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The Hackett Group Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results
[August 08, 2017]

The Hackett Group Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results


The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global intellectual property-based strategic consultancy and leading enterprise benchmarking and best practices implementation firm, today announced its financial results for the second quarter, which ended on June 30, 2017.

Q2 2017 gross revenue was $73.6 million, down 3%, or 2% in constant currency basis, and net revenue (gross revenue less reimbursable expenses) was $67.7 million, down 1% from prior year and up slightly on a constant currency basis. Q2 2017 pro forma diluted earnings per share were $0.25, up 4% when compared to $0.24 for the same period in 2016. Pro forma information is provided to enhance the understanding of the Company's financial performance and is reconciled to the Company's GAAP information in the accompanying tables.

GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.15 for the second quarter of 2017, as compared to $0.17 in the second quarter of 2016. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded acquisition related restructuring and acquisition purchase consideration, reflected as compensation expense, which totaled approximately $0.05.

At the end of the second quarter of 2017, the Company's cash balances were $14.4 million. During the quarter the Company utilized cash to repurchase 528 thousand shares of the Company's common stock at an average price per share of $15.13 for a total of $8.0 million. As of the end of the second quarter of 2017, the Company's remaining stock repurchase program authorization was $0.6 million. In its recent meeting, the Company's Board of Directors approved an additional $5.0 million authorization under the repurchase plan, increasing the total authorization to $132.7 million.

"We reported solid operating results but more importantly, we took aggressive actions to allow us to quickly migrate and align our skills and significantly expand our addressable market in the rapidly developing cloud applications space," stated Ted A. Fernandez, Chairman & CEO of The Hackett Group. "We believe our focus in the emerging cloud applications, robotics process automation, enterprise analytics and our 'IP as a Service' offerings provides the organization with significant long term growth opportunities."

Based on the current economic outlook, the Company estimates total gross revenue for the third quarter of 2017 to be in the range of $69.5 million to $71.5 million or net revenue to be in the range of $64.4 million to $66.2 million. The gross revenue outlook includes an estimated 8% for reimbursable expenses. The Company estimates pro forma diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.24 to $0.26. At the high end of the guidance, pro forma EPS would increase 4% when compared to prior year.

Other Highlights

The Hackett Group Wins Accolades from Forbes & Spend Matters - For the second year in a row, Forbes and Statista listed The Hackett Group as one of the "Best Management Consulting Firms for 2017". The Hackett Group was listed for its work in three sectors: automotive, chemical, and supply chain management. In addition, Spend Matters named The Hackett Group as one of its "50 Providers to Know" for the fourth consecutive year.

Aecus Receives Queen's Award for International Trade - Aecus Ltd, which was acquired by The Hackett Group in April, won the Queen's Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

HR Key Issues Research - New research from The Hackett Group found that most HR organizations remain behind the curve in addressing issues that are central to achieving the most important enterprise goals, including aligning talent strategies to business needs, dealing with critical talent and skill shortages and implementing organizational change. While some crucial development areas are targeted for major improvement in 2017, others - such as finding solutions to critical skills shortages, retention of key staff and strategy execution - will likely not receive the attention they need, according to the research.

Supplier Diversity Research - The Hackett Group released new research showing that virtually all diversity suppliers meet or exceed expectations, and top corporate performers in supplier diversity experience no loss in efficiency. In addition, they see improved quality and often extract other benefits, including increased market share and access to new revenue opportunities. The research challenges the attitude of many business leaders, who worry that dedicating resources to supplier diversity will divert attention from other strategic activities.

On Tuesday, August 8, 2017, senior management will discuss second quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET. The number for the conference call is (844) 358-9115, [Passcode: Second Quarter]. For International callers, please dial (209) 905-5950.

Please dial in at least 5-10 minutes prior to start time. If you are unable to participate on the conference call, a rebroadcast will be available beginning at 8:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 and will run through 5:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. To access the rebroadcast, please dial (855) 859-2056. For International callers, please dial (404) 537-3406, [Passcode: 52261313].

In addition, The Hackett Group will also be webcasting this conference call live through the StreetEvents.com service. To participate, simply visit http://www.thehackettgroup.com approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and click on the conference call link provided. An online replay of the call will be available after 8:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 and will run through 5:00 P.M. ET on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. To access the replay, visit www.thehackettgroup.com or http://www.streetevents.com.

About The Hackett Group

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) is an intellectual property-based strategic consultancy and leading enterprise benchmarking and best practices implementation firm to global companies, offering digital transformation and enterprise application approaches including robotic process automation and cloud computing. Services include business transformation, enterprise performance managementworking capital management and global business services. The Hackett Group also provides dedicated expertise in business strategy, operations, finance, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement and information technology, including its award-winning Oracle EPM and SAP practices.

The Hackett Group has completed more than 13,000 benchmarking studies with major corporations and government agencies, including 93% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 87% of the Fortune 100, 87% of the DAX 30 and 58% of the FTSE 100. These studies drive its Best Practice Intelligence Center which includes the firm's benchmarking metrics, best practices repository and best practice configuration guides and process flows, which enable The Hackett Group's clients and partners to achieve world-class performance.

More information on The Hackett Group is available at: www.thehackettgroup.com,[email protected], or by calling (770) 225-3600.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause The Hackett Group's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that impact such forward-looking statements include, among others, the ability of our products, services, or offerings mentioned in this release to deliver the desired effect, our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, including the Jibe Consulting and Aecus Limited acquisitions referenced above, into our operations, our ability to retain existing business, our ability to attract additional business, our ability to effectively market and sell our product offerings and other services, the timing of projects and the potential for contract cancellations by our customers, changes in expectations regarding the business consulting and information technology industries, our ability to attract and retain skilled employees, possible changes in collections of accounts receivable due to the bankruptcy or financial difficulties of our customers, risks of competition, price and margin trends, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in general economic conditions and interest rates, our ability to obtain debt financing through additional borrowings under an amendment to our existing credit facility as well as other risks detailed in our Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.





The Hackett Group, Inc.    
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, July 1, June 30, July 1,
2017   2016   2017     2016  
Revenue:
Revenue before reimbursements ("net revenue") $ 67,726 $ 68,178 $ 132,795 $ $ 130,151
Reimbursements   5,844     7,435     12,204     14,240  
Total revenue 73,570 75,613 144,999 144,391
 
Costs and expenses:
Cost of service:
Personnel costs before reimbursable expenses 40,947 41,894 81,099 80,245
Acquisition-related compensation expense 423 - 423 -
Non-cash stock compensation expense 1,226 1,136 2,358 2,183
Acquisition-related non-cash stock compensation expense 616 315 926 583
Reimbursable expenses   5,844     7,435     12,204     14,240  
Total cost of service 49,056 50,780 97,010 97,251
 
Selling, general and administrative costs 15,190 15,059 29,550 29,254
Non-cash stock compensation expense 874 861 1,533 1,458
Acquisition-related costs 161 - 267 -
Amortization of intangible assets 532 275 918 550
Restructuring costs   1,293     -     1,293     -  
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses 18,050 16,195 33,561 31,262
       
Total costs and operating expenses   67,106     66,975     130,571     128,513  
 
Income from operations 6,464 8,638 14,428 15,878
 
Other expense:
Interest expense   (127 )   (110 )   (217 )   (151 )
 
Income from operations before income taxes 6,337 8,528 14,211 15,727
Income tax expense   1,587     3,082     1,587     5,899  
Net income $ 4,750   $ 5,446   $ 12,624   $ 9,828  
 
Basic net income per common share:
Income per common share from operations $ 0.16 $ 0.19 $ 0.44 $ 0.33
Weighted average common shares outstanding 29,041 29,285 28,955 29,588
 
Diluted net income per common share:
Income per common share from operations $ 0.15 $ 0.17 $ 0.39 $ 0.30
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 32,513 32,882 32,403 33,118
 
Pro forma data (1):
Income from operations before income taxes $ 6,337 $ 8,528 $ 14,211 $ 15,727
Acquisition-related compensation expense 423 - 423 -
Non-cash stock compensation expense 2,100 1,997 3,891 3,641
Acquisition-related non-cash stock compensation expense 616 315 926 583
Acquisition-related costs 161 - 267 -
Restructuring costs 1,293 - 1,293 -
Amortization of intangible assets   532     275     918     550  
Pro forma income before income taxes 11,462 11,115 21,929 20,501
Pro forma income tax expense   3,439     3,335     6,579     6,150  
Pro forma net income $ 8,023   $ 7,781   $ 15,350   $ 14,351  
 
Pro forma basic net income per common share $ 0.28 $ 0.27 $ 0.53 $ 0.49
Weighted average common shares outstanding 29,041 29,285 28,955 29,588
 
Pro forma diluted net income per common share $ 0.25 $ 0.24 $ 0.47 $ 0.43
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 32,513 32,882 32,403 33,118
 
 

(1) The Company provides pro forma earnings results (which exclude the amortization of intangible assets, stock compensation expense, acquisition-related costs and include a normalized tax rate, which is our long term projected cash tax rate) as a complement to results provided in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP results are provided to enhance the overall users' understanding of the Company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. The Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors and by excluding certain expenses that it believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP measures are included to provide investors and management with an alternative method for assessing operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of ongoing operations and to provide a more consistent basis for comparison between quarters. Further, these non-GAAP results are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods. In addition, since the Company has historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, it believes the continued inclusion of non-GAAP results provides consistency in its financial reporting. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.


The Hackett Group, Inc.    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
  June 30, December 30,
2017 2016
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,419 $ 19,710
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue, net 50,361 47,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   3,222   1,704
Total current assets 68,002 68,813
 
Property and equipment, net 16,477 14,774
Other assets 5,174 3,336
Goodwill, net   85,273   72,376
Total assets $ 174,926 $ 159,299
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 8,171 $ 9,089
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   37,067   46,725
Total current liabilities 45,238 55,814
Non-current accrued expenses and other liabilities 7,029 -
Long-term deferred tax liability, net 10,812 10,216
Long-term debt   20,000   7,000
Total liabilities 83,079 73,030
 
Shareholders' equity   91,847   86,269
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 174,926 $ 159,299
The Hackett Group, Inc.      
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA
(unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
June 30, July 1, March 31,
2017 2016 2017
Revenue Breakdown by Group:
(in thousands)
The Hackett Group (2) $ 62,472 $ 65,747 60,249
SAP Solutions (3)   11,098     9,866     11,180  
Total revenue $ 73,570   $ 75,613   $ 71,429  
 
Revenue Concentration:
(% of total revenue)
Top customer 4 % 4 % 4 %
Top 5 customers 15 % 15 % 18 %
Top 10 customers 25 % 25 % 30 %
 
Key Metrics and Other Financial Data:
 
Total Company:
Consultant headcount 1,002 926 922
Total headcount 1,246 1,134 1,142
Days sales outstanding (DSO) 61 57 64
Cash provided by operating activities (in thousands) $ 4,111 $ 7,243 $ 4,876
Depreciation (in thousands) $ 612 $ 621 $ 639
Amortization (in thousands) $ 532 $ 275 $ 386
 
The Hackett Group (in thousands):

The Hackett Group annualized net revenue per professional (2)

$ 317 $

352

$ 322
 
SAP Solutions:
SAP Solutions consultant utilization rate (3) 78 % 78 % 75 %
SAP Solutions gross billing rate per hour (3) $ 133 $ 119 $ 134
 
Shares Repurchased Under the Share Repurchase Plan:
Shares purchased (in thousands) 507 1,722 59
Cost of shares repurchased (in thousands) $ 7,617 $ 25,361 $ 1,186
Average price per share of shares purchased $ 15.01 $ 14.73 $ 20
Remaining Plan authorization (in thousands) $ 630 $ 4,883 $ 3,247
 
Shares Purchased to Satisfy Employee Net Vesting Obligations:
Shares purchased (in thousands) 21 29 174
Cost of shares purchased (in thousands) $ 370 $ 422 $ 2,906
Average price per share of shares purchased $ 17.90 $ 14.36 $ 16.72
 

(2) The Hackett Group encompasses the Benchmarking, Business Transformation and Executive Advisory groups, and EPM Groups and excludes AMS. Annualized revenue per professional previously utilized gross revenue; the statistics have been amended to utilize net revenue. Prior periods have been restated.

(3) SAP Solutions encompasses Best Practice Implementation of ERP Software, the SAP group, approximately 40% of which are offshore resources.

(4) Certain reclassifications have been made to conform with current reporting requirements.


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