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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

 

or

 

o

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number 1-7234

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

13-1926739

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300, Elkridge, MD

 

21075

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(410) 379-3600

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of July 29, 2011 was as follows:

 

Class

 

Outstanding

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

 

18,793,371 shares

 

 

 



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Page

 

 

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets –
June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations –
Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

4-19

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

35

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

35

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

36

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

36

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

37

 

 

 

Signatures

38

 



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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

December 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

2010

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,588

 

$

28,902

 

Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,091 in 2011 and $701 in 2010

 

62,405

 

47,874

 

Inventories, net

 

315

 

305

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

20,391

 

12,929

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

7,927

 

5,813

 

Total current assets

 

96,626

 

95,823

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

14,664

 

12,349

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(10,473

)

(9,384

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

4,191

 

2,965

 

Goodwill

 

88,885

 

72,996

 

Intangible assets, net

 

14,581

 

9,795

 

Other assets

 

1,821

 

1,617

 

 

 

$

206,104

 

$

183,196

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

6,521

 

$

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

41,212

 

32,694

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

15,966

 

15,807

 

Total current liabilities

 

63,699

 

48,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

8,164

 

9,908

 

Total liabilities

 

71,863

 

58,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

188

 

187

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

164,986

 

163,422

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(29,292

)

(36,593

)

Treasury stock at cost

 

(5

)

(2

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,636

)

(2,227

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

134,241

 

124,787

 

 

 

$

206,104

 

$

183,196

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenue

 

$

86,034

 

$

66,139

 

$

150,327

 

$

123,029

 

Cost of revenue

 

71,323

 

55,429

 

124,824

 

104,135

 

Gross profit

 

14,711

 

10,710

 

25,503

 

18,894

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

7,863

 

5,996

 

14,611

 

11,439

 

Gain on reversal of deferred rent liability

 

1,041

 

 

1,041

 

 

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of contingent consideration, net

 

(43

)

628

 

203

 

1,533

 

Operating income

 

7,846

 

5,342

 

12,136

 

8,988

 

Interest expense

 

65

 

50

 

98

 

100

 

Other income

 

160

 

152

 

341

 

294

 

Income before income tax expense

 

7,941

 

5,444

 

12,379

 

9,182

 

Income tax expense

 

3,230

 

2,301

 

5,078

 

3,868

 

Net income

 

$

4,711

 

$

3,143

 

$

7,301

 

$

5,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

18,776

 

18,614

 

18,750

 

18,606

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

19,049

 

18,702

 

18,971

 

18,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.29

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.28

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

7,301

 

$

5,314

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on reversal of deferred rent liability

 

(1,041

)

 

Gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration, net

 

(203

)

(1,533

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,614

 

2,229

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(87

)

726

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

1,387

 

875

 

Changes in other operating items:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and other receivables

 

1,660

 

864

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

(5,103

)

(1,152

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(2,260

)

634

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2,650

 

1,772

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

(1,288

)

320

 

Contingent consideration payments in excess of fair value on acquisition date

 

(721

)

 

Other

 

(115

)

213

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,794

 

10,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(1,531

)

(441

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(32,263

)

(3,247

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(33,794

)

(3,688

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

 

6,521

 

 

Contingent consideration payments

 

(1,238

)

 

Repurchases of common stock in the open market

 

(4

)

(228

)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

232

 

22

 

Other

 

4

 

(238

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

5,515

 

(444

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

171

 

(283

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(23,314

)

5,847

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

28,902

 

10,803

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

5,588

 

$

16,650

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

(1)                     Basis of Presentation

 

GP Strategies Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1959. The Company’s business consists of its training, engineering, technical services and consulting business operated by General Physics Corporation (“General Physics” or “GP”).  General Physics is a workforce development company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management consulting, e-Learning solutions, engineering and technical services that are customized to meet the specific needs of clients.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 have not been audited, but have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. In the opinion of management, this interim information includes all material adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation. The results for the 2011 interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(2)                     Significant Customers & Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company has a concentration of revenue from General Motors and its affiliates (“General Motors”) as well as a market concentration in the automotive sector. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, revenue from General Motors accounted for approximately 10% and 12%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue, and revenue from the automotive industry accounted for approximately 18% and 19%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2011 or accounts receivable as of June 30, 2011.

 

The Company also has a concentration of revenue from the United States government. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, sales to the United States government and its agencies represented approximately 17% and 22%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. Revenue was derived from many separate contracts with a variety of government agencies that are regarded by the Company as separate customers.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

(3)                     Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of common stock equivalent shares that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

 

The Company’s dilutive common stock equivalent shares consist of restricted stock units and stock options to purchase shares of common stock computed under the treasury stock method, using the average market price during the period. The following table presents instruments which were not dilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS in each period, as well as the dilutive common stock equivalent shares which were included in the computation of diluted EPS:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Non-dilutive instruments

 

111

 

1,317

 

76

 

1,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive common stock equivalents

 

273

 

88

 

221

 

102

 

 

(4)                     Acquisitions

 

RWD Technologies

 

On April 15, 2011, General Physics completed the acquisition of certain assets of the consulting business of RWD Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “RWD”). RWD is a provider of human capital management and IT consulting services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness management solutions in industries such as manufacturing, energy, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications, services and higher education as well as the public sector. General Physics paid $27,980,000 at closing, which was financed with $20,380,000 of cash on hand and $7,600,000 of borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on final determination of the working capital of the acquired business as of the closing date in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Company estimates that a $2,505,000 payment will be due from the seller based on the working capital per the balance sheet as of the acquisition date. The purchase price adjustment is expected to be finalized and paid during the third quarter of 2011.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Based on management estimates of the fair values, the preliminary estimated purchase price allocation as of the April 15, 2011 acquisition date is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash paid at closing

 

$

27,980

 

Less: estimated payment due from seller for working capital adjustment

 

(2,505

)

Total estimated purchase price

 

$

25,475

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired:

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

81

 

Accounts receivable

 

13,581

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

2,359

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

247

 

Property and equipment

 

573

 

Deferred tax asset

 

39

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

Customer-related

 

2,787

 

Marketing-related

 

1,652

 

Goodwill

 

11,900

 

Other assets

 

28

 

Total assets acquired

 

33,247

 

Liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(6,308

)

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

(1,464

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

(7,772

)

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

25,475

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets of $2,787,000 relating to customer lists and relationships acquired to be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5.9 years, and marketing-related intangible assets of $1,652,000 relating to the tradename acquired to be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5 years. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized $171,000 of amortization expense for these intangible assets.

 

A portion of the acquired business is reported as a separate reportable segment named RWD, and the remaining other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments. The results of RWD’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since April 16, 2011.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

The following unaudited pro-forma condensed consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisition of RWD was completed as of January 1 for each of the interim periods shown below:

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

 

$

171,769

 

$

155,739

 

Net income

 

8,033

 

3,478

 

Basic earnings per share

 

0.43

 

0.19

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.43

 

0.19

 

 

Ultra Training Ltd.

 

On April 1, 2011, General Physics through its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd., acquired Ultra Training Ltd., an independent skills training provider located in the United Kingdom. General Physics paid approximately $2,968,000 in cash at closing. In addition, the purchase agreement requires General Physics to pay $481,000 of deferred consideration, of which $160,000 was paid in April 2011 and the remainder was paid in July 2011 upon completion of a closing condition specified in the purchase agreement.  The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on final determination of the net assets of the acquired business on the closing date in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. Ultra Training Ltd. is included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since April 1, 2011. The pro-forma impact of the acquisition is not material to the Company’s results of operations.

 

The estimated fair value of the purchase price recorded by the Company consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Cash purchase price

 

$

2,968

 

Deferred consideration

 

481

 

Less: estimated payment due from seller for net asset adjustment

 

(48

)

Total estimated purchase price

 

$

3,401

 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

347

 

Accounts receivable

 

154

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

375

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

42

 

Amortizable intangible assets

 

1,250

 

Goodwill

 

2,428

 

Total assets acquired

 

4,596

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

870

 

Deferred tax liability

 

325

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

1,195

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

3,401

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets as a result of the acquisition, which included $1,250,000 relating to customer lists and relationships acquired which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of five years.

 

Communication Consulting

 

On February 1, 2011, General Physics, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries GP Worldwide Hong Kong Limited and GP (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd., acquired the training business and certain related assets of Cathay/Communication Consulting Limited (“Communication Consulting”), a Hong Kong-based training and consulting company with offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China, and Haryana (New Delhi) in India. Communication Consulting designs and delivers customized training solutions and specializes in the areas of leadership, communication skills, sales and customer service training. General Physics paid approximately $1,380,000 in cash at closing. In addition, the purchase agreement requires General Physics to pay $125,000 upon the completion of certain post-closing matters and up to an additional $700,000 of contingent consideration, which would be payable subsequent to each of the two twelve-month periods following completion of the acquisition, contingent upon the achievement of certain revenue targets during those periods, as defined in the purchase agreement. The total estimated fair value of the purchase price on the date of acquisition was $1,492,000 and consisted of the upfront cash payment of $1,380,000 and $112,000 of estimated contingent consideration. The purchase price allocation consisted of $16,000 of fixed assets, $1,086,000 of goodwill and $390,000 of intangible assets to be amortized over five years from the acquisition date. The acquired Communication Consulting business is included in the Manufacturing & BPO segment and the results of its operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since February 1, 2011. The pro-forma impact of the acquisition is not material to the Company’s results of operations.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Contingent Consideration

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, which requires that contingent consideration be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date, and re-measured each reporting period with subsequent adjustments recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company estimates the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities based on financial projections of the acquired companies and estimated probabilities of achievement and discounts the liabilities to present value using a weighted-average cost of capital. Contingent consideration is valued using significant inputs that are not observable in the market which are defined as Level 3 inputs pursuant to fair value measurement accounting. The Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, however, there is significant judgment involved. At each reporting date, the contingent consideration obligation is revalued to estimated fair value, and changes in fair value subsequent to the acquisitions are reflected in income or expense in the consolidated statements of operations, and could cause a material impact to, and volatility in, the Company’s operating results. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations may result from changes in discount periods, changes in the timing and amount of revenue and/or earnings estimates and changes in probability assumptions with respect to the likelihood of achieving the various earn-out criteria.

 

Below is a summary of the potential contingent consideration the Company may be required to pay in connection with completed acquisitions as of June 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Original range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of potential

 

As of June 30, 2011

 

 

 

undiscounted

 

Maximum contingent consideration due in

 

Acquisition:

 

payments

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

Total

 

Milsom

 

$0 - $3,600

 

$

1,202

 

$

1,202

 

$

 

$

2,404

 

Option Six

 

$0 - $2,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

PerformTech

 

$0 - $4,500

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000

 

Marton House

 

$0 - $3,849

 

 

1,282

 

1,282

 

2,564

 

Bath Consulting

 

$0 - $2,435

 

465

 

881

 

1,089

 

2,435

 

Academy of Training

 

$0 - $160

 

160

 

 

 

160

 

Communication Consulting

 

$0 - $700

 

 

400

 

300

 

700

 

Other

 

 

 

320

 

617

 

 

937

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,147

 

$

7,382

 

$

2,671

 

$

12,200

 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Below is a summary of the changes in the recorded amount of contingent consideration liabilities from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011 for each acquisition (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

Fair Value of

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

Liability as of

 

Additions

 

Contingent

 

Currency

 

Liability as of

 

Acquisition:

 

Dec. 31, 2010

 

(Payments)

 

Consideration

 

Translation

 

June 30, 2011

 

Milsom

 

$

1,198

 

 

(528

)

50

 

$

720

 

Option Six

 

902

 

(650

)

263

 

 

515

 

PerformTech

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marton House

 

2,366

 

(1,308

)

60

 

111

 

1,229

 

Bath Consulting

 

940

 

 

(18

)

32

 

954

 

Academy of Training

 

132

 

 

13

 

5

 

150

 

Communication Consulting

 

 

112

 

7

 

(4

)

115

 

Other

 

194

 

(202

)

 

8

 

 

Total

 

$

5,732

 

(2,048

)

(203

)

202

 

$

3,683

 

 

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, contingent consideration included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet totaled $2,192,000 and $3,062,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company also had accrued contingent consideration totaling $1,491,000 and $2,670,000, respectively, included in other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and represents the portion of contingent consideration estimated to be payable greater than twelve months from the balance sheet date.

 

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(5)                     Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill

 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

Process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

& BPO

 

& Government

 

Energy

 

Sandy

 

RWD

 

Total

 

Net book value at Jan. 1, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

$

60,208

 

$

14,527

 

$

8,170

 

$

5,508

 

$

 

$

88,413

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(9,909

)

 

 

(5,508

)

 

(15,417

)

Total

 

50,299

 

14,527

 

8,170

 

 

 

72,996

 

Acquisitions

 

5,991

 

 

 

590

 

8,857

 

15,438

 

Foreign currency translation

 

451

 

 

 

 

 

451

 

Net book value at June 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

66,650

 

14,527

 

8,170

 

6,098

 

8,857

 

104,302

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(9,909

)

 

 

(5,508

)

 

(15,417

)

Total

 

$

56,741

 

$

14,527

 

$

8,170

 

$

590

 

$

8,857

 

$

88,885

 

 

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

 

Intangible assets with finite lives are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives. The primary assets included in this category and their respective balances were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Customer relationships

 

$

16,847

 

$

(4,697

)

$

12,551

 

$

(3,542

)

Tradenames

 

1,652

 

(69

)

 

 

Contract backlog

 

388

 

(373

)

374

 

(339

)

Software and other

 

1,845

 

(1,012

)

1,605

 

(854

)

 

 

$

20,732

 

$

(6,151

)

$

14,530

 

$

(4,735

)

 

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Six months ending December 31, 2011

 

$

1,424

 

Fiscal year ending December 31, 2012

 

3,150

 

Fiscal year ending December 31, 2013

 

2,959

 

Fiscal year ending December 31, 2014

 

2,732

 

Fiscal year ending December 31, 2015

 

1,837

 

Thereafter

 

2,479

 

Total

 

$

14,581

 

 

(6)                     Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense for its stock-based compensation awards issued to employees that are expected to vest. Compensation cost is based on the fair value of awards as of the grant date.

 

The following table summarizes the pre-tax stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Non-qualified stock options

 

$

264

 

$

178

 

$

454

 

$

346

 

Restricted stock units

 

129

 

129

 

258

 

327

 

Board of Directors stock grants

 

101

 

61

 

201

 

129

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

494

 

$

368

 

$

913

 

$

802

 

 

Pursuant to the Company’s 1973 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended, and 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, the Company may grant awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, stock units, performance shares, performance units and other incentives payable in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock to officers, employees or members of the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had non-qualified stock options and restricted stock units outstanding under these plans as discussed below.

 

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June 30, 2011

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Non-Qualified Stock Options

 

Summarized information for the Company’s non-qualified stock options is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

remaining

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

average

 

contractual

 

intrinsic

 

Stock Options

 

options

 

exercise price

 

term

 

value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

 

1,377,770

 

$

9.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

156,000

 

13.17

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(22,660

)

10.22

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(29,875

)

10.77

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

(9,960

)

9.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2011

 

1,471,275

 

$

9.94

 

3.25

 

$

5,468,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options expected to vest

 

1,367,250

 

$

10.01

 

3.15

 

$

4,909,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2011

 

678,275

 

$

10.25

 

2.29

 

$

2,312,000

 

 

In connection with the RWD acquisition in April 2011, the Company granted 156,000 non-qualified stock options to certain key personnel. The options have a weighted average exercise price of $13.17, vest 20% annually over five years, and have a contractual term of six years. The weighted average per share fair value of the Company’s stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $4.63 on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Expected term

 

4.5 years

 

Expected stock price volatility

 

39.3

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.82

%

Expected dividend yield

 

%

 

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

In addition to stock options, the Company issues restricted stock units to key employees and members of the Board of Directors based on meeting certain service goals. The stock units vest to the recipients at various dates, up to five years, based on fulfilling service requirements. The Company recognizes the value of the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant as compensation expense over the requisite service period. Upon vesting, the stock units are settled in shares of the Company’s common stock. Summarized share information for the Company’s restricted stock units is as follows:

 

 

 

Six

 

Weighted

 

 

 

months ended

 

average

 

 

 

June 30,

 

grant date

 

 

 

2011

 

fair value

 

 

 

(In shares)

 

(In dollars)

 

Outstanding and unvested, beginning of period

 

195,616

 

$

6.45

 

Granted

 

1,500

 

10.36

 

Vested

 

(13,827

)

9.15

 

Forfeited

 

(4,340

)

6.25

 

Outstanding and unvested, end of period

 

178,949

 

$

6.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock units expected to vest

 

144,417

 

$

6.52

 

 

(7)                     Short-Term Borrowings

 

General Physics has a $35 million Financing and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a bank that expires on October 31, 2013 with annual renewal options. The Credit Agreement is secured by certain assets of General Physics and provides for an unsecured guaranty from the Company. The maximum interest rate on the Credit Agreement is the daily LIBOR market index rate plus 2.25%. Based upon the financial performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, the rate was LIBOR plus 1.25%. The Credit Agreement contains covenants with respect to General Physics’ minimum tangible net worth, total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio and interest coverage ratio. General Physics was in compliance with all loan covenants under the Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2011. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants regarding future acquisitions, incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. The Credit Agreement permits General Physics to provide the Company up to $10,000,000 of cash to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market. There was $6,562,000 remaining available for future share repurchases under the $10,000,000 authorized amount as of June 30, 2011. General Physics is otherwise currently restricted from paying dividends or management fees to the Company in excess of $1,000,000 in any year.

 

As of June 30, 2011, there were $6,521,000 of borrowings outstanding and $27,727,000 of available borrowings under the Credit Agreement, based upon 80% of eligible accounts receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

(8)                     Income Taxes

 

An uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities that have full knowledge of all relevant information. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Interest and penalties related to income taxes are accounted for as income tax expense.

 

As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $2,218,000 of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would impact the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company does not expect any material changes to its uncertain tax positions in the next twelve months. For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $24,000 and $23,000, respectively, of interest expense related to these tax positions. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $42,000 and $46,000, respectively, of interest expense related to these tax positions which is reflected as income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $208,000 of accrued interest related to these tax positions. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2002.

 

(9)       Stockholders’ Equity

 

Changes in stockholders’ equity during the six months ended June 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Treasury

 

other

 

Total

 

 

 

Common

 

paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

stock

 

comprehensive

 

stockholders’

 

 

 

stock

 

capital

 

deficit

 

at cost

 

loss

 

equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

$

187

 

$

163,422

 

$

(36,593

)

$

(2

)

$

(2,227

)

$

124,787

 

Net income

 

 

 

7,301

 

 

 

7,301

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

591

 

591

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

913

 

 

 

 

913

 

Other

 

1

 

651

 

 

(3

)

 

649

 

Balance at June 30, 2011

 

$

188

 

$

164,986

 

$

(29,292

)

$

(5

)

$

(1,636

)

$

134,241

 

 

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

(10)              Comprehensive Income

 

The following are the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income

 

$

4,711

 

$

3,143

 

$

7,301

 

$

5,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

11

 

(144

)

591

 

(562

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

4,722

 

$

2,999

 

$

7,892

 

$

4,752

 

 

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, accumulated other comprehensive loss was $1,636,000 and $2,227,000, respectively, and consisted of foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

(11)              Business Segments

 

As of June 30, 2011, the Company operated through five reportable business segments: (i) Manufacturing & Business Process Outsourcing (“BPO”), (ii) Process & Government, (iii) Energy, (iv) Sandy Training & Marketing, and (v) RWD. The Company is organized by operating group primarily based upon the markets served by each group and the services performed. The Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment represents an aggregation of certain operating groups, while the other reportable segments each represent one operating segment. In connection with the acquisition of RWD on April 15, 2011, a portion of the acquired business constitutes a separate reportable segment which is named RWD, and certain other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments.

 

Further information regarding our business segments is discussed below.

 

Manufacturing & BPO. The Manufacturing & BPO segment delivers training, curriculum design and development, staff augmentation, e-Learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, training business process outsourcing, and consulting and technical services primarily to large companies in the electronics and semiconductors, steel, healthcare, pharmaceutical, software, petrochemical, financial and other industries as well as to government agencies. This segment’s ability to deliver a wide range of training services allows it to take over the entire learning function for the client, including their training personnel.

 

Process & Government. The Process & Government segment has over four decades of experience providing consulting, engineering, technical and training services, including emergency preparedness, safety and regulatory compliance, chemical demilitarization and environmental services primarily to federal and state government agencies and large government contractors. This segment also provides design and construction of alternative fuel stations, including liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and hydrogen fueling stations.

 

Energy. The Energy segment provides engineering services, products and training primarily to electric power utilities. The Company’s proprietary EtaProTM Performance Monitoring and Optimization System provides a suite of performance solutions for power generation plants and is installed at approximately 800 power generating units in over 30 countries. In addition, this segment provides web-based training through our GPiLearnTM portal to over 30,000 power plant personnel in the U.S. and in over 40 countries.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Sandy Training & Marketing. The Sandy segment provides custom product sales training and has been a leader in serving manufacturing customers in the U.S. automotive industry for over 30 years. Sandy provides custom product sales training designed to better educate customer sales forces with respect to new product features and designs, in effect rapidly increasing the sales force knowledge base and enabling them to address detailed customer queries. Furthermore, Sandy helps our clients assess their customer relationship marketing strategy, measure performance against competitors and connect with their customers on a one-to-one basis. This segment also provides technical training services to automotive customers.

 

RWD. The RWD segment represents a portion of the consulting business acquired from RWD in April 2011. Certain of the other RWD business units are managed within the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments discussed above. The RWD segment provides human capital management and IT consulting services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness management solutions in industries such as manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications, services and higher education as well as the public sector.

 

The Company does not allocate the following corporate items to the segments: other income and interest expense; GP Strategies’ selling, general and administrative expense; gain (loss) on change in fair value of contingent consideration; gain on reversal of deferred rent liability; and income tax expense.  Inter-segment revenue is eliminated in consolidation and is not significant.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

The following tables set forth the revenue and operating income of each of the Company’s operating segments and includes a reconciliation of segment revenue to consolidated revenue and operating income to consolidated income before income tax expense (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

43,431

 

$

36,491

 

$

80,569

 

$

67,384

 

Process & Government

 

9,987

 

10,745

 

20,105

 

21,339

 

Energy

 

5,602

 

5,645

 

11,503

 

11,077

 

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

15,002

 

13,258

 

26,138

 

23,229

 

RWD

 

12,012

 

 

12,012

 

 

 

 

$

86,034

 

$

66,139

 

$

150,327

 

$

123,029

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

3,186

 

$

2,420

 

$

5,203

 

$

3,999

 

Process & Government

 

1,077

 

1,115

 

1,929

 

1,828

 

Energy

 

1,449

 

1,315

 

2,642

 

2,045

 

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

973

 

224

 

1,363

 

302

 

RWD

 

678

 

 

678

 

 

Corporate and other

 

(515

)

(360

)

(923

)

(719

)

Gain on reversal of deferred rent liability

 

1,041

 

 

1,041

 

 

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of contingent consideration, net

 

(43

)

628

 

203

 

1,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

7,846

 

5,342

 

12,136

 

8,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(65

)

(50

)

(98

)

(100

)

Other income

 

160

 

152

 

341

 

294

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

7,941

 

$

5,444

 

$

12,379

 

$

9,182

 

 

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June 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

(12)              Leases

 

In 2008, General Physics entered into a sublease with Lear Corporation (“Lear”) for approximately 60,000 square feet of space in an office building in Troy, Michigan for a term scheduled to end in March 2015.  Lear filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in 2009 and subsequently obtained court approval to reject both General Physics’ sublease and the superior lease under which the sublease was made. In May 2010, General Physics filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking a declaratory judgment regarding its status as an occupant of the space and its obligation to pay rent.  General Physics sought unsuccessfully to enter into a direct lease with the building owner. The building owner, Osprey-Troy Officentre, LLC (“Osprey”), claimed rights through Lear and threatened legal action if General Physics vacated the building and ceased to pay rent under the sublease.  General Physics believed that the sublease was terminated and that it was a tenant-at-sufferance in the building, no longer bound by the sublease and obligated to pay only the reasonable rental value of the space it occupied.  Osprey asked the Court to deny the relief requested by General Physics and argued that the sublease constituted an assignment by Lear to General Physics of Lear’s lease of the portion of the building occupied by General Physics.  Both parties filed motions for summary judgment.

 

In June 2011, prior to a court ruling on this matter, General Physics entered into a new lease directly with Osprey for a term scheduled to end in March 2018, with an option to terminate on or after May 31, 2016 with 180 days prior written notice. Prior to entering into the new lease with Osprey, the Company had a deferred rent liability on its balance sheet of $1,041,000, which represented the difference between the actual monthly rent owed to date and the rent expense recognized on a straight-line basis for the scheduled rent increases over the term of the original sublease. Upon entering into the new lease with Osprey, the Company reversed the deferred rent liability associated with the terminated sublease. As a result, the Company recognized a net gain of $1,041,000 in the consolidated statement of operations during the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

 

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Item 2.                       Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Results of Operations

 

General Overview

 

Our business consists of our principal operating subsidiary, General Physics, a global training, engineering, technical services and consulting company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management consulting, e-Learning solutions, engineering and technical services and products that are customized to meet the specific needs of clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and manufacturing, process and energy companies and other commercial and governmental customers. We believe we are a global leader in performance improvement, with over four decades of experience in providing solutions to optimize workforce performance.

 

As of June 30, 2011, we operated through five reportable business segments: (i) Manufacturing & BPO, (ii) Process & Government, (iii) Energy, (iv) Sandy Training & Marketing, and (v) RWD. We are organized by operating group, primarily based upon the markets served by each group and the services performed. Each operating group consists of strategic business units (“SBUs”) and business units (“BUs”) which are focused on providing specific products and services to certain classes of customers or within targeted markets. Across operating groups, SBUs and BUs, we integrate similar service lines, technology, information, work products, client management and other resources. Communications and market research, accounting, finance, legal, human resources, information systems and other administrative services are organized at the corporate level. Business development and sales resources are aligned with operating groups to support existing customer accounts and new customer development. Our Manufacturing & BPO segment represents an aggregation of certain operating groups, while the other reportable segments each represent one operating segment. In connection with the acquisition of RWD on April 15, 2011, a portion of the acquired business constitutes a separate reportable segment which is named RWD, and certain other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments.

 

Further information regarding each business segment is discussed below.

 

Manufacturing & BPO. The Manufacturing & BPO segment delivers training, curriculum design and development, staff augmentation, e-Learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, training business process outsourcing, and consulting and technical services primarily to large companies in the electronics and semiconductors, steel, healthcare, pharmaceutical, software, petrochemical, financial and other industries as well as to government agencies. This segment’s ability to deliver a wide range of training services allows it to take over the entire learning function for the client, including their training personnel.

 

Process & Government. The Process & Government segment has over four decades of experience providing consulting, engineering, technical and training services, including emergency preparedness, safety and regulatory compliance, chemical demilitarization and environmental services primarily to federal and state government agencies and large government contractors. This segment also provides design and construction of alternative fuel stations, including liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and hydrogen fueling stations.

 

Energy. The Energy segment provides engineering services, products and training primarily to electric power utilities. The Company’s proprietary EtaProTM Performance Monitoring and Optimization System provides a suite of performance solutions for power generation plants and is installed at approximately 800 power generating units in over 30 countries. In addition, this segment provides web-based training through our GPiLearnTM portal to over 30,000 power plant personnel in the U.S. and in over 40 countries.

 

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Sandy Training & Marketing. The Sandy segment provides custom product sales training and has been a leader in serving manufacturing customers in the U.S. automotive industry for over 30 years. Sandy provides custom product sales training designed to better educate customer sales forces with respect to new product features and designs, in effect rapidly increasing the sales force knowledge base and enabling them to address detailed customer queries. Furthermore, Sandy helps our clients assess their customer relationship marketing strategy, measure performance against competitors and connect with their customers on a one-to-one basis. This segment also provides technical training services to automotive customers.

 

RWD. The RWD segment represents a portion of the consulting business acquired from RWD in April 2011. Certain of the other RWD business units are managed within the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments discussed above. The RWD segment provides human capital management and IT consulting services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness management solutions in industries such as manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications, services and higher education as well as the public sector.

 

2011 Acquisitions

 

RWD Technologies

 

On April 15, 2011, General Physics completed the acquisition of certain assets of the consulting business of RWD Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “RWD”). RWD is a provider of human capital management and IT consulting services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness management solutions in industries such as manufacturing, energy, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications, services and higher education as well as the public sector. General Physics paid $28.0 million at closing, which was financed with $20.4 million of cash on hand and $7.6 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on final determination of the working capital of the acquired business as of the closing date in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Company estimates that a $2.5 million payment will be due from the seller based on the working capital per the balance sheet as of the acquisition date. The purchase price adjustment is expected to be finalized and paid during the third quarter of

 

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Based on management estimates of the fair values, the preliminary estimated purchase price allocation as of the April 15, 2011 acquisition date is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash paid at closing

 

$

 27,980

 

Less: estimated payment due from seller for working capital adjustment

 

(2,505

)

Total estimated purchase price

 

$

25,475

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired:

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

81

 

Accounts receivable

 

13,581

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

2,359

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

247

 

Property and equipment

 

573

 

Deferred tax asset

 

39

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

Customer-related

 

2,787

 

Marketing-related

 

1,652

 

Goodwill

 

11,900

 

Other assets

 

28

 

Total assets acquired

 

33,247

 

Liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(6,308

)

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

(1,464

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

(7,772

)

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

25,475

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets of $2.8 million relating to customer lists and relationships acquired to be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5.9 years, and marketing-related intangible assets of $1.7 million relating to the tradename acquired to be amortized over an estimated useful life of 5 years. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized $0.2 million of amortization expense for these intangible assets.

 

A portion of the acquired business is reported as a separate reportable segment named RWD, and certain other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments. The results of RWD’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since April 16, 2011.

 

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The following unaudited pro-forma condensed consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisition of RWD was completed as of January 1 for each of the interim periods shown below:

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

 

$

171,769

 

$

155,739

 

Net income

 

8,033

 

3,478

 

Basic earnings per share

 

0.43

 

0.19

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.43

 

0.19

 

 

Ultra Training Ltd.

 

On April 1, 2011, General Physics through its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd., acquired Ultra Training Ltd., an independent skills training provider located in the United Kingdom. General Physics paid approximately $3.0 million in cash at closing. In addition, the purchase agreement requires General Physics to pay $0.5 million of deferred consideration, of which $0.2 million was paid in April 2011 and the remainder was paid in July 2011 upon completion of a closing condition specified in the purchase agreement. Ultra Training Ltd. is included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since April 1, 2011. The pro-forma impact of the acquisition is not material to the Company’s results of operations.

 

The estimated fair value of the purchase price recorded by the Company consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Cash purchase price

 

$

2,968

 

Deferred consideration

 

481

 

Less: estimated payment due from seller for net asset adjustment

 

(48

)

Total estimated purchase price

 

$

3,401

 

 

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The Company’s purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

347

 

Accounts receivable

 

154

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

375

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

42

 

Amortizable intangible assets

 

1,250

 

Goodwill

 

2,428

 

Total assets acquired

 

4,596

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

870

 

Deferred tax liability

 

325

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

1,195

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

3,401

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets as a result of the acquisition, which included $1.3 million relating to customer lists and relationships acquired which will be amortized over an estimated useful life of five years.

 

Communication Consulting

 

On February 1, 2011, General Physics, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries GP Worldwide Hong Kong Limited and GP (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd., acquired the training business and certain related assets of Cathay/Communication Consulting Limited (“Communication Consulting”), a Hong Kong-based training and consulting company with offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China, and Haryana (New Delhi) in India. Communication Consulting designs and delivers customized training solutions and specializes in the areas of leadership, communication skills, sales and customer service training. General Physics paid approximately $1.4 million in cash at closing. In addition, the purchase agreement requires General Physics to pay $0.1 million upon the completion of certain post-closing matters and up to an additional $0.7 million of contingent consideration, which would be payable subsequent to each of the two twelve-month periods following completion of the acquisition, contingent upon the acquired business achieving certain earnings targets during those periods, as defined in the purchase agreement. The total estimated fair value of the purchase price on the date of acquisition was $1.5 million and consisted of the upfront cash payment of $1.4 million and $0.1 million of estimated contingent consideration. The acquired Communication Consulting business is included in the Manufacturing & BPO segment and the results of its operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since February 1, 2011.

 

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Operating Highlights

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2011 Compared to the Three Months ended June 30, 2010

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2011, we had income before income tax expense of $7.9 million compared to $5.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  The increase in income was primarily due to an increase in operating income, the components of which are discussed below. Included in operating income is a $1.0 million gain on the reversal of a deferred rent liability related to the execution of a new lease for our Troy, Michigan facility during the second quarter of 2011 which is discussed in more detail below. Also included in operating income is a $43,000 loss on the change in estimated fair value of contingent consideration during the second quarter of 2011 compared to a $0.6 million gain during the same period in 2010 related to acquisitions completed, which is discussed further below and in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Excluding these items, we had an increase in operating income of $2.1 million during the second quarter of 2011. Net income was $4.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to net income of $3.1 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011, diluted weighted average shares outstanding increased by 347,000 to 19,049,000 shares outstanding compared to 18,702,000 shares for the same period in 2010, primarily due to the issuance of shares for stock-based compensation and the effect of the increase in our stock price compared to the prior year on the results of the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

43,431

 

$

36,491

 

Process & Government

 

9,987

 

10,745

 

Energy

 

5,602

 

5,645

 

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

15,002

 

13,258

 

RWD

 

12,012

 

 

 

 

$

86,034

 

$

66,139

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $6.9 million or 19.0% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010. The increase in revenue is due to the following:

 

·                  A $5.9 million increase in revenue attributable to acquisitions completed during 2010 and 2011, which includes $2.8 million for the acquired RWD business units which are included in this segment, $2.7 million for various acquisitions in the UK, and $0.4 million for the Communication Consulting acquisition in China;

 

·                  A $1.2 million increase in IT services for a pharmaceutical customer; and

 

·                  A $0.3 million net increase in revenue primarily for training and technical services for manufacturing clients.

 

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These increases were offset by a $0.5 million net decrease in revenue primarily due to a decline in e-Learning development for both government and commercial clients, partially offset by an increase in training BPO services.

 

Process & Government revenue decreased $0.8 million or 7.1% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010. The decrease in revenue is due to the following:

 

·                  A $0.6 million decrease relating to construction projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station facilities due to the completion of projects in 2010; and

 

·                  A $0.7 million decrease in revenue from engineering and technical services primarily for aerospace and process industry customers.

 

These revenue decreases were offset by a $0.5 million increase in revenue on various contracts related to homeland security and chemical demilitarization training services primarily for government clients.

 

Energy group revenue was flat at $5.6 million for both the second quarter of 2011 and 2010.

 

Sandy Training & Marketing revenue increased $1.7 million or 13.2% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010. Approximately $0.7 million of the increase is attributable to the automotive business unit of RWD which is now included in this segment as a result of the acquisition on April 15, 2011. The remainder of the revenue increase is primarily attributable to increased vehicle training programs for automotive customers during the second quarter of 2011. In addition, we experience quarterly fluctuations in revenue and income related to Sandy’s publications business, since revenue and cost on publication contracts are recognized in the period in which the publications ship, based on the output method of performance. Shipments occur at various times throughout the year and the volume of publications shipped could fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Publications revenue in the Sandy Training & Marketing segment totaled $1.8 million during the second quarter of 2011 compared to $2.0 million during the second quarter of 2010.

 

Revenue attributable to the RWD segment totaled $12.0 million for the second quarter of 2011. As noted above, a portion of the business acquired on April 15, 2011 constitutes a separate reportable segment, and certain other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments. Revenue attributable to the RWD acquisition among all segments totaled $15.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

6,989

 

16.1

%

$

5,666

 

15.5

%

Process & Government

 

1,792

 

17.9

%

1,899

 

17.7

%

Energy

 

1,823

 

32.5

%

1,751

 

31.0

%

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

2,213

 

14.8

%

1,394

 

10.5

%

RWD

 

1,894

 

15.8

%

 

 

 

 

$

14,711

 

17.1

%

$

10,710

 

16.2

%

 

Manufacturing & BPO gross profit of $7.0 million or 16.1% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011 increased

 

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by $1.3 million or 23.3% when compared to gross profit of $5.7 million or 15.5% of revenue for the second quarter of 2010. Approximately $1.2 million of the increase in gross profit is attributable to the acquisitions we completed in 2010 and 2011. In addition, this segment experienced increases in gross profit primarily due to the net revenue increases discussed above.

 

Process & Government gross profit of $1.8 million or 17.9% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011 decreased by $0.1 million or 5.6% when compared to gross profit of $1.9 million or 17.7% of revenue for the second quarter of 2010. The decrease in gross profit is primarily due to the revenue decreases in this segment discussed above.

 

Energy group gross profit of $1.8 million or 32.5% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011 increased by $0.1 million or 4.1% when compared to gross profit of $1.8 million or 31.0% of revenue for the second quarter of 2010. Despite revenue being flat quarter over quarter, there was an improvement in gross margin primarily due to a reduction of overhead costs and business development resources related to office closures in 2010.

 

Sandy Training and Marketing gross profit of $2.2 million or 14.8% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011 increased $0.8 million or 58.8% compared to gross profit of $1.4 million or 10.5% of revenue for the second quarter of 2010. The increase in gross profit is primarily due to costs not increasing at the same rate as revenue growth in this segment during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010.

 

Gross profit attributable to the RWD segment totaled $1.9 million or 15.8% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011. Gross profit attributable to the RWD acquisition among all segments totaled $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.9 million or 31.1% from $6.0 million for the second quarter of 2010 to $7.9 million for the second quarter of 2011.  The increase is primarily due to acquisition related expenses, including increased labor and benefits expense, transaction costs (largely for legal expenses in connection with the RWD acquisition we completed in April 2011) , increased amortization expense and other various expenses during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010.

 

Gain on Reversal of Deferred Rent Liability

 

In 2008, General Physics entered into a sublease with Lear Corporation (“Lear”) for approximately 60,000 square feet of space in an office building in Troy, Michigan for a term scheduled to end in March 2015.  Lear filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in 2009 and subsequently obtained court approval to reject both General Physics’ sublease and the superior lease under which the sublease was made. In May 2010, General Physics filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking a declaratory judgment regarding its status as an occupant of the space and its obligation to pay rent.  General Physics sought unsuccessfully to enter into a direct lease with the building owner. The building owner, Osprey-Troy Officentre, LLC (“Osprey”), claimed rights through Lear and threatened legal action if General Physics vacated the building and ceased to pay rent under the sublease.  General Physics believed that the sublease was terminated and that it was a tenant-at-sufferance in the building, no longer bound by the sublease and obligated to pay only the reasonable rental value of the space it occupied.  Osprey asked the Court to deny the relief requested by General Physics and argued that the sublease constituted an assignment by Lear to General Physics of Lear’s lease of the portion of the building occupied by General Physics.  Both parties filed motions for summary judgment.

 

In June 2011, prior to a court ruling on this matter, General Physics entered into a new lease directly with Osprey for a term scheduled to end in March 2018, with an option to terminate on or after May 31, 2016 with

 

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180 days prior written notice. Prior to entering into the new lease with Osprey, we had a deferred rent liability on our balance sheet of $1.0 million, which represented the difference between the actual monthly rent owed to date and the rent expense recognized on a straight-line basis for the scheduled rent increases over the term of the original sublease. Upon entering into the new lease with Osprey, we reversed the deferred rent liability associated with the terminated sublease. As a result, we recognized a net gain of $1.0 million in the consolidated statement of operations during the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

 

We recognized a net loss on the change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions of $43,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a net gain of $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.  Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“Topic 805”), which requires that contingent consideration be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date, and re-measured each reporting period with subsequent adjustments recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. We estimate the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities based on financial projections of the acquired companies and estimated probabilities of achievement. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, however, there is significant judgment involved. At each reporting date, the contingent consideration obligation will be revalued to estimated fair value and changes in fair value subsequent to the acquisitions will be reflected in income or expense in the consolidated statements of operations, and could cause a material impact to, and volatility in, our operating results. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations may result from changes in discount periods, changes in the timing and amount of revenue and/or earnings estimates and changes in probability assumptions with respect to the likelihood of achieving the various earn-out criteria. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the potential contingent consideration payments and the changes in fair value of the related liabilities during the three months ended June 30, 2011 for each acquisition.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $0.1 million for both the second quarter of 2011 and 2010.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $0.2 million for both the second quarter of 2011 and 2010 and consisted primarily of income from a joint venture, interest income and foreign currency gains and losses in both years.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense was $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2011 compared to $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2010.  The effective income tax rate was 40.7% and 42.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in income tax expense and decrease in the effective income tax rate are primarily due to an increase in income during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010 and a larger portion of our 2011 income expected to be derived from foreign jurisdictions which are taxed at lower rates. Income tax expense for the quarterly periods is based on an estimated annual effective tax rate which includes the federal and state statutory rates, permanent differences, and other items that may have an impact on income tax expense.

 

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Six Months ended June 30, 2011 Compared to the Six Months ended June 30, 2010

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, we had income before income tax expense of $12.4 million compared to $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The increase in income was primarily due to an increase in operating income, the components of which are discussed below. Included in operating income is a $1.0 million gain on the reversal of a deferred rent liability related to the execution of a new lease for our Troy, Michigan facility during the second quarter of 2011 which is discussed in more detail below. Also included in operating income is a $0.2 million net gain on the change in estimated fair value of contingent consideration during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a $1.5 million net gain during the same period in 2010 related to acquisitions completed, which is discussed further below and in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Excluding these items, we had an increase in operating income of $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Net income was $7.3 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to net income of $5.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

80,569

 

$

67,384

 

Process & Government

 

20,105

 

21,339

 

Energy

 

11,503

 

11,077

 

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

26,138

 

23,229

 

RWD

 

12,012

 

 

 

 

$

150,327

 

$

123,029

 

 

Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $13.2 million or 19.6% during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. The increase in revenue is due to the following:

 

·                  A $9.6 million increase in revenue attributable to acquisitions completed during 2010 and 2011, which includes $2.8 million for the acquired RWD business units which are included in this segment, $6.3 million for acquisitions in the UK, and $0.5 million for the Communication Consulting acquisition in China;

 

·                  A $1.6 million increase in IT services for a pharmaceutical customer during the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010;

 

·                  A $1.4 million net increase in revenue primarily due to an increase in volume with existing BPO customers, partially offset by a decrease in e-Learning revenue, during the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010; and

 

·                  A $0.6 million net increase in revenue primarily for training and technical services for manufacturing customers.

 

Process & Government revenue decreased $1.2 million or 5.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease in revenue is due to the following:

 

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·                  A $1.6 million net decrease relating to construction projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station facilities due to the completion of projects in 2010; and

 

·                  A $1.5 million net decrease in revenue from engineering and technical services primarily for aerospace and process industry customers.

 

These revenue decreases were offset by a $1.9 million increase in revenue on various contracts related to homeland security and chemical demilitarization training services primarily for government clients.

 

Energy group revenue increased $0.4 million or 3.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to a large EtaProTM implementation which was started during 2010.

 

Sandy Training & Marketing revenue increased $2.9 million or 12.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Approximately $0.7 million of the increase is attributable to the automotive business unit of RWD which is now included in this segment as a result of the acquisition on April 15, 2011. The remainder of the revenue increase is primarily attributable to increased vehicle training programs for automotive customers during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Revenue attributable to the RWD segment totaled $12.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. As noted above, a portion of the business acquired on April 15, 2011 constitutes a separate reportable segment, and certain other business units of RWD are included in the Manufacturing & BPO and Sandy Training & Marketing segments. Revenue attributable to the RWD acquisition among all segments totaled $15.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

$

12,660

 

15.7

%

$

10,021

 

14.9

%

Process & Government

 

3,613

 

18.0

%

3,486

 

16.3

%

Energy

 

3,535

 

30.7

%

2,950

 

26.6

%

Sandy Training & Marketing

 

3,801

 

14.5

%

2,437

 

10.5

%

RWD

 

1,894

 

15.8

%

 

 

 

 

$

25,503

 

17.0

%

$

18,894

 

15.4

%

 

Manufacturing & BPO gross profit of $12.7 million or 15.7% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by $2.6 million or 26.3% when compared to gross profit of $10.0 million or 14.9% of revenue for the same period in 2010. Approximately $1.6 million of the increase in gross profit dollars is attributable to the acquisitions we completed in 2010 and 2011. In addition, this segment experienced increases in gross profit primarily due to the revenue increases discussed above.

 

Process & Government gross profit of $3.6 million or 18.0% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by $0.1 million or 3.6% when compared to gross profit of $3.5 million or 16.3% of revenue for the same period in 2010. Despite the overall net revenue decrease in this segment, gross profit increased slightly due to the revenue increases in this segment discussed above primarily due to a reduction in estimated costs to complete on certain fixed price projects during 2011 compared to 2010.

 

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Energy group gross profit was $3.5 million or 30.7% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased $0.6 million or 19.8% compared to gross profit of $3.0 million or 26.6% of revenue for the same period in 2010 primarily due to a reduction of overhead costs and business development resources related to office closures in 2010.

 

Sandy Training and Marketing gross profit of $3.8 million or 14.5% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by $1.4 million or 56.0% when compared to gross profit of $2.4 million or 10.5% of revenue for the same period in 2010. The increase in gross profit is primarily due to costs not increasing at the same rate as revenue growth in this segment during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

 

Gross profit attributable to the RWD segment totaled $1.9 million, or 15.8% of revenue, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profit attributable to the RWD acquisition among all segments totaled $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.2 million or 27.7% from $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to $14.6 million for the same period in 2011. The increase is primarily due to acquisition related expenses, including increased labor and benefits expense, transaction costs (largely for legal expenses totaling $1.1 million in connection with the RWD acquisition we completed in April 2011) , increased amortization expense and other various expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

 

Gain on Reversal of Deferred Rent Liability

 

We recognized a net gain on reversal of a deferred rent liability of $1.0 million during the second quarter of 2011 related to the execution of a new lease for our Troy, Michigan facility. See further details regarding this gain above in the discussion of operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

 

We recognized a net gain on the change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a net gain of $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted ASC Topic 805, which requires that contingent consideration be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date, and re-measured each reporting period with subsequent adjustments recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. We estimate the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities based on financial projections of the acquired companies and estimated probabilities of achievement. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, however, there is significant judgment involved. At each reporting date, the contingent consideration obligation will be revalued to estimated fair value and changes in fair value subsequent to the acquisitions will be reflected in income or expense in the consolidated statements of operations, and could cause a material impact to, and volatility in, our operating results. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations may result from changes in discount periods, changes in the timing and amount of revenue and/or earnings estimates and changes in probability assumptions with respect to the likelihood of achieving the various earn-out criteria. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the potential contingent consideration payments and the changes in fair value of the related liabilities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 for each acquisition.

 

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Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was consistent at $0.1 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $0.3 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and consisted primarily of income from a joint venture, interest income and foreign currency gains and losses in both years.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense was $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2010.  The effective income tax rate was 41.0% and 42.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in income tax expense and decrease in the effective income tax rate are primarily due to an increase in income during 2011 compared to 2010 and a larger portion of our 2011 income expected to be derived from foreign jurisdictions which are taxed at lower rates. Income tax expense for the quarterly periods is based on an estimated annual effective tax rate which includes the federal and state statutory rates, permanent differences, and other items that may have an impact on income tax expense.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Working Capital

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, our working capital decreased $14.4 million from $47.3 million at December 31, 2010 to $32.9 million at June 30, 2011. The decrease in working capital is primarily due to the use of cash for acquisitions during the first half of 2011, for which a significant amount of the purchase prices were allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets (see further details above and in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). We believe that cash generated from operations and borrowings available under the General Physics Credit Agreement ($27.7 million of available borrowings as of June 30, 2011), will be sufficient to fund our working capital and other requirements for at least the next twelve months.

 

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Acquisition-Related Payments

 

In addition to the upfront cash payments for acquisitions which are discussed in more detail above and in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we may be required to pay the following additional contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions we previously completed (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2011

 

Recorded

 

 

 

Maximum potential contingent consideration due in

 

Liability as of

 

Acquisition:

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

Total

 

June 30, 2011

 

Milsom

 

$

1,202

 

$

1,202

 

$

 

$

2,404

 

$

720

 

Option Six

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

515

 

PerformTech

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000

 

 

Marton House

 

 

1,282

 

1,282

 

2,564

 

1,229

 

Bath Consulting

 

465

 

881

 

1,089

 

2,435

 

954

 

Academy of Training

 

160

 

 

 

160

 

150

 

Communication Consulting

 

 

400

 

300

 

700

 

115

 

Other

 

320

 

617

 

 

937

 

 

Total

 

$

2,147

 

$

7,382

 

$

2,671

 

$

12,200

 

$

3,683

 

 

Significant Customers & Concentration of Credit Risk

 

We have a concentration of revenue from General Motors and its affiliates (“General Motors”) as well as a market concentration in the automotive sector. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, revenue from General Motors accounted for approximately 10% and 12%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue, and revenue from the automotive industry accounted for approximately 18% and 19%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2011 or accounts receivable as of June 30, 2011.

 

We also have a concentration of revenue from the United States government. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, sales to the United States government and its agencies represented approximately 17% and 22%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue. Revenue was derived from many separate contracts with a variety of government agencies that are regarded by us as separate customers.

 

Cash Flows

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2011 Compared to the Six Months ended June 30, 2010

 

The Company’s cash balance decreased $23.3 million from $28.9 million as of December 31, 2010 to $5.6 million as of June 30, 2011. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the six months ended June 30, 2011 resulted from cash provided by operating activities of $4.8 million, cash used in investing activities of $33.8 million, cash provided by financing activities of $5.5 million and a $0.2 million positive effect due to exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents.

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $10.3 million for the same period in 2010.  The decrease in cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to an increase in unbilled receivables attributable to the RWD business. In addition, net cash provided by operating activities includes payments totaling $0.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 for the portion of contingent consideration in excess of the original fair value as of the acquisition date.

 

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Cash used in investing activities was $33.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2010.  The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to an increase in cash used for acquisitions, largely due to the use of $28 million of cash for the RWD acquisition. Fixed asset additions increased approximately $1.1 million during the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to cash used in financing activities of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The increase in cash provided by financing activities is primarily due to short-term borrowings of approximately $6.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 to partially fund the purchase price for the RWD acquisition. These proceeds from short-term borrowings were offset by contingent consideration payments totaling $1.2 million for previously completed acquisitions.

 

Short-term Borrowings

 

General Physics has a $35 million Amended Financing and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a bank that expires on October 31, 2013, with annual renewal options, and is secured by certain assets of General Physics.  The maximum interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Agreement is at the daily LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 2.25%. Based upon the financial performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced. As of June 30, 2011, the rate was LIBOR plus 1.25%.  The Credit Agreement contains covenants with respect to General Physics’ minimum tangible net worth, total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio and interest coverage ratio. General Physics was in compliance with all loan covenants under the Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2011. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants regarding future acquisitions, incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. The Credit Agreement permits General Physics to provide GP Strategies up to $10 million of cash to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market. There was $6.6 million remaining available for future share repurchases under the $10 million authorized amount as of June 30, 2011. General Physics is otherwise currently restricted from paying dividends or management fees to the Company in excess of $1.0 million in any year.  As of June 30, 2011, there were $6.5 million borrowings outstanding and $27.7 million of available borrowings under the Credit Agreement, based upon 80% of eligible accounts receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

As of June 30, 2011, we do not have any off-balance sheet commitments except for operating leases and letters of credit entered into in the normal course of business.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward looking statements.  Forward—looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results.  We use words such as “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “plans” and similar expressions to indicate forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean a statement is not forward-looking. Because these forward-looking statements are based upon management’s expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors set forth in Item 1A - Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and those other risks and uncertainties detailed in our periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We caution that these risk factors may not be exhaustive.  We operate in a continually changing

 

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business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time.  We cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can we assess the effect, if any, of the new risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

If any one or more of these expectations and assumptions proves incorrect, actual results will likely differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Even if all of the foregoing assumptions and expectations prove correct, actual results may still differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors we may not anticipate or that may be beyond our control. While we cannot assess the future impact that any of these differences could have on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows or the market price of shares of our common stock, the differences could be significant. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this report.

 

Item 3.                                   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

The Company has no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Item 4.                                   Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a comprehensive set of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance of the achievement of the objectives described above.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d—15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

None.

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

 

 

The Company has no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

The following table provides information about the Company’s share repurchase activity for the three months ended June 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number

 

Approximate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of shares

 

dollar value of

 

 

 

Total number

 

Average

 

purchased as

 

shares that may yet

 

 

 

of shares

 

price paid

 

part of publicly

 

be purchased under

 

Month

 

purchased

 

per share

 

announced program

 

the program

 

April 1-30, 2011

 

273

(1)

$

13.09

 

 

$

2,119,000

 

May 1-31, 2011

 

319

(2)

$

12.39

 

319

(2)

$

2,115,000

 

June 1-30, 2011

 

35

(1)

$

12.26

 

 

$

2,115,000

 

 


(1)

Represents shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations on restricted stock units which vested during April and June 2011.

(2)

Represents shares repurchased in the open market in connection with our share repurchase program under which we may repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time in the open market subject to prevailing business and market conditions and other factors. There is no expiration date for the repurchase program.

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company dated August 4, 2011 pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 13d-14(a)/15(d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

 

31.2

Certification of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company dated August 4, 2011 pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 13d-14(a)/15(d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

 

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company dated August 4, 2011 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

 

101

The following materials from GP Strategies Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. *

 


 

*Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

August 4, 2011

/s/ Scott N. Greenberg

 

Scott N. Greenberg

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sharon Esposito-Mayer

 

Sharon Esposito-Mayer

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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