UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
For the quarterly period ended
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Commission File No.
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Part I Financial Information |
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Part II Other Information |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Revenue |
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Net income |
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Net income per share: |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
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Net income |
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Comprehensive income |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except share balances)
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Total current assets |
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Goodwill |
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Investments |
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Total assets |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Long-term debt |
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Shareholders’ Equity: |
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Common stock, par value $ |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Cash flow from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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Cash flow from investing activities: |
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Taxes remitted for shares withheld from equity-based compensation |
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Change in cash overdraft, net |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(amounts in thousands)
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Balances as of December 31, 2022 |
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Stock Option Plan share issuance, net |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Net income |
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Foreign currency adjustment |
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Pension loss adjustment, net of tax |
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Balances as of March 31, 2023 |
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Balances as of December 31, 2021 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect, in the opinion of the management of Computer Task Group, Incorporated (“CTG” or “the Company”), all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity for the periods presented. Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed with the SEC.
The Company's fiscal year-end is December 31. During the year, the quarters generally consist of a 13-week fiscal period where the last day of each of the first three quarters is a Friday. The 2023 first quarter began on January 1, 2023 and ended on March 31, 2023. The 2022 first quarter began on January 1, 2022 and ended on April 1, 2022. There were
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the SEC rules and regulations. There are no unconsolidated entities, or off-balance sheet arrangements other than certain guarantees supporting office leases and the performance under government contracts in the Company's European operations. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the Company's management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, which could be impacted by existing market conditions and factors, including among others lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, current macroeconomic conditions such as inflation, and the unpredictability and severity of a civil unrest or outbreak of war or hostilities. Such estimates primarily relate to the recognition of revenue, leased assets and liabilities, the purchase accounting for acquisitions and the valuation of goodwill, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, actuarial assumptions including discount rates and expected return on assets, as applicable, for the Company’s defined benefit plans, the valuation of stock options and restricted stock for recording equity-based compensation expense, the allowance for credit losses, investment valuation, legal matters, other contingencies, and estimates of progress toward completion and direct profit or loss on contracts, as applicable. Management believes that the information and disclosures provided herein are adequate to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity of the Company.
There were no subsequent events as of the date of this filing from the end of the fiscal first quarter on March 31, 2023 that require recognition or disclosure in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company operates in
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The segment revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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Total |
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The Company focuses a significant portion of its services through
The Company’s revenue by vertical market as a percentage of total revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised good or service is transferred to clients, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. For time-and-material contracts, revenue is recognized as hours are incurred and costs are expended. For contracts with progress billing schedules (i.e. progress billing), primarily monthly, revenue is recognized as services are rendered to the client. Revenue for fixed-price contracts is recognized over time using an input-based approach. Revenue recognition over time best portrays the Company’s performance in transferring control of the goods or services to the client. On most fixed price contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that require the client to pay for work performed to date, including cost plus a reasonable profit margin, for goods or services that have no alternative use to the Company. On certain contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that indicate the client controls the asset, or work in process, as the Company creates or enhances the asset. On a given project, actual salary and indirect labor costs incurred are measured and compared with the total estimate of costs of such items at the completion of the project. Revenue is recognized based upon the percentage-of-completion calculation of total incurred costs to total estimated costs. The Company infrequently works on fixed-price projects that include significant amounts of material or other non-labor related costs that could distort the percent complete within a percentage-of-completion calculation. The Company’s estimate of the total labor costs it expects to incur over the term of the contract is based on the nature of the project and the Company's experience on similar projects, and includes management judgments and estimates that affect the amount of revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts in any accounting period. Losses on fixed-price projects are recorded when identified.
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The Company’s revenue from contracts accounted for under time-and-material, progress billing and percentage-of-completion methods as a percentage of consolidated revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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The Company recorded revenue in the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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April 1, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Significant Judgments
With the exception of cost estimates on certain fixed-price projects, there are no other significant judgments used to determine the timing of the satisfaction of performance obligations or determining the transaction price and amounts allocated to performance obligations. The Company allocates the transaction price based on standalone selling prices for contracts with clients that include more than one performance obligation. We determine standalone selling price based on the expected cost of the good or service plus margin approach. Certain clients may qualify for discounts and rebates, which the Company accounts for as variable consideration. We estimate variable consideration and reduce revenue recognized based on the amount we expect to provide to clients.
Contract Balances
For time-and-material and progress billing contracts, the timing of the Company’s satisfaction of its performance obligations is consistent with the timing of payment. For these contracts, the Company has the right to payment in the amount that corresponds directly with the value of the Company’s performance to date. The Company uses the right to invoice practical expedient that allows the Company to recognize revenue in the amount for which it has the right to invoice for time-and-material and progress billing contracts. Bill schedules for fixed-price contracts are generally consistent with the Company’s performance in transferring control of the goods or services to the client. There are no significant financing components in the Company's contracts with clients. Advance billings represent contract liabilities for cash payments received in advance of the Company's performance. Unbilled receivables are reported within “accounts receivable” on the consolidated balance sheets. Accounts receivable and contract liability balances fluctuate based on the timing of the client’s billing schedule and the Company’s period-end date. There are no significant costs to obtain or fulfill contracts with clients.
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations for fixed-price and all managed-support contracts was approximately $
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Taxes Collected from Clients
The Company records taxes collected from its clients for remittance to governmental authorities, primarily in its international locations, on a net basis in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid for a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy for its assets and liabilities, as applicable, based upon three levels of input, which are:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (observable)
Level 2—inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be supported by observable market data for essentially the full term of the asset or liability (observable)
Level 3—unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, but are significant to determining the fair value of the asset or liability (unobservable)
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of the Company’s cash of $
As described in Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired
Life Insurance Policies
The Company has purchased life insurance on the lives of a number of former employees who are plan participants in the non-qualified defined benefit Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan. In total, there are policies currently on
At both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the total death benefit for the remaining policies was approximately $
Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Cash Overdrafts
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term, highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less. The Company does not fund its bank accounts for the checks it has written until the checks are presented to the bank for payment. In the event the Company has no available cash at the bank for which it writes its checks, the "change in cash overdraft, net" line item on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows would be present, and represent the increase or decrease in outstanding checks for a given period. The cash in the Company’s U.S. banks is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the insurable limit of $
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multiple accounts that carry balances in excess of this insurable limit. The Company’s cash in its foreign bank accounts is not insured.
Accounts Receivable Factoring
As part of its working capital management, the Company has a factoring agreement to sell certain trade accounts receivables associated with its largest client on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution. The Company accounts for these transactions as sales of receivables and presents cash proceeds as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. There were $
Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software Costs
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December 31, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Company capitalizes software projects developed for commercial use. The change in the Company’s capitalized software cost balance during the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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Capitalized software |
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$ |
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$ |
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Capitalized software amortization periods range from to
Amortization expense and accumulated amortization for these projects for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 are as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Guarantees
The Company has a number of guarantees in place in its European operations that support office leases and performance under government contracts. These guarantees totaled approximately $
Goodwill
The goodwill recorded on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023 relates to previous acquisitions, including Eleviant in 2022. In accordance with current accounting guidance for “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other,” the Company performs goodwill impairment testing at least annually (in the Company’s fourth quarter), unless indicators of impairment exist in interim periods. There were
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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:
(amounts in thousands) |
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Balance at December 31, 2022 |
$ |
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Acquisitions |
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Foreign currency translation |
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Balance at March 31, 2023 |
$ |
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The Company's goodwill by segment at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as follows:
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December 31, 2022 |
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North America IT Solutions and Services |
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$ |
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Europe IT Solutions and Services |
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$ |
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Acquired Intangible Assets
Acquired intangible assets at March 31, 2023 consist of the following:
(amounts in thousands) |
Estimated |
Gross Carrying Amount |
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Accumulated Amortization |
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Foreign Currency Translation |
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Trademarks |
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
$ |
( |
) |
$ |
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Technology |
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) |
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( |
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Customer relationships |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
$ |
( |
) |
$ |
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Acquired intangible assets at December 31, 2022 consist of the following:
(amounts in thousands) |
Estimated |
Gross Carrying Amount |
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Accumulated Amortization |
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Foreign Currency Translation |
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$ |
( |
) |
$ |
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) |
$ |
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( |
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Customer relationships |
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) |
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( |
) |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
$ |
( |
) |
$ |
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Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2023, the five succeeding years, and thereafter is as follows:
Year |
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Annual Amortization |
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(amounts in thousands) |
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2023 (remaining) |
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$ |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2027 |
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2028 |
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Thereafter |
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Total |
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$ |
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The objective of this ASU is to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. The amendments in this ASU are elective and apply to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Then in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-06 “Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848” which amends and extends the sunset date to December 31, 2024. The Company does not expect a significant impact from the
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adoption of this standard as provisions have been made in our Credit Agreement to use an alternate benchmark interest rate when the use of LIBOR is discontinued.
Eleviant Technologies, Inc. ("Eleviant")
On September 29, 2022, the Company acquired
The U.S.-based Eleviant is a provider of digital transformation services and solutions, and is headquartered in Dallas, TX, with operations in Chennai and Coimbatore, India. Eleviant’s offerings support the new ways enterprises work, communicate, and scale today and focus on cloud, application modernization, mobile, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotic process automization (RPA). Eleviant’s services are supported by a portfolio of solutions, including PeopleOne, a Digital Workplace platform for employee engagement, communication, and collaboration; vChat, a chatbot builder platform; and vBots, an RPA builder platform. The acquisition is expected to aid CTG in accelerating the growth of digital solutions sales to clients in the Americas and Europe and create new points of entry with proven technology services and solutions.
An earn-out of $
The acquisition fair value of the consideration for the acquisition of Eleviant consisted of the following as of September 29, 2022:
(amounts in thousands) |
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Cash consideration |
$ |
|
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Share issuance |
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|
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Stock option issuance - 3 month vest |
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Stock option issuance - 12 month vest |
|
|
|
Working capital adjustment |
|
( |
) |
Fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
|
Fair value of purchase consideration |
$ |
|
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The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price consideration to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of September 29, 2022:
(amounts in thousands) |
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Assets Acquired: |
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Cash |
$ |
|
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Accounts receivable |
|
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Prepaids and other current assets |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Taxes receivable |
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Acquired intangibles |
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Goodwill |
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Total assets acquired |
$ |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
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Short-term debt |
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Accrued compensation |
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Other current liabilities |
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Long-term debt |
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Deferred compensation benefits |
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Deferred tax liability |
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Total liabilities assumed |
$ |
|
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Net assets acquired |
$ |
|
The Company allocated value to current assets and liabilities based on book values at September 29, 2022, which approximates fair value. The excess consideration was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for income tax purposes, and is driven by Eleviant providing a high level of digital IT solutions and offshore delivery capabilities.
The intangible assets acquired in this acquisition consisted of the following:
(amounts in thousands) |
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Estimated Useful Life |
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Technology |
$ |
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The Company incurred acquisition-related expenses related to retention bonuses, and amortization of intangible assets of approximately $
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Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 were as follows:
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Weighted-average shares represent the average number of issued shares less treasury shares, and for the basic EPS calculations, unvested restricted stock.
Certain options representing
The Company records a right-of-use asset and liability for substantially all leases for which it is a lessee, in accordance with Topic 842 “Leases.” The Company is obligated under a number of long-term operating leases for office space and office equipment, and for automobiles leased in Europe.
Most leases contain both lease components (fixed payments for rent) and non-lease components (common-area maintenance and other services). The Company has elected the practical expedient to separate lease and non-lease components for its office leases and has elected to group lease and non-lease components for its vehicle leases. Some leases contain renewal options with escalation clauses commensurate with local market fluctuations, however, generally limiting an annual increase to no more than
Operating leases are included in the right-of-use lease assets, short-term lease liabilities, and long-term lease liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company measures the operating lease liabilities at lease commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments using the rate implicit in the lease when readily determinable, or the Company’s secured incremental borrowing rate. The Company has made an accounting policy election not to recognize a lease liability or right-of-use asset for leases with a lease term of twelve months or less and does not include an option to purchase the underlying asset. The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease expense in the period incurred. Variable lease cost consists primarily of common-area maintenance, insurance, and taxes, which are paid based on actual costs incurred by the lessor.
Lease costs for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 were as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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$ |
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Maturities for the Company’s lease liabilities for all operating leases as of March 31, 2023 are as follows:
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Operating Leases |
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|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
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|
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2023 (remaining) |
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$ |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2027 |
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2028 & thereafter |
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Total undiscounted operating lease payments |
|
|
|
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Less: Interest |
|
|
( |
) |
Total present value of operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
Operating lease payments exclude $
|
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March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
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% |
|
% |
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases for the first quarter of 2023 is as follows:
(amounts in thousands) |
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March 31, 2023 |
|
|
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
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|
|
|
Operating cash outflow from operating leases |
|
$ |
|
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities |
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The Company has an asset-based lending revolving credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”), which has a
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $
The maximum amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters were $
Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to meet one financial covenant in order to maintain borrowings under its revolving credit line, pay dividends, and make acquisitions. The covenant is measured quarterly, and at March 31, 2023 represented a fixed charge coverage ratio, where for the trailing twelve months the consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) adjusted for, amongst other items, equity-based compensation and severance expenses, must be greater than
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or $
As part of the Eleviant acquisition, the Company has $
The components that make up accumulated other comprehensive loss on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(amounts in thousands) |
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March 31, 2023 |
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December 31, 2022 |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Pension loss, net of tax of $ |
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|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
During the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, actuarial losses were amortized to expense as follows:
|
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March 31, 2023 |
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April 1, 2022 |
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Amortization of actuarial losses |
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
||
Income tax |
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( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
Net of tax |
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$ |
|
|
$ |
|
The amortization of both prior service cost and actuarial losses, with the exception of the actuarial gains related to the post retirement benefit plan, are included in determining net periodic pension cost. See Note 9, "Deferred Compensation and Other Benefits" for additional information.
The Company’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) is calculated quarterly based upon current assumptions relating to the full year’s estimated operating results and various tax-related items. The 2023 and 2022 first quarter ETR was
The ETR was higher in the 2023 first quarter as compared with the corresponding 2022 period primarily due to the tax benefit for windfalls from equity-based compensation transactions in the 2022 first quarter.
The Company has not recorded a U.S. deferred tax liability for the excess book basis over the tax basis of its investments in foreign subsidiaries as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.
The Company maintains a non-qualified defined benefit Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan (“ESBP”) that provides certain former key executives with deferred compensation benefits, based on years of service and base compensation, payable during retirement. The ESBP was amended as of November 30, 1994, to freeze benefits for the participants in the plan at that time.
The Company also retained certain potential obligations related to a contributory defined-benefit plan for its previous employees located in the Netherlands (“NDBP”) when the Company disposed of its subsidiary, CTG Nederland, B.V. Benefits paid are a function of a percentage of career average pay. The NDBP was curtailed for additional contributions in January 2003.
The Company maintains a fully funded pension plan related to CTG Belgium and CTG Health Solutions (Belgium) employees (“BDBP”). The BDBP has active employees and the Company expects to make future contributions.
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The Company maintains an unfunded pension plan related to the current Soft Company employees (“FDBP”). The Company does not anticipate making contributions to the FDBP.
The Company maintains an unfunded pension plan related to the current StarDust employees (“SDBP”). The Company does not anticipate making contributions to the SDBP.
On September 29, 2022, the Company acquired Eleviant and now maintains an unfunded defined-benefit gratuity plan related to the current Eleviant employees (“IDBP”). The Company does not anticipate making contributions to the IDBP.
Net periodic pension cost for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 for the plans is as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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) |
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$ |
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$ |
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The ESBP is deemed to be unfunded as the Company has not specifically identified assets to be used to discharge the deferred compensation benefit liabilities. The Company has purchased insurance on the lives of certain plan participants in amounts deemed to be sufficient to reimburse the Company for the costs associated with the plan for those participants (see Note 2 for “Life Insurance Policies”). The Company does not anticipate contributing to the plan other than for benefit payments as required in 2023 and future years. In the 2023 first quarter, the Company made benefit payments totaling $
As the NDBP was curtailed for additional contributions in January 2003, no contributions were made in 2022 and none are expected to be made in 2023. The assets for the NDBP are held by Aegon, a financial services firm located in the Netherlands. The Company maintains a contract with Aegon to insure future benefit payments of the NDBP; however, due to certain terms of the agreement and potential obligations to the Company, the NDBP has not been settled. The benefit payments to be made in 2023 are expected to be paid by Aegon from plan assets. The assets for the plan are included in a general portfolio of government bonds, a portion of which is allocated to the NDBP based upon the estimated pension liability associated with the plan. The fair market value of the plan’s assets equals the contractual value of the NDBP at any point in time. The fair value of the assets is determined using a Level 3 methodology (see Note 2 for “Fair Value”). In 2023, the plan investments have a targeted minimum return to the Company of
The BDBP is considered fully funded. The Company made contributions of $
The assets for the BDBP are held by Allianz, a financial services firm located in Belgium. The Company maintains a contract with Allianz to insure future benefit payments of the BDBP. Contributions made by the Company to Allianz are based on employees’ current salaries. The benefit payments to be made in 2023 are expected to be paid by Allianz from plan assets. The assets for the plan are included in the overall portfolio of assets held by Allianz. The fair market value of the plan’s assets equals the contractual value of the BDBP in any given year (which is the mathematical reserve held by Allianz). The fair value of the assets is determined using a Level 3 methodology (see Note 2 “Fair Value”). Allianz does not guarantee a minimum return on the plan investments, whereas Belgian law sets a minimum return to be guaranteed to the participants of the plan.
The Company maintains various other defined contribution retirement plans covering European employees. Company contributions charged to operations were $
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The change in the fair value of plan assets for the plans for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
|
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(amounts in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2023 |
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April 1, 2022 |
|
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Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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Return on plan assets |
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Contributions |
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Benefits paid |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Effect of exchange rate changes |
|
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( |
) |
|
Fair value of plan assets at end of quarter |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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The Company maintains the Key Employee Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for certain key executives. Company contributions to this plan, if any, are based on annually defined financial performance objectives. The Company made
The Company maintains the Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan for its non-employee directors. The Company made cash contributions of less than $
During the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, the Company granted restricted stock totaling
Director Board fees are paid in part with quarterly grants of stock units. Of the total shares granted during the 2023 first quarter,
There were
The restricted shares granted are considered outstanding, can be voted, and are eligible to receive dividends in the event any are paid. However, these shares do not include a non-forfeitable right for the holder to receive dividends and none will be paid in the event the awards do not vest. Accordingly, only vested shares of outstanding restricted stock are included in the basic earnings per share calculation. The shares and share units granted in 2023 and 2022 were from the 2020 Equity Award Plan.
A total of
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expected volatility of
The Company’s Board of Directors has previously authorized the repurchase of up to $
The Company issued
In the 2023 first quarter, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was the Company’s largest client and accounted for $
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance.
The Company provides information technology and related services to its clients. These services include digital IT solutions and services, and staffing services. With digital IT Solutions and Services, the Company generally takes responsibility for the deliverables and some level of project and staff management, and these services may include high-end advisory or business-related consulting. When providing staffing services, including managed staffing, staff augmentation, and volume staffing, personnel are provided to clients based upon their requirements for specific skills, who then, in turn, take their direction from clients’ managers.
The Company’s strategy throughout its operations is to expand the amount of IT solutions and services it provides to its clients as compared with staffing services, and to focus on delivering digital solutions. IT solutions and services provide significant value to the Company's clients, and drive higher bill rates and margins for the Company. Existing solutions include business, technology, and operations solutions that aid the Company's clients in digitally transforming their company, and ultimately meet the needs of its clients. The digital services the Company delivers includes the Internet of Things, Intelligent Automation, Data and Analytics, and Cloud and Automated Testing.
The Company's strategy is to focus on providing digital services within its IT Solutions business in both North America and in Europe. As part of this strategy, the Company also determined that there are certain lower margin staffing accounts within its business that are no longer part of the Company’s long-term business plan. The focus includes investing in business development, solutions, delivery, and marketing for IT Solutions. Additionally, the Company is critically evaluating each significant staffing engagement as it comes up for renewal to determine if the Company would continue to provide those services to its clients. These decisions are based on, among other factors, evaluating the work performed, the availability of the resources, the client, the long-term opportunities for the services provided at the client, and the revenue and profit associated with the engagement.
Accordingly, the Company reports its operations in
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The segments are composed of the following:
IT Solutions and Services in North America and Europe
IT Solutions and Services include business, technology, and operations solutions that aid the Company's clients in digitally transforming their company, and ultimately meet the needs of its clients. The digital services the Company delivers include the Internet of Things, Intelligent Automation, Data and Analytics, Cloud and Automated Testing.
Non-Strategic Technology Services
The Company’s Non-Strategic Technology Services address a range of information and technology resource needs, from filling specific talent gaps to managing high-volume staffing programs. The Company recruits, retains, and manages IT talent for its clients, which are primarily large technology service providers and other companies with multiple locations and a significant need for high-volume professional IT resources. This segment consists of the lowest margin services the Company provides to its clients. This segment consists primarily of staffing services in North America, and a minor amount (less than
The Company makes decisions related to resource allocation based upon the contribution income of each of its segments. Contribution profit reflects gross profit less any expenses directly related to each respective segment. Those expenses primarily include sales, solutions, delivery, and recruiting expenses. General and administrative expenses are not allocated to the individual segments and primarily include corporate support costs such as finance and accounting, internal IT, human resources, benefits and marketing.
The operating results for the Company’s segments for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 were as follows:
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The Company has not provided any other expense or asset information for each of its segments as the Company’s CEO, who is the chief operating decision maker, does not use this information in any way to make resource decisions or to manage the segments. The Company does not prepare balance sheet or statement of cash flow information for its segments.
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The Company's goodwill by segment at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as follows:
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking information and statements made by the management of Computer Task Group, Incorporated (“CTG”, the “Company” or the “Registrant”) that are based on the beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements are current only as of the date of this quarterly report. The Company assumes no obligation to update these statements based on information from and after the date of this report. Generally, forward-looking statements include words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “might,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,”, “project,” “predict,” “potential,” “currently,” “continue,” “intends,” “outlook,” “forecasts,” “targets,” and words and phrases of similar impact. The forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future operations, industry trends or conditions and the business environment, and statements regarding future levels of or trends in business strategy and expectations, new business opportunities, cost control initiatives, business wins, market demand, revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and financing. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Numerous factors and risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including the following:
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Trends Impacting the Business
Macroeconomic Trends
In recent years, interest rates remained at historically low levels, primarily due to impacts to the U.S economy caused by COVID-19. More recently, higher consumer demand, lower interest rates, global supply chain disruption, and other factors have contributed to rapidly accelerating economic inflation. To offset the impacts of inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") raised interest rates throughout 2022 and intends to continue raising rates into 2023. While the actual timing and extent of the future increases in interest rates remains unknown, higher long-term interest rates may have a material adverse impact to us as a higher cost of capital could significantly increase our interest expense on any debt we incur in the future. High inflation and interest rates are negatively impacting our clients spending, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations
Due to the nature of our operations, we have exposure to the impact of fluctuations in exchange rates associated with the Company’s European operations. Our foreign operations will continue to expose us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The impact of future foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on our results of operations cannot be accurately predicted.
Industry Trends
The Company’s services include information and technology-related solutions. CTG provides these services to all of the markets that it serves. The services provided typically encompass the IT business solution life cycle, including phases for planning, developing, implementing, managing, and ultimately maintaining the IT solution. These services ensure that the Company's clients utilize the right information technology to meet their business needs, maximize their IT systems’ value, and operate efficiently and effectively. A typical client is an organization with large, complex technology, information, and data processing requirements.
The Company focuses a significant portion of its services through five vertical market areas: healthcare (which includes services provided to healthcare providers, health insurers (payers), and life sciences companies), financial services, manufacturing, technology service providers, and energy. The Company focuses on these five vertical areas as it believes that these areas are either higher growth markets than the general IT services market and the general economy, or are areas that provide greater potential for the Company’s growth due to the size of the vertical market. The remainder of CTG’s revenue is derived from general markets.
The Company’s revenue by vertical market as a percentage of total revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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April 1, 2022 |
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Healthcare |
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18.7 |
% |
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17.4 |
% |
Financial services |
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17.4 |
% |
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16.5 |
% |
Manufacturing |
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16.4 |
% |
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13.9 |
% |
Technology service providers |
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16.1 |
% |
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23.8 |
% |
Energy |
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6.3 |
% |
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5.3 |
% |
General markets |
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25.1 |
% |
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23.1 |
% |
Total |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
The IT services industry is extremely competitive and characterized by continuous changes in client requirements and improvements in technologies. Our competition varies significantly by geographic region, as well as by the type of service provided. Many of our competitors are larger than CTG, and have greater financial, technical, sales, and marketing resources. In addition, the Company frequently competes with a client’s use of its own internal IT staff for projects. Our industry continues to be impacted by the use of lower-cost offshore delivery capabilities (primarily India and other parts of Asia). There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to compete successfully with existing or future competitors or that future competition will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised good or service is transferred to clients in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. For time-and-material contracts, revenue is recognized as hours are incurred and costs are expended. For contracts with progress billing schedules (i.e. progress billing), primarily monthly, revenue is recognized as services are rendered to the client. Revenue for fixed-price contracts is recognized over time using an input-based approach. Revenue recognition over time best portrays the Company’s performance in transferring control of the goods or services to the client. On most fixed price contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that require the client to pay for work performed to date, including cost plus a reasonable profit margin, for goods or services that have no alternative use to the Company. On certain contracts, revenue recognition is supported through contractual clauses that indicate the client controls the asset, or work in process, as the Company creates or enhances the asset. On a given project, actual salary and indirect labor costs incurred are measured and compared with the total estimate of costs of such items at the completion of the project. Revenue is recognized based upon the percentage-of-completion calculation of total incurred costs to total estimated costs. The Company infrequently works on fixed-price projects that include significant amounts of material or other non-labor related costs that could distort the percent complete within a percentage-of-completion calculation. The Company’s estimate of the total labor costs it expects to incur over the term of the contract is based on the nature of the project and the Company's experience on similar projects, and includes management judgments and estimates that affect the amount of revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts in any accounting period. Losses on fixed-price projects are recorded when identified.
The Company’s revenue from contracts accounted for under time-and-material, progress billing and percentage-of-completion methods as a percentage of consolidated revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
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March 31, 2023 |
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April 1, 2022 |
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Time-and-material |
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78.6 |
% |
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77.2 |
% |
Progress billing |
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15.3 |
% |
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18.9 |
% |
Percentage-of-completion |
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6.1 |
% |
|
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3.9 |
% |
Total |
|
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100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Segments
The Company provides information technology and related services to its clients. These services include digital IT solutions and services, and staffing services. With digital IT solutions and services, the Company generally takes responsibility for the deliverables and some level of project and staff management, and these services may include high-end advisory or business-related consulting. When providing staffing services, including managed staffing, staff augmentation, and volume staffing, personnel are provided to clients based upon their requirements for specific skills, who then, in turn, take their direction from clients’ managers.
The Company’s strategy throughout its operations is to expand the amount of IT solutions and services it provides to its clients as compared with staffing services, and to focus on delivering digital solutions. IT solutions and services provide significant value to the Company's clients, and drive higher bill rates and margins for the Company. Existing solutions include business, technology, and operations solutions that aid the Company's clients in digitally transforming their company, and ultimately meet the needs of its clients. The digital services the Company delivers includes the Internet of Things, Intelligent Automation, Data and Analytics and Cloud and Automated Testing.
The Company's strategy is to focus on providing digital services within its IT Solutions business in both North America and in Europe. As part of this strategy, the Company determined that there are certain lower margin staffing accounts within its business that are no longer part of the Company’s long-term business plan. The focus includes investing in business development, solutions, delivery, and marketing for IT Solutions. Additionally, the Company is critically evaluating each significant staffing engagement as it comes up for renewal to determine if the Company would continue to provide those services to its client. These decisions are based on, among other factors, evaluating the work performed, the availability of the resources, the client, the long-term opportunities for the services provided at the client, and the revenue and profit associated with the engagement.
Accordingly, the Company reports its operations in three segments within its business: North America IT Solutions and Services, Europe IT Solutions and Services, and Non-Strategic Technology Services.
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The Company’s operating segments recorded revenue in the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 was as follows:
For the Quarter Ended: |
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|
|
Year-over-Year |
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(amounts in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
Change |
||||
North America IT Solutions and Services |
|
29.6 % |
|
$23,196 |
|
22.9 % |
|
$20,435 |
|
13.5 % |
Europe IT Solutions and Services |
|
51.3 % |
|
40,093 |
|
47.5 % |
|
42,478 |
|
(5.6)% |
Non-Strategic Technology Services |
|
19.1 % |
|
14,913 |
|
29.6 % |
|
26,504 |
|
(43.7)% |
Total |
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100.0 % |
|
$78,202 |
|
100.0 % |
|
$89,417 |
|
(12.5)% |
Results of Operations
The table below sets forth data as contained in the condensed consolidated statements of income with the percentage information calculated as a percentage of consolidated revenue.
For the Quarter Ended: |
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March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
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(amounts in thousands) |
|
|
|
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|
|
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Revenue |
|
100.0 % |
|
$78,202 |
|
100.0 % |
|
$89,417 |
Cost of services |
|
74.3 % |
|
58,067 |
|
77.0 % |
|
68,822 |
Gross profit |
|
25.7 % |
|
20,135 |
|
23.0 % |
|
20,595 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
24.8 % |
|
19,428 |
|
19.4 % |
|
17,396 |
Operating income |
|
0.9 % |
|
707 |
|
3.6 % |
|
3,199 |
Interest and other expense, net |
|
(0.3)% |
|
(230) |
|
(0.3)% |
|
(257) |
Income before income taxes |
|
0.6 % |
|
477 |
|
3.3 % |
|
2,942 |
Provision for income taxes |
|
0.2 % |
|
162 |
|
0.8 % |
|
702 |
Net income |
|
0.4 % |
|
$315 |
|
2.5 % |
|
$2,240 |
The Company’s strategic plan includes investing in IT solutions-based business development, marketing and solutions resources as part of a concerted effort to increase the mix of solutions services within its total revenue. Generally, solutions services have much higher bill rates and produce higher profits than IT staffing services. Additionally, within solutions, the Company is focused on expanding the digital solutions it provides, including cloud related activities, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence, in response to the demand in the end markets where services are provided. Finally, as a third part of its plan, the Company is focused on disengaging from its lowest margin staffing business, which are included in the Non-Strategic Technology Services segment.
On a consolidated basis, North America IT Solutions and Services revenue increased approximately $2.8 million year-over-year to $23.2 million, or 29.6% of consolidated revenue in the 2023 first quarter. This compares with $20.4 million or 22.9% in the corresponding 2022 first quarter. The increase in North America IT Solutions and Services revenue in the 2023 first quarter was driven by the contributions from Eleviant, the Company's acquisition in 2022, and new customers or projects in digital IT solutions.
Europe IT Solutions and Services revenue decreased $2.4 million to $40.1 million and represented 51.3% of consolidated revenue in the 2023 first quarter. This compares with $42.5 million or 47.5% of revenue in the corresponding 2022 first quarter. The Europe IT Solutions and Services revenue decrease in the 2023 first quarter was primarily due to the weakness of the value of the Euro as compared with the U.S. dollar. Additionally, labor constraints have restricted the ability to respond to client demand. Approximately 99% of European revenue for the first quarter is in this segment, while the remaining 1% is in the Non-Strategic Technology Services segment. If there had been no change in the foreign currency exchange rates from the 2023 first quarter to the 2022 first quarter, revenue overall for the Company would have been approximately $2.0 million higher.
Non-Strategic Technology Services revenue decreased $11.6 million to $14.9 million and represented 19.1% of consolidated revenue in the 2023 first quarter. This compares with $26.5 million or 29.6% of revenue in the corresponding 2022 first quarter. The Non-Strategic Technology Services revenue decrease in the 2023 first quarter was primarily due to the Company continuing to disengage from a number of low margin, non-core staffing engagements in North America.
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The Company recorded revenue by geography in the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 as follows:
For the Quarter Ended: |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
Year-over-Year |
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(amounts in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America |
|
48.4 % |
|
$37,859 |
|
51.7 % |
|
$46,262 |
|
(18.2)% |
Europe |
|
51.6 % |
|
40,343 |
|
48.3 % |
|
43,155 |
|
(6.5)% |
Total |
|
100.0 % |
|
$78,202 |
|
100.0 % |
|
$89,417 |
|
(12.5)% |
There were 64 and 65 billable days in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, respectively. Reimbursable expenses billed to clients and included in revenue were approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, respectively.
The COVID-19 pandemic had limited financial impact on the Company’s operations in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, although client demand for Non-Strategic Technology Services continued to be low. At this time, although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all of the countries where the Company has operations, there is no clear visibility into the potential magnitude of a downturn in operations that could negatively affect financial results for the remainder of 2023.
The Company is experiencing significant competition for qualified resources due to a general shortage of available IT digital solutions talent. We believe this competition will continue in the future, and may have a negative impact on the Company’s revenue and operating profits if we are unable to hire the resources we need to meet demand from our clients on a timely basis.
The Company includes all billable consultants, consisting of both employees and subcontractors, and its support services in its headcount totals. CTG’s total headcount at March 31, 2023 was approximately 3,050, down from approximately 3,250 at April 1, 2022, and a decrease from approximately 3,200 at December 31, 2022. The decrease in headcount year-over-year is primarily due to the Company moving away from its lowest margin staffing business in the Company’s Non-Strategic Technology Services segment.
The revenue decrease in Europe in the countries in which the Company operates (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom) was impacted in the 2023 first quarter by the strength of the U.S. dollar as compared with the value of the Euro, the currency used in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, and the British pound, the currency used in the United Kingdom. Revenue in constant currency is measured by applying the current period's average exchange rate to the prior periods. Based on this methodology, revenue in the 2023 first quarter was $2.0 million lower due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations compared with the prior year first quarter, while operating income was about $0.1 million higher.
In the 2023 first quarter, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was the Company’s largest client and accounted for $8.2 million or 10.5% of consolidated revenue compared with $16.5 million or 18.5% of consolidated revenue in the comparable 2022 period. The National Technical Services Agreement with IBM expires on October 27, 2023. The Company’s accounts receivable from IBM at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 totaled $9.2 million and $14.0 million, respectively.
No other client accounted for 10% or more of the Company's revenue during the 2023 or 2022 first quarters.
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The Company recorded operating results in the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022 in its operating segments as follows:
North America IT Solutions and Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
Change |
Revenue |
|
100.0% |
|
100.0% |
|
— |
Direct costs |
|
61.3% |
|
66.4% |
|
(5.1)% |
Gross margin |
|
38.7% |
|
33.6% |
|
5.1% |
Sales, solutions, delivery, and recruiting expenses |
|
20.6% |
|
15.3% |
|
5.3% |
Contribution margin |
|
18.1% |
|
18.3% |
|
(0.2)% |
Europe IT Solutions and Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
Change |
Revenue |
|
100.0% |
|
100.0% |
|
— |
Direct costs |
|
76.7% |
|
75.3% |
|
1.4% |
Gross margin |
|
23.3% |
|
24.7% |
|
(1.4)% |
Sales, solutions, delivery, and recruiting expenses |
|
12.6% |
|
12.3% |
|
0.3% |
Contribution margin |
|
10.7% |
|
12.4% |
|
(1.7)% |
Non-Strategic Technology Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
April 1, 2022 |
|
Change |
Revenue |
|
100.0% |
|
100.0% |
|
— |
Direct costs |
|
87.7% |
|
87.7% |
|
0.0% |
Gross margin |
|
12.3% |
|
12.3% |
|
(0.0)% |
Sales, solutions, delivery, and recruiting expenses |
|
2.5% |
|
3.1% |
|
(0.6)% |
Contribution margin |
|
9.8% |
|
9.2% |
|
0.6% |
Direct costs, defined as costs for billable staff including billable out-of-pocket expenses, were 61.3% and 66.4% of revenue in the North America IT Solutions and Services segment in the 2023 and 2022 first quarter, respectively, and 76.7% and 75.3% in the Europe IT Solutions and Services segment in the 2023 and 2022 first quarter, respectively. The decrease in direct costs year-over-year in the North America IT Solutions and Services segment was due to a concerted effort to deliver higher margin, digital services in these segments and the inclusion of the results of Eleviant in the 2023 first quarter. The increase in direct costs year-over-year in the Europe IT Solutions and Services segment was due to significant increases in wages as mandated by a number of the governments in which we operate in Europe. In Belgium, wages increased for our employees by approximately 11% on January 1, 2023, which drove higher direct costs. The Company is in the process of increasing bill rates to compensate for the increase in wage rates but expects that it will take most of 2023 to pass the increases through to clients, and most of the increases will occur in the second half of the year. Direct costs in the Non-Strategic Technology Services segment were 87.7% of revenue in both the 2023 and 2022 first quarters.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were 24.8% of revenue in the 2023 first quarter as compared with 19.4% in the corresponding 2022 period. The increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in the 2023 first quarter as compared with the prior year period was due to significant investments in business development resources in the Company's IT Solutions and Services segments, and a loss of operating leverage resulting from lower revenue in the quarter.
Consolidated operating income was 0.9% and 3.6% of revenue in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters, respectively.
The Company’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) is calculated quarterly based upon current assumptions relating to the full year’s estimated operating results and various tax-related items. The 2023 and 2022 first quarter ETR was 34.0% and 23.9%, respectively. The ETR was higher in the 2023 first quarter as compared with the corresponding 2022 period primarily due to the tax benefit for windfalls from equity-based compensation transactions in the 2022 first quarter.
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Net income was $0.02 per diluted share in the 2023 first quarter as compared with $0.15 per diluted share in the 2022 first quarter. Diluted earnings per share was calculated using 15.3 million and 15.0 million weighted-average equivalent shares outstanding in the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2022, respectively.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the Company’s management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company’s significant accounting policies, along with the underlying assumptions and judgments made by the Company’s management in their application, have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company identifies its critical accounting estimates as those that are the most pervasive and important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial position and results of operations, and that require the most difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments by management regarding matters that are inherently uncertain. The Company’s most critical accounting estimates set forth below are related to income taxes, specifically relating to the valuation allowance for deferred income taxes, accounting for business combinations and the valuation of goodwill.
Income Taxes—Valuation Allowances on Deferred Tax Assets
At March 31, 2023, the Company had a total of approximately $3.8 million of deferred tax assets offset by a valuation allowance of approximately $0.6 million, resulting in a net deferred tax asset of approximately $3.2 million. Additionally, the Company had approximately $1.4 million of deferred tax liabilities recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. The deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily consist of deferred compensation, loss carryforwards, and state taxes.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers, within each taxing jurisdiction, whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will be realized, or that a valuation allowance is required. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, in assessing realizability of its deferred tax assets. A key component of this assessment is management’s critical evaluation of current and future impacts of business and economic factors on the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income. Factors that may affect the Company’s ability to generate taxable income include, but are not limited to increased competition, a decline in revenue or margins, a loss of market share, the availability of qualified professional staff, and a decrease in demand for the Company’s services.
The Company’s deferred tax assets and their potential realizability are evaluated each quarter to determine if any changes should be made to the valuation allowance. Any change in the valuation allowance in the future could result in a change in the Company’s ETR. A 1% change in the ETR in the 2023 first quarter would have increased or decreased net income by approximately $5,000.
Business Combinations - Accounting
On September 29, 2022, the Company acquired 100% of the equity of Eleviant for approximately $19.0 million, including $17.4 million of cash on hand, common stock valued at $1.2 million, and stock options valued at $0.4 million. Additionally, an earn-out of $5.0 million can be earned, a portion of which will be payable in each period subject to the achievement of revenue and gross profit targets for fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are generally recorded at their fair value in an acquisition, where the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net asset acquired is recorded as goodwill. The determination of fair value for identifiable assets, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed requires management to make estimates which are based on available information and assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenue and expense associated with an asset. Examples where estimates may be required in the accounting for a business combination include customer relationships, technology, and contingent consideration. Estimates within these areas may include the amount of revenue, earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), cash flow, useful lives, discount rates and the cost of capital. The Company completes its accounting for business combinations with the aid of a third party expert.
Goodwill Valuation
As of March 31, 2023, goodwill recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet totaled $36.2 million, which relates to the acquisitions completed by the Company between 2018 and 2022. The acquisition of Soft Company in 2018 is in the France IT Solutions and Services reporting unit, the 2019 acquisition of Tech-IT is in the Luxembourg IT Solutions and Services reporting unit, the 2020 acquisition of StarDust is in both the North America and France IT Solutions and
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Services reporting units, while the 2022 acquisition of Eleviant is in the North America IT Solutions and Services reporting unit. As of March 31, 2023, goodwill consisted of $18.7 million associated with the North America IT Solutions and Services segment, while the balance of $17.5 million is associated with the Europe IT Solutions and Services segment.
As of October 2022 fiscal month-end, we performed our annual goodwill impairment test for the Luxembourg and France IT Solutions and Services reporting units with the assistance of an external consultant and estimated the fair value based on a combination of the income (estimates of future discounted cash flows) and the market approach (market multiples for similar companies). The income approach uses a discounted cash flow (DCF) method that utilizes the present value of cash flows to estimate fair value of the reporting unit. The future cash flows for the reporting units were projected based upon on our estimates of future revenue, operating income and other factors such as working capital and capital expenditures. As part of our projections, we took into account expected industry and market conditions for the industries in which the reporting units operate, as well as trends currently impacting the reporting units. The market approach utilizes multiples of earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit. The market multiples used for our reporting units were based on competitor industry data, along with the market multiples for the Company and other factors.
Finally, we compared our estimates of fair value to the consolidated Company’s October 2022 month-end total public market capitalization, which included factoring in the business operations that do not have goodwill, and assessed implied control premiums. Based on the results of this analysis, we concluded that the estimated fair value determined under our approach for the annual goodwill impairment test for our France and Luxembourg reporting units in October 2022 was reasonable, and continues to be reasonable at the end of the 2023 first quarter.
From the impairment test, we noted the excess of the fair value over the carrying value for the France reporting unit is approximately 1%. The goodwill allocated to the France reporting unit at October 2022 month end totaled $12.2 million. While the reporting unit performed well and improved its results for the year ended October 2022 as compared with the prior year, there is no assurance it will continue to improve in the future. Additionally, challenges resulting from the current macroeconomic climate in France consisting of modest GDP growth matched with inflation of approximately 5% may make it difficult for the reporting unit to meet its targets in 2023.
In addition, we elected to perform a qualitative assessment for our annual goodwill impairment test of the North America IT Solutions and Services reporting unit. The qualitative assessment included our consideration of, among other things, the overall macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance, including revenue and contribution profits, and other relevant company specific events. Based on the assessment of these items, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of our North America IT Solutions and Services reporting unit exceeded its respective carrying amount. Accordingly, there were no indicators of impairment and the quantitative impairment test was not performed for this reporting unit.
We concluded that the goodwill assigned to the France, Luxembourg, and North America IT Solutions and Services reporting units as of October 2022 were not impaired, and that they continue to not be impaired as of March 31, 2023 as no impairment triggering events have been noted subsequently through the end of the 2023 first quarter. The estimates and assumptions on which the Company’s evaluations are based involve judgments and are based on current available information, any of which could prove wrong or inaccurate when made, or become wrong or inaccurate as a result of subsequent events. In the event the business significantly under achieves its goals for revenue and profit growth in the future, especially considering the current highly inflationary macroeconomic environment in which the Company conducts its operations, the carrying value for this business unit may not be supportable using a discounted cash flow projection, and an impairment charge may exist.
Other Estimates
The Company has also made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of its assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the FASB, and other regulatory authorities. Such estimates primarily relate to the valuation of stock options for recording equity-based compensation expense, allowances for credit losses, investment valuation, discount rates associated with pension plans, incurred but not reported claims related to the Company's self-insured medical plan, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, goodwill, acquisition and related accounting, legal matters, other contingencies, and estimates of progress toward completion and direct profit or loss on contracts, as applicable. As future events and their effect on the Company's operating results cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ from these estimates. Changes in the economic climates in which the Company operates may affect these estimates and will be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the event they occur.
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Financial Condition and Liquidity
Operating activities used $2.6 million in cash in the 2023 first quarter compared with providing $4.4 million in the 2022 corresponding period. In 2023, net income was $0.3 million, while other non-cash adjustments, primarily consisting of depreciation and amortization expense, equity-based compensation, deferred income taxes, and deferred compensation totaled $1.1 million. In 2022, net income was $2.2 million, while the corresponding non-cash adjustments totaled $1.5 million.
The accounts receivable balance increased $0.2 million in 2023 and decreased $8.5 million in 2022. The increase in accounts receivable in 2023 was due to the Company receiving payment on a large outstanding receivable balance in the first quarter of 2022 from a project completed in the 2021 fourth quarter which drove receivable balances down. The Company has a factoring agreement with its largest customer whereby invoices due in 90 days can be paid in as little as 15 days. During the 2023 first quarter, the Company factored approximately $10.4 million, compared with $4.5 million in the prior year first quarter. Days sales outstanding (DSO) was 83 days at March 31, 2023 and 76 days at April 1, 2022.
Prepaid and other current assets increased $1.3 million and $0.3 million in the 2023 and 2022 periods, respectively, due to the timing of payments made early in each respective year that are then expensed throughout the year.
The accounts payable balance increased $0.6 million and decreased $8.5 million in the 2023 and 2022 periods, respectively, primarily due to the timing of certain payments near the end of the first quarter of each year as compared with the prior year-end. Accrued compensation decreased $2.3 million and $1.6 million in the 2023 and 2022 periods, respectively. The 2023 decrease is primarily due to an overall decrease in headcount of approximately 200 year-over-year while the 2022 decrease is primarily due an overall decrease in headcount of approximately 450 year-over-year. Advance billings on contracts decreased $1.9 million in 2023 and increased $1.0 million in 2022. The change in advance billings in any given period is determined by the nature and type of existing projects, and the advance payments associated with those projects. Other current liabilities increased $1.9 million and $1.2 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to the timing of vendor invoices received at the end of the quarter as compared with the prior year-end.
Investing activities used $0.7 million and $0.1 million of cash in the 2023 and 2022 periods, respectively. The Company has no significant commitments for the purchase of property and equipment at March 31, 2023.
Financing activities provided $1.1 million of cash in 2023 and used $0.8 million in 2022. Cash received from the exercise of stock options and from an employee stock purchase plan totaled approximately $0.1 million in both 2023 and 2022. The Company borrowed $5.4 million and made repayments of $4.1 million to fund working capital needs under the Company’s revolving credit line in 2023, while the Company did not borrow or make repayments in 2022. Payments made to taxing authorities that represent the value of shares withheld for taxes in employee equity-based compensation transactions totaled $0.4 million and $1.0 million in the 2023 and 2022 periods, respectively. The significant increase in 2023 was due to the vesting of the performance grants issued to the management team in 2020. The Company did not repurchase shares for treasury under its buyback program in either of the 2023 or 2022 first quarters. As of March 31, 2023, $7.7 million was available under the Company's authorization to purchase shares in future periods.
The Credit Agreement has a five-year term that expires in May 2026. Under this Credit Agreement, the Company can borrow up to $50.0 million depending on collateral availability. The Credit Agreement is collateralized by the Company’s accounts receivable in the United States, Belgium and Luxembourg. Interest rates range from 1.5% to 2.0% over SOFR or EURIBOR loans, and 0.5% to 1.0% over base rate (prime rate) loans. The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the interest rate benchmark used as a reference rate on our Credit Agreement, began being phased out at the beginning of calendar year 2022, with the one-month LIBOR scheduled to cease immediately after June 30, 2023. A reference rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), and other alternative benchmark rates, are replacing LIBOR. The Company can borrow under the agreement at either rate at its discretion.
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $1.4 million and no amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, respectively. The Company borrows or repays its debts as needed based upon its working capital obligations, including the timing of the U.S. bi-weekly payroll.
The maximum amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement in the 2023 and 2022 first quarters were $3.4 million and zero, respectively, while borrowing during those quarters averaged $0.4 million and zero. The weighted average interest rate for the 2023 first quarter borrowings was 8.4%.
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Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to meet one financial covenant in order to maintain borrowings under its revolving credit line, pay dividends, and make acquisitions. The covenant is measured quarterly, and at March 31, 2023, represented a fixed charge coverage ratio, where for the trailing twelve months the consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) adjusted for, amongst other items, equity-based compensation and severance expenses, must be greater than 1.0 times the consolidated interest expense paid in cash and any scheduled principal payments. The fixed charge coverage ratio is only tested if availability, subject to a maximum of the commitment of $50.0 million, on the measurement date is less than the greater of 12.5% of the total loan availability or $5.0 million. Actual borrowings by CTG under the Credit Agreement are subject to a borrowing base, which is a formula based on certain eligible receivables and reserves for each country included in the Credit Agreement (the United States, Belgium, and Luxembourg). Receivable balances from our largest client, IBM, have been removed from the Credit Agreement as collateral, as the Company had entered into a factoring arrangement for those receivables. Total availability as of March 31, 2023 was approximately $38.7 million. The Company’s compliance with its financial covenant was not required to be tested at March 31, 2023 as availability under the Credit Agreement was in excess of 12.5% of the total loan availability.
As part of the Eleviant acquisition, the Company has $0.1 million outstanding under a revolving line of credit as of March 31, 2023. The interest rate is 8.25%, and the amount outstanding is included in "Accounts Payable" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Of the total cash and cash equivalents reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2023 of $23.3 million, approximately $23.1 million was held by the Company’s foreign operations. Earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested in those operations. The Company has not repatriated any of its cash and cash equivalents from its foreign operations in the past five years, and does not intend to do so in the foreseeable future as the funds are required to meet the working capital needs of its foreign operations.
The Company believes existing internally available funds, cash potentially generated from future operations, and funds available under the Company's Credit Agreement (subject to collateral limits) totaling $48.4 million will be sufficient to meet foreseeable working capital and capital expenditure needs, fund stock repurchases, pay a dividend (if any are declared), fund acquisitions, and allow for future internal growth and expansion.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has guarantees in our European operations that support office leases and the performance under government contracts. These guarantees totaled approximately $1.3 million at March 31, 2023.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The objective of this ASU is to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. The amendments in this ASU are elective and apply to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Then in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-06 “Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848” which amends and extends the sunset date to December 31, 2024. The Company does not expect a significant impact from the adoption of this standard as provisions have been made in our Credit Agreement to use an alternate benchmark interest rate when the use of LIBOR is discontinued.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company’s primary market risk exposure consists of foreign currency exchange risk associated with the Company’s European operations.
The revenue decrease in Europe in the countries in which the Company operates (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom) was impacted in the 2023 first quarter by the strength of the U.S. dollar as compared with the value of the Euro, the currency used in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, and the British pound, the currency used in the United Kingdom.
Revenue in constant currency is measured by applying the current period's average exchange rate to the prior periods. Based on this methodology, revenue in the 2023 first quarter was $2.0 million lower due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations compared with the prior year first quarter, while operating income was about $0.1 million lower.
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The Company has historically not used any market rate sensitive instruments to hedge its foreign currency exchange risk as it conducts its foreign operations in local currencies, which generally limits risk. The Company believes the market risk related to intercompany balances in future periods will not have a material effect on its results of operations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this periodic report.
As described above, on September 29, 2022 we completed the acquisition of Eleviant. SEC guidance permits management to omit an assessment of an acquired business’ internal control over financial reporting from management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting for a period not to exceed one year from date of acquisition. We are in the process of integrating Eleviant’s operations within our internal control structure. In executing this integration, we are analyzing, evaluating, and where necessary, making changes in controls and procedures related to the Eleviant business. Accordingly, management has excluded controls relating to Eleviant in this quarter’s evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company reviews the effectiveness of its internal controls on a continuous basis, and makes changes as necessary. Except for the acquisition of Eleviant described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report, which ended on March 31, 2023, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved from time to time in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of lawsuits or other proceedings involving the Company and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted with certainty and the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to such lawsuits or other proceedings cannot be predicted accurately, management does not expect these matters, if any, to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company. See footnote 12 to the Company’s audited financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2022 included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes in the Company's risk factors from those previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a total authorization for stock repurchases of $30.0 million.
The information below includes shares surrendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with employee equity awards. The information for the fiscal first quarter of 2023 is as follows:
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7.74 |
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** Excludes broker commissions
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information
2023 Annual Meeting
On May 7, 2023, the Board of Directors set November 21, 2023 as the date of the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and set October 6, 2023 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
In accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company has determined that proposals to be considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act have been received at the Company’s principal executive offices no later than April 19, 2023. For all shareholder proposals made outside of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act and for all shareholder nominations for director, our Restated By-laws require shareholders to give the Company advance notice of any proposal or director nomination to be submitted at an annual meeting of shareholders. The Restated By-laws prescribe the information to be contained in any such notice. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice with respect to a proposal made outside of Rule 14a-8 or director nomination for the annual meeting must be given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to and received by the Secretary of the Company no earlier than July 24, 2023 and no later than August 23, 2023.
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SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
COMPUTER TASK GROUP, INCORPORATED |
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Date: May 9, 2023
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