GP Strategies Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results
COLUMBIA, Md., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Overview of First Quarter 2015 Results:
- Revenue of $115.3 million for first quarter of 2015 compared to $117.9 million for first quarter of 2014
- Gross profit of $19.1 million, or 16.6% of revenue for first quarter of 2015 compared to $18.4 million, or 15.6% of revenue for first quarter of 2014
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.24 for first quarter of 2015 compared to $0.22 per share for first quarter of 2014
The Company's revenue decreased $2.6 million or 2% during the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. The decline in revenue is due to a $9.7 million revenue decrease in our alternative fuels business due to the completion of projects in 2014 and a $2.4 million revenue decrease due to unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates during the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. Excluding both of these items, the Company's revenue increased $9.4 million or 8% largely due to growth in the Learning Solutions segment which reported 14% organic revenue growth during the first quarter of 2015.
Operating income was $7.3 million for first quarter of 2015 compared to $7.1 million for first quarter of 2014. Included in operating income is a $0.2 million loss on the change in fair value of contingent consideration during the first quarter of 2015 compared to a $0.4 million gain in the first quarter of 2014. Excluding the net gain (loss) on contingent consideration in both quarters, operating income increased 11% or $0.8 million during the first quarter of 2015 due to improved gross margins. In addition, other expense included $0.5 million of foreign currency transaction losses during the first quarter of 2015. Net income was $4.1 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $4.3 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.
"In the first quarter of 2015, the Company continued to report improved results, excluding the expected downturn in its non-core alternative fuels operations," commented Scott N. Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer of GP Strategies. "Our Learning Solutions segment achieved double-digit organic growth, and overall the Company's gross margins improved, demonstrating that we are seeing a return on our investments in global expansion. In the first quarter, we realigned our operating groups, centralizing our service offerings to better respond to our customers' global needs, and to improve our internal efficiencies to leverage common technologies and practices across the enterprise. We believe our expanded infrastructure and the ability to deliver globally allow us to better support our existing multi-national client base, as well as win new business for our comprehensive service offerings."
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $12.1 million compared to $14.5 million as of December 31, 2014. The Company had $34.4 million of long-term debt outstanding as of March 31, 2015. In addition, the Company had $21.5 million of short-term borrowings outstanding and $42.6 million of available borrowings under its line of credit as of March 31, 2015.
Cash provided by operating activities was $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2014.
Investor Call
The Company has scheduled an investor conference call for 10:00 a.m. EDT on May 5, 2015. In addition to prepared remarks from management, there will be a question and answer session on the call. The dial-in numbers for the live conference call are 800-757-8521 or 212-231-2930, using conference ID number 21767762. A telephone replay of the call will also be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. on May 5th, until 12:00 p.m. on May 19th. To listen to the replay, dial 800-633-8284 or 402-977-9140, using conference ID number 21767762. A replay will also be available on GP Strategies' website shortly after the conclusion of the call.
Presentation of Non-GAAP Information
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization). The Company believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors in evaluating the Company's results. This measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for, or superior to, either net income, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or cash flow, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. In addition, because EBITDA may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA, along with related footnotes, below.
About GP Strategies
GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) is a global performance improvement solutions provider of sales and technical training, eLearning solutions, management consulting and engineering services. GP Strategies' solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting and business improvement services, customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
We make statements in this press release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual performance or achievements to be materially different from those we project. For a full discussion of these risks, uncertainties and factors, we encourage you to read our documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our periodic reports under the forward-looking statements and risk factors sections. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
TABLES FOLLOW
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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| (In thousands, except per share data) |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Quarters ended |
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| March 31, |
||||||
| 2015 |
2014 |
|||||
| Revenue |
$ |
115,253 |
$ |
117,880 |
||
| Cost of revenue |
96,118 |
99,525 |
||||
| Gross profit |
19,135 |
18,355 |
||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
11,599 |
11,589 |
||||
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of |
(203) |
377 |
||||
| Operating income |
7,333 |
7,143 |
||||
| Interest expense |
365 |
205 |
||||
| Other income (expense) |
(225) |
189 |
||||
| Income before income tax expense |
6,743 |
7,127 |
||||
| Income tax expense |
2,636 |
2,810 |
||||
| Net income |
$ |
4,107 |
$ |
4,317 |
||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
17,159 |
19,141 |
||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
17,313 |
19,422 |
||||
| Per common share data: |
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| Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.24 |
$ |
0.23 |
||
| Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.24 |
$ |
0.22 |
||
| Other data: |
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| EBITDA(1) |
$ |
9,176 |
$ |
9,740 |
||
| (1) |
The term EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA, along with related footnotes, below. |
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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| (In thousands) |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Quarters ended |
||||||
| March 31, |
||||||
| 2015 |
2014 |
|||||
| Revenue by segment: |
||||||
| Learning Solutions (2) |
$ |
51,829 |
$ |
43,739 |
||
| Professional & Technical Services (2) |
29,897 |
40,269 |
||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
14,729 |
14,258 |
||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions (2) |
18,798 |
19,614 |
||||
| Total revenue |
$ |
115,253 |
$ |
117,880 |
||
| Gross profit by segment: |
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| Learning Solutions (2) |
$ |
8,347 |
$ |
6,369 |
||
| Professional & Technical Services (2) |
6,413 |
7,940 |
||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
1,976 |
1,910 |
||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions (2) |
2,399 |
2,136 |
||||
| Total gross profit |
$ |
19,135 |
$ |
18,355 |
||
| Operating income by segment: |
||||||
| Learning Solutions (2) |
$ |
3,154 |
$ |
1,825 |
||
| Professional & Technical Services (2) |
3,799 |
4,391 |
||||
| Sandy Training & Marketing |
399 |
577 |
||||
| Performance Readiness Solutions (2) |
184 |
(27) |
||||
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of |
(203) |
377 |
||||
| Total operating income |
$ |
7,333 |
$ |
7,143 |
||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
3,197 |
$ |
721 |
||
| Capital expenditures |
(600) |
(916) |
||||
| Free cash flow |
$ |
2,597 |
$ |
(195) |
||
| (2) |
Effective January 1, 2015, the Company made changes to its organizational structure and transferred the management responsibility of certain business units between segments, which changed the composition of certain of its operating segments. The changes primarily consisted of: (i) the Energy Services group became part of the Professional & Technical Services segment; (ii) certain business units providing leadership development offerings were transferred from the Learning Solutions segment to the Performance Readiness Solutions segment, (iii) a business unit which predominantly provides content development services to U.S. government and commercial clients transferred from the Professional & Technical Services segment to the Performance Readiness solutions segment; and (iv) two business units providing engineering and technical services in Europe were transferred from the Learning Solutions segment to the Professional & Technical Services segment. The Company reclassified the segment financial information above for the prior year period to reflect these changes and conform to the current year's presentation. |
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA (3) |
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| (In thousands) |
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| (Unaudited) |
||||||
| Quarters ended |
||||||
| March 31, |
||||||
| 2015 |
2014 |
|||||
| Net income |
$ |
4,107 |
$ |
4,317 |
||
| Interest expense |
365 |
205 |
||||
| Income tax expense |
2,636 |
2,810 |
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
2,068 |
2,408 |
||||
| EBITDA |
$ |
9,176 |
$ |
9,740 |
||
| (3) |
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a widely used non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance. It is presented as supplemental information that the Company believes is useful to investors to evaluate its results because it excludes certain items that are not directly related to the Company's core operating performance. EBITDA is calculated by adding back to net income interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute either for net income, as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or for cash flow, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. In addition, because EBITDA may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. |
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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| (Dollars in thousands) |
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| March 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||
| 2015 |
2014 |
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| (Unaudited) |
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| Current assets: |
|||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
12,135 |
$ |
14,541 |
|||||
| Accounts and other receivables |
86,564 |
99,638 |
|||||||
| Costs and estimated earnings in excess of |
36,091 |
30,211 |
|||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
19,782 |
15,967 |
|||||||
| Total current assets |
154,572 |
160,357 |
|||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
7,447 |
7,864 |
|||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net |
131,682 |
136,292 |
|||||||
| Other assets |
954 |
939 |
|||||||
| Total assets |
$ |
294,655 |
$ |
305,452 |
|||||
| Current liabilities: |
|||||||||
| Short-term borrowings |
$ |
21,534 |
$ |
20,799 |
|||||
| Current portion of long-term debt |
13,333 |
13,333 |
|||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
56,425 |
59,018 |
|||||||
| Billings in excess of costs and estimated |
19,847 |
23,670 |
|||||||
| Total current liabilities |
111,139 |
116,820 |
|||||||
| Long term debt |
21,111 |
24,444 |
|||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities |
10,161 |
12,463 |
|||||||
| Total liabilities |
142,411 |
153,727 |
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| Total stockholders' equity |
152,244 |
151,725 |
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| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
294,655 |
$ |
305,452 |
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