Administaff, Inc.
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Exhibit 99.1
ADMINISTAFF ANNOUNCES SOLID THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
· | Revenues increase 13% on 10% unit growth |
· | Operating expense per worksite employee declines 3% |
· | Share repurchases continue on strong cash flow |
HOUSTON - Nov. 1, 2007 - Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF), a leading provider of human resources services for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The company reported third quarter net income of $12.2 million in the 2007 period, up from $12.1 million in the 2006 period. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.45 from $0.43 in the 2006 period.
Third Quarter Results
Revenues for the third quarter of 2007 increased 13.3% over the 2006 period to $383.4 million, due to a 9.7% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per month and a 3.3% increase in revenues per worksite employee per month.
“We are pleased with the unit growth acceleration we experienced during the quarter,” said Paul J. Sarvadi, Administaff chairman and chief executive officer. “Our fall selling and retention campaign is off to a good start as we lay the foundation for a successful 2008.”
Gross profit increased 4.4% over the third quarter of 2006 to $75.0 million, due primarily to the growth in the average number of worksite employees paid. As expected, the average gross profit per worksite employee per month of $222 declined on higher benefits costs compared to the 2006 period; however, exceeded the high end of our forecasted range for the quarter.
Operating expenses for the quarter increased 6.6% to $59.2 million, and included the planned addition of sales and service personnel and an accrual for incentive compensation due to better-than-expected operating results. Operating expenses per worksite employee per month declined 2.8% from $181 in the 2006 period to $176 in the 2007 period.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2007 decreased 3.1% to $15.8 million, with an average operating income per worksite employee per month of $47 compared to $53 in the 2006 period.
EBITDA for the third quarter was $22.6 million. Cash outlays included capital expenditures of $4.0 million, dividends of $2.9 million and share repurchases of $13.4 million.
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Year-to-Date Results
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the company reported a 3.1% increase in net income to $34.2 million compared to $33.2 million in the same period in 2006. Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.24 from $1.17 in the 2006 period.
Year-to-date revenues were $1.2 billion, a 12.6% increase over the 2006 period, which resulted from a 9.2% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per month and a 3.2% increase in revenues per worksite employee per month. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 6.5% to $221.6 million. The average gross profit per worksite employee per month was $227, a 2.2% decrease compared to the 2006 period.
Year-to-date operating expenses increased 8.6% to $177.4 million. On a per worksite employee per month basis, operating expenses were $182 compared to $183 in the 2006 period. The resulting operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $44.1 million compared to $44.7 million in 2006.
EBITDA for the first nine months of the year was $64.3 million. Cash outlays included capital expenditures of $9.5 million, dividends of $9.0 million and share repurchases of $61.3 million.
“Our strong cash flow has given us the opportunity to repurchase over 6% of our shares since the beginning of the year,” said Douglas S. Sharp, vice-president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer. “The accretive impact of these share repurchases, coupled with $9 million in dividends, demonstrates significant return to shareholders while we continue to invest in the growth of the company.”
Administaff will be hosting a conference call today at 10 a.m. EDT to discuss these results, give guidance for the fourth quarter of 2007, provide some preliminary commentary on 2008 and answer questions from investment analysts. To listen in, call 800-573-4752 and use passcode 64345408. The call will also be webcast at http://www.administaff.com. To access the webcast, click on the Investor Relations section of the Web site and select “Live Webcast.” The conference call script and company guidance for the fourth quarter of 2007 will be available at the same Web site later today. A replay of the conference call will be available at 888-286-8010, passcode 97180098, for two weeks after the call. The webcast will be archived for one year.
Administaff is the nation’s leading professional employer organization (PEO), serving as a full-service human resources department that provides small and medium-sized businesses with administrative relief, big-company benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity. The company operates 47 sales offices in 23 major markets. For additional information, visit Administaff’s Web site at http://www.administaff.com.
The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws (Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). You can identify such forward-looking statements by the words “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely,” “possibly,” “probably,” “goal,” “objective,” “target,” “assume,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “predicts,” “appears,” “indicator” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In the normal course of business, Administaff, Inc., in an effort to help keep our stockholders and the public informed about our operations, may from time to time issue such forward-looking statements, either orally or in writing. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of such plans or strategies, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings, unit growth, profit per worksite employee, pricing, operating expenses or other aspects of operating results. We base the forward-looking statements on our current expectations, estimates and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that we cannot predict. In addition, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Therefore, the actual results of the future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are: (i) changes in general economic conditions; (ii) regulatory and tax developments and possible adverse application of various federal, state and local regulations, including but not limited to the California State Unemployment Tax matter; (iii) changes in our direct costs and operating expenses including, but not limited to, increases in health insurance costs and workers’ compensation rates and underlying claims trends, financial solvency of workers’ compensation carriers and other insurers, state unemployment tax rates, liabilities for employee and client actions or payroll-related claims, changes in the costs of expanding into new markets, and failure to manage growth of our operations; (iv) the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts; (v) changes in the competitive environment in the PEO industry, including the entrance of new competitors and our ability to renew or replace client companies; (vi) our liability for worksite employee payroll and benefits costs; and (vii) an adverse final judgment or settlement of claims against Administaff. These factors are discussed in further detail in Administaff’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of these factors, or a combination of such factors, could materially affect the results of our operations and whether forward-looking statements we make ultimately prove to be accurate.
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Administaff, Inc.
Summary Financial Information
(in thousands, except per share amounts and statistical data)
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 114,926 | $ | 148,416 | |||
Restricted cash | 36,195 | 37,405 | |||||
Marketable securities | 89,034 | 85,617 | |||||
Accounts receivable | 142,907 | 122,723 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 21,666 | 15,233 | |||||
Income taxes receivable | — | 3,193 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 2,878 | 2,492 | |||||
Total current assets | 407,606 | 415,079 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 79,491 | 81,120 | |||||
Deposits | 53,548 | 59,890 | |||||
Other assets | 5,774 | 5,426 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 546,419 | $ | 561,515 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 4,600 | $ | 3,802 | |||
Payroll taxes and other payroll deductions payable | 85,533 | 116,926 | |||||
Accrued worksite employee payroll expense | 130,669 | 94,818 | |||||
Accrued health insurance costs | 13,945 | 2,824 | |||||
Accrued workers’ compensation costs | 38,093 | 39,035 | |||||
Income tax payable | 2,369 | — | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 21,588 | 28,690 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 617 | 583 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 297,414 | 286,678 | |||||
Long-term debt | 618 | 1,166 | |||||
Accrued workers’ compensation costs | 39,729 | 40,019 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 5,915 | 5,207 | |||||
Total noncurrent liabilities | 46,262 | 46,392 | |||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Common stock | 309 | 309 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 138,681 | 135,942 | |||||
Treasury stock, cost | (108,949 | ) | (55,405 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | (222 | ) | (131 | ) | |||
Retained earnings | 172,924 | 147,730 | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 202,743 | 228,445 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 546,419 | $ | 561,515 |
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Summary Financial Information (continued)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and statistical data)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | Change | 2007 | 2006 | Change | ||||||||||||||
Operating results: | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenues (gross billings of $2.316 billion, $1.990 billion, $6.781 billion and $5.813 billion, less worksite employee payroll cost of $1.932 billion, $1.652 billion, $5.613 billion and $4.776 billion, respectively) | $ | 383,380 | $ | 338,421 | 13.3 | % | $ | 1,167,896 | $ | 1,036,835 | 12.6 | % | |||||||
Direct costs: | |||||||||||||||||||
Payroll taxes, benefits and workers’ compensation costs | 308,338 | 266,557 | 15.7 | % | 946,320 | 828,762 | 14.2 | % | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 75,042 | 71,864 | 4.4 | % | 221,576 | 208,073 | 6.5 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and payroll taxes | 31,774 | 30,393 | 4.5 | % | 96,895 | 88,057 | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 1,885 | 1,011 | 86.4 | % | 5,628 | 2,368 | 137.7 | % | |||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 15,576 | 14,722 | 5.8 | % | 45,798 | 44,573 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||
Commissions | 3,104 | 2,722 | 14.0 | % | 8,727 | 8,264 | 5.6 | % | |||||||||||
Advertising | 3,074 | 2,819 | 9.0 | % | 9,134 | 8,521 | 7.2 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,827 | 3,896 | (1.8 | )% | 11,251 | 11,620 | (3.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 59,240 | 55,563 | 6.6 | % | 177,433 | 163,403 | 8.6 | % | |||||||||||
Operating income | 15,802 | 16,301 | (3.1 | )% | 44,143 | 44,670 | (1.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 2,957 | 2,567 | 15.2 | % | 8,941 | 8,384 | 6.6 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (26 | ) | (14 | ) | 85.7 | % | (87 | ) | (1,076 | ) | (91.9 | )% | |||||||
Other, net | 4 | 13 | (69.2 | )% | 13 | 125 | (89.6 | )% | |||||||||||
Income before income tax expense | 18,737 | 18,867 | (0.7 | )% | 53,010 | 52,103 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 6,583 | 6,754 | (2.5 | )% | 18,819 | 18,952 | (0.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 12,154 | $ | 12,113 | 0.3 | % | $ | 34,191 | $ | 33,151 | 3.1 | % | |||||||
Diluted net income per share of common stock | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.43 | 4.7 | % | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.17 | 6.0 | % | |||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 26,873 | 28,259 | 27,518 | 28,402 |
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Summary Financial Information (continued)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and statistical data)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | Change | 2007 | 2006 | Change | ||||||||||||||
Statistical data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Average number of worksite employees paid per month | 112,496 | 102,530 | 9.7 | % | 108,571 | 99,459 | 9.2 | % | |||||||||||
Revenues per worksite employee per month (1) | $ | 1,136 | $ | 1,100 | 3.3 | % | $ | 1,195 | $ | 1,158 | 3.2 | % | |||||||
Gross profit per worksite employee per month | 222 | 234 | (5.1 | )% | 227 | 232 | (2.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Operating expenses per worksite employee per month | 176 | 181 | (2.8 | )% | 182 | 183 | (0.5 | )% | |||||||||||
Operating income per worksite employee per month | 47 | 53 | (11.3 | )% | 45 | 50 | (10.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Net income per worksite employee per month | 36 | 39 | (7.7 | )% | 35 | 37 | (5.4 | )% |
(1) | Gross billings of $6,862, $6,470, $6,940 and $6,494 per worksite employee per month, less payroll cost of $5,726, $5,370, $5,745 and $5,335 per worksite employee per month, respectively. |
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Summary Financial Information (continued)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and statistical data)
(Unaudited)
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation Tables
Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | Change | 2007 | 2006 | Change | ||||||||||||||
Payroll cost (GAAP) | $ | 1,932,491 | $ | 1,651,694 | 17.0 | % | $ | 5,613,354 | $ | 4,775,737 | 17.5 | % | |||||||
Less: Bonus payroll cost | 142,231 | 120,620 | 17.9 | % | 499,006 | 382,728 | 30.4 | % | |||||||||||
Non-bonus payroll cost | $ | 1,790,260 | $ | 1,531,074 | 16.9 | % | $ | 5,114,348 | $ | 4,393,009 | 16.4 | % | |||||||
Payroll cost per worksite employee (GAAP) | $ | 5,726 | $ | 5,370 | 6.6 | % | $ | 5,745 | $ | 5,335 | 7.7 | % | |||||||
Less: Bonus payroll cost per worksite employee | 421 | 392 | 7.4 | % | 511 | 427 | 19.7 | % | |||||||||||
Non-bonus payroll cost per worksite employee | $ | 5,305 | $ | 4,978 | 6.6 | % | $ | 5,234 | $ | 4,908 | 6.6 | % |
Non-bonus payroll cost represents payroll cost excluding the impact of bonus payrolls paid to the company’s worksite employees. Bonus payroll cost varies from period to period, but has no direct impact to the company’s ultimate workers’ compensation costs under the current program. As a result, Administaff management refers to non-bonus payroll cost in analyzing, reporting and forecasting the company’s workers’ compensation costs.
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Net income (GAAP) | $ | 12,154 | $ | 12,113 | $ | 34,191 | $ | 33,151 | |||||
Interest expense | 26 | 14 | 87 | 1,076 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 6,583 | 6,754 | 18,819 | 18,952 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,827 | 3,896 | 11,251 | 11,620 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 22,590 | $ | 22,777 | $ | 64,348 | $ | 64,799 |
EBITDA represents net income computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense. Administaff management believes EBITDA is often a useful measure of the company’s operating performance, as it allows for additional analysis of the company’s operating results separate from the impact of taxes and capital and financing transactions on earnings.
Non-bonus payroll and EBITDA are not financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from similar measures used by other companies. Non-bonus payroll and EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Administaff includes non-bonus payroll and EBITDA in this press release because the company believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency related to the costs incurred under the company’s workers’ compensation program and the company’s operating performance during the periods presented. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables above.
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