Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation:

References in this Quarterly Report on 10-Q to “we”, “our”, “Mastech” or “the Company” refer collectively to Mastech Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, which are included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Developments

In August 2013, the Company sold its healthcare staffing business to Accountable Healthcare Staffing, Inc., as more fully described in Note 2 “Discontinued Operations” of these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for all periods presented have been recast to reflect the healthcare staffing business as discontinued operations.

On October 30, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a five-for-four (25 percent) stock split and declared a special cash dividend of $0.50 per post-split share of common stock. The record date for the stock split is November 15, 2013. Shareholders of record as of such date will receive one new share of common stock for every four shares that they own. The distribution of the new shares will be made on November 29, 2013. The cash dividend will be paid on December 20, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of December 9, 2013.

Description of Business

We are a provider of IT staffing services. Our IT staffing business combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of services within business intelligence / data warehousing; web services; enterprise resource planning & customer resource management; and eBusiness solutions. We work with businesses and institutions with significant IT spending and recurring staffing needs. We also support smaller organizations with their “project focused” temporary IT staffing requirements. Our services span a broad range of industry verticals including: automotive; consumer products; education; financial services; government; healthcare; manufacturing; retail; technology; telecommunications; transportation; and utilities.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “Financial Statements”) have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting principally of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2012, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2013. Additionally, our operating results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013 or for any other period.

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company utilizes the equity method of accounting, as prescribed by ASC Topic 323 “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock”, when it is able to exercise significant management influence over the entity’s operations, which generally occurs when Mastech has an ownership interest of between 20% and 50% in an entity. The cost method of accounting is used when the Company does not exercise significant management influence, generally when Mastech has an ownership interest of less than 20%.

Critical Accounting Policies

Please refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for a more detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates. Other than discontinued operations discussed below, there were no material changes to these critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Discontinued Operations: In August 2013, the Company sold its healthcare staffing business to Accountable Staffing Healthcare, Inc. The healthcare staffing business meets the criteria for being reported as a discontinued operation. Accordingly, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for all periods presented have been recast to reflect the presentation of discontinued operations. The carrying value of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations that have been retained by the Company are disclosed below in Note 2 “Discontinued Operations” in these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These assets, net of liabilities, are expected to be monetized by the Company with the next 12-month period. Unless otherwise indicated, all disclosures and amounts in these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate to the Company’s continuing operations.

Segment Reporting

The Company has one reportable segment in accordance with ASC Topic 280 “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”.