Kforce Inc.
1001 East Palm Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605
(NASDAQ: KFRC)
AT THE FIRM
Michael Blackman
Chief Corporate Development Office
(813) 552-2927
KFORCE EXPECTS TO RECORD A NON-CASH IMPAIRMENT CHARGE IN
ITS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS REPORTING UNIT
TAMPA, Fla., July 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –Kforce Inc. (Nasdaq: KFRC), a provider of professional staffing services and solutions, today announced that it expects to record a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the second quarter of 2012 relating to goodwill arising out of acquisitions made by Kforce in 2006 and 2008 in its Government Solutions (GS) reporting unit. The non-cash impairment charge is estimated to be in the range of $60 million to $70 million on a pre-tax basis.
Joe Liberatore, Chief Financial Officer said, “The non-cash impairment charge was identified in connection with an interim goodwill impairment assessment that was performed during the 2nd quarter of 2012, which indicated an impairment of the carrying value of GS likely existed. The interim goodwill impairment assessment was performed in conjunction with a reforecast of GS’ results for the remainder of 2012 and beyond. GS revenues and pipeline continues to be adversely impacted by increasingly significant delays in the start-up of already executed and funded projects due to acute shortages of acquisition and contracting personnel within certain Federal Government agencies, uncertainty of funding levels of various Federal Government programs and agencies and the increasingly uncertain macro-economic and political environment. All of these factors have had an adverse effect on GS operations and forecasted cash flows, its enterprise value as well as overall equity values in the GS sector. Against this uncertain backdrop, revenues for our GS reporting unit for the second quarter are now expected to decline and may be approximately $21.5 million.”
Mr. Liberatore continued, “We expect that the impairment charge will not result in any cash expenditures and will not affect Kforce’s cash position, cash flow from operating activities, free cash flow, liquidity position and should not have any effect on current or future operations of Kforce. The impairment charge that will be recorded in the 2nd quarter of 2012 is an estimate and is subject to change once the second step of the impairment test is completed.”
On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, Kforce will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter results. The call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in number is 877-344-3890. The replay of the call will be available from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday, July 31 to August 14, 2012 by dialing (800) 642-1687, passcode 43180942.
This call is being webcast by Shareholder.com and can be accessed at Kforce’s web site atwww.kforce.com (select “Investor Relations”). The webcast replay will be available until August 14, 2012.
About Kforce
Kforce (Nasdaq:KFRC) is a professional staffing and solutions firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in the skill areas of technology, finance & accounting, and health information management. Backed by more than 2,200 associates and approximately 10,500 consultants on assignment, Kforce is committed to “Great People = Great Results” for our valued clients and candidates. Kforce operates with 63 offices located throughout the United States and one office in the Philippines. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.kforce.com.
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