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Insperity Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

February 11, 2020 4:30 PM

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions for America’s best businesses, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2019.

Full Year Results

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, reported net income increased 12% over 2018 to $151.1 million, and diluted net income per share increased 15% to $3.70. Adjusted EPS increased 11% over 2018 to $4.15. Adjusted EBITDA increased 4% to $250.0 million.

“In 2019, we made important progress on key strategic initiatives that will allow us to continue to capitalize on our vast and dynamic market opportunity in the years ahead,” said Paul J. Sarvadi, Insperity chairman and chief executive officer. “At the same time, we have experienced some unusual and unexpected challenges over the past year. We have responded decisively and have a plan in place to regain our momentum in growth and profitability as we move through 2020.”

Revenues in 2019 increased 13% to $4.3 billion, on a 13% increase in the average number of worksite employees (“WSEEs”) paid per month over 2018. This growth was driven by WSEEs paid from new sales on a 12% increase in the average number of trained Business Performance Advisors and client retention of 85%. We also experienced 9% fewer WSEEs added from our client base due primarily to the tight labor market.

Gross profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019 increased 7% to $732.9 million on a 13% increase in the average number of paid WSEEs. The average gross profit per WSEE per month declined from $272 in 2018 to $259 in 2019 on a higher than expected benefits cost trend due to elevated large healthcare claim activity. This was partially offset by improvements in pricing and favorable results in our workers’ compensation programs.

“We recently added a new feature in our health plan with our national health insurance carrier to limit our exposure on our largest claims. Beginning in 2020, we will not have financial responsibility for any amount of a participant’s annual claim costs that exceed $1 million,” said Douglas S. Sharp, senior vice president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer. “Although this type of coverage does not address an increase in frequency of large claims below $1 million, it does provide a level of protection against significant large claims and helps to mitigate the overall risk in our health plan.”

Operating expenses increased 9% to $546.3 million over 2018 and adjusted operating expenses increased 11% to $546.3 million over 2018. Adjusted operating expense per WSEE per month decreased 2% from $197 in 2018 to $193 in 2019.

Cash outlays in 2019 included the repurchase of approximately 2,125,000 shares of stock at a cost of $203.0 million, dividends totaling $48.6 million and capital expenditures of $56.3 million partially offset by borrowings of $125.0 million under our credit facility. Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at Dec. 31, 2019 was $107.9 million, and $269.4 million was outstanding under our $500 million credit facility.

Fourth Quarter Results

Fourth quarter 2019 net income and diluted earnings per share of $20.4 million and $0.51 represented decreases of 17% and 14%, respectively, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted EPS was $0.57, a 17% decrease over the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 14% over the fourth quarter of 2018 to $40.7 million.

Revenues increased 11% over the fourth quarter of 2018 to $1.1 billion on a 10% increase in the average number of WSEEs paid per month.

Gross profit increased slightly compared to the fourth quarter of 2018 to $161.9 million. The number of large healthcare claims declined over the past two quarters after a significant increase in the second quarter of 2019; however, the frequency of large claims and related costs remained elevated when compared to levels in prior years. Higher benefit costs were partially offset by continued improvements in pricing. Operating expenses increased 4% to $134.2 million over the 2018 period, largely reflecting reduced incentive compensation costs.

Share repurchases during the fourth quarter totaled 643,000 shares at a cost of $49.4 million.

2020 Guidance

The company also announced its guidance for 2020, including the first quarter of 2020. Please refer to the accompanying financial tables at the end of this press release for the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Please note that 2020 adjusted EPS guidance includes a full year effective tax rate of 28% compared to 20% in 2019 due primarily to less tax benefit associated with the vesting of long-term incentive plan and time-vested restricted shares. The higher effective tax rate is expected to reduce both our Q1 and full year 2020 earnings by approximately $0.28 per share.

Q1 2020

Full Year 2020

Average WSEEs

238,000

240,200

249,700

254,400

Year-over-year increase (decrease)

5.5%

6.5%

6%

8%

Adjusted EPS(1)

$1.61

$1.70

$3.73

$4.16

Year-over-year increase (decrease)

(18.7)%

(14.1)%

(10)%

Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)

$98

$103

$250

$274

Year-over-year increase (decrease)

(3.4)%

1.5%

10%

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(1)

Reflects a $0.28 per share impact related to a higher effective tax rate as discussed above.

Definition of Key Metrics

Average WSEEs - Determined by calculating the company’s cumulative WSEEs paid during the period divided by the number of months in the period.

Adjusted EPS - Represents diluted net income per share computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding the impact of non-cash impairment and other charges, one-time tax reform bonus and stock-based compensation.

Adjusted EBITDA - Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash impairment and other charges, one-time tax reform bonus and stock-based compensation.

Insperity will be hosting a conference call today at 5 p.m. ET to discuss these results, provide guidance for the first quarter and full year 2020 and answer questions from investment analysts. To listen in, call 877-651-0053 and use conference i.d. number 5744718. The call will also be webcast at http://ir.insperity.com. The conference call script will be available at the same website later today. A replay of the conference call will be available at 855-859-2056, conference i.d. 5744718. The webcast will be archived for one year.

About Insperity

Insperity, a trusted advisor to America’s best businesses for more than 33 years, provides an array of human resources and business solutions designed to help improve business performance. Insperity® Business Performance Advisors offer the most comprehensive suite of products and services available in the marketplace. Insperity delivers administrative relief, better benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity through its premier Workforce Optimization® solution. Additional company offerings include Traditional Payroll and Human Capital Management, Time and Attendance, Performance Management, Organizational Planning, Recruiting Services, Employment Screening, Expense Management, Retirement Services and Insurance Services. Insperity business performance solutions support more than 100,000 businesses with over 2 million employees. With 2019 revenues of $4.3 billion, Insperity operates in 81 offices throughout the United States. For more information, visit http://www.insperity.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws (Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). You can identify such forward-looking statements by the words “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely,” “possibly,” “probably,” “goal,” “opportunity,” “objective,” “target,” “assume,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “predicts,” “appears,” “indicator” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In the normal course of business, Insperity, Inc., in an effort to help keep our stockholders and the public informed about our operations, may from time to time issue such forward-looking statements, either orally or in writing. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of such plans or strategies, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings, unit growth, profit per worksite employee, pricing, operating expenses or other aspects of operating results. We base the forward-looking statements on our expectations, estimates and projections at the time such statements are made. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that we cannot predict. In addition, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Therefore, the actual results of the future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:

These factors are discussed in further detail in Insperity’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of these factors, or a combination of such factors, could materially affect the results of our operations and whether forward-looking statements we make ultimately prove to be accurate.

Except to the extent otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Insperity, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Dec. 31,

Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2019

2018

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

367,342

$

326,773

Restricted cash

49,295

42,227

Marketable securities

34,728

60,781

Accounts receivable, net

465,779

400,623

Prepaid insurance

10,418

8,411

Other current assets

43,493

27,721

Income taxes receivable

3,691

Total current assets

974,746

866,536

Property and equipment, net

147,706

117,213

Right-of-use leased assets

56,886

Prepaid health insurance

9,000

9,000

Deposits

184,013

172,674

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

12,714

12,726

Deferred income taxes, net

3,956

8,816

Other assets

5,975

4,851

Total assets

$

1,394,996

$

1,191,816

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Accounts payable

$

4,565

$

10,622

Payroll taxes and other payroll deductions payable

277,248

261,166

Accrued worksite employee payroll cost

401,859

329,979

Accrued health insurance costs

21,180

35,153

Accrued workers’ compensation costs

52,868

45,818

Accrued corporate payroll and commissions

52,612

60,704

Other accrued liabilities

58,713

28,890

Total current liabilities

869,045

772,332

Accrued workers’ compensation costs

193,609

187,412

Long-term debt

269,400

144,400

Operating lease liabilities, net of current

58,863

Other accrued liabilities, net of current

9,996

Total noncurrent liabilities

521,872

341,808

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock

555

555

Additional paid-in capital

48,141

36,752

Treasury stock, at cost

(544,102

)

(357,569

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

12

(9

)

Retained earnings

499,473

397,947

Total stockholders’ equity

4,079

77,676

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,394,996

$

1,191,816

Insperity, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Operating results:

Revenues(1)

$

1,075,090

$

966,756

11.2

%

$

4,314,804

$

3,828,549

12.7

%

Direct costs:

Payroll taxes, benefits and workers’ compensation costs

913,154

805,165

13.4

%

3,581,870

3,146,640

13.8

%

Gross profit

161,936

161,591

0.2

%

732,934

681,909

7.5

%

Salaries, wages and payroll taxes

79,784

74,541

7.0

%

317,124

301,027

5.3

%

Stock-based compensation

3,180

5,769

(44.9

)%

23,993

20,425

17.5

%

Commissions

8,693

9,094

(4.4

)%

31,420

28,957

8.5

%

Advertising

4,129

4,558

(9.4

)%

21,603

18,554

16.4

%

General and administrative expenses

30,637

28,503

7.5

%

123,438

111,068

11.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

7,794

6,507

19.8

%

28,723

22,842

25.7

%

Total operating expenses

134,217

128,972

4.1

%

546,301

502,873

8.6

%

Operating income

27,719

32,619

(15.0

)%

186,633

179,036

4.2

%

Other income (expense):

Interest income

2,036

2,701

(24.6

)%

10,657

7,992

33.3

%

Interest expense

(2,205

)

(1,316

)

67.6

%

(7,647

)

(4,668

)

63.8

%

Income before income tax expense

27,550

34,004

(19.0

)%

189,643

182,360

4.0

%

Income tax expense

7,155

9,349

(23.5

)%

38,544

46,947

(17.9

)%

Net income

$

20,395

$

24,655

(17.3

)%

$

151,099

$

135,413

11.6

%

Less distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

(224

)

(341

)

(34.3

)%

(1,759

)

(1,875

)

(6.2

)%

Net income allocated to common shares

$

20,171

$

24,314

(17.0

)%

$

149,340

$

133,538

11.8

%

Net income per share of common stock

Basic

$

0.51

$

0.59

(13.6

)%

$

3.72

$

3.24

14.8

%

Diluted

$

0.51

$

0.59

(13.6

)%

$

3.70

$

3.22

14.9

%

____________________________________

(1)

Revenues are comprised of gross billings less WSEE payroll costs as follows:

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2019

2018

2019

2018

Gross billings

$

7,407,460

$

6,546,253

$

27,212,010

$

23,830,731

Less: WSEE payroll cost

6,332,370

5,579,497

22,897,206

20,002,182

Revenues

$

1,075,090

$

966,756

$

4,314,804

$

3,828,549

Insperity, Inc.

KEY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

2019

2018

Change

2019

2018

Change

Average WSEEs paid

243,715

221,809

9.9

%

235,547

209,123

12.6

%

Statistical data (per WSEE per month):

Revenues(1)

$

1,470

$

1,453

1.2

%

$

1,527

$

1,526

0.1

%

Gross profit

221

243

(9.1

)%

259

272

(4.8

)%

Operating expenses

183

194

(5.7

)%

193

201

(4.0

)%

Operating income

38

49

(22.4

)%

66

71

(7.0

)%

Net income

28

37

(24.3

)%

53

54

(1.9

)%

____________________________________

(1)

Revenues per WSEE per month are comprised of gross billings per WSEE per month less WSEE payroll costs per WSEE per month follows:

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(per WSEE per month)

2019

2018

2019

2018

Gross billings

$

10,131

$

9,838

$

9,627

$

9,496

Less: WSEE payroll cost

8,661

8,385

8,100

7,970

Revenues

$

1,470

$

1,453

$

1,527

$

1,526

Insperity, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables below.

Non-GAAP Measure

Definition

Benefit of Non-GAAP Measure

Non-bonus payroll cost

Non-bonus payroll cost is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of bonus payrolls paid to our WSEEs.

Bonus payroll cost varies from period to period, but has no direct impact to our ultimate workers’ compensation costs under the current program.

Our management refers to non-bonus payroll cost in analyzing, reporting and forecasting our workers’ compensation costs.

We include these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency related to the costs incurred under our current workers’ compensation program.

Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

Excludes funds associated with:

• federal and state income tax withholdings,

• employment taxes,

• other payroll deductions, and

• client prepayments.

We believe that the exclusion of the identified items helps us reflect the fundamentals of our underlying business model and analyze results against our expectations, against prior periods, and to plan for future periods by focusing on our underlying operations. We believe that the adjusted results provide relevant and useful information for investors because they allow investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method used by management and improves their ability to understand and assess our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used by our lenders to assess our leverage and ability to make interest payments.

Adjusted operating expense

Represents operating expenses excluding the impact of the following:

• costs associated with a one-time tax reform bonus paid to corporate employees and

• charitable donations to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

EBITDA

Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus:

• interest expense,

• income tax expense, and

• depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA

Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus:

• interest expense,

• income tax expense, and

• depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted net income

Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding:

• non-cash stock based compensation,

• costs associated with a one-time tax reform bonus paid to corporate employees, and

• charitable donations to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Adjusted EPS

Represents diluted net income per share computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding:

• non-cash stock based compensation,

• costs associated with a one-time tax reform bonus paid to corporate employees, and

• charitable donations to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Following is a reconciliation of payroll cost (GAAP) to non-bonus payroll costs (non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands, except per WSEE per month)

2019

2018

2019

2018

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

Payroll cost

$

6,332,370

$

8,661

$

5,579,497

$

8,385

$

22,897,206

$

8,100

$

20,002,182

$

7,970

Less: Bonus payroll cost

1,029,342

1,408

860,847

1,294

2,880,680

1,019

2,498,875

996

Non-bonus payroll cost

$

5,303,028

$

7,253

$

4,718,650

$

7,091

$

20,016,526

$

7,081

$

17,503,307

$

6,974

% Change period over period

12.4

%

2.3

%

19.0

%

1.6

%

14.4

%

1.5

%

17.4

%

2.5

%

Following is a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (GAAP) to adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (non-GAAP):

(in thousands)

December 31,
2019

December 31,
2018

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

$

402,070

$

387,554

Less:

Amounts payable for withheld federal and state income taxes, employment taxes and other payroll deductions

234,553

224,487

Customer prepayments

59,612

34,177

Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

$

107,905

$

128,890

Following is a reconciliation of operating expenses (GAAP) to adjusted operating expenses (non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended Dec 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands, except per WSEE per month)

2019

2018

2019

2018

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

Operating expenses

$

134,217

$

183

$

128,972

$

194

$

546,301

$

193

$

502,873

$

201

Less:

One-time tax reform bonus

9,306

4

Adjusted operating expenses

$

134,217

$

183

$

128,972

$

194

$

546,301

$

193

$

493,567

$

197

% Change period over period

4.1

%

(5.7

)%

9.0

%

(6.7

)%

10.7

%

(2.0

)%

12.0

%

(2.0

)%

Following is a reconciliation of net income (GAAP) to EBITDA (non-GAAP) and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands, except per WSEE per month)

2019

2018

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

Net income

$

20,395

$

28

$

24,655

$

37

Income tax expense

7,155

9

9,349

14

Interest expense

2,205

3

1,316

2

Depreciation and amortization

7,794

11

6,507

10

EBITDA

37,549

51

41,827

63

Stock-based compensation

3,180

5

5,769

9

Adjusted EBITDA

$

40,729

$

56

$

47,596

$

72

% Change period over period

(14.4

)%

(22.2

)%

23.5

%

5.9

%

(in thousands, except per WSEE per month)

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

$

WSEE

Net income

$

151,099

$

53

$

135,413

$

54

$

84,402

$

38

$

65,991

$

33

$

39,390

$

23

Income tax expense

38,544

14

46,947

19

45,739

21

39,186

19

26,229

14

Interest expense

7,647

3

4,668

2

3,213

1

2,396

1

459

Depreciation and amortization

28,723

10

22,842

9

18,182

9

16,644

9

18,565

11

EBITDA

226,013

80

209,870

84

151,536

69

124,217

62

84,643

48

Impairment charges and other

10,480

6

Stock-based compensation

23,993

8

20,425

8

24,345

11

16,643

8

13,345

8

One-time tax reform bonus

9,306

3

Charitable donations to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

2,000

1

Other

(200

)

Stockholder advisory expenses

323

1

1,546

1

Adjusted EBITDA

$

250,006

$

88

$

239,601

$

95

$

177,681

$

81

$

141,183

$

71

$

110,014

$

63

% Change year over year

4.3

%

(7.4

)%

34.8

%

17.3

%

25.9

%

14.1

%

28.3

%

12.7

%

30.8

%

16.7

%

Following reconciliation of net income (GAAP) to adjusted net income (non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended

Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income

$

20,395

$

24,655

$

151,099

$

135,413

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

3,180

5,769

23,993

20,425

One-time tax reform bonus

9,306

Total non-GAAP adjustments

3,180

5,769

23,993

29,731

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

(826

)

(1,586

)

(5,643

)

(7,608

)

Adjusted net income

$

22,749

$

28,838

$

169,449

$

157,536

% Change period over period

(21.1

)%

25.3

%

7.6

%

52.9

%

Following is a reconciliation of diluted EPS (GAAP) to adjusted EPS (non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended

Dec. 31,

Year Ended

Dec. 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Diluted EPS

$

0.51

$

0.59

$

3.70

$

3.22

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

0.08

0.14

0.59

0.49

One-time tax reform bonus

0.22

Total non-GAAP adjustments

0.08

0.14

0.59

0.71

Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments

(0.02

)

(0.04

)

(0.14

)

(0.18

)

Adjusted EPS

$

0.57

$

0.69

$

4.15

$

3.75

% Change period over period

(17.4

)%

25.5

%

10.7

%

53.1

%

The following is a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for first quarter and full year 2020 guidance:

Q1 2020

Full Year 2020

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Guidance

Guidance

Net income

$60 - $63

$128 - $145

Income tax expense

22 - 24

49 - 56

Interest expense

3

11

Depreciation and amortization

8

34

EBITDA

93 - 98

222 - 246

Stock-based compensation

5

28

Adjusted EBITDA

$98 - $103

$250 - $274

Diluted EPS

$1.51 - $1.60

$3.22 - $3.65

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

0.13

0.71

Total non-GAAP adjustments

0.13

0.71

Tax effect

(0.03)

(0.20)

Adjusted EPS

$1.61 - $1.70

$3.73 - $4.16

Investor Relations Contact:

Douglas S. Sharp

Senior Vice President of Finance,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(281) 348-3232

[email protected]

News Media Contact:

Suzanne Haugen

Public Relations Manager

(281) 312-3543

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