- Quarterly Report (10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

	ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
		SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the quarterly period ended June 27, 2010
		OR
	o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
		SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		for the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission file number:   1-6081

COMFORCE Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-2262248
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
999 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY	11714
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

516.437.3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

415 Crossways Park Drive, P.O. Box 9006, Woodbury, NY 11797

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý       No   o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ý       No   o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  o	Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company  ý

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o       No  ý

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class		Outstanding at August 2, 2010
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		17,387,665 shares

 

 

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COMFORCE Corporation

INDEX

		Page   Number
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009	5
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	20
Item 4T.	Controls and Procedures	20
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION	21
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	21
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	21
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	21
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	21
Item 4.	[Reserved]	21
Item 5.	Other Information	21
Item 6.	Exhibits	21
SIGNATURES		22

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

COMFORCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Assets		June 27, 2010				December 27, 2009
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	4,995			$	2,986
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $80 in 2010 and $94 in 2009			143,073				125,138
Funding and service fees receivable, less allowance of $8 in 2010 and 2009			6,482				8,107
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			3,418				3,003
Deferred income taxes, net			707				707
Total current assets			158,675				139,941
Property and equipment, net			7,699				8,624
Deferred financing costs, net			550				634
Goodwill			15,973				15,973
Other assets, net			256				113
Total assets		$	183,153			$	165,285
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	3,195			$	2,491
Accrued expenses			117,503				120,841
Total current liabilities			120,698				123,332
Long-term debt			74,413				56,600
Deferred taxes, net			696				636
Other liabilities			211				176
Total liabilities			196,018				180,744
Commitments and contingencies (see note 10)
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,387,664 and 17,387,663 shares issued and outstanding in 2010 and 2009, respectively			174				174
Convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value:			4,304				4,304
Series 2003A, 6,500 shares authorized; 6,148 shares issued and outstanding at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009, with an aggregate liquidation preference of $9,541 at June 27, 2010 and $9,311 at December 27, 2009
Series 2003B, 3,500 shares authorized; 513 shares issued and outstanding at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009, with an aggregate liquidation preference of $771 at June 27, 2010 and $752 at December 27, 2009			513				513
Series 2004A, 15,000 shares authorized; 6,737 shares issued and outstanding at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009, with an aggregate liquidation preference of $9,549 at June 27, 2010 and $9,296 at December 27, 2009			10,264				10,264
Additional paid-in capital			48,776				48,700
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(199	)			(291	)
Accumulated deficit			(76,697	)			(79,123	)
Total stockholders’ deficit			(12,865	)			(15,459	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit		$	183,153			$	165,285

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COMFORCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009				June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
Net sales of services		$	163,564			$	141,689			$	307,379			$	279,718
Costs and expenses:
Cost of services			140,511				121,479				264,222				238,889
Selling, general and administrative expenses			18,138				18,246				35,326				37,020
Depreciation and amortization			844				877				1,714				1,713
Total costs and expenses			159,493				140,602				301,262				277,622
Operating income			4,071				1,087				6,117				2,096
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense			(844	)			(441	)			(1,575	)			(1,085	)
Other income (expense), net			29				465				(252	)			392
			(815	)			24				(1,827	)			(693	)
Income before income taxes			3,256				1,111				4,290				1,403
Provision for income taxes			1,406				513				1,864				649
Net income		$	1,850			$	598			$	2,426			$	754
Dividends on preferred stock			251				251				502				502
Net income available to common stockholders		$	1,599			$	347			$	1,924			$	252
Basic income per common share		$	0.09			$	0.02			$	0.11			$	0.01
Diluted income per common share		$	0.06			$	0.02			$	0.07			$	0.01
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic			17,388				17,388				17,388				17,388
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted			33,331				28,355				33,129				17,401

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COMFORCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

		Six Months Ended
		June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	2,426			$	754
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment			1,714				1,713
Amortization of deferred financing fees			114				79
Net (recoveries) provision for bad debts			(13	)			24
Interest expense paid by the issuance of convertible notes			-				71
Share-based payment compensation expense			76				46
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts, funding and service fees receivable			(16,525	)			22,012
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(563	)			(95	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(2,056	)			(26,505	)
Income tax receivable			4				23
Net cash used in operating activities			(14,823	)			(1,878	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(789	)			(1,238	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(789	)			(1,238	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under capital lease obligations			(82	)			(125	)
Net borrowings under line of credit agreements			17,813				2,683
Debt financing costs			(30	)			-
Net cash provided by financing activities			17,701				2,558
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			2,089				(558	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash			(80	)			100
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			2,986				6,137
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	4,995			$	5,679
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	1,416			$	964
Income taxes			1,135				933

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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COMFORCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.   GENERAL

 

COMFORCE Corporation (“COMFORCE”) is a provider of outsourced staffing management services that enable Fortune 1000 companies and other large employers to consolidate, automate and manage staffing, compliance and oversight processes for their contingent workforces.  The Company also provides specialty staffing, consulting and other outsourcing services to Fortune 1000 companies and other large employers for their healthcare support services, technical and engineering, information technology, telecommunications and other staffing needs.  In addition, the Company provides funding and back office support services to independent consulting and staffing companies.

 

COMFORCE Operating, Inc. (“COI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of COMFORCE, was formed for the purpose of facilitating certain of the Company’s financing transactions in November 1997.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term the “Company” refers to COMFORCE, COI and all of their direct and indirect subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included.  Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to ensure that the information presented is not misleading; however, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2009.  The results for the three and six month periods ended June 27, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that might be expected for the entire year.

 

 

2.    ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Some of the significant estimates involved are the collectibility of receivables, the fair value of goodwill and share-based compensation expense, the recoverability of long-lived assets, deferred tax assets and tax uncertainties, accrued workers compensation liabilities and the assessment of litigation and contingencies.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

3.    DEBT

 

Long-term debt at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009, consisted of (in thousands):

 

			June 27, 2010				December 27, 2009
	Revolving line of credit, due November 2, 2012, with interest payable at a weighted average rate of 4.3% at June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009*		$	74,413			$	56,600
	Total long-term debt		$	74,413			$	56,600

 

*    See “--Revolving Line of Credit,” below in this note 3 for a discussion of the method of calculating interest under the PNC Credit Facility.

 

 

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Contractual maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):

 

	2012		$	74,413
	Total		$	74,413

Revolving Line of Credit :   At June 27, 2010, COMFORCE, COI and various of their operating subsidiaries, as co-borrowers and guarantors, were parties to a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “PNC Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association, as a lender and administrative agent (“PNC”), and other financial institutions participating as lenders to provide for a revolving line of credit with available borrowings based, generally, on 87.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable aged 90 days or less, subject to specified limitations and exceptions.  On November 2, 2009, the PNC Credit Facility was amended and restated, and various terms were modified.  The term was extended from July 24, 2010 to November 2, 2012, and, at the Company’s request, the maximum availability under the facility was reduced from $110.0 million to $95.0 million.

 

In addition, the interest rate was increased.  Prior to the effective date of the amendment, borrowings bore interest, at the Company’s option, at a per annum rate equal to (1) the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or the base commercial lending rate of PNC as announced from time to time, or (2) LIBOR plus a specified margin, ranging from 1.5% to 2.5% based upon the Company’s fixed charged ratio.  Beginning on the effective date of the amendment, the existing as well as new borrowings under the PNC Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option:
 

	·	for loans denominated as domestic rate loans, at a per annum rate equal to 1.75% plus the highest of
		(1)	the federal funds open rate plus 0.5%,
		(2)	the base commercial lending rate of PNC as announced from time to time, or
		(3)	one-month LIBOR, as published each business day in The Wall Street Journal , adjusted to take into account any changes in the Federal Reserve requirements for bank eurocurrency fundings, plus 1.0%; or
	·	for loans denominated as eurodollar rate loans, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% plus the higher of
		(1)	LIBOR, as it appears at a specified time each business day on Bloomberg Page BBAM1, adjusted to take into account any changes in the Federal Reserve requirements for bank eurocurrency fundings, or
		(2)	1.50%.

 

 

The Company generally borrows at LIBOR with a minimum floor (1.50%) plus 2.75%.

 

The PNC Credit Facility also provides for a commitment fee of 0.375% (0.25% prior to the effective date of the amendment) of the unused portion of the facility. The obligations under the PNC Credit Facility are collateralized by a pledge of the capital stock of certain operating subsidiaries of the Company and by security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Company.  The PNC Credit Facility contains various financial and other covenants and conditions, including, but not limited to, a prohibition on paying cash dividends and limitations on engaging in affiliate transactions, making acquisitions and incurring additional indebtedness.  The PNC Credit Facility also limits capital expenditures to $6.0 million annually.

 

Under the PNC Credit Facility, the Company had outstanding $3.6 million of standby letters of credit, principally as security for the Company’s obligations under its workers compensation insurance policies and had remaining availability of $13.8 million as of June 27, 2010 based upon the borrowing base as defined in the loan agreement.  The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the PNC Credit Facility at June 27, 2010.

 

 

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4.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

 

During the six months ended June 27, 2010, the Company recorded $75,600 of compensation expense relating to the granting of stock options, which options immediately vested.  The compensation expense has been recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses.  In addition, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $30,000 in the accompanying statements of income related to these grants.  For the six months ended June 28, 2009, $46,200 of compensation expense has been recorded within selling, general and administrative expense and the Company has recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $21,000 in the accompanying statements of income for options granted during the second quarter of 2009, which options immediately vested.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payments using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by the employees who receive equity awards.

 

The per share weighted average grant date fair value of stock options was $0.84 during the six months ended June 27, 2010 and $0.66 during the six months ended June 28, 2009.  In addition to the exercise and grant date prices of the awards, certain weighted average assumptions that were used to estimate the fair value of stock option grants in the six month periods are listed in the table below:

 

			Six Month Ended
			June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
	Expected dividend yield			0.0	%			0.0	%
	Expected volatility			60.0	%			55.7	%
	Risk-free interest rate			2.68	%			2.93	%
	Expected term (years)			7				5

 

The Company estimates expected volatility based primarily on historical monthly price changes of the Company’s stock and other known or expected trends.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the United States (“U.S.”) treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.  The expected term of these awards was determined in 2009 using the “simplified method” prescribed in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107.  The Company used the historical option exercise to determine the expected term for the awards granted in 2010.

 

 

5.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, funding and service fees receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are believed to approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.  The carrying amounts of the Company’s revolving line of credit obligations is believed to approximate its fair value since the interest rate fluctuates with market changes in interest rates.

 

 

6.    INCOME PER SHARE

 

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period.  Diluted income per share is computed assuming the exercise of stock options with exercise prices less than the average market value of the common stock during the period and the conversion of convertible debt and preferred stock into common stock to the extent such conversion assumption is dilutive.  The following represents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators for the basic and diluted income per share computations (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

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		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009				June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
Basic income per common share:
Net income		$	1,850			$	598			$	2,426			$	754
Dividends on preferred stock:
Series 2003A			115				115				230				230
Series 2003B			10				10				19				19
Series 2004A			126				126				253				253
			251				251				502				502
Income available to common stockholders		$	1,599			$	347			$	1,924			$	252
Weighted average common shares outstanding			17,388				17,388				17,388				17,388
Basic income per common share		$	0.09			$	0.02			$	0.11			$	0.01
Diluted income per common share:
Income available to common stockholders		$	1,599			$	347			$	1,924			$	252
Dividends on preferred stock:
Series 2003A			115				115				230				-
Series 2003B			10				10				19				-
Series 2004A			126				-				253				-
			251				125				502				-
After tax equivalent of interest expense on 8% Subordinated Convertible Note			-				20				-				-
Income for purposes of computing diluted income per common share		$	1,850			$	492			$	2,426			$	252
Weighted average common shares outstanding			17,388				17,388				17,388				17,388
Dilutive stock options			11				13				11				13
Assumed Conversion of 8% Subordinated Convertible Note			-				1,074				-				-
Assumed conversion of Preferred Stock:
Series 2003A			8,977				8,538				8,868				-
Series 2003B			1,413				1,342				1,395				-
Series 2004A			5,542				-				5,467				-
Weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing diluted income per share			33,331				28,355				33,129				17,401
Diluted income per common share		$	0.06			$	0.02			$	0.07			$	0.01

In addition, options and warrants to purchase 2.2 million and 2.1 million shares of common stock were outstanding as of the end of the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

 

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7.   INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company’s reportable segments are distinguished principally by the types of services offered to the Company’s clients.  The Company manages its operations and reports its results through three operating segments -- Human Capital Management Services, Staff Augmentation and Financial Outsourcing Services.  The Human Capital Management Services segment primarily provides contingent workforce management services.  The Staff Augmentation segment provides healthcare support, technical and engineering, information technology (IT), telecommunications and other staffing services. The Financial Outsourcing Services segment provides funding and back office support services to independent consulting and staffing companies.

 

COMFORCE evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating contribution, which represents segment revenues less direct costs of operations, excluding the allocation of corporate general and administrative expenses.  Assets of the operating segments reflect primarily accounts receivable and goodwill associated with segment activities; all other assets are included as corporate assets.  The Company does not evaluate or account for expenditures for long-lived assets on a segment basis.

 

The table below presents information on revenues and operating contribution for each segment for the three and six months ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, and items which reconcile segment operating contribution to COMFORCE’s reported income before income taxes (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009				June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
Net sales of services:
Human Capital Management Services		$	123,391			$	97,361			$	231,441			$	188,109
Staff Augmentation			39,652				43,829				74,930				90,630
Financial Outsourcing Services			521				499				1,008				979
		$	163,564			$	141,689			$	307,379			$	279,718
Operating contribution:
Human Capital Management Services		$	6,439			$	3,926			$	11,125			$	7,115
Staff Augmentation			3,107				2,198				5,612				5,311
Financial Outsourcing Services			501				479				970				919
			10,047				6,603				17,707				13,345
Consolidated expenses:
Corporate general and administrative expenses			5,132				4,639				9,876				9,536
Depreciation and amortization			844				877				1,714				1,713
Interest expense			844				441				1,575				1,085
Other (income) expense, net			(29	)			(465	)			252				(392	)
			6,791				5,492				13,417				11,942
Income before income taxes		$	3,256			$	1,111			$	4,290			$	1,403

 

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			At June 27, 2010				At December 27, 2009
	Total assets:
	Human Capital Management Services		$	122,655			$	106,123
	Staff Augmentation			36,391				34,988
	Financial Outsourcing Services			6,482				8,107
	Corporate			17,625				16,067
			$	183,153			$	165,285

 

8.   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The components of comprehensive income are as follows (in thousands):

 

			Three months Ended								Six Months Ended
			June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009				June 27, 2010				June 28, 2009
	Net income		$	1,850			$	598			$	2,426			$	754
	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax			(9	)			98				92				49
	Total comprehensive income		$	1,841			$	696			$	2,518			$	803

 

9.   ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses as of June 27, 2010 and December 27, 2009 consisted of (in thousands):

 

			June 27, 2010				December 27, 2009
	Payroll, payroll taxes and sub-vendor payments		$	103,614			$	97,979
	Book overdrafts			3,404				12,916
	Other			10,485				9,946
			$	117,503			$	120,841

 

10.   LITIGATION AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES

 

Lake Calumet Matter :  In November 2003, the Company received a general notice letter from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “U.S. EPA”) that it is a potentially responsible party at Chicago’s Lake Calumet Cluster Site, which for decades beginning in the late 19th/early 20th centuries had served as a waste disposal site. In December 2004, the U.S. EPA sent the Company and numerous other companies special notice letters requiring the recipients to make an offer by a date certain to perform a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) to select a remedy to clean up the site.  The Company’s predecessor, Apeco Corporation (“Apeco”), a manufacturer of photocopiers, allegedly sent waste material to this site.  The State of Illinois and the U.S. EPA have proposed that the site be designated as a Superfund site.  The Company is one of over 500 potentially responsible parties most of which may no longer be in operation or viable to which notices were sent, and the Company has joined a working group of more than 175 members representing potentially responsible parties (the “PRP working group”) for the purpose of responding to the U.S. EPA and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the “Illinois EPA”).

 

The U.S. EPA and Illinois EPA currently allege that combined past costs for work at the site are close to

 

 

 

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$20.0 million and estimates to finish the cover remedy at the landfill portion of the site range between $10.0 million and $16.0 million.  Although the total volume of waste at the site has not been finalized, a draft interim allocation lists the Company’s total contribution of waste at the site at 13,904 gallons representing slightly less than 0.5% of current total volume estimates.  The Company recorded accruals representing the probable losses in connection with this matter of $150,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

Presently, the Illinois EPA has taken the lead in negotiating with the PRP working group at the site.  The Illinois EPA has also begun but not completed remedial activities directed toward placing an engineered cover to cap the site.  Recent discussions between the PRP working group and the Illinois EPA indicate that the agency is seeking a settlement for past costs and either funds to complete the cover remedy at the landfill portion of the site or an agreement by the PRP working group that it will complete the remedy.  The U.S. EPA has recently expressed an interest in joining the Illinois EPA in the negotiations with the PRP working group, which has been welcomed by the working group to provide an avenue for a global settlement, which cannot be reached without U.S. EPA participation.

 

The Company has made inquiries of the insurance carriers for Apeco to determine if it has coverage under old insurance policies.  No assurance can be given that the costs to the Company to resolve this claim will be within management’s estimates, but the Company does not believe these costs will be material to the financial statements.

 

Contract Contingency:   In 2006, CTS entered into a contract with a United States government agency (the “Agency”) to provide technical, operational and professional services in foreign countries throughout the world for humanitarian purposes.  Persons employed by CTS or its subsidiaries in the host countries include U.S. nationals, nationals of the host countries (local nationals) and nationals of other countries (third country nationals). The contract provides, generally, that the U.S. government will reimburse the Company for all direct labor properly chargeable to the contract plus fringe benefits, in some cases at specified rates and profit.

 

The contract did not directly address taxes payable to foreign jurisdictions, but the contracting officer advised CTS by letter that it should not make tax payments or withholdings in the host countries because the Agency had negotiated or would negotiate with the host countries and expected these discussions to lead to bilateral agreements exempting contractors and contractor personnel from all tax liability.  The contract provides that CTS will be reimbursed for “all fines, penalties, and reasonable litigation expenses incurred as a result of compliance with specific contract terms and conditions or written instructions from the Contracting Officer.”

 

The contracting officer subsequently advised CTS that the U.S. government has concluded its efforts to obtain bilateral agreements, and directed CTS to itself undertake mitigation efforts.  CTS engaged an independent accounting firm to assist it with these efforts, which have been substantially completed except in some countries experiencing social unrest and government instability.  As a result of its analysis of host country tax laws and negotiations with host country governments, in most cases, CTS has either determined that no liability exists for wage tax liabilities or it has instituted procedures to withhold or pay applicable wage taxes for its employees.  As for any remaining host countries, management has concluded that it is not probable that wage tax assessments will be made against CTS.  Although the Agency has agreed to reimburse us with respect to any such wage tax liabilities, any amounts assessed against CTS for wage tax liabilities could potentially exceed the amount available to us from our own resources or under the PNC Credit Facility.  In such event, it is anticipated that the Company would request PNC to make a special advance or request the Agency to pre-fund these liabilities.

 

State Tax Audit:   In January 2010, the Company settled, for $2.8 million, a long-running state tax examination of certain non-income related business taxes covering the period from January 2002 through December 2009.  In this examination, the Company vigorously defended its filed tax return positions, which it continues to believe were proper and supportable.  However, the Company incurred significant professional costs in the examination process over a period of approximately five years and, in the face of incurring significant additional professional costs and satisfying state bonding requirements, we decided to end the examination by accepting settlement terms.  The Company previously recorded accruals in cost of services in connection with this matter, including $2.7 million in 2009 and $100,000 in prior years.

 

Other Matters:   The Company is also a party to contract and employment-related litigation matters, and audits of state and local tax returns arising in the ordinary course of its business.  In the opinion of Management, the

 

 

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aggregate liability, if any, with respect to such matters will not materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.  The Company expenses legal costs associated with contingencies when incurred.  The Company maintains general liability insurance, property insurance, automobile insurance, fidelity insurance, professional liability insurance (errors and omissions), fiduciary insurance, and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for domestic and foreign operations as management deems appropriate and prudent. The Company is generally self-insured with respect to workers compensation, but maintains excess workers compensation coverage to limit its maximum exposure to such claims.

 

 

11.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing of these financial statements with the SEC, and noted there were no events that are subject to recognition or disclosure.

 

 

 

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The discussion set forth below should be read together with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and other information found in this Form 10-Q and in the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes of COMFORCE Corporation (“COMFORCE”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including COMFORCE Operating, Inc. (“COI”) (collectively, the “Company”), included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2009.

 

Overview

 

Staffing personnel placed by the Company are employees of the Company. The Company is responsible for employment related expenses for its employees, including workers compensation, unemployment compensation insurance, Medicare and Social Security taxes and general payroll expenses.  The Company offers health, dental, 401(k), disability and life insurance to its eligible employees.

 

The Company reports its results through three operating segments -- Human Capital Management Services, Staff Augmentation and Financial Outsourcing Services.  The Human Capital Management Services segment primarily provides staffing management services that enable Fortune 1000 companies and other large employers to consolidate, automate and manage staffing, compliance and oversight processes for their contingent workforces.  The Staff Augmentation segment provides healthcare support services, technical and engineering, information technology, telecommunications and other staffing needs.  The Financial Outsourcing Services segment provides funding and back office support services to independent consulting and staffing companies.

 

Recent Developments

 

As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor) in a report released July 2, 2010, the unemployment rate for June 2010 stood at 9.5%.  Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 125,000 in June 2010, principally as a result of the loss of 225,000 government census jobs, partially offset by increases in private sector employment of 83,000.  The number of long-term unemployed as of June 2010 remained at 6.8 million.  Since the start of the recession in December 2007 through June 2010, private sector employment has increased by 593,000 but remained 7.9 million below the December 2007 level.

 

While the staffing industry has been significantly and adversely affected since 2008 by poor economic conditions and weak labor markets, the Department of Labor report continues to support the view that the staffing industry may be seeing the beginning of a recovery, however modest.  The contingent staffing sector showed some improvement with 21,000 jobs added in June 2010.  Since reaching a low point in September 2009, employment in the contingent staffing sector has risen by 379,000.  Staffing industry sources report staffing employment in the United States to be about 25% higher in June 2010 as compared to June 2009.  Management continues to closely monitor economic conditions and government responses.

 

 

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In March 2010, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was enacted.  Under the HIRE Act, two new tax benefits became available to employers, such as COMFORCE, that hire qualifying unemployed workers.  The first tax benefit, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2% share of social security taxes on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for wages paid from March 19, 2010 through December 31, 2010.  In addition, for each qualified employee retained for at least 52 consecutive weeks, businesses will also be eligible for a general business tax credit, referred to as the new hire retention credit, of 6.2% of wages paid to the qualified employee over the 52 week period, up to a maximum credit of $1,000.  COMFORCE is currently eligible for the payroll tax exemption, which contributed to its increase in gross profit in the second quarter of 2010, and will be eligible for the general business tax credit in 2011.

 

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended June 27, 2010 compared to three months ended June 28, 2009

 

Net sales of services for the three months ended June 27, 2010 were $163.6 million, which represents a 15.4 % increase from the $141.7 million in net sales of services recorded for the three months ended June 28, 2009.  In the Human Capital Management Services segment net sales of services increased of $26.0 million, or 26.7% due primarily to the addition of new clients and increased services provided to certain existing clients.  Management believes that such an increase is reflective of a trend over the past decade for companies to rely increasingly on providers of human capital management services, such as those provided by the Company’s PrO Unlimited subsidiary.  This increase was partially offset by a decrease in sales of services in the Staff Augmentation segment of $4.2 million, or 9.5 %, reflecting a decrease in our clients’ demands for services in this segment, particularly by our largest client in this segment representing approximately $2.8 million of this decrease, and a reduction in clients serviced.  Net sales of services in the Financial Outsourcing Services segment increased $22,000 or 4.4 %.

 

Cost of services for the three months ended June 27, 2010 was 85.9% of net sales of services as compared to 85.7% for the three months ended June 28, 2009.  This slight increase in cost of services as a percentage of net sales is a result of several factors, including pricing pressures and lower sales volume on higher margin services which was partially offset by a decrease in payroll related tax expense as a result of the enactment of the HIRE Act in March 2010 (see “--Recent Developments,” in this Item 2, above).  In addition, Human Capital Services, which traditionally has a higher cost of services, represents a greater percentage of the Company’s revenues than in the second quarter of 2009.  Cost of services as a percentage of net sales of services in the Human Capital Management Services segment for the second quarter of 2010 was 88.1% as compared to 87.6% for the second quarter of 2009.  In the Staff Augmentation segment, cost of services as a percentage of net sales of services for the second quarter of 2010 was 80.1% as compared to 82.7% for the second quarter of 2009, principally due to a state tax examination accrual of approximately $1.0 million recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales of services were 11.1% for the three months ended June 27, 2010, compared to 12.9% for the three months ended June 28, 2009.  The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily a result of increased net sales of services, discussed above, and our initiative beginning in 2009 to reduce or prevent increases in general and administrative expenses.  In addition, included in the three months ended June 28, 2009 is a $325,000 litigation settlement.

 

Operating income for the three months ended June 27, 2010 was $4.1 million, or 2.5% of net sales, as compared to of $1.1 million, or 0.8% of net sales, for the three months ended June 28, 2009.  The Company’s operating income for the second quarter of 2010 was higher than the 2009 period principally due to an increase in net sales of services in the Human Capital Management Services segment and to a decrease in selling general and administrative expenses discussed above.

 

The Company’s interest expense was principally attributable to interest recorded on the PNC Credit Facility, and, prior to its repayment at maturity in December 2009, the 8.0% Subordinated Convertible Note due December 2, 2009 (the “Convertible Note”).  Interest expense of $844,000 for the second quarter of 2010 was higher than the interest expense of $441,000 for the second quarter of 2009.  This increase in interest expense was principally due to higher interest rates on higher borrowings under the PNC Credit Facility for the 2010 period, partially offset by the retirement of the $1.9 million principal amount Convertible Note at its maturity in December

 

 

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2009.  Interest rates under the PNC Credit Facility were lower prior to its amendment in November 2009.

 

Other income, net, for the three months ended June 27, 2010 of $29,000, compared to $465,000 for the three months ended June 28, 2009, principally consists of gains on foreign activity.

 

The income tax provision for the three months ended June 27, 2010 was $1.4 million (a rate of 43.2%) on income before income taxes of $3.3 million.  The income tax provision for the three months ended June 28, 2009 was $513,000 (a rate of 46.2%) on income before income taxes of $1.1 million.  The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended June 27, 2010 is a result of lower non-deductible differences on higher annual projected income.

 

The Company’s total unrecognized tax benefit as of June 27, 2010 was approximately $1.1 million, which, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.  For the three months ended June 27, 2010, the Company had approximately $12,000 of accrued interest and penalties reflected in the tax provision.

 

 

Six months ended June 27, 2010 compared to six months ended June 28, 2009

 

Net sales of services for the six months ended June 27, 2010 were $307.4 million, which represents a 9.9% increase from the $279.7 million in net sales of services recorded for the six months ended June 28, 2009.  In the Human Capital Management Services segment net sales of services increased of $43.3 million, or 23.0% due primarily to the addition of new clients and increased services provided to certain existing clients.  Management believes that such an increase is reflective of a trend over the past decade for companies to rely increasingly on providers of human capital management services, such as those provided by the Company’s PrO Unlimited subsidiary.  This increase was partially offset by a decrease in sales of services in the Staff Augmentation segment of $15.7 million, or 17.3%, reflecting a decrease in our clients’ demands for services in this segment, particularly by our largest client in this segment representing approximately $8.7 million of this decrease, and a reduction in clients serviced.  Net sales of services in the Financial Outsourcing Services segment increased $29,000 or 3.0%.

 

Cost of services for the six months ended June 27, 2010 was 86.0% of net sales of services as compared to 85.4% for the six months ended June 28, 2009.  This slight increase in cost of services as a percentage of net sales is primarily a result of several factors, including pricing pressures, lower sales volume on higher margin services and an increase in payroll related tax expense, which was partially offset by a decrease in payroll related tax expense as a result of the enactment of the HIRE Act in March 2010 (see “--Recent Developments,” in this Item 2, above) and more favorable workers compensation claims experience in the first six months of 2010.  In addition, Human Capital Services, which traditionally has a higher cost of services, represents a greater percentage of the Company’s revenues than in the first six months of 2009.  Cost of services as a percentage of net sales of services in the Human Capital Management Services segment for the first six months of 2010 was 88.2% as compared to 87.4% for the first six months of 2009.  In the Staff Augmentation segment, cost of services as a percentage of net sales of services for the first six months of 2010 was 80.1% as compared to 82.2% for the first six months of 2009, principally due to a state tax examination accrual of approximately $1.0 million recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales of services were 11.5% for the six months ended June 27, 2010, compared to 13.2% for the six months ended June 28, 2009.  The $1.7 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily due to lower personnel costs in both the Human Capital Management Services and Staff Augmentation segments, principally as a result of our initiative beginning in 2009 to reduce general and administrative expenses as revenues declined (and continue to decline) in Staff Augmentation.

 

Operating income for the six months ended June 27, 2010 was $6.1 million, or 2.0% of net sales, as compared to of $2.1 million, or 0.7% of net sales, for the six months ended June 28, 2009.  The Company’s operating income for the first six-month period of 2010 was higher than the 2009 period principally due to an increase in net sales of services in the Human Capital Management Services segment and to a decrease in selling general and administrative expenses, partially offset by a decrease in net sales of services in the Staff Augmentation segment discussed above.

 

 

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The Company’s interest expense was principally attributable to interest recorded on the PNC Credit Facility, and, prior to its repayment at maturity in December 2009, the 8.0% Subordinated Convertible Note due December 2, 2009 (the “Convertible Note”).  Interest expense of $1.6 million for the first six months of 2010 was higher than the interest expense of $1.1 million for the first six months of 2009.  This increase in interest expense was principally due to higher interest rates on higher borrowings under the PNC Credit Facility for the 2010 period, partially offset by the retirement of the $1.9 million principal amount Convertible Note at its maturity in December 2009.  Interest rates under the PNC Credit Facility were lower prior to its amendment in November 2009.

 

Other expense, net, for the six months ended June 27, 2010 of $252,000 compared to other income, net of $392,000 for the six months ended June 28, 2009, principally consists of gains or losses on foreign activity.

 

The income tax provision for the six months ended June 27, 2010 was $1.9 million (a rate of 43.4%) on income before income taxes of $4.3 million.  The income tax provision for the six months ended June 28, 2009 was $649,000 (a rate of 46.3%) on income before income taxes of $1.4 million.  The lower effective tax rate for the six months ended June 27, 2010 is a result of lower non-deductible differences on higher annual projected income.

 

The Company’s total unrecognized tax benefit as of June 27, 2010 was approximately $1.1 million, which, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.  For the six months ended June 27, 2010, the Company had approximately $21,000 of accrued interest and penalties reflected in the tax provision.

 

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Although the economic climate in the United States has improved in recent months, unemployment rates remain high, labor markets remain weak and credit markets, while improving, remain tight, which could affect our liquidity in future periods in a number of ways, including by:

 

·	depressing the demand for contingent staff, although recent government reports show an increase in jobs for contingent workers in recent months;

 

·	affecting our clients’ ability to timely make payment on our invoices, particularly if they are unable to obtain working capital financing or the costs of this financing increases; and

 

·	increasing our own interest expense under the PNC Credit Facility.

 

The Company generally pays its billable employees weekly or bi-weekly for their services, and remits certain statutory payroll and related taxes as well as other fringe benefits.  Invoices are generated to reflect these costs plus the Company’s markup.  These invoices are typically paid within 40 days.  Increases in the Company’s net sales of services, resulting from expansion of existing offices or establishment of new offices, will require additional cash resources.

 

Staffing personnel placed by the Company are employees of the Company. The Company is responsible for employment related expenses for its employees, including workers compensation, unemployment compensation insurance, Medicare and Social Security taxes and general payroll expenses.  The Company offers health, dental, 401(k), disability and life insurance to its eligible employees. Staffing and consulting companies, including the Company, typically pay their billable employees for their services before receiving payment from their customers, resulting in significant outstanding receivables.  To the extent the Company grows, these receivables will increase and there will be greater need for borrowing availability under the PNC Credit Facility.

 

At July 18, 2010, we had outstanding $69.0 million principal amount under the PNC Credit Facility with remaining availability of up to $19.2 million based upon the borrowing base, as defined under the PNC Credit Facility agreement, to fund operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet and Contractual Obligations : As of June 27, 2010, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases entered into in the normal course of business, as indicated in the table below.  The table set forth below shows contractual commitments associated with operating lease agreements,

 

 

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employment agreements and principal repayments on debt obligations (excluding interest) calculated as of June 27, 2010:

 

		Payments due by fiscal year (in thousands)
		2010				2011				2012				2013				There- after
Operating Leases		$	1,221			$	2,394			$	1,968			$	1,233			$	6,496
Employment Agreements			566				-				-				-				-
PNC Credit Facility principal repayments			-				-				74,413				-				-
Total		$	1,787			$	2,394			$	76,381			$	1,233			$	6,496

COMFORCE, COI and various of their operating subsidiaries, as co-borrowers and guarantors, are parties to the PNC Credit Facility with PNC, as a lender and administrative agent, and other financial institutions participating as lenders to provide for a revolving line of credit with available borrowings based, generally, on 87.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable aged 90 days or less, subject to specified limitations and exceptions.  The Company entered into the PNC Credit Facility in June 2003 and it has been subject to nine amendments, including an amendment and restatement effective November 2, 2009 under which the term was extended from July 24, 2010 to November 2, 2012 and the maximum availability was reduced to $95.0 million from $110.0 million.  In addition, reflective of current credit markets, the interest rate was increased.  Prior to the effective date of the amendment, borrowings bore interest, at the Company’s option, at a per annum rate equal to (1) the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or the base commercial lending rate of PNC as announced from time to time, or (2) LIBOR plus a specified margin, ranging from 1.5% to 2.5% based upon the Company’s fixed charged ratio.  Beginning on the effective date of the amendment, the existing as well as new borrowings under the PNC Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option:
 

	·	for loans denominated as domestic rate loans , at a per annum rate equal to 1.75% plus the highest of
		(1)	the federal funds open rate plus 0.5%,
		(2)	the base commercial lending rate of PNC as announced from time to time, or
		(3)	one-month LIBOR, as published each business day in The Wall Street Journal , adjusted to take into account any changes in the Federal Reserve requirements for bank eurocurrency fundings, plus 1.0%; or
	·	for loans denominated as eurodollar rate loans, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% plus the higher of
		(1)	LIBOR, as it appears at a specified time each business day on Bloomberg Page BBAM1, adjusted to take into account any changes in the Federal Reserve requirements for bank eurocurrency fundings, or
		(2)	1.50%.

 

The Company generally borrows at LIBOR with a minimum floor (1.50%) plus 2.75%.

 

The PNC Credit Facility also provides for a commitment fee of 0.375% (0.25% prior to the November 2, 2009 restatement) of the unused portion of the facility.

 

The obligations under the PNC Credit Facility are collateralized by a pledge of the capital stock of certain operating subsidiaries of the Company and by security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Company.  The PNC Credit Facility contains various financial and other covenants and conditions, including, but not limited to, a prohibition on paying cash dividends and limitations on engaging in affiliate transactions, making acquisitions and

 

 

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incurring additional indebtedness.  The PNC Credit Facility also limits capital expenditures to $6.0 million annually.

 

At June 27, 2010, we had outstanding $74.4 million principal amount under the PNC Credit Facility bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 4.3% per annum.  The Company also had standby letters of credit outstanding under the PNC Credit Facility at June 27, 2010 in the aggregate amount of $3.6 million, principally as security for the Company’s obligations under its workers compensation insurance policies.

 

As reported in the accompanying cash flow statement, during the first six months of 2010, our primary source of funds was $17.7 million provided by financing activities which was offset by $14.8 million used in operating activities.  We also used cash of $789,000 in investing activities due to the purchases of property and equipment.

 

Management of the Company believes that cash flow from operations and funds anticipated to be available under the PNC Credit Facility will be sufficient to service the Company’s indebtedness and to meet currently anticipated working capital requirements for the next 12 months.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the PNC Credit Facility at June 27, 2010 and expects to remain in compliance for the next 12 months.

 

Our Series 2003A, 2003B and 2004A Preferred Stock provide for dividends of 7.5% per annum and, at June 27, 2010 there were cumulated, unpaid and undeclared dividends of $3.4 million on the Series 2003A Preferred Stock, $260,000 on the Series 2003B Preferred Stock and $2.8 million on the Series 2004A Preferred Stock.  If such dividends and underlying instruments were converted to voting or non-voting common stock, the aggregate amount would equal 16.1 million shares at June 27, 2010 (as compared to 15.3 million shares at June 28, 2009).

 

The Company undergoes audits for certain state and local tax returns from time to time.  During 2009 and prior, the Company recorded a charge of $2.8 million relating to a settlement of a state tax examination related to certain non-income related business taxes, and we agreed to pay the settlement amount in installments.  The installments were $1.0 million that was due and paid in March 2010, $1.0 million that was due and paid in April 2010 and $800,000 that was due and paid in May 2010.  Except for this settlement, the possible effects of other audits are not expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s results of operations.

 

In 2006, COMFORCE Technical Services, Inc. (“CTS”) entered into a contract with a United States government agency (the “Agency”) to provide technical, operational and professional services in foreign countries throughout the world for humanitarian purposes.  Persons employed by CTS in the host countries include U.S. nationals, nationals of the host countries (local nationals) and nationals of other countries (third country nationals). The contract provides, generally, that the U.S. government will reimburse the Company for all direct labor properly chargeable to the contract plus fringe benefits, in some cases at specified rates and profit.  Although not anticipated, the amount of foreign payroll taxes and other taxes related to these employees could potentially exceed the amount available to us from our own resources or under the PNC Credit Facility.  See note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

As disclosed in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2009, the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in those financial statements.  These judgments can be subjective and complex, and consequently actual results could differ from those estimates.  Our most critical accounting policies relate to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, accrued workers compensation liability, goodwill impairment, share-based compensation and income taxes.  Since December 27, 2009, there have been no changes in our critical accounting policies and no other significant changes to the methods used in the assumptions and estimates related to them.

 

 

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Seasonality

 

Our quarterly results may fluctuate depending on, among other things, the number of billing and work days in a quarter and the seasonality of our clients’ businesses.  In the Human Capital Management Services segment, PrO Unlimited does not observe significant seasonal variations in its business.  In the Staff Augmentation segment, demand for services has historically been lower during the second half of the fourth quarter through the following first six months, and, generally shows gradual improvement until the second half of the fourth quarter.  Management has noted that the observance of seasonal trends has been limited in the current economic climate.

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

We have made statements under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under this Item 2, as well as in other sections of this report that are forward-looking statements.  In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “potential,” “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology.  These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business and industry. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events.

 

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee our future results, level of activity, performance or achievements, particularly in light of the current global economic environment that has been marked by dramatic and rapid shifts in market conditions and government responses (see “Recent Developments” and “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources,” each in this Item 2).  Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.

 

Factors which may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the following:

 

·	unfavorable global, national or local economic conditions that cause our clients to defer hiring contingent workers or reduce spending on the human capital management services and staffing that we provide;

 

·	the current economic environment has created a tightening of the credit markets coupled with increasing interest rates, which, if these conditions persist or deteriorate, could potentially further increase our interest expense under the PNC Credit Facility;

 

·	in the current economic climate, some state taxing authorities are more strictly interpreting business tax laws and regulations and more aggressively seeking to enforce these laws and regulations to address shortfalls in state tax revenues;

 

·	increases in the effective rates of any payroll-related or business taxes or costs that we are unable to pass on to or recover from our clients, particularly in a climate of heightened competitive pressure;

 

·	increases in the costs of complying with the complex federal, state and foreign laws and regulations in which we operate, or our inability to comply with these laws and regulations;

 

·	our inability to collect fees due to the bankruptcy of our clients, including the amount of any wages we have paid to our employees for work performed for these clients;

 

 

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·	our inability to keep pace with rapid changes in technology in our industry;

 

·	potential losses relating to the placement of our employees in other workplaces, including our employees’ misuse of client proprietary information, misappropriation of funds, discrimination, harassment, theft of property, accidents, torts or other claims;

 

·	our inability to successfully develop new services or enhance our existing services as the markets in which we compete grow more competitive;

 

·	continuing unfavorable developments in our business may result in the necessity of writing off goodwill in future periods, in addition to write-offs in 2009 and earlier periods;

 

·	as a result of covenants and restrictions in the agreements governing the PNC Credit Facility or any future debt instruments, our inability to use available cash in the manner management believes will maximize stockholder value;

 

·	unfavorable press or analysts’ reports concerning our industry or our company could negatively affect the perception investors have of our company and our prospects; or

 

·	any of the other factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2009.

 

 

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

At June 27, 2010, we had $74.4 million outstanding under the PNC Credit Facility bearing variable rate interest at the weighted average rate of 4.3% per annum.  As described above in Item 2 under “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources,” we may also elect to borrow based on domestic measures (subject to floors, including by reference to LIBOR).  Assuming an immediate 10.0% increase in the weighted average interest rate of 4.3% in variable rate obligations of $74.4 million, the impact to the Company in additional annualized interest expense would be approximately $320,000.

 

The Company has not entered into any swap agreements or other hedging transactions as a means of limiting exposure to interest rate or foreign currency fluctuations.  Although the Company provides its services in several countries, including Great Britain, Hong Kong and Japan, based upon the current level of investments in these countries, it does not believe that even a 25% change in foreign currency rates would have a material impact to the Company’s financial position.

 

 

ITEM 4T.   CONTROLS AND PROCE D URES

 

Our management has evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as of June 27, 2010 based upon the procedures required under paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.   On the basis of this evaluation, our management has concluded that as of June 27, 2010 our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.  Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the three or six months ended June 27, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Since the date of the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2009, there have been no material new legal proceedings involving the Company or any material developments to the proceedings described in such Form 10-K, except as follows:  In the Lake Calumet matter (see note 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), the U.S. EPA has recently expressed an interest in joining the Illinois EPA in the negotiations with the PRP working group, which has been welcomed by the working group to provide an avenue for a global settlement, which cannot be reached without U.S. EPA participation.

 

 

ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS.

 

Since the date of the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2009, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described under Item 1A in such Form 10-K.

 

 

ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4.   [RESERVED]

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS.

 

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) certification of chief executive officer in accordance with section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) certification of chief financial officer in accordance with section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Section 1350 certification of chief executive officer in accordance with section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Section 1350 certification of chief financial officer in accordance with section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

COMFORCE Corporation
/s/ Harry V. Maccarrone
Harry V. Maccarrone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:  August 5, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

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