TriNet Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results

6% Growth in GAAP Total Revenues and 10% Growth in Net Service Revenues for the Second Quarter

45% Growth in GAAP Net Income and 73% Growth in Adjusted Net Income for the Second Quarter

PR Newswire

DUBLIN, Calif., July 30, 2018

DUBLIN, Calif., July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet Group, Inc. (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. The highlights below include non-GAAP financial measures which are reconciled later in this release.

Second quarter highlights include:

Total revenues increased 6% to $850 million, while Net Service Revenues increased 10% to $220 million, each as compared to the same period last year.
Net income was $58 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared to net income of $40 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Adjusted Net Income was $63 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $37 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $99 million, a 36% increase from the same period last year.
Average WSEs decreased 3% as compared to the same period last year, to approximately 314,000.

"Our strong second quarter results, including strength in new sales, reflect the successful execution of our vertical market strategy and disciplined go-to-market approach," said Burton M. Goldfield, TriNet's President and CEO. "We're seeing the benefits of the investments we've made in our technology, management team and products. Looking ahead, we remain well positioned to scale our operations to the benefit of our clients and shareholders."

TriNet's total revenues for the second quarter of 2018 increased 6% from the second quarter of 2017 to $850 million, while Net Service Revenues (Total revenues less insurance costs) for the second quarter of 2018 increased 10% from the second quarter of 2017 to $220 million. Net Insurance Service Revenues for the second quarter of 2018 consisted of insurance service revenues of $735 million, less insurance costs of $630 million. Professional service revenues for the second quarter of 2018 increased 6%, and Net Insurance Service Revenues increased 14%, in each case, compared to the second quarter of 2017.

At June 30, 2018, TriNet had cash and cash equivalents of $202 million and total debt of $425 million.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

We anticipate filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q") for the six months ended June 30, 2018 with the SEC and making it available at www.trinet.com today, July 30, 2018. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q and the related Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Form 10-Q.

Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast

TriNet will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its quarterly results and its outlook for the second quarter and 2018. TriNet encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. To pre-register, go to: http://dpregister.com/10121100. For those who would like to join the call but have not pre-registered, they can do so by dialing +1 (412) 317-5426 and requesting the "TriNet Conference Call." The live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of TriNet's website at http://investor.trinet.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on this site for approximately one year. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at +1 (412) 317-0088 conference ID: 10121100.

About TriNet

TriNet is a leading provider of a comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses, or SMBs. We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their human resources, or HR, function to us, allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our HR solutions include services such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers' compensation insurance. Our services are delivered by our expert team of HR professionals and enabled by our technology platform, with online and mobile tools, which allows our clients and their employees to efficiently conduct their HR transactions anytime and anywhere. For more information, please visit http://www.trinet.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to TriNet's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, and statements made during the above referenced conference call will contain, statements that are not historical in nature, are predictive in nature, or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or otherwise contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, TriNet's expectations and assumptions regarding: its ability deliver profitable growth; its ability to achieve volume growth in it worksite employees; and its ability to successfully leverage its scale. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions or variations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management's expectations as of the date hereof and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from our current expectations and any past or future results, performance or achievements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include: risks associated with changes in, uncertainty regarding, or adverse application of complex laws and regulations that govern our business; our ability to be recognized as an employer of worksite employees under federal and state regulations; our ability to mitigate business risks associated with our co-employment relationship with our worksite employees; our ability to secure private and confidential client and worksite employee data and our information technology (IT) infrastructure against cyber-attacks and security breaches; our ability to manage unexpected changes in workers' compensation and health insurance claims by worksite employees; fluctuation in our results of operation as a result of numerous factors, many of which are outside of our control, such as the volume and severity of our workers' compensation and health insurance claims and the amount and timing of our insurance costs, operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements; failures or limitations in our business systems; our ability to remediate the material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting; our ability to effectively integrate businesses we have acquired and new businesses we may acquire in the future; the effects of volatility in the financial and economic environment on the businesses that make up our client base; our ability to effectively manage our growth; market acceptance of our vertical strategy; our ability to manage our sales force effectively; the concentration of our clients in certain geographies and industries; the outcome of existing and future legal proceedings; changes in our income tax positions or adverse outcomes from on-going and future audits; adverse changes in our insurance coverage or our relationships with key insurance carriers; our ability to manage client attrition; our ability to comply with the restrictions of our credit facility and meet our debt obligations; the effects of increased competition; and our ability to compete effectively.

Further information on risks that could affect TriNet's results is included in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on our investor relations website at http://investor.trinet.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of these filings are also available by contacting TriNet Corporation's Investor Relations Department at (510) 875-7201. Except as required by law, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements in this press release, and any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. In addition, we do not assume any obligation, and do not intend, to update any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Key Financial and Operating Metrics

We regularly review certain key financial and operating metrics to evaluate growth trends, measure our performance and make strategic decisions. These key financial and operating metrics may change over time. Our key financial and operating metrics for the periods presented were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Percent Change
(in millions, except per share and operating metrics data)	2018		2017		2018		2017		Q2 2018 vs. 2017		YTD 2018 vs. 2017
Income Statement Data:
Total revenues	$	850	$	801	$	1,711	$	1,608	6	%	6	%
Operating income	76		57		147		106		34		38
Net income	58		40		112		69		45		63
Diluted net income per share of common stock	0.80		0.56		1.55		0.97		43		60
Non-GAAP measures⁽¹⁾:
Net Service Revenues⁽¹⁾	220		201		440		400		10	%	10	%
Net Insurance Service Revenues⁽¹⁾	105		92		196		171		14		15
Adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾	99		72		190		137		36		40
Adjusted Net Income ⁽¹⁾	63		37		121		68		73		78

Operating Metrics:
Total WSEs payroll and payroll taxes processed (in millions)	$	8,371	$	7,958	$	18,690	$	17,774	5	%	5	%
Total WSEs at period end	318,921		329,095		318,921		329,095		(3)		(3)
Average WSEs	313,845		324,194		314,203		325,999		(3)		(4)

(1)	Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures section in the following pages for definitions and reconciliations from GAAP measures.

(in millions)	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		Percent Change
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	202	$	336	(40)	%
Working capital	188		234		(20)
Total assets	2,015		2,593		(22)
Notes and capital leases payable	423		423		—
Total liabilities	1,706		2,387		(29)
Total stockholders' equity	309		206		50

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Percent
(in millions, except operating metrics data)	2018		2017		Change
Cash Flow Data:
Net cash used in operating activities⁽¹⁾	$	(543)	$	(204)	167	%
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(166)		(9)		1,682
Net cash used in financing activities	(36)		(45)		(22)

(1)	Prior year balance has been retrospectively adjusted for Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-18.

TRINET GROUP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except share and per share data)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Professional service revenues	$	115	$	109	$	244	$	229
Insurance service revenues	735		692		1,467		1,379
Total revenues	850		801		1,711		1,608
Insurance costs	630		600		1,271		1,208
Cost of providing services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of intangible assets)	51		51		108		107
Sales and marketing	41		46		80		95
General and administrative	31		28		62		54
Systems development and programming	11		12		24		22
Depreciation	8		6		16		13
Amortization of intangible assets	2		1		3		3
Total costs and operating expenses	774		744		1,564		1,502
Operating income	76		57		147		106
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, bank fees and other, net	(4)		(5)		(8)		(9)
Income before provision for income taxes	72		52		139		97
Income tax expense	14		12		27		28
Net income	$	58	$	40	$	112	$	69
Comprehensive income	$	58	$	40	$	112	$	69

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.82	$	0.58	$	1.59	$	1.00
Diluted	$	0.80	$	0.56	$	1.55	$	0.97
Weighted average shares:
Basic	70,448,809		69,029,749		70,250,273		68,770,976
Diluted	72,561,891		71,167,177		72,404,539		71,101,716

TRINET GROUP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in millions, except share and per share data)	June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	202			$	336
Investments			29				—
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments			629				1,280
Worksite employee related assets:
Unbilled revenue	$	268			$	297
Accounts receivable	7				20
Prepaid insurance premiums and other insurance related receivables	28				26
Other payroll assets	49				17
Worksite employee related assets			352				360
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			37				15
Total current assets			1,249				1,991
Investments, noncurrent			133				—
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments, noncurrent			179				162
Workers' compensation collateral receivable			40				39
Property and equipment, net			79				70
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net			312				315
Other assets			23				16
Total assets			$	2,015			$	2,593
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			$	39			$	59
Accrued corporate wages			35				40
Notes payable			21				40
Worksite employee related liabilities:
Accrued wages	$	269			$	289
Client deposits	28				52
Payroll tax liabilities and other payroll withholdings	442				1,034
Health benefits loss reserves	138				151
Workers' compensation loss reserves	67				67
Insurance premiums and other payables	22				25
Worksite employee related liabilities			966				1,618
Total current liabilities			1,061				1,757
Notes payable, noncurrent			402				383
Workers' compensation loss reserves			157				165
Deferred income taxes			70				68
Other liabilities			16				14
Total liabilities			1,706				2,387
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock			—				—
Common stock and additional paid-in capital			611				583
Accumulated deficit			(302)				(377)
Total stockholders' equity			309				206
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	2,015			$	2,593

TRINET GROUP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017
Operating activities
Net income	$	112	$	69
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	24		16
Stock-based compensation	19		14
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid income taxes	2		28
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(23)		(3)
Workers' compensation collateral receivable and other noncurrent assets	(6)		5
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(14)		5
Accrued corporate wages	(5)		7
Workers' compensation loss reserves and other noncurrent liabilities	(4)		(5)
Worksite employee related assets	4		43
Worksite employee related liabilities	(652)		(383)
Net cash used in operating activities	(543)		(204)
Investing activities
Purchases of marketable securities	(203)		—
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	39		—
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities	24		11
Acquisitions of property and equipment	(26)		(20)
Net cash used in investing activities	(166)		(9)
Financing activities
Repurchase of common stock	(30)		(30)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock on exercised options	5		6
Proceeds from issuance of common stock on employee stock purchase plan	3		2
Awards effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes	(10)		(5)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net	210		—
Payments for extinguishment of debt	(204)		—
Repayment of notes payable	(10)		(18)
Net cash used in financing activities	(36)		(45)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, unrestricted and restricted	(745)		(258)
Cash and cash equivalents, unrestricted and restricted:
Beginning of period	1,738		1,233
End of period	$	993	$	975

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	8	$	8
Income taxes paid (refunded), net	24		—
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Payable for purchase of property and equipment	$	2	$	2
Supplemental schedule of cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents	$	(134)	$	50
Net decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents	(611)		(308)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), we monitor other non-GAAP financial measures that we use to manage our business, to make planning decisions, to allocate resources and to use as performance measures in our executive compensation plans. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long-term and provide useful information that we use in order to maintain and grow our business.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is used to enhance the understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance. It is not meant to be considered in isolation from, as superior to, or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP Measure	Definition	How We Use The Measure
Net Service Revenues	• Sum of professional service revenues and Net Insurance Service Revenues, or total revenues less insurance costs.	• Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes. • Acts as the basis to allocate resources to different functions and evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by each business function. • Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management.
Net Insurance Service Revenues	• Insurance service revenues less insurance costs.	• Is a component of Net Service Revenues. • Provides a comparable basis of revenues on a net basis. Professional service revenues are represented net of client payroll costs whereas insurance service revenues are presented gross of insurance costs for financial reporting purposes. Promotes an understanding of our insurance services business by evaluating insurance service revenues net of our WSE related costs which are substantially pass-through for the benefit of our WSEs. Under GAAP, insurance service revenues and costs are recorded gross as we have latitude in establishing the price, service and supplier specifications. • We also sometimes refer to Net Insurance Service Margin, which is the ratio of Net Insurance Revenue to Insurance Service Revenues.

Non-GAAP Measure	Definition	How We Use The Measure
Adjusted EBITDA	• Net income, excluding the effects of: - income tax provision, - interest expense, - depreciation, - amortization of intangible assets, and - stock-based compensation expense.	• Provides period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis and an understanding as to how our management evaluates the effectiveness of our business strategies by excluding certain non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation recognized based on the estimated fair values. We believe these charges are not directly resulting from our core operations or indicative of our ongoing operations. • Enhances comparisons to prior periods and, accordingly, facilitates the development of future projections and earnings growth prospects. • Provides a measure, among others, used in the determination of incentive compensation for management. • We also sometimes refer to Adjusted EBITDA margin, which is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Service Revenue.
Adjusted Net Income	• Net income, excluding the effects of: - effective income tax rate⁽¹⁾, - stock-based compensation, - amortization of intangible assets, - non-cash interest expense⁽²⁾, and - the income tax effect (at our effective tax rate⁽¹⁾) of these pre-tax adjustments.	• Provides information to our stockholders and board of directors to understand how our management evaluates our business, to monitor and evaluate our operating results, and analyze profitability of our ongoing operations and trends on a consistent basis by excluding certain non-cash charges.

(1)	We have adjusted the non-GAAP effective tax rate to 26% for 2018 from 41% for 2017, due primarily to a decrease in the statutory rate from 35% to 21%. These non-GAAP effective tax rates exclude the income tax impact from stock-based compensation, changes in uncertain tax positions, and nonrecurring benefits or expenses from federal legislative changes.
(2)	Non-cash interest expense represents amortization and write-off of our debt issuance costs.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

The table below presents a reconciliation of Total revenues to Net Service Revenues:

	Three Months Ended				Change				Six Months Ended				Change
	June 30,				Q2 2018 vs 2017				June 30,				YTD 2018 vs. 2017
(in millions)	2018		2017		$		%		2018		2017		$		%
Total revenues	$	850	$	801	$	49	6	%	$	1,711	$	1,608	$	103	6	%
Less: Insurance costs	630		600		30		5		1,271		1,208		63		5
Net Service Revenues	$	220	$	201	$	19	10	%	$	440	$	400	$	40	10	%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Insurance service revenues to Net Insurance Service Revenues:

	Three Months Ended						Change				Six Months Ended						Change
	June 30,						Q2 2018 vs 2017				June 30,						YTD 2018 vs. 2017
(in millions)	2018			2017			$		%		2018			2017			$		%
Insurance service revenues	$	735		$	692		$	43	6	%	$	1,467		$	1,379		$	88	6	%
Less: Insurance costs	630			600			30		5		1,271			1,208			63		5
Net Insurance Service Revenues	$	105		$	92		$	13	14	%	$	196		$	171		$	25	15	%
Net Insurance Service Revenues Margin	14		%	13		%					13		%	12		%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net income	$	58		$	40		$	112		$	69
Provision for income taxes	14			12			27			28
Stock-based compensation	10			8			19			14
Interest expense and bank fees	7			5			13			10
Depreciation	8			6			16			13
Amortization of intangible assets	2			1			3			3
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99		$	72		190			$	137
Adjusted EBITDA Margin	45		%	36		%	43		%	34		%

The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except share and per share data)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	58	$	40	$	112	$	69
Effective income tax rate adjustment	(6)		(9)		(10)		(11)
Stock-based compensation	10		8		19		14
Amortization of intangible assets	2		1		3		3
Non-cash interest expense	3		1		4		1
Income tax impact of pre-tax adjustments	(4)		(4)		(7)		(8)
Adjusted Net Income	$	63	$	37	$	121	$	68
GAAP Weighted average shares of common stock - diluted	73		71		72		71
Adjusted Net Income per share - diluted	$	0.87	$	0.52	$	1.68	$	0.96

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TriNet Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results

TriNet Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results

6% Growth in GAAP Total Revenues and 10% Growth in Net Service Revenues for the Second Quarter

45% Growth in GAAP Net Income and 73% Growth in Adjusted Net Income for the Second Quarter