GP Strategies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Financial Results
COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Overview of Fourth Quarter 2014 Results:
- Revenue of $125.2 million for fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $117.2 million for fourth quarter of 2013, and record revenue for full year 2014 surpassing $500 million
- Gross profit of $23.9 million, or 19.1% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $21.6 million, or 18.5% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2013
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.43 for fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $0.38 per share for fourth quarter of 2013
- Cash flow from operations of $14.3 million for fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $6.0 million in 2013
The Company's revenue increased $8.0 million or 6.8% during the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. The revenue growth is largely attributable to organic growth due to increased e-Learning content development and managed learning services under outsourcing contracts. Operating income was $11.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $12.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Included in operating income is a net loss on the change in fair value of contingent consideration of $0.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to a net gain of $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Excluding the net gain (loss) on contingent consideration in both quarters, operating income increased 8.1% or $0.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2014. The improved operating income was a result of a $2.3 million or 10.7% increase in gross profit which was partially offset by a $1.4 million or 13.3% increase in SG&A expenses during the fourth quarter of 2014 primarily due to increased costs associated with the Company's global expansion to support outsourcing contracts. Net income was $7.4 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $7.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013.
The Company reported revenue of $501.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, representing a 14.9% increase over 2013 revenue of $436.7 million. Operating income increased $5.5 million or 14.4% in 2014 to $43.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Net income was $27.1 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $23.8 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2013.
"I am proud to report that GP Strategies reached a milestone of over $500 million of annual revenue for the first time in its history and finished the 2014 year with 12% organic growth," commented Scott N. Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer of GP Strategies. "The Company reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter despite a decline in alternative fuels revenues. In addition, the Company maintained its operating margins in 2014 while investing heavily in global expansion. These investments have enabled us to deliver comprehensive solutions to our customers on a global basis, which we believe differentiates GP Strategies in the training and performance improvement industry."
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $14.5 million compared to $5.6 million as of December 31, 2013. Cash provided by operating activities was $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $16.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.
On October 3, 2014, the Company completed a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer in which it repurchased 2.1 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $61.7 million, excluding fees and expenses. To fund the share repurchase, the Company used borrowings under an amended credit agreement which included a $40 million term loan, payable over three years, and additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had long-term debt outstanding of $37.8 million. In addition, there were $20.8 million of short-term borrowings outstanding and $43.3 million of available borrowings under a revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2014.
Investor Call
The Company has scheduled an investor conference call for 10:00 a.m. ET on February 24, 2015. 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 800-750-5861 or 212-231-2911, using conference ID number 21762010. A telephone replay of the call will also be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th, until 12:00 p.m. on March 10th. To listen to the replay, dial 800-633-8284 or 402-977-9140, using conference ID number 21762010. 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). The Company believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors in evaluating the Company's results. This measure 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 EBITDA 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 this non-GAAP financial measure 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.
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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| (In thousands, except per share data) |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Quarter ended |
Year ended |
|||||||||||
| December 31, |
December 31, |
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| 2014 |
2013 |
2014 |
2013 |
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| Revenue |
$ |
125,200 |
$ |
117,220 |
$ |
501,867 |
$ |
436,689 |
||||
| Cost of revenue |
101,265 |
95,592 |
412,292 |
360,424 |
||||||||
| Gross profit |
23,935 |
21,628 |
89,575 |
76,265 |
||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
12,194 |
10,764 |
47,108 |
39,589 |
||||||||
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of |
(121) |
1,249 |
1,392 |
1,676 |
||||||||
| Operating income |
11,620 |
12,113 |
43,859 |
38,352 |
||||||||
| Interest expense |
434 |
110 |
833 |
366 |
||||||||
| Other income (expense) |
(388) |
176 |
(203) |
502 |
||||||||
| Income before income tax expense |
10,798 |
12,179 |
42,823 |
38,488 |
||||||||
| Income tax expense |
3,374 |
4,738 |
15,725 |
14,732 |
||||||||
| Net income |
$ |
7,424 |
$ |
7,441 |
$ |
27,098 |
$ |
23,756 |
||||
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
17,166 |
19,144 |
18,641 |
19,103 |
||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
17,336 |
19,416 |
18,887 |
19,362 |
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|
Per common share data: |
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| Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.43 |
$ |
0.39 |
$ |
1.45 |
$ |
1.24 |
||||
| Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.43 |
$ |
0.38 |
$ |
1.43 |
$ |
1.23 |
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| Other data: |
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| EBITDA(1) |
$ |
13,513 |
$ |
14,651 |
$ |
53,414 |
$ |
47,471 |
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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 |
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| SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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| (In thousands) |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Quarter ended |
Year ended |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
2014 |
2013 |
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| Revenue by segment: |
||||||||||||
| Learning Solutions |
$ |
65,596 |
$ |
52,676 |
$ |
241,344 |
$ |
189,899 |
||||
| Professional & Technical Services |
20,649 |
18,357 |
79,574 |
72,577 |
||||||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
17,330 |
18,638 |
67,694 |
70,699 |
||||||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions |
10,470 |
12,391 |
50,924 |
53,882 |
||||||||
| Energy Services |
11,155 |
15,158 |
62,331 |
49,632 |
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| Total revenue |
$ |
125,200 |
$ |
117,220 |
$ |
501,867 |
$ |
436,689 |
||||
| Gross profit by segment: |
||||||||||||
| Learning Solutions |
$ |
11,807 |
$ |
9,542 |
$ |
36,605 |
$ |
33,540 |
||||
| Professional & Technical Services |
4,400 |
3,126 |
16,041 |
12,320 |
||||||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
3,176 |
3,453 |
10,903 |
10,748 |
||||||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions |
1,359 |
1,994 |
8,054 |
7,515 |
||||||||
| Energy Services |
3,193 |
3,513 |
17,972 |
12,142 |
||||||||
| Total gross profit |
$ |
23,935 |
$ |
21,628 |
$ |
89,575 |
$ |
76,265 |
||||
| Operating income by segment: |
||||||||||||
| Learning Solutions |
$ |
5,365 |
$ |
4,324 |
$ |
12,721 |
$ |
15,210 |
||||
| Professional & Technical Services |
2,521 |
1,475 |
8,905 |
5,810 |
||||||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
1,525 |
1875 |
4,729 |
4,672 |
||||||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions |
111 |
886 |
3,064 |
2,688 |
||||||||
| Energy Services |
2,219 |
2,304 |
13,048 |
8,296 |
||||||||
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of |
(121) |
1,249 |
1,392 |
1,676 |
||||||||
| Total operating income |
$ |
11,620 |
$ |
12,113 |
$ |
43,859 |
$ |
38,352 |
||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
14,334 |
$ |
6,004 |
$ |
30,998 |
$ |
16,253 |
||||
| Capital expenditures |
(442) |
(2,106) |
(2,757) |
(6,714) |
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| Free cash flow |
$ |
13,892 |
$ |
3,898 |
$ |
28,241 |
$ |
9,539 |
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| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA (2) |
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| (In thousands) |
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| (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||
| Quarter ended |
Year ended |
|||||||||||
| December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
2014 |
2013 |
|||||||||
| Net income |
$ |
7,424 |
$ |
7,441 |
$ |
27,098 |
$ |
23,756 |
||||
| Interest expense |
434 |
110 |
833 |
366 |
||||||||
| Income tax expense (3) |
3,374 |
4,738 |
15,725 |
14,732 |
||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
2,281 |
2,362 |
9,758 |
8,617 |
||||||||
| EBITDA |
$ |
13,513 |
$ |
14,651 |
$ |
53,414 |
$ |
47,471 |
||||
| (2) 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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| (3) Income tax expense includes a $0.3 million benefit in the fourth quarter and $0.9 million benefit for the year ended December 31, 2014 resulting from a claim for a deduction under Internal Revenue Code Section 199 for the Domestic Production Deduction on the Company's 2013 U.S. federal income tax return which was not taken in previous years, and similar claims it expects to make for tax years 2011 and 2012. |
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| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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| (Dollars in thousands) |
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| December 31, |
December 31, |
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| 2014 |
2013 |
|||||||
| (Unaudited) |
||||||||
| Current assets: |
||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
14,541 |
$ |
5,647 |
||||
| Accounts and other receivables |
99,638 |
94,662 |
||||||
| Costs and estimated earnings in excess of |
30,211 |
22,706 |
||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
15,967 |
13,523 |
||||||
| Total current assets |
160,357 |
136,538 |
||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
7,864 |
9,231 |
||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net |
136,292 |
132,116 |
||||||
| Other assets |
939 |
2,271 |
||||||
| Total assets |
$ |
305,452 |
$ |
280,156 |
||||
| Current liabilities: |
||||||||
| Short-term borrowings |
$ |
20,799 |
$ |
407 |
||||
| Current portion of long-term debt |
13,333 |
— |
||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
59,018 |
55,339 |
||||||
| Billings in excess of costs and estimated |
23,670 |
22,062 |
||||||
| Total current liabilities |
116,820 |
77,808 |
||||||
| Long-term debt |
24,444 |
— |
||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities |
12,463 |
9,321 |
||||||
| Total liabilities |
153,727 |
87,129 |
||||||
| Total stockholders' equity |
151,725 |
193,027 |
||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
305,452 |
$ |
280,156 |
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