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Insperity Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2021 Results

February 10, 2022 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, 2021. Insperity will be hosting a conference call today at 5 p.m. ET to discuss these results and our 2022 outlook, and has posted an accompanying presentation to its investor website at http://ir.insperity.com.

Fourth Quarter Results

Worksite employee (“WSEE”) growth continued to accelerate with a Q4 2021 increase of 12.4% over Q4 2020, above the high end of our expected range. Revenues in Q4 2021 increased 22% to $1.3 billion on the 12% increase in paid WSEEs and a 9% increase in revenue per WSEE, which reflects a 5% increase in pricing and the non-recurrence of the 2020 FICA deferral credits instituted as part of the CARES Act.

“Our growth acceleration driven by the improved sales efficiency of our Business Performance Advisors, a high level of client retention and strong hiring by our clients sets us up for impressive growth in 2022,” said Paul J. Sarvadi, Insperity chairman and chief executive officer. “Insperity is poised to capitalize on increased awareness and demand for our premium HR services, when combined with outstanding sales and service execution, positions us for an excellent start to our new five year plan.”

In addition to the WSEE growth, our payroll tax and workers’ compensation areas contributed favorably to Q4 2021 gross profit, and operating costs were managed to forecasted levels. However, approximately $27 million in higher benefits costs driven by utilization related to the ongoing pandemic, including treatment, vaccination and testing costs associated with the recent COVID-19 variants, more than offset these favorable results and led to a Q4 2021 earnings shortfall from our expectations. Accordingly, Q4 2021 net income and diluted EPS were $9.7 million and $0.25, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS were $30.4 million and $0.34, respectively.

“We continued to produce strong cash flow through a difficult period allowing us to invest in our business while returning $214 million to our shareholders through our regular dividend program, a special $2 per share dividend at year-end and ongoing share repurchases,” said Douglas S. Sharp, senior vice president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer. “We ended 2021 with a solid balance sheet and are projecting continued strong cash flow in 2022 as we execute on our long-term strategy.”

Full Year Results

Reported net income and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $124.1 million and $3.18, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS were $254.9 million and $3.95, respectively.

The average number of WSEEs paid per month increased 7% over 2020 to 250,745 WSEEs. Revenues in 2021 increased by 16% to $5.0 billion on the 7% increase in paid WSEEs and an 8% increase in revenue per WSEE, which reflects a 5% increase in pricing and the non-recurrence of the 2020 FICA deferral credits instituted as part of the CARES Act.

Gross profit per WSEE per month of $273 came in slightly higher than budget for 2021, declining from $287 in 2020, a period with unusually low healthcare utilization.

Operating expenses increased 6% over 2020 to $646.8 million and included increased compensation costs associated with the acceleration of our growth, increased investment in marketing, and increased travel and event costs from the unusual low levels at the outset of the pandemic in 2020.

Cash outlays in 2021 included dividends totaling $144.2 million, including both our regular quarterly dividend and the $2.00 per share special dividend declared in December. We also repurchased approximately 716,000 shares of our common stock at a cost of $69.7 million and had capital expenditures of $32.9 million. Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at Dec. 31, 2021 was $162.7 million and $369.4 million was outstanding under our $500 million credit facility.

2022 Guidance

The company also announced its guidance for 2022, including the first quarter of 2022. 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.

Q1 2022

Full Year 2022

Average WSEEs paid

275,100

277,500

287,100

292,200

Year-over-year increase

18.0%

19.0%

14.5%

16.5%

Adjusted EPS

$1.56

$2.12

$3.74

$4.86

Year-over-year increase (decrease)

(14)%

16%

(5)%

23%

Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)

$95

$125

$251

$311

Year-over-year increase (decrease)

(9)%

20%

(2)%

22%

Definition of Key Metrics

Average WSEEs paid - 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 stock-based compensation.

Adjusted EBITDA - Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense and non-cash 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 2022 and answer questions from investment analysts. To listen in, call 833-797-3715 and use conference i.d. number 4079734. 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. 4079734. The webcast will be archived for one year.

About Insperity

Since 1986, Insperity’s mission has been to help businesses succeed so communities prosper. Offering the most comprehensive suite of scalable HR solutions available in the marketplace, Insperity is defined by an unrivaled breadth and depth of services and level of care. Through an optimal blend of premium HR service and technology, Insperity delivers the administrative relief, reduced liabilities and better benefit solutions that businesses need for sustained growth. With 2021 revenues of $5.0 billion and more than 80 offices throughout the U.S., Insperity is currently making a difference in thousands of businesses and communities nationwide. 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 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 “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely,” “possibly,” “probably,” “could,” “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, in an effort to help keep our stockholders and the public informed about our operations, from time to time, we may 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, average number of worksite employees, benefits and workers’ compensation costs, or other operating results. We base the forward-looking statements on our current expectations, estimates and projections. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions 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.

Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Insperity, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Dec. 31,

Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2021

2020

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

575,812

$

554,846

Restricted cash

46,929

45,522

Marketable securities

31,791

34,529

Accounts receivable, net

513,306

392,746

Prepaid insurance

11,285

10,164

Other current assets

53,312

39,461

Income taxes receivable

12,413

Total current assets

1,244,848

1,077,268

Property and equipment, net

210,723

216,256

Right-of-use leased assets

62,830

60,663

Prepaid health insurance

9,000

9,000

Deposits

192,927

194,231

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

12,707

12,707

Deferred income taxes, net

4,892

9,603

Other assets

15,158

4,548

Total assets

$

1,753,085

$

1,584,276

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Accounts payable

$

6,412

$

6,203

Payroll taxes and other payroll deductions payable

467,892

377,960

Accrued worksite employee payroll cost

409,653

334,836

Accrued health insurance costs

50,001

32,685

Accrued workers’ compensation costs

50,534

48,186

Accrued corporate payroll and commissions

74,778

44,277

Other accrued liabilities

69,303

60,777

Total current liabilities

1,128,573

904,924

Accrued workers’ compensation costs, net of current

192,694

195,239

Long-term debt

369,400

369,400

Operating lease liabilities, net of current

64,192

64,289

Other accrued liabilities, net of current

6,292

Total noncurrent liabilities

626,286

635,220

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

Common stock

555

555

Additional paid-in capital

109,179

95,528

Treasury stock, at cost

(665,089

)

(626,984

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(9

)

5

Retained earnings

553,590

575,028

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

(1,774

)

44,132

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,753,085

$

1,584,276

Insperity, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2021

2020

Change

2021

2020

Change

Operating results:

Revenues(1)

$

1,291,236

$

1,056,335

22.2

%

$

4,973,070

$

4,287,004

16.0

%

Payroll taxes, benefits and workers’ compensation costs

1,120,612

888,785

26.1

%

4,152,968

3,480,150

19.3

%

Gross profit

170,624

167,550

1.8

%

820,102

806,854

1.6

%

Salaries, wages and payroll taxes

92,502

86,633

6.8

%

379,171

353,273

7.3

%

Stock-based compensation

4,658

22,035

(78.9

) %

40,623

60,145

(32.5

) %

Commissions

10,228

9,178

11.4

%

34,922

32,835

6.4

%

Advertising

5,293

6,222

(14.9

) %

29,097

21,556

35.0

%

General and administrative expenses

32,432

27,913

16.2

%

124,413

113,167

9.9

%

Depreciation and amortization

10,832

7,860

37.8

%

38,547

31,189

23.6

%

Total operating expenses

155,945

159,841

(2.4

) %

646,773

612,165

5.7

%

Operating income

14,679

7,709

90.4

%

173,329

194,689

(11.0

) %

Other income (expense):

Interest income

217

246

(11.8

) %

2,447

2,597

(5.8

) %

Interest expense

(1,921

)

(1,704

)

12.7

%

(7,458

)

(8,016

)

(7.0

) %

Income before income tax expense

12,975

6,251

107.6

%

168,318

189,270

(11.1

) %

Income tax expense

3,267

1,966

66.2

%

44,238

51,033

(13.3

) %

Net income

$

9,708

$

4,285

126.6

%

$

124,080

$

138,237

(10.2

) %

Less distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

(129

)

(78

)

65.4

%

(210

)

(782

)

(73.1

) %

Net income allocated to common shares

$

9,579

$

4,207

127.7

%

$

123,870

$

137,455

(9.9

) %

Net income per share of common stock

Basic

$

0.25

$

0.11

127.3

%

$

3.22

$

3.57

(9.8

) %

Diluted

$

0.25

$

0.11

127.3

%

$

3.18

$

3.54

(10.2

) %

____________________________________

(1)

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

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Gross billings

$

9,636,414

$

7,812,447

$

33,318,693

$

28,168,611

Less: WSEE payroll cost

8,345,178

6,756,112

28,345,623

23,881,607

Revenues

$

1,291,236

$

1,056,335

$

4,973,070

$

4,287,004

Insperity, Inc.

KEY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA

Three Months Ended Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

2021

2020

Change

2021

2020

Change

Average WSEEs paid

268,978

239,232

12.4

%

250,745

234,223

7.1

%

Statistical data (per WSEE per month):

Revenues(1)

$

1,600

$

1,472

8.7

%

$

1,653

$

1,525

8.4

%

Gross profit

211

233

(9.4

) %

273

287

(4.9

) %

Operating expenses

193

222

(13.1

) %

215

218

(1.4

) %

Operating income

18

11

63.6

%

58

69

(15.9

) %

Net income

12

6

100.0

%

41

49

(16.3

) %

____________________________________

(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)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Gross billings

$

11,942

$

10,885

$

11,073

$

10,022

Less: WSEE payroll cost

10,342

9,413

9,420

8,497

Revenues

$

1,600

$

1,472

$

1,653

$

1,525

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.

EBITDA

Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus:

• interest expense,

• income tax expense, and

• depreciation and amortization expense.

Adjusted EBITDA

Represents EBITDA plus:

• non-cash stock based compensation.

Adjusted net income

Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding:

• non-cash stock based compensation.

Adjusted EPS

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

• non-cash stock based compensation,

• impact of dividends exceeding earnings under the two-class earnings per share method.

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)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Per

WSEE

Per

WSEE

Per

WSEE

Per

WSEE

Payroll cost

$

8,345,178

$

10,342

$

6,756,112

$

9,414

$

28,345,623

$

9,420

$

23,881,607

$

8,497

Less: Bonus payroll cost

1,776,400

2,202

1,302,334

1,815

4,719,217

1,568

3,238,284

1,152

Non-bonus payroll cost

$

6,568,778

$

8,140

$

5,453,778

$

7,599

$

23,626,406

$

7,852

$

20,643,323

$

7,345

% Change period over period

20.4

%

7.1

%

2.8

%

4.8

%

14.5

%

6.9

%

3.1

%

3.7

%

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,

2021

December 31,

2020

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

$

607,603

$

589,375

Less:

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

424,800

341,988

Client prepayments

20,054

35,328

Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

$

162,749

$

212,059

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)

2021

2020

Per WSEE

Per WSEE

Net income

$

9,708

$

12

$

4,285

$

6

Income tax expense

3,267

5

1,966

3

Interest expense

1,921

2

1,704

2

Depreciation and amortization

10,832

13

7,860

11

EBITDA

25,728

32

15,815

22

Stock-based compensation

4,658

6

22,035

31

Adjusted EBITDA

$

30,386

$

38

$

37,850

$

53

% Change period over period

(19.7

) %

(28.3

) %

(7.1

) %

(5.4

) %

(in thousands, except per WSEE per month)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Per WSEE

Per WSEE

Net income

$

124,080

$

41

$

138,237

$

49

Income tax expense

44,238

15

51,033

19

Interest expense

7,458

2

8,016

3

Depreciation and amortization

38,547

13

31,189

11

EBITDA

214,323

71

228,475

82

Stock-based compensation

40,623

14

60,145

21

Adjusted EBITDA

$

254,946

$

85

$

288,620

$

103

% Change year over year

(11.7

) %

(17.5

) %

15.4

%

17.0

%

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

Three Months Ended

Dec. 31,

Year Ended Dec. 31,

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net income

$

9,708

$

4,285

$

124,080

$

138,237

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

4,658

22,035

40,623

60,145

Tax effect

(1,191

)

(6,934

)

(10,677

)

(17,068

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments, net

3,467

15,101

29,946

43,077

Adjusted net income

$

13,175

$

19,386

$

154,026

$

181,314

% Change period over period

(32.0

) %

(14.8

) %

(15.1

) %

7.0

%

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

Three Months Ended

Dec. 31,

Year Ended

Dec. 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Diluted EPS

$

0.25

$

0.11

$

3.18

$

3.54

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

0.12

0.56

1.04

1.54

Impact of dividends exceeding earnings

0.01

Tax effect

(0.04

)

(0.18

)

(0.27

)

(0.44

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments, net

0.09

0.38

0.77

1.10

Adjusted EPS

$

0.34

$

0.49

$

3.95

$

4.64

% Change period over period

(30.6

) %

(14.0

) %

(14.9

) %

11.8

%

The following is a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for first quarter and full year 2022 guidance:

Q1 2022

Full Year 2022

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Guidance

Guidance

Net income

$54 - $76

$112 - $156

Income tax expense

20 - 28

41- 57

Interest expense

2

8

SaaS implementation amortization

1

Depreciation and amortization

10

42

EBITDA

86 - 116

204 - 264

Stock-based compensation

9

47

Adjusted EBITDA

$95 - $125

$251 - $311

Diluted EPS

$1.39 - $1.95

$2.86 - $3.98

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

0.23

1.21

Tax effect

(0.06)

(0.33)

Total non-GAAP adjustments, net

0.17

0.88

Adjusted EPS

$1.56 - $2.12

$3.74 - $4.86

Investor Relations Contact:

Douglas S. Sharp

Senior Vice President of Finance,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(281) 348-3232

[email protected]

News Media Contact:

Larry Shaffer

SVP of Marketing and Business Development

(281) 312-3020

[email protected]

Source: Insperity, Inc.

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