Form 10 Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

OR

 

¨ 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 000-26058

 

 

Kforce Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

FLORIDA   59-3264661

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1001 East Palm Avenue

TAMPA, FLORIDA

  33605
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip-Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 552-5000

 

 

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  ¨

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  ¨

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   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 2, 2012, was 36,844,195.

 

 

 


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KFORCE INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements.      3   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      16   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.      26   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures.      26   

PART II

  OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings.      27   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors.      27   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.      27   

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.      27   

Item 4.

  Mine Safety Disclosures.      27   

Item 5.

  Other Information.      27   

Item 6.

  Exhibits.      28   

SIGNATURES

     29   

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

References in this document to “the Registrant,” “Kforce,” “we,” “the Firm,” “our” or “us” refer to Kforce Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires or indicates.

This report, particularly Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) and Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors, and the documents we incorporate into this report contain certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are made in reliance upon the protections provided by such acts for forward-looking statements. Such statements may include, but may not be limited to, projections of revenue, income, losses, cash flows, capital expenditures, future prospects, anticipated costs and benefits of proposed (or future) acquisitions, integration of acquisitions, transition of divestitures, plans for future operations, capabilities of business operations, effects of interest rate variations, our ability to obtain financing and favorable terms, financing needs or plans, plans relating to services of Kforce, estimates concerning the effects of litigation or other disputes, estimates concerning our ability to collect on our accounts receivable, expectations of the economic environment, developments within the staffing sector including, but not limited to, the penetration rate and growth in temporary staffing, as well as assumptions as to any of the foregoing and all statements that are not based on historical fact but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future results and events. For a further list and description of various risks, relevant factors and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements, see the Risk Factors and MD&A sections. In addition, when used in this discussion, the terms “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “should” and variations thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in or underlying the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this report, which speak only as of the date of this report. Kforce undertakes no obligation to publicly publish the results of any adjustments to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events on or after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unexpected events.

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

KFORCE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2012
    March 31,
2011
 

Net service revenues

   $ 268,350      $ 236,359   

Direct costs of services

     187,525        164,925   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     80,825        71,434   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     108,115        63,577   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,882        3,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (30,172     4,554   

Other expense, net

     392        300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (30,564     4,254   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (12,837     1,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (17,727     2,803   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     21,803        2,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     4,076        4,840   

Other comprehensive income:

    

Defined benefit pension and postretirement plans, net of tax

     74        22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 4,150      $ 4,862   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share – basic:

    

From continuing operations

   $ (0.51   $ 0.07   

From discontinued operations

     0.63        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic

   $ 0.12      $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share – diluted:

    

From continuing operations

   $ (0.51   $ 0.07   

From discontinued operations

     0.63        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted

   $ 0.12      $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

     34,703        39,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

     34,703        40,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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KFORCE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 862      $ 939   

Trade receivables, net of allowances of $2,835 and $2,457, respectively

     173,125        174,764   

Income tax refund receivable

     3,356        250   

Deferred tax assets, net

     5,096        4,694   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     14,562        5,592   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     197,001        186,239   

Fixed assets, net

     35,271        36,124   

Other assets, net

     33,065        32,554   

Deferred tax assets, net

     5,106        10,042   

Intangible assets, net

     6,398        6,635   

Goodwill

     132,568        138,078   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 409,409      $ 409,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 31,980      $ 26,314   

Accrued payroll costs

     69,315        55,151   

Other current liabilities

     11,161        1,463   

Income taxes payable

     1,272        236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     113,728        83,164   

Long-term debt – credit facility

     —          49,526   

Long-term debt – other

     1,295        1,609   

Other long-term liabilities

     44,483        42,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     159,506        176,557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par; 15,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par; 250,000 shares authorized, 68,440 and 68,566 issued, respectively

     685        686   

Additional paid-in capital

     400,414        372,212   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,976     (4,050

Retained earnings

     93,211        89,135   

Treasury stock, at cost; 31,687 and 30,644 shares, respectively

     (240,431     (224,868
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     249,903        233,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 409,409      $ 409,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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KFORCE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT

OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 

Common stock – shares:

  

Shares at beginning of period

     68,566   

Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures

     (143

Exercise of stock options

     17   
  

 

 

 

Shares at end of period

     68,440   
  

 

 

 

Common stock – par value:

  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 686   

Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures

     (1

Exercise of stock options

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 685   
  

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital:

  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 372,212   

Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures

     1   

Exercise of stock options

     183   

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     1,804   

Employee stock purchase plan

     62   

Stock-based compensation expense

     26,152   
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 400,414   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ (4,050

Pension and postretirement plans, net of tax

     74   
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ (3,976
  

 

 

 

Retained earnings:

  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 89,135   

Net income

     4,076   
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 93,211   
  

 

 

 

Treasury stock – shares:

  

Shares at beginning of period

     30,644   

Repurchases of common stock

     1,046   

Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of stock options

     11   

Employee stock purchase plan

     (14
  

 

 

 

Shares at end of period

     31,687   
  

 

 

 

Treasury stock – cost:

  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ (224,868

Repurchases of common stock

     (15,506

Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of stock options

     (161

Employee stock purchase plan

     104   
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ (240,431
  

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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KFORCE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 4,076      $ 4,840   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

     (36,624     —     

Deferred income tax provision, net

     4,493        —     

Depreciation and amortization

     2,955        3,336   

Stock-based compensation

     25,649        2,821   

Provision for (recovery of) bad debts on accounts receivable and other accounts receivable reserves

     1,064        (911

Pension and postretirement benefit plans expense

     1,132        1,099   

Deferred compensation liability increase, net

     1,729        838   

Tax benefit attributable to stock-based compensation

     1,804        1,162   

Excess tax benefit attributable to stock-based compensation

     (1,789     (826

Gain on cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance policies

     (1,359     (626

Other

     50        45   

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

    

Trade receivables, net

     (16,462     (13,733

Income tax refund receivable

     (3,106     4,077   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,319     (1,632

Other assets, net

     13        6   

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     15,966        47   

Accrued payroll costs

     3,646        (1,075

Income taxes payable

     1,037        980   

Other long-term liabilities

     (482     (4,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     2,473        (3,626
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (959     (1,589

Proceeds from disposition of business

     48,326        —     

Premiums paid for company-owned life insurance policies

     (1,069     (1,216

Other

     —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     46,298        (2,804
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from bank line of credit

     92,851        115,620   

Payments on bank line of credit

     (142,377     (101,105

Short-term vendor financing

     (8     77   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of stock options

     22        68   

Excess tax benefit attributable to stock-based compensation

     1,789        826   

Repurchases of common stock

     (623     (9,269

Payments of capital expenditure financing

     (502     (394
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (48,848     5,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (77     (607
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     939        1,055   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 862      $ 448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid (received) during the period for:

    

Income taxes, net

   $ 978      $ (3,406

Interest, net

   $ 266      $ 181   

Non-Cash Transaction Information:

    

Employee stock purchase plan

   $ 166      $ 138   

Equipment acquired under capital leases

   $ —        $ 115   

Shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of stock options

   $ 161      $ 2,389   

Unsettled repurchases of common stock

   $ 14,883      $ —     

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE UNAUDITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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KFORCE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and Nature of Operations

Kforce Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Kforce”) provide professional staffing services and solutions to customers in the following segments: Technology (“Tech”), Finance and Accounting (“FA”), Health Information Management (“HIM”) and Government Solutions (“GS”). Kforce provides flexible staffing services and solutions on both a temporary and full-time basis. Kforce operates through its corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida as well its 63 field offices, which are located throughout the United States (the “U.S.”). One of our subsidiaries, Kforce Global Solutions, Inc. (“Global”), provides information technology outsourcing services internationally through an office in Manila, Philippines. Our international operations comprised approximately 2% of net service revenues for both the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 and are included in our Tech segment.

Kforce serves clients from the Fortune 1000, the Federal Government, state and local governments, local and regional companies and small to mid-sized companies.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although Kforce believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial condition as of March 31, 2012, our results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The data in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 was derived from our audited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, as presented in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in a quarter and the seasonality of our customers’ businesses. In addition, we experience an increase in direct costs of services and a corresponding decrease in gross profit in the first fiscal quarter of each year as a result of certain U.S. state and federal employment tax resets. Thus, the results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of, nor comparable to, the results of operations for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kforce Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. References in this document to “Kforce,” “the Company,” “we,” “the Firm,” “our” or “us” refer to Kforce Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most important of these estimates and assumptions relate to the following: accounting for goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and any related impairment; stock-based compensation; obligations for pension and postretirement benefit plans; expected annual commission rates; self-insured liabilities for workers’ compensation and health insurance; allowance for doubtful accounts, fallouts and other accounts receivable reserves and accounting for income taxes. Although these and other estimates and assumptions are based on the best available information, actual results could be materially different from these estimates.

 

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Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed as earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Basic weighted average shares outstanding excludes unvested shares of restricted stock (“RS”) and performance-accelerated restricted stock (“PARS”). Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing the earnings attributable to common shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of stock options and other potentially dilutive securities such as unvested shares of RS using the treasury stock method, except where the effect of including potential common shares would be anti-dilutive. Weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share excludes contingently issuable unvested PARS unless the performance condition has been achieved as of the end of the applicable reporting period.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012     2011  

Numerator:

    

(Loss) income from continuing operations

   $ (17,727   $ 2,803   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     21,803        2,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 4,076      $ 4,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

    

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

     34,703        39,836   

Common stock equivalents

     —          1,061   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

     34,703        40,897   

Earnings (loss) per share – basic:

    

From continuing operations

   $ (0.51   $ 0.07   

From discontinued operations

     0.63        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic

   $ 0.12      $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share – diluted

    

From continuing operations

   $ (0.51   $ 0.07   

From discontinued operations

     0.63        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted

   $ 0.12      $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, there were no shares of common stock excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share. Given that Kforce had a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012, each of the calculations of diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, discontinued operations and net income is computed using basic weighted average common shares outstanding.

New Accounting Standards

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance which provides entities testing goodwill for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would be required. Otherwise, further testing would not be required. This guidance is effective for all entities for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and early adoption is permitted. Kforce does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its future consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding the presentation of netting assets and liabilities as a single amount in the statement of financial position to address the difference between GAAP and international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”). This guidance is to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Kforce does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its future consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note B – Discontinued Operations

On March 17, 2012, Kforce entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) to sell all of the issued and outstanding stock of Kforce Clinical Research, Inc. (“KCR”) to inVentiv Health, Inc. (“Purchaser”). On March 31, 2012 (“Closing Date”), the Firm closed the sale of KCR to the Purchaser for a total cash purchase price of $50,000, subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment.

In connection with the closing of the sale, Kforce entered into a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”) with the Purchaser to provide certain post-closing transitional services for a period not to exceed 18 months from the closing date. The fees for most of these services will be generally equivalent to Kforce’s cost, and additional services may be provided at negotiated rates.

Although the services provided under the TSA generate continuing cash flows between Kforce and the Purchaser, the amounts are not considered to be direct cash flows of the discontinued operation nor are they significant to the ongoing operations of either entity. Kforce has no contractual ability through the TSA, SPA or any other agreement to significantly influence the operating or financial policies of the Purchaser. As a result, Kforce has no significant continuing involvement in the operations of KCR and, as such, has classified such operating results as discontinued operations.

In accordance with the SPA, Kforce is obligated to indemnify the Purchaser for certain losses, as defined, in excess of $375 although this deductible does not apply to certain losses. Kforce’s obligations under the indemnification provisions of the SPA shall, with the exception of certain items, cease 18 months from the Closing Date and are limited to an aggregate of $5,000 although this cap does not apply to certain losses. Kforce believes any exposure under the indemnification provisions is remote and, as a result, has not recorded a liability as of March 31, 2012.

The financial results of KCR have been presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The following summarizes the results from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2012      2011  

Net service revenues

   $ 29,649       $ 26,029   

Direct costs of services and operating expenses

     26,444         22,645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,205         3,384   

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

     36,624         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

     39,829         3,384   

Income tax expense

     18,026         1,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ 21,803       $ 2,037   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Included in the gain on sale of discontinued operations are transaction expenses, which primarily include commissions, legal fees and transaction bonuses totaling $2,173. As of March 31, 2012, transaction expenses accrued and unpaid amounted to $1,501, which are expected to be paid during the second quarter ending June 30, 2012, and have been classified in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities and accrued payroll costs, as applicable, in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2011, accounts receivable pertaining to discontinued operations of $13,692 were outstanding , accounts payable and other accrued liabilities pertaining to discontinued operations of $862 were outstanding and accrued payroll costs of $4,698 pertaining to discontinued operations were outstanding. The assets and liabilities pertaining to the discontinued operations of KCR as of the closing date were sold to or assumed by the Purchaser. Kforce does not currently anticipate incurring any significant costs related to discontinued operations above costs to service the TSA in future periods.

Kforce utilized the cash proceeds from the sale of KCR to reduce outstanding borrowings under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that it entered into on September 20, 2011 with a syndicate led by Bank of America, N.A., and as was amended on March 30, 2012 (the “Credit Facility”).

Acceleration of Equity Awards

In connection with the disposition of KCR as described above, the Board exercised its discretion, as permitted within the Kforce Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, to accelerate the vesting for tax planning purposes of substantially all of the outstanding and unvested RS, PARS and alternative long-term incentive awards (“ALTI”) effective March 31, 2012. The Firm will recognize a tax benefit from the acceleration of the vesting of RS, PARS and ALTI. The acceleration resulted in the recognition of previously unrecognized compensation expense during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $31,297, which includes $784 of payroll taxes. This expense has been classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

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Note C – Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

As disclosed in our previous filings with the SEC, Kforce was a defendant in a California class action lawsuit alleging misclassification of California Account Managers and seeking unspecified damages. The tentative settlement referred to in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 was approved by the Court during the three months ended June 30, 2011 in the amount of $2,526, which is recorded within accounts payable and other accrued liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

On June 6, 2011, the Chicago District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a Determination on a Charge of Discrimination, brought by an individual in 2006, that reasonable cause exists to believe that Kforce discriminated against a class of individuals because of their age by harassing and terminating them and discriminated against another class of individuals because of their age by denying them employment, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Kforce believes it has meritorious defenses to the EEOC’s allegations. As disclosed in our previous filings with the SEC, the EEOC invited Kforce to participate in conciliation efforts, and Kforce accepted the invitation. Based upon the recent progress of conciliation efforts, we believe that a negotiated resolution is likely. Therefore, we have recorded a liability of $1,550 for the anticipated settlement. In addition, we have also recognized an asset of approximately $800 representing the expected insurance recovery associated with this loss contingency.

In the ordinary course of its business, Kforce is from time to time threatened with litigation or named as a defendant in various lawsuits and administrative proceedings. While management does not expect any of these other matters to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is subject to certain inherent uncertainties. Kforce maintains liability insurance in such amounts and with such coverage and deductibles as management believes is reasonable. The principal liability risks that Kforce insures against are workers’ compensation, personal injury, bodily injury, property damage, directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions, employment practices liability and fidelity losses. There can be no assurance that Kforce’s liability insurance will cover all events or that the limits of coverage will be sufficient to fully cover all liabilities.

Kforce is not aware of any litigation that would reasonably be expected to have a material effect on its unaudited results of operations, its cash flows or its financial condition.

Tax Audits

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce was audited by state taxing authorities for sales, income and gross receipts taxes, which in some cases covered multiple years. Based on all available information as of March 31, 2012 and in consultation with our tax advisors, we believe an assessment by the taxing authorities is probable and have estimated the exposure to be approximately $1,900, which has been accrued and classified in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2012.

Employment Agreements

Kforce has entered into employment agreements with certain executives that provide for minimum compensation, salary and continuation of certain benefits for a six-month to a three-year period under certain circumstances. Certain of the agreements also provide for a severance payment of one to three times annual salary and one half to three times average annual bonus if such an agreement is terminated without good cause by the employer or for good reason by the employee. These agreements contain certain post-employment restrictive covenants. Kforce’s liability at March 31, 2012 was approximately $62,265 if all of the employees under contract were terminated without good cause by the employer or if the employees resigned for good reason following a change in control. Kforce’s liability at March 31, 2012 was approximately $12,892 if all of the employees under contract were terminated by Kforce without good cause or if the employees resigned for good reason in the absence of a change of control.

Kforce has not recorded any liability related to the employment agreements as no events have occurred that would require payment under the agreements.

 

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Note D – Employee Benefit Plans

Alternative Long-Term Incentive

On January 3, 2012, Kforce granted to certain executive officers an ALTI, which was to be initially measured over three tranches having periods of 12, 24, and 36 months. The terms of the grants specified that the ultimate annual payouts will be based on: (a) the performance of Kforce’s common stock each year relative to its peer group, as defined by the Compensation Committee, or (b) based upon the achievement of other market conditions contained in the terms of the award.

As discussed within Note B “Discontinued Operations”, the Board approved the acceleration of all outstanding and unvested long-term incentives, including the ALTI, effective March 31, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce recognized total compensation expense related to the ALTI of $9,805, which approximated the grant date fair value. This amount is classified in other current liabilities within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2012 and was paid in April 2012.

Foreign Pension Plan

Kforce maintains a foreign defined benefit pension plan for eligible employees of the Philippine branch of Global that is required by Philippine labor law. The plan defines retirement as those employees who have attained the age of 60 and have completed at least five years of credited service. Benefits payable under the plan equate to one-half month’s salary for each year of credited service. Benefits under the plan are paid out as a lump sum to eligible employees at retirement.

The net periodic benefit cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was based upon the actuarial valuation at the beginning of the respective fiscal year. The significant assumptions used by Kforce in the actuarial valuation include the discount rate, the estimated rate of future annual compensation increases and the estimated turnover rate. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the discount rate used to determine the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation and pension expense was 7.4% and 9.9%, respectively. The discount rate was determined based on long-term Philippine government securities yields commensurate with the expected payout of the benefit obligation. The estimated rate of future annual compensation increases as of both December 31, 2011 and 2010 was 5.0%, and was based on historical compensation increases as well as future expectations. Kforce applies a turnover rate to the specific age of each group of employees, which ranges from 20 to 64 years of age. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, net periodic benefit cost was $94 and $51, respectively.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the projected benefit obligation associated with our foreign defined benefit pension plan was $1,200 and $1,112, respectively, which is classified in other long-term liabilities.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Kforce maintains a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) for the benefit of certain Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”). The primary goals of the SERP are to create an additional wealth accumulation opportunity, restore lost qualified pension benefits due to government limitations and retain our NEOs. The SERP is a non-qualified benefit plan and does not include elective deferrals of NEOs’ compensation.

Normal retirement age under the SERP is defined as age 65; however, certain conditions allow for early retirement as early as age 55 or upon a change in control. Vesting under the plan is defined as 100% upon a participant’s attainment of age 55 and 10 years of service and 0% prior to a participant’s attainment of age 55 and 10 years of service. Full vesting also occurs if a participant with five years or more of service is involuntarily terminated by Kforce without cause or upon death, disability or a change in control. The SERP is funded entirely by Kforce, and benefits are taxable to the executive officer upon receipt and deductible by Kforce when paid. Benefits payable under the SERP upon the occurrence of a qualifying distribution event, as defined, are targeted at 45% of the covered executive officers’ average salary and bonus, as defined, from the three years in which the executive officer earned the highest salary and bonus during the last 10 years of employment, which is subject to adjustment for retirement prior to the normal retirement age and the participant’s vesting percentage. The benefits under the SERP are reduced for a participant that has not reached age 62 with 10 years of service or age 55 with 25 years of service with a percentage reduction up to the normal retirement age.

Benefits under the SERP are normally paid based on the lump sum present value but may be paid over the life of the NEO or 10-year annuity, as elected by the NEO upon commencement of participation in the SERP. None of the benefits earned pursuant to the SERP are attributable to services provided prior to the effective date of the plan. For purposes of the measurement of the benefit obligation, Kforce has assumed that all participants will elect to take the lump sum present value option.

 

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The following represents the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012      2011  

Service cost

   $ 522       $ 812   

Interest cost

     140         120   

Amortization of loss

     40         19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 702       $ 951   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net periodic benefit cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was based upon the actuarial valuation at the beginning of the year, which utilized the assumptions noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. There is no requirement for Kforce to fund the SERP and, as a result, no contributions were made to the SERP during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Kforce does not currently anticipate funding the SERP during the year ending December 31, 2012.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Health Plan

Kforce maintains a Supplemental Executive Retirement Health Plan (“SERHP”) to provide postretirement health and welfare benefits to certain executives. The vesting and eligibility requirements mirror that of the SERP, and no advance funding is required by Kforce or the participants. Consistent with the SERP, none of the benefits earned are attributable to services provided prior to the effective date of the plan.

The following represents the components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the three months ended:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012      2011  

Service cost

   $ 230       $ 81   

Interest cost

     38         12   

Amortization of loss

     67         1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 335       $ 94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net periodic post-retirement benefit cost recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was based upon the actuarial valuation at the beginning of the year, which utilized the assumptions noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Deferred Compensation Plan

In March 2012, Kforce surrendered certain of its Company-owned life insurance policies within its deferred compensation plan having a cash surrender value of approximately $8,037. The proceeds associated with the surrendered policies were reinvested in bond mutual funds. The bond mutual funds are considered to be a Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the bond mutual funds and the cash surrender value of the Company-owned life insurance policies as of March 31, 2012 are recorded in Other assets, net in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Earnings attributable to the investment in bond mutual funds during the three months ended March 31, 2012 were not significant.

Note E – Stock Incentive Plans

On June 20, 2006, the shareholders approved the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that would have been subject to awards under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to adjustment upon a change in capitalization, was 3,000. On June 16, 2009, the shareholders approved an amendment to the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized awards that may be issued under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan from 3,000 to 5,100. On June 25, 2010, the shareholders approved an amendment to the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized awards that may be issued under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan from 5,100 to 7,850.

The 2006 Stock Incentive Plan allows for the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), PARS and RS, subject to share availability. Vesting of equity instruments issued under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan is determined on a grant-by-grant basis. Options expire at the end of 10 years from the date of grant, and Kforce issues new shares upon exercise of options. The 2006 Stock Incentive Plan terminates on April 28, 2016. The Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan expired in 2005.

 

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Stock Options

The following table presents the activity under each of the stock incentive plans discussed above for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Employee
Incentive
Stock Option
Plan
    2006
Stock
Incentive
Plan
     Total     Weighted
Average Exercise
Price per Share
     Total
Intrinsic
Value of
Options
Exercised
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2011

     226        98         324      $ 10.79      

Exercised

     (16     —           (16   $ 11.00       $ 56   

Forfeited/Cancelled

     —          —           —        $ —        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

      

Outstanding and Exercisable as of March 31, 2012

     210        98         308      $ 10.78      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

      

No compensation expense was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012 or 2011. As of March 31, 2012, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options.

Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock

PARS are periodically granted to certain Kforce executives and are generally based on the extent by which annual long-term incentive performance goals, which are established by Kforce’s Compensation Committee during the first 90 days of the year of performance, are certified by the Compensation Committee as having been met. PARS granted during the three months ended March 31, 2012 contain a graded vesting provision over a period of three years from the date of grant. However, vesting is accelerated if Kforce’s closing stock price exceeds the stock price at the date of grant by a pre-established percentage (which has historically ranged from 40—50%) for a period of 10 trading days, or if the Compensation Committee determines that the criteria for acceleration are satisfied.

PARS contain voting rights and are included in the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding. PARS granted subsequent to September 30, 2009 contain a non-forfeitable right to dividends or dividend equivalents in the form of additional shares of restricted stock containing the same vesting provisions as the underlying award. The following table presents the activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     # of PARS     Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2011

     2,936      $ 14.73   

Granted

     250      $ 12.76   

Forfeited

     (393   $ 16.37   

Vested

     (2,738   $ 14.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2012

     55      $ 14.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The fair market value of PARS is determined based on the closing stock price of Kforce’s common stock at the date of grant, and is amortized over a graded vesting schedule of three years with 33% of the shares vesting after 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversary of the grant date.

As discussed within Note B “Discontinued Operations,” the Board approved the vesting acceleration of substantially all of the outstanding and unvested long-term incentives, including the PARS, effective March 31, 2012. The remaining unvested awards vested 30 days subsequent to the closing date of the divestiture of KCR. As a result of the acceleration, Kforce accelerated all of the previously unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards of $20,164 during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Kforce recognized total compensation expense related to PARS of $23,344 and $2,514 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Restricted Stock

RS is periodically granted to certain Kforce executives and is generally based on the extent by which annual long-term incentive performance goals, which are established by Kforce’s Compensation Committee during the first 90 days of the year of performance, are certified by the Compensation Committee as having been met.

RS contain voting rights and are included in the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding. RS granted subsequent to September 30, 2009 contain a non-forfeitable right to dividends or dividend equivalents in the form of additional shares of restricted stock containing the same vesting provisions as the underlying award. The following table presents the activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     # of RS     Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2011

     398      $ 11.10   

Granted

          $   

Vested

     (398   $
 
 
11.10
  
  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2012

          $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair market value of restricted stock is determined based on the closing stock price of Kforce’s common stock at the date of grant, and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the service period.

As discussed within Note B “Discontinued Operations,” the Board approved the vesting acceleration of all outstanding and unvested long-term incentives, including the RS, effective March 31, 2012. As a result, Kforce accelerated all of the previously unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards of $1,994 during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Kforce recognized total compensation expense related to RS of $2,808 and $307 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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Note F – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the activity in goodwill and other intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Goodwill     Other
Intangible
Assets, Net
    Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 138,078      $ 6,635      $ 144,713   

Disposition of KCR

     (5,510     —          (5,510

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          (237     (237
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2012

   $ 132,568      $ 6,398      $ 138,966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other intangible assets, net in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets consisted of non-compete agreements, trade names, trademarks, customer relationships, customer contracts and customer lists. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, which consist of trade names and trademarks, amounted to $2,240 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. All of the other intangible assets, net represented less than 5% of total assets.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accumulated amortization for intangible assets was $23,771 and $23,533, respectively. The estimated remaining amortization expense is $664 for 2012, $752 for 2013, $634 for 2014, $634 for 2015 and $457 for 2016.

Note G – Reportable Segments

Kforce’s reportable segments are: (i) Tech; (ii) FA; (iii) HIM and (iv) GS. This determination was supported by, among others: the existence of segment presidents responsible for the operations of each segment and who also report directly to our chief operating decision maker, the nature of the segment’s operations and information presented to the Board of Directors. Kforce also reports Flexible billings and Search fees separately by segment, which has been incorporated into the table below.

Historically, and for the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce has generated only sales and gross profit information on a segment basis. Substantially all operations and long-lived assets are located in the United States.

The following table has been updated to reflect the disposition of KCR. As described in Note B “Discontinued Operations,” all revenues and gross profit associated with the discontinued operation have been recorded within income from discontinued operations, net of tax in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The following table provides information concerning the continuing operations of our segments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Tech      FA      HIM      GS      Total  

Three Months Ended March 31:

              

2012

              

Net service revenues:

              

Flexible billings

   $ 160,394       $ 54,638       $ 19,322       $ 22,988       $ 257,342   

Search fees

     5,261         5,618         129         —           11,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net service revenues

   $ 165,655       $ 60,256       $ 19,451       $ 22,988       $ 268,350   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

   $ 45,800       $ 21,501       $ 6,494       $ 7,030       $ 80,825   

2011

              

Net service revenues:

              

Flexible billings

   $ 139,413       $ 47,865       $ 15,927       $ 23,353       $ 226,558   

Search fees

     3,767         5,967         67         —           9,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net service revenues

   $ 143,180       $ 53,832       $ 15,994       $ 23,353       $ 236,359   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

   $ 40,246       $ 19,027       $ 5,327       $ 6,834       $ 71,434   

 

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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand Kforce Inc., our operations, and our present business environment. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this Report on Form 10-Q.

This overview summarizes the MD&A, which includes the following sections:

 

   

Executive Summary – an executive summary of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

   

Critical Accounting Estimates – a discussion of the accounting estimates that are most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments.

 

   

New Accounting Standards – a discussion of recently issued accounting standards and their potential impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

   

Results of Operations – an analysis of Kforce’s unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations for each of the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, which have been presented in its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. In order to assist the reader in understanding our business as a whole, certain metrics are presented for each of our segments.

 

   

Liquidity and Capital Resources – an analysis of cash flows, off-balance sheet arrangements, stock repurchases and the impact of changes in interest rates on our business.

On March 31, 2012, Kforce sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of KCR. See Note B – “Discontinued Operations” to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a more detailed discussion. The results presented in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 include activity relating to KCR as discontinued operations. Except as specifically noted, our discussions below exclude any activity related to KCR, which is addressed separately in the discussion of income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The following is an executive summary of what Kforce believes are important results as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012, which should be considered in the context of the additional discussions herein and in conjunction with its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe such highlights are as follows:

 

   

Net service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased 13.5% to $268.4 million from $236.4 million in the comparable period in 2011.

 

   

Flex revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased 13.6% to $257.3 million from $226.6 million in the comparable period in 2011.

 

   

Flex gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased 10 basis points to 27.1% from 27.2% in the comparable period in 2011, primarily as a result of an increase in payroll taxes, particularly unemployment taxes. Also, as disclosed in Note C – “Commitments and Contingencies,” Kforce accrued a liability of $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 related to audits by state taxing authorities, which negatively impacted Flex gross profit margin by 50 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

   

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce Inc. sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of KCR for a total purchase price of $50.0 million, subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments. Proceeds from the sale of KCR were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. As a result, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2012 as compared to $49.5 million as of December 31, 2011.

 

   

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased to 40.3% from 26.9% in the comparable period in 2011. This increase was primarily a result of the acceleration of substantially all of the outstanding and unvested RS, PARS and ALTI awards on March 31, 2012, which resulted in the acceleration of $31.3 million of compensation expense and payroll taxes recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

   

Net income decreased 15.8% to $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $4.8 million in the comparable period in 2011.

 

   

Earnings per share from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased to a loss of $0.51 from earnings of $0.07 in the comparable period in 2011, which was primarily a result of the items impacting SG&A, as described above.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends, and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our consolidated financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, estimates, assumptions and judgments to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.

Please refer to Note 1 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for a more detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See the “New Accounting Standards” section within Note A, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a more detailed discussion.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

Net service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $268.4 million and $236.4 million, respectively, which represents an increase of 13.5%. The increase was primarily due to our Tech (which represents approximately 62% of our total net service revenues) and FA segments (which represents approximately 23% of our net service revenues), which had year-over-year increases in net service revenues of 15.7% and 11.9%, respectively. Net service revenues for HIM increased 21.6% while our GS segment experienced a 1.6% decline in net service revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. Search revenues increased 12.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Flex gross profit margins decreased 10 basis points to 27.1% compared to 27.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Kforce experienced increases in Flex gross profit margins for the FA and GS segments of 180 and 130 basis points, respectively, on a year-over-year basis. The decreases in both Tech and HIM Flex gross profit margins of 90 and 10 basis points, respectively, were primarily attributable to the recording of a contingent liability of $1.9 million ($1.4 million impact to gross profit; $0.5 million impact to SG&A) related to sales, income and gross receipts tax audits in the first quarter of 2012 and an increase in payroll taxes, particularly unemployment taxes. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net service revenues were 40.3% and 26.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of net service revenues was primarily the result of the acceleration of substantially all of the outstanding and unvested PARS, RS and ALTI awards on March 31, 2012, which resulted in the recognition of incremental compensation expense of $31.3 million, including payroll taxes, during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

From an economic standpoint, temporary employment figures and trends are important indicators of staffing demand, which continue to improve during 2012 on a sequential basis based on data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”). The penetration rate (the percentage of temporary staffing to total employment) remained unchanged from December 2011. Economic forecasters estimate that the penetration rate could surpass the prior peak of 2.03% reached in April 2000 by 2016. While we believe the macro-employment picture continues to be relatively weak with the unemployment rate at 8.2% as of March 2012, non-farm payroll expanded by 120,000 jobs in March 2012. Additionally, non-farm payroll growth has remained positive for 18 consecutive months through March 2012. If the penetration rate of temporary staffing experiences growth in the coming years, we believe that our Flex revenues can grow significantly even in a relatively modest growth macro-economic environment. Management remains optimistic about the growth prospects of the temporary staffing industry, the penetration rate and in particular our revenue portfolio.

 

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Over the last few years, we have undertaken several significant initiatives including: (i) further developing and optimizing our National Recruiting Center (“NRC”) and Strategic Accounts teams in support of our field operations; (ii) restructuring both our back office and field operations under our Shared Services program, which focuses on process improvement, centralization, technology infrastructure and outsourcing; (iii) upgrading our corporate systems (primarily our front-end systems) with a focus in 2011 on job order prioritization and (iv) making other technology investments designed to increase the performance of our corporate and field associates. We believe that these investments have increased our operating efficiency, enabling us to be more responsive to our clients and have provided a better operating platform to support our expected future growth. We believe our field operations model, which allows us to deliver our service offerings in a disciplined and consistent manner across all geographies and business lines, as well as our highly centralized back office operations, are competitive advantages and keys to our future growth and profitability. We also believe that our diversified portfolio of service offerings, which are primarily in the U.S., will also be a key contributor to our long-term financial stability.

Net Service Revenues. The following table sets forth, as a percentage of net service revenues, certain items in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012     2011  

Net Service Revenues by Segment:

    

Tech

     61.7     60.6

FA

     22.5        22.8   

HIM

     7.2        6.7   

GS

     8.6        9.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net service revenues

     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue by Time:

    

Flex

     95.9     95.9

Search

     4.1        4.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net service revenues

     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     30.1     30.2

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     40.3     26.9

Depreciation and amortization

     1.1     1.4

(Loss) income from continuing operating before income taxes

     (11.4 )%      1.8

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (6.6 )%      1.2

 

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The following table details net service revenues for Flex and Search by segment and changes from the prior period for the three months ended March 31:

 

(in $000’s)    2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

       

Flex

   $ 160,394         15.0   $ 139,413   

Search

     5,261         39.7     3,767   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Tech

   $ 165,655         15.7   $ 143,180   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

FA

       

Flex

   $ 54,638         14.2   $ 47,865   

Search

     5,618         (5.8 )%      5,967   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total FA

   $ 60,256         11.9   $ 53,832   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

HIM

       

Flex

   $ 19,322         21.3   $ 15,927   

Search

     129         92.5     67   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total HLS

   $ 19,451         21.6   $ 15,994   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

GS

       

Flex

   $ 22,988         (1.6 )%    $ 23,353   

Search

     —             —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total GS

   $ 22,988         (1.6 )%    $ 23,353   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Flex

   $ 257,342         13.6   $ 226,558   

Total Search

     11,008         12.3     9,801   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Revenues

   $ 268,350         13.5   $ 236,359   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Flex Revenues. The primary drivers of Flex revenues are the number of consultant hours worked, the consultant bill rate per hour and, to a limited extent, the amount of billable expenses incurred by Kforce. Our quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in a quarter and the seasonality of our clients’ businesses. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, there were 64 and 63 billing days, respectively.

Flex revenues for our largest segment, Tech, have been particularly strong compared to previous economic recoveries, which we believe is primarily a result of candidate skill sets that are in demand, our great people and our operating model. We believe that our operating model allows us to deliver our service offerings in a disciplined and consistent manner across all geographies and business lines resulting in an increase in Tech Flex revenues of 15.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to 2011. This operating model includes our NRC, which we believe has been highly effective in increasing the quality and speed of delivery of services to our clients, particularly our Strategic Accounts. We expect to see continued growth in 2012 within our Tech segment.

Our FA segment experienced an increase in Flex revenues of 14.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 2011. According to a Staffing Industry Analysts report, the overall finance and accounting segment is expected to experience a deceleration of growth to 8% in 2012 from 10% in 2011. Consistent with Tech, we believe that the success of our FA segment has been enabled by our NRC, which has been particularly effective in meeting the demand of our Strategic Accounts. We expect to see continued growth in 2012 within our FA segment.

Net service revenues for HIM increased 21.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 2011. Net service revenues for HIM experienced continued accelerating growth as hospital census and spending continued to increase. We expect to see continued growth in 2012 within HIM driven primarily by requirements and deadlines related to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (“ICD-10”) conversion and electronic health records implementation. On February 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced that the Federal Government will delay the implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural coding system for an unspecified period of time, which we do not expect will have a material adverse effect on HIM.

 

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Our GS segment experienced a decrease of 1.6% in net service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. During 2011 and 2010, management has focused its efforts on business development activities, including bringing in new leadership at certain positions, repositioning itself to focus on certain targeted federal agencies and expanding its solutions to the commercial sector which we believe has begun to stabilize revenues in 2012. Given the stabilization of revenues within our GS segment, we believe this segment is beginning to benefit from the new growth strategy and leadership team, which is evidenced by recent business development successes. When combined with the repositioning of our GS segment to include commercial opportunities, we believe this will lead to net service revenue growth for fiscal year 2012 as compared to 2011. Management remains cautiously optimistic as it cannot predict the outcome of past, current and future efforts to reduce federal spending and whether these efforts will materially impact the budgets of federal agencies that are clients of our GS segment; however, we continue to believe in the long-term prospects of our GS segment.

The following table details total Flex hours for each segment and percentage changes over the prior period for the three months ended March 31:

 

(in 000’s)    2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

     2,459         8.2     2,273   

FA

     1,615         14.1        1,415   

HIM

     295         14.3        258   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total hours

     4,369         10.7     3,946   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The changes in billable expenses, which are included as a component of net services revenues, are primarily attributable to increases or decreases in project work. The following table details total Flex billable expenses for each segment and percentage changes over the prior period for the three months ended March 31:

 

(in $000’s)    2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

   $ 1,539         76.9   $ 870   

FA

     135         (15.1     159   

HIM

     1,777         21.3        1,465   

GS

     52         (76.5     221   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total billable expenses

   $ 3,503         29.0   $ 2,715   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Search Fees. The primary drivers of Search fees are the number of placements and the average placement fee. Search fees also include conversion revenues (conversions occur when consultants initially assigned to a client on a temporary basis are later converted to a permanent placement). Our GS segment does not make permanent placements.

Search revenues increased 12.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 2011. We believe the increase over the prior year reflects clients who are continuing to selectively rebuild staff after significant reductions during the most recent economic recession. While Search revenue is difficult to predict, we expect this trend may stabilize in the near term.

Total placements for each segment and percentage changes over the prior period were as follows for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

     337         26.7     266   

FA

     441         (3.5     457   

HIM

     21         200.0        7   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total placements

     799         9.5     730   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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The average placement fee for each segment and percentage changes over the prior period were as follows for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012      Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

   $ 15,624         10.3   $ 14,166   

FA

     12,734         (2.4     13,052   

HIM

     6,121         (36.2     9,596   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total average placement fee

   $ 13,778         2.6   $ 13,425   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit on Flex billings is determined by deducting the direct cost of services (primarily flexible personnel payroll wages, payroll taxes, payroll-related insurance, and subcontractor costs) from net Flex service revenues. In addition, consistent with industry practices, gross profit dollars from Search fees are equal to revenues, because there are generally no direct costs associated with such revenues.

The gross profit percentage for each segment and percentage changes over the prior period were as follows for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012     Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

     27.6     (1.8 )%      28.1

FA

     35.7        1.1        35.3   

HIM

     33.4        0.3        33.3   

GS

     30.6        4.4        29.3   
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total gross profit percentage

     30.1     (0.3 )%      30.2
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

Kforce also monitors the gross profit percentage as a percentage of Flex revenues, which is referred to as the Flex gross profit percentage. This provides management with the necessary insight into the other drivers of total gross profit percentage such as changes in volume evidenced by changes in hours billed for Flex and changes in the spread between bill rate and pay rate for Flex.

The increase in Search gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, was $1.2 million, composed of a $0.9 million increase in volume and a $0.3 million increase in rate.

The following table presents, for each segment, the Flex gross profit percentage and percentage change over the prior period for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012     Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Tech

     25.3     (3.4 )%      26.2

FA

     29.1        6.6        27.3   

HIM

     32.9        (0.3     33.0   

GS

     30.6        4.4        29.3   
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Flex gross profit percentage

     27.1     (0.4 )%      27.2
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

The increase in Flex gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, was $8.2 million, composed of an $8.4 million increase in volume and a $0.2 million decrease in rate.

The Flex gross profit percentage was negatively impacted during the three months ended March 31, 2012 by the recording of a contingent liability of $1.4 million related to sales, income and gross receipts tax audits and payroll taxes, particularly the increase in unemployment taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. Payroll taxes, particularly unemployment taxes, are highest in the first quarter of the year because employees have not yet earned sufficient wages to exceed the basis on which taxes are payable, have risen in recent years and may continue to rise and negatively impact Flex gross profit. A significant continued focus for Kforce is optimizing the spread between bill rates and pay rates by providing our associates with tools, economic knowledge and defined programs to drive improvement in the effectiveness of our pricing strategy around the staffing services we provide. We believe this strategy will serve to balance the desire for optimal volume, rate, effort and duration of assignment, while ultimately maximizing the benefit for our clients, our consultants and Kforce. While our overall Flex gross profit percentage decreased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to 2011, we anticipate that it will expand during the remainder of 2012.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”). For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, total commissions, compensation, payroll taxes, and benefit costs as a percentage of SG&A represented 89.3% and 87.7%, respectively. Commissions and related payroll taxes and benefit costs are variable costs driven primarily by revenue and gross profit levels, and associated performance. Therefore, as gross profit levels change, these expenses would also generally be anticipated to change but remain relatively consistent as a percentage of revenues.

The following table presents these components of SG&A along with an “other” caption, which includes bad debt expense, lease expense, professional fees, travel, telephone, computer and certain other expenses, as an absolute amount and as a percentage of total net service revenues for the three months ended March 31:

 

(in $000’s)    2012      % of
Revenues
    2011      % of
Revenues
 

Compensation, commissions, payroll taxes and benefits costs

   $ 96,566         36.0   $ 55,731         23.6

Other

     11,549         4.3        7,846         3.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total SG&A

   $ 108,115         40.3   $ 63,577         26.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

SG&A as a percentage of net service revenues increased to 40.3% of net services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to 26.9% of net services revenues for the comparable period in 2011. This was primarily attributable to the following:

 

   

Increase in compensation and benefits cost of 12.4% of net service revenues, which was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes for the discretionary acceleration of substantially all of the outstanding and unvested RS, PARS and ALTI awards on March 31, 2012. This resulted in incremental compensation expense of $31.3 million, including payroll taxes, being recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Prior to the acceleration, the RS and PARS awards were to be expensed over a weighted-average remaining period of 2.3 years.

 

   

Increase in professional fees expense of 0.5% of net service revenues, which was primarily attributable to an accrual for the expected settlement of an EEOC class action lawsuit and related legal fees.

 

   

Increase in bad debt expense of 0.8% of net service revenues, which was primarily attributable to the write-off of certain accounts receivable and the reduction experienced in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the three months ended March 31, 2011 due to positive collection trends.

Depreciation and Amortization. The following table presents depreciation and amortization expense and percentage changes over the prior period by major category for the three months ended March 31:

 

(in $000’s)    2012      % Increase
(Decrease)
    2011  

Fixed asset depreciation

   $ 878         (22.0 )%    $ 1,126   

Capital lease asset depreciation

     416         3.5        402   

Capitalized software amortization

     1,351         (4.5     1,415   

Intangible asset amortization

     237         (34.2     360   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization

   $ 2,882         (12.7 )%    $ 3,303   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Expense, Net. Other expense, net was $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and consisted primarily of interest expense related to outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense. Income tax (benefit) expense as a percentage of (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes (our “effective rate”) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was (42.0)% and 34.1%, respectively. Kforce’s effective rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 was primarily a result of a loss from continuing operations during the three months ended March 31, 2012, reduced pre-tax net income expectations for 2012 given the acceleration of the long-term incentives and certain non-deductible expenses.

 

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Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes. Discontinued operations includes the consolidated income and expenses of KCR. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce completed the sale of KCR resulting in a pre-tax gain of $36.6 million. Included in the determination of the pre-tax gain is approximately $5.5 million of goodwill for KCR and transaction expenses totaling approximately $2.2 million, which primarily included commissions, legal fees and transaction bonuses.

Income tax expense as a percentage of income from discontinued operations, before income taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was 45.3% and 39.8%, respectively. The increase in the effective income tax rate of discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is primarily related to the non-deductible goodwill.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as net income before discontinued operations, non-cash impairment charges, interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and acceleration and amortization of stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing our past and future financial performance, and this presentation should not be construed as an inference by us that our future results will be unaffected by those items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate its operations including its ability to generate cash flows and, consequently, management believes this is useful information to investors. The measure should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows or other financial statement information presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as indicators of financial performance or liquidity. The measure is not determined in accordance with GAAP and is thus susceptible to varying calculations. Also, Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Some of the items that are excluded also impacted certain balance sheet assets, resulting in all or a portion of an asset being written off without a corresponding recovery of cash we may have previously spent with respect to the asset. In addition, although we excluded stock-based compensation expense (which we expect to continue to incur in the future) because it is a non-cash expense, the associated stock issued may result in an increase in our outstanding shares of stock, which may result in the dilution of our stockholder ownership interest. We encourage you to evaluate these items and the potential risks of excluding such items when analyzing our financial position.

The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA results and includes a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     Per Share     2011      Per Share  

Net income

   $ 4,076      $ 0.12      $ 4,840       $ 0.12   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     21,803        0.63        2,037         0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (17,727     (0.51     2,803         0.07   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,882        0.08        3,303         0.08   

Acceleration of RS and PARS

     22,158        0.64        —           —     

Amortization of RS and PARS

     3,439        0.10        2,783         0.07   

Interest expense and other

     338        0.01        279         0.01   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (12,837     (0.37     1,451         0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (1,747   $ (0.05   $ 10,619       $ 0.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

To meet our capital and liquidity requirements, we primarily rely on operating cash flow as well as borrowings under our existing Credit Facility. At March 31, 2012, Kforce had $83.3 million in working capital compared to $103.1 million December 31, 2011. Kforce’s current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) was 1.7 at March 31, 2012 compared to 2.2 at December 31, 2011.

The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 provide a more detailed description of our cash flows. Kforce is principally focused on achieving the appropriate balance in the following areas of cash flow: (i) achieving positive cash flow from operating activities; (ii) repurchasing our common stock; (iii) investing in our infrastructure to allow sustainable growth via capital expenditures; and (iv) making strategic acquisitions.

We believe that existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations, and available borrowings under our Credit Facility will be adequate to meet the capital expenditure and working capital requirements of our operations for at least the next 12 months. However, significant deterioration in the economic environment or market conditions, among other things, could negatively impact operating results and liquidity as well as the ability of our lenders to fund borrowings. There is no assurance that: (i) our lenders will be able to fund our borrowings or (ii) if operations were to deteriorate and additional financing were to become necessary, we would be able to obtain financing in amounts sufficient to meet operating requirements or at terms which are satisfactory and which would allow us to remain competitive.

Actual results could also differ materially from those indicated as a result of a number of factors, including the use of currently available resources for possible acquisitions and possible additional stock repurchases

The following table presents a summary of our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31:

 

     2012     2011  

Cash provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

   $ 2,473      $ (3,626

Investing activities

     46,298        (2,804

Financing activities

     (48,848     5,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (77   $ (607
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations

As was previously discussed, Kforce sold KCR on March 30, 2012 (effective as of March 31, 2012). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows have been presented on a combined basis (continuing operations and discontinued operations). Cash flows provided by discontinued operations for all prior periods, including the three months ended March 31, 2011, were provided by operating activities and were not material to the capital resources of Kforce. In addition, the absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to have a significant effect on the future liquidity, financial position, or capital resources of Kforce.

Operating Activities

The significant variations in cash provided by operating activities and net income are principally related to adjustments to net income for certain non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation as well as the gain on the sale of discontinued operations. These adjustments are more fully detailed in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Our largest source of operating cash flows is the collection of trade receivables and our largest use of operating cash flows is the payment of our employee and consultant populations’ compensation, which includes base salary, commissions and bonuses.

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $1.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, which exclude equipment acquired under capital leases. Effective March 31, 2012, Kforce sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of KCR for a purchase price of $50.0 million, subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments. Proceeds from the divestiture of KCR were $48.3 million, net of transaction costs, during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

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We expect to continue to selectively invest in our infrastructure in order to support the expected future growth in our business. Kforce believes it has sufficient cash and availability under its Credit Facility to make any expected necessary capital expenditures in the foreseeable future. In addition, we continually review our portfolio of businesses and their operations in comparison to our internal strategic and performance objectives. As part of this review, we may acquire other businesses and further invest in, fully divest and/or sell parts of our current businesses.

Financing Activities

There were no open market repurchases of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Credit Facility

The maximum borrowings available to Kforce under the Credit Facility are limited to: (a) a revolving credit facility of up to $100 million (the “Revolving Loan Amount”) and (b) a $15 million sub-limit included in the Credit Facility for letters of credit.

Borrowing availability under the Credit Facility is limited to the remainder of (a) the lesser of (i) $100.0 million minus the four week average aggregate weekly payroll of employees assigned to work for customers, or (ii) 85% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivable, plus 80% of the net amount of eligible unbilled accounts receivable, plus 80% of the net amount of eligible employee placement accounts, minus certain minimum availability reserves, and in either case, minus (b) the aggregate outstanding amount under the Credit Facility. Outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Amount bear interest at a rate of (a) LIBOR plus an applicable margin based on various factors or (b) the higher of: (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (iii) LIBOR plus 1.00%. Fluctuations in the ratio of unbilled to billed receivables could result in material changes to availability from time to time. Letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility require Kforce to pay a fronting fee equal to 0.125% of the amount of each letter of credit issued plus, plus a per annum fee equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR loans based on the total letters of credit outstanding. To the extent that Kforce has unused availability under the Credit Facility, an unused line fee is required to be paid equal to the applicable margin times the amount by which the maximum revolver amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of the revolving loans and the average daily undrawn face amount of outstanding letters of credit during the immediate preceding month. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of Kforce and its subsidiaries, excluding the real estate located at the Kforce’s corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Under the Credit Facility, Kforce is subject to certain affirmative and negative covenants including (but not limited to) the maintenance of a fixed charge coverage ratio if the Firm’s availability under the Credit Facility is less than the greater of 10% of the aggregate amount of the commitment of all of the lenders under the Credit Facility and $11.0 million. As of March 31, 2012, Kforce had availability under the Credit Facility in excess of the minimum requirement; therefore, the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 was not applicable. Kforce believes that it will be able to maintain the minimum availability requirement; however, in the event that Kforce is unable to do so, Kforce could fail the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, which would constitute an event of default. The Credit Facility expires September 20, 2016.

As of March 31, 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings and $85.5 million was available under the Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, maximum outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility were $58.0 million. As of May 2, 2012, $20.9 million was outstanding and $64.6 million was available under the Credit Facility.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Kforce provides letters of credit to certain vendors in lieu of cash deposits. At March 31, 2012, Kforce had letters of credit outstanding for workers’ compensation and other insurance coverage totaling $3.4 million and for facility lease deposits totaling $0.3 million. Kforce does not have any additional off-balance sheet arrangements that have had, or are expected to have, a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Stock Repurchases

As of December 31, 2011, $84.2 million of the Board-authorized $150.0 million common stock repurchase program remained available for future repurchases. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, Kforce repurchased approximately 1.0 million shares of common stock at a total cost of approximately $15.5 million. As of March 31, 2012, $68.7 million remains available for future repurchases.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

In addition to the risks inherent in its operations, Kforce is exposed to certain market risks, primarily changes in interest rates. The sensitivity analysis presented below for our Credit Facility is based on a 10% change in interest rates. This change is a hypothetical scenario and is used to calibrate potential risk and does not represent our view of future market changes.

As of March 31, 2012, we had no balance outstanding under our Credit Facility. Our weighted average effective interest rate on our Credit Facility was 0% at March 31, 2012 as we had no balance outstanding under our Credit Facility. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates in effect at March 31, 2011 would not have any significant effect on Kforce’s annual interest expense.

We do not believe that we have a material exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies because our international operations represented approximately 2% of net service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and because our international operations’ functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. However, we will continue to assess the impact that currency fluctuations could have on our operations going forward.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2012, we carried out an evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act (“Disclosure Controls”). Based on the Evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our Disclosure Controls are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management has evaluated, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, whether any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on the evaluation we conducted, management has concluded that no such changes have occurred.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

CEO and CFO Certifications

Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 are the Certifications of the CEO and the CFO, respectively. The Certifications are required in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Section 302 Certifications”). This Item of this report, which you are currently reading, is the information concerning the Evaluation referred to in the Section 302 Certifications and this information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On June 6, 2011, the EEOC issued a Determination on a Charge of Discrimination, brought by an individual in 2006, that reasonable cause exists to believe that Kforce discriminated against a class of individuals because of their age by harassing and terminating them and discriminated against another class of individuals because of their age by denying them employment, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Kforce believes it has meritorious defenses to the EEOC’s allegations. As disclosed in our previous filings with the SEC, the EEOC invited Kforce to participate in conciliation efforts, and Kforce accepted the invitation. Based upon the recent progress of conciliation efforts, we believe that a negotiated resolution is likely. Therefore, we have recorded a liability of $1,550 for the anticipated settlement. In addition, we have also recognized an asset of approximately $800 representing the expected insurance recovery associated with this loss contingency.

We are not aware of any new legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse impact on Kforce, or other material developments with respect to existing legal proceedings, that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table presents information with respect to our repurchases of Kforce common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
(1)
     Average Price Paid
per Share
     Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

(1)
     Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
 

January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012

     26,076       $ 12.64         26,076       $ 83,907,605   

February 1, 2012 to February 28, 2012

     20,803       $ 14.12         20,803       $ 83,613,893   

March 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012

     998,856       $ 14.90         998,856       $ 68,730,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,045,735       $ 14.83         1,045,735       $ 68,730,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) All of the shares reported above as purchased are attributable to shares withheld for statutory minimum tax withholding requirements pertaining to the vesting of restricted stock.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

As disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 30, 2009 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2010, Kforce Government Solutions, Inc. (“KGS”), a Kforce subsidiary, entered into an Administrative Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the U.S. Department of Interior (“DOI”) on December 29, 2009. The Agreement had a term of three years and required KGS to take certain compliance-related actions. On May 3, 2012, KGS and the DOI entered into an Amended Administrative Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) as a result of a self-disclosed overbilling on a contract in the amount of approximately $155. The Amended Agreement extends the Agreement’s term by nine months, to September 30, 2013, and imposes certain additional compliance obligations upon KGS. If a breach of the Amended Agreement were to occur, it could have material adverse impact on KGS and Kforce, including the possibility of suspension and debarment from doing business with the Federal Government.

The foregoing description of the Amended Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (1)
3.1a    Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. (2)
3.1b    Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. (2)
3.1c    Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. (2)
3.1d    Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. (3)
3.1e    Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. (4)
3.2    Amended & Restated Bylaws. (5)
10.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2012, by and among Kforce Inc., Kforce Clinical Research, Inc. and inVentiv Health, Inc. (6)
10.2    Consent and First Amendment, dated March 30, 2012, to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Kforce Inc. and its subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A. and other lenders thereto.
10.3    Amended Administrative Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2012, between and among Kforce Government Solutions, Inc. and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
31.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Kforce Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Kforce Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Kforce Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Kforce Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1    Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q formatted in XBRL. (7)

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File 33-91738) filed April 28, 1995.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form S-4/A (File No. 333-111566) filed February 9, 2004, as amended.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-26058) filed May 17, 2000.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-26058) filed March 29, 2002.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-26058) filed February 7, 2007.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-26058) filed March 19, 2012.
(7) The interactive data files shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Kforce Inc.      

(Registrant)

     
Date: May 7, 2012     By:   /s/ JOSEPH J. LIBERATORE
      Joseph J. Liberatore
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)
Date: May 7, 2012     By:   /s/ JEFFREY B. HACKMAN
      Jeffrey B. Hackman
      Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
      (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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