TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) announced today its fiscal third quarter results for the period ending Sept. 23, 2016.

Revenue for the fiscal third quarter of 2016 was $697 million, an increase of two percent, compared to $684 million for the fiscal third quarter of 2015. Net income was $23 million or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to $20 million or $0.48 per diluted share for the fiscal third quarter of 2015. Adjusted net income* was $30 million or $0.70 per diluted share, compared to $26 million or $0.60 per diluted share for the fiscal third quarter of 2015.

"Our team delivered growth in revenue and net income this quarter while sustaining a high level of service quality with our customers," TrueBlue CEO Steve Cooper said. "Given the challenging growth environment, we have maintained a sharp focus on the management of our expenses."

Cooper continued, "Our cost management actions have been decisive and balanced as we remain committed to our long-term technology and growth strategies. We are taking the right steps to preserve our profitability while maintaining our readiness to accelerate growth."

The company also shared its outlook for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2016 on a comparable 13-week basis. The company estimates revenue in the range of $670 million to $686 million and net income per diluted share of $0.40 to $0.45 ($0.54 to $0.59 on an adjusted basis*). The company's fiscal fourth quarter of 2016 will include a 14^th week and the company plans to change its week-ending date from Friday to the following Sunday to better align its week-ending date with that of its customers. This will result in our year-end being the Sunday closest to Dec. 31st every year, with our 2016 fiscal year-end occurring on Jan. 1st, 2017. Further discussion on the financial impact of the additional week and week-ending date can be found in the financial schedules following this release and on the company's website at www.trueblue.com.

Management will discuss fiscal third quarter 2016 results on a conference call at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET), today, Wednesday, Oct. 19. The conference call can be accessed on TrueBlue’s web site: www.trueblue.com

*See the financial statements accompanying the release and the company’s website for more information on non-GAAP definitions.

About TrueBlue:

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions including staffing, large-volume on-site workforce management, and recruitment process outsourcing to fill full-time positions. Based in Tacoma, Wash., TrueBlue serves clients globally and connects as many as 840,000 people to work each year in a wide variety of industries. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.

Forward-looking Statements

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TRUEBLUE, INC.
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
		13 Weeks Ended									39 Weeks Ended
		September 23,				September 25,					September 23,				September 25,
		2016				2015					2016				2015
Revenue from services		$	697,097			$	683,918				$	2,015,689			$	1,884,947
Cost of services		518,702				515,051					1,516,858				1,434,278
Gross profit		178,395				168,867					498,831				450,669
Selling, general and administrative expenses		134,679				125,117					401,090				354,569
Depreciation and amortization		11,690				10,498					34,673				31,415
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge (1)		4,275				—					103,544				—
Income (loss) from operations		27,751				33,252					(40,476		)		64,685
Interest and other expense, net		(867		)		(366		)			(2,773		)		(1,102		)
Income (loss) before tax expense		26,884				32,886					(43,249		)		63,583
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,455				12,796					(9,911		)		20,504
Net income (loss)		$	23,429			$	20,090				$	(33,338	)		$	43,079
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic		$	0.56			$	0.49				$	(0.80	)		$	1.05
Diluted		$	0.56			$	0.48				$	(0.80	)		$	1.04
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		41,762				41,296					41,651				41,189
Diluted		42,056				41,620					41,651				41,546

(1)		The goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge for the thirteen weeks ended September 23, 2016, relates to the CLP and Spartan reporting unit trade names/trademarks of $4.3 million that were written-off due to the re-branding to PeopleReady. The goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 23, 2016, further includes $99.3 million of impairment charges recorded in the second quarter of 2016 relating to our Staff Management | SMX, hrX, and PlaneTechs reporting units.

TRUEBLUE, INC.
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
		September 23,					December 25,
		2016					2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	24,781				$	29,781
Accounts receivable, net		364,618					461,476
Other current assets		46,437					51,708
Total current assets		435,836					542,965
Property and equipment, net		59,898					57,530
Restricted cash and investments		212,968					188,412
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		357,733					422,354
Other assets, net		57,673					48,181
Total assets		$	1,124,108				$	1,259,442
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities		$	243,427				$	227,976
Long-term debt, less current portion		137,111					243,397
Other long-term liabilities		231,095					252,496
Total liabilities		611,633					723,869
Shareholders' equity		512,475					535,573
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	1,124,108				$	1,259,442

TRUEBLUE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
		39 Weeks Ended
		September 23,					September 25,
		2016					2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	(33,338	)			$	43,079
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		34,673					31,415
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		103,544					—
Provision for doubtful accounts		6,361					4,483
Stock-based compensation		7,443					8,283
Deferred income taxes		(23,874		)			(6,029		)
Other operating activities		5,603					20
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		102,722					(6,597		)
Income tax receivable		4,018					9,673
Other assets		(3,563		)			(3,685		)
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses		(3,764		)			17,453
Accrued wages and benefits		(3,254		)			10,315
Workers’ compensation claims reserve		11,938					10,024
Other liabilities		4,740					1,883
Net cash provided by operating activities		213,249					120,317
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(17,766		)			(12,590		)
Acquisition of business		(71,863		)			—
Sales and maturities of marketable securities		—					1,500
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents		732					13,070
Purchases of restricted investments		(35,940		)			(38,818		)
Maturities of restricted investments		12,273					11,047
Net cash used in investing activities		(112,564		)			(25,791		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from stock option exercises and employee stock purchase plans		1,183					1,164
Common stock repurchases for taxes upon vesting of restricted stock		(2,692		)			(3,725		)
Net change in revolving credit facility		(104,586		)			(85,994		)
Payments on debt		(1,700		)			(1,700		)
Other		20					1,134
Net cash used in financing activities		(107,775		)			(89,121		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		2,090					(1,839		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(5,000		)			3,566
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period		29,781					19,666
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period		$	24,781				$	23,232

TRUEBLUE, INC.
SEGMENT DATA
(Unaudited, in thousands)
		13 Weeks Ended									39 Weeks Ended
		September 23, 2016				September 25, 2015					September 23, 2016					September 25, 2015
Revenue from services
Staffing Services		$	652,617			$	656,619				$	1,880,730				$	1,807,434
Managed Services		44,480				27,299					134,959					77,513
Total Company		697,097				683,918					2,015,689					1,884,947
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
Staffing Services		$	47,181			$	50,437				$	101,861				$	114,295
Managed Services		9,260				3,175					30,324					10,979
		56,441				53,612					132,185					125,274
Corporate unallocated		(7,129		)		(9,715		)			(24,641		)			(24,445		)
Total company Adjusted EBITDA		49,312				43,897					107,544					100,829
Acquisition and integration costs (2)		(1,410		)		—					(4,789		)			(3,787		)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge (3)		(4,275		)		—					(103,544		)			—
Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing fees (4)		(754		)		(147		)			(1,582		)			(942		)
Other charges (5)		(3,432		)		—					(3,432		)			—
EBITDA (1)		39,441				43,750					(5,803		)			96,100
Depreciation and amortization		11,690				10,498					34,673					31,415
Interest and other expense, net		867				366					2,773					1,102
Income (loss) before tax expense		26,884				32,886					(43,249		)			63,583
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,455				12,796					(9,911		)			20,504
Net income (loss)		$	23,429			$	20,090				$	(33,338	)			$	43,079

(1)		EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA excludes interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further excludes from EBITDA, costs related to acquisition and integration, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, other charges, and Work Opportunity Tax Credit third-party processing fees. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key measures used by management to assess performance and, in our opinion, enhance comparability and provide investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered measures of financial performance in isolation or as an alternative to Income from operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
(2)		Acquistion and integration costs relate to the acquisition of the recruitment process outsourcing business of Aon Hewitt, which was completed on January 4, 2016.
(3)		The goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge for the thirteen weeks ended September 23, 2016, relates to the CLP and Spartan reporting unit trade names/trademarks of $4.3 million that were written-off due to the re-branding to PeopleReady. The goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 23, 2016, further includes $99.3 million of impairment charges recorded in the second quarter of 2016 relating to our Staff Management | SMX, hrX, and PlaneTechs reporting units.
(4)		These third-party processing fees are associated with generating the Work Opportunity Tax Credits, which are designed to encourage employers to hire workers from certain targeted groups with higher than average unemployment rates and reduce our income taxes.
(5)		These charges primarily consist of branch signage write-offs of $1.6 million due to our re-branding to PeopleReady as well as costs of $1.8 million associated with our exit from the Amazon delivery business.

TRUEBLUE, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME PER DILUTED SHARE TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME PER
DILUTED SHARE
		13 Weeks Ended
		September 23, 2016									September 25, 2015
(Unaudited, in thousands, except for per share data)		Amount				Per Diluted Share					Amount				Per Diluted Share
Net income		$	23,429			$	0.56				$	20,090			$	0.48
Acquisition and integration costs (1)		1,410				0.03					—				—
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge (2)		4,275				0.10					—				—
Other charges (3)		3,432				0.08					—				—
Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing fees (4)		754				0.02					147				—
Amortization of intangible assets of acquired businesses (5)		6,831				0.16					4,593				0.11
Tax effective of adjustments to net income (6)		(5,345		)		(0.13		)			(1,517		)		(0.04		)
Adjust income taxes to normalized effective rate (7)		(5,148		)		(0.12		)			2,272				0.05
Adjusted net income (8)		$	29,638			$	0.70				$	25,585			$	0.60
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		42,056									41,620

		Outlook *
		13 Weeks Ended
		December 25, 2016
(Unaudited, in thousands, except for per share data)		Amount					Per Diluted Share
Net income		$	17,000 — $19,000				$	0.40 — $0.45
Acquisition and integration costs (1)		1,800					0.04
Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing fees (4)		300					0.01
Amortization of intangible assets of acquired businesses (5)		6,200					0.15
Tax effective of adjustments to net income (6)		(2,700)					(0.06)
Adjusted net income (8)		$	22,600 — $24,700				$	0.54 — $0.59
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		42,100

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
		13 Weeks Ended
(Unaudited, in thousands)		September 23, 2016			September 25, 2015
Net income		$	23,429		$	20,090
Income tax expense		3,455			12,796
Interest expense, net		867			366
Depreciation and amortization		11,690			10,498
EBITDA (9)		39,441			43,750
Acquisition and integration costs (1)		1,410			—
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge (2)		4,275			—
Other charges (3)		3,432			—
Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing fees (4)		754			147
Adjusted EBITDA (9)		$	49,312		$	43,897

		Outlook *
		13 Weeks Ended
(Unaudited, in thousands)		December 25, 2016
Net income		$	17,000 — $19,000
Income tax expense		8,000 — 9,000
Interest expense, net		900
Depreciation and amortization		10,000
EBITDA (9)		35,900 — 38,900
Acquisition and integration costs (1)		1,800
Work Opportunity Tax Credit processing fees (4)		300
Adjusted EBITDA (9)		$	38,000 — $41,000

* Neutral impact on profit due to low seasonal volume for the 14th week ending January 1, 2017. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
(1)		Acquisition and integration costs relate to the acquisition of the recruitment process outsourcing business of Aon Hewitt, which was completed on January 4, 2016.
(2)		The intangible asset impairment charge for the thirteen weeks ended September 23, 2016, relates to the CLP and Spartan reporting unit trade names/trademarks which were written-off due to the re-branding to PeopleReady.
(3)		These charges primarily consist of branch signage write-offs of $1.6 million due to our re-branding to PeopleReady as well as costs of $1.8 million associated with our exit from the Amazon delivery business.
(4)		These third-party processing fees are associated with generating the Work Opportunity Tax Credits, which are designed to encourage employers to hire workers from certain targeted groups with higher than average unemployment rates and reduce our income taxes.
(5)		Amortization of intangible assets of acquired businesses as well as accretion expense related to acquisition earn-out.
(6)		Total tax effect of each of the adjustments to U.S. GAAP net income per diluted share using the ongoing rate of 32%.
(7)		Adjusts the effective income tax rate to the expected, ongoing rate of 32%.
(8)		Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures which exclude from net income and net income on a per diluted share basis costs related to acquisition and integration, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, other charges, Work Opportunity Tax Credit third-party processing fees, amortization of intangibles of acquired businesses as well as accretion expense related to acquisition earn-out, tax effect of each adjustment to U.S. GAAP net income, and adjusts income taxes to the expected ongoing effective tax rate. Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are key measures used by management to assess performance and, in our opinion, enhance comparability and provide investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share should not be considered measures of financial performance in isolation or as an alternative to net income or net income per diluted share in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
(9)		EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA excludes interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further excludes from EBITDA, costs related to acquisition and integration, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, other charges, and Work Opportunity Tax Credit third-party processing fees. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key measures used by management to assess performance and, in our opinion, enhance comparability and provide investors with useful insight into the underlying trends of the business. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered measures of financial performance in isolation or as an alternative to Income from operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

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