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for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses and facilitate comparison of our results with other periods.
Goodwill impairment: The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with guidance found in ASC 805,Business Combinations. Accordingly, excess purchase price over the fair value of net tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets are recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least on an annual basis. If impairment is indicated, a write-down to fair value is recorded based on the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its fair market value. As a result of the reduction to contingent consideration liability related to the InfoTrellis acquisition, we performed a quantitative impairment test on June 30, 2018 and again on December 31, 2018. The results of these tests indicated $9.7 million of impairments associated with the carrying value of goodwill. While it is possible that goodwill impairment could occur in the future, we believe that providingnon-GAAP financial measures that exclude impairment expense are useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses and facilitate comparison of our results with other periods.
Estimated charge related to U.S. tax reform: We incurred an estimatedone-time,non-cash charge of $372,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the enactment of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (U. S. Tax Reform). This charge is related to there-measurement of the Company’s deferred tax assets arising from a lower U.S. corporate tax rate and aone-time transition tax applicable to the new dividend-exemption system related to foreign earnings. In the fourth quarter of 2018, we finalized our 2017 estimated charge for this tax enactment, which required us to recognize an additional charge of $251,000.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “estimates” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which include but are not limited to (i) projections of revenues, earnings, and cash flow, and (ii) the expected benefits to Mastech Digital from completing the acquisition of the services division of InfoTrellis, Inc. and the PNC credit facility and the expected performance of Mastech Digital following completion of these transactions. These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and it assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements as circumstances change. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the level of market demand for its services, the highly-competitive market for the types of services offered by the Company, the impact of competitive factors on profit margins, market conditions that could cause the Company’s customers to reduce their spending for its services, and the Company’s ability to create, acquire and build new lines of business, to attract and retain qualified personnel, reduce costs and conserve cash, and other risks that are described in more detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
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For more information, contact:
Donna Kijowski
Manager, Investor Relations
Mastech Digital, Inc.
888.330.5497