Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Results

 

 

New York, NY, June 16, 2020 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (“Volt” or the “Company”) (NYSE-AMERICAN: VOLT) a global provider of staffing services, today announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended May 3, 2020.

Second Quarter Highlighted Results

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Revenue was $207.3 million, compared to $252.1 million in the prior-year quarter; Adjusted Revenue* decreased 14.1%.

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Gross margin was 15.6%, a 120-basis point improvement versus the comparable quarter in fiscal 2019.

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GAAP operating loss was $4.4 million, compared to $3.8 million in the prior-year quarter; Adjusted Operating Loss* increased by $1.5 million year over year.

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Adjusted EBITDA* was a loss of $1.4 million, a $0.1 million improvement compared to the prior-year quarter.

*Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Operating Loss and Adjusted EBITDA are Non-GAAP measures described and defined below.

“The second quarter of fiscal 2020 has certainly been an unprecedented one for our organization. The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world triggering a rapid shutdown of the global economy is unlike anything we have seen in Volt’s 70 year history.” said Linda Perneau, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our experienced management team was instrumental in taking swift actions in response to this health and economic crisis, resulting in substantive SG&A reductions and improvement in both gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA. We remain well poised as the economic recovery progresses, and our focus will be on helping our clients and field employees return to work safely.”

 

Second Quarter Results

North American Staffing revenue for the quarter was $173.4 million, as compared to $208.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Adjusted Revenue, which is a Non-GAAP measure, for this segment decreased approximately 14.9 percent year over year. The decrease is primarily attributable to client facility closures and reduced demand associated with COVID-19, partially offset by business wins, including from new opportunities created to meet COVID-19 specific demand with new and existing clients.

International Staffing revenue was $24.3 million, compared to $28.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Adjusted Revenue, for this segment decreased 13.2 percent year over year. The decrease is primarily due to reduced work orders in the U.K.

North American MSP revenue was $9.7 million, as compared to $9.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Expansion of services within existing clients and the incremental revenue associated with a shift of certain clients from the North American Staffing segment was mostly offset by factors related to COVID-19.

Gross margin for the quarter was 15.6 percent of revenue, compared to 14.4 percent of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. The change is attributable to a larger credit related to our workers’ compensation versus the prior year, and a decrease in payroll tax rates and other direct costs.

SG&A expense for the second quarter was $36.2 million, a $2.7 million reduction from the prior-year quarter. The decrease is primarily due to substantial cost reductions taken throughout the year and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adjusted EBITDA, which is a Non-GAAP measure, for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was a loss of $1.4 million, as compared to a loss of $1.5 million in the prior-year quarter.

 

Business Outlook

Due to the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the timing of reopening specific geographies, the Company is not providing Adjusted Revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

 

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 5:00 PM ET, to review the financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended May 3, 2020. Investors interested in participating on the live call can dial 1-877-407-9039 within the U.S. or 1-201-689-8470 from abroad, and reference conference ID 13703899. The conference call, which may include forward-looking statements, is also being webcast and will be available via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.volt.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Volt’s investor relations website for 90 days.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks. Such risks include, among others, general economic, competitive and other business conditions (including the potential impact of the strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19 on our operations as well as the operations of our customers), the degree and timing of customer utilization and renewal rate for contracts with the Company, and the degree of success of business improvement initiatives that could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements. Information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are contained in the “Risk Factors” and other sections of the Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements and to consult our SEC filings for additional risks and uncertainties that may apply to our business and the ownership of our securities. Our forward-looking statements are presented as of the date made, and we disclaim any duty to update such statements unless required by law to do so.

Note Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has provided certain Non-GAAP financial information, including Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA, which include adjustments to our GAAP financial results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and may be different from Non-GAAP measures reported by other companies.

The Company believes that the presentation of Non-GAAP measures, including on a constant currency basis, eliminating the impact of businesses sold or exited, the extra operating week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and special items provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations because they permit evaluation of the results of the Company without the effect of currency fluctuations, special items or the impact of businesses sold or exited that management believes make it more difficult to understand and evaluate the Company’s results of operations. Special items include impairments, restructuring and severance as well as certain income or expenses which the Company does not consider indicative of the current and future period performance and are more fully disclosed in the tables.

 

Adjusted Revenue is defined as revenue excluding businesses exited, the effect of foreign currency translation and the extra operating week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company has also migrated certain clients from a traditional staffing model to a managed service model, resulting in the Company now managing a greater percentage of such clients’ business under its North American MSP.  This shift provides increased opportunity for the Company with the relevant clients. However, due to the structure of MSP arrangements, revenue is recognized on a net basis, thereby reducing revenues on a comparative period basis. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the Company includes such delivery model shifts within the Adjusted Revenue measurement, as it provides a more comparable basis for evaluating performance results from period to period and reflects the method used by management to evaluate performance. A reconciliation is shown in the tables at the end of this press release. 

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings or loss before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense as well as the special items described above.

Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure rather than a cash flow measure. The Company believes the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view results in a manner similar to the method used by management.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of the Company’s results of operations and operating cash flows as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect capital expenditures or contractual commitments; does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs; does not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service the interest payments, on the Company’s debt; and does not reflect cash required to pay income taxes.

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is defined as operating income (loss) excluding businesses exited and the extra operating week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

The Company believes the presentation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is relevant and useful for investors because it provides a more comparable basis to evaluate performance results and analyze trends from period to period in a manner similar to the method used by management.

The Company’s computation of Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies because all companies do not calculate these measures in the same fashion.

About Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is a global provider of staffing services (traditional time and materials-based as well as project-based). Our staffing services consist of workforce solutions that include providing contingent workers, personnel recruitment services, and managed staffing services programs supporting primarily administrative, technical, information technology, light-industrial and engineering positions. Our managed staffing programs involve managing the procurement and on-boarding of contingent workers from multiple providers. Volt services global industries including aerospace, automotive, banking and finance, consumer electronics, information technology, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, pharmaceutical, software, telecommunications, transportation, and utilities. For more information, visit www.volt.com

 

Investor Relations Contacts:
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
voltinvest@volt.com

Joe Noyons
Three Part Advisors
jnoyons@threepa.com

817-778-8424

 

Financial Tables Follow

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations (in thousands, except per share data)

 

		Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
		May 3, 2020				February 2, 2020				April 28, 2019				May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Net revenue		$	207,275			$	217,766			$	252,070			$	425,041			$	505,506
Cost of services			175,038				186,339				215,813				361,377				431,550
Gross margin			32,237				31,427				36,257				63,664				73,956
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			36,189				39,497				38,939				75,686				78,749
Restructuring and severance costs			411				1,246				724				1,657				783
Impairment charges			—				11				347				11				347
Operating loss			(4,363	)			(9,327	)			(3,753	)			(13,690	)			(5,923	)
Interest income (expense), net			(621	)			(700	)			(699	)			(1,321	)			(1,445	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net			(266	)			(328	)			(314	)			(594	)			(101	)
Other income (expense), net			(152	)			(258	)			(166	)			(410	)			(405	)
Loss before income taxes			(5,402	)			(10,613	)			(4,932	)			(16,015	)			(7,874	)
Income tax provision			23				195				233				218				506
Net loss		$	(5,425	)		$	(10,808	)		$	(5,165	)		$	(16,233	)		$	(8,380	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Net loss		$	(0.25	)		$	(0.50	)		$	(0.24	)		$	(0.76	)		$	(0.40	)
Weighted average number of shares			21,416				21,416				21,082				21,416				21,081
Diluted:
Net loss		$	(0.25	)		$	(0.50	)		$	(0.24	)		$	(0.76	)		$	(0.40	)
Weighted average number of shares			21,416				21,416				21,082				21,416				21,081
Segment data:
Net revenue:
North American Staffing		$	173,386			$	182,395			$	208,871			$	355,781			$	420,719
International Staffing			24,303				26,223				28,809				50,526				55,075
North American MSP			9,745				9,369				9,579				19,114				17,796
Corporate and Other			187				203				5,431				390				13,277
Eliminations			(346	)			(424	)			(620	)			(770	)			(1,361	)
Net revenue		$	207,275			$	217,766			$	252,070			$	425,041			$	505,506
Operating income (loss):
North American Staffing		$	2,576			$	99			$	2,544			$	2,675			$	6,431
International Staffing			196				374				628				570				932
North American MSP			491				754				1,100				1,245				2,065
Corporate and Other			(7,626	)			(10,554	)			(8,025	)			(18,180	)			(15,351	)
Operating loss		$	(4,363	)		$	(9,327	)		$	(3,753	)		$	(13,690	)		$	(5,923	)
Work days			65				59				65				124				124

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
		Six Months ended
		May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of the period		$	38,444			$	36,544
Cash used in all other operating activities			(7,161	)			(6,239	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			10,071				15,697
Net cash provided by operating activities			2,910				9,458
Purchases of property, equipment, and software			(3,092	)			(4,058	)
Net cash provided by (used in) all other investing activities			615				(21	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,477	)			(4,079	)
Net draw-down of borrowings			5,000				5,000
Debt issuance costs			(243	)			(177	)
Net cash used in all other financing activities			(6	)			(40	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			4,751				4,783
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(521	)			(249	)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			4,663				9,913
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of the period		$	43,107			$	46,457
Cash paid during the period:
Interest		$	1,382			$	1,560
Income taxes		$	258			$	216
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of the period:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	26,223			$	39,689
Restricted cash included in Restricted cash and short term investments			16,884				6,768
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period		$	43,107			$	46,457

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share amounts)
		May 3, 2020				November 3, 2019
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	26,223			$	28,672
Restricted cash and short-term investments			19,445				12,794
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $150 and $117, respectively			116,373				135,950
Other current assets			8,480				7,252
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS			170,521				184,668
Property, equipment and software, net			24,792				25,890
Right of use assets - operating leases			43,495				—
Other assets, excluding current portion			6,538				7,446
TOTAL ASSETS		$	245,346			$	218,004
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accrued compensation		$	16,644			$	21,507
Accounts payable			29,668				36,341
Accrued taxes other than income taxes			13,360				11,244
Accrued insurance and other			21,008				24,654
Operating lease liabilities			7,807				—
Income taxes payable			1,651				1,570
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES			90,138				95,316
Accrued insurance and other, excluding current portion			12,733				12,029
Operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion			40,312				—
Deferred gain on sale of real estate, excluding current portion			—				20,270
Income taxes payable, excluding current portion			289				289
Deferred income taxes			12				17
Long-term debt			58,916				53,894
TOTAL LIABILITIES			202,400				181,815
Commitments and contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $1.00; Authorized - 500,000 shares; Issued - none			—				—
Common stock, par value $0.10; Authorized - 120,000,000 shares; Issued - 23,738,003 shares; Outstanding - 21,408,659 and 21,367,821 shares, respectively			2,374				2,374
Paid-in capital			78,593				77,688
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings			(5,673	)			(10,917	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(7,039	)			(6,801	)
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,329,344 and 2,370,182 shares, respectively			(25,309	)			(26,155	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY			42,946				36,189
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	245,346			$	218,004

 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

 

(in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended
		May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP net loss:
GAAP net loss		$	(5,425	)		$	(5,165	)
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			—				(486	)(b)
Restructuring and severance costs			411	(a)			724	(c)
Impairment Costs			—				347	(d)
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(5,014	)		$	(4,580	)
			Three Months Ended
			May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
GAAP net loss		$	(5,425	)		$	(5,165	)
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			—				(486	)(b)
Restructuring and severance costs			411	(a)			724	(c)
Impairment Costs			—				347	(d)
Depreciation and amortization			2,027				1,755
Share-based compensation expense			508				(95	)
Total other (income) expense, net			1,039				1,179
Provision for income taxes			23				233
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(1,417	)		$	(1,508	)

 

Special item adjustments consist of the following:

(a)	Relates to actions taken by the Company as part of its continued efforts to reduce costs and to offset COVID-19 related revenue losses.
(b)	Relates to the amortization of the gain on the sale of the Orange, CA facility, which is included in Selling, administrative and other operating costs.
(c)	Relates to exit of customer care solutions business and continued efforts to reduce costs.
(d)	Relates to exit of customer care solutions business.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

 

(in thousands)

 

		Six Months Ended
		May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP net loss:
GAAP net loss		$	(16,233	)		$	(8,380	)
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			—				(972	)(b)
Restructuring and severance costs			1,657	(a)			783	(c)
Impairment Costs			11				347	(d)
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(14,565	)		$	(8,222	)
			Six Months Ended
		May 3, 2020				April 28, 2019
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
GAAP net loss		$	(16,233	)		$	(8,380	)
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			—				(972	)(b)
Restructuring and severance costs			1,657	(a)			783	(c)
Impairment Costs			11				347	(d)
Depreciation and amortization			4,000				3,358
Share-based compensation expense			1,019				(208	)
Total other (income) expense, net			2,325				1,951
Provision for income taxes			218				506
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(7,003	)		$	(2,615	)

 

Special item adjustments consist of the following:

(a)	Primarily relates to the strategic initiative costs to offshore a significant number of identified roles to our staffing operations in India and continued efforts to reduce costs and to offset COVID-19 related revenue losses.
(b)	Relates to the amortization of the gain on the sale of the Orange, CA facility, which is included in Selling, administrative and other operating costs.
(c)	Relates to exit of customer care solutions business and continued efforts to reduce costs.
(d)	Relates to exit of customer care solutions business.

 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended May 3, 2020				Three Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				As Reported				FX impact				Business  Exited				MSP Delivery Model Shift				Adjusted
Revenue
North American Staffing		$	173,386			$	208,871			$	—			$	(266	)		$	(4,825	)		$	203,780
International Staffing			24,303				28,809				(826	)			—				—				27,983
North American MSP			9,745				9,579				—				—				122				9,701
Corporate and Other			187				5,431				—				(5,257	)			—				174
Eliminations			(346	)			(620	)			—				266				—				(354	)
Total Revenue		$	207,275			$	252,070			$	(826	)		$	(5,257	)		$	(4,703	)		$	241,284
% change																							-14.1	%
			Six Months Ended May 3, 2020			Six Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				As Reported				FX impact				Business  Exited				MSP Delivery Model Shift				Adjusted
Revenue
North American Staffing		$	355,781			$	420,719			$	—			$	(616	)		$	(7,388	)		$	412,715
International Staffing			50,526				55,075				(932	)			—				—				54,143
North American MSP			19,114				17,796				—				—				188				17,984
Corporate and Other			390				13,277				—				(12,931	)			—				346
Eliminations			(770	)			(1,361	)			—				616				—				(745	)
Total Revenue		$	425,041			$	505,506			$	(932	)		$	(12,931	)		$	(7,200	)		$	484,443
% change																							-12.3	%

 

   

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended May 3, 2020												Three Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted				As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted
Operating Income (Loss)
North American Staffing		$	2,576			$	—			$	2,576			$	2,544			$	—			$	2,544
International Staffing			196				—				196				628				1				629
North American MSP			491				—				491				1,100				—				1,100
Corporate and Other			(7,626	)			(45	)			(7,671	)			(8,025	)			801				(7,224	)
Total Operating Loss		$	(4,363	)		$	(45	)		$	(4,408	)		$	(3,753	)		$	802			$	(2,951	)
		Six Months Ended May 3, 2020													Six Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted				As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted
Operating Income (Loss)
North American Staffing		$	2,675			$	—			$	2,675			$	6,431			$	—			$	6,431
International Staffing			570				—				570				932				4				936
North American MSP			1,245				—				1,245				2,065				—				2,065
Corporate and Other			(18,180	)			(13	)			(18,193	)			(15,351	)			135				(15,216	)
Total Operating Loss		$	(13,690	)		$	(13	)		$	(13,703	)		$	(5,923	)		$	139			$	(5,784	)

 

   

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended May 3, 2020												Three Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted				As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted
Operating Loss
Gross Margin		$	32,237			$	—			$	32,237			$	36,257			$	136			$	36,393
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			36,189				—				36,189				38,939				(66	)			38,873
Restructuring and severance costs			411				45				456				724				(253	)			471
Impairment charges			—				—				—				347				(347	)			—
Total Operating Loss		$	(4,363	)		$	(45	)		$	(4,408	)		$	(3,753	)		$	802			$	(2,951	)
		Six Months Ended May 3, 2020												Six Months Ended April 28, 2019
		As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted				As Reported				Business Exited				Adjusted
Operating Loss
Gross Margin		$	63,664			$	—			$	63,664			$	73,956			$	(869	)		$	73,087
Selling, administrative and other operating costs			75,686				—				75,686				78,749				(399	)			78,350
Restructuring and severance costs			1,657				13				1,670				783				(262	)			521
Impairment charges			11				—				11				347				(347	)			—
Total Operating Loss		$	(13,690	)		$	(13	)		$	(13,703	)		$	(5,923	)		$	139			$	(5,784	)