PRGX Global, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

/EIN News/ -- ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRGX Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGX), a global leader in Recovery Audit and Spend Analytics services, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

Quarterly Highlights

• Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $11.9 million, net loss from continuing operations of $4.4 million
  
• Adjusted EBITDA is the highest in over a decade
  
• Delivered on commitment to reach Adjacent Services profitability by the end of 2019
  
• Reiterating 2020 annual guidance for Adjusted EBITDA of between $28 million to $30 million

		For the Three Months Ended December 31,											For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Selected Financial Data (dollars in thousands)		2019				2018				% Change			2019				2018				% Change
Revenue
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	30,413			$	32,244			-5.7	%		$	116,708			$	115,920			0.7	%
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		14,885				15,863				-6.2	%		47,283				49,526				-4.5	%
Adjacent Services		1,392				1,526				-8.8	%		5,767				6,330				-8.9	%
Total		$	46,690			$	49,633			-5.9	%		$	169,758			$	171,776			-1.2	%
Net (loss) income from continuing operations		(4,369		)		5,933				-173.6	%		(14,328		)		3,351				-527.6	%
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations		$	11,889			$	10,869			9.4	%		$	22,070			$	24,673			-10.5	%

“Consistent with the guidance provided last quarter, we delivered significantly improved Adjusted EBITDA performance as we rationalized costs in our business and brought Adjacent Services to profitability. This quarter marks the highest quarterly Adjusted EBITDA the company has delivered in more than 10 years. While our streamlined cost structure is the nearest term evidence of PRGX’s transformation, we remain on track to begin rolling out our next generation technology platform and audit tools in the second  quarter that we expect will drive future revenue growth and improved profitability,” said Ron Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“In 2020, we continue to expect Adjusted EBITDA to grow as we fully realize the benefit of the cost takeout initiatives in 2019 and continue to improve client profitability. We reiterate our expectation of delivering 2020 Adjusted EBITDA within a range of $28 to $30 million, reflecting 25-to-30 percent growth on an assumed flat revenue base, and significant improvement in free cash flow. Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, we expect to deliver meaningful top-line growth, as the market for Source-to-Pay solutions continues to grow and PRGX further enhances its position in that market,” concluded Stewart.

Unaudited Consolidated Results from Continuing Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated revenue from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $46.7 million, compared to $49.6 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of 5.9%. Fourth quarter 2019 revenue from the Recovery Audit Services segments was $45.3 million compared to $48.1 million in the prior year, and from the Adjacent Services segment was $1.4 million compared to $1.5 million in 2018. On a constant dollar basis adjusted for changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue decreased by 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Total cost of revenue from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $23.1 million, or 49.5% of revenue, compared to $26.5 million, or 53.4% of revenue, for the same period in the prior year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 were $14.4 million compared to $13.9 million in the prior year period.

Consolidated net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $4.4 million, or $(0.19) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $5.9 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2018.

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $11.9 million, or 25.5% of revenue, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9 million, or 21.9% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $1.0 million or 9.4%.

Schedule 3 attached to this press release provides a reconciliation of net loss to each of Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA.

Unaudited Consolidated Results from Continuing Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Consolidated revenue from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $169.8 million, compared to $171.8 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of 1.2%. For the year ended December 31, 2019, revenue from the Recovery Audit Services segments was $164.0 million compared to $165.4 million in the prior year, and from the Adjacent Services segment was $5.8 million compared to $6.3 million in 2018. On a constant dollar basis adjusted for changes in foreign exchange rates, revenue increased by 0.1% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the prior year.

Total cost of revenue from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $100.2 million, or 59.0% of revenue, compared to $104.8 million, or 61.0% of revenue, for the prior year, representing a 2.0% improvement as a percentage of revenue.

Selling, general and administrative expenses from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $57.6 million compared to $50.5 million in the prior year.

Consolidated net loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $14.3 million, or $(0.63) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $3.4 million, or $0.14 per basic and diluted share, for 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $22.1 million, or 13.0% of revenue, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $24.7 million, or 14.4% of revenue, for 2018, a decrease of $2.6 million or 10.5%.

Schedule 3 attached to this press release provides a reconciliation of net loss to each of EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

Cash Flow and Liquidity

Net cash provided by operating activities for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $7.3 million, compared to $5.9 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year, and net cash provided by operating activities was $10.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $2.4 million in the prior year.

At December 31, 2019, the Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $15.0 million, and borrowings of $37.0 million against its $60.0 million revolving credit facility.

Impairment Charges

Under generally accepted accounting principles, the company is required to perform a periodic impairment test of its goodwill. This analysis is performed in the fourth quarter each year. Additionally, we evaluate goodwill, property, equipment and software, and intangible assets when there is an indicator of impairment. As a result of these analyses, in the fourth quarter the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $10.1 million, with $7.5 million relating to internally developed software that is no longer in use, and $2.6 million relating to the impairment of goodwill associated with our Adjacent Services segment.

Guidance

For 2020, Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $28 million to $30 million.

Stock Repurchase Program

Since the February 2014 announcement of the Company’s stock repurchase program, as of December 31, 2019, the Company has repurchased 9.8 million shares. The Company repurchased approximately 0.7 million shares of its outstanding common stock for an aggregate price of $4.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter Earnings Call

As previously announced, management will hold a conference call later today at 5:00 PM (Eastern time) to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results. To access the conference call, listeners in the U.S. and Canada should dial (877) 755-7423 at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the conference. Listeners outside the U.S. and Canada should dial (678) 894-3069. To be admitted to the call, listeners should use passcode 2181927.

This teleconference will also be audiocast on the Internet at www.prgx.com (click on “Events & Presentations” under “Investors”). A replay of the audiocast will be available at the same location on www.prgx.com beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live audiocast, extending through June 30, 2020. Please note that the Internet audiocast is “listen-only.” Microsoft Windows Media Player is required to access the live audiocast and the replay and can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads.

About PRGX

PRGX helps companies spot value in their source-to-pay processes that other sophisticated solutions didn’t get to before. Having identified more than 300 common points of leakage, we help companies reach wider, dig deeper, and act faster to get more value out of their source-to-pay data. We pioneered this industry nearly 50 years ago, and today we help clients in more than 30 countries take back $1.2 billion in annual cash flow. It’s why 75% of top global retailers and a third of the largest companies in the Fortune 500 rely on us. For additional information on PRGX, please visit www.prgx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include both implied and express statements regarding the Company’s overall condition and growth prospects, and the Company's expectations regarding its 2020 financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from the historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that could affect the Company’s future performance include revenue that does not meet expectations or justify costs incurred, the Company’s ability to develop material sources of new revenue in addition to revenue from its core recovery audit services, changes in the market for the Company’s services, the Company’s ability to retain and attract qualified personnel, the Company’s ability to execute on its profitability improvement efforts, the Company’s ability to integrate recent and future acquisitions, uncertainty in the credit markets, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with its financial covenants, client bankruptcies, loss of major clients, and other risks generally applicable to the Company’s business. For a discussion of other risk factors that may impact the Company’s business, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or modify these forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are all “non-GAAP financial measures” presented as supplemental measures of the Company’s performance. They are not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The Company believes these measures provide additional meaningful information in evaluating its performance over time, and that the rating agencies and a number of lenders use EBITDA and similar measures for similar purposes. In addition, a measure similar to Adjusted EBITDA is used in the restrictive covenants contained in the Company’s secured credit facility. However, EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. In addition, in evaluating EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that, as described above, the adjustments may vary from period to period and in the future the Company will incur expenses such as those used in calculating these measures. The Company’s presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items. Schedule 3 to this press release provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to each of EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

CONTACT: PRGX Global, Inc.
investor-relations@prgx.com
Phone: 770-779-3011

SCHEDULE 1
PRGX Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2019				2018				2019				2018
Revenue, net		$	46,690			$	49,633			$	169,758			$	171,776
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue		23,090				26,493				100,176				104,825
Selling, general and administrative expenses		14,390				13,862				57,599				50,456
Depreciation of property, equipment and software assets		2,749				2,074				9,981				7,370
Amortization of intangible assets		867				871				3,465				3,395
Acquisition-related adjustment loss (income)		—				12				(250		)		(1,628		)
Impairment charges		10,073				—				10,073				—
Total operating expenses		51,169				43,312				181,044				164,418
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations		(4,479		)		6,321				(11,286		)		7,358
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses on short-term intercompany balances		(736		)		272				298				1,002
Interest expense, net		376				363				1,817				1,663
Other loss (income)		1				5				(3		)		21
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax		(4,120		)		5,681				(13,398		)		4,672
Income tax expense (benefit)		249				(252		)		930				1,321
Net (loss) income from continuing operations		$	(4,369	)		$	5,933			$	(14,328	)		$	3,351
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) income from discontinued operations		(34		)		1,926				608				1,242
Income tax expense		—				—				—				—
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations		(34		)		1,926				608				1,242
Net (loss) income		$	(4,403	)		$	7,859			$	(13,720	)		$	4,593
Basic (loss) income per common share:
Basic (loss) income from continuing operations		$	(0.19	)		$	0.26			$	(0.63	)		$	0.14
Basic income from discontinued operations		—				0.08				0.03				0.06
Total basic (loss) income per common share		$	(0.19	)		$	0.34			$	(0.60	)		$	0.20
Diluted (loss) income per common share:
Diluted (loss) income from continuing operations		$	(0.19	)		$	0.26			$	(0.63	)		$	0.14
Diluted income from discontinued operations		—				0.08				0.03				0.06
Total diluted (loss) income per common share		$	(0.19	)		$	0.34			$	(0.60	)		$	0.20
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		22,463				23,036				22,651				22,811
Diluted		22,463				23,619				22,651				23,434

SCHEDULE 2
PRGX Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		December 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	14,982			$	13,973
Restricted cash		46				46
Receivables:
Contract receivables, net		43,112				46,865
Employee advances and miscellaneous receivables, net		704				567
Total receivables		43,816				47,432
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,582				3,144
Total current assets		64,426				64,595
Property, equipment and software, net		17,746				$	22,028
Operating lease right-of-use assets		10,969				—
Goodwill		15,070				17,531
Intangible assets, net		11,506				14,945
Deferred income taxes		3,921				3,561
Other assets		1,828				2,169
Total assets		$	125,466			$	124,829
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	4,326			$	7,515
Accrued payroll and related expenses		12,951				15,073
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		3,717				—
Refund liabilities		4,513				6,497
Deferred revenue		2,217				2,428
Current portion of long-term debt		17				48
Current portion of business acquisition obligations		—				4,162
Total current liabilities		27,741				35,723
Long-term debt		36,603				21,553
Long-term operating lease liabilities		7,435				—
Refund liabilities		9				100
Deferred income taxes		628				666
Other long-term liabilities		—				458
Total liabilities		72,416				58,500
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		234				232
Additional paid-in capital		582,404				582,574
Accumulated deficit		(529,176		)		(515,456		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(412		)		(1,021		)
Total shareholders’ equity		53,050				66,329
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	125,466			$	124,829

SCHEDULE 3
PRGX Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2019				2018				2019				2018
Reconciliation of net (loss) income to EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
Net (loss) income		$	(4,403	)		$	7,859			$	(13,720	)		$	4,593
Income tax expense (benefit)		249				(252		)		930				1,321
Interest expense, net		376				363				1,817				1,663
EBIT		(3,778		)		7,970				(10,973		)		7,577
Depreciation of property, equipment and software assets		2,749				2,074				9,981				7,371
Amortization of intangible assets		867				871				3,465				3,395
EBITDA		(162		)		10,915				2,473				18,343
Impairment charges		10,058				—				10,058				—
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses on short-term intercompany balances		(736		)		272				298				1,002
Acquisition-related adjustment loss (income)		—				12				(250		)		(1,628		)
Transformation, severance, and other expenses		1,322				694				5,157				3,122
Other loss (income)		1				5				(3		)		21
Stock-based compensation		1,357				897				4,930				5,056
Adjusted EBITDA		$	11,840			$	12,795			$	22,663			$	25,916
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations		$	11,889			$	10,869			$	22,070			$	24,673
Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued operations		$	(49	)		$	1,926			$	593			$	1,243

EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are all “non-GAAP financial measures” presented as supplemental measures of our performance. They are not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The Company believes these measures provide additional meaningful information in evaluating the Company’s performance over time, and that the rating agencies and a number of lenders use EBIT, EBITDA and similar measures for similar purposes. In addition, a measure similar to Adjusted EBITDA is used in the restrictive covenants contained in the Company’s secured credit facility. However, EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In addition, in evaluating EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses such as those used in calculating these measures. Our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

SCHEDULE 4
PRGX Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited) 

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2019				2018				2019				2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income		$	(4,403	)		$	7,859			$	(13,720	)		$	4,593
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating activities:
Impairment charges		10,058				—				10,058				—
Depreciation and amortization		3,616				2,946				13,446				10,766
Amortization of deferred loan costs		5				—				126				53
Deferred income taxes		(429		)		(1,490		)		(425		)		(1,321		)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,495				897				5,068				5,056
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration		—				12				(250		)		(1,628		)
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses on short-term intercompany balances		(736		)		272				298				1,002
Long-term incentive compensation payout		—				—				—				(6,378		)
(Increase) decrease in receivables		(5,240		)		(10,181		)		4,107				(9,631		)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued payroll and other accrued expenses		4,245				5,367				(3,386		)		(855		)
Other, primarily changes in assets and liabilities		(1,319		)		173				(4,822		)		769
Net cash provided by operating activities		7,292				5,855				10,500				2,426
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, equipment and software, net of disposals		(3,348		)		(2,499		)		(15,027		)		(10,398		)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired		—				—				—				19
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,348		)		(2,499		)		(15,027		)		(10,379		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under line of credit		1,000				4,000				15,400				8,000
Payment of earnout liability related to business acquisitions		—				—				(4,229		)		(4,000		)
Payment of deferred loan costs		(78		)		—				(472		)		(38		)
Repurchases of common stock		(442		)		(4,069		)		(4,654		)		(4,069		)
Other, net		(43		)		262				(582		)		3,141
Net cash provided by financing activities		437				193				5,463				3,034
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(590		)		(123		)		73				64
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3,791				3,426				1,009				(4,855		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		11,237				10,593				14,019				18,874
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	15,028			$	14,019			$	15,028			$	14,019
Noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures for property, equipment, and software not paid by period end		$	17			$	1,954			$	17			$	1,954

SCHEDULE 5
PRGX Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results by Operating Segment *
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended December 31,												Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2019				2018				Change				2019				2018				Change
Revenue, net
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	30,413			$	32,244			$	(1,831	)		$	116,708			$	115,920			$	788
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		14,885				15,863				(978		)		47,283				49,526				(2,243		)
Adjacent Services		1,392				1,526				(134		)		5,767				6,330				(563		)
Total		$	46,690			$	49,633			$	(2,943	)		$	169,758			$	171,776			$	(2,018	)
Cost of revenue
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	15,724			$	17,031			$	(1,307	)		$	64,864			$	69,897			$	(5,033	)
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		7,042				7,216				(174		)		27,618				27,767				(149		)
Adjacent Services		324				2,246				(1,922		)		7,694				7,161				533
Total		$	23,090			$	26,493			$	(3,403	)		$	100,176			$	104,825			$	(4,649	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	3,261			$	3,103			$	158			$	13,751			$	11,849			$	1,902
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		1,047				1,796				(749		)		7,600				7,439				161
Adjacent Services		66				262				(196		)		1,147				1,685				(538		)
Corporate		10,016				8,701				1,315				35,101				29,483				5,618
Total		$	14,390			$	13,862			$	528			$	57,599			$	50,456			$	7,143
Impairment charges and acquisition-related adjustments
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	1,497			$	—			$	1,497			$	1,247			$	—			$	1,247
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		24				—				24				24				—				24
Adjacent Services		3,425				—				3,425				3,425				—				3,425
Corporate		5,127				12				5,115				5,127				(1,628		)		6,755
Total		$	10,073			$	12			$	10,061			$	9,823			$	(1,628	)		$	11,451
Depreciation of property, equipment and software assets
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	2,312			$	1,669			$	643			$	8,184			$	5,545			$	2,639
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		186				171				15				706				683				23
Adjacent Services		251				234				17				1,091				1,142				(51		)
Total		$	2,749			$	2,074			$	675			$	9,981			$	7,370			$	2,611
Amortization of intangible assets
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	437			$	446			$	(9	)		$	1,750			$	1,664			$	86
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		43				36				7				169				172				(3		)
Adjacent Services		387				389				(2		)		1,546				1,559				(13		)
Total		$	867			$	871			$	(4	)		$	3,465			$	3,395			$	70
Operating income (loss)
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	7,182			$	9,995			$	(2,813	)		$	26,912			$	26,965			$	(53	)
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		6,543				6,644				(101		)		11,166				13,465				(2,299		)
Adjacent Services		(3,061		)		(1,605		)		(1,456		)		(9,136		)		(5,217		)		(3,919		)
Corporate		(15,143		)		(8,713		)		(6,430		)		(40,228		)		(27,855		)		(12,373		)
Total		$	(4,479	)		$	6,321			$	(10,800	)		$	(11,286	)		$	7,358			$	(18,644	)
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
Recovery Audit Services - Americas		$	12,520			$	12,326			$	194			$	40,217			$	35,118			$	5,099
Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific		7,078				7,046				32				12,732				15,514				(2,782		)
Adjacent Services		909				(982		)		1,891				(2,213		)		(2,450		)		237
Corporate		(8,618		)		(7,521		)		(1,097		)		(28,666		)		(23,509		)		(5,157		)
Total		$	11,889			$	10,869			$	1,020			$	22,070			$	24,673			$	(2,603	)

* The Recovery Audit Services - Americas segment represents recovery audit services provided in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The Recovery Audit Services - Europe/Asia-Pacific segment represents recovery audit services provided in Europe, Asia and the Pacific region. The Adjacent Services segment represents advisory services, spend analytics and supplier information management services.