FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS: TOTAL REVENUE UP 8.7%; SAME-UNIT REVENUE UP 5.9% GAAP EPS UP 6.3%; ADJUSTED EPS UP 5.5% NET INCOME UP 5.1%; ADJUSTED EBITDA UP 4.8% CLEVELAND, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CBIZ, Inc., (NYSE:CBZ) ("CBIZ" or the "Company"), a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. For the 2024 first quarter, CBIZ recorded revenue of $494.3 million, an increase of $39.7 million, or 8.7%, compared with $454.6 million reported for the same period in 2023. Acquired operations contributed $12.8 million, or 2.8%, to first-quarter 2024 revenue growth. Same-unit revenue increased by $26.9 million, or 5.9%, for the quarter, compared with the same period a year ago. Net income was $76.9 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, compared with $73.2 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring first-year integration expenses related to the previously announced acquisitions of Erickson, Brown & Kloster, LLC ("EBK") and CompuData, Inc. ("CompuData") during the first quarter of 2024, and similar expenses related to the acquisition of Somerset CPAs and Advisors ("Somerset") in February 2023, Adjusted net income was $77.5 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared with Adjusted net income of $74.3 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share was $1.54 in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 5.5%, compared with Adjusted earnings per share of $1.46 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2024 was $118.8 million, up 4.8% compared with $113.3 million for the same period in 2023. Schedules reconciling Adjusted net income, Adjusted earnings per share and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found in the tables included at the end of this release. The balance outstanding on the Company's unsecured credit facility on March 31, 2024, was $437.8 million, with $147.9 million of unused borrowing capacity. Jerry Grisko, CBIZ President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to report a strong start to the year with growth coming from each of our major service lines across the business. Our results to date are in line with our expectations and position us well going into the second quarter and the rest of the year." "We completed two strategic acquisitions in the first quarter including our recently announced acquisition of CompuData, a premier provider of technology solutions that are increasingly in demand by our clients and complement our broader accounting, tax and advisory offerings," he continued. "Based on what we are seeing in our own business and in the marketplace, we are confident in affirming our full-year guidance for revenue, GAAP EPS and Adjusted EPS," concluded Grisko. 2024 Outlook The Company expects total revenue to grow within a range of 7% to 9% over the prior year. The Company expects an effective tax rate of approximately 28%. The Company expects a weighted average fully diluted share count of approximately 50.0 to 50.5 million shares. The Company expects GAAP fully diluted earnings per share to grow within a range of 13% to 15%, to $2.70 to $2.75 per share, compared with the $2.39 per share reported for 2023. The Company expects Adjusted fully diluted earnings per share to grow within a range of 12% to 14%, to $2.70 to $2.75 per share over the Adjusted fully diluted earnings per share, of $2.41 per share reported for 2023. Conference Call CBIZ will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today to discuss its results. The call will be webcast and an archived replay will be available at https://cbiz.gcs-web.com/investor-overview. Participants may register at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10188094/fc2e2d0632. About CBIZ CBIZ is a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services to businesses throughout the United States. Financial services include accounting, tax, government health care consulting, transaction advisory, risk advisory, and valuation services. Insurance services include employee benefits consulting, retirement plan consulting, property and casualty insurance, payroll, and human capital consulting. With more than 120 offices in 33 states, CBIZ is one of the largest accounting and insurance brokerage providers in the U.S. For more information, visit www.cbiz.com. Forward-Looking Statements Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: we may be more sensitive to revenue fluctuations than other companies, which could result in fluctuations in the market price of our common stock; payments on accounts receivable may be slower than expected, or amounts due on receivables or notes may not be fully collectible; we are dependent on the services of our executive officers, other key employees, producers and service personnel, the loss of whom may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; restrictions imposed by independence requirements and conflict of interest rules may limit our ability to provide services to clients of the attest firms with which we have contractual relationships and the ability of such attest firms to provide attestation services to our clients; our goodwill and intangible assets could become impaired, which could lead to material non-cash charges against earnings; certain liabilities resulting from acquisitions are estimated and could lead to a material non-cash impact on earnings; governmental regulations and interpretations are subject to changes, which could have a material adverse effect on our clients, our business, our business services operations, our business models, or our revenue; changes in the United States healthcare or public health environment, including new healthcare legislation or regulations, may adversely affect the revenue and margins in our or our clients' businesses; we are subject to risks relating to processing customer transactions for our payroll and other transaction processing businesses; cyber-attacks or other security breaches involving our computer systems or the systems of one or more of our vendors or clients could materially and adversely affect our business; we are subject to risk as it relates to software that we license from third parties; we could be held liable for errors and omissions, contract claims, or other litigation judgments or expenses; the future issuance of additional shares could adversely affect the price of our common stock; our principal stockholders may have substantial control over our operations; we require a significant amount of cash for interest payments on our debt and to expand our business as planned; terms of our credit facility may adversely affect our ability to run our business and/or reduce stockholder returns; our failure to satisfy covenants in our debt instruments could cause a default under those instruments; we are reliant on information processing systems and any failure of these systems could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; we may not be able to acquire and finance additional businesses which may limit our ability to pursue our business strategy; the business services industry is competitive and fragmented; if we are unable to compete effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be negatively impacted; there is volatility in our stock price. Such forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Consequently, no forward-looking statements can be guaranteed. A more detailed description of such risks and uncertainties may be found in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements made in this release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.    CBIZ, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023 (In thousands, except percentages and per share data)   Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 % 2023 % Revenue $ 494,297 100.0 % $ 454,606 100.0 % Operating expenses (1) 376,485 76.2 341,011 75.0 Gross margin 117,812 23.8 113,595 25.0 Corporate general and administrative expenses (1) 18,711 3.8 15,598 3.4 Operating income 99,101 20.0 97,997 21.6 Other (expense) income: Interest expense (4,511) (0.9) (3,641) (0.8) Gain on sale of operations, net — — 99 — Other income, net (1) (2) 9,424 1.9 5,112 1.1 Total other income, net 4,913 1.0 1,570 0.3 Income before income tax expense 104,014 21.0 99,567 21.9 Income tax expense 27,130 26,407 Net income $  76,884 15.6 % $  73,160 16.1 % Diluted earnings per share $      1.53 $      1.44 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding