tax deductible and is treated as a permanent difference. There was no change to contingent consideration for the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016.

Other Expense, Net.  Other expense, net consists of interest expense, unused line fees and amortized loan costs on the Company's loan agreement, net of interest income, gains and losses on foreign currency transactions and any other non-operating items that may occur from time to time.  There were no material changes to other expense, net for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the prior comparable period. 

Income Tax Expense.  The Company recognized $1.4 million of income tax expense for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $1.4 million for the comparable prior year period.  The consolidated effective income tax rate for the current period was 43.4% as compared to 41.2% for the comparable prior year period. The thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 is impacted by a discrete permanent difference due to the increase in contingent consideration of $0.8 million. The projected fiscal 2017 income tax rates as of September 30, 2017 were approximately 42.5% and 26.5% in the United States and Canada, respectively. The relative income or loss generated in each jurisdiction can materially impact the overall effective income tax rate of the Company, particularly the ratio of Canadian pretax income versus U.S. pretax income.  The consolidated effective income tax rate after eliminating this discrete permanent difference decreased for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 to 34.7% as compared to 41.2% for the comparable prior year period because the Company's projected fiscal 2017 Canadian income before taxes was higher as a percentage of the total projected 2017 income before taxes as compared to the projected 2016 Canadian income before taxes as a percentage of the total projected 2016 income before taxes at the same time in the comparable prior year period.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 1, 2016 (Continued)
Segment Discussion
Engineering
Engineering revenues of $61.5 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 increased 11.8%, or $6.5$31.1 million, as compared to the comparable prior year period.  The increase in revenue was primarily due to increases in revenues of $3.3 milliondriven by both the Company’s school and non-school clients. Revenue from school clients for the Company's Energy Services Group, $2.8 million from the Company's Canadian Power Systems Engineering Group and $0.5 million from the Company's Aerospace Engineering Group.  Gross profit increased 19.5%, or $2.7thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 was $41.5 million as compared to the comparable prior year period. Gross profit increased due to the increase in revenues and an increase in gross margin to 27.5% for the current period as compared to 25.7% for the comparable prior year period. The gross margin increase was primarily due to more favorable utilization of billable consultants on fixed price contracts as the Company naturally experiences variability in utilization from quarter to quarter. The Engineering segment operating income was $3.9 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $2.0$14.1 million for the comparable prior year period. The improvement in operating income was primarily driven by the increase in gross profit and was offset by an increase in SGA expense of $0.8 million. The increase in SGA expense was primarily due to a higher allocation of corporate-generated SGA expense and also increased investment in selling costs.

Specialty Health Care
Specialty Health Care revenues of $49.2 millionRevenue from non-school clients for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 increased 13.2%, or $5.7April 2, 2022 was $10.7 million as compared to $7.0 million for the comparable prior year period. The primary reasons forRevenue increases were due to the increase in the revenues for thereopening of Specialty Health Care segment were increasesSchool clients and unprecedented demand for health care professionals across all types of $2.0 million from the Honolulu office, $1.7 million from the Chicago office, $1.3 million from the travel nursing staffing group and $1.2 million from the New York City Office, partially offset by a decrease in revenue of $0.5 million from the permanent placement group.clients served. The Specialty Health Care segment'ssegment’s gross profit increased by 6.0%197.8%, or $0.7$10.0 million, to $12.1$15.0 million for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022, as compared to $11.5$5.0 million for the prior year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the increase in revenues, offset by lowerrevenue, but also a higher gross profit margin. The Specialty Health Care segment's grossGross profit margin for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 decreasedApril 2, 2022 increased to 24.7%28.7% as compared to 26.3%23.8% for the comparable prior year period.  The decreaseincrease in gross profit margin was primarily driven by a decrease in high gross profit margin permanent placement revenues and decreases in gross profit margin from the travel nursing staffing group and HIM practice, generally due to market factors including increased competitionmore normalized revenue and constrained labor. Additionally, the Specialty Health Care segment added a significant number of paraprofessionals in both New York City and Hawaii. Many of these paraprofessionals were new to the Company's payroll, resulting in high unemployment tax expense.demand for certain services.  Specialty Health Care experienced operating income of $0.5$6.9 million for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022, as compared to $1.1$0.9 million for the comparable prior year period. The primary reason for the decreaseincrease in operating income was the increase to gross profit, offset by an increase in SGA expense, partially offset by the increase in gross profit.expense. SGA expense increased by $1.2$3.9 million to $8.0 million, as compared to $4.1 million in the comparable prior year period. The increase in SGA expense was primarily due to increasing our workforce to help meet increased demand.

Life Sciences and Information Technology

Life Sciences and Information Technology revenue of $9.9 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 increased 10.4%, or $0.9 million, as compared to $9.0 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in Life Sciences and Information Technology revenue was primarily driven by the Company’s Life Sciences practice. The Company believes that the Life Sciences industry has not seen a negative impact from COVID-19. Gross profit of $3.2 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 increased 22.2%, or $0.6 million, as compared to $2.6 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the needincrease in revenue, as well as an increase in gross profit margin.  The Life Sciences and Information Technology gross profit margin for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 was 32.2% as compared to 29.1% for the comparable prior year period.  The Company attributes the gross profit margin increase to higher revenue from its Life Sciences practice and a concerted effort to increase gross profit margin through its managed service offerings. SGA infrastructure expense in orderincreased by $0.1 million to support the increased activity levels associated with higher revenues$2.1 million, as compared to $2.0 million in the current periodcomparable prior year period. The increase in SGA expense was a driven by increased expenditures in sales and anticipated, continued increased activityrecruiting. The Life Sciences and Information Technology segment experienced operating income of $1.1 million as compared to $0.6 million for the balance ofcomparable prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily due to the Company's fiscal 2017.

increase in revenue and gross profit, and also the decrease in SGA expense.

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MANAGEMENT'S

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)


Thirty-Nine

Thirteen Week Period Ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 Compared to Thirty-NineThirteen Week Period Ended October 1, 2016April 3, 2021 (Continued)

Segment Discussion (Continued)
Information Technology
Information Technology revenues of $25.0 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 decreased 26.1%, or $8.8 million, as compared to $33.8 million for the comparable prior year period.  The decrease was primarily from reductions in project revenues from several large clients that were not replaced.  Gross profit of $6.5 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 decreased 30.0%, or $2.8 million, as compared to $9.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in revenues and a decrease in gross profit margin. The Information Technology gross profit margin for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 was 26.1% as compared to 27.6% for the comparable prior year period.  Gross profit margin decreased because large project high-value, high-margin revenues decreased and thereby increased the portion of lower gross profit margin staffing-oriented revenues.   The Information Technology segment experienced an operating loss of $0.1 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to operating income of $0.7 million for the comparable prior year period.  The decrease in operating income was due to the decrease in gross profit, partially offset by a decrease in SGA expense.  SGA expense of $6.5 million for the thirty-nine week period ended September 30, 2017 decreased $1.9 million as compared to $8.4 million in the comparable prior year period. The decrease in SGA expense was primarily due to lower selling costs associated with lower gross profit, a focus on reducing SGA expense and also a lower allocation of corporate SGA expense.
The Company has an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which primarily operates in the Information Technology segment. Due largely to the impact of Hurricane Maria, the Company estimates that it lost revenues of approximately $0.1 million in September 2017. The lost revenues in September did not have a material impact to operating income for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2017. During both the thirteen week periods ended April 1, 2017 and July 1, 2017 the Company's San Juan office generated $1.1 million in revenues. The Company believes that, for at least the next several quarters, San Juan revenues and contribution operating income will be materially impacted. In order to retain key consulting resources, the Company may need to pay full-time compensation to certain individuals who will not be billable to clients on a full-time basis (i.e. "bench time"). This bench time may materially impact the contribution operating income of the Information Technology segment.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 1, 2016 (Continued)

Segment Discussion (Continued)

Supplemental Operating Results on a Non-GAAP Basis

The following non-GAAP measures, which adjust for the categories of expenses described below, primarily changes in contingent consideration as a result of re-measurement in the amount of contingent consideration we expect to pay with respect to past acquisitions, are non-GAAP financial measures.  Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures ("EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted Net Income" and "Diluted EPS") are useful information for investors, shareholders and other stakeholders of our company in gauging our results of operations on an ongoing basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of our current financial performance and period-to-period comparisons.  We believe that EBITDA is a performance measure and not a liquidity measure, and therefore a reconciliation between net income and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA has been provided.  EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of performance.  In addition, EBITDA does not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows.  We do not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.  These non-GAAP measures should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following unaudited table presents the Company's GAAP Net Income measure and the corresponding adjustments used to calculate "EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted Net Income" and "Diluted EPS" for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016.

 Thirteen Week Periods Ended Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended 
 September 30, 2017 
October 1,
2016
 September 30, 2017 
October 1,
2016
 
GAAP net income$1,020 $110 $1,759 $1,974 
Income tax expense422 184 1,351 1,384 
Interest expense137 114 409 422 
Depreciation and amortization422 388 1,229 1,177 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)$2,001 $796 $4,748 $4,957 
         
Adjustments        
   Change in contingent consideration- - 781 - 
Gain (loss) on foreign currency
   transactions
 
17
 
 
14
 
 
(38
 
)
 
(9
 
)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)$2,018 $810 $5,491 $4,948 
         
GAAP net income$1,020 $110 $1,759 $1,974 
Adjustments        
   Change in contingent consideration- - 781 - 
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)$1,020 $110 $2,540 $1,974 
         
GAAP Diluted EPS$0.08 $0.01 $0.15 $0.16 
Adjustments        
   Change in contingent consideration- - $0.06 - 
Adjusted Diluted EPS (non-GAAP)$0.08 $0.01 $0.21 $0.16 
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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources


The following table summarizes the major captions from the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):


 Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended 
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
Cash provided by (used in):    
 Operating activities$6,956 $12,128 
 Investing activities($743)($729)
 Financing activities($5,621)($12,097)

  

Thirteen Week Periods Ended

 
  

April 2,

2022

  

April 3,

2021

 

Cash provided by (used in):

        

   Operating activities

 $2,468  $(9,112

)

   Investing activities

 $(217

)

 $(47

)

   Financing activities

 $(1,612

)

 $9,215 

Operating Activities


Operating activities provided $7.0$2.5 million of cash for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to $12.1using $9.1 million in the comparable prior year period.  The major components of cash provided by or used in operating activities in the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and the comparable prior year period are as follows: net income, and changes in accounts receivable, the net of transit accounts payable and transit accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and accrued payroll and related costs.


Net income forcosts, and deferred revenue.

For the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 was $1.8April 2, 2022, the Company experienced net income of $6.5 million as compared to $2.0$1.0 million for the comparable prior year period.  A decreaseAn increase in accounts receivables in the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 provided $3.7April 2, 2022 used $10.2 million of cash as compared to $8.6$9.1 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company primarily attributes the decreasethis increase in accounts receivables for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 to improved collections, particularly from the Company's Specialty Health Care and Canadian Engineering clients.


The Company'sincrease in revenue for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022 as compared to the thirteen week period ended January 1, 2022. 

While highly variable, the Company’s transit accounts payable generallytypically exceeds the Company'sCompany’s transit accounts receivable, but absolute amounts and differences fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter in the normal course of business.  The net of transit accounts payable and transit accounts receivable was a net liabilitypayable of $1.3 million and $2.5$1.6 million as of September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016, respectively, so thea net payable of $1.1 million as of January 1, 2022, providing $0.5 million of cash impact during the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 used $1.2 million in cash.April 2, 2022.  The net of transit accounts payable and transit accounts receivable was a net liabilitypayable of $0.6 million as of April 3, 2021 and a net payable of $2.4 million as of October 1, 2016 and of $1.5 million as of January 2, 2016, so the2021, using $1.8 million of cash impact during the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended October 1, 2016 provided $0.9 million in cash.   


April 3, 2021. 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets provided $0.2cash of $0.1 million in cash for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to $1.8$0.5 million inof cash for the comparable prior year period.  The Company attributes these changes to prepaid expenses and other current assets, if any, to general timing of payments in the normal course of business. Since certain expenses are paid before a fiscal year concludes and are amortized over the next fiscal year, prepaid expenses and other current assets generally tend to increase at the end of a fiscal year and decrease during the first half.

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A decrease

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Operating Activities (Continued)

An increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses used $1.3cash of $1.0 million for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to $1.7 million ofproviding negligible cash for the comparable prior year period.  The Company attributes these changes to general timing of payments to vendorstypical fluctuations in the normal course of business.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Operating Activities (Continued)

A decrease

Changes in accrued payroll and related costs provided cash of $5.4 million for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 used $0.2 million in cashApril 2, 2022 as compared to using $2.3 millionproviding negligible cash for the comparable prior year period.  There are threefour primary factors that generally impact accrued payroll and related costs: 1) there is a general correlation to operating expenses as payroll and related costs is the Company'sCompany’s largest expense group, so as operating costs increase or decrease, absent all other factors, so will the accrued payroll and related costs; 2) the Company pays the majority of its employeespayroll every two weeks and normally has thirteen weeks in a fiscal quarter, which means that the Company normally has a major payroll on the last business day of every other quarter; 3) the timing of various payroll related payments varies in the normal course of business; and 3)4) most of the Company'sCompany’s senior management participate in annual incentive plans and while progress advances are oftensometimes made during the fiscal year, these accrued bonus balances, to the extent they are projected to be achieved, generally accumulate throughout the year.  A significant portion of these incentive plan accruals are typically paid at the beginning of one fiscal year, pertaining to the prior fiscal year.   The Company'sCompany’s last major payroll for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 was paid on September 29, 2017.


March 25, 2022.  During fiscal 2020, the Company deferred $3.3 million of employer payroll taxes under the CARES Act. Half of these deferred payroll taxes were paid in December 2021 and the remaining portion must be paid in December 2022.

Historically, the Company has experienced small deferred revenue balances that have been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  During the second half of fiscal 2021, the Company’ Industrial Processing group secured several contracts with significant front-loaded payments, thereby generating larger deferred revenue balances than typically generated. The Company’s deferred revenue balance as of April 2, 2022 was $2.5 million, as compared to $3.4 million as of April 3, 2021, using cash from operations of $0.9 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022. 

Investing Activities


Investing activities used cash$0.2 million of $0.7 millioncash for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $0.7 millionApril 2, 2022 and used negligible cash for the comparable prior year period.  Investing activities used $0.2 million for both periods presented were primarily related to expenditures forthe purchase of property and equipment.


equipment in the current period as compared to a negligible amount in the prior year comparable period.

Financing Activities


Financing activities used $5.6$1.6 million of cash for the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to $12.1providing $9.3 million in the comparable prior year period.  The Company made net repaymentsborrowings under its line of credit of $4.9$1.1 million during the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as compared to net repayments of $9.8$10.1 million in the comparable prior year period.  The Company also used $0.4 million and $1.8$2.8 million to repurchase shares of its common stock duringin the thirty-nine weekcurrent period ended September 30, 2017 andas compared to $0.9 million in the comparable prior year period, respectively.  The Company also used $0.9 million to pay contingent consideration for both periods presented.period.  The Company generated cash of $0.4$0.1 million from sales of shares from its equity plans for both periods presented.


The Companythe current period and its subsidiaries are party to a loan agreement with Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania which provides for a $35 million revolving credit facilitythe comparable prior year period.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and includes a sub-limit of $5 million for letters of credit (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and expires December 11, 2019.  The Revolving Credit Facility has been amended several times, most recently pursuant to the Seventh Amendment entered into on March 8, 2017 when the Company was granted a waiver that expressly excludes $1.3 million of certain legal settlement and office closure expenses in the calculation of the Company's loan covenants. Capital Resources (Continued)

Financing Activities (Continued)

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at one of two alternative rates, as selected by the Company at each incremental borrowing.  These alternatives are: (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin, typically borrowed in fixed 30-day increments or (ii) the agent bank'sbank’s prime rate generally borrowed over shorter durations.  At the option of Citizens Bank, LIBOR can be replaced with SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate). The LIBOR alternative is being phased out in 2022.  Citizens Bank has not indicated when this switch will occur, but in any event, the Company does not believe there will be any material impact on its borrowing rate. The Company also pays unused line fees based on the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility that is not drawn.  Unused line fees are recorded as interest expense.  The effective weighted average interest rate, including unused line fees, for the thirty-ninethirteen week periodperiods ended September 30, 2017 was 2.6%.


April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 were 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively.

All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and a pledge of the stock of its subsidiaries.  The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various financial and non-financial covenants, such as a covenant that restricts on the Company'sCompany’s ability to borrow in order to pay dividends. As of September 30, 2017,April 2, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in itsthe Revolving Credit Facility.


Facility (as amended). The Company believes that it will maintain compliance with its financial covenants for the foreseeable future.   

Borrowings under the line of credit as of September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016January 1, 2022 were $9.5$15.3 million and $14.3$14.2 million, respectively.  At September 30, 2017both April 2, 2022 and December 31, 2016January 1, 2022 there were letters of credit outstanding for $0.8$1.9 million.  At September 30, 2017,April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022, the Company had availability for additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility of $24.7 million.

$27.8 million and $28.9 million, respectively.

In addition to borrowings and sales of shares from its equity plans, the Company may raise capital through sales of shares of common stock under its at the market issuance program (the “ATM Program”) established under its May 2021 At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley Securities, Inc., as the agent (the “Agent”).  The ATM Program allows the Company to offer and sell shares of the common stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $17.9 million from time to time through the Agent.  The Company may also decide to increase the value of shares available to sell if the Company’s stock price increases.  To date, the Company has not sold any shares under the ATM Program. 

Impact to Line of Credit from COVID-19

The Company has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 as more fully described in Footnote 15 as well as the Segment Discussion, and Liquidity and Capital Resources sections in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The Company believes that its current line of credit is adequate to provide the necessary liquidity if COVID-19 negatively impacts its operations.  While the Company does expect to be in compliance with its financial covenants in the line of credit for the foreseeable future, the Company can give no assurance that the line of credit will be available to the Company.

Current Liquidity and Revolving Credit Facility

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, maintain our assets, fund our operations, and meet the other general cash needs of our business. Our liquidity is impacted by general economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control. Our liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay our expenses, principally labor-costs, and other related expenditures. We generally satisfy our liquidity needs through cash provided by operations and, when necessary, our revolving line of credit from Citizens Bank. The Company believes it has a great deal of flexibility to reduce its costs if it becomes necessary. The Company believes that it can satisfy its liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT'S

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)


Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)


Current Liquidity and Revolving Credit Facility (Continued)

The Company’s liquidity and capital resources as of April 2, 2022, included accounts receivable and total current asset balances of $58.8 million and $63.1 million, respectively. Current liabilities were $35.7 million as of April 2, 2022 and were exceeded by total current assets by $27.4 million.

The Company experiences volatility in its daily cash flow and, at times, relies on the revolving line of credit to provide daily liquidity for the Company’s financial operations. As of April 2, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants contained in the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company believes that it will maintain compliance with its financial covenants for the foreseeable future. 

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company anticipates that its primary uses of capital in future periods will be for working capital purposes.  Funding for any long-term and short-term capital requirements as well as future acquisitions will be derived from one or more of the Revolving Credit Facility (or a replacement thereof), funds generated through operations or future financing transactions.  The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, which may or may not be covered by insurance.  Were an unfavorable final outcome to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our financial position, liquidity, and the results of operations.


The Company'sCompany’s business strategy is to achieve growth both internally through operations and externally through strategic acquisitions.  The Company from time to time engages in discussions with potential acquisition candidates. The Company has acquired numerous companies throughout its history and those acquisitions have generally included significant future contingent consideration. As the size of the Company and its financial resources increase however, acquisition opportunities requiring significant commitments of capital may arise. In order to pursue such opportunities, the Company may be required to incur debt or issue potentially dilutive securities in the future.  No assurance can be given as to the Company'sCompany’s future acquisition and expansion opportunities or how such opportunities will be financed.


The Company is exposed to various asserted claims as of April 2, 2022, where the Company believes it has a probability of loss. Additionally, the Company is exposed to other asserted claims whereby an amount of loss has not been declared, and the Company cannot determine the potential loss. Any of these various claims could result in an unfavorable outcome or settlement that exceeds the accrued amounts. However, the Company believes that such matters will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. As of April 2, 2022, the Company has accrued $1.9 million for asserted claims. 

In April 2022, a client of the Company’s Industrial Processing Group alleged that a system partially designed by the Company is not operating as intended, and that the Company is responsible. The Company is attempting to find a mutually agreeable solution but has not determined if it has any liability. In the event of liability, the Company believes its damages are contractually limited to $3.3 million. Since the Company has not determined that a loss is probable, the Company has not accrued any liability for this project.

The Company utilizes SAP software for its financial reporting and accounting system which was implemented in 1999 and has not undergone significant upgrades since its initial implementation. The Company believes that it will become necessary tois implementing an upgrade or replaceof its SAP financial reporting and accounting system.  The Company has not determined when this contemplated replacement may be necessary, but expects to undertake a comprehensive review of thecurrent system during fiscal 2017.2022. The Company estimates this upgrade or replacement of the third-partyits financial reporting and accounting system will cost between $1.0$0.5 million and $2.0$1.0 million. These estimates are subject to material change.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Future Contingent Payments

The Company'sCompany’s current commitments consist primarily of lease obligations for office space.  The Company believes that its capital resources are sufficient to meet its present obligations and those to be incurred in the normal course of business for at least the next 12 months.


The Company leases office facilities and various equipment under non-cancelable leases expiring at various dates through November 2022.2027.  Certain leases are subject to escalation clauses based upon changes in various factors. The minimum future annual operating

Maturities of lease commitments for leases with non-cancelable terms, exclusive of unknown operating escalation charges,liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


Fiscal YearsAmount
2017 (after September 30, 2017)$856
20182,969
20191,632
2020999
2021489
Thereafter304
Total$7,249
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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Future Contingent Payments

follows:

Fiscal Year

 

Operating Leases

  

Finance

Leases

 

2022 (After April 2, 2022)

 $1,102  $352 

2023

  1,209   337 

2024

  512   168 

2025

  257   - 

2026

  182   - 

Thereafter

  123   - 
         

Total lease payments

  3,385   857 

Less: imputed interest

  (135

)

  (11

)

Total

 $3,250  $846 

As of September 30, 2017,April 2, 2022, the Company had fivetwo active acquisition agreements whereby additional contingent consideration may be earned by the former shareholders: 1) effective JulyOctober 1, 2012 the Company acquired certain assets of BGA, LLC ("BGA"); 2) effective August 1, 20142017, the Company acquired all of the stock of Point Comm, Inc. ("PCI"PSR Engineering Solutions d.o.o. Beograd (Voždovac) (“PSR”); 3) and 2) effective July 5, 2015,September 30, 2018, the Company acquired certain assets of Substation Design Services,Thermal Kinetics Engineering, PLLC and Thermal Kinetics Systems, LLC ("SDS"); 4) effective December 31, 2016, the Company acquired certain assets of Allied Health Professionals, LLC ("AHP") and 5) effective April 16, 2017 the Company acquired certain assets of R.A.F. Services, Inc. ("RAF"(together, “TKE”). The Company estimates future contingent payments at September 30, 2017April 2, 2022 as follows:


Fiscal YearTotal
December 30, 2017 (after September 30, 2017)$992
December 30, 2018240
Estimated future contingent consideration payments$1,232

Fiscal Year Ending

 

Total

 

December 31, 2022

 $103 

December 30, 2023

  600 

Estimated future contingent consideration payments

 $703 

Estimates of future contingent payments are subject to significant judgment and actual payments may materially differ from estimates.  Potential futurefuture contingent payments to be made to all active acquisitions after April 2, 2022 are capped at a cumulative maximum of $2.9.$0.7 million.  The Company estimates future contingent consideration in payments based on forecasted performance and recorded at the net presentfair value of those expected payments as of September 30, 2017.  The measurementApril 2, 2022.  During the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, the Company measured the intangibles acquired at fair value on a non-recurring basis.  Contingent consideration related to acquisitions is based on significant inputs that are not observablerecorded at fair value (level 3) with changes in the market, which "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" (ASU Topic 820-10-35) refers to as Level 3 inputs.


fair value recorded in other (expense) income, net.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


The Company'sCompany’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company'sCompany’s investment portfolio and debt instruments, which primarily consist of itsthe Revolving Credit Facility. The Company does not have any derivative financial instruments in its portfolio.  The Company places its investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards. The Company is adverse to principal loss and ensures the safety and preservation of its invested funds by limiting default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk.  As of September 30, 2017,April 2, 2022, the Company'sCompany’s investments consisted of cash and money market funds.  The Company does not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate changes.  Based on the Company'sCompany’s variable-rate line of credit balances during the thirty-ninethirteen week period ended September 30, 2017,April 2, 2022, if the interest rate on the Company'sCompany’s variable-rate line of credit (using an incremental borrowing rate) during the period had been 1.0% higher, the Company'sCompany’s interest expense on an annualized basis would have increased by $0.1$0.2 million.  The Company does not expect any material loss with respect to its investment portfolio.



ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


The Company'sCompany’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's ChiefCompany’s Principal Executive Officer and ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, the ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer and ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC'sSEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company'sCompany’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.


As management prepares and executes its virtual financial close process, there could be related implications on the internal controls performed specifically in conjunction with the preparation, review, and filing of this report. There have beenis a risk that moving to a virtual environment in response to COVID-19 could result in certain controls (e.g., financial closing and reporting controls) being overridden or performed less frequently, or that management could be designing and implementing new controls in response to new risks. In addition, in instances where relevant controls fail, and there are no compensating controls in place, there may be fewer opportunities to timely identify or remediate control deficiencies. There were otherwise no changes in the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter andthirteen week period ended April 2, 2022, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting.

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RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


See discussion of Contingencies in Note 1615 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this report.



ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS


There have been no material changes from

For information regarding factors that could affect the Company’s business, see the risk factors disclosed in the "Risk Factors" section (Item 1A)discussed under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.


Operations in Puerto Rico

Our office in San Juan, Puerto Rico has been significantly impacted by Hurricane Maria.  Since that event in September 2017, that office has not generated meaningful revenues, and may not generate significant revenues in the near future, or ever.  In addition, while Puerto Rico in general and our office in particular work to recover, we expect to incur expenses, such as full-time compensation to certain individuals whom we seek to retain long-term, without receiving any associated revenue.


January 1, 2022. 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


None.


Period

 

Total

Number of

Shares Purchased

  

Weighted

Average Price

Paid per Share

  

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly Announced

Program

  

Approximate

Dollar Value of

Shares that May

Yet Be Purchased

Under the Program

 

January 2, 2022 -

January 31, 2022

  156,989  $6.46   156,989  $9,091,000 

February 1, 2022 -

February 28, 2022

  156,844  $6.91   313,833  $8,007,000 

March 1, 2022 -

April 2, 2022

  92,647  $7.38   406,480  $7,323,000 

Total

  406,480  $6.84   406,480  $7,323,000 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES


None.



ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES


Not applicable.



ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION


None.

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ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS


Certification of President and ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  

Certification of ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  

Certification of President and ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  (This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed"“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

  

Certification of ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed"“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

  

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

  

101.SCH*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

  

101.CAL*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

  

101.LAB*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

  

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Documents

  

101.DEF*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)


__________


*Filed herewith

**Furnished herewith

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RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




  

RCM Technologies, Inc.

Date:  November 2, 2017April 28, 2022

 

By: /s/ Rocco Campanelli

Bradley S. Vizi

   
Rocco Campanelli
President

Bradley S. Vizi

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

President

(Principal Executive Officer and

Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant)






Date:  November 2, 2017April 28, 2022

 

By: /s/ Kevin D. Miller

   

Kevin D. Miller

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and

Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant)




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Exhibit 31.1

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION
I, Rocco Campanelli, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RCM Technologies, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this  report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  November 2, 2017
/s/ Rocco Campanelli
Rocco Campanelli
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 31.2

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin D. Miller, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RCM Technologies, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  November 2, 2017
/s/ Kevin D. Miller
Kevin D. Miller
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 32.1


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




I, Rocco Campanelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of RCM Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

(1)  The Company's periodic report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)   The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


** *



/s/ Rocco Campanelli
Rocco Campanelli
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  November 2, 2017
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Exhibit 32.2


RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




I, Kevin D. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of RCM Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

(1)  The Company's periodic report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


** *



/s/ Kevin D. Miller
Kevin D. Miller
Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 2, 2017
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