TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) today announced its third quarter results for 2023.
Third quarter revenue was $473 million, a decrease of 18 percent compared to revenue of $576 million in the third quarter of 2022. Net loss per diluted share was $0.00 compared to net income per diluted share of $0.63 in the third quarter of 2022. Third quarter adjusted net income1 per diluted share was $0.16 compared to adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.74 in the third quarter of 2022.
“While the operating environment remains soft, we are starting to see signs of potential stabilization in the demand trends for certain parts of our business,” said Taryn Owen, President and CEO of TrueBlue. “We are focused on staying highly engaged with our clients to meet their current needs and to be ready to meet higher demand when business conditions improve.
“We also continue to be disciplined in the pricing of our services and with cost management, while preserving our operational and balance sheet strengths,” continued Ms. Owen. “These actions position us well to achieve strong operating leverage and financial flexibility when demand rebounds.”
2023 Outlook
TrueBlue is providing certain forward-looking information to help investors form their own estimates, which can be found in the quarterly earnings presentation filed today.
Management will discuss third quarter 2023 results on a webcast at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET), today, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The webcast can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the TrueBlue website: investor.trueblue.com.
About TrueBlue
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and improve productivity. In 2022, TrueBlue connected approximately 611,000 people with work. Its PeopleReady segment offers on-demand, industrial staffing, PeopleScout offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provider (MSP) solutions, and PeopleManagement offers contingent, on-site industrial staffing and commercial driver services. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.
1 Refer to the financial statements accompanying this release for more information regarding non-GAAP terms.
Forward-looking statements and non-GAAP financial measures
This document contains forward-looking statements relating to our plans and expectations including, without limitation, statements regarding the future performance and operations of our business, expectations regarding stabilization in demand, and expected growth from our digital investments, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements including: (1) national and global economic conditions which can be negatively impacted by factors such as rising interest rates, inflation, political instability, epidemics and global trade uncertainty, (2) our ability to maintain profit margins, (3) our ability to successfully execute on business strategies and further digitalize our business model, (4) our ability to attract sufficient qualified candidates and employees to meet the needs of our clients, (5) our ability to attract and retain clients, (6) our ability to access sufficient capital to finance our operations, including our ability to comply with covenants contained in our revolving credit facility, (7) new laws, regulations, and government incentives that could affect our operations or financial results, (8) any reduction or change in tax credits we utilize, including the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, and (9) the timing and amount of common stock repurchases, if any, which will be determined at management’s discretion and depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, the trading price of our common stock and the nature of other investment opportunities. Other information regarding factors that could affect our results is included in our Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the company’s most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our website at www.trueblue.com under the Investor Relations section or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Any other references to future financial estimates are included for informational purposes only and subject to risk factors discussed in our most recent filings with the SEC.
In addition, we use several non-GAAP financial measures when presenting our financial results in this document. Please refer to the reconciliations between our GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix to this document and on our website at www.trueblue.com under the Investor Relations section for additional information on both current and historical periods. 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 U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
TRUEBLUE, INC. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
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13 weeks ended |
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39 weeks ended |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
|
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
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Revenue from services |
$ |
473,196 |
|
|
$ |
575,721 |
|
$ |
1,414,072 |
|
|
$ |
1,696,489 |
Cost of services |
|
349,023 |
|
|
|
419,802 |
|
|
1,036,295 |
|
|
|
1,242,194 |
Gross profit |
|
124,173 |
|
|
|
155,919 |
|
|
377,777 |
|
|
|
454,295 |
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
120,715 |
|
|
|
124,351 |
|
|
364,642 |
|
|
|
366,953 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
6,184 |
|
|
|
7,483 |
|
|
18,875 |
|
|
|
22,015 |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
9,485 |
|
|
|
— |
Income (loss) from operations |
|
(2,726 |
) |
|
|
24,085 |
|
|
(15,225 |
) |
|
|
65,327 |
Interest and other income (expense), net |
|
390 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
1,982 |
|
|
|
1,098 |
Income (loss) before tax expense (benefit) |
|
(2,336 |
) |
|
|
24,788 |
|
|
(13,243 |
) |
|
|
66,425 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
(2,326 |
) |
|
|
4,092 |
|
|
(1,621 |
) |
|
|
11,197 |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
20,696 |
|
$ |
(11,622 |
) |
|
$ |
55,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net (loss) income per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic |
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.64 |
|
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
|
$ |
1.67 |
Diluted |
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.63 |
|
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
|
$ |
1.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic |
|
30,932 |
|
|
|
32,434 |
|
|
31,397 |
|
|
|
33,023 |
Diluted |
|
30,932 |
|
|
|
32,818 |
|
|
31,397 |
|
|
|
33,511 |
TRUEBLUE, INC. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) |
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(in thousands) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Dec 25, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
47,113 |
|
$ |
72,054 |
Accounts receivable, net |
|
276,233 |
|
|
314,275 |
Other current assets |
|
36,260 |
|
|
43,883 |
Total current assets |
|
359,606 |
|
|
430,212 |
Property and equipment, net |
|
102,809 |
|
|
95,823 |
Restricted cash and investments |
|
198,829 |
|
|
213,734 |
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |
|
96,576 |
|
|
109,989 |
Other assets, net |
|
157,211 |
|
|
169,650 |
Total assets |
$ |
915,031 |
|
$ |
1,019,408 |
|
|
|
|
||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses |
$ |
48,879 |
|
$ |
76,644 |
Accrued wages and benefits |
|
87,080 |
|
|
92,237 |
Current portion of workers’ compensation claims reserve |
|
44,091 |
|
|
50,005 |
Other current liabilities |
|
20,524 |
|
|
23,989 |
Total current liabilities |
|
200,574 |
|
|
242,875 |
Workers’ compensation claims reserve, less current portion |
|
173,361 |
|
|
201,005 |
Other long-term liabilities |
|
84,470 |
|
|
79,213 |
Total liabilities |
|
458,405 |
|
|
523,093 |
Shareholders’ equity |
|
456,626 |
|
|
496,315 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
915,031 |
|
$ |
1,019,408 |
TRUEBLUE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) |
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|
39 weeks ended |
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(in thousands) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(11,622 |
) |
|
$ |
55,228 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
18,875 |
|
|
|
22,015 |
|
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge |
|
9,485 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Provision for credit losses |
|
3,254 |
|
|
|
3,352 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
10,219 |
|
|
|
7,675 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
(3,344 |
) |
|
|
2,046 |
|
Non-cash lease expense |
|
9,449 |
|
|
|
9,694 |
|
Other operating activities |
|
(1,661 |
) |
|
|
8,772 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable |
|
34,790 |
|
|
|
21,388 |
|
Income taxes receivable and payable |
|
(3,001 |
) |
|
|
186 |
|
Other assets |
|
26,795 |
|
|
|
(564 |
) |
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses |
|
(26,879 |
) |
|
|
(22,935 |
) |
Accrued wages and benefits |
|
(5,156 |
) |
|
|
(10,277 |
) |
Workers’ compensation claims reserve |
|
(33,558 |
) |
|
|
(4,304 |
) |
Operating lease liabilities |
|
(9,498 |
) |
|
|
(9,673 |
) |
Other liabilities |
|
1,421 |
|
|
|
(2,529 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
19,569 |
|
|
|
80,074 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures |
|
(23,095 |
) |
|
|
(22,685 |
) |
Payments for company-owned life insurance |
|
(2,347 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from company-owned life insurance |
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Purchases of restricted held-to-maturity investments |
|
(26,894 |
) |
|
|
(4,950 |
) |
Maturities of restricted held-to-maturity investments |
|
24,118 |
|
|
|
23,697 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(26,556 |
) |
|
|
(3,938 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Purchases and retirement of common stock |
|
(34,178 |
) |
|
|
(60,939 |
) |
Net proceeds from employee stock purchase plans |
|
704 |
|
|
|
780 |
|
Common stock repurchases for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock |
|
(3,759 |
) |
|
|
(4,347 |
) |
Other |
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(203 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(37,329 |
) |
|
|
(64,709 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(757 |
) |
|
|
(2,482 |
) |
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
|
(45,073 |
) |
|
|
8,945 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
|
135,631 |
|
|
|
103,185 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
$ |
90,558 |
|
|
$ |
112,130 |
|
TRUEBLUE, INC. SEGMENT DATA (Unaudited) |
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|
13 weeks ended |
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(in thousands) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
||||
Revenue from services: |
|
|
|
||||
PeopleReady |
$ |
283,187 |
|
|
$ |
334,639 |
|
PeopleScout |
|
52,944 |
|
|
|
77,464 |
|
PeopleManagement |
|
137,065 |
|
|
|
163,618 |
|
Total company |
$ |
473,196 |
|
|
$ |
575,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Segment profit (1): |
|
|
|
||||
PeopleReady |
$ |
9,656 |
|
|
$ |
28,732 |
|
PeopleScout |
|
6,272 |
|
|
|
10,707 |
|
PeopleManagement |
|
2,134 |
|
|
|
4,463 |
|
Total segment profit |
|
18,062 |
|
|
|
43,902 |
|
Corporate unallocated expense |
|
(8,122 |
) |
|
|
(9,396 |
) |
Total company Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
|
9,940 |
|
|
|
34,506 |
|
Third-party processing fees for hiring tax credits (3) |
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(162 |
) |
Amortization of software as a service assets (4) |
|
(1,064 |
) |
|
|
(729 |
) |
PeopleReady technology upgrade costs (5) |
|
(696 |
) |
|
|
(1,858 |
) |
Executive leadership transition (6) |
|
(2,492 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other adjustments, net (7) |
|
(2,140 |
) |
|
|
(189 |
) |
EBITDA (2) |
|
3,458 |
|
|
|
31,568 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
(6,184 |
) |
|
|
(7,483 |
) |
Interest and other income (expense), net |
|
390 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
Income (loss) before tax benefit (expense) |
|
(2,336 |
) |
|
|
24,788 |
|
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
2,326 |
|
|
|
(4,092 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
20,696 |
|
(1) |
We evaluate performance based on segment revenue and segment profit. Segment profit includes revenue, related cost of services, and ongoing operating expenses directly attributable to the reportable segment. Segment profit excludes depreciation and amortization expense, unallocated corporate general and administrative expense, interest expense, other income, income taxes, and other adjustments not considered to be ongoing. |
(2) |
See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures table on the next page for definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. |
(3) |
These third-party processing fees are associated with generating hiring tax credits. |
(4) |
Amortization of software as a service assets is reported in selling, general and administrative expense. |
(5) |
Costs associated with upgrading legacy PeopleReady technology. |
(6) |
Cost associated with our CEO transition, primarily related to accelerated vesting of stock awards. |
(7) |
Other adjustments for the 13 weeks ended September 24, 2023 primarily include workforce reduction costs of $1.5 million ($0.8 million in cost of services and $0.7 million in selling, general and administrative expense) and adjustments to COVID-19 government subsidies of $0.5 million. Other adjustments for the 13 weeks ended September 25, 2022 include costs of $0.2 million incurred while transitioning to a new third party administrator for workers’ compensation. |
TRUEBLUE, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we monitor certain non-GAAP key financial measures. 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 U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Non-GAAP measure |
|
Definition |
|
Purpose of adjusted measures |
Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share |
|
Net income (loss) and net income (loss) per diluted share, excluding: – amortization of intangibles, – amortization of software as a service assets, – goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, – accelerated depreciation, – PeopleReady technology upgrade costs, – executive leadership transition, – other adjustments, net, and – tax effect of the adjustments to U.S. GAAP.
|
|
– Enhances comparability on a consistent basis and provides investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. – Used by management to assess performance and effectiveness of our business strategies. – Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management. |
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
|
EBITDA excludes from net income (loss): – income tax expense (benefit), – interest and other (income) expense, net, and – depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA, further excludes: – third-party processing fees for hiring tax credits, – amortization of software as a service assets, – goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, – PeopleReady technology upgrade costs, – executive leadership transition, – other adjustments, net.
|
|
– Enhances comparability on a consistent basis and provides investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. – Used by management to assess performance and effectiveness of our business strategies. – Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management. |
Adjusted SG&A expense |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense excluding: – third-party processing fees for hiring tax credits, – amortization of software as a service assets, – PeopleReady technology upgrade costs, – executive leadership transition, – other adjustments, net. |
|
– Enhances comparability on a consistent basis and provides investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. |
1. RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME PER DILUTED SHARE
(Unaudited)
|
13 weeks ended |
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(in thousands, except for per share data) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
20,696 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
1,276 |
|
|
|
1,484 |
|
Amortization of software as a service assets (1) |
|
— |
|
|
|
729 |
|
Accelerated depreciation (2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
602 |
|
PeopleReady technology upgrade costs (3) |
|
696 |
|
|
|
1,858 |
|
Executive leadership transition costs (4) |
|
2,492 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other adjustments, net (5) |
|
2,140 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
Tax effect of adjustments to net income (loss) (6) |
|
(1,717 |
) |
|
|
(1,264 |
) |
Adjusted net income |
$ |
4,877 |
|
|
$ |
24,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted net income per diluted share |
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
|
31,239 |
|
|
|
32,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Margin / % of revenue: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
— |
% |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
Adjusted net income |
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
2. RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited)
|
13 weeks ended |
||||||
(in thousands) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
20,696 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
(2,326 |
) |
|
|
4,092 |
|
Interest and other (income) expense, net |
|
(390 |
) |
|
|
(703 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
6,184 |
|
|
|
7,483 |
|
EBITDA |
|
3,458 |
|
|
|
31,568 |
|
Third-party processing fees for hiring tax credits (7) |
|
90 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
Amortization of software as a service assets (1) |
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
729 |
|
PeopleReady technology upgrade costs (3) |
|
696 |
|
|
|
1,858 |
|
Executive leadership transition costs (4) |
|
2,492 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other adjustments, net (5) |
|
2,140 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
9,940 |
|
|
$ |
34,506 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Margin / % of revenue: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
— |
% |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
3. RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE TO ADJUSTED SG&A EXPENSE
(Unaudited)
|
13 weeks ended |
||||||
(in thousands) |
Sep 24, 2023 |
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
$ |
120,715 |
|
|
$ |
124,351 |
|
Third-party processing fees for hiring tax credits (7) |
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(162 |
) |
Amortization of software as a service assets (1) |
|
(1,064 |
) |
|
|
(729 |
) |
PeopleReady technology upgrade costs (3) |
|
(696 |
) |
|
|
(1,858 |
) |
Executive leadership transition costs (4) |
|
(2,492 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other adjustments, net (5) |
|
(1,320 |
) |
|
|
(189 |
) |
Adjusted SG&A expense |
$ |
115,053 |
|
|
$ |
121,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
% of revenue: |
|
|
|
||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
21.6 |
% |
Adjusted SG&A expense |
|
24.3 |
% |
|
|
21.1 |
% |
(1) |
Amortization of software as a service assets is reported in selling, general and administrative expense. Note, amortization of software as a service assets was included as an adjustment to net income during transitory periods ending with fiscal 2022 and is only considered an adjustment to EBITDA going forward to be consistent with the treatment of depreciation and amortization. |
(2) |
Accelerated depreciation for the existing systems being replaced by the upgraded PeopleReady technology platform. |
(3) |
Costs associated with upgrading legacy PeopleReady technology. |
(4) |
Cost associated with our CEO transition, primarily related to accelerated vesting of stock awards. |
(5) |
Other adjustments for the 13 weeks ended September 24, 2023 primarily include workforce reduction costs of $1.5 million ($0.8 million in cost of services and $0.7 million in selling, general and administrative expense) and adjustments to COVID-19 government subsidies of $0.5 million. Other adjustments for the 13 weeks ended September 25, 2022 include costs of $0.2 million incurred while transitioning to a new third party administrator for workers’ compensation. |
(6) |
Tax effect of the adjustments to U.S. GAAP net income (loss). The tax effect includes the application of our statutory rate of 26% to all taxable / deductible adjustments. Note, prior periods were reported using the effective rate for the respective period and have been recast to conform to the current presentation for comparability. Please refer to the reconciliations on the financial results page under the investor relations section of our website for additional information on comparable historical periods. |
(7) |
These third-party processing fees are associated with generating hiring tax credits. |
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Contacts
Derrek Gafford, Executive Vice President and CFO
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