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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
___________________________________________ 
FORM 8-K
 
 ___________________________________________
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2016
 
___________________________________________ 
Kforce Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
___________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Florida
 
000-26058
 
59-3264661
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1001 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 552-5000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 ___________________________________________
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 9, 2016, Kforce Inc. issued a press release regarding its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated into this Report by reference.
The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Form 8-K and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Kforce Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
 
 
99.1
  
Earnings Release of Kforce Inc. dated February 9, 2016.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KFORCE INC.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
February 9, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ DAVID M. KELLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
David M. Kelly,
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KFORCE INC.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
February 9, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JEFFREY B. HACKMAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeffrey B. Hackman,
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)


EX-99.1 2 exhibit991-201510xkearning.htm EARNINGS RELEASE Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1
 
 
  
Kforce Inc.
1001 East Palm Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605
(NASDAQ: KFRC)
 
 
AT THE FIRM
Michael R. Blackman
Chief Corporate Development Officer
(813) 552-2927
KFORCE REPORTS RECORD ANNUAL REVENUES OF $1.32 BILLION, UP 8.4% YEAR OVER YEAR

RECORD EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $1.52 PER SHARE, UP 63% YEAR OVER YEAR

FLEX STAFFING REVENUE UP 8.9% YEAR OVER YEAR

FOURTH QUARTER REVENUES OF $327.7 MILLION AND EPS OF $0.43 PER SHARE

TAMPA, FL, February 9, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kforce Inc. (Nasdaq: KFRC), a provider of professional staffing services and solutions, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year 2015. Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 were $327.7 million compared to $341.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of 4.1%, and compared to $318.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, an increase of 2.8%. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $11.9 million, or $0.43 per share, as compared to $13.5 million, or $0.48 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, and $8.9 million, or $0.30 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Kforce reported total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $1.32 billion as compared to $1.22 billion for 2014, an increase of 8.4%. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $42.8 million, or $1.52 per share, which is an increase of 46%, or 63% per share, compared to income and earnings per share from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2014 of $29.4 million, or $0.93 per share.
David L. Dunkel, Chairman and CEO, said, “We are pleased with our record 2015 revenues and our earnings per share from continuing operations. Full year Flex revenue for our Tech and FA reporting segments increased 6.1% and 18.0%, respectively, when compared to fiscal year 2014. We also made significant progress toward our longer-term profitability goals, as full year operating margins were 5.6% and earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.52 per share improved 63% from 2014.”
Mr. Dunkel continued, “As we moved into the second half of the year, we experienced deceleration in year-over-year Tech Flex growth rates. This deceleration was greater than we had anticipated in the fourth quarter due predominantly to specific large client dynamics, as they work to stabilize their operations after certain significant organizational changes. We experienced early project ends and a slowdown in hiring, and believe the activities at these few clients are very natural given the magnitude of the changes. Recent communications with these customers lead us to believe that there are extensive projects planned but awaiting budget approval. As a result, fourth quarter revenues of $327.7 million were below our expectations. We continue to believe that these client specific headwinds are shorter-term in nature and not a fundamental longer-term shift in spend, though we aren't anticipating improvement in the first quarter of 2016. We are working to further diversify our portfolio within our existing significant clients, which were the destination for a large portion of our accelerated hiring of Tech Flex sales associates in the fourth quarter of 2015. We continue to believe that secular drivers are a key factor in flexible staffing growth as the temp penetration rate remained near an all-time high, driven both by the increasing project nature of work as well as clients' desire to manage employment risk. I want to thank all of our clients, consultants and employees for making 2015 a successful year for Kforce.”






Joseph J. Liberatore, President said, “While we are disappointed that we are experiencing a longer than anticipated pause within a few Premier clients, we believe we are well positioned within each of our Premier clients and believe these long-standing relationships provide longer-term stability to our overall revenue base. We still see strong demand across many industries in our Tech Flex business, and in particular in financial services and retail. The ability to access talent continues to be a significant constraint in Tech Flex as exhibited by the continued high level of conversions. Clients realize that talent is scarce and are increasingly looking to make sure they can keep key resources. We continue to focus on our client, consultant and revenue-generating relationships to drive results, and expect to reaccelerate our momentum in 2016.”
Mr. Liberatore noted additional operational results for the fourth quarter include:
 
Flex revenues of $314.3 million in Q4 ‘15 decreased 0.9% on a billing day basis, from $327.4 million in Q3 ‘15 and increased 2.4% from $306.8 million in Q4 ‘14.
Direct Hire revenues of $13.4 million in Q4 ‘15 decreased 5.1% from $14.1 million in Q3 ‘15 and increased 12.6% from $11.9 million in Q4 ‘14.
Revenue-generating associates increased 9.5% year-over-year with nearly all additions in the fourth quarter concentrated in Tech Flex sales.
David M. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, said, “Our continued discipline around our operating platform resulted in a 6.2% operating margin in the fourth quarter of 2015 while we continued to invest in the future growth of our business. We believe that we are still on track to reach operating margins of 7.5% as annualized revenues reach $1.6 billion through a combination of several factors, including increasing productivity from our revenue-generating team and additional efficiencies in our support structure. We also returned a significant amount of capital to our shareholders in the form of dividends and open market share repurchases, which amounted to $49.2 million in 2015, and is further confirmation of our belief in the strength of our business.
We are also pleased to announce that our Board of Directors declared a first quarter cash dividend on Kforce common stock of $0.12 per share. The cash dividend will be payable on March 25, 2016 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 11, 2016.”
Highlights for the fourth quarter include: 

Flex gross profit margin of 28.7% in Q4 ‘15 decreased 50 basis points from 29.2% in Q3 ‘15 and increased 50 basis points from 28.2% in Q4 ‘14.
Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues in Q4 ‘15 was 24.6%, which is flat compared to 24.6% in Q3 ‘15 and down 90 basis points from 25.5% in Q4 ‘14.
The Firm repurchased 503 thousand shares of common stock on the open market at a total cost of approximately $13.2 million in Q4 ‘15.
Adjusted EBITDA was $24.6 million in Q4 ‘15 and $89.3 million for the full year 2015.
Looking forward to the first quarter of 2016, there will be 64 billing days, as compared to 62 billing days in the fourth quarter of 2015, and 63 billing days in the first quarter of 2015. Current estimates for the first quarter of 2016 are:

Revenues of $323 million to $328 million
Earnings per share of $0.24 to $0.27
Gross profit margin of 30.6% to 30.9%
SG&A expense as a percent of revenue of 26.3% to 26.6%
Operating margin of 3.4% to 3.8%
Effective tax rate of 39.0%
On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Kforce will host a conference call to discuss these results. The call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The prepared remarks for this call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Kforce Inc. website after the call (http://investor.kforce.com/).
The dial-in number is (877) 344-3890. The conference passcode is Kforce. The replay of the call will be available from 8:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 through February 16, 2016 by dialing (855) 859-2056, passcode 30314622.
This call is being webcast by Shareholder.com and can be accessed at Kforce’s web site at www.kforce.com (select “Investor Relations”). The webcast replay will be available until February 16, 2016.





About Kforce
Kforce (Nasdaq:KFRC) is a professional staffing and solutions firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in the skill areas of technology and finance & accounting. Backed by more than 2,800 associates and more than 11,600 consultants on assignment, Kforce is committed to “Great People = Great Results” for our valued clients and candidates. Kforce operates with 63 offices located throughout the United States and one office in the Philippines. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.kforce.com.
The Kforce Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3749.
Certain of the above statements contained in this press release, including earnings projections, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: business conditions and growth in the staffing industry and general economy; competitive factors, risks due to shifts in the market demand, including, without limitation, shifts in demand for our Technology, Finance and Accounting and Government Solutions segments, as well as the market for direct hire and flexible staffing assignments; a reduction in the supply of candidates for temporary employment or the Firm's ability to attract candidates; the success of the Firm in attracting and retaining revenue-generating headcount; changes in the service mix; ability of the Firm to repurchase shares; ability of the Firm to complete and integrate acquisitions; the effect of adverse weather conditions; changes in our effective tax rate; and the risk factors listed from time to time in the Firm’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Firm’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. In particular, the Firm makes no assurances that the estimates of continuing operations will be achieved or that we will continue to increase our market share, successfully manage risks to our revenue stream, successfully put into place the people and processes that will create future success or further accelerate our revenue. The words “should,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “foresee,” “plan” and similar expressions and variations thereof contained in this press release identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Firm undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. As a result, such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.







Kforce Inc.
Summary of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Sept. 30, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue by function:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Technology
 
$
218,026

 
$
232,113

 
$
217,154

 Finance & accounting
 
86,816

 
85,111

 
75,038

 Government solutions
 
22,857

 
24,351

 
26,547

Total revenue
 
327,699

 
341,575

 
318,739

Costs of services
 
224,184

 
231,754

 
220,361

Gross profit
 
103,515

 
109,821

 
98,378

GP %
 
31.6
%
 
32.2
%
 
30.9
%
Flex GP %
 
28.7
%
 
29.2
%
 
28.2
%
Selling, general & administrative expenses
 
80,702

 
84,167

 
81,120

Depreciation & amortization
 
2,429

 
2,579

 
2,503

Income from operations
 
20,384

 
23,075

 
14,755

Other expense, net
 
288

 
463

 
367

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
20,096

 
22,612

 
14,388

Income tax expense
 
8,195

 
9,067

 
5,327

Income from continuing operations
 
$
11,901

 
$
13,545

 
$
9,061

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 

 

 
(116
)
Net income
 
$
11,901

 
$
13,545

 
$
8,945

Earnings per share - diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
From continuing operations
 
$
0.43

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.31

From discontinued operations
 
$

 
$

 
$
(0.01
)
Earnings per share - diluted
 
$
0.43

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.30

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
27,793

 
28,132

 
29,460

Adjusted EBITDA per share
 
$
0.88

 
$
0.96

 
$
0.62

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
24,556

 
$
26,997

 
$
18,194

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billing days
 
62

 
64

 
62








Kforce Inc.
Summary of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue by function:
 
 
 
 
Technology
 
$
895,942

 
$
842,469

Finance & accounting
 
325,924

 
276,811

Government solutions
 
97,372

 
98,051

Total revenue
 
1,319,238

 
1,217,331

Costs of services
 
905,124

 
842,750

Gross profit
 
414,114

 
374,581

GP %
 
31.4
%
 
30.8
%
Flex GP %
 
28.5
%
 
28.0
%
Selling, general & administrative expenses
 
330,416

 
315,338

Depreciation & amortization
 
9,831

 
9,894

Income from operations
 
73,867

 
49,349

Other expense, net
 
2,195

 
1,392

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
71,672

 
47,957

Income tax expense
 
28,848

 
18,559

Income from continuing operations
 
$
42,824

 
$
29,398

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 

 
61,517

Net income
 
$
42,824

 
$
90,915

Earnings per share - diluted:
 
 
 
 
From continuing operations
 
$
1.52

 
$
0.93

From discontinued operations
 
$

 
$
1.94

Earnings per share - diluted
 
$
1.52

 
$
2.87

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
28,190

 
31,691

Adjusted EBITDA per share
 
$
3.17

 
$
1.96

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
89,282

 
$
62,216

 
 
 
 
 
Billing days
 
253

 
253








Kforce Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
DECEMBER 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,497

 
$
1,238

Trade receivables, net of allowances
 
198,933

 
204,710

Income tax refund receivable
 
526

 
3,311

Deferred tax asset, net
 
4,518

 
4,980

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
9,060

 
10,170

Total current assets
 
214,534

 
224,409

Fixed assets, net
 
37,476

 
35,330

Other assets, net
 
28,671

 
30,349

Deferred tax asset, net
 
20,938

 
22,855

Intangible assets, net
 
4,235

 
5,011

Goodwill
 
45,968

 
45,968

Total assets
 
$
351,822

 
$
363,922

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
 
$
39,227

 
$
38,104

Accrued payroll costs
 
46,125

 
52,208

Other current liabilities
 
1,287

 
986

Income taxes payable
 
1,107

 
2,885

Total current liabilities
 
87,746

 
94,183

Long-term debt - credit facility
 
80,472

 
93,333

Long-term debt - other
 
3,351

 
562

Other long-term liabilities
 
40,626

 
36,456

Total liabilities
 
212,195

 
224,534

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 

 

Common stock
 
705

 
700

Additional paid-in capital
 
420,276

 
412,642

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
318

 
(371
)
Retained earnings
 
155,096

 
125,378

Treasury stock, at cost
 
(436,768
)
 
(398,961
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
139,627

 
139,388

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
351,822

 
$
363,922








Kforce Inc.
Key Statistics
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Q4 2015
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2014
Total Firm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flex revenue (000’s)
 
$
314,286

 
$
327,439

 
$
306,824

Flex revenue per billing day (000’s)
 
$
5,069

 
$
5,116

 
$
4,949

Sequential flex revenue change per billing day
 
(0.9
)%
 
1.4
 %
 
5.1
%
Year over year flex revenue change
 
2.4
 %
 
8.7
 %
 
13.4
%
Hours (000’s)
 
5,603

 
5,682

 
5,265

Flex GP %
 
28.7
 %
 
29.2
 %
 
28.2
%
Direct Hire revenue (000’s)
 
$
13,413

 
$
14,136

 
$
11,915

Placements
 
995

 
1,009

 
857

Average fee
 
$
13,484

 
$
14,015

 
$
13,897

Billing days
 
62

 
64

 
62

Technology
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flex revenue (000’s)
 
$
212,917

 
$
226,381

 
$
212,414

Flex revenue per billing day (000’s)
 
$
3,434

 
$
3,537

 
$
3,426

Sequential flex revenue change per billing day
 
(2.9
)%
 
0.2
 %
 
3.3
%
Year over year flex revenue change
 
0.2
 %
 
6.6
 %
 
9.9
%
Hours (000’s)
 
3,158

 
3,332

 
3,157

Flex GP %
 
27.5
 %
 
28.0
 %
 
27.4
%
Direct Hire revenue (000’s)
 
$
5,109

 
$
5,732

 
$
4,740

Placements
 
323

 
353

 
305

Average fee
 
$
15,822

 
$
16,247

 
$
15,540

Finance & Accounting
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flex revenue (000’s)
 
$
78,512

 
$
76,707

 
$
67,863

Flex revenue per billing day (000’s)
 
$
1,266

 
$
1,199

 
$
1,095

Sequential flex revenue change per billing day
 
5.6
 %
 
5.4
 %
 
9.1
%
Year over year flex revenue change
 
15.7
 %
 
19.4
 %
 
22.2
%
Hours (000’s)
 
2,445

 
2,350

 
2,108

Flex GP %
 
29.9
 %
 
30.4
 %
 
29.6
%
Direct Hire revenue (000’s)
 
$
8,304

 
$
8,404

 
$
7,175

Placements
 
672

 
656

 
552

Average fee
 
$
12,360

 
$
12,815

 
$
12,990

Government Solutions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flex revenue (000’s)
 
$
22,857

 
$
24,351

 
$
26,547

Flex revenue per billing day (000’s)
 
$
369

 
$
380

 
$
428

Sequential flex revenue change per billing day
 
(2.9
)%
 
0.4
 %
 
10.6
%
Year over year flex revenue change
 
(13.9
)%
 
(1.8
)%
 
22.4
%
Flex GP %
 
34.9
 %
 
36.9
 %
 
31.0
%






Kforce Inc.
Revenue Growth Rates
(Unaudited)

 
 
Year-Over-Year Growth Rates
 
 
(As Reported)
 
 
Q4 2015
 
Q3 2015
 
Q2 2015
 
Q1 2015
 
Q4 2014
Tech Flex
 
0.2
 %
 
6.6
 %
 
9.6
%
 
8.3
%
 
9.9
 %
Tech Direct Hire
 
7.8
 %
 
6.7
 %
 
24.9
%
 
29.8
%
 
9.3
 %
Total Tech
 
0.4
 %
 
6.6
 %
 
9.9
%
 
8.7
%
 
9.9
 %
FA Flex
 
15.7
 %
 
19.4
 %
 
21.2
%
 
15.9
%
 
22.2
 %
FA Direct Hire
 
15.7
 %
 
17.9
 %
 
7.9
%
 
21.0
%
 
(0.9
)%
Total FA
 
15.7
 %
 
19.2
 %
 
19.7
%
 
16.4
%
 
19.5
 %
Total Staffing
 
4.3
 %
 
9.8
 %
 
12.3
%
 
10.6
%
 
12.2
 %
GS
 
(13.9
)%
 
(1.8
)%
 
1.3
%
 
13.7
%
 
22.4
 %
Total Firm
 
2.8
 %
 
8.8
 %
 
11.4
%
 
10.8
%
 
13.0
 %






Kforce Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)

The following non-GAAP financial measures presented may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies, as other companies may calculate such financial results differently. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to amounts presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided below.
Adjusted Income and Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations
"Adjusted Income and Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations”, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as income and earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted for certain non-recurring operating charges, which management believes are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results. Adjusted Income and Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations should not be considered a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and are presented as an alternative method for assessing the Company’s operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of our ongoing operations. Management believes this financial measure is useful to investors to provide consistency and comparability of the 2015 results with income earnings per share from continuing operations and from prior periods.
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
 
 
$
 
Per  share
 
$
 
Per  share
Net income
 
$
42,824

 
$
1.52

 
$
90,915

 
$
2.87

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 

 

 
61,517

 
1.94

Income from continuing operations
 
$
42,824

 
$
1.52

 
$
29,398

 
$
0.93

Non-recurring operating charges, pre-tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Post retirement health benefit plan terminations
 

 

 
1,548

 
0.05

Severance and termination-related expenses
 

 

 
502

 
0.01

Inventory adjustment related to KGS product business
 

 

 
370

 
0.01

Non-recurring operating charges, pre-tax:
 

 

 
2,420

 
0.07

Income tax expense
 

 

 
937

 
0.03

Adjusted income from continuing operations
 
$
42,824

 
$
1.52

 
$
30,881

 
$
0.97

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
 
27,910

 
 
 
31,475

 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
28,190

 
 
 
31,691

 
 







Adjusted EBITDA and Earnings Per Share
"Adjusted EBITDA", a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined by Kforce as net income before discontinued operations, net of income taxes, non-cash impairment charges, interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. "Adjusted EBITDA Per Share" is Adjusted EBITDA divided by the number of diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Per Share should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Per Share are significant components in understanding and assessing our past and future financial performance, and this presentation should not be construed as an inference by us that our future results will be unaffected by those items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Per Share. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Per Share are key measures used by management to evaluate our operations, including our ability to generate cash flows and our ability to repay our debt obligations, and believe it is a good measure of our core profitability, consequently, management believes they are useful information to investors.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Sept. 30, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
 
 
$
 
Per
share
 
$
 
Per
share
 
$
 
Per
share
Net income
 
$
11,901

 
$
0.43

 
$
13,545

 
$
0.48

 
$
8,945

 
$
0.30

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 

 

 

 

 
(116
)
 
(0.01
)
Income from continuing operations
 
$
11,901

 
$
0.43

 
$
13,545

 
$
0.48

 
$
9,061

 
$
0.31

Depreciation & amortization
 
2,429

 
0.09

 
2,579

 
0.09

 
2,503

 
0.09

Stock-based compensation expense
 
1,558

 
0.05

 
1,348

 
0.05

 
944

 
0.03

Interest expense and other
 
473

 
0.02

 
458

 
0.02

 
359

 
0.01

Income tax expense
 
8,195

 
0.29

 
9,067

 
0.32

 
5,327

 
0.18

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
24,556

 
$
0.88

 
$
26,997

 
$
0.96

 
$
18,194

 
$
0.62

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
 
27,430

 
 
 
27,811

 
 
 
29,209

 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
27,793

 
 
 
28,132

 
 
 
29,460

 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
 
 
$
 
Per  share
 
$
 
Per  share
Net income
 
$
42,824

 
$
1.52

 
$
90,915

 
$
2.87

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 

 

 
61,517

 
1.94

Income from continuing operations
 
$
42,824

 
$
1.52

 
$
29,398

 
$
0.93

Depreciation & amortization
 
9,831

 
0.35

 
9,894

 
0.31

Stock-based compensation expense
 
5,819

 
0.21

 
2,969

 
0.09

Interest expense and other
 
1,960

 
0.07

 
1,396

 
0.04

Income tax expense
 
28,848

 
1.02

 
18,559

 
0.59

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
89,282

 
$
3.17

 
$
62,216

 
$
1.96

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
 
27,910

 
 
 
31,475

 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
 
28,190

 
 
 
31,691

 
 





Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined by Kforce as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP less capital expenditures. Management believes this provides useful information to investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions, repurchasing common stock and paying dividends.
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
Dec. 31, 2014
Net income
 
$
42,824

 
$
90,915

Gain on sale of discontinued operations
 

 
(64,600
)
Non-cash provisions and other
 
21,602

 
15,376

Changes in operating assets/liabilities
 
5,754

 
(67,273
)
Capital expenditures
 
(8,328
)
 
(6,011
)
Free cash flow
 
61,852

 
(31,593
)
Proceeds from disposition of business
 

 
117,887

Change in debt
 
(12,861
)
 
30,726

Repurchases of common stock
 
(38,471
)
 
(101,771
)
Cash dividend
 
(12,545
)
 
(12,776
)
Other
 
2,284

 
(2,110
)
Change in cash
 
259

 
363