HireRight Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results
- Margin expansion initiatives positively impacted financial results
- Company remains optimistic about future market share growth despite ownership structure changes
- Strong liquidity position with $282.2 million capital available at the end of 2023
- Revenue decline in Q4 and full-year 2023 compared to the prior year
- Net loss reported for both Q4 and full-year 2023
- Share repurchase program suspended due to agreement to go private
Insights
The financial results of HireRight Holdings Corporation indicate a decline in revenues year-over-year, from $806.7 million to $721.9 million, which could be a cause for concern among investors. The reported net loss of $11.6 million, compared to the previous year's net income of $144.6 million, signifies a significant downturn in profitability. However, the Adjusted EBITDA shows a less drastic decrease, suggesting that underlying operational efficiency may have improved, despite the loss.
Investors should note the company's liquidity position, with $282.2 million of capital available, which may provide some financial stability. The share repurchase programs and the subsequent suspension due to the agreement to take the company private could have implications for shareholder value. The transition to a private company may result in changes in corporate strategy and governance that could impact the long-term performance of the company.
From a market perspective, HireRight's claim of being the only provider with a global solution through a unified platform is noteworthy. This unique selling proposition could position the company to capitalize on industry dynamics and potentially expand market share. However, the competitive landscape in the background screening industry is changing and it remains to be seen how effective HireRight's strategies will be in maintaining or growing its customer base.
The company's optimism about future market share expansion should be weighed against the broader industry trends, such as the increasing importance of data privacy and potential regulatory changes, which could impact the demand for background screening services.
Regarding the agreement to take HireRight private, it's critical to consider the legal and regulatory implications of such a move. The transition from a public to a private entity involves a complex legal process, including shareholder approval and potential regulatory scrutiny. This change could also affect the company's disclosure obligations and corporate governance standards. Stakeholders should closely monitor the developments of this transaction, as it may influence their rights and the value of their investment.
– Margin Expansion Continues –
– Enters Into an Agreement to Take Company Private –
Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights:
-
Revenues of
$166.0 million $175.4 million -
Net loss attributable to HireRight of
$4.5 million $15.3 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
$42.5 million $38.9 million -
Diluted loss per share attributable to HireRight of
$0.07 $0.19 -
Adjusted diluted earnings per share of
$0.23 $0.22
Full-Year 2023 Highlights:
-
Revenues of
$721.9 million $806.7 million -
Net loss attributable to HireRight of
$11.6 million $144.6 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
$180.4 million $188.3 million -
Diluted loss per share attributable to HireRight of
$0.16 $1.82 -
Adjusted diluted earnings per share of
$1.06 $1.27
“We’re pleased with our performance during the quarter and throughout the year as we continued to deliver on our margin expansion initiatives,” said HireRight President and CEO Guy Abramo. “We remain the only provider in the industry that can deliver a global solution through a unified platform, evidenced by our continued success winning new global programs with our customers. Regardless of our future ownership structure, we’re optimistic regarding HireRight’s ability to capitalize on evolving industry dynamics, including the changing competitive landscape, to expand market share in the years ahead.”
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company had
Cash provided by operating activities was
About HireRight
HireRight is a leading global provider of technology-driven workforce risk management and compliance solutions. We provide comprehensive background screening, verification, identification, monitoring, and drug and health screening services for approximately 37,000 customers across the globe. We offer our services via a unified global software and data platform that tightly integrates into our customers’ human capital management systems enabling highly effective and efficient workflows for workforce hiring, onboarding, and monitoring. In 2023, we screened over 26 million job applicants, employees and contractors for our customers and processed over 95 million screens. For more information, visit www.HireRight.com or contact InvestorRelations@HireRight.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the financial results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
We believe that the presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures provides information useful to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. These measures should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss) or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Additionally, to the extent that other companies in our industry, define similar non-GAAP measures differently than we do, the utility of those measures for comparison purposes may be limited.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are provided as schedules attached to this release.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA represents, as applicable for the period, net income (loss) attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation before loss from noncontrolling interest, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation, realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange, restructuring charges, amortization of cloud computing software costs, legal settlement costs or insurance recoveries deemed by management to be outside the normal course of business, and other items management believes are not representative of the Company’s core operations. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues for the period. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are supplemental financial measures that management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, may use to assess our:
- Operating performance as compared to other publicly traded companies without regard to capital structure or historical cost basis;
- Ability to generate cash flow;
- Ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and
- Viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
In addition to Adjusted EBITDA, management believes that Adjusted Net Income is a strong indicator of our overall operating performance and is useful to our management and investors as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income (loss) attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation adjusted for loss from noncontrolling interest, amortization of acquired intangible assets, loss on modification and extinguishment of debt, stock-based compensation, realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange, restructuring charges, amortization of cloud computing software costs, legal settlement costs or insurance recoveries deemed by management to be outside the normal course of business, and other items management believes are not representative of the Company’s core operations, to which we apply a blended statutory tax rate. See the footnotes to the table below for a description of certain of these adjustments. We define Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (diluted) for the applicable period. We believe Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is useful to investors and analysts because it enables them to better evaluate per share operating performance across reporting periods and to compare our performance to that of our peer companies.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can often identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, or to the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our anticipated financial performance, including, without limitation, revenue, profitability, net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, earnings per share ("EPS"), adjusted diluted earnings per share, and cash flow; strategic objectives; investments in our business, including development of our technology and introduction of new offerings; sales growth and customer relationships; our competitive differentiation; our market share and leadership position in the industry; market conditions, trends, and opportunities; future operational performance.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees. They reflect our current expectations and projections with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and estimates and subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from expectations or results projected or implied by forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements include, among other things, our vulnerability to adverse economic conditions, including without limitation, inflation and recession, which could increase our costs and suppress labor market activity and our revenue; the aggressive competition we face; failure to implement successfully our ongoing technology improvement and cost reduction initiatives; our heavy reliance on information management systems, vendors, and information sources that may not perform as we expect; the significant risk of liability we face in the services we perform; the fact that data security, data privacy and data protection laws, emerging restrictions on background reporting due to alleged discriminatory impacts and adverse social consequences, and other evolving regulations and cross-border data transfer restrictions may increase our costs, limit the use or value of our services and adversely affect our business; our ability to maintain our professional reputation and brand name; the impacts, direct and indirect, of the pandemics or other calamitous events on our business, our personnel and vendors, and the overall economy; social, political, regulatory and legal risks in markets where we operate; the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; unfavorable tax law changes and tax authority rulings; any impairment of our goodwill, other intangible assets and other long-lived assets; our ability to execute and integrate future acquisitions; our ability to access additional credit or other sources of financing; and the increased cybersecurity requirements, vulnerabilities, threats and more sophisticated and targeted cyber-related attacks that could pose a risk to our systems, networks, solutions, services and data. For more information on the business risks we face and factors that could affect the outcome of forward-looking statements, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2024, in particular the sections of that document entitled "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and other filings we make from time to time with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
HireRight Holdings Corporation |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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|
December 31, |
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December 31, |
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|
2023 |
|
2022 |
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|
(in thousands, except share, and per share data) |
||||||
Assets |
|
|
|
||||
Current assets |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
123,416 |
|
|
$ |
162,092 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,310 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of |
|
120,724 |
|
|
|
136,656 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
19,556 |
|
|
|
18,745 |
|
Total current assets |
|
263,696 |
|
|
|
318,803 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
6,393 |
|
|
|
9,045 |
|
Right-of-use assets, net |
|
6,150 |
|
|
|
8,423 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
297,401 |
|
|
|
331,598 |
|
Goodwill |
|
837,514 |
|
|
|
809,463 |
|
Cloud computing software, net |
|
36,144 |
|
|
|
35,230 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
76,736 |
|
|
|
74,236 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
24,256 |
|
|
|
18,949 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
1,548,290 |
|
|
$ |
1,605,747 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable |
$ |
9,496 |
|
|
$ |
11,571 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
100,963 |
|
|
|
75,208 |
|
Accrued salaries and payroll |
|
29,392 |
|
|
|
31,075 |
|
Debt, current portion |
|
7,500 |
|
|
|
8,350 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
147,351 |
|
|
|
126,204 |
|
Debt, long-term portion |
|
726,767 |
|
|
|
683,206 |
|
Tax receivable agreement liability, long-term portion |
|
183,835 |
|
|
|
210,543 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
10,817 |
|
|
|
5,748 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
10,757 |
|
|
|
11,728 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,079,527 |
|
|
|
1,037,429 |
|
Commitments and contingent liabilities |
|
|
|
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Stockholders' equity |
|
|
|
||||
Preferred stock, |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, |
|
80 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
823,621 |
|
|
|
805,799 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,848,092 and 1,528,829 shares repurchased at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively |
|
(137,596 |
) |
|
|
(16,827 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(227,350 |
) |
|
|
(215,790 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(7,587 |
) |
|
|
(4,944 |
) |
Total HireRight Holdings Corporation stockholders' equity |
|
451,168 |
|
|
|
568,318 |
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
17,595 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
468,763 |
|
|
|
568,318 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
1,548,290 |
|
|
$ |
1,605,747 |
|
HireRight Holdings Corporation |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
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|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
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|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
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|
(in thousands, except share, and per share data) |
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Revenues |
$ |
166,044 |
|
|
$ |
175,362 |
|
|
$ |
721,877 |
|
|
$ |
806,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below) |
|
84,549 |
|
|
|
92,499 |
|
|
|
375,998 |
|
|
|
435,740 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
50,117 |
|
|
|
48,821 |
|
|
|
214,559 |
|
|
|
200,853 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
18,998 |
|
|
|
17,903 |
|
|
|
75,244 |
|
|
|
71,959 |
|
Total expenses |
|
153,664 |
|
|
|
159,223 |
|
|
|
665,801 |
|
|
|
708,552 |
|
Operating income |
|
12,380 |
|
|
|
16,139 |
|
|
|
56,076 |
|
|
|
98,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense, net |
|
16,330 |
|
|
|
11,151 |
|
|
|
64,722 |
|
|
|
32,122 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
1,450 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
2,879 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
Total other expenses |
|
17,780 |
|
|
|
11,460 |
|
|
|
67,601 |
|
|
|
32,594 |
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
(5,400 |
) |
|
|
4,679 |
|
|
|
(11,525 |
) |
|
|
65,522 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
(719 |
) |
|
|
(10,596 |
) |
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
(79,052 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(4,681 |
) |
|
$ |
15,275 |
|
|
$ |
(11,669 |
) |
|
$ |
144,574 |
|
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation |
$ |
(4,506 |
) |
|
$ |
15,275 |
|
|
$ |
(11,560 |
) |
|
$ |
144,574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income (loss) per share attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
|
$ |
1.82 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
|
$ |
1.82 |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
|
67,576,441 |
|
|
|
79,121,465 |
|
|
|
72,935,490 |
|
|
|
79,344,547 |
|
Diluted |
|
67,576,441 |
|
|
|
79,345,781 |
|
|
|
72,935,490 |
|
|
|
79,443,263 |
|
HireRight Holdings Corporation |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
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|
Year Ended December 31, |
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|
2023 |
|
2022 |
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|
(in thousands) |
||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(11,669 |
) |
|
$ |
144,574 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
75,244 |
|
|
|
71,959 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
(4,026 |
) |
|
|
(82,658 |
) |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
2,865 |
|
|
|
3,345 |
|
Amortization of contract assets |
|
5,037 |
|
|
|
4,505 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets |
|
4,469 |
|
|
|
2,973 |
|
Amortization of unrealized gains on terminated interest rate swap agreements |
|
(8,849 |
) |
|
|
(12,634 |
) |
Amortization of cloud computing software costs |
|
6,744 |
|
|
|
2,690 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
18,738 |
|
|
|
11,474 |
|
Change in tax receivable agreement liability |
|
461 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt |
|
7,745 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other non-cash charges, net |
|
1,725 |
|
|
|
2,927 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions) |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable |
|
17,305 |
|
|
|
3,887 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
(160 |
) |
Cloud computing software |
|
(8,606 |
) |
|
|
(29,788 |
) |
Other non-current assets |
|
(6,826 |
) |
|
|
(5,309 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
(2,236 |
) |
|
|
(4,953 |
) |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
(891 |
) |
|
|
(567 |
) |
Accrued salaries and payroll |
|
(1,904 |
) |
|
|
1,678 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, net |
|
(4,959 |
) |
|
|
(4,659 |
) |
Other non-current liabilities |
|
143 |
|
|
|
(1,460 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
90,222 |
|
|
|
107,728 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
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Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(2,648 |
) |
|
|
(4,456 |
) |
Capitalized software development |
|
(11,225 |
) |
|
|
(12,475 |
) |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
(21,653 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other investing |
|
(4,725 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(40,251 |
) |
|
|
(16,931 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
||||
Repayments of debt |
|
(638,653 |
) |
|
|
(8,350 |
) |
Proceeds from the Second Amended First Lien Term Loan Facility, net of debt discount |
|
677,890 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payments for termination of interest rate swap agreements |
|
— |
|
|
|
(18,445 |
) |
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
(6,976 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Repurchases of common stock |
|
(121,925 |
) |
|
|
(15,671 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation plans |
|
1,118 |
|
|
|
1,506 |
|
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards |
|
(2,034 |
) |
|
|
(562 |
) |
Other financing |
|
— |
|
|
|
(399 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(90,580 |
) |
|
|
(41,921 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(40,609 |
) |
|
|
48,876 |
|
Effect of exchange rates |
|
623 |
|
|
|
(1,688 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
|
||||
Beginning of year |
|
163,402 |
|
|
|
116,214 |
|
End of period |
$ |
123,416 |
|
|
$ |
163,402 |
|
Cash paid for |
|
|
|
||||
Interest |
$ |
65,053 |
|
|
$ |
41,142 |
|
Income taxes |
$ |
2,354 |
|
|
$ |
4,395 |
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities |
|
|
|
||||
Unpaid property and equipment and capitalized software purchases |
$ |
425 |
|
|
$ |
740 |
|
Acquisition cash holdback |
$ |
2,250 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
The following table reconciles our non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), our most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for the periods presented.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
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|
December 31, |
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December 31, |
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|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
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(in thousands, except percents) |
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Net income (loss) attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation |
$ |
(4,506 |
) |
|
$ |
15,275 |
|
|
$ |
(11,560 |
) |
|
$ |
144,574 |
|
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) (1) |
|
(719 |
) |
|
|
(10,596 |
) |
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
(79,052 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
16,330 |
|
|
|
11,151 |
|
|
|
64,722 |
|
|
|
32,122 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
18,998 |
|
|
|
17,903 |
|
|
|
75,244 |
|
|
|
71,959 |
|
EBITDA |
|
29,928 |
|
|
|
33,733 |
|
|
|
128,441 |
|
|
|
169,603 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
4,849 |
|
|
|
2,887 |
|
|
|
18,738 |
|
|
|
11,474 |
|
Realized and unrealized loss on foreign exchange |
|
722 |
|
|
|
1,118 |
|
|
|
1,059 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
Restructuring charges (2) |
|
4,040 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,004 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Technology investments (3) |
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
Amortization of cloud computing software costs (4) |
|
1,732 |
|
|
|
1,244 |
|
|
|
6,744 |
|
|
|
2,690 |
|
Other items (5) |
|
1,238 |
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(3,821 |
) |
|
|
3,657 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
42,509 |
|
|
$ |
38,937 |
|
|
$ |
180,358 |
|
|
$ |
188,310 |
|
Net income (loss) margin (6) |
|
(2.7 |
) % |
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
(1.6 |
) % |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
25.6 |
% |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
23.3 |
% |
(1) |
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company determined sufficient positive evidence existed to reverse the Company’s valuation allowance attributable to the deferred tax assets associated with the Company’s operations in the |
|
(2)
|
Restructuring charges represent costs incurred in connection with the Company’s global restructuring plan. Costs incurred in connection with the plan include: (i) |
|
(3) |
Technology investments represent costs associated with the impairment of certain of our cloud computing software costs during the year ended December 31, 2023 and discovery phase costs associated with various platform and fulfillment technology initiatives that are intended to achieve greater operational efficiencies during the three months and year ended December 31, 2022. |
|
(4) |
Amortization of cloud computing software costs consists of expense recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses for capitalized implementation costs for cloud computing IT systems incurred in connection with our platform and fulfillment technology initiatives that are intended to achieve greater operational efficiencies. This expense is not included in depreciation and amortization above. |
|
(5) |
Other items for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 consist primarily of (i) an insurance recovery and related professional services fees of |
|
(6) |
Net income (loss) margin represents net income (loss) divided by revenues for the period. |
The following table reconciles our non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted Net Income to net income (loss), our most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for the periods presented:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation |
$ |
(4,506 |
) |
|
$ |
15,275 |
|
|
$ |
(11,560 |
) |
|
$ |
144,574 |
|
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) (1) |
|
(719 |
) |
|
|
(10,596 |
) |
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
(79,052 |
) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
(5,400 |
) |
|
|
4,679 |
|
|
|
(11,525 |
) |
|
|
65,522 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
15,592 |
|
|
|
15,347 |
|
|
|
62,612 |
|
|
|
61,682 |
|
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt (2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,745 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest expense swap adjustments (3) |
|
(1,959 |
) |
|
|
(2,958 |
) |
|
|
(8,849 |
) |
|
|
(12,634 |
) |
Interest expense discounts (4) |
|
462 |
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
2,864 |
|
|
|
3,345 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
4,849 |
|
|
|
2,887 |
|
|
|
18,738 |
|
|
|
11,474 |
|
Realized and unrealized loss on foreign exchange |
|
722 |
|
|
|
1,118 |
|
|
|
1,059 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
Restructuring charges (5) |
|
4,040 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,004 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Technology investments (6) |
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
Amortization of cloud computing software costs (7) |
|
1,732 |
|
|
|
1,244 |
|
|
|
6,744 |
|
|
|
2,690 |
|
Other items (8) |
|
1,238 |
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(3,821 |
) |
|
|
3,657 |
|
Adjusted income before income taxes |
|
21,276 |
|
|
|
23,068 |
|
|
|
104,764 |
|
|
|
136,622 |
|
Adjusted income taxes (9) |
|
5,532 |
|
|
|
5,998 |
|
|
|
27,239 |
|
|
|
35,522 |
|
Adjusted Net Income |
$ |
15,744 |
|
|
$ |
17,070 |
|
|
$ |
77,525 |
|
|
$ |
101,100 |
|
The following table sets forth the calculation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share for the periods presented.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||||||
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to HireRight Holdings Corporation |
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
|
$ |
1.82 |
|
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) (1) |
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.00 |
) |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
|
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
0.78 |
|
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt (2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest expense swap adjustments (3) |
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
Interest expense discounts (4) |
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
Realized and unrealized loss on foreign exchange |
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Restructuring charges (5) |
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Technology investments (6) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
Amortization of cloud computing software costs (7) |
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
Other items (8) |
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
0.04 |
|
Adjusted income before income taxes |
|
0.31 |
|
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
1.43 |
|
|
|
1.72 |
|
Adjusted income taxes (9) |
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
(0.37 |
) |
|
|
(0.45 |
) |
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share |
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
$ |
1.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted |
|
67,576,441 |
|
|
|
79,345,781 |
|
|
|
72,935,490 |
|
|
|
79,443,263 |
|
(1) |
|
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company determined sufficient positive evidence existed to reverse the Company’s valuation allowance attributable to the deferred tax assets associated with the Company’s operations in the |
|
(2) |
|
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt is reported in interest expense and is related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees, unamortized original issue discounts and new debt issuance costs in conjunction with the amendment to our amended first lien facilities during the year ended December 31, 2023. |
|
(3) |
|
Interest expense swap adjustments consist of amortization of unrealized gains on our terminated interest rate swap agreements, which were recognized through December 2023 as a reduction in interest expense. |
|
(4) |
|
Interest expense discounts consist of amortization of original issue discount and debt issuance costs. |
|
(5) |
|
Restructuring charges represent costs incurred in connection with the Company’s global restructuring plan. Costs incurred in connection with the plan include: (i) |
|
(6) |
|
Technology investments represent costs associated with the impairment of certain of our cloud computing software costs during the year ended December 31, 2023 and discovery phase costs associated with various platform and fulfillment technology initiatives that are intended to achieve greater operational efficiencies during the three months and year ended December 31, 2022. |
|
(7) |
|
Amortization of cloud computing software costs consists of expense recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses for capitalized implementation costs for cloud computing IT systems incurred in connection with our platform and fulfillment technology initiatives that are intended to achieve greater operational efficiencies. This expense is not included in depreciation and amortization above. |
|
(8) |
|
Other items for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 consist primarily of (i) an insurance recovery and related professional services fees of |
|
(9) |
|
Adjusted income taxes are based on the tax laws in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and exclude the impact of net operating losses and valuation allowances to calculate a non-GAAP blended statutory rate of |
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