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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2007
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 No. 001-31299
MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 65-0865171 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
901 Yamato Road
Suite 110
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(Address of principal executive offices)
(561) 322-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 30,261,988 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of May 7, 2007.
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MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
April 1, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 162 | $ | 527 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of$839and $1,145 atApril 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | 61,136 | 56,717 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 2,782 | 2,500 | ||||||
Other current assets | 3,238 | 2,547 | ||||||
Total current assets | 67,318 | 62,291 | ||||||
Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of$24,667 and $24,095 atApril 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | 7,466 | 7,691 | ||||||
Goodwill | 99,097 | 99,097 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of$3,393 and $3,194 atApril 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | 1,254 | 1,453 | ||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of$1,153 and $1,122 atApril 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | 564 | 619 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 175,699 | $ | 171,151 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 23,105 | $ | 18,209 | ||||
Accrued payroll and related liabilities | 6,304 | 7,573 | ||||||
Current portion of capital lease obligations | 289 | 290 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 29,698 | 26,072 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 18,100 | 17,036 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 4,716 | 4,745 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion | 290 | 359 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 599 | 612 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 53,403 | 48,824 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000 authorized:30,262 and 30,257 issued and outstanding atApril 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively | 303 | 303 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 284,545 | 284,507 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (162,552 | ) | (162,483 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 122,296 | 122,327 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 175,699 | $ | 171,151 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2007 | March 26, 2006 | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Service revenues | $ | 90,518 | $ | 95,009 | ||||
Cost of services rendered | 69,483 | 75,295 | ||||||
Gross profit | 21,035 | 19,714 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 19,860 | 19,122 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 898 | 1,101 | ||||||
Restructuring and other charges | — | 3,089 | ||||||
Impairment of goodwill | — | 3,183 | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 277 | (6,781 | ) | |||||
Interest expense, net | 375 | 689 | ||||||
Loss before benefit from income taxes | (98 | ) | (7,470 | ) | ||||
Benefit from income taxes | (29 | ) | (2,987 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (69 | ) | $ | (4,483 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | — | $ | (0.15 | ) | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | 30,261 | 30,236 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
(in thousands) | April 1, 2007 | March 26, 2006 | ||||||
Operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (69 | ) | $ | (4,483 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 898 | 1,101 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance cost | 31 | 175 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | (29 | ) | (2,987 | ) | ||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 33 | 108 | ||||||
Goodwill impairment charge | — | 3,183 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 8 | 31 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (4,452 | ) | (1,250 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (973 | ) | 1,004 | |||||
Other assets | 24 | 238 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 4,896 | 2,502 | ||||||
Accrued payroll and related liabilities | (1,269 | ) | 2,282 | |||||
Other liabilities | (13 | ) | 47 | |||||
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (915 | ) | 1,951 | |||||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Purchases of furniture and equipment | (258 | ) | (509 | ) | ||||
Capitalized internal software costs | (215 | ) | (232 | ) | ||||
Cash used in investing activities | (473 | ) | (741 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Net borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit facility | 1,064 | (388 | ) | |||||
Principal payments under capital lease obligations | (71 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 30 | — | ||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,023 | (482 | ) | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (365 | ) | 728 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 527 | 42 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 162 | $ | 770 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Interest paid, net | $ | 11 | $ | 5 | ||||
Income taxes refunded, net | $ | — | $ | 228 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
Non-cash payment of interest | $ | 454 | $ | 740 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. (the Company), a Delaware corporation, is a provider of temporary staffing services, per diem and travel, in the United States. The Company’s per diem healthcare staffing assignments (less than thirteen weeks in duration) and its travel healthcare staffing assignments (typically thirteen weeks in duration) place professionals, predominately nurses, at hospitals and other healthcare facilities in response to its clients’ temporary staffing needs. The Company also provides temporary staffing of allied health professionals such as specialized radiology and diagnostic imaging specialties, clinical laboratory specialties, rehabilitation specialties, pharmacists, respiratory therapists and other similar healthcare vocations. The Company also provides temporary general staffing. The Company’s per diem general staffing assignments, place individuals in a variety of areas including clerical, janitorial and food services. The Company’s temporary healthcare staffing client base includes for-profit and non-profit hospitals, teaching hospitals, and regional healthcare providers.
The Company currently provides its services through a network of over 100 branch locations around the United States and considers each branch location to be a reporting unit and therefore an operating segment. The Company has aggregated all branch operating results under one reportable segment as each branch has similar economic characteristics. Each branch provides the same type of service, temporary staffing, and utilizes similar distribution methods, common systems, databases, procedures, processes and similar methods of identifying and serving their customers. Pursuant to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131,Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, the Company considers the different services described above to aggregate into one segment. Temporary staffing services represent 100% of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended April 1, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 30, 2007.
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The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-31299).
2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application encouraged, provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year inclusive of interim period financial statements. The Company will implement the provisions of SFAS No. 157 in the fiscal year beginning December 31, 2007. The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157, which may be material, cannot be determined at this time.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. SFAS No. 159 will be effective beginning February 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 159 on its consolidated financial statements.
3. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
On February 1, 2006, the Company initiated a plan to reorganize the infrastructure in its per diem nursing division to drive higher profitability in the current per diem marketplace, which is showing modest growth. As part of the restructuring, 13 per diem branches were closed and approximately 75 branch staff and corporate employees were terminated. As a result, in the first quarter of 2006, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $3.1 million primarily related to severance costs and contract and lease termination fees. The restructuring charge is included in the line item restructuring and other charges on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 26, 2006.
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A breakdown of the restructuring and other charges is as follows (in thousands):
Initial Charge | Cash paid as of April 1, 2007 | Non-cash charges as of April 1, 2007 | Accrued at April 1, 2007 | ||||||||||||
Employee termination costs | $ | 1,537 | $ | (1,332 | ) | $ | (179 | ) | $ | 26 | (1) | ||||
Lease termination costs | 909 | (646 | ) | (41 | ) | 222 | (2) | ||||||||
Office closing costs | 240 | — | (240 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous other costs | 403 | (101 | ) | (287 | ) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||
Total | $ | 3,089 | $ | (2,079 | ) | $ | (747 | ) | $ | 263 | |||||
(1) | Included in accrued payroll and related liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
(2) | Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
4. IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL
Coinciding with the branch closures discussed in Note 3, the Company concluded that the goodwill associated with such closed branches was fully impaired. As a result, for the three months ended March 26, 2006, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $3.2 million to write-off the associated goodwill. This amount is included in the line item impairment of goodwill on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 26, 2006.
5. LONG-TERM DEBT
The Company had a senior credit facility (Senior Credit Facility) that provided for a $60.0 million revolving credit facility (Revolver) that expired on January 2, 2007 and a $6.0 million term note (Term Note) that was due on January 2, 2007.
On September 29, 2006, the Company amended the terms of its Senior Credit Facility to extend the maturity date to September 29, 2009 and to reduce the capacity under the Revolver from $60.0 million to $40.0 million. The amendment also favorably modified certain financial covenants while decreasing the applicable margin on the Revolver by 0.5% and reducing the unused line fee by 0.15%. In conjunction with the amendment, on September 29, 2006, the Company repaid the remaining $6.0 million of outstanding borrowings and thereby extinguished the Term Loan through borrowings under the Revolver. The Company recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $0.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 to write-off a portion of the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs.
Effective December 29, 2006, the Company amended the terms of its Senior Credit Facility whereby certain financial covenants were favorably amended.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, the amount that can be borrowed at any given time under the Revolver is based on a formula that takes into account, among other things, eligible accounts receivable and an availability reserve, which can result in borrowing availability of less than the full capacity of the Revolver. The Revolver bears interest at either prime rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin (7.4% at April 1, 2007) with interest payable monthly or as LIBOR interest rate contracts expire. Unused capacity under the Revolver bears interest at 0.35% and is payable monthly. As of April 1, 2007, $18.1 million was outstanding under the Revolver and an additional $20.5 million is immediately available for borrowing under the Revolver.
The Senior Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the payment of dividends, restrict additional indebtedness and obligations, and require maintenance of certain financial ratios. As of April 1, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
6. INCOME TAXES
At April 1, 2007, the Company had gross deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities. The Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be fully realized in the near term (deferred tax liabilities not expected to reverse in the net operating loss carryforward period were not considered in reviewing the realizability of the other temporary differences). Accordingly, the Company has a full valuation allowance against the net current and noncurrent deferred tax assets.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN No. 48), on January 1, 2007. Previously, the Company had accounted for tax contingencies in accordance with SFAS No. 5,Accounting for Contingencies. As required by FIN No. 48, which clarifies SFAS No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. At the adoption date, the Company applied FIN No. 48 to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open. Upon implementing FIN No. 48, the Company did not recognize any additional liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. Accordingly, the adoption of FIN No. 48 had no impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007, was $0.5 million, which, if ultimately recognized, will reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate. The Company has a full valuation allowance against the $0.5 million unrecognized tax benefit. There have been no material changes in unrecognized tax benefits since January 1, 2007.
The Company is subject to income taxes in the United States federal jurisdiction and various states jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2002, and
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with few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities pursuant to each state’s respective statute of limitations. The Company is not currently under examination by any state jurisdictions.
The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. No interest or penalties have been accrued for all periods presented.
7. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
SFAS No. 130,Comprehensive Income, requires that an enterprise (a) classify items of other comprehensive income by their nature in the financial statements, and (b) display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the equity section of the balance sheet. The items of other comprehensive income that are typically required to be displayed are foreign currency items, minimum pension liability adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities and the effective portion of certain derivative instruments. As the Company’s results of operations were the sole component of comprehensive loss for the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006, comprehensive loss is the same as net loss for all periods presented.
8. LOSS PER SHARE
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2007 | March 26, 2006 | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share information) | ||||||||
Numerator for basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (69 | ) | $ | (4,483 | ) | ||
Denominator: | ||||||||
Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share | 30,261 | 30,236 | ||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | — | $ | (0.15 | ) | |||
For the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006, approximately 1.8 million and 2.0 million options, respectively, were excluded in the calculation of diluted shares as the impact of their conversion was anti-dilutive due to the net losses.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company provides staffing services to a healthcare system of which one of the Company’s directors, Philip A. Incarnati, is the President and Chief Executive Officer. During each of the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006, the Company billed approximately $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for its services. The Company had a receivable balance from the healthcare system of approximately $0.3 million at April 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
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The Company provides staffing services to a healthcare services company of which one of the Company’s directors, David Wester, is the President. During each of the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006, the Company billed approximately $0.1 million for its services. The Company had a receivable balance from the healthcare system of approximately $0.1 million at April 1, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
The Company paid less than $0.1 million during each of the three months ended April 1, 2007 and March 26, 2006, to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in connection with a continuing education program for the Company’s nurses. One of the Company’s directors, Dr. Anne Boykin, is the Dean of the College of Nursing at FAU, located in Boca Raton, Florida.
10. CONTINGENCIES
On February 20, 2004, Joseph and Patricia Marrari, and on April 16, 2004, Tommie Williams, filed class action lawsuits against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, on behalf of themselves and purchasers of the Company’s common stock pursuant to or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering in April 2002. These lawsuits also named as defendants certain of the Company’s directors and executive officers (collectively with the Company, the Defendants). The complaints allege that certain disclosures in the Registration Statement/Prospectus filed in connection with the Company’s initial public offering on April 17, 2002 were materially false and misleading in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). The complaints seek compensatory damages, as well as costs and attorney fees.
On March 29, 2004, a third class action lawsuit brought on behalf of the same class of the Company’s stockholders, making claims under the Securities Act similar to those in the lawsuits filed by Plaintiffs Joseph and Patricia Marrari and Tommie Williams, was commenced by Plaintiff Haddon Zia in the Florida Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. Defendants removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Plaintiff moved to remand the case back to the Florida Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, which motion Defendants opposed. On September 16, 2004, the federal district court entered an order granting Plaintiff’s motion to remand. On January 6, 2005, the state court stayed the state court proceedings until further order of the court. The Zia complaint seeks rescission or damages as well as certain equitable relief and costs and attorney fees.
On March 2, 2004, another class action complaint was filed against the Company and certain of its directors and executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Jerome Gould, individually and on behalf of a class of the Company’s stockholders who purchased stock during the period from April 18, 2002 through June 16, 2003. The complaint alleges that certain of the Company’s public disclosures during the class period were materially false and misleading in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The complaint seeks compensatory damages, costs and attorney fees.
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On July 2, 2004, the Marrari, Gould, Williams and Zia actions were consolidated, although, as noted above, the Zia action was subsequently remanded to state court. Plaintiff Thomas Greene was appointed Lead Plaintiff of the consolidated action and the law firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Rudman LLP (now known as Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman and Robbins LLP) was appointed Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel. On September 1, 2004, Lead Plaintiff filed his consolidated amended class action complaint (Complaint). The Complaint makes allegations on behalf of a class consisting of purchasers of the Company’s common stock pursuant to or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering in April 2002, for purposes of the Securities Act claims, and on behalf of the Company’s stockholders who purchased stock during the period from April 18, 2002 through June 16, 2003, for purposes of the Exchange Act claims. The Complaint alleges that certain of the Company’s public disclosures during the class period were materially false and misleading in violation of Section 11 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The Complaint seeks compensatory damages as well as costs and attorney fees. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint, which, on September 27, 2005, was granted in part as to those portions of Plaintiffs’ Section 10(b) and 20(a) claims concerning statements or omissions prior to October 29, 2002, and denied as to the remaining claims. On May 15, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification.
Defendants and Lead Plaintiff have reached an agreement to settle the case, the terms of which are reflected in a Stipulation of Settlement filed with the District Court. Under the settlement agreement, Defendants expressly deny any violation of the securities laws or other wrongdoing. The settlement will create a $5 million cash fund that will be used to pay claims submitted by class members and pay fees and expenses of Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel. The entire amount of the settlement is covered by the Company’s insurance and therefore will not have any impact on the Company’s earnings. A fairness hearing was held on March 2, 2007 and the District Court issued a final judgment on March 6, 2007 approving the settlement and dismissing the action with prejudice. On March 11, 2007, the state court dismissed the Zia action with prejudice.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is currently conducting a wage and hour review regarding the Company’s payment of certain “on-call” employees who work from their homes after normal business hours and bonus payments made to certain per diem employees. The Company is cooperating fully with the review and believes that all employees were properly paid.
From time to time, the Company is subject to lawsuits and claims that arise out of its operations in the normal course of business. The Company is a plaintiff or a defendant in various litigation matters in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. The Company believes that the disposition of any claims that arise out of operations in the normal course of business will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Introduction
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided as a supplement to our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. The discussion and analysis is organized as follows:
• | Overview. This section provides a general description of our business, trends in our industry, as well as significant transactions that have occurred that we believe are important in understanding our financial condition and results of operations. |
• | Recent accounting pronouncements. This section provides an analysis of relevant recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB and/or other standard-setting bodies, and the effect of those pronouncements. |
• | Results of operations. This section provides an analysis of our results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2007 relative to the three months ended March 26, 2006 presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. |
• | Liquidity and capital resources. This section provides an analysis of our cash flows, capital resources, off-balance sheet arrangements and our outstanding debt and commitments as of April 1, 2007. |
• | Critical accounting policies. This section discusses those accounting policies that are both considered important to our financial condition and results of operations, and require significant judgment and estimates on the part of management in their application. |
• | Caution concerning forward-looking statements. This section discusses how certain forward-looking statements made by us throughout this discussion and analysis are based on management’s present expectations about future events and are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstance. |
Overview
Business Description
We are a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest provider of per diem nurse staffing services in the United States as measured by revenues. More than two-thirds of our clients are acute care hospitals, clinics and surgical and ambulatory care centers. We serve both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations that range in scope from one facility to national chains with over 30 facilities. Our clients typically pay us directly. We do not receive a material portion of our revenues from Medicare or Medicaid reimbursements or similar state reimbursement programs.
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Our per diem nurse staffing division currently operates in an integrated network of branches that are organized into several geographic regions. These branches serve as our direct contact with our healthcare professionals and clients. The cost structure of a typical branch is substantially fixed, consisting of limited personnel, office space rent, information systems infrastructure and office supplies. We have been able to develop a highly efficient branch management model that we believe is easily scalable. During 2004, we expanded our services to provide temporary general staffing. Our per diem general staffing assignments place individuals in a variety of areas including clerical, janitorial and food services. We believe that general staffing compliments our temporary healthcare staffing and makes us a full service provider to our existing clients.
Industry Trends
Service revenues and gross profit margins have been under pressure as stagnant hospital admissions have suppressed incremental demand for temporary nurses though we have begun to see increases in bill rates over the past few months. Overall, in 2006 and continuing into the first quarter of 2007, we experienced a more favorable pricing environment than in recent years. Due to the uncertain economic conditions of prior years, we believe that nurses in many households became a primary wage earner, which caused such nurses to seek more traditional full-time employment. Additionally, as hospitals are experiencing lower than projected admissions levels, they are placing greater reliance on existing full-time staff, resulting in increased overtime and nurse-patient loads.
We cannot predict when conditions will improve, but we are confident in the long-term growth of the industry. In a January 2000 report, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Projections Bureau, projected that the number of Americans over 65 years of age is expected to grow from 34.5 million in 2000 to 53.7 million in 2020. In a July 2002 report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated that the national supply of full-time equivalent registered nurses was approximately 1.9 million while demand was approximately 2.0 million. This gap between supply and demand for nurses is expected to grow from 0.1 million in 2000 to 0.8 million by 2020. Additionally, there is a growing trend to restrict mandatory healthcare worker overtime requirements by employers and to establish nurse-patient ratios. Several states have enacted legislation establishing nurse to patient ratios and/or prohibiting mandatory overtime while other states have similar legislation pending. In conjunction with the aforementioned factors, the prospects for the healthcare staffing industry should improve as hospitals experience higher census levels and increasing shortages of healthcare workers.
Acquisitions
We made no acquisitions in the first three months of 2007 and 2006.
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Service Revenues
Temporary staffing services represent 100% of our consolidated revenues. For the three months ended April 1, 2007, approximately 76% of our revenues were derived from per diem nurse staffing, 19% from the staffing of various allied health professionals, such as radiology and diagnostic imaging specialists, clinical laboratory specialists, rehabilitation specialists, pharmacists and respiratory therapists and other similar healthcare vocations, 4% from travel nurse staffing and 1% from per diem general staffing.
For the three months ended April 1, 2007, approximately 80% of our revenues were generated from our per diem branch network, with the balance coming from our centralized travel nurse and allied health staffing operating locations.
Restructuring and Other Charges
On February 1, 2006, we initiated a plan to restructure our per diem nurse staffing division due to the continued challenging market conditions. This initiative included certain per diem branch closures along with corresponding elimination of certain branch positions. Additionally, certain operations and corporate staff positions were eliminated. As a result of these initiatives, for the three months ended March 26, 2006, we incurred a charge of approximately $3.1 million primarily related to severance costs and contract and lease termination fees.
Impairment of Goodwill
Coinciding with the aforementioned branch closures, we concluded that the goodwill associated with such closed branches was fully impaired. As a result, for the three months ended March 26, 2006, we recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $3.2 million to write-off the associated goodwill.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application encouraged, provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year inclusive of interim period financial statements. We will implement the provisions of SFAS No. 157 in the fiscal year beginning December 31, 2007. The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157, which may be material, cannot be determined at this time.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. SFAS No. 159 will be effective beginning February 1, 2008. We are currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated financial statements.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain selected financial data expressed as a percentage of service revenues:
Three Months Ended | ||||||
April 1, 2007 | March 26, 2006 | |||||
Service revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||
Cost of services rendered | 76.8 | 79.3 | ||||
Gross profit | 23.2 | 20.7 | ||||
Selling, general and administrative | 21.9 | 20.1 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1.0 | 1.1 | ||||
Restructuring and other charges | — | 3.3 | ||||
Impairment of goodwill | — | 3.3 | ||||
Income (loss) from operations | 0.3 | (7.1 | ) | |||
Interest expense, net | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||
Loss before benefit from income taxes | (0.1 | ) | (7.9 | ) | ||
Benefit from income taxes | — | (3.2 | ) | |||
Net loss | (0.1 | ) | (4.7 | ) | ||
Comparison of Three Months Ended April 1, 2007 to Three Months Ended March 26, 2006
Service Revenues. Service revenues decreased $4.5 million, or 4.7%, to $90.5 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to $95.0 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease was due to a lower number of hours worked by professionals due in part to the February 2006 restructuring initiative, partially offset by an increase in bill rates that were slightly higher than that of the Consumer Price Index.
Branch-based per diem staffing revenues decreased $1.8 million, or 2.4%, to $72.8 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to $74.6 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the number of hours worked by professionals due in part to the prior year restructuring initiative, partially offset by the aforementioned increase in bill rates.
Revenues from our allied health division increased 0.6% from the comparable prior year period. Revenues from our travel nurse staffing division decreased 45.8% from the comparable prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in the number of hours worked by professionals. Revenues from our per diem general staffing divisions increased 30.1% from the comparable prior year period, primarily due to an increase in the number of hours worked by our field associates.
Cost of Services Rendered. Cost of services rendered decreased $5.8 million, or 7.7%, to $69.5 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to $75.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a lower number of hours worked by professionals.
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Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $1.3 million, or 6.7%, to $21.0 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to $19.7 million for the comparable prior year period. Gross margin for the three months ended April 1, 2007 was 23.2% as compared with 20.7% for the comparable prior year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the 250 basis point improvement in gross margin, which was primarily due to the aforementioned increase in bill rates, partially offset by the reduction in revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $19.9 million, or 21.9% of revenues, for the three months ended April 1, 2007, compared to $19.1 million, or 20.1% of revenues, for the comparable prior year period. The increase was primarily due to higher professional service fees and recruiting/promotional costs.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended April 1, 2007 was $0.9 million, as compared to $1.1 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to more furniture and equipment becoming fully depreciated.
Restructuring and Other Charges.Restructuring and other charges for the three months ended March 26, 2006 was $3.1 million. The amount represents the charges incurred with our per diem nurse staffing division restructuring initiated on February 1, 2006 related to severance costs and contract and lease termination fees.
Impairment of Goodwill.Impairment of goodwill for the three months ended March 26, 2006 was $3.2 million. Coinciding with the aforementioned restructuring, we concluded that the goodwill associated with the closed per diem branches was fully impaired.
Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, for the three months ended April 1, 2007 decreased to $0.4 million from $0.7 million for the three months ended March 26, 2006. The decrease was attributable to lower average outstanding borrowings and a lower weighted average interest rate.
Benefit From Income Taxes. Our effective income tax benefit rate for the three months ended April 1, 2007 was 30%, as compared to 40.0% for the comparable prior year period. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we recorded a valuation allowance against our net current and noncurrent deferred tax assets which has resulted in the lower effective income tax benefit rate in 2007.
Net Loss. As a result of the above, net loss decreased to $0.1 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to $4.5 million for the comparable prior year period.
Seasonality
Due to the regional and seasonal fluctuations in the hospital patient census of our hospital and healthcare facility clients and due to the seasonal preferences for destinations by our temporary healthcare professionals, the number of healthcare professionals on assignment, revenue and earnings are subject to moderate seasonal fluctuations. Many of our hospital and healthcare facility clients are located in areas that experience seasonal fluctuations in population, during the winter and summer months. These facilities adjust their staffing levels to accommodate the change in this seasonal demand and many of these facilities utilize temporary healthcare professionals to satisfy these seasonal staffing needs.
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Historically, the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment has increased from January through March followed by declines or minimal growth from April through December. This pattern may or may not continue in the future. As a result of all of these factors, results of any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other quarter or for any year. Additionally, volume for our travel nurse staffing and travel allied health divisions are typically negatively impacted in December due to vacations taken over the year-end holidays.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Discussion on Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our historical capital resource requirements have been the funding of working capital, debt service, capital expenditures and acquisitions. We have historically funded these requirements from a combination of cash flow from operations, equity issuances and borrowings under our senior credit facilities.
Cash used in operating activities was $0.9 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 26, 2006. During the three months ended April 1, 2007, we used net borrowings from the Revolver of $1.1 million to fund operating activities and to repay $0.1 million of capital lease obligations and $0.4 million to fund capital expenditures.
The usage of cash in the first quarter was primarily the result of an increase in days sales outstanding as our accounts receivable balance, adjusted for pass through billings related to governmental contracts, increased primarily due to the transition of our billing process to our outsourcing partner, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to the timing of payments made during the quarter and a decrease in accrued payroll and related liabilities due to the timing of payments as compared to the prior year quarter, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable also due to the timing of payments as compared to the prior year quarter.
We had net working capital of $37.6 million as compared to $36.2 million as of December 31, 2006. Available borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility are an important component of our liquidity.
At December 26, 2005, we had a Senior Credit Facility that provided for a $60.0 million Revolver that expired on January 2, 2007 and a $6.0 million Term Note that was due on January 2, 2007.
On September 29, 2006, we amended the terms of our Senior Credit Facility to extend the maturity date to September 29, 2009 and to reduce the capacity under the Revolver from $60.0 million to $40.0 million. The amendment also favorably modified certain financial covenants while decreasing the applicable margin on the Revolver by 0.5% and reducing the unused line fee by 0.15%. In conjunction with the amendment, on September 29, 2006, we repaid the remaining $6.0 million of outstanding borrowings and thereby extinguished the Term Loan through borrowings under the Revolver. We recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $0.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 to write-off a portion of the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs.
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Effective December 29, 2006, we amended the terms of our Senior Credit Facility whereby certain financial covenants were favorably amended.
Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, the amount that can be borrowed at any given time under the Revolver is based on a formula that takes into account, among other things, eligible accounts receivable and an availability reserve, which can result in borrowing availability of less than the full capacity of the Revolver. The Revolver bears interest at either prime rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin (7.4% at April 1, 2007) with interest payable monthly or as interest rate contracts expire. At April 1, 2007, unused capacity under the Revolver bore interest at 0.35% and is payable monthly. The Senior Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the payment of dividends, restrict additional indebtedness and obligations, and require maintenance of certain financial ratios. As of April 1, 2007, we were in compliance with all covenants.
As of April 1, 2007, $18.1 million was outstanding under the Revolver and an additional $20.5 million is immediately available for borrowing under the Revolver. For the three months ended April 1, 2007, the weighted average interest rate for the loans under the Senior Credit Facility was 7.5%.
As the borrower under the Senior Credit Facility, our subsidiary, Medical Staffing Network, Inc., may only pay dividends or make other distributions to us in the amount of $500,000 in any fiscal year to pay our operating expenses. This limitation on our subsidiary’s ability to distribute cash to us will limit our ability to obtain and service any additional debt. In addition, our subsidiary is subject to restrictions under the Senior Credit Facility against incurring additional indebtedness.
Capital expenditures were $0.5 million for the three months ended April 1, 2007 and $0.7 million for the comparable prior year period. The expenditures primarily relate to the upgrade or replacement of various computer systems including hardware, and purchased and internally developed software. We expect a similar rate and type of capital expenditures over the next twelve months.
Because we rely on cash flow from operating activities as a source of liquidity, we are subject to the risk that a decrease in the demand for our staffing services could have an adverse impact on our liquidity. Decreased demand for our staffing services could result from an inability to attract qualified healthcare professionals, fluctuations in patient occupancy at our hospital and healthcare facility clients and changes in state and federal regulations relating to our business.
We believe that our current cash balances, together with our ability to secure funds under a credit facility and other available sources of liquidity, will be sufficient for us to meet our current and future financial obligations, as well as to provide us with funds for working capital, anticipated capital expenditures and other needs for at least the next 12 months. No assurance can be given, however, that this will be the case. In the longer term, we may require additional equity and debt financing to meet our working capital needs, or to fund our acquisition activities, if any. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available when required or, if available, will be available on satisfactory terms.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our investors.
Contractual Obligations
The following table reflects our significant contractual obligations and other commitments as of December 31, 2006 (in thousands):
Payments due by period | |||||||||||||||
Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||
Operating leases | $ | 17,411 | $ | 4,625 | $ | 5,918 | $ | 3,805 | $ | 3,063 | |||||
Long-term debt obligations | 17,036 | – | 17,036 | – | – | ||||||||||
Capital lease obligations | 702 | 326 | 376 | – | – | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 35,149 | $ | 4,951 | $ | 23,330 | $ | 3,805 | $ | 3,063 | |||||
During the first three months of 2007, we increased our long-term debt obligations by $1.1 million, from $17.0 million to $18.1 million, through borrowings under our Revolver. No material changes have occurred with regards to operating leases and capital lease obligations since December 31, 2006.
Critical Accounting Policies
In response to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Release Number 33-8040 “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” and SEC Release Number 33-8056, “Commission Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” we have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we will evaluate our estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for self-insurance and compensation and related benefits, allowance for doubtful accounts, and contingencies and litigation. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could vary from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For a summary of all our significant accounting policies, including the critical accounting policies discussed below, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements:
• | We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments, which results in a provision for doubtful accounts. The adequacy of this allowance is determined by continually evaluating customer receivables, considering the customers’ financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. |
• | We have recorded goodwill and other intangibles resulting from our acquisitions through December 31, 2006. Through December 30, 2001, goodwill and other intangibles were amortized on a straight-line basis over their lives of 6 to 20 years. Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142), which we adopted in 2002, goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life are no longer amortized. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets on the balance sheet and tested for impairment on a periodic basis, or more frequently if certain indicators arise. We have determined that each branch location represents a reporting unit, as opposed to our previous view that the entire company represented one reporting unit. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, we perform an annual review for impairment during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year by performing a fair value analysis of each reporting unit. On a quarterly basis, we review our reporting units for impairment indicators and none were noted in the first quarter of 2007. Should we decide to close one or more of our reporting units, the associated goodwill will be written off with a charge to the consolidated statement of operations. |
• | As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our current tax exposures in each jurisdiction including the impact, if any, of additional taxes resulting from tax examinations. A deferred tax asset or liability is recognized whenever there are future tax effects from existing temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. If necessary, a valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred income tax assets in accordance with SFAS No. 109,Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS No. 109). Tax exposures can involve complex issues and may require an extended period to resolve. The estimated effective tax rate is adjusted for the tax related to significant unusual items. Changes in the geographic mix or estimated level of annual pre-tax income can affect the overall effective tax rate. The Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007. The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. Upon implementing FIN No. 48, the Company did not recognize any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. |
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At December 31, 2006, we had gross deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities. We have determined at that time that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be fully realized in the near term (deferred tax liabilities not expected to reverse in the net operating loss carryforward period were not considered in reviewing the realizability of the other temporary differences). Accordingly, during the quarter ended December 31, 2006, we established a $7.4 million valuation allowance against the net current and noncurrent deferred tax assets. SFAS No. 109 requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. A review of all evidence, both positive and negative needs to be considered. Such evidence includes the existence of deferred tax liabilities that will turn around within a carryforward period, a company’s past and projected future performance, the market environment in which the company operates, the utilization of past tax credits, the length of carryback and carryforward periods of net operating losses and allowable tax planning strategies. As we had cumulative losses for the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, we were only able to give minimal consideration to projected future performance in measuring the need for a valuation allowance. We evaluate our ability to realize our deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and will continue to maintain the allowance until an appropriate amount of positive evidence would substantiate any reversal. Such positive evidence could include actual utilization of the deferred tax asset and/or projections of potential utilization. During the first three months of 2007, we increased our valuation allowance by $1.4 million to $8.8 million.
• | We maintain an accrual for our health, workers compensation and professional liability exposures that are either self-insured or partially self-insured and are classified in accounts payable and accrued expenses. The adequacy of these accruals is determined by periodically evaluating our historical experience and trends related to health, workers compensation, and professional liability claims and payments, based on company-specific actuarial computations and industry experience and trends. If such information indicates that the accruals are overstated or understated, we will adjust the assumptions utilized in the methodologies and reduce or provide for additional accruals as appropriate. |
• | We are subject to various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these matters include professional liability and employee-related matters. Hospital and healthcare facility clients may also become subject to claims, governmental inquiries and investigations and legal actions to which we may become a party relating to services provided by our professionals. From time to time, and depending upon the particular facts and circumstances, we may be subject to indemnification obligations under our contracts with hospital and healthcare facility clients relating to these matters. Although we are currently not aware of any such pending or threatened litigation that we believe is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations, we will evaluate the probability of an adverse outcome and provide accruals for such estimable contingencies as necessary, if we become aware of such claims against us. |
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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The SEC encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains such “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly statements anticipating future growth in revenues, operating income and cash flow. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include the following:
• | Our ability to attract and retain qualified temporary healthcare personnel; |
• | The overall level of demand for services provided by temporary healthcare professionals; |
• | Our ability to enter into and maintain contracts with hospital and healthcare facility clients on terms attractive to us; |
• | The willingness of hospital and healthcare facility clients to utilize temporary healthcare staffing services; |
• | The general level of patient occupancy at hospital and healthcare facility clients; |
• | The functioning of our information systems; |
• | The effect of existing or future government regulation and federal and state legislative and enforcement initiatives on our business; |
• | Our clients’ ability to pay for services; |
• | Our ability to maintain the improvement in the spread between bill and pay rates; |
• | Our ability to successfully implement our acquisition and integration strategies; |
• | The effect of liabilities and other claims asserted against us; |
• | The effect of competition in the markets we serve; |
• | Our ability to carry out our business strategy; |
• | Our ability to leverage our cost structure; |
• | The loss of key officers and management personnel that could adversely affect our ability to remain competitive; |
• | The effect of recognition by us of an impairment to goodwill; and |
• | Our ability to obtain additional financing, if required, in future periods. |
Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-82438). We undertake no obligation to update the forward-
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looking statements in this filing. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results. Given these uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed herein might not occur. References in this filing to “Medical Staffing Network,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
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ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk arises principally from the variable rates associated with the Senior Credit Facility. As of April 1, 2007, we had borrowings of $18.1 million under the Senior Credit Facility that were subject to variable rates, with a blended rate of 7.4%. As of April 1, 2007, an adverse change of 1.0% in the interest rate of all such borrowings outstanding would have caused us to incur an increase in interest expense of approximately $0.2 million on an annualized basis.
Foreign Currency Risk
We have no foreign currency risk as we have no revenue outside the United States and all of our revenues are in U.S. dollars.
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our results of operations in recent years and periods. There can be no assurance, however, that we will not be adversely affected by inflation in the future.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Adamson, and the President and Chief Financial Officer, Kevin S. Little, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
On February 20, 2004, Joseph and Patricia Marrari, and on April 16, 2004, Tommie Williams, filed class action lawsuits against Medical Staffing Network in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, on behalf of themselves and purchasers of our common stock pursuant to or traceable to our initial public offering in April 2002. These lawsuits also named as defendants certain of our directors and executive officers (collectively with Medical Staffing Network, the Defendants). The complaints allege that certain disclosures in the Registration Statement/Prospectus filed in connection with our initial public offering on April 17, 2002 were materially false and misleading in violation of the Securities Act. The complaints seek compensatory damages, as well as costs and attorney fees.
On March 29, 2004, a third class action lawsuit brought on behalf of the same class of our stockholders, making claims under the Securities Act similar to those in the lawsuits filed by Plaintiffs Joseph and Patricia Marrari and Tommie Williams, was commenced by Plaintiff Haddon Zia in the Florida Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. Defendants removed this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Plaintiff moved to remand the case back to the Florida Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, which motion Defendants opposed. On September 16, 2004 the federal district court entered an order granting Plaintiff’s motion to remand. On January 6, 2005, the state court stayed the state court proceedings until further order of the court. The Zia complaint seeks rescission or damages as well as certain equitable relief and costs and attorney fees.
On March 2, 2004, another class action complaint was filed against Medical Staffing Network and certain of our directors and executive officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Jerome Gould, individually and on behalf of a class of Medical Staffing Network’s stockholders who purchased stock during the period from April 18, 2002 through June 16, 2003. The complaint alleges that certain of our public disclosures during the class period were materially false and misleading in violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The complaint seeks compensatory damages, costs and attorney fees.
On July 2, 2004, the Marrari, Gould, Williams and Zia actions were consolidated, although, as noted above, the Zia action was subsequently remanded to state court. Plaintiff Thomas Greene was appointed Lead Plaintiff of the consolidated action and the law firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Rudman LLP (now known as Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman and Robbins LLP) was appointed Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel. On September 1, 2004, Lead Plaintiff filed his Complaint. The Complaint makes allegations on behalf of a class consisting of purchasers of our common stock pursuant to or traceable to our initial public offering in April 2002, for purposes of the Securities Act claims, and on behalf of Medical Staffing Network’s stockholders who purchased stock during the period from April 18, 2002 through June 16, 2003, for purposes of the Exchange Act claims. The Complaint alleges that certain of our public disclosures during the class period were materially false and misleading in violation of Section 11 of the Securities Act and
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Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act. The Complaint seeks compensatory damages as well as costs and attorney fees. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint, which, on September 27, 2005, was granted in part as to those portions of Plaintiffs’ Section 10(b) and 20(a) claims concerning statements or omissions prior to October 29, 2002, and denied as to the remaining claims. On May 15, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification.
Defendants and Lead Plaintiff have reached an agreement to settle the case, the terms of which are reflected in a Stipulation of Settlement filed with the District Court. Under the settlement agreement, Defendants expressly deny any violation of the securities laws or other wrongdoing. The settlement will create a $5 million cash fund that will be used to pay claims submitted by class members and pay fees and expenses of Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel. The entire amount of the settlement is covered by our insurance and therefore will not have any impact on our earnings. A fairness hearing was held on March 2, 2007 and the District Court issued a final judgment on March 6, 2007 approving the settlement and dismissing the action with prejudice. On March 11, 2007, the state court dismissed the Zia action with prejudice.
The DOL is currently conducting a wage and hour review regarding our payment of certain “on-call” employees, who work from their homes after normal business hours and bonus payments made to certain per diem employees. We are cooperating fully with the review and believe that all employees were properly paid.
From time to time, we are subject to lawsuits and claims that arise out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are plaintiffs or defendants in various litigation matters in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. We believe that the disposition of any claims that arise out of operations in the normal course of business will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
In February 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors awarded a discretionary bonus to our CEO and CFO in the amounts of $112,500 and $91,875, respectively, in recognition of the significant ongoing contributions those individuals have made to our company. These amounts were recorded in the line item selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2007.
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ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
The following exhibits are included herewith:
31.1 | Certification of Robert J. Adamson, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Kevin S. Little, Chief Financial Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Robert J. Adamson, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of Kevin S. Little, Chief Financial Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
Dated: May 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Adamson | ||||
Robert J. Adamson | ||||||
Chairman of the Board of Directors and | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Dated: May 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kevin S. Little | ||||
Kevin S. Little | ||||||
President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit No. | Description | |
31.1 | Certification of Robert J. Adamson, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Kevin S. Little, Chief Financial Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Robert J. Adamson, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of Kevin S. Little, Chief Financial Officer of Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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