• BBSI Reports Strong Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

    المصدر: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 02 نوفمبر 2022 16:05:02   America/New_York

    - Q3 2022 Net Income of $17.4 Million, or $2.45 per Diluted Share -
    - Raises Full-Year Outlook -

    VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrett Business Services, Inc. (“BBSI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BBSI), a leading provider of business management solutions, reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

    Third Quarter 2022 Financial Summary vs. Year-Ago Quarter

    • Revenues up 11% to $273.8 million.
    • Gross billings up 13% to $1.91 billion.
    • Average worksite employees (“WSEs”) up 8%.
    • Net income up to $17.4 million, or $2.45 per diluted share, compared to $14.9 million, or $1.96 per diluted share.

    “We once again exceeded our expectation for the quarter, which is setting us up for a strong finish to the year,” said BBSI President and CEO, Gary Kramer. “We continue to see positive trends in our sales efforts as well as resiliency in our clients’ hiring. We also successfully launched our new health benefits offering in select markets for a January 2023 start. I’m excited about expanding our market opportunities and the value we can bring to clients as we roll out this offering nationwide in the year ahead.”

    Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

    Revenues in the third quarter of 2022 increased 11% to $273.8 million compared to $247.0 million in the third quarter of 2021.

    Total gross billings in the third quarter increased 13% to $1.91 billion compared to $1.69 billion in the same year-ago quarter (see “Key Performance Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below). The increase was driven by higher WSEs from net client additions and net client hiring, as well as from higher average billings per WSE.

    Non-GAAP gross workers’ compensation expense as a percent of gross billings was 3.0% in the third quarter and benefited from a favorable adjustment of prior accident year liability of $1.4 million. This compares to 3.0% in the third quarter of 2021.

    Net income for the third quarter of 2022 was $17.4 million, or $2.45 per diluted share, compared to $14.9 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. The increase is primarily attributable to growth in revenue.

    Liquidity

    As of September 30, 2022, unrestricted cash and investments were $132.1 million compared to $111.4 million in the prior quarter. BBSI was debt free at quarter end.

    Capital Allocation

    BBSI’s board of directors has confirmed its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on December 2, 2022, to all stockholders of record as of November 18, 2022.

    On February 28, 2022, BBSI’s board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $75 million of its stock over a two-year period. In the third quarter, BBSI repurchased 129,180 shares at an average price of $81.74 per share. At September 30, 2022, approximately $36 million remains available under the repurchase program.

    Outlook

    In light of continued strong performance, BBSI is increasing its outlook for 2022 and now expects the following:

    • Gross billings growth of 12% to 13%, increased from 11% to 13% in the prior outlook
    • Growth in the average number of WSEs of 8% to 9%, increased from 7% to 8% in the prior outlook
    • Gross margin as a percent of gross billings of 3.1% to 3.2%, increased from 3.05% to 3.15%
    • Effective annual tax rate to remain 26% to 28%, consistent with the prior outlook

    Conference Call

    BBSI will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

    BBSI’s CEO Gary Kramer and CFO Anthony Harris will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.

    Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
    Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time)
    Toll-free dial-in number: 1-877-407-4018
    International dial-in number: 1-201-689-8471
    Conference ID: 13733245

    Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 1-949-574-3860.

    The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investors section of the BBSI website at ir.bbsi.com.

    A replay of the conference call will be available after 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through December 2, 2022.

    Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921
    International replay number: 1-412-317-6671
    Replay ID: 13733245

    Key Performance Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures        

    We report PEO revenues net of direct payroll costs because we are not the primary obligor for wage payments to our clients’ employees. However, management believes that gross billings and wages are useful in understanding the volume of our business activity and serve as an important performance metric in managing our operations, including the preparation of internal operating forecasts and establishing executive compensation performance goals. We therefore present for purposes of analysis gross billings and wage information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

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      Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,
    (in thousands) 2022  2021  2022  2021
    Gross billings $1,908,818  $1,689,313  $5,445,217  $4,762,193
    PEO and staffing wages $1,656,580  $1,462,982  $4,727,772  $4,119,235

    Because safety incentives represent consideration payable to PEO customers, safety incentive costs are netted against PEO revenue in our consolidated statements of operations. We therefore present below for purposes of analysis non-GAAP gross workers’ compensation expense, which represents workers’ compensation costs including safety incentive costs. We believe this non-GAAP measure is useful in evaluating the total costs of our workers’ compensation program. In July 2020, the Company began limiting its safety incentive offering in certain markets, resulting in a substantial reduction in safety incentive costs.

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      Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,
    (in thousands) 2022  2021  2022  2021
    Workers' compensation $56,350  $49,833  $151,069  $141,693
    Safety incentive costs  527   687   1,554   2,163
    Non-GAAP gross workers' compensation $56,877  $50,520  $152,623  $143,856

    In monitoring and evaluating the performance of our operations, management also reviews the following ratios, which represent selected amounts as a percentage of gross billings. Management believes these ratios are useful in understanding the efficiency and profitability of our service offerings.

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      Percentage of Gross Billings  Percentage of Gross Billings
      Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2022  2021  2022  2021
    PEO and staffing wages 86.8%  86.6%  86.8%  86.5%
    Payroll taxes and benefits 6.7%  6.8%  7.2%  7.3%
    Non-GAAP gross workers' compensation 3.0%  3.0%  2.8%  3.0%
    Gross margin 3.5%  3.6%  3.2%  3.1%

    We refer to employees of our PEO clients as WSEs. Management reviews average and ending WSE growth to monitor and evaluate the performance of our operations. Average WSEs are calculated by dividing the number of unique individuals paid in each month by the number of months in the period. Ending WSEs represents the number of unique individuals paid in the last month of the period.

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      Three Months Ended September 30,
      2022  % Change  2021  % Change
    Average WSEs 125,813  8.2%  116,258  8.0%
    Ending WSEs 127,297  9.8%  115,949  7.7%


      (Unaudited)
      Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2022  % Change  2021  % Change
    Average WSEs 121,415  8.8%  111,640  3.6%
    Ending WSEs 127,297  9.8%  115,949  7.7%

    About BBSI

    BBSI (NASDAQ: BBSI) is a leading provider of business management solutions, combining human resource outsourcing and professional management consulting to create a unique operational platform that differentiates it from competitors. The Company’s integrated platform is built upon expertise in payroll processing, employee benefits, workers’ compensation coverage, risk management and workplace safety programs, and human resource administration. BBSI’s partnerships help businesses of all sizes improve the efficiency of their operations. For more information, please visit www.bbsi.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Statements in this release about future events are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect future results include economic conditions in the Company’s service areas, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and potential recessionary pressures on our clients, our plans to make certain fully insured medical and other health and welfare benefits available to qualifying worksite employees beginning in 2023, the effect of changes in the Company’s mix of services on gross margin, the Company’s ability to retain current clients and attract new clients and to achieve revenue growth, the availability of financing or other sources of capital, the Company’s relationship with its primary bank lender, the potential for material deviations from expected future workers’ compensation claims experience, changes in the workers’ compensation regulatory environment in the Company’s primary markets, litigation costs, security breaches or failures in the Company’s information technology systems, the collectability of accounts receivable, changes in executive management, the carrying value of deferred income tax assets and goodwill, the effects of the pandemic and conditions in the global capital markets on the Company’s investment portfolio, and the potential for and effect of acquisitions, among others. Other important factors that may affect the Company’s prospects are described in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although forward-looking statements help to provide complete information about the Company, readers should keep in mind that forward-looking statements are less reliable than historical information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements in this release to reflect events or changes in circumstances that occur after the date of this release.

     
    Barrett Business Services, Inc.
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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      September 30,  December 31,
    (in thousands) 2022  2021
    Assets     
    Current assets:     
    Cash and cash equivalents $58,951  $69,405
    Investments  73,185   96,763
    Trade accounts receivable, net  194,537   155,707
    Prepaid expenses and other  20,167   17,606
    Restricted cash and investments  113,942   67,238
    Total current assets  460,782   406,719
    Property, equipment and software, net  43,221   36,277
    Operating lease right-of-use assets  20,919   20,697
    Restricted cash and investments  110,412   232,965
    Goodwill  47,820   47,820
    Other assets  3,339   2,474
    Deferred income taxes  10,497   
      $696,990  $746,952
    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity     
    Current liabilities:     
    Current portion of long-term debt $  $3,510
    Accounts payable  4,553   4,485
    Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits  232,219   199,067
    Income taxes payable  2,572   1,673
    Current operating lease liabilities  6,908   7,191
    Other accrued liabilities  27,461   15,120
    Workers' compensation claims liabilities and premiums  65,537   80,028
    Safety incentives liability  2,505   4,322
    Total current liabilities  341,755   315,396
    Long-term workers' compensation claims liabilities  161,806   199,379
    Deferred income taxes     1,687
    Long-term operating lease liabilities  15,405   14,598
    Customer deposits and other long-term liabilities  6,661   7,362
    Stockholders' equity  171,363   208,530
      $696,990  $746,952


     
    Barrett Business Services, Inc.
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
    (Unaudited)
          
    (in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
      September 30,  September 30,
      2022  2021  2022  2021
    Revenues:           
    Professional employer services $244,567  $217,972  $694,174  $620,287
    Staffing services  29,255   28,978   88,202   78,311
    Total revenues  273,822   246,950   782,376   698,598
    Cost of revenues:           
    Direct payroll costs  22,112   21,870   66,491   58,818
    Payroll taxes and benefits  128,459   115,012   390,677   349,514
    Workers' compensation  56,350   49,833   151,069   141,693
    Total cost of revenues  206,921   186,715   608,237   550,025
    Gross margin  66,901   60,235   174,139   148,573
    Selling, general and administrative expenses  43,001   41,170   125,438   113,939
    Depreciation and amortization  1,554   1,342   4,585   3,967
    Income from operations  22,346   17,723   44,116   30,667
    Other income, net  1,568   1,779   4,758   5,122
    Income before income taxes  23,914   19,502   48,874   35,789
    Provision for income taxes  6,476   4,573   13,134   8,324
    Net income $17,438  $14,929  $35,740  $27,465
    Basic income per common share $2.48  $1.98  $4.96  $3.63
    Weighted average basic common shares outstanding  7,036   7,545   7,201   7,559
    Diluted income per common share $2.45  $1.96  $4.91  $3.59
    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding  7,127   7,607   7,286   7,642
                    

    Investor Relations:
    Gateway Group, Inc.
    Cody Slach
    Tel 1-949-574-3860
    BBSI@gatewayir.com 


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