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TriNet Announces Third Quarter 2018 Results

October 29, 2018 4:20 PM

DUBLIN, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of full-service HR solutions for small and medium size businesses (SMBs), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. The highlights below include non-GAAP financial measures which are reconciled later in this release.

Third quarter highlights include:

  • GAAP Total revenues increased 7% to $875 million while Net Service Revenues increased 11% to $228 million, each as compared to the same period last year.
  • Net income was $51 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared to net income of $43 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
  • Adjusted Net Income was $55 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $41 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $88 million, a 9% increase from the same period last year.
  • Average WSEs decreased 2% as compared to the same period last year, to approximately 318,000.

"We delivered strong financial results during the third quarter, as we executed on our vertical market strategy," said Burton M. Goldfield, TriNet's President and CEO. "We're leveraging our scale, enhanced technology platform and industry-tailored approach to address the unique HR needs of our customers, allowing them to pursue transformational outcomes for their employees and their organizations. Our disciplined and differentiated approach to this market opportunity has led to profitable growth and market penetration. We are strategically investing in sales, marketing, and process improvements to strengthen our overall position and secure our long-term growth trajectory."

TriNet's total revenues for the third quarter of 2018 increased 7% from the third quarter of 2017 to 875 million, while Net Service Revenues (Total revenues less insurance costs) for the third quarter of 2018 increased 11% from the third quarter of 2017 to $228 million. Net Insurance Service Revenues for the third quarter of 2018 consisted of insurance service revenues of 756 million and insurance costs $647 million. Professional service revenues for the third quarter of 2018 increased 6%, and Net Insurance Service Revenues increased 17%, in each case, compared to the third quarter of 2017.

At September 30, 2018, TriNet had cash and cash equivalents of $237 million and total debt of $418 million.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

We anticipate filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q") for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 with the SEC and making it available at www.trinet.com today, October 29, 2018. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q and the related Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Form 10-Q.

Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast

TriNet will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its quarterly results and its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. TriNet encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. To pre-register, go to: http://dpregister.com/10124899. For those who would like to join the call but have not pre-registered, they can do so by dialing +1 (412) 317-5426 and requesting the "TriNet Conference Call." The live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of TriNet's website at http://investor.trinet.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on this site for approximately one year. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at +1 (412) 317-0088 conference ID: 10124899.

About TriNet

TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll and real-time technology. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business. TriNet, incredible starts here. For more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to TriNet's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, and statements made during the above referenced conference call will contain, statements that are not historical in nature, are predictive in nature, or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or otherwise contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, TriNet's expectations and assumptions regarding: its ability deliver profitable growth; its ability to achieve volume growth in it worksite employees; and its ability to successfully leverage its scale. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions or variations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management's expectations as of the date hereof and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from our current expectations and any past or future results, performance or achievements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include: risks associated with changes in, uncertainty regarding, or adverse application of complex laws and regulations that govern our business; our ability to be recognized as an employer of worksite employees under federal and state regulations; our ability to mitigate business risks associated with our co-employment relationship with our worksite employees; our ability to secure private and confidential client and worksite employee data and our information technology (IT) infrastructure against cyber-attacks and security breaches; our ability to manage unexpected changes in workers' compensation and health insurance claims by worksite employees; fluctuation in our results of operation as a result of numerous factors, many of which are outside of our control, such as the volume and severity of our workers' compensation and health insurance claims and the amount and timing of our insurance costs, operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements; failures or limitations in our business systems; our ability to remediate the material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting; our ability to effectively integrate businesses we have acquired and new businesses we may acquire in the future; the effects of volatility in the financial and economic environment on the businesses that make up our client base; our ability to effectively manage our growth; market acceptance of our vertical strategy; our ability to manage our sales force effectively; the concentration of our clients in certain geographies and industries; the outcome of existing and future legal proceedings; changes in our income tax positions or adverse outcomes from on-going and future audits; adverse changes in our insurance coverage or our relationships with key insurance carriers; our ability to manage client attrition; our ability to comply with the restrictions of our credit facility and meet our debt obligations; the effects of increased competition; and our ability to compete effectively.

Further information on risks that could affect TriNet's results is included in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on our investor relations website at http://investor.trinet.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of these filings are also available by contacting TriNet Corporation's Investor Relations Department at (510) 875-7201. Except as required by law, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements in this press release, and any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. In addition, we do not assume any obligation, and do not intend, to update any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Key Financial and Operating Metrics

We regularly review certain key financial and operating metrics to evaluate growth trends, measure our performance and make strategic decisions. These key financial and operating metrics may change over time. Our key financial and operating metrics for the periods presented were as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Percent Change

(in millions, except per share and operating metrics data)

2018

2017

2018

2017

Q3 2018 vs 2017

YTD 2018 vs. 2017

Income Statement Data:

Total revenues

$

875

$

818

$

2,586

$

2,427

7

%

7

%

Operating income

62

63

209

169

(1)

24

Net income

51

43

163

112

20

46

Diluted net income per share of common stock

0.71

0.60

2.25

1.57

18

43

Non-GAAP measures (1):

Net Service Revenues (1)

228

205

668

605

11

%

10

%

Net Insurance Service Revenues (1)

109

93

305

264

17

15

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

88

80

277

216

9

28

Adjusted Net Income (1)

55

41

176

109

35

62

Operating Metrics:

Total WSEs payroll and payroll taxes processed (in millions)

$

8,669

$

8,061

$

27,360

$

25,835

8

%

6

%

Total WSEs at period end

317,496

325,138

317,496

325,138

(2)

(2)

Average WSEs

318,129

324,043

315,512

325,347

(2)

(3)

(1) Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures section in the following pages for definitions and reconciliations from GAAP measures.

(in millions)

September 30, 2018

December 31, 2017

PercentChange

Balance Sheet Data:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

237

$

336

(29)

%

Working capital

226

234

(3)

Total assets

2,104

2,593

(19)

Notes payable

418

423

(1)

Total liabilities

1,754

2,387

(27)

Total stockholders' equity

350

206

70

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Percent

(in millions, except operating metrics data)

2018

2017

Change

Cash Flow Data:

Net cash used in operating activities (1)

$

(476)

$

(141)

236

%

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(169)

(15)

1,045

Net cash used in financing activities

(62)

(65)

(4)

(1) Prior year balance has been retrospectively adjusted for Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-18.

TRINET GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,

(in millions, except share and per share data)

2018

2017

2018

2017

Professional service revenues

$

119

$

112

$

363

$

341

Insurance service revenues

756

706

2,223

2,086

Total revenues

875

818

2,586

2,427

Insurance costs

647

613

1,918

1,822

Cost of providing services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of intangible assets)

58

50

166

157

Sales and marketing

52

44

132

139

General and administrative

33

28

95

82

Systems development and programming

12

11

36

34

Depreciation

10

8

26

20

Amortization of intangible assets

1

1

4

4

Total costs and operating expenses

813

755

2,377

2,258

Operating income

62

63

209

169

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, bank fees and other, net

(2)

(5)

(10)

(13)

Income before provision for income taxes

60

58

199

156

Income tax expense

9

15

36

44

Net income

$

51

$

43

$

163

$

112

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

Comprehensive income

$

51

$

43

$

163

$

112

Net income per share:

Basic

$

0.73

$

0.62

$

2.32

$

1.62

Diluted

$

0.71

$

0.60

$

2.25

$

1.57

Weighted average shares:

Basic

70,556,877

69,498,218

70,353,597

69,016,054

Diluted

72,599,944

71,499,591

72,388,598

71,138,743

TRINET GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except share and per share data)

September 30, 2018

December 31, 2017

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

237

$

336

Investments

38

Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments

621

1,280

Worksite employee related assets:

Unbilled revenue

$

306

$

297

Accounts receivable

5

20

Prepaid insurance premiums and other insurance related receivables

47

26

Other payroll assets

45

17

Worksite employee related assets

403

360

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

38

15

Total current assets

1,337

1,991

Investments, noncurrent

130

Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments, noncurrent

181

162

Workers' compensation collateral receivable

40

39

Property and equipment, net

78

70

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

311

315

Other assets

27

16

Total assets

$

2,104

$

2,593

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

$

43

$

59

Accrued corporate wages

37

40

Notes payable

22

40

Worksite employee related liabilities:

Accrued wages

$

326

$

289

Client deposits

35

52

Payroll tax liabilities and other payroll withholdings

419

1,034

Health benefits loss reserves

144

151

Workers' compensation loss reserves

68

67

Insurance premiums and other payables

17

25

Worksite employee related liabilities

1,009

1,618

Total current liabilities

1,111

1,757

Notes payable, noncurrent

396

383

Workers' compensation loss reserves

159

165

Deferred income taxes

72

68

Other liabilities

16

14

Total liabilities

1,754

2,387

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock

Common stock and additional paid-in capital

623

583

Accumulated deficit

(273)

(377)

Total stockholders' equity

350

206

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,104

$

2,593

TRINET GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in millions)

2018

2017

Operating activities

Net income

$

163

$

112

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

Depreciation and amortization

36

26

Stock-based compensation

31

21

Deferred income taxes

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Prepaid income taxes

1

42

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(24)

(1)

Workers' compensation collateral receivable and other noncurrent assets

(10)

(7)

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

(9)

7

Accrued corporate wages

(4)

1

Workers' compensation loss reserves and other noncurrent liabilities

4

Worksite employee related assets

(51)

(5)

Worksite employee related liabilities

(609)

(341)

Net cash used in operating activities

(476)

(141)

Investing activities

Purchases of marketable securities

(223)

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

54

Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities

33

14

Acquisitions of property and equipment

(33)

(29)

Net cash used in investing activities

(169)

(15)

Financing activities

Repurchase of common stock

(47)

(39)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock on exercised options

6

9

Proceeds from issuance of common stock on employee stock purchase plan

3

2

Awards effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes

(15)

(8)

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net

210

Payments for extinguishment of debt

(204)

Repayment of notes payable

(15)

(29)

Net cash used in financing activities

(62)

(65)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, unrestricted and restricted

(707)

(221)

Cash and cash equivalents, unrestricted and restricted:

Beginning of period

1,738

1,233

End of period

$

1,031

$

1,012

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

Interest paid

$

13

$

12

Income taxes paid (refunded), net

33

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities

Payable for purchase of property and equipment

$

2

$

2.45

Supplemental schedule of cash and cash equivalents

Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents

$

(99)

$

80

Net decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents

(608)

(301)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), we monitor other non-GAAP financial measures that we use to manage our business, to make planning decisions, to allocate resources and to use as performance measures in our executive compensation plans. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long-term and provide useful information that we use in order to maintain and grow our business.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is used to enhance the understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance. It is not meant to be considered in isolation from, as superior to, or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP Measure

Definition

How We Use The Measure

Net Service Revenues

• Sum of professional service revenues and Net Insurance Service Revenues, or total revenues less insurance costs.

• Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes.

• Acts as the basis to allocate resources to different functions and evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by each business function.

• Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management.

Net Insurance Service Revenues

• Insurance service revenues less insurance costs.

• Is a component of Net Service Revenues.

• Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes. Promotes an understanding of our insurance services business by evaluating insurance service revenues net of our WSE related costs which are substantially pass-through for the benefit of our WSEs. Under GAAP, insurance service revenues and costs are recorded gross as we have latitude in establishing the price, service and supplier specifications.

• We also sometimes refer to Net Insurance Service Margin, which is the ratio of Net Insurance Revenue to Insurance Service Revenues.

Non-GAAP Measure

Definition

How We Use The Measure

Adjusted EBITDA

• Net income, excluding the effects of:- income tax provision,- interest expense,- depreciation,- amortization of intangible assets, and- stock-based compensation expense.

• Provides period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis and an understanding as to how our management evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by excluding certain non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation recognized based on the estimated fair values. We believe these charges are not directly resulting from our core operations or indicative of our ongoing operations.

• Enhances comparisons to prior periods and, accordingly, facilitates the development of future projections and earnings growth prospects.

• Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management.

• We also sometimes refer to Adjusted EBITDA margin, which is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Service Revenue.

Adjusted Net Income

• Net income, excluding the effects of:- effective income tax rate(1),- stock-based compensation,- amortization of intangible assets,- non-cash interest expense(2), and- the income tax effect (at our effective tax rate(1)) of these pre-tax adjustments.

• Provides information to our stockholders and board of directors to understand how our management evaluates our business, to monitor and evaluate our operating results, and analyze profitability of our ongoing operations and trends on a consistent basis by excluding certain non-cash charges.

(1)

We have adjusted the non-GAAP effective tax rate to 26% for 2018 from 41% for 2017, due primarily to a decrease in the statutory rate from 35% to 21%. These non-GAAP effective tax rates exclude the income tax impact from stock-based compensation, changes in uncertain tax positions, and nonrecurring benefits or expenses from federal legislative changes.

(2)

Non-cash interest expense represents amortization and write-off of our debt issuance costs.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

The table below presents a reconciliation of Total revenues to Net Service Revenues:

Three Months Ended

Change

Nine Months Ended

Change

September 30,

Q3 2018 vs 2017

September 30,

YTD 2018 vs. 2017

(in millions)

2018

2017

$

%

2018

2017

$

%

Total revenues

$

875

$

818

$

57

7

%

$

2,586

$

2,427

$

159

7

%

Less: Insurance costs

647

613

34

5

1,918

1,822

96

5

Net Service Revenues

$

228

$

205

$

23

11

%

$

668

$

605

$

63

10

%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Insurance service revenues to Net Insurance Service Revenues:

Three Months Ended

Change

Nine Months Ended

Change

September 30,

Q3 2018 vs 2017

September 30,

YTD 2018 vs. 2017

(in millions)

2018

2017

$

%

2018

2017

$

%

Insurance service revenues

$

756

$

706

$

50

7

%

$

2,223

$

2,086

$

137

7

%

Less: Insurance costs

647

613

34

5

1,918

1,822

96

5

Net Insurance Service Revenues

$

109

$

93

$

16

17

%

$

305

$

264

$

41

15

%

Net Insurance Service Revenues Margin

14

%

13

%

14

%

13

%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,

(in millions)

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income

$

51

$

43

$

163

$

112

Provision for income taxes

9

15

36

44

Stock-based compensation

12

8

31

21

Interest expense and bank fees

5

5

17

15

Depreciation

10

8

26

20

Amortization of intangible assets

1

1

4

4

Adjusted EBITDA

$

88

$

80

277

$

216

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

38

%

39

%

41

%

36

%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted:

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,

(in millions, except per share data)

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income

$

51

$

43

$

163

$

112

Effective income tax rate adjustment

(6)

(8)

(16)

(19)

Stock-based compensation

12

8

31

21

Amortization of intangible assets

1

1

4

4

Non-cash interest expense

1

4

2

Income tax impact of pre-tax adjustments

(3)

(4)

(10)

(11)

Adjusted Net Income

$

55

$

41

$

176

$

109

GAAP Weighted average shares of common stock - diluted

73

71

72

71

Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted

$

0.75

$

0.56

$

2.43

$

1.53

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