CBZ

CBIZ INC

Industrials | Mid Cap

-$0.19

EPS Forecast

$358.6

Revenue Forecast

Announcing earnings for the quarter ending 2024-12-31 soon
EX-99.1 2 cbz-ex991_7.htm EX-99.1 cbz-ex991_7.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

  

Ware Grove

 

  

 

  

Chief Financial Officer

 

  

 

  

-or-

 

  

 

  

Lori Novickis

 

  

 

  

Director, Corporate Relations

 

  

 

  

CBIZ, Inc.

 

  

 

  

Cleveland, Ohio

 

  

 

  

(216) 447-9000

CBIZ REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2019 RESULTS

FOURTH-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE +2.1%

 

 

SAME-UNIT REVENUE +0.1%

FULL-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS:

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE +2.9%

 

 

SAME-UNIT REVENUE +2.0%

 

 

EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS +16.5%

 

CLEVELAND (February 20, 2020) – CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) (the “Company”) today announced fourth-quarter and full-year results for the period ended December 31, 2019.

 

For the 2019 fourth quarter, CBIZ recorded revenue of $203.1 million, an increase of $4.1 million, or 2.1%, over the $199.0 million reported in the same period of 2018. Newly acquired operations, net of divestitures, contributed $3.9 million, or 2.0%, to the fourth-quarter 2019 revenue growth. Same-unit revenue increased by $0.2 million, or 0.1%, for the quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. Loss per share from continuing operations of $0.02 remained unchanged in the 2019 fourth quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. Loss from continuing operations for the 2019 fourth quarter was $1.1 million, compared with $1.0 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $2.7 million, compared with $4.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

For the full-year period ended December 31, 2019, CBIZ recorded revenue of $948.4 million, an increase of $26.4 million, or 2.9%, over the $922.0 million recorded for the same period of 2018. Acquisitions, net of divested operations, contributed $8.2 million, or 0.9%, to the revenue growth in 2019. Same-unit revenue increased by $18.2 million, or 2.0%, compared with the same period a year ago. Earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.27 increased by 16.5% in 2019, compared with $1.09 for the same period a

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year ago. Income from continuing operations of $71.0 million increased by 15.4% in 2019, compared with $61.6 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $120.6 million, compared with $109.1 million in 2018.

 

During the year, the Company used approximately $27.2 million to repurchase a total of approximately 1.3 million shares of its common stock. The balance on the Company's unsecured credit facility at December 31, 2019 was $105.5 million with approximately $288 million of unused borrowing capacity. As of February 14, 2020, the Company has purchased an additional 168 thousand shares of its common stock.

 

Jerry Grisko, CBIZ President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased to report 16.5% growth in earnings per share for 2019 with 2.9% total revenue growth. As expected, our second half revenue growth of 4.6% outpaced the 1.4% growth reported for the first half of 2019. Client demand for our core Financial Services business remains strong, and we are pleased to see growth within our Benefits & Insurance group in the second half of 2019.”

 

Grisko continued, “We closed six acquisitions in 2019 and another three so far in 2020 with a number of additional potential transactions at various stages in our pipeline. With $120 million of Adjusted EBITDA and $288 million of unused financing capacity, we have the access to capital to make strategic acquisitions and to continue to conduct share repurchases. We continue to make investments in our business that will enhance our capabilities to provide exceptional services and solutions to our clients, and further strengthen our market presence.”

 

2020 Outlook

 

The Company expects growth in total revenue within a range of 5% to 7% over the prior year.

 

Although a number of factors may impact the tax rate, the Company expects an effective tax rate of approximately 24%.

 

The Company expects a weighted average fully diluted share count of approximately 56 million shares.

 

The Company expects to grow fully diluted earnings per share within a range of 10% to 12% over the prior year.

Conference Call

CBIZ will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today to discuss its results. The call will be webcast live for the media and the public, and can be accessed at www.cbiz.com. Shareholders and analysts who would like to participate in the call can register at http://dpregister.com/10138785 to receive the dial-in number and unique personal identification number. Participants may register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

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A replay of the webcast will be made available approximately two hours following the call on the Company’s website at www.cbiz.com. For those without internet access, a replay of the call will also be available starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET), February 20, through 5:00 p.m. (ET), February 25, 2020. The toll-free dial-in number for the replay is 1-877-344-7529. If you are listening from outside the United States, dial 1-412-317-0088. The access code for the replay is 10138785.

 

About CBIZ

CBIZ, Inc. is a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services to businesses throughout the United States. Financial services include accounting, tax, government health care consulting, transaction advisory, risk advisory, and valuation services. Insurance services include employee benefits consulting, retirement plan consulting, property and casualty insurance, payroll, and human capital consulting. With more than 100 offices in 31 states, CBIZ is one of the largest accounting and insurance brokerage providers in the U.S. For more information, visit www.cbiz.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to adequately manage and sustain its growth; the Company’s dependence on the current trend of outsourcing business services; the Company’s dependence on the services of its CEO and other key employees; competitive pricing pressures; general business and economic conditions; and changes in governmental regulation and tax laws affecting the Company’s insurance business or its business services operations. A more detailed description of these risks and uncertainties, as well as others, may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

 

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

%

 

 

2018

 

 

%

 

Revenue

 

$

203,138

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

199,023

 

 

 

100.0

%

Operating expenses (1)

 

 

200,706

 

 

 

98.8

%

 

 

181,824

 

 

 

91.4

%

Gross margin

 

 

2,432

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

17,199

 

 

 

8.6

%

Corporate general and administrative expenses (1)

 

 

10,490

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

8,873

 

 

 

4.5

%

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(8,058

)

 

 

(4.0

)%

 

 

8,326

 

 

 

4.1

%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(1,256

)

 

 

(0.6

)%

 

 

(1,434

)

 

 

(0.7

)%

Gain on sale of operations, net

 

 

15

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

362

 

 

 

0.2

%

Other income (expense), net (1) (2)

 

 

4,999

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

(9,631

)

 

 

(4.8

)%

Total other income (expense), net

 

 

3,758

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

(10,703

)

 

 

(5.3

)%

Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense

 

 

(4,300

)

 

 

(2.1

)%

 

 

(2,377

)

 

 

(1.2

)%

Income tax benefit

 

 

(3,164

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,424

)

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

(1,136

)

 

 

(0.6

)%

 

 

(953

)

 

 

(0.5

)%

Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of tax

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(1,152

)

 

 

(0.6

)%

 

$

(973

)

 

 

(0.5

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

54,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,775

 

 

 

 

 

Other data from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

$

2,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

CBIZ sponsors a deferred compensation plan, under which a CBIZ employee's compensation deferral is held in a rabbi trust and invested accordingly as directed by the employee. Income and expenses related to the deferred compensation plan are included in "Operating expenses" ($5.5 million expense in 2019 and $9.2 million income in 2018, or 2.7% and (4.6%) of revenue, respectively) and "Corporate general and administrative expenses" ($0.7 million expense in 2019 and $0.9 million income in 2018, or 0.3% and (0.5%) of revenue, respectively) and are directly offset by deferred compensation gains or losses in "Other income, net" ($6.2 million gain in 2019 and $10.1 million loss in 2018, or 3.0% and (5.1%) of revenue, respectively). The deferred compensation plan has no impact on "Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense".     

(2)

Included in "Other income (expense), net" for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, is expense of $1.3 million and income of $0.7 million, respectively, related to net changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to CBIZ's prior acquisitions.

(3)

Refer to the financial highlights tables for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") financial measure, and for additional information as to the usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial measures to shareholders and investors. 

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)

 

 

YEAR ENDED

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

%

 

 

2018

 

 

%

 

Revenue

 

$

948,424

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

922,003

 

 

 

100.0

%

Operating expenses (1)

 

 

823,496

 

 

 

86.8

%

 

 

790,283

 

 

 

85.7

%

Gross margin

 

 

124,928

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

131,720

 

 

 

14.3

%

Corporate general and administrative expenses (1)

 

 

44,406

 

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

39,173

 

 

 

4.2

%

Operating income

 

 

80,522

 

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

92,547

 

 

 

10.1

%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(5,765

)

 

 

(0.6

)%

 

 

(6,645

)

 

 

(0.7

)%

Gain on sale of operations, net

 

 

417

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

1,025

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other income (expense), net (1) (2)

 

 

17,715

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

(7,087

)

 

 

(0.8

)%

Total other income (expense), net

 

 

12,367

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

(12,707

)

 

 

(1.4

)%

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense

 

 

92,889

 

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

79,840

 

 

 

8.7

%

Income tax expense

 

 

21,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,267

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

71,049

 

 

 

7.5

%

 

 

61,573

 

 

 

6.7

%

Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of tax

 

 

(335

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

70,714

 

 

 

7.5

%

 

$

61,570

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

1.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.09

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

55,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,487

 

 

 

 

 

Other data from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

$

120,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

109,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

CBIZ sponsors a deferred compensation plan, under which a CBIZ employee's compensation deferral is held in a rabbi trust and invested accordingly as directed by the employee. Income and expenses related to the deferred compensation plan are included in "Operating expenses" ($17.2 million expense in 2019 and $4.5 million income in 2018, or 1.8% and (0.5%) of revenue, respectively) and "Corporate general and administrative expenses" ($2.0 million expense in 2019 and $0.4 million income in 2018, or 0.2% and (0.0%) of revenue for 2019 and 2018, respectively) and are directly offset by deferred compensation gains or losses in "Other income (expense), net" ($19.2 million gain in 2019 and $4.9 million loss in 2018, or 2.0% and (0.5%) of revenue, respectively). The deferred compensation plan has no impact on "Income from continuing operations before income tax expense".  

(2)

Included in "Other income, net" for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, is expense of $1.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to net changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to CBIZ's prior acquisitions.

(3)

Refer to the financial highlights tables for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest GAAP financial measure, and for additional information as to the usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial measures to shareholders and investors.

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

SELECT SEGMENT DATA

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

 

YEAR ENDED

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

$

123,256

 

 

$

122,441

 

 

$

616,567

 

 

$

600,926

 

Benefits and Insurance Services

 

 

70,886

 

 

 

68,285

 

 

 

296,228

 

 

 

288,437

 

National Practices

 

 

8,996

 

 

 

8,297

 

 

 

35,629

 

 

 

32,640

 

Total

 

$

203,138

 

 

$

199,023

 

 

$

948,424

 

 

$

922,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services

 

$

(1,137

)

 

$

437

 

 

$

101,327

 

 

$

92,273

 

Benefits and Insurance Services

 

 

10,477

 

 

 

10,336

 

 

 

49,983

 

 

 

48,791

 

National Practices

 

 

830

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

3,155

 

 

 

2,637

 

Operating expenses - unallocated (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(2,266

)

 

 

(3,421

)

 

 

(12,361

)

 

 

(16,431

)

Deferred compensation

 

 

(5,472

)

 

 

9,197

 

 

 

(17,176

)

 

 

4,450

 

Total

 

$

2,432

 

 

$

17,199

 

 

$

124,928

 

 

$

131,720

 

 

(1)

Represents operating expenses not directly allocated to individual businesses, including stock-based compensation, consolidation and integration charges, and certain advertising expenses. "Operating expenses - unallocated" also include gains or losses attributable to the assets held in a rabbi trust associated with the Company's deferred compensation plan. These gains or losses do not impact "Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense" as they are directly offset by the same adjustment to "Other income (expense), net" in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Net gains/losses recognized from adjustments to the fair value of the assets held in the rabbi trust are recorded as compensation expense in "Operating expenses" and “Corporate, general and administrative expense,” and offset in "Other income (expense), net".

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CBIZ, INC.

SELECT CASH FLOW DATA

(In thousands)

 

YEAR ENDED

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income

 

$

70,714

 

 

$

61,570

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

22,345

 

 

 

23,675

 

Bad debt expense, net of recoveries

 

 

2,415

 

 

 

3,665

 

Adjustments to contingent earnout liability

 

 

1,599

 

 

 

2,617

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

7,254

 

 

 

6,866

 

Other noncash adjustments

 

 

5,582

 

 

 

1,890

 

Net income, after adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

109,909

 

 

 

100,283

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

(11,386

)

 

 

5,149

 

Operating cash flows provided by continuing operations

 

 

98,523

 

 

 

105,432

 

Operating cash used in discontinued operations

 

 

(338

)

 

 

(184

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

98,185

 

 

 

105,248

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(27,685

)

 

 

(47,576

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(54,549

)

 

 

(109,380

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

15,951

 

 

$

(51,708

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

 

130,554

 

 

 

182,262

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year

 

$

146,505

 

 

$

130,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

567

 

 

$

640

 

Restricted cash

 

 

29,595

 

 

 

27,481

 

Cash equivalents included in funds held for clients

 

 

116,343

 

 

 

102,433

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

146,505

 

 

$

130,554

 

 

 

 

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CBIZ, INC.

SELECT FINANCIAL DATA AND RATIOS

(In thousands)

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

567

 

 

$

640

 

Restricted cash

 

 

29,595

 

 

 

27,481

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

222,031

 

 

 

207,287

 

Current assets before funds held for clients

 

 

276,518

 

 

 

262,249

 

Funds held for clients

 

 

179,502

 

 

 

161,289

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

 

654,671

 

 

 

637,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,400,774

 

 

$

1,183,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities before client fund obligations

 

$

186,906

 

 

$

159,241

 

Client fund obligations

 

 

179,020

 

 

 

162,073

 

Bank debt

 

 

104,333

 

 

 

133,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

741,536

 

 

$

589,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock

 

$

(535,693

)

 

$

(508,530

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

$

659,238

 

 

$

593,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt to equity

 

 

16.0

%

 

 

23.0

%

Days sales outstanding (DSO) - continuing operations (1)

 

 

75

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

 

 

55,419

 

 

 

55,072

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

54,299

 

 

 

54,561

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

55,895

 

 

 

56,487

 

 

(1)

DSO is provided for continuing operations and represents accounts receivable, net, at the end of the period, divided by trailing twelve month daily revenue. The Company has included DSO data because such data is commonly used as a performance measure by analysts and investors and as a measure of the Company's ability to collect on receivables in a timely manner. DSO should not be regarded as an alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance under GAAP.

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CBIZ, INC.

GAAP RECONCILIATION

Income from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (1)

(In thousands)

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

 

YEAR ENDED

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(1,136

)

 

$

(953

)

 

$

71,049

 

 

$

61,573

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,256

 

 

 

1,434

 

 

 

5,765

 

 

 

6,645

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(3,164

)

 

 

(1,424

)

 

 

21,840

 

 

 

18,267

 

Gain on sale of operations, net

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(362

)

 

 

(417

)

 

 

(1,025

)

Depreciation

 

 

2,181

 

 

 

1,757

 

 

 

8,283

 

 

 

6,140

 

Amortization

 

 

3,554

 

 

 

4,390

 

 

 

14,062

 

 

 

17,535

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

2,676

 

 

$

4,842

 

 

$

120,582

 

 

$

109,135

 

 

 

 

(1)

CBIZ reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. This table reconciles Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest GAAP financial measure, "Income (loss) from continuing operations". Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP and should not be regarded as an alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance or cash flow under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used by the Company, its shareholders and debt holders to evaluate, assess and benchmark the Company's operational results and to provide an additional measure with respect to the Company's ability to meet future debt obligations.

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