GP Strategies Reports Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings of $0.40 Per Share
COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
Overview of Fourth Quarter 2016 Results:
- Revenue of $127.3 million for fourth quarter of 2016 compared to $126.4 million for fourth quarter of 2015
- Gross profit of $21.9 million for fourth quarter of 2016 compared to $22.4 million for fourth quarter of 2015
- Earnings of $0.40 per share for fourth quarter of 2016 compared to $0.37 per share for fourth quarter of 2015
The Company's revenue increased $0.9 million or 1% during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The Company reported revenue increases in three out of its four segments due to both organic growth and acquisitions. This revenue growth was mostly offset by a continued decline in the Professional & Technical Services segment. In addition, foreign currency exchange rate declines resulted in a $5.4 million decrease in U.S. dollar reported revenue during the fourth quarter of 2016.
Operating income decreased $0.6 million to $9.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 from $10.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease was primarily due to a $0.5 million decline in gross profit and a $0.5 million increase in SG&A expenses, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in restructuring charges incurred in the fourth quarter of 2015 which did not recur in 2016. SG&A expenses for the fourth quarter of 2016 included $0.3 million of legal expenses related to a recently completed acquisition.
Income before income taxes decreased to $8.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 from $9.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations adversely impacted year over year U.S. dollar reported pre-tax income by $0.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2016. In addition, other expense for the fourth quarter of 2016 includes $0.5 million of foreign currency transaction losses. When combined with the translation impact on income, foreign currency rate changes adversely impacted pre-tax income by a total of $1.0 million.
Income tax expense decreased $1.6 million or 48.2% during the fourth quarter of 2016 primarily due to a change in the mix of taxable income from higher taxing jurisdictions to lower taxing jurisdictions. Net income was $6.7 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to $6.3 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2015.
"Fourth quarter 2016 revenue increased despite the $5.4 million impact of foreign currency exchange rate declines," stated Scott N. Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer. "This reflects increased revenue in three of our four operating segments with particularly strong growth in Learning Solutions which grew revenue to $55.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2016 from $52.6 million in 2015, despite a $3.9 million negative effect of foreign currency. While we have continued to see a year over year downturn in our Professional & Technical Services segment, its revenue has stabilized on a sequential quarterly basis. In addition, we recently completed the acquisition of McKinney Rogers, giving GP Strategies further inroads to assist clients at the C-suite level execute their business strategies."
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $16.3 million compared to $21.0 million as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had long-term debt outstanding of $40.0 million. In addition, the Company had $17.7 million of short-term borrowings outstanding and $76.6 million of available borrowings under its line of credit as of December 31, 2016.
Cash provided by operating activities was $18.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $25.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company repurchased approximately 340,000 shares of its common stock in the open market for a total cost of approximately $8.0 million. As of December 31, 2016, there was approximately $6.1 million available for future repurchases under the buyback program.
Investor Call
The Company has scheduled an investor conference call for 10:00 a.m. ET on February 28, 2017. In addition to prepared remarks from management, there will be a question and answer session on the call. The dial-in numbers for the live conference call are 800-926-4420 or 212-231-2911, using conference ID number 21847036. A telephone replay of the call will also be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. on February 28th, until 12:00 p.m. on March 14th. To listen to the replay, dial 800-633-8284 or 402-977-9140, using conference ID number 21847036. A replay will also be available on GP Strategies' website shortly after the conclusion of the call.
Presentation of Non-GAAP Information
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) and free cash flow (cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures). The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in evaluating the Company's results. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for, or superior to, either net income, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or cash flow, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. In addition, because these measures may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For a reconciliation of EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA, along with related footnotes, below.
About GP Strategies
GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) is a global performance improvement solutions provider of sales and technical training, eLearning solutions, management consulting and engineering services. GP Strategies' solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting and business improvement services, customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
We make statements in this press release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual performance or achievements to be materially different from those we project. For a full discussion of these risks, uncertainties and factors, we encourage you to read our documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our periodic reports under the forward-looking statements and risk factors sections. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
TABLES FOLLOW
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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| Quarter ended |
Year ended |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
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| 2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
|||||||||
| Revenue |
$ |
127,283 |
$ |
126,431 |
$ |
490,559 |
$ |
490,280 |
||||
| Cost of revenue |
105,401 |
104,019 |
410,402 |
408,288 |
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| Gross profit |
21,882 |
22,412 |
80,157 |
81,992 |
||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
12,352 |
11,889 |
48,597 |
47,748 |
||||||||
| Restructuring charges |
— |
356 |
— |
1,551 |
||||||||
| Loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration, net |
(62) |
(57) |
(136) |
(371) |
||||||||
| Operating income |
9,468 |
10,110 |
31,424 |
32,322 |
||||||||
| Interest expense |
598 |
370 |
1,568 |
1,381 |
||||||||
| Other income (expense) |
(423) |
(177) |
178 |
(1,318) |
||||||||
| Income before income tax expense |
8,447 |
9,563 |
30,034 |
29,623 |
||||||||
| Income tax expense |
1,715 |
3,311 |
9,787 |
10,834 |
||||||||
| Net income |
$ |
6,732 |
$ |
6,252 |
$ |
20,247 |
$ |
18,789 |
||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
16,705 |
16,988 |
16,696 |
17,110 |
||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
16,820 |
17,119 |
16,791 |
17,264 |
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| Per common share data: |
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| Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.40 |
$ |
0.37 |
$ |
1.21 |
$ |
1.10 |
||||
| Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.40 |
$ |
0.37 |
$ |
1.21 |
$ |
1.09 |
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| Other data: |
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| EBITDA(1) |
$ |
10,538 |
$ |
11,784 |
$ |
38,064 |
$ |
38,869 |
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| (1) The term EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA, along with related footnotes, below. |
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| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (In thousands) (Unaudited) |
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| Quarter ended |
Year ended |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
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| 2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
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| Revenue by segment: |
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| Learning Solutions |
$ |
55,007 |
$ |
52,576 |
$ |
208,998 |
$ |
207,039 |
||||
| Professional & Technical Services |
24,943 |
28,775 |
101,907 |
119,092 |
||||||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
25,958 |
25,524 |
101,768 |
87,567 |
||||||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions |
21,375 |
19,556 |
77,886 |
76,582 |
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| Total revenue |
$ |
127,283 |
$ |
126,431 |
$ |
490,559 |
$ |
490,280 |
||||
| Gross profit by segment: |
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| Learning Solutions |
$ |
9,882 |
$ |
9,681 |
$ |
38,954 |
$ |
36,223 |
||||
| Professional & Technical Services |
4,217 |
5,852 |
15,803 |
23,621 |
||||||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
4,281 |
3,448 |
14,181 |
11,321 |
||||||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions |
3,502 |
3,431 |
11,219 |
10,827 |
||||||||
| Total gross profit |
$ |
21,882 |
$ |
22,412 |
$ |
80,157 |
$ |
81,992 |
||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
6,179 |
$ |
16,026 |
$ |
18,077 |
$ |
25,554 |
||||
| Capital expenditures |
(218) |
(526) |
(1,402) |
(2,357) |
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| Free cash flow |
$ |
5,961 |
$ |
15,500 |
$ |
16,675 |
$ |
23,197 |
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| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA (1) (In thousands) (Unaudited) |
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Year ended |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
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| 2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
|||||||||
| Net income |
$ |
6,732 |
$ |
6,252 |
$ |
20,247 |
$ |
18,789 |
||||
| Interest expense |
598 |
370 |
1,568 |
1,381 |
||||||||
| Income tax expense |
1,715 |
3,311 |
9,787 |
10,834 |
||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1,493 |
1,851 |
6,462 |
7,865 |
||||||||
| EBITDA |
$ |
10,538 |
$ |
11,784 |
$ |
38,064 |
$ |
38,869 |
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| (1) Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a widely used non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance. It is presented as supplemental information that the Company believes is useful to investors to evaluate its results because it excludes certain items that are not directly related to the Company's core operating performance. EBITDA is calculated by adding back to net income interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute either for net income, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or for cash flow, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. In addition, because EBITDA may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. |
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| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands) |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||
| 2016 |
2015 |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Current assets: |
||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
16,346 |
$ |
21,030 |
||||
| Accounts and other receivables |
105,549 |
90,912 |
||||||
| Costs and estimated earnings in excess of |
39,318 |
46,061 |
||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
11,481 |
9,173 |
||||||
| Total current assets |
172,694 |
167,176 |
||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
4,547 |
6,245 |
||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net |
133,597 |
128,196 |
||||||
| Other assets |
4,763 |
1,352 |
||||||
| Total assets |
$ |
315,601 |
$ |
302,969 |
||||
| Current liabilities: |
||||||||
| Short-term borrowings |
$ |
17,694 |
$ |
34,084 |
||||
| Current portion of long-term debt |
12,000 |
13,333 |
||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
64,596 |
61,071 |
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| Billings in excess of costs and estimated |
18,545 |
18,366 |
||||||
| Total current liabilities |
112,835 |
126,854 |
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| Long-term debt |
28,000 |
11,111 |
||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities |
7,270 |
6,660 |
||||||
| Total liabilities |
148,105 |
144,625 |
||||||
| Total stockholders' equity |
167,496 |
158,344 |
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| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
315,601 |
$ |
302,969 |
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