ROBERT HALF REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

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Robert Half Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported a decrease in net income and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The net income for the three months ended December 31, 2023, was $87 million, or $0.83 per share, on revenues of $1.473 billion, down from $148 million, or $1.37 per share, on revenues of $1.727 billion in 2022. For the full year 2023, net income was $411 million, or $3.88 per share, on revenues of $6.393 billion, compared to $658 million, or $6.03 per share, on revenues of $7.238 billion in 2022. M. Keith Waddell, president and CEO, expressed confidence in the company's ability to navigate the current climate despite global labor demand and talent shortages being modestly below their peaks.

Insights

Financial Analyst

Robert Half's earnings report indicates a notable year-over-year decline in both quarterly and annual net income and revenues. The decrease from $148 million to $87 million in net income for Q4 and from $658 million to $411 million for the annual figures reflects a substantial reduction in profitability. Revenues also saw a significant drop from $1.727 billion to $1.473 billion for the quarter and from $7.238 billion to $6.393 billion annually. This contraction could be attributed to several factors, including a potential decrease in demand for staffing services, increased competition, or operational inefficiencies.

Despite the decline, the company's mention of above-consensus results suggests that the market had lower expectations, which could mitigate the negative market reaction. The reference to Protiviti, a global consulting firm and a subsidiary of Robert Half, leading the results, signifies a strong performance in their consulting segment, possibly offsetting weaker results in other areas. The statement about labor demand and talent shortages indicates industry-wide challenges but also provides a context for potential growth if the company can leverage its position in the market effectively.

Market Research Analyst

Analyzing the staffing industry in which Robert Half operates, the reported resilience in global labor demand and persistent talent shortages present both opportunities and challenges. While these conditions suggest that Robert Half has a robust market to serve, the modest decline from peak levels could signal a cooling off in the sector. This could impact the company's short-term growth prospects but may also indicate a normalization following a period of heightened demand due to economic recovery efforts post-pandemic.

Furthermore, the company's optimistic outlook and reference to an improving weekly revenue trend imply that management is seeing signs of a turnaround. This could be a result of strategic initiatives or adaptations to market conditions, which would be of interest to stakeholders looking to understand the company's resilience and potential for future growth.

Economist

The financial data from Robert Half provides insights into broader economic trends. The decline in revenues and net income could reflect macroeconomic headwinds such as inflationary pressures, shifts in employment patterns, or a slowing economy. However, the company's confidence in navigating the current climate and the optimistic stance for 2024 may suggest an anticipation of economic stabilization or recovery.

It is also important to consider the labor market dynamics. The mention of talent shortages could indicate structural changes in the workforce, such as skill mismatches or demographic shifts. Companies like Robert Half that specialize in talent solutions could benefit in the long term if they adapt to these changes by providing upskilling services or tapping into underutilized talent pools.

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Half Inc. (NYSE: RHI) today reported revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, net income was $87 million, or $0.83 per share, on revenues of $1.473 billion. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, net income was $148 million, or $1.37 per share, on revenues of $1.727 billion.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, net income was $411 million, or $3.88 per share, on revenues of $6.393 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income was $658 million, or $6.03 per share, on revenues of $7.238 billion. 

"We delivered above-consensus top- and bottom-line results for the fourth quarter, with Protiviti leading the way. Global labor demand continues to be resilient, and talent shortages persist, although both are modestly below their peaks. We are encouraged that our improving weekly revenue trends that began in the third quarter and continued into the fourth quarter are approaching a positive inflection point," said M. Keith Waddell, president and chief executive officer at Robert Half. "We enter 2024 confident in our ability to navigate the current climate and optimistic about our growth prospects, built on our industry-leading brand, people, technology and unique business model that includes both professional staffing and business consulting services.

"We'd like to thank our people across the globe, whose commitment to success made possible a number of new accolades in 2023. Fourth-quarter recognition included being named one of the Best Workplaces for Parents™ by Great Place to Work^®, one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, and a Best-Managed Company of 2023 by The Wall Street Journal," Waddell concluded.

Robert Half management will conduct a conference call today at 5 p.m. EST. The prepared remarks for this call are available now in the Investor Center of the Robert Half website (www.roberthalf.com/investor-center). Simply click on the Quarterly Conference Calls link. The dial-in number is 888-394-8218 (+1-323-994-2093 outside the United States and Canada). The confirmation code to access the call is 4929633.

A recording of this call will be available for audio replay beginning at approximately 8 p.m. EST on January 30 and ending after 12 months. To access the replay, visit https://webcasts.com/RobertHalfQ42023. The conference call also will be archived in audio format on the Company's website at roberthalf.com.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm that connects people with meaningful work and provides companies with the talent and subject matter expertise they need to confidently compete and grow. Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti^®, a global consulting firm that provides internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting solutions. Robert Half, including Protiviti, has been named one of the Fortune^® Most Admired Companies™ and 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Robert Half talent solutions and consulting operations has operations in over 400 locations worldwide.

Certain information contained in this press release and its attachments may be deemed forward-looking statements regarding events and financial trends that may affect the Company's future operating results or financial positions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees or promises that goals or targets will be met. These statements may be identified by words such as "estimate," "forecast," "target," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," or variations or negatives thereof, or by similar or comparable words or phrases. In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking information about the Company's ESG and compliance programs, including targets or goals, may not be considered material for SEC reporting purposes and may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, on internal controls, diligence, or processes that are evolving, and on assumptions that are subject to change in the future. Forward-looking statements are estimates only, based on management's current expectations, currently available information and current strategy, plans, or forecasts, and involve certain known and unknown risks and, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict and often beyond our control and are inherently uncertain. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: changes to or new interpretations of U.S. or international tax regulations; the global financial and economic situation; the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate its spread; changes in levels of unemployment and other economic conditions in the United States or foreign countries where the Company does business, or in particular regions or industries; reduction in the supply of candidates for contract employment or the Company's ability to attract candidates; the entry of new competitors into the marketplace or expansion by existing competitors; the ability of the Company to maintain existing client relationships and attract new clients in the context of changing economic or competitive conditions; the impact of competitive pressures, including any change in the demand for the Company's services; the Company's ability to maintain its margins; the possibility of the Company incurring liability for its activities, including the activities of its contract employees, or for events impacting its contract employees on clients' premises; the possibility that adverse publicity could impact the Company's ability to attract and retain clients and candidates; the success of the Company in attracting, training, and retaining qualified management personnel and other staff employees; the Company's ability to comply with governmental regulations affecting personnel services businesses in particular or employer/employee relationships in general; whether there will be ongoing demand for Sarbanes-Oxley or other regulatory compliance services; the Company's reliance on short-term contracts for a significant percentage of its business; litigation relating to prior or current transactions or activities, including litigation that may be disclosed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings; the ability of the Company to manage its international operations and comply with foreign laws and regulations; the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the possibility that the additional costs the Company will incur as a result of healthcare reform legislation may adversely affect the Company's profit margins or the demand for the Company's services; the possibility that the Company's computer and communications hardware and software systems could be damaged or their service interrupted; and the possibility that the Company may fail to maintain adequate financial and management controls, and as a result, suffer errors in its financial reporting.

Additionally, with respect to Protiviti, other risks and uncertainties include the fact that future success will depend on its ability to retain employees and attract clients; there can be no assurance that there will be ongoing demand for broad-based consulting, regulatory compliance, technology services, public sector or other high-demand advisory services; failure to produce projected revenues could adversely affect financial results; and there is the possibility of involvement in litigation relating to prior or current transactions or activities.

A summary of additional risks and uncertainties can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in the Company's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Because long-term contracts are not a significant part of the Company's business, future results cannot be reliably predicted by considering past trends or extrapolating past results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, and notwithstanding any historical practice of doing so.

A copy of this release is available at www.roberthalf.com/investor-center. 

 

ATTACHED:

Summary of Operations   Supplemental Financial Information   Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

 

ROBERT HALF INC SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Service revenues	$ 1,472,892		$ 1,727,026		$ 6,392,517		$ 7,238,142
Costs of services	888,728		1,007,979		3,817,513		4,144,093
Gross margin	584,164		719,047		2,575,004		3,094,049
Selling, general and administrative expenses	516,666		545,129		2,107,531		2,117,296
(Income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation   trusts	(46,657)		(24,819)		(88,020)		86,139
Amortization of intangible assets	721		417		2,883		1,667
Interest income, net	(6,697)		(4,778)		(23,973)		(8,008)
Income before income taxes	120,131		203,098		576,583		896,955
Provision for income taxes	32,827		55,445		165,437		239,036
Net income	$     87,304		$   147,653		$   411,146		$   657,919
Diluted net income per share	$         0.83		$         1.37		$         3.88		$         6.03
Weighted average shares:
Basic	104,286		106,980		105,530		108,214
Diluted	104,960		107,808		106,074		109,171

 

 

ROBERT HALF INC SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
SERVICE REVENUES INFORMATION
Contract talent solutions
Finance and accounting	$    635,281		$    767,354		$ 2,811,093		$ 3,185,183
Administrative and customer support	189,471		233,056		816,409		1,042,634
Technology	163,724		209,009		710,156		857,261
Elimination of intersegment revenues (1)	(101,098)		(137,738)		(442,326)		(552,231)
Total contract talent solutions	887,378		1,071,681		3,895,332		4,532,847
Permanent placement talent solutions	121,564		155,948		567,486		725,155
Protiviti	463,950		499,397		1,929,699		1,980,140
Total service revenues	$ 1,472,892		$ 1,727,026		$ 6,392,517		$ 7,238,142

(1)

Service revenues for finance and accounting, administrative and customer support, and technology include intersegment revenues, which represent revenues from services provided to the Company's Protiviti segment in connection with the Company's blended business solutions. Intersegment revenues for each functional specialization are aggregated and then eliminated as a single line.

 

 

	Three Months Ended  December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
BUSINESS SEGMENT INCOME INFORMATION:
Contract talent solutions	$  50,878	5.7 %		$ 105,420	9.8 %		$ 292,815	7.5 %		$ 492,281	10.9 %
Permanent placement talent solutions	$  10,392	8.5 %		$  21,365	13.7 %		$  75,004	13.2 %		$ 127,622	17.6 %
Protiviti	$  52,885	11.4 %		$  71,952	14.4 %		$ 187,674	9.7 %		$ 270,711	13.7 %

 

		December 31,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:
Cash and cash equivalents		$    731,740		$    658,626
Accounts receivable, net		$    860,872		$ 1,018,287
Total assets		$ 3,010,789		$ 2,964,488
Total current liabilities		$ 1,235,111		$ 1,216,202
Total stockholders' equity		$ 1,588,351		$ 1,568,558

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Depreciation		$      51,364		$      47,398
Capitalized cloud computing implementation costs		$      34,895		$      40,357
Capital expenditures		$      45,874		$      61,120
Open market repurchases of common stock (shares)		3,047		3,319

 

ROBERT HALF INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The financial results of Robert Half Inc. (the "Company") are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and the rules of the SEC. To help readers understand the Company's financial performance, the Company supplements its GAAP financial results with the following non-GAAP measures: adjusted gross margin; adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses; combined segment income; and as adjusted revenue growth rates.

The following measures: adjusted gross margin and adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, include gains and losses on investments held to fund the Company's obligations under employee deferred compensation plans. The Company provides these measures because they are used by management to review its operational results.

Combined segment income is income before income taxes, adjusted for interest income and amortization of intangible assets. The Company provides combined segment income because it is how management evaluates performance.

As adjusted revenue growth rates represent year-over-year revenue growth rates after removing the impacts on reported revenues from the changes in the number of billing days and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company provides this data because it focuses on the Company's revenue growth rates attributable to operating activities and aids in evaluating revenue trends over time. The impacts from the changes in billing days and foreign currency exchange rates are calculated as follows:

• Billing days impact is calculated by dividing each comparative period's reported revenues by the number of billing days for that period to arrive at a per billing day amount. Same billing day growth rates are then calculated based on the per billing day amounts. Management calculates a global, weighted-average number of billing days for each reporting period based upon inputs from all countries and all functional specializations and segments.
    
• Foreign currency impact is calculated by retranslating current period international revenues, using foreign currency exchange rates from the prior year's comparable period.

The non-GAAP financial measures provided herein may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in the Company's industry, as other companies may calculate such financial results differently. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to amounts presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided on the following pages.

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN (UNAUDITED): (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended  December 31,								Relationships								Year Ended December 31,								Relationships
	As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted
	2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Gross Margin
Contract talent solutions	$   351,893		$   427,736		$   351,893		$   427,736		39.7 %		39.9 %		39.7 %		39.9 %		$    1,549,312		$  1,804,029		$    1,549,312		$  1,804,029		39.8 %		39.8 %		39.8 %		39.8 %
Permanent placement talent    solutions	121,330		155,559		121,330		155,559		99.8 %		99.8 %		99.8 %		99.8 %		566,381		723,706		566,381		723,706		99.8 %		99.8 %		99.8 %		99.8 %
Total talent solutions	473,223		583,295		473,223		583,295		46.9 %		47.5 %		46.9 %		47.5 %		2,115,693		2,527,735		2,115,693		2,527,735		47.4 %		48.1 %		47.4 %		48.1 %
Protiviti	110,941		135,752		119,951		139,862		23.9 %		27.2 %		25.9 %		28.0 %		459,311		566,314		475,572		552,465		23.8 %		28.6 %		24.6 %		27.9 %
Total	$   584,164		$   719,047		$   593,174		$   723,157		39.7 %		41.6 %		40.3 %		41.9 %		$    2,575,004		$  3,094,049		$    2,591,265		$  3,080,200		40.3 %		42.7 %		40.5 %		42.6 %

 

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted gross margin to reported gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2023															Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total			Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total
	$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
Gross Margin
As Reported	$  351,893	39.7 %		$ 121,330	99.8 %		$    473,223	46.9 %		$   110,941	23.9 %		$     584,164	39.7 %		$    427,736	39.9 %		$  155,559	99.8 %		$    583,295	47.5 %		$   135,752	27.2 %		$     719,047	41.6 %
Adjustments (1)		—			—		—	—		9,010	2.0 %		9,010	0.6 %		—	—		—	—		—	—		4,110	0.8 %		4,110	0.3 %
As Adjusted	$  351,893	39.7 %		$ 121,330	99.8 %		$    473,223	46.9 %		$   119,951	25.9 %		$     593,174	40.3 %		$    427,736	39.9 %		$  155,559	99.8 %		$    583,295	47.5 %		$   139,862	28.0 %		$     723,157	41.9 %

 

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted gross margin to reported gross margin for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

	Year Ended December 31, 2023															Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total			Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total
	$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
Gross Margin
As Reported	$   1,549,312	39.8 %		$  566,381	99.8 %		$   2,115,693	47.4 %		$ 459,311	23.8 %		$   2,575,004	40.3 %		$   1,804,029	39.8 %		$  723,706	99.8 %		$   2,527,735	48.1 %		$ 566,314	28.6 %		$   3,094,049	42.7 %
Adjustments (1)	—	—		—	—		—	—		16,261	0.8 %		16,261	0.2 %		—	—		—	—		—	—		(13,849)	(0.7 %)		(13,849)	(0.1 %)
As Adjusted	$   1,549,312	39.8 %		$  566,381	99.8 %		$   2,115,693	47.4 %		$ 475,572	24.6 %		$   2,591,265	40.5 %		$   1,804,029	39.8 %		$  723,706	99.8 %		$   2,527,735	48.1 %		$ 552,465	27.9 %		$   3,080,200	42.6 %

 

(1)

Changes in the Company's employee deferred compensation plan obligations related to Protiviti operations are included in costs of services, while the related investment (income) loss is presented separately. The non-GAAP financial adjustments shown in the table above are to reclassify investment (income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts to the same line item that includes the corresponding change in obligation. These adjustments have no impact on income before income taxes.

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES ADJUSTED SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (UNAUDITED): (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended  December 31,								Relationships								Year Ended December 31,								Relationships
	As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted
	2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Contract talent solutions	$   334,785		$   340,492		$   301,015		$   322,316		37.7 %		31.8 %		33.9 %		30.1 %		$  1,320,752		$  1,248,378		$  1,256,497		$  1,311,748		33.9 %		27.5 %		32.3 %		28.9 %
Permanent placement talent    solutions	114,815		136,727		110,938		134,194		94.4 %		87.7 %		91.3 %		86.1 %		498,881		587,164		491,377		596,084		87.9 %		81.0 %		86.6 %		82.2 %
Total talent solutions	449,600		477,219		411,953		456,510		44.6 %		38.9 %		40.8 %		37.2 %		1,819,633		1,835,542		1,747,874		1,907,832		40.8 %		34.9 %		39.2 %		36.3 %
Protiviti	67,066		67,910		67,066		67,910		14.5 %		13.6 %		14.5 %		13.6 %		287,898		281,754		287,898		281,754		14.9 %		14.2 %		14.9 %		14.2 %
Total	$   516,666		$   545,129		$   479,019		$   524,420		35.1 %		31.6 %		32.5 %		30.4 %		$  2,107,531		$  2,117,296		$  2,035,772		$  2,189,586		33.0 %		29.3 %		31.8 %		30.3 %

 

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses to reported selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2023															Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total			Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total
	$	% of |Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
Selling, General and   Administrative Expenses
As Reported	$ 334,785	37.7 %		$ 114,815	94.4 %		$  449,600	44.6 %		$     67,066	14.5 %		$   516,666	35.1 %		$ 340,492	31.8 %		$ 136,727	87.7 %		$ 477,219	38.9 %		$     67,910	13.6 %		$   545,129	31.6 %
Adjustments (1)	(33,770)	(3.8 %)		(3,877)	(3.1 %)		(37,647)	(3.8 %)		—	—		(37,647)	(2.6 %)		(18,176)	(1.7 %)		(2,533)	(1.6 %)		(20,709)	(1.7 %)		—	—		(20,709)	(1.2 %)
As Adjusted	$ 301,015	33.9 %		$ 110,938	91.3 %		$  411,953	40.8 %		$     67,066	14.5 %		$   479,019	32.5 %		$ 322,316	30.1 %		$ 134,194	86.1 %		$ 456,510	37.2 %		$     67,910	13.6 %		$   524,420	30.4 %

 

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses to reported selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

	Year Ended December 31, 2023															Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent  solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total			Contract talent solutions			Permanent placement talent solutions			Total talent solutions			Protiviti			Total
	$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
Selling, General and   Administrative Expenses
As Reported	$   1,320,752	33.9 %		$ 498,881	87.9 %		$   1,819,633	40.8 %		$  287,898	14.9 %		$   2,107,531	33.0 %		$   1,248,378	27.5 %		$   587,164	81.0 %		$   1,835,542	34.9 %		$  281,754	14.2 %		$   2,117,296	29.3 %
Adjustments (1)	(64,255)	(1.6 %)		(7,504)	(1.3 %)		(71,759)	(1.6) %		—	—		(71,759)	(1.2 %)		63,370	1.4 %		8,920	1.2 %		72,290	1.4 %		—	—		72,290	1.0 %
As Adjusted	$   1,256,497	32.3 %		$ 491,377	86.6 %		$   1,747,874	39.2 %		$  287,898	14.9 %		$   2,035,772	31.8 %		$   1,311,748	28.9 %		$   596,084	82.2 %		$   1,907,832	36.3 %		$  281,754	14.2 %		$   2,189,586	30.3 %

 

(1)

Changes in the Company's employee deferred compensation plan obligations related to talent solutions operations are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, while the related investment (income) loss is presented separately. The non-GAAP financial adjustments shown in the table above are to reclassify investment (income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts to the same line item that includes the corresponding change in obligation. These adjustments have no impact on income before income taxes.

 

ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
COMBINED SEGMENT INCOME (UNAUDITED):
(in thousands)

 

The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP combined segment income to reported income before income taxes for the three months and years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

	Three Months Ended  December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue		$	% of Revenue
Income before income taxes	$  120,131	8.2 %		$  203,098	11.8 %		$ 576,583	9.0 %		$ 896,955	12.4 %
Interest income, net	(6,697)	(0.4 %)		(4,778)	(0.3 %)		(23,973)	(0.3 %)		(8,008)	(0.1 %)
Amortization of intangible assets	721	0.0 %		417	0.0 %		2,883	0.0 %		1,667	0.0 %
Combined segment income	$  114,155	7.8 %		$  198,737	11.5 %		$ 555,493	8.7 %		$ 890,614	12.3 %

 

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES REVENUE GROWTH RATES (%) (UNAUDITED):
		Year-Over-Year Growth Rates (As Reported)												Non-GAAP Year-Over-Year Growth Rates (As Adjusted)
		2022				2023								2022				2023
		Q3		Q4		Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		Q3		Q4		Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4
Global
Finance and accounting		9.9		-0.1		-3.0		-11.0		-16.0		-17.2		12.8		2.9		-3.1		-10.8		-15.2		-17.8
Administrative and customer support		-10.3		-21.2		-23.0		-23.0		-21.5		-18.7		-7.8		-18.8		-23.2		-23.0		-21.2		-19.4
Technology		0.6		-2.1		-9.0		-16.7		-21.3		-21.7		2.5		0.5		-9.3		-16.2		-20.0		-21.8
Elimination of intersegment revenues (1)		-23.1		-14.5		-12.8		-16.5		-24.2		-26.6		-20.8		-11.5		-12.7		-16.5		-23.8		-27.2
Total contract talent solutions		8.1		-4.0		-7.8		-14.3		-17.3		-17.2		10.7		-1.2		-8.0		-14.0		-16.4		-17.7
Permanent placement talent solutions		16.5		-1.4		-16.1		-25.4		-23.3		-22.0		20.3		2.4		-15.8		-25.0		-22.5		-22.6
Total talent solutions		9.2		-3.7		-9.0		-15.9		-18.1		-17.8		12.0		-0.8		-9.1		-15.6		-17.3		-18.3
Protiviti		2.0		0.8		4.6		-1.2		-6.0		-7.1		4.8		4.0		4.4		-1.0		-4.9		-7.5
Total		7.1		-2.4		-5.4		-12.0		-14.7		-14.7		9.9		0.6		-5.6		-11.7		-13.8		-15.2
United States
Contract talent solutions		11.3		-3.4		-8.6		-16.0		-20.7		-20.5		11.3		-2.9		-9.9		-15.9		-19.2		-20.3
Permanent placement talent solutions		22.4		1.4		-16.9		-26.2		-26.9		-22.6		22.4		1.9		-18.1		-26.1		-25.5		-22.5
Total talent solutions		12.6		-2.9		-9.7		-17.4		-21.5		-20.7		12.6		-2.4		-11.0		-17.2		-20.0		-20.6
Protiviti		4.1		3.6		7.5		-2.4		-7.4		-7.3		4.1		4.1		5.9		-2.3		-5.6		-7.2
Total		10.0		-1.1		-5.2		-13.3		-17.5		-16.8		10.0		-0.6		-6.6		-13.2		-15.9		-16.7
International
Contract talent solutions		-3.2		-6.3		-4.7		-7.6		-3.1		-4.4		8.7		5.3		-1.2		-6.2		-4.9		-7.5
Permanent placement talent solutions		2.9		-7.5		-14.0		-23.4		-13.0		-20.6		15.4		4.3		-10.5		-21.9		-14.2		-22.8
Total talent solutions		-2.2		-6.5		-6.4		-10.6		-4.8		-7.2		9.8		5.2		-2.9		-9.2		-6.6		-10.1
Protiviti		-6.3		-9.2		-5.7		3.3		0.3		-6.1		7.3		3.7		-1.5		4.2		-1.5		-8.9
Total		-3.3		-7.3		-6.2		-7.0		-3.5		-6.9		9.1		4.8		-2.5		-5.8		-5.3		-9.8

 

(1)

Service revenues for finance and accounting, administrative and customer support, and technology include intersegment revenues, which represent revenues from services provided to Protiviti in connection with the Company's blended business solutions. Intersegment revenues for each functional specialization are aggregated and then eliminated as a single line item.

The non-GAAP financial measures included in the table above adjust for the following items:

Billing Days. The "As Reported" revenue growth rates are based upon reported revenues. Management calculates the billing day impact by dividing each comparative period's reported revenues by the number of billing days for that period to arrive at a per billing day amount. Same billing day growth rates are then calculated based on the per billing day amounts. Management calculates a global, weighted-average number of billing days for each reporting period based upon input from all countries and all functional specializations and segments.

Foreign Currency Translation. The "As Reported" revenue growth rates are based upon reported revenues, which include the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The foreign currency impact is calculated by retranslating current period international revenues, using foreign currency exchange rates from the prior year's comparable period.

The term "As Adjusted" means that the impact of different billing days and constant currency fluctuations are removed from the revenue growth rate calculation. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP year-over-year revenue growth rates to the "As Reported" year-over-year revenue growth rates is included herein, on Pages 10-12.

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – GLOBAL
		Q3 2022		Q4 2022		Q1 2023		Q2 2023		Q3 2023		Q4 2023
Finance and accounting
As Reported		9.9		-0.1		-3.0		-11.0		-16.0		-17.2
Billing Days Impact		0.2		0.8		-1.3		0.1		1.6		0.1
Currency Impact		2.7		2.2		1.2		0.1		-0.8		-0.7
As Adjusted		12.8		2.9		-3.1		-10.8		-15.2		-17.8
Administrative and customer support
As Reported		-10.3		-21.2		-23.0		-23.0		-21.5		-18.7
Billing Days Impact		0.1		0.7		-1.1		0.1		1.4		0.2
Currency Impact		2.4		1.7		0.9		-0.1		-1.1		-0.9
As Adjusted		-7.8		-18.8		-23.2		-23.0		-21.2		-19.4
Technology
As Reported		0.6		-2.1		-9.0		-16.7		-21.3		-21.7
Billing Days Impact		0.1		0.9		-1.3		0.1		1.5		0.1
Currency Impact		1.8		1.7		1.0		0.4		-0.2		-0.2
As Adjusted		2.5		0.5		-9.3		-16.2		-20.0		-21.8
Elimination of intersegment revenues
As Reported		-23.1		-14.5		-12.8		-16.5		-24.2		-26.6
Billing Days Impact		0.2		0.8		-1.3		0.1		1.4		0.1
Currency Impact		2.1		2.2		1.4		-0.1		-1.0		-0.7
As Adjusted		-20.8		-11.5		-12.7		-16.5		-23.8		-27.2
Total contract talent solutions
As Reported		8.1		-4.0		-7.8		-14.3		-17.3		-17.2
Billing Days Impact		0.1		0.8		-1.3		0.1		1.6		0.2
Currency Impact		2.5		2.0		1.1		0.2		-0.7		-0.7
As Adjusted		10.7		-1.2		-8.0		-14.0		-16.4		-17.7
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported		16.5		-1.4		-16.1		-25.4		-23.3		-22.0
Billing Days Impact		0.2		0.8		-1.1		0.1		1.5		0.1
Currency Impact		3.6		3.0		1.4		0.3		-0.7		-0.7
As Adjusted		20.3		2.4		-15.8		-25.0		-22.5		-22.6
Total talent solutions
As Reported		9.2		-3.7		-9.0		-15.9		-18.1		-17.8
Billing Days Impact		0.1		0.8		-1.2		0.1		1.5		0.2
Currency Impact		2.7		2.1		1.1		0.2		-0.7		-0.7
As Adjusted		12.0		-0.8		-9.1		-15.6		-17.3		-18.3
Protiviti
As Reported		2.0		0.8		4.6		-1.2		-6.0		-7.1
Billing Days Impact		0.2		0.8		-1.5		0.2		1.8		0.2
Currency Impact		2.6		2.4		1.3		0.0		-0.7		-0.6
As Adjusted		4.8		4.0		4.4		-1.0		-4.9		-7.5
Total
As Reported		7.1		-2.4		-5.4		-12.0		-14.7		-14.7
Billing Days Impact		0.2		0.8		-1.4		0.2		1.6		0.1
Currency Impact		2.6		2.2		1.2		0.1		-0.7		-0.6
As Adjusted		9.9		0.6		-5.6		-11.7		-13.8		-15.2

 

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – UNITED STATES
		Q3 2022		Q4 2022		Q1 2023		Q2 2023		Q3 2023		Q4 2023
Contract talent solutions
As Reported		11.3		-3.4		-8.6		-16.0		-20.7		-20.5
Billing Days Impact		0.0		0.5		-1.3		0.1		1.5		0.2
Currency Impact		―		―		―		―		―		―
As Adjusted		11.3		-2.9		-9.9		-15.9		-19.2		-20.3
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported		22.4		1.4		-16.9		-26.2		-26.9		-22.6
Billing Days Impact		0.0		0.5		-1.2		0.1		1.4		0.1
Currency Impact		―		―		―		―		―		―
As Adjusted		22.4		1.9		-18.1		-26.1		-25.5		-22.5
Total talent solutions
As Reported		12.6		-2.9		-9.7		-17.4		-21.5		-20.7
Billing Days Impact		0.0		0.5		-1.3		0.2		1.5		0.1
Currency Impact		―		―		―		―		―		―
As Adjusted		12.6		-2.4		-11.0		-17.2		-20.0		-20.6
Protiviti
As Reported		4.1		3.6		7.5		-2.4		-7.4		-7.3
Billing Days Impact		0.0		0.5		-1.6		0.1		1.8		0.1
Currency Impact		―		―		―		―		―		―
As Adjusted		4.1		4.1		5.9		-2.3		-5.6		-7.2
Total
As Reported		10.0		-1.1		-5.2		-13.3		-17.5		-16.8
Billing Days Impact		0.0		0.5		-1.4		0.1		1.6		0.1
Currency Impact		―		―		―		―		―		―
As Adjusted		10.0		-0.6		-6.6		-13.2		-15.9		-16.7

 

 

ROBERT HALF INC NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – INTERNATIONAL
		Q3 2022		Q4 2022		Q1 2023		Q2 2023		Q3 2023		Q4 2023
Contract talent solutions
As Reported		-3.2		-6.3		-4.7		-7.6		-3.1		-4.4
Billing Days Impact		0.5		2.1		-1.7		0.6		1.8		0.1
Currency Impact		11.4		9.5		5.2		0.8		-3.6		-3.2
As Adjusted		8.7		5.3		-1.2		-6.2		-4.9		-7.5
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported		2.9		-7.5		-14.0		-23.4		-13.0		-20.6
Billing Days Impact		0.6		2.2		-1.6		0.5		1.6		0.1
Currency Impact		11.9		9.6		5.1		1.0		-2.8		-2.3
As Adjusted		15.4		4.3		-10.5		-21.9		-14.2		-22.8
Total talent solutions
As Reported		-2.2		-6.5		-6.4		-10.6		-4.8		-7.2
Billing Days Impact		0.5		2.2		-1.7		0.6		1.7		0.2
Currency Impact		11.5		9.5		5.2		0.8		-3.5		-3.1
As Adjusted		9.8		5.2		-2.9		-9.2		-6.6		-10.1
Protiviti
As Reported		-6.3		-9.2		-5.7		3.3		0.3		-6.1
Billing Days Impact		0.5		2.1		-1.7		0.7		1.8		0.2
Currency Impact		13.1		10.8		5.9		0.2		-3.6		-3.0
As Adjusted		7.3		3.7		-1.5		4.2		-1.5		-8.9
Total
As Reported		-3.3		-7.3		-6.2		-7.0		-3.5		-6.9
Billing Days Impact		0.5		2.2		-1.7		0.5		1.7		0.1
Currency Impact		11.9		9.9		5.4		0.7		-3.5		-3.0
As Adjusted		9.1		4.8		-2.5		-5.8		-5.3		-9.8

 

 

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FAQ

What were the net income and revenues for Robert Half Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2023?

The net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $87 million, or $0.83 per share, on revenues of $1.473 billion, down from $148 million, or $1.37 per share, on revenues of $1.727 billion in 2022.

How did the full year 2023 net income and revenues compare to 2022 for Robert Half Inc.?

For the full year 2023, net income was $411 million, or $3.88 per share, on revenues of $6.393 billion, compared to $658 million, or $6.03 per share, on revenues of $7.238 billion in 2022.

What did M. Keith Waddell, president and CEO of Robert Half Inc., say about the company's performance?

M. Keith Waddell expressed confidence in the company's ability to navigate the current climate despite global labor demand and talent shortages being modestly below their peaks.