CBIZ Reports Second-Quarter And First-Half 2020 Results

CLEVELAND, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --

SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

    --  Total revenue increases 0.6%
    --  Same-unit revenue down 1.4%
    --  EPS from continuing operations increases 30.0%
    --  Adjusted EBITDA increases 24.7%

FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS:

    --  Total revenue increases 1.8%
    --  Same-unit revenue down 0.1%
    --  EPS from continuing operations increases 8.2%
    --  Adjusted EBITDA increases 7.4%

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) (the "Company") today announced second-quarter and first-half results for the period ended June 30, 2020.

For the 2020 second quarter, CBIZ recorded revenue of $236.9 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 0.6%, over the $235.5 million reported in 2019. Same-unit revenue for the quarter decreased by $3.2 million, or 1.4%, compared with the same period a year ago. Revenue from acquisitions, net of divestitures, contributed $4.6 million, or 2.0%, to revenue growth in the second quarter 2020. Income from continuing operations was $21.5 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the 2020 second quarter, compared with $16.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $35.9 million, compared with $28.8 million for the second quarter of 2019.

For the first half of 2020, CBIZ recorded revenue of $514.4 million, an increase of $8.9 million, or 1.8%, over the $505.5 million recorded for the first half of 2019. Same-unit revenue decreased by $0.9 million, or 0.1%, compared with the same period a year ago. Revenue from acquisitions, net of divestitures, contributed $9.8 million, or 1.9%, to revenue growth in the first six months. Income from continuing operations was $58.3 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, in the first half of 2020, compared with $54.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $92.9 million, compared with $86.5 million in 2019.

At June 30, 2020, the balance outstanding on the Company's $400 million credit facility was $120 million. During the second quarter, the Company repaid the full $210 million that, as a precautionary measure to preserve financial flexibility, was borrowed on March 25, 2020, which resulted in a debt balance, net of cash held, of $166.1 million at the end of the first quarter. With $120 million outstanding at June 30, 2020, the unused financing capacity was approximately $270 million.

Jerry Grisko, CBIZ President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "After a strong 2019 and good momentum at the start of the year, the recurring nature of our core essential services served us well throughout the second quarter. We are extremely pleased to report growth in revenue, income from continuing operations, and earnings per share in this exceptionally challenging business environment. We have carefully managed our liquidity and took swift actions to control discretionary expenditures which contributed to our strong financial performance in the second quarter. We also experienced lower CBIZ employee health care benefits costs that contributed about one-half of the increase in earnings per share from $0.30 to $0.39 in the second quarter."

"I'm enormously proud of how our team is responding to these challenging circumstances. We demonstrated value to our clients in new ways and experienced a tremendous response to our digital outreach and thought leadership as we actively sought to help our clients assess their businesses and access a wide range of relief programs. As we enter the second half of the year, our focus will continue to be the health and safety of our team members, supporting our clients in a challenging economic climate, protecting the liquidity of our business and pursuing acquisitions and other opportunities to invest in the long-term growth of the business," concluded Grisko.

Conference Call
CBIZ will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today to discuss its results. The call will be webcast live for the media and the public, and can be accessed at www.cbiz.com. Shareholders and analysts who would like to participate in the call can register at http://dpregister.com/10146606 to receive the dial-in number and unique personal identification number. Participants may register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

A replay of the webcast will be made available approximately two hours following the call on the Company's website at www.cbiz.com. For those without internet access, a replay of the call will also be available starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET), July 30, through 5:00 p.m. (ET), August 6, 2020. The toll-free dial-in number for the replay is 1-877-344-7529. If you are listening from outside the United States, dial 1-412-317-0088. The access code for the replay is 10146606.

About CBIZ
CBIZ, Inc. is a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services to businesses throughout the United States. Financial services include accounting, tax, government health care consulting, transaction advisory, risk advisory, and valuation services. Insurance services include employee benefits consulting, retirement plan consulting, property and casualty insurance, payroll, and human capital consulting. With more than 100 offices in 31 states, CBIZ is one of the largest accounting and insurance brokerage providers in the U.S. For more information, visit www.cbiz.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business and operations and those of our clients; the Company's ability to adequately manage and sustain its growth; the Company's dependence on the current trend of outsourcing business services; the Company's dependence on the services of its CEO and other key employees; competitive pricing pressures; general business and economic conditions; and changes in governmental regulation and tax laws affecting the Company's insurance business or its business services operations. A more detailed description of such risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.


                                                                                          
            
              CBIZ, INC.

                                                                                   
        
              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

                                                                                 
        
           THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

                                                                             
     
         
             (In thousands, except percentages and per share data)






                                                                                                                       
            
              THREE MONTHS ENDED


                                                                                                                 
            
              JUNE
               
            30,



                                                                                          2020                                                                 %        2019                %




     
              Revenue                                                                         $
            
              236,943                                     100.0      $
       
          235,498  100.0


                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Operating expenses (1)                                                                                          209,016                                      88.2                  198,148   84.1
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %




     
              Gross margin                                                                                          27,927                                      11.8                   37,350   15.9

                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Corporate general and administrative expenses (1)                                                                11,160                                       4.7                   10,566    4.5
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %




     
              Operating income                                                                                      16,767                                       7.1                   26,784   11.4

                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Other income (expense):



     Interest expense                                                                                                (2,074)                                     -0.9                  (1,587)  -0.7
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Gain on sale of operations, net                                                                                      57                                       0.0                       50    0.0
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Other income (expense), net (1) (2)                                                                              13,336                                       5.6                  (3,311)  -1.4
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %




     Total other income (expense), net                                                                                11,319                                       4.8                  (4,848)  -2.1
                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     
              Income from continuing operations before income tax expense                                           28,086                                      11.9                   21,936    9.3

                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Income tax expense                                                                                                6,607                                                             5,322




     
              Income from continuing operations                                                                     21,479                                       9.1                   16,614    7.1

                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %



     Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of tax                                                        (11)                                                             (22)




     
              Net income                                                                       $
            
              21,468                                       9.1       $
       
          16,592    7.0

                                                                                                                                                                     %                             %






     
              Diluted earnings per share:



     Continuing operations                                                                                    $
            0.39                                                        $
        0.30



     Discontinued operations




     
              Net income                                                                         $
            
              0.39                                                  $
       
          0.30






     Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                                                               55,116                                                            55,495



     
              Other data from continuing operations:



     Adjusted EBITDA (3)                                                                                    $
            35,890                                                      $
        28,790




              (1)              CBIZ sponsors a deferred compensation
                                  plan, under which a CBIZ employee's
                                  compensation deferral is held in a rabbi
                                  trust and invested accordingly as
                                  directed by the employee. Income and
                                  expenses related to the deferred
                                  compensation plan are included in
                                  "Operating expenses" ($12.2 million
                                  expense in 2020 and $3.0 million income
                                  in 2019, or 5.2% and 1.3% of revenue,
                                  respectively) and "Corporate general and
                                  administrative expenses" ($1.5 million
                                  expense in 2020 and $0.3 million income
                                  in 2019, respectively, or 0.6% and 0.1%
                                  of revenue, respectively) and are
                                  directly offset by deferred compensation
                                  income or expense in "Other income
                                  (expense), net" ($13.7 million income in
                                  2020 and $3.4 million expense in 2019, or
                                  5.8% and 1.4% of revenue, respectively).
                                  The deferred compensation plan has no
                                  impact on "Income from continuing
                                  operations before income tax expense".





              (2)              Included in "Other income (expense), net"
                                  for the three months ended June 30, 2020
                                  and 2019, is expense of $0.5 million and
                                  $0.1 million, respectively, related to
                                  net changes in the fair value of
                                  contingent consideration related to
                                  CBIZ's prior acquisitions.





              (3)              Refer to the financial highlights tables
                                  for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP
                                  financial measures to the nearest
                                  generally accepted accounting principles
                                  ("GAAP") financial measure, and for
                                  additional information as to the
                                  usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial
                                  measures to shareholders and investors.


                                                                                            
            
                CBIZ, INC.

                                                                                     
          
              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

                                                                                   
        
              SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

                                                                               
     
         
                (In thousands, except percentages and per share data)






                                                                                                                       
              
                SIX MONTHS ENDED


                                                                                                              
              
                JUNE
                 
           30,



                                                                                          2020                                                                    %       2019                %




     
                Revenue                                                                     $
              
                514,398                                     100.0      $
       
          505,496  100.0


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Operating expenses (1)                                                                                            408,843                                      79.5                  413,644   81.8
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %




     
                Gross margin                                                                                         105,555                                      20.5                   91,852   18.2


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Corporate general and administrative expenses (1)                                                                  21,649                                       4.2                   22,246    4.4
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %




     
                Operating income                                                                                      83,906                                      16.3                   69,606   13.8


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Other (expense) income:



     Interest expense                                                                                                  (3,193)                                     -0.6                  (2,988)  -0.6
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Gain on sale of operations, net                                                                                       152                                       0.0                      547    0.1
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Other (expense) income, net (1) (2)                                                                               (2,464)                                     -0.5                    5,949    1.2
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %




     Total other (expense) income, net                                                                                 (5,505)                                     -1.1                    3,508    0.7
                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     
                Income from continuing operations before income tax expense                                           78,401                                      15.2                   73,114   14.5


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Income tax expense                                                                                                 20,060                                                            18,935




     
                Income from continuing operations                                                                     58,341                                      11.3                   54,179   10.7


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %



     Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of tax                                                          (25)                                                            (118)




     
                Net income                                                                   $
              
                58,316                                      11.3       $
       
          54,061   10.7


                                                                                                                                                                       %                             %






     
                Diluted earnings per share:



     Continuing operations                                                                                    $
              1.05                                                        $
        0.97



     Discontinued operations




     
                Net income                                                                     $
              
                1.05                                                  $
       
          0.97






     Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                                                                 55,515                                                            55,701



     
                Other data from continuing operations:



     Adjusted EBITDA (3)                                                                                    $
              92,933                                                      $
        86,531




              (1)              CBIZ sponsors a deferred compensation
                                  plan, under which a CBIZ employee's
                                  compensation deferral is held in a
                                  rabbi trust and invested accordingly
                                  as directed by the employee. Income
                                  and expenses related to the deferred
                                  compensation plan are included in
                                  "Operating expenses" ($2.6 million
                                  income in 2020 and $5.2 million
                                  expense in 2019, or 0.5% and 1.0% of
                                  revenue, respectively) and "Corporate
                                  general and administrative expenses"
                                  ($0.3 million income in 2020 and $0.5
                                  million expense in 2019, or 0.1% and
                                  0.1% of revenue for 2020 and 2019,
                                  respectively) and are directly offset
                                  by deferred compensation income or
                                  expense in "Other (expense) income,
                                  net" ($2.9 million expense in 2020 and
                                  $5.7 million income in 2019, or 0.6%
                                  and 1.1% of revenue, respectively).
                                  The deferred compensation plan has no
                                  impact on "Income from continuing
                                  operations before income tax expense".





              (2)              Included in "Other (expense) income,
                                  net" for the six months ended June 30,
                                  2020 and 2019, is income of $0.2
                                  million and $0.2 million,
                                  respectively, related to net changes
                                  in the fair value of contingent
                                  consideration related to CBIZ's prior
                                  acquisitions.





              (3)              Refer to the financial highlights
                                  tables for a reconciliation of Non-
                                  GAAP financial measures to the nearest
                                  GAAP financial measure, and for
                                  additional information as to the
                                  usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial
                                  measures to shareholders and
                                  investors.


                                                                                
        
                CBIZ, INC.

                                                                           
        
          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

                                                                            
        
          
                  (In thousands)




                                                                          
        
          
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                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED                                          SIX MONTHS ENDED


                                                     JUNE
                 
          30,                                             JUNE
         
        30,



                                            2020                                   2019                                                 2020                   2019




     
                Revenue



     Financial Services                               $
              154,083                                          $
              154,373              $
        342,860       $
         339,517



     Benefits and Insurance Services                               73,940                                                       72,127                    153,552              148,382



     National Practices                                             8,920                                                        8,998                     17,986               17,597




     
                Total                         $
       
                236,943                             $
              
                235,498          $
     
          514,398  $
      
           505,496






     
                Gross Margin



     Financial Services                                $
              26,666                                           $
              26,215               $
        76,845        $
         76,901



     Benefits and Insurance Services                               12,657                                                       11,052                     27,046               25,936



     National Practices                                               930                                                          794                      1,713                1,393



     Operating expenses - unallocated (1):



     Other                                                           (94)                                                     (3,719)                   (2,617)             (7,168)



     Deferred compensation                                       (12,232)                                                       3,008                      2,568              (5,210)




     
                Total                          $
       
                27,927                              $
              
                37,350          $
     
          105,555   $
      
           91,852




              (1)              Represents operating expenses not
                                  directly allocated to individual
                                  businesses, including stock-based
                                  compensation, consolidation and
                                  integration charges, and certain
                                  advertising expenses. "Operating
                                  expenses - unallocated" also include
                                  gains or losses attributable to the
                                  assets held in a rabbi trust
                                  associated with the Company's
                                  deferred compensation plan. These
                                  gains or losses do not impact "Income
                                  from continuing operations before
                                  income tax expense" as they are
                                  directly offset by the same
                                  adjustment to "Other income
                                  (expense), net" in the Consolidated
                                  Statements of Comprehensive Income.
                                  Net gains/losses recognized from
                                  adjustments to the fair value of the
                                  assets held in the rabbi trust are
                                  recorded as compensation expense in
                                  "Operating expenses" and "Corporate,
                                  general and administrative expense,"
                                  and offset in "Other income
                                  (expense), net".


                                                                                                         
              
          CBIZ, INC.

                                                                                            
              
                
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              (In thousands)

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                                                                                                                                                               SIX MONTHS ENDED


                                                                                                                                                        JUNE
                 
         30,



                                                                                                                                               2020                                 2019




     
                Net income                                                                                                                        $
       
                58,316               $
       
           54,061



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



     Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                                                                            11,491                            10,976



     Bad debt expense, net of recoveries                                                                                                                               3,234                             1,506



     Adjustments to contingent earnout liability                                                                                                                       (155)                            (193)



     Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                                                  4,280                             3,399



     Other noncash adjustments                                                                                                                                         (312)                               72




     
                Net income, after adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities                                                  76,854                            69,821



     Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures                                                                                        (21,286)                         (50,122)




     Operating cash flows provided by continuing operations                                                                                                           55,568                            19,699



     Operating cash used in discontinued operations                                                                                                                     (45)                            (119)




     
                Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                                           55,523                            19,580



     
                Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                                                                                 12,807                          (10,879)



     
                Net cash used in financing activities                                                                                                             (70,560)                         (42,076)




     
                Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                                       $
       
                (2,230)            $
        
          (33,375)




     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year                                                                                                 146,505                           130,554




     
                Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year                                                                        $
       
                144,275               $
       
           97,179






     
                Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheet:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                             $
              9,620                      $
         2,628



     Restricted Cash                                                                                                                                                  42,411                            30,126



     Cash equivalents included in funds held for clients                                                                                                              92,244                            64,425




     
                Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                                                 $
       
                144,275               $
       
           97,179


                                                                     
        
              CBIZ, INC.

                                                               
       
        
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                 (In thousands)

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                                                                                            JUNE

                                                                                                    30,                             DECEMBER 31,


                                                                                                   2020                                     2019




     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                        $
         9,620                         $
            567



     Restricted cash                                                                                                        42,411                                29,595



     Accounts receivable, net                                                                                              267,198                               222,031



     Current assets before funds held for clients                                                                          341,701                               276,518



     Funds held for clients                                                                                                130,473                               179,502



     Goodwill and other intangible assets, net                                                                             661,180                               654,671





     
                Total assets                                                                           $
          
           1,427,608              $
       
             1,400,774





     Current liabilities before client fund obligations                                                             $
         203,357                      $
           186,906



     Client fund obligations                                                                                               129,942                               179,020



     Total long-term debt                                                                                                  119,013                               104,333





     
                Total liabilities                                                                        $
          
           732,388                $
       
             741,536





     Treasury stock                                                                                               $
         (566,762)                   $
           (535,693)





     
                Total stockholders' equity                                                               $
          
           695,220                $
       
             659,238





     Debt to equity                                                                                                           17.3                                  16.0
                                                                                                                                  %                                    %



     Days sales outstanding (DSO) - continuing operations (1)                                                                   87                                    75





     Shares outstanding                                                                                                     54,655                                55,419



     Basic weighted average common shares outstanding                                                                       54,356                                54,299



     Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                                                                     55,515                                55,895




              (1)              DSO is provided for continuing
                                  operations and represents
                                  accounts receivable, net, at the
                                  end of the period, divided by
                                  trailing twelve month daily
                                  revenue. The Company has included
                                  DSO data because such data is
                                  commonly used as a performance
                                  measure by analysts and investors
                                  and as a measure of the Company's
                                  ability to collect on receivables
                                  in a timely manner. DSO should
                                  not be regarded as an alternative
                                  or replacement to any measurement
                                  of performance under GAAP. DSO at
                                  June 30, 2019 was 90.


                                                                                    
             
                CBIZ, INC.

                                                                        
              
               
                  GAAP RECONCILIATION

                                                          
      
              
                 Income from Continuing Operations to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (1)

                                                                                  
             
                (In thousands)

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                                                                THREE MONTHS ENDED                                                              SIX MONTHS ENDED


                                                                       JUNE                                                                           JUNE
                                                                         30,                                                                              30,



                                                     2020                                          2019                                                        2020          2019




     
                Income from continuing operations      $
      
              21,479                                        $
              
                16,614              $
     
      58,341  $
     
       54,179



     Interest expense                                                    2,074                                                                  1,587                     3,193          2,988



     Income tax expense                                                  6,607                                                                  5,322                    20,060         18,935



     Gain on sale of operations, net                                      (57)                                                                  (50)                    (152)         (547)



     Depreciation                                                        2,357                                                                  1,859                     4,640          4,017



     Amortization                                                        3,430                                                                  3,458                     6,851          6,959




     
                Adjusted EBITDA                        $
      
              35,890                                        $
              
                28,790              $
     
      92,933  $
     
       86,531




              (1)              CBIZ reports its financial results
                                  in accordance with GAAP. This
                                  table reconciles Non-GAAP
                                  financial measures to the nearest
                                  GAAP financial measure, "Income
                                  from continuing operations".
                                  Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by
                                  GAAP and should not be regarded
                                  as an alternative or replacement
                                  to any measurement of performance
                                  or cash flow under GAAP. Adjusted
                                  EBITDA is commonly used by the
                                  Company, its shareholders and
                                  debt holders to evaluate, assess
                                  and benchmark the Company's
                                  operational results and to
                                  provide an additional measure
                                  with respect to the Company's
                                  ability to meet future debt
                                  obligations.

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