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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO       LOGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    CONTACT:    Ware Grove
      Chief Financial Officer
      -or-
      Lori Novickis
      Director, Corporate Relations
      CBIZ, Inc.
      Cleveland, Ohio
      (216) 447-9000

CBIZ REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER 2017 RESULTS

FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

 

    REVENUE +7.7%

 

    SAME-UNIT REVENUE +2.1%

 

    INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS +14.8%

 

    EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS +9.8%

CLEVELAND (April 27, 2017) – CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

For the 2017 first quarter, CBIZ reported revenue of $241.5 million, an increase of $17.2 million, or 7.7%, over the $224.2 million reported in the first quarter of 2016. Same-unit revenue increased by $4.7 million, or 2.1%, for the quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. Newly acquired operations contributed $12.5 million to revenue in the 2017 first quarter. CBIZ reported income from continuing operations of $25.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the 2017 first quarter, compared with $21.8 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $48.3 million, compared with $43.3 million for the first quarter of 2016.

Jerry Grisko, CBIZ President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased with our performance in the first quarter. Total revenue grew by 7.7% and our operating leverage resulted in a 14.8% increase in income from continuing operations. The six acquisitions we made in 2016 are performing very well, we are continuing to experience strong organic revenue growth within our core accounting and government healthcare consulting services, and we are seeing improved results in our benefits and insurance segment.”

Grisko continued, “Our strong balance sheet, coupled with steady cash flow and over $120 million of available funds on our unsecured credit facility, affords us the flexibility to continue with our program of acquiring outstanding companies to join CBIZ.

 

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We completed six acquisitions in 2016, which are expected to add more than $40 million in annualized revenue, and one small acquisition to date in 2017. We continue to have a full and active pipeline of potential acquisitions under review as we seek to broaden our geographic footprint and enhance the services we provide to clients.”

2017 Outlook

Grisko added, “For the full year we continue to expect total revenue growth within a range of 6% to 8% and income from continuing operations to grow within a range of 12% to 14%. Fully diluted weighted average share count is expected to increase to approximately 55.5 million shares in 2017, and as a result, earnings per diluted share is expected to increase within a range of 8% to 10% over the $0.76 reported for 2016.”

Conference Call

CBIZ will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today to discuss its results. The call will be webcast live for the media and the public, and can be accessed at www.cbiz.com. Shareholders and analysts who would like to participate in the call can register at http://dpregister.com/10104184 to receive the dial-in number and unique personal identification number. Participants may register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

A replay of the webcast will be made available approximately two hours following the call on the Company’s website at www.cbiz.com. For those without internet access, a replay of the call will also be available starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET), April 27, through 5:00 p.m. (ET), May 1, 2017. The toll-free dial-in number for the replay is 1-877-344-7529. If you are listening from outside the United States, dial 1-412-317-0088. The access code for the replay is 10104184.

About CBIZ

CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances, employees, and insurance needs. CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including accounting, tax, financial advisory, government healthcare consulting, risk & advisory, and valuation services. Benefits and insurance services include group health benefits consulting, property and casualty insurance, retirement plan consulting, payroll, and HR consulting. As one of the largest accounting, insurance brokerage, and valuation companies in the United States, the Company’s services are provided through more than 100 Company offices in 33 states.

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

 

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 AND 2016

(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED  
     MARCH 31,  
     2017      %     2016      %  

Revenue

   $ 241,459        100.0   $ 224,238        100.0

Operating expenses (1)

     192,766        79.8     178,117        79.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin

     48,693        20.2     46,121        20.6

Corporate general and administrative expenses (1)

     8,768        3.7     10,245        4.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     39,925        16.5     35,876        16.0

Other (expense) income:

          

Interest expense

     (1,517      -0.6     (1,526      -0.7

Gain on sale of operations, net

     22        0.0     101        0.0

Other income, net (1) (2)

     2,737        1.1     2,147        1.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income, net

     1,242        0.5     722        0.3

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense

     41,167        17.0     36,598        16.3

Income tax expense

     16,141          14,800     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     25,026        10.4     21,798        9.7

Loss from operations of discontinued businesses, net of tax

     (152        (30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 24,874        10.3   $ 21,768        9.7
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Diluted earnings per share:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.45        $ 0.41     

Discontinued operations

     —            —       
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Net income

   $ 0.45        $ 0.41     
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     55,214          52,745     

Other data from continuing operations:

          

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $ 48,303        $ 43,268     

 

(1) CBIZ sponsors a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, under which a CBIZ employee’s compensation deferral is held in a rabbi trust and invested accordingly as directed by the employee. Income and expenses related to the deferred compensation plan are included in “Operating expenses” ($3.0 million and $0.5 million expense in 2017 and 2016, respectively, or (1.2%) and (0.2%) of revenue, respectively) and “Corporate general and administrative expenses” ($0.3 million and $0.1 million expense in 2017 and 2016, respectively, or (0.1%) and 0.0% of revenue, respectively) and are directly offset by deferred compensation gains or losses in “Other income, net” ($3.3 million and $0.6 million income in 2017 and 2016, or 1.4% and 0.3% of revenue, respectively). The deferred compensation plan has no impact on “Income from continuing operations before income tax expense.”
(2) Included in “Other income, net” for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, is expense of $0.6 million and income of $1.3 million, respectively, related to net decreases/increases in the fair value of contingent consideration related to CBIZ’s prior acquisitions.
(3) Refer to the financial highlights tables for a reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measure, and for additional information as to the usefulness of the Non-GAAP financial measures to shareholders and investors.

 

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

SELECT SEGMENT DATA

 

    

THREE MONTHS

ENDED

 
     MARCH 31,  
     2017      2016  

Revenue

     

Financial Services

   $ 158,633      $ 152,207  

Benefits and Insurance Services

     75,164        64,327  

National Practices

     7,662        7,704  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 241,459      $ 224,238  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross Margin

     

Financial Services

   $ 39,244      $ 38,710  

Benefits and Insurance Services

     15,022        10,647  

National Practices

     655        827  

Operating expenses - unallocated (1):

     

Other

     (3,274      (3,581

Deferred compensation

     (2,954      (482
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 48,693      $ 46,121  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

CBIZ, INC.

SELECT CASH FLOW DATA

(In thousands)

 

    

THREE MONTHS

ENDED

 
     MARCH 31,  
     2017      2016  

Net income

   $ 24,874      $ 21,768  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization expense

     5,641        5,245  

Amortization of discount on notes and deferred financing costs

     131        131  

Bad debt expense, net of recoveries

     734        1,170  

Adjustments to contingent earnout liability

     485        (1,263

Employee stock awards

     1,374        1,409  

Other adjustments

     (1,179      297  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income, after adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities

     32,060        28,757  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures

     (45,205      (46,425
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating cash flows used in continuing operations

     (13,145      (17,668

Operating cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued operations

     (118      506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (13,263      (17,162

Net cash provided by investing activities

     48,847        17,916  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (36,654      (43
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (1,070    $ 711  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CBIZ, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except percentages and ratios)

SELECT FINANCIAL DATA AND RATIOS

 

     MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,  
     2017     2016  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,424     $ 3,494  

Restricted cash

     26,651       27,880  

Accounts receivable, net

     220,859       175,354  

Current assets before funds held for clients

     273,958       228,135  

Funds held for clients - current and non-current

     158,676       213,457  

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     582,404       584,401  

Total assets

   $ 1,111,187     $ 1,118,588  

Current liabilities before client fund obligations

   $ 118,718     $ 125,592  

Client fund obligations

     159,053       213,855  

Notes payable - long-term

     1,443       1,721  

Bank debt

     211,479       190,049  

Total liabilities

   $ 603,922     $ 638,567  

Treasury stock

   $ (473,582   $ (471,311

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 507,265     $ 480,021  

Debt to equity

     42.2     40.2

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

     92       76  

Shares outstanding

     54,321       54,044  

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     53,293       52,321  

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     55,214       53,513  

 

(1) DSO is provided for continuing operations and represents accounts receivable, net at the end of the period, divided by trailing twelve month daily revenue. The Company has included DSO data because such data is commonly used as a performance measure by analysts and investors and as a measure of the Company’s ability to collect on receivables in a timely manner. DSO should not be regarded as an alternative or replacement to any measurement of performance under GAAP. DSO at March 31, 2016 was 92.

 

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CBIZ, INC.

GAAP RECONCILIATION

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

(In thousands)

 

     THREE MONTHS ENDED  
     MARCH 31,  
     2017      2016  

Income from continuing operations

   $ 25,026      $ 21,798  

Interest expense

     1,517        1,526  

Income tax expense

     16,141        14,800  

Gain on sale of operations, net

     (22      (101

Depreciation

     1,247        1,313  

Amortization

     4,394        3,932  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 48,303      $ 43,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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