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Exhibit 99.1 
TriNet Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results
6% Growth in GAAP Total Revenues and 28% Growth in Net Service Revenues for the Third Quarter
194% Growth in GAAP Net Income and 94% Growth in Adjusted Net Income for the Third Quarter

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — November 2, 2017 TriNet Group, Inc. (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.
Third quarter highlights include:
GAAP Total revenues increased 6% to $819.3 million, while Net Service Revenues increased 28% to $205.9 million, each as compared to the same period last year.
GAAP Net income was $42.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared to net income of $14.6 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Adjusted Net Income was $40.3 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $20.8 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $80.3 million, a 77% increase from the same period last year.
Total WSEs at September 30, 2017 decreased 3% from September 30, 2016, to approximately 325,000.
Average WSEs decreased 2% as compared to the same period last year, to approximately 324,000.
“We delivered strong financial results during the third quarter as we continued to execute our strategic operational plan,” said Burton M. Goldfield, TriNet’s President and CEO.  “By pairing our technology platform with our deep industry-specific knowledge, we are developing tailored vertical products that provide our clients with an exceptional HR experience.  We remain focused on leveraging our scale for the benefit of our clients, while maximizing our ability to deliver profitable growth for our shareholders.”
GAAP Total revenues for the third quarter of 2017 increased 6% from the third quarter of 2016 to $819.3 million, while Net Service Revenues increased 28% from the third quarter of 2016 to $205.9 million. For the third quarter of 2017, Net Service Revenues consisted of professional service revenues of $112.5 million and Net Insurance Service Revenues of $93.4 million. Net Insurance Service Revenues for the third quarter of 2017 consisted of insurance service revenues of $706.8 million, less insurance costs of $613.4 million. Professional service revenues for the third quarter of 2017 increased 2%, and Net Insurance Service Revenues increased 85%, in each case, compared to the third quarter of 2016.
At September 30, 2017, TriNet had cash and cash equivalents of $263.5 million and total debt of $431.6 million.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

We anticipate filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 today, November 2, 2017, and it will be available at www.trinet.com. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q and the related Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Form 10-Q.

 
 
 
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Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast
TriNet will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its quarterly results and its outlook for the third quarter and full year 2017. TriNet encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. To pre-register, go to: http://dpregister.com/10111852. For those who would like to join the call but have not pre-registered, they can do so by dialing +1 (412) 317-5426 and requesting the “TriNet Conference Call.” The live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of TriNet’s website at http://investor.trinet.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on this site for approximately one year. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at +1 (412) 317-0088 conference ID: 10111852.
About TriNet
TriNet is a leading provider of a comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses, or SMBs. We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their human resources, or HR, function to a single strategic partner, which allows them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our HR solutions include services such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment regulation compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers' compensation insurance. Our services are delivered by our expert team of HR professionals and enabled by our technology platform, with online and mobile tools, which allows our clients and their employees to efficiently conduct their HR transactions anytime and anywhere. For more information, please visit http://www.trinet.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to TriNet’s financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains, and statements made during the above referenced conference call will contain, statements that are not historical in nature, are predictive in nature, or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or otherwise contain forward-looking statements including, among other things, TriNet’s expectations regarding: its ability to execute its strategic operational plan, its ability to successfully leverage its scale and its ability to deliver profitable growth. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management’s expectations as of the date hereof and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from our current expectations and any past or future results, performance or achievements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include: risks associated with changes in, uncertainty regarding, or adverse application of complex laws and regulations that govern our business; our ability to be recognized as an employer of worksite employees under federal and state regulations; our ability to maintain the security of our information technology (IT) infrastructure against cyber-attacks and security breaches; our ability to manage unexpected changes in workers’ compensation and health insurance claims by worksite employees; unexpected changes in the state and federal unemployment tax rates applicable to our clients; fluctuation in our results of operation as a result of numerous factors, many of which are outside of our control, such as the volume and severity of our workers’ compensation and health insurance claims; failures or limitations in our business systems; our ability to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting; our ability to effectively acquire and integrate new businesses; the effects of volatility in the financial and economic environment on small and mid-sized businesses; our ability to effectively manage our growth; the effects of increased competition and our ability to compete effectively; market acceptance of our vertical strategy; the outcome of existing and future legal proceedings; changes in our income tax positions or adverse outcomes from on-going and future audits; adverse changes in our relationships with key vendors, in particular our benefit and workers’ compensation carriers; our ability to manage client attrition; and our ability to comply with the restrictions of our credit facility and meet our debt obligations.


 
 
 
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Further information on risks that could affect TriNet’s results is included in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which are available on our investor relations website at http://investor.trinet.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Copies of these filings are also available by contacting TriNet Corporation's Investor Relations Department at (510) 875-7201. Except as required by law, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements in this press release, and any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. In addition, we do not assume any obligation, and do not intend, to update any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Contacts:
 
Investors:
Media:
Alex Bauer
Fatima Afzal
TriNet
TriNet
Investorrelations@TriNet.com
Fatima.Afzal@TriNet.com
(510) 875-7201
(510) 875-7265
TriNet, Ambitions Realized and the TriNet logo are registered trademarks of TriNet.

 
 
 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

Key Financial and Operating Metrics
We regularly review certain key financial and operating metrics to evaluate growth trends, measure our performance and make strategic decisions. These key financial and operating metrics may change over time. Our key financial and operating metrics for the periods presented were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Percent Change
(in thousands,
except per share and operating metrics data)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Q3 2017 vs. 2016
YTD 2017 vs. 2016
Income Statement Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
819,293

 
$
770,457

 
$
2,427,444

 
$
2,249,242

 
6

%
8

%
Operating income
62,759

 
28,972

 
169,081

 
81,241

 
117

 
108

 
Net income
42,836

 
14,581

 
111,524

 
38,440

 
194

 
190

 
Diluted net income per share of common stock
0.60

 
0.20

 
1.57

 
0.53

 
200

 
196

 
Non-GAAP measures (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
Net Service Revenues (1)
205,896

 
161,035

 
605,870

 
473,458

 
28

 
28

 
Net Insurance Service Revenues (1)
93,366

 
50,542

 
264,577

 
140,969

 
85

 
88

 
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
80,283

 
45,399

 
215,998

 
130,154

 
77

 
66

 
Adjusted Net income (1)
40,297

 
20,800

 
108,565

 
59,798

 
94

 
82

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total WSEs payroll and payroll taxes processed (in millions)
8,061

 
7,703

 
25,835

 
24,916

 
5

%
4

%
Total WSEs at period end
325,138

 
333,778

 
325,138

 
333,778

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
Average WSEs
324,043

 
331,652

 
325,347

 
324,652

 
(2
)
 

 
(1)
Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below for definitions and reconciliations from GAAP measures.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Percent
(in thousands, except operating metrics data)
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Cash Flow Data:
 
 
 
 


 
Net cash provided by operating activities
158,951

 
80,699

 
97

%
Net cash used in investing activities
(14,763
)
 
(17,411
)
 
(15
)
 
Net cash used in financing activities
(65,063
)
 
(68,998
)
 
(6
)
 

(in thousands)
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Percent
Change
Balance Sheet Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
263,527

 
$
184,004

 
43

%
Working capital
186,842

 
156,771

 
19

 
Total assets
1,836,925

 
2,095,143

 
(12
)
 
Notes and capital leases payable
431,690

 
459,054

 
(6
)
 
Total liabilities
1,705,066

 
2,060,553

 
(17
)
 
Total stockholders’ equity
131,859

 
34,590

 
281

 


 
 
 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

TRINET GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
2017
2016
 
2017
2016
Professional service revenues
$
112,530

$
110,493

 
$
341,293

$
332,489

Insurance service revenues
706,763

659,964

 
2,086,151

1,916,753

Total revenues
819,293

770,457

 
2,427,444

2,249,242

Insurance costs
613,397

609,422

 
1,821,574

1,775,784

Cost of providing services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of intangible assets)
49,989

50,142

 
157,264

139,881

Sales and marketing
44,407

41,470

 
139,538

133,978

General and administrative
28,505

22,477

 
82,031

69,078

Systems development and programming
11,182

8,124

 
33,637

20,970

Amortization of intangible assets
1,300

4,662

 
3,966

14,647

Depreciation
7,754

5,188

 
20,353

13,663

Total costs and operating expenses
756,534

741,485

 
2,258,363

2,168,001

Operating income
62,759

28,972

 
169,081

81,241

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense and bank fees
(5,425
)
(5,597
)
 
(15,030
)
(15,677
)
Other, net
770

313

 
1,192

434

Income before provision for income taxes
58,104

23,688

 
155,243

65,998

Income tax expense
15,268

9,107

 
43,719

27,558

Net income
$
42,836

$
14,581

 
$
111,524

$
38,440

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
151

(125
)
 
231

300

Comprehensive income
$
42,987

$
14,456

 
$
111,755

$
38,740

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.62

$
0.21

 
$
1.62

$
0.55

Diluted
$
0.60

$
0.20

 
$
1.57

$
0.53

Weighted average shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
69,498,218

70,187,989

 
69,016,054

70,478,266

Diluted
71,499,591

71,964,603

 
71,138,743

72,126,060

 
 


 
 
 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

TRINET GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
September 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
Assets
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
263,527

$
184,004

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
15,445

14,569

Prepaid income taxes

42,381

Prepaid expenses
11,013

10,784

Other current assets
2,360

2,145

Worksite employee related assets
941,213

1,281,471

Total current assets
1,233,558

1,535,354

Workers' compensation collateral receivable
39,931

31,883

Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments
160,207

130,501

Property and equipment, net
68,470

58,622

Goodwill
289,207

289,207

Other intangible assets, net
27,108

31,074

Other assets
18,444

18,502

Total assets
$
1,836,925

$
2,095,143

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 

 
Current liabilities:
 

 
Accounts payable
$
28,995

$
22,541

Accrued corporate wages
31,814

30,937

Notes and capital leases payable, net
36,718

36,559

Other current liabilities
14,321

12,551

Worksite employee related liabilities
934,868

1,275,995

Total current liabilities
1,046,716

1,378,583

Notes and capital leases payable, net, noncurrent
394,972

422,495

Workers' compensation loss reserves
157,999

159,301

Deferred income taxes
90,845

92,373

Other liabilities
14,534

7,801

Total liabilities
1,705,066

2,060,553

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
Preferred stock


Common stock and additional paid-in capital
567,971

535,132

Accumulated deficit
(435,739
)
(499,938
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(373
)
(604
)
Total stockholders’ equity
131,859

34,590

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,836,925

$
2,095,143




 
 
 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

TRINET GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)
2017
2016
Operating activities
 
 
Net income
$
111,524

$
38,440

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
26,177

27,810

Stock-based compensation
21,406

20,169

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
(45,570
)
(31,409
)
Prepaid income taxes
42,448

386

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(961
)
(5,253
)
Workers' compensation collateral receivable
(8,048
)
(11,374
)
Other assets
925

438

Accounts payable
5,505

4,538

Accrued corporate wages and other current liabilities
2,331

4,548

Workers' compensation loss reserves and other non-current liabilities
3,574

33,510

Worksite employee related assets
340,767

525,841

Worksite employee related liabilities
(341,127
)
(526,945
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
158,951

80,699

Investing activities
 
 
Acquisitions of businesses

(300
)
Purchases of marketable securities

(14,959
)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities
14,447

25,790

Acquisitions of property and equipment
(29,210
)
(27,942
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(14,763
)
(17,411
)
Financing activities
 
 
Repurchase of common stock
(39,347
)
(43,747
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock on exercised options
8,678

3,584

Proceeds from issuance of common stock on employee stock purchase plan
2,441

2,304

Awards effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes
(8,100
)
(2,672
)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

57,978

Payments for extinguishment of debt

(57,563
)
Repayment of notes and capital leases payable
(28,735
)
(27,506
)
Payment of debt issuance costs

(1,376
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(65,063
)
(68,998
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
398

90

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
79,523

(5,620
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
184,004

166,178

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
263,527

$
160,558

 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
 
 
Interest paid
$
12,186

$
11,651

Income taxes paid (refunded), net
(138
)
27,650

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
 
 
Payable for purchase of property and equipment
$
2,450

$
1,363



 
 
 
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, we monitor other non-GAAP financial measures that we use to manage our business, make planning decisions, allocate resources and as performance measures in our executive compensation plan. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long term and provide useful information that we use in order to maintain and grow our business.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is used to enhance the understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance. It is not meant to be considered in isolation, superior to, or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.


 
 
 
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 

Non-GAAP Measure
Definition
How We Use The Measure
Net Service Revenues
• Sum of professional service revenues and Net Insurance Service Revenues, or total revenues less insurance costs.
• Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes.
• Acts as the basis to allocate resources to different functions and evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by each business function.
• Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management.
Net Insurance Service Revenues
• Insurance revenues less insurance costs.
• Is a component of Net Service Revenues.
• Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes. Promotes an understanding of our insurance services business by evaluating insurance service revenues net of our WSE related costs which are substantially pass-through for the benefit of our WSEs. Under GAAP, insurance service revenues and costs are recorded gross as we have latitude in establishing the price, service and supplier specifications.
Adjusted EBITDA
• Net income, excluding the effects of:
- income tax provision,
- interest expense,
- depreciation,
- amortization of intangible assets, and
- stock-based compensation expense.

• Provides period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis and an understanding as to how our management evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by excluding certain non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation recognized based on the estimated fair values. We believe these charges are not directly resulting from our core operations or indicative of our ongoing operations.
• Enhances comparisons to prior periods and, accordingly, facilitates the development of future projections and earnings growth prospects.
• Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management.
Adjusted Net Income
• Net income, excluding the effects of:
- effective income tax rate(1),
- stock-based compensation,
- amortization of intangible assets,
- non-cash interest expense(2), and
- the income tax effect (at our effective tax rate(1)) of these pre-tax adjustments.
• Provides information to our stockholders and board of directors to understand how our management evaluates our business, to monitor and evaluate our operating results, and analyze profitability of our ongoing operations and trends on a consistent basis by excluding certain non-cash charges.




(1)
We have adjusted the non-GAAP effective tax rate to 40.5% for 2017 from 42.5% for 2016, due to a decrease in state income taxes from an increase in excludable income for state income tax purposes. These non-GAAP effective tax rates exclude the income tax impact from stock-based compensation and changes in uncertain tax positions.
(2)
Non-cash interest expense represents amortization and write-off of our debt issuance costs.

 
 
 
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

The table below presents a reconciliation of Total revenues to Net Service Revenues:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Change
2017 vs. 2016
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Change
2017 vs. 2016
 
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
$
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
%
Total revenues
$
819,293

 
$
770,457

 
$
48,836

6
%
 
$
2,427,444

 
$
2,249,242

 
$
178,202

8
%
Less: Insurance costs
613,397

 
609,422

 
3,975

1
 
 
1,821,574

 
1,775,784

 
45,790

3
 
Net Service Revenues
$
205,896

 
$
161,035

 
$
44,861

28
%
 
$
605,870

 
$
473,458

 
$
132,412

28
%
The table below presents a reconciliation of Insurance service revenues to Net Insurance Service Revenues:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Change
2017 vs. 2016
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Change
2017 vs. 2016
 
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
$
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
%
Insurance service revenues
$
706,763

 
$
659,964

 
$
46,799

7
%
 
$
2,086,151

 
$
1,916,753

 
$
169,398

9
%
Less: Insurance costs
613,397

 
609,422

 
3,975

1
 
 
1,821,574

 
1,775,784

 
45,790

3
 
Net Insurance Service Revenues
$
93,366

 
$
50,542

 
$
42,824

85
%
 
$
264,577

 
$
140,969

 
$
123,608

88
%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
42,836

 
$
14,581

 
$
111,524

 
$
38,440

Provision for income taxes
15,268

 
9,107

 
43,719

 
27,558

Stock-based compensation
7,700

 
6,264

 
21,406

 
20,169

Interest expense and bank fees
5,425

 
5,597

 
15,030

 
15,677

Depreciation
7,754

 
5,188

 
20,353

 
13,663

Amortization of intangible assets
1,300

 
4,662

 
3,966

 
14,647

Adjusted EBITDA
$
80,283

 
$
45,399

 
$
215,998

 
$
130,154

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
42,836

 
$
14,581

 
$
111,524

 
$
38,440

Effective income tax rate adjustment
(8,264
)
 
(960
)
 
(19,154
)
 
(491
)
Stock-based compensation
7,700

 
6,264

 
21,406

 
20,169

Amortization of intangible assets
1,300

 
4,662

 
3,966

 
14,647

Non-cash interest expense
622

 
1,559

 
1,846

 
3,183

Income tax impact of pre-tax adjustments
(3,897
)
 
(5,306
)
 
(11,023
)
 
(16,150
)
Adjusted Net Income
$
40,297

 
$
20,800

 
$
108,565

 
$
59,798

GAAP Weighted average shares of common stock - diluted
71,500

 
71,965

 
71,139

 
72,126

Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted
$
0.56

 
$
0.29

 
$
1.53

 
$
0.83


 
 
 
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