General Employment Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results;
Announces Plans to Open Office in San Jose, California
Board of Directors Declares Special Year-End Cash Dividend
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Employment Enterprises, Inc. (Amex: JOB) reported consolidated net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $5,022,000, compared with revenues of $5,034,000 reported for the same period last year.
Placement service revenues for the quarter were $2,829,000, a 6% improvement over $2,670,000 for the same period last year. Contract service revenues of $2,193,000 decreased 7% from $2,364,000 last year.
Net income for the quarter was $344,000, or $.06 per diluted share, compared with $299,000, or $.06 per diluted share, for the same period last year.
Commenting on the Company's performance for the quarter, Herbert F. Imhoff, Jr., board chairman and CEO, said, "I am pleased that our placement service revenues and net income improved from the same period last year, in light of the challenges we are experiencing in the employment market. Our quarterly contract service revenues decreased from last year, but I am pleased that we were able to improve our contract revenues from the third quarter of this year."
Mr. Imhoff concluded, "Throughout this fiscal year, our strategy has been to focus our efforts on filling our clients' demand for full-time employees. Recently, however, we have found it difficult to find enough well-qualified candidates and highly skilled applicants to fill those positions. As a result, we have stepped up our efforts by increasing our internet advertising on job boards and by adding to our consulting sales staff. We believe that more exposure to our services through job board postings, along with increased telephone marketing efforts, will help us find more of the applicants we need."
Fiscal Year Results
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the Company reported net income of $914,000, or $.17 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1,002,000, or $.19 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Consolidated net revenues for the fiscal year were $19,690,000 compared with $20,068,000 last year.
New Office in San Jose, California
General Employment announced today its plans to open an office in San Jose, California by the end of December. The full-service San Jose office will offer full-time, contract and contract-to-hire opportunities for information technology, accounting and engineering professionals.
Commenting on the opening, Mr. Imhoff said, "We are very excited that we are able to re-enter this marketplace. We think it is a strong and dynamic market and believe it will be an asset to the Company to have another location in California."
In addition to San Jose, General Employment has three other offices in California including San Francisco, Woodland Hills and Irvine.
Special Cash Dividend
The Company also reported today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $.10 per share, payable on January 11, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 14, 2007. Commenting on the dividend, Mr. Imhoff said, "In reviewing the Company's profitability for the year as well as its overall performance, the Board decided that it would be appropriate to return a portion of the Company's profits to its shareholders. This is the second consecutive year that the Company's Board has declared a special year-end cash dividend."
Business Information
General Employment provides professional staffing services through a network of 19 branch offices located in 9 states, and specializes in information technology, accounting and engineering placements.
The Company's business is highly dependent on national employment trends in general and on the demand for professional staff in particular. 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 by extrapolating past results. Some of the factors that could affect the Company's future performance include, but are not limited to, general business conditions, the demand for the Company's services, competitive market pressures, the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified personnel for regular full-time placement and contract assignments, the possibility of incurring liability for the Company's business activities, including the activities of contract employees and events affecting its contract employees on client premises, and the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified corporate and branch management.
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Per Share)
Three Months Twelve Months
Ended September 30 Ended September 30
2007 2006 2007 2006
Net revenues:
Contract services $ 2,193 $ 2,364 $ 8,448 $10,253
Placement services 2,829 2,670 11,242 9,815
Net revenues 5,022 5,034 19,690 20,068
Operating expenses:
Cost of contract services 1,417 1,650 5,641 7,256
Selling 1,743 1,744 7,051 6,098
General and administrative 1,594 1,416 6,385 5,925
Total operating expenses 4,754 4,810 19,077 19,279
Income from operations 268 224 613 789
Investment income 76 75 301 213
Net income (1) $ 344 $ 299 $ 914 $ 1,002
Average number of shares:
Basic 5,153 5,148 5,150 5,148
Diluted 5,336 5,333 5,368 5,338
Net income per share:
Basic $ .07 $ .06 $ .18 $ .19
Diluted $ .06 $ .06 $ .17 $ .19
(1) There was no provision for income taxes in either year, because of the
availability of losses carried forward from prior years.
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
SUMMARIZED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(In Thousands)
September 30 September 30
2007 2006
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,344 $ 5,904
Other current assets 2,167 2,274
Total current assets 8,511 8,178
Property and equipment, net 929 801
Other assets 436 296
Total assets $ 9,876 $ 9,275
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Current liabilities $ 2,116 $ 2,127
Other liabilities 436 296
Shareholders' equity 7,324 6,852
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 9,876 $ 9,275
SOURCE General Employment Enterprises, Inc.
Released November 19, 2007