UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number001-34099

 

 

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA 26-2753540

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1305 Cherrington Parkway, Building 210, Suite 400

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

 15108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(412) 787-2100

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share MHH NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”, and “emerging growth company” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company 
   Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of October 31, 2019April 30, 2020 was 11,033,165.

11,207,064.

 

 

 


MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019MARCH 31, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        Page 

PART 1

 FINANCIAL INFORMATION   3 

Item 1.

 Financial Statements:  3
 (a)  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018   3 
 (b)  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018   4 
 (c)  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019   5 
 (d)  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the Threeas of March 31, 2020 and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018   6 
 (e)  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018   7 
 (f)  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)   8 

Item 2.

 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   2118 

Item 3.

 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   2723 

Item 4.

 Controls and Procedures   2823 

PART II

 OTHER INFORMATION   2924 

Item 1.

 Legal Proceedings   2924 

Item 1A.

 Risk Factors   2924 

Item 2.

 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   2924 

Item 6.

 Exhibits   3025 
 SIGNATURES   3126 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019 2018 2019 2018   2020 2019 

Revenues

  $49,543  $44,292  $143,214  $132,519   $50,425  $45,199 

Cost of revenues

   37,214  33,582  107,996  100,656    37,706  34,364 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Gross profit

   12,329  10,710  35,218  31,863    12,719  10,835 

Selling, general and administrative expenses:

     

Operating expenses

   9,259  8,204  27,768  23,830 

Impairment of goodwill

   —     —     —    7,738 

Revaluation of contingent consideration liability

   —     —    (6,069 (9,106
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total selling, general and administrative expenses

   9,259  8,204  21,699  22,462 

Selling, general and administrative expense

   10,243  8,965 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Income from operations

   3,070  2,506  13,519  9,401    2,476  1,870 

Interest income (expense), net

   (413 (535 (1,420 (1,623   (279 (539

Other income (expense), net

   33  108  (21 77    53  (15
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Income before income taxes

   2,690  2,079  12,078  7,855    2,250  1,316 

Income tax expense

   741  459  3,207  2,038    381  352 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net income

  $1,949  $1,620  $8,871  $5,817   $1,869  $964 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Earnings per share:

     

Earnings Per Share:

  

Basic

  $.18  $.15  $.80  $.53   $.17  $.09 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Diluted

  $.17  $.14  $.79  $.52   $.16  $.09 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

   11,039  10,966  11,022  10,938    11,127  10,998 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Diluted

   11,205  11,217  11,198  11,153    11,675  11,218 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019 2018 2019 2018   2020 2019 

Net income

  $1,949  $1,620  $8,871  $5,817   $1,869  $964 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Net unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts

   (13 27  (161 197 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   (116 (215 (71 (376

Net unrealized (loss) on interest-rate swap contracts

   (94 (54

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   (267 9 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total pretax net unrealized (loss)

   (129 (188 (232 (179   (361 (45

Income tax expense (benefit)

   (4 7  (42 51 

Income tax (benefit)

   (25 (14
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   (125 (195 (190 (230   (336 (31
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total comprehensive income

  $1,824  $1,425  $8,681  $5,587   $1,533  $933 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
   March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
 

ASSETS

      

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,963  $1,294   $2,575  $2,981 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $308 in 2019 and $408 in 2018

   26,537  28,913 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $338 in 2020 and 2019

   21,117  22,345 

Unbilled receivables

   8,423  9,167    12,479  10,007 

Prepaid and other current assets

   1,392  1,321    1,036  1,597 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current assets

   38,315  40,695    37,207  36,930 

Equipment, enterprise software, and leasehold improvements, at cost:

      

Equipment

   1,749  1,538    1,955  1,871 

Enterprise software

   2,728  2,096    2,728  2,728 

Leasehold improvements

   494  464    491  496 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 
   4,971  4,098    5,174  5,095 

Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (2,437 (1,890   (2,781 (2,619
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net equipment, enterprise software, and leasehold improvements

   2,534  2,208    2,393  2,476 

Operating leaseright-of-use assets

   4,993   —      4,348  4,617 

Deferred income taxes

   —    297 

Non-current deposits

   410  540    388  405 

Goodwill, net of impairment

   26,106  26,106    26,106  26,106 

Intangible assets, net

   20,721  22,738    19,377  20,050 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total assets

  $93,079  $92,584   $89,819  $90,584 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current liabilities:

      

Current portion of long-term debt

  $4,575  $4,575   $8,537  $4,575 

Accounts payable

   4,359  4,127    3,440  4,027 

Accrued payroll and related costs

   9,828  7,728    9,456  7,902 

Current portion of operating lease liability

   1,407   —      1,392  1,396 

Other accrued liabilities

   1,329  1,218    678  954 

Deferred revenue

   246  258    86  237 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current liabilities

   21,744  17,906    23,589  19,091 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Long-term liabilities:

      

Long-term debt, less current portion, net

   22,547  34,129    13,358  20,682 

Contingent consideration liability

   —    6,069 

Long-term operating lease liability, less current portion

   3,686   —      3,019  3,321 

Long-term accrued income taxes

   204  204    185  185 

Long-term deferred income taxes

   1,082   —      843  1,025 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total liabilities

   49,263  58,308    40,994  44,304 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 5)

      

Shareholders’ equity:

      

Preferred Stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding

   —     —      —     —   

Common Stock, par value $.01; 250,000,000 shares authorized and 12,679,585 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and 12,636,332 shares issued as of December 31, 2018

   127  126 

Common Stock, par value $.01; 250,000,000 shares authorized and 12,848,484 shares issued as of March 31, 2020 and 12,700,660 shares issued as of December 31, 2019

   128  127 

Additionalpaid-in-capital

   21,700  20,829    22,950  21,939 

Retained earnings

   26,485  17,614    30,628  28,759 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   (309 (119   (694 (358

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,646,420 shares as of September 30, 2019 and 1,643,846 as of December 31, 2018

   (4,187 (4,174

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,646,420 shares as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

   (4,187 (4,187
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

   43,816  34,276    48,825  46,280 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $93,079  $92,584   $89,819  $90,584 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Retained
Earnings
   Treasury
Stock
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)
 Total
Shareholders’
Equity
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Retained
Earnings
   Treasury
Stock
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balances, December 31, 2017

  $126   $20,241   $10,923   $(4,154 $17  $27,153 

Net income

   —      —      1,380    —     —    1,380 

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    49  49 

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      105    —      —     —    105 

Stock options exercised

   —      2    —      —     —    2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, March 31, 2018

  $126   $20,348   $12,303   $(4,154 $66  $28,689 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

   —      —      2,817    —     —    2,817 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    (84 (84

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      120    —      —     —    120 

Purchase of treasury stock

   —      —      —      (20  —    (20
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, June 30, 2018

  $126   $20,468   $15,120   $(4,174 $(18 $31,522 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2019

  $127   $21,939   $28,759   $(4,187 $(358 $46,280 

Net income

   —      —      1,620    —     —    1,620    —      —      1,869    —     —    1,869 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    (195 (195   —      —      —      —    (336 (336

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      116    —      —     —    116    —      456    —      —     —    456 

Stock options exercised

   —      108    —      —     —    108    1    555    —      —     —    556 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, September 30, 2018

  $126   $20,692   $16,740   $(4,174 $(213 $33,171 

Balances, March 31, 2020

  $128   $22,950   $30,628   $(4,187 $(694 $48,825 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 
  Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Retained
Earnings
   Treasury
Stock
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)
 Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balances, December 31, 2018

  $126   $20,829   $17,614   $(4,174 $(119 $34,276 

Net income

   —      —      964    —     —    964 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    (31 (31

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      236    —      —     —    236 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, March 31, 2019

  $126   $21,065   $18,578   $(4,174 $(150 $35,445 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

   —      —      5,958    —     —    5,958 

Employee common stock purchases

   1    105    —      —     —    106 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    (34 (34

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      267    —      —     —    267 

Purchase of treasury stock

   —      —      —      (13  —    (13
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, June 30, 2019

  $127   $21,437   $24,536   $(4,187 $(184 $41,729 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

   —      —      1,949    —     —    1,949 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    (125 (125

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      263    —      —     —    263 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balances, September 30, 2019

  $127   $21,700   $26,485   $(4,187 $(309 $43,816 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Retained
Earnings
   Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balances, December 31, 2018

  $126   $20,829   $17,614   $(4,174 $(119 $34,276 

Net income

   —      —      964    —     —     964 

Other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

   —      —      —      —     (31  (31

Stock-based compensation expense

   —      236    —      —     —     236 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balances, March 31, 2019

  $126   $21,065   $18,578   $(4,174 $(150 $35,445 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019 2018   2020 2019 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

  $8,871  $5,817   $1,869  $964 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

   2,577  2,342    873  839 

Bad debt expense

   80  10 

Interest amortization of deferred financing costs

   78  74    26  26 

Stock-based compensation expense

   766  341    456  236 

Deferred income taxes, net

   1,379  549    (182 (95

Impairment of goodwill

   —    7,738 

Revaluation of contingent consideration liability

   (6,069 (9,106

Operating lease assets and liabilities, net

   100   —      (37  —   

Loss on disposition of fixed assets

   —    7    2   —   

Working capital items:

      

Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables

   3,040  (7,521   (1,244 (1,051

Prepaid and other current assets

   (190 70    492  110 

Accounts payable

   232  (2,304   (587 (196

Accrued payroll and related costs

   2,100  (919   1,554  (112

Other accrued liabilities

   111  (60   (276 327 

Deferred revenue

   (12 (311   (151 80 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

   13,063  (3,273

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   2,795  1,128 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Recovery of (payment for)non-current deposits

   130  (264

Recovery ofnon-current deposits

   17  9 

Capital expenditures

   (886 (536   (119 (404
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net cash flows (used in) investing activities

   (756 (800   (102 (395
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

(Repayments) borrowings on revolving credit facility, net

   (8,228 6,999    (2,244 656 

(Repayments) on term loan facility

   (3,432 (2,859   (1,144 (1,144

Proceeds from the issuance of common shares

   106   —   

Payment of deferred financing costs

   —    (71

Purchase of treasury stock

   (13 (20

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

   —    110 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

   556   —   
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities

   (11,567 4,159 

Net cash flows (used in) financing activities

   (2,832 (488
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (71 (376   (267 9 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

   669  (290   (406 254 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

   1,294  2,478    2,981  1,294 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $1,963  $2,188   $2,575  $1,548 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30,MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019 AND 2018

(Unaudited)

 

1.

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation:

Basis of Presentation

References in this Quarterly Report on Form10-Q to “we”, “our”, “Mastech Digital”, “Mastech” or “the Company” refer collectively to Mastech Digital, Inc. and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, which are included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “Financial Statements”).

Description of Business

We are a provider of Digital Transformation IT Services.

Our portfolio of offerings includes data management and analytics services; other digital transformation services around Salesforce.com and Digital Learning; and IT staffing services for both digital and mainstream technologies.

Reflective of our 2017 acquisition of the services division of Canada-based InfoTrellis, Inc., we have added specialized capabilities in delivering data management and analytics services to our customers globally. This business offers project-based consulting services in the areas of Master Data Management, Enterprise Data Integration, Big Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation, with such services delivered usingon-site and offshore resources.

Our IT staffing business combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of staffing services in digital and mainstream technologies. Our digital technologies include data management, analytics, cloud, mobility, social and artificial intelligence. We work with businesses and institutions with significant IT spending and recurring staffing service needs. We also support smaller organizations with their “project focused” temporary IT staffing requirements.

Accounting Principles

The accompanying Financial Statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting principally of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, included in our Annual Report on Form10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019.30, 2020. Additionally, our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 20192020 or for any other period.

Principles of Consolidation

The Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Critical Accounting Policies

Please refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 for a more detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates. There were no material changes to these critical accounting policies during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019, except for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” on January 1, 2019 using the additional transition method noted in ASU2018-11. See Note 4, herein for further disclosures.March 31, 2020.

Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments, in accordance with Accounting Standards Committee (“ASC”) Topic 280 “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”: Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services.

 

2.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Company recognizes revenue ontime-and-material contracts over time as services are performed and expenses are incurred.Time-and-material contracts typically bill at an agreed-upon hourly rate, plusout-of-pocket expense reimbursement.Out-of-pocket expense reimbursement amounts vary by assignment, but on average represent less than 2% of total revenues. Revenue is earned on a per transaction or labor hour basis, as that amount directly corresponds to the value of the Company’s performance. Revenue recognition is negatively impacted by holidays and consultant vacation and sick days.

In certain situations related to client direct hire assignments, where the Company’s fee is contingent upon the hired resources continued employment with the client, revenue is not fully recognized until such employment conditions are satisfied.

The Company recognizes revenue on fixed price contracts over time as services are rendered and uses a cost-based input method to measure progress. Determining a measure of progress requires management to make judgments that affect the timing of revenue recognized. Under the cost-based input method, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues, including estimated fees or profits, are recorded proportionally as costs are incurred. The Company has determined that the cost-based input method provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Estimated losses are recognized immediately in the period in which current estimates indicate a loss. We record deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance, including amounts which may be refundable.

We do not sell, lease or otherwise market computer software or hardware, and essentially 100% of our revenue is derived from the sale of data and analytics, IT staffing and digital transformation services. We expense sales commissions in the same period in which revenues are realized. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expenses.

Our dataData and analytics servicesAnalytics Services segment provides specialized capabilities in delivering data management and analytics services to customers globally. This business offers project-based consulting services in the areas of Master Data Management, Enterprise Data Integration, Data and Analytics and Digital Transformation, which can be delivered using onsite and offshore resources.

Our IT staffing businessStaffing Services segment combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of services in digital and mainstream technologies. Our digital technology stack includes data management and analytics, cloud, mobility, social and automation. Our mainstream technologies include business intelligence / data warehousing; web services; enterprise resource planning & customer resource management; ande-Business solutions. We work with businesses and institutions with significantIT-spend and recurring staffing needs. We also support smaller organizations with their “project focused” temporary IT staffing requirements.

The following table depicts the disaggregation of our revenues by contract type and operating segment:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
   (Amounts in millions)   (Amounts in millions) 

Data and Analytics Services Segment

        

Time-and-material Contracts

  $5,415   $3,772   $14,178   $14,185 

Fixed-price Contracts

   1,665    2,015    5,324    4,257 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Data and Analytics Services

  $7,080   $5,787   $19,502   $18,442 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

IT Staffing Services Segment

        

Time-and-material Contracts

  $42,463   $38,505   $123,712   $114,077 

Fixed-price Contracts

   —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal IT Staffing Services

  $42,463   $38,505   $123,712   $114,077 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

  $49,543   $44,292   $143,214   $132,519 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2020   2019 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Data and Analytics Services Segment

  

Time-and-material Contracts

  $4,127   $3,987 

Fixed-price Contracts

   3,233    1,781 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Data and Analytics Services

  $7,360   $5,768 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

IT Staffing Services Segment

    

Time-and-material Contracts

  $43,065   $39,431 

Fixed-price Contracts

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal IT Staffing Services

  $43,065   $39,431 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

  $50,425   $45,199 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company had one client (CGI = 12.7%) that exceeded 10% of total revenue (CGI = 11.3%).revenues. For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, the Company had the same one client (CGI = 11.9%) that exceeded 10% of total revenue (CGI = 11.3%). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had the same one client that exceeded 10% of total revenue in both periods (CGI = 13.5% and 12.9%), respectively.revenues.

The Company’s top ten clients represented approximately 45%46% and 48%46% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s top ten clients represented approximately 45% and 48% of total revenues, respectively.

The following table presents our revenue from external customers disaggregated by geography, based on the work location of our customers:

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019   2018   2019   2018   2020   2019 
  (Amounts in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

United States

  $48,421   $43,222   $139,739   $128,775   $49,350   $44,110 

Canada

   737    650    2,180    2,573    861    641 

India and Other

   385    420    1,295    1,171 

India and other

   214    448 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total revenues

  $49,543   $44,292   $143,214   $132,519 

Total

  $50,425   $45,199 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

3.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net

Goodwill related to our June 15, 2015 acquisition of Hudson Global Resources Management’s U.S. IT staffing business (“Hudson IT”) totaled $8.4 million. Goodwill related to our July 13, 2017 acquisition of the services division of InfoTrellis totaled $27.4 million. During 2018, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment related to the InfoTrellis acquisition of $9.7 million. This impairment was attributable to a lower recovery in revenues from levels present at closing. Based upon the business performance subsequent to the acquisition date, we reduced our near-term outlook and lowered our revenue projections from original expectations. Also, we factored into our assessment of discounted cash flows, additional investments to the sales organization and other necessary investments which were not initially considered.

The following table provides information regarding changes in the Company’s goodwill by operating segment for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018
 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

IT Staffing Services:

  

Beginning balance

  $8,427   $8,427 

Goodwill recorded

   —      —   

Impairment

   —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $8,427   $8,427 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018
 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Data and Analytics Services:

  

Beginning balance

  $17,679   $27,417 

Goodwill recorded

   —      —   

Impairment

   —      (9,738
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $17,679   $17,679 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets on a straight-line basis over estimated average lives ranging from 3 to 12 years. Identifiable intangible assets were comprised of the following as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018:2019:

 

  As of September 30, 2019   As of March 31, 2020 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Amortization
Period (In Years)
   Gross Carrying
Value
   Accumulative
Amortization
   Net Carrying
Value
   Amortization
Period (In Years)
   Gross Carrying
Value
   Accumulative
Amortization
   Net Carrying
Value
 

IT Staffing Services:

                

Client relationships

   12   $7,999   $2,861   $5,138    12   $7,999   $3,194   $4,805 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    319    274    45    5    319    306    13 

Trade name

   3    249    249    —      3    249    249    —   

Data and Analytics Services:

                

Client relationships

   12    16,671    3,068    13,603    12    16,671    3,763    12,908 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    761    336    425    5    761    412    349 

Trade name

   5    1,221    539    682    5    1,221    661    560 

Technology

   7    1,209    381    828    7    1,209    467    742 
    

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Intangible Assets

    $28,429   $7,708   $20,721     $28,429   $9,052   $19,377 
    

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

 
  As of December 31, 2018 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Amortization
Period (In Years)
   Gross Carrying
Value
   Accumulative
Amortization
   Net Carrying
Value
 

IT Staffing Services:

        

Client relationships

   12   $7,999   $2,361   $5,638 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    319    226    93 

Trade name

   3    249    249    —   

Data and Analytics Services:

        

Client relationships

   12    16,671    2,025    14,646 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    761    222    539 

Trade name

   5    1,221    356    865 

Technology

   7    1,209    252    957 
    

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Intangible Assets

    $28,429   $5,691   $22,738 
    

 

   

 

   

 

 

   As of December 31, 2019 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Amortization
Period (In Years)
   Gross Carrying
Value
   Accumulative
Amortization
   Net Carrying
Value
 

IT Staffing Services:

        

Client relationships

   12   $7,999   $3,027   $4,972 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    319    290    29 

Trade name

   3    249    249    —   

Data and Analytics Services:

        

Client relationships

   12    16,671    3,415    13,256 

Covenant-not-to-compete

   5    761    374    387 

Trade name

   5    1,221    600    621 

Technology

   7    1,209    424    785 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Intangible Assets

    $28,429   $8,379   $20,050 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense for the three and nine month periodsmonths ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $673,000 and $2.0 million,$672,000, respectively and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, amortization expense was $673,000 and $2.1 million, respectively.

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 20192020 through 20232024 is as follows:

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Amortization expense

  $2,689   $2,654   $2,625   $2,443   $2,229 
   Years Ended December 31, 
   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Amortization expense

  $2,654   $2,625   $2,443   $2,229   $2,149 

 

4.

Leases

The Company rents certain office facilities and equipment under noncancelable operating leases. Approximately 88,000As of March 31, 2020, approximately 90,000 square feet of office space is utilized for our sales and recruiting offices, delivery centers, and corporate headquarters as of September 30, 2019.headquarters. All of our leases are classified as operating leases. The average initial lease term is five years. Several leases have an option to renew, at our sole discretion, for an additional term. Our present lease terms range from less than one year to 4.94.5 years with an average of 2.21.9 years. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

The Company adopted ASUNo. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” on January 1, 2019 using the additional transition method noted in ASU2018-11. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the Company recording a leaseright-of-use asset and related lease liability of $5.7 million as of January 1, 2019. The cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance had an immaterial impact on the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated net earnings in future periods. We elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which allowed us to carryforwardcarry forward the historical lease classification, among other things.

The following table summarizes the balance sheet classification of the lease assetassets and related lease liability:liabilities:

 

  September 30, 2019   March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 
  (in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

Assets:

     

Long-term operating leaseright-of-use assets

  $4,993   $4,348  $4,617 
  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Liabilities:

     

Short-term operating lease liability

  $1,407   $1,392  $1,396 

Long-term operating lease liability

   3,686    3,019  3,321 
  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total Liabilities

  $5,093   $4,411  $4,717 
  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Future minimum rental payments for office facilities and equipment under the Company’s noncancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

  Amount as of
September 30, 2019
   Amount as of
March 31, 2020
 
  (in thousands)   (in thousands) 

2019 (For remainder of year)

  $419 

2020

   1,625 

2020 (For remainder of year)

  $1,231 

2021

   1,152    1,209 

2022

   1,126    1,107 

2023

   1,106    1,062 

2024

   288 

Thereafter

   287    —   
  

 

   

 

 

Total

  $5,715    4,897 

Less: Imputed interest

   (622   (486
  

 

   

 

 

Present value of operating lease liabilities

  $5,093   $4,411 
  

 

   

 

 

The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the present value of future lease payments was 5.4%5.3%.

We recognize rent expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $0.4 million and $1.2$0.4 million, respectively. Rental expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 totaled $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

5.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the ordinary course of our business, the Company is involved in a number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, the Company’s management believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

6.

Employee Benefit Plan

The Company provides an Employee Retirement Savings Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that covers substantially all U.S. based salaried employees. Concurrent with the 2015 acquisition of Hudson IT, the Company expanded employee eligibility under the Retirement Plan to include all U.S. basedW-2 hourly employees. Employees may contribute a percentage of eligible compensation to the Retirement Plan, subject to certain limits under the Code. For Hudson IT employees enrolled in the Hudson Employee Retirement Savings Plan under the Code at the acquisition date, the Company providesprovided a matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of the participant’s contributed pay, subject to vesting based on the combined tenure with Hudson and Mastech Digital. For all other employees, the Company did not provide for any matching contributions for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019. Mastech Digital’s total contributions to the Retirement Plan for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 related to the former Hudson IT employees totaled approximately $9,000$0 and $44,000$19,000, respectively. Mastech Digital’s total contributions toEffective January 1, 2020, the Retirement PlanCompany eliminated the 401(k) match for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to the former Hudson IT employees totaled approximately $19,000 and $62,000, respectively.

employees.

7.

Stock-Based Compensation

In 2008, the Company adopted a Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which, as amended, provides that up to 3,900,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall be allocated for issuance to directors, officers and key personnel. Grants under the Plan can be made in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or stock awards. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 130,000 stock options at an average strike price of $5.65 under the Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company granted restricted share units of 16,36511,475 and 683,000800,000 stock option grants at an average strike price of $6.48.$15.49. The Company’s stock option grants are contingent upon shareholder approval to increase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that may be issued pursuant to the Plan by 1,000,000 shares, to a total of 4,900,000. The Company’s shareholders will vote on this matter at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 13, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company granted no shares under the Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted 25,38016,365 restricted share units and 180,000553,000 stock options at a strike price of $7.46$6.67 under the Plan. AsExclusive of September 30, 2019 and Decemberthe contingent grant referenced above, at March 31, 2018,2020, there were 150,000205,000 shares and 549,000 shares, respectively available for grants under the Plan.

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $456,000 and 2018 was $263,000 and $116,000,$236,000, respectively, and for the nine months September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $766,000 and $341,000. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three and nine months September 30,ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 0141,066 and 17,460 shares, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted shares. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company issued 56,636 and 65,1128,460 shares, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted shares and the exercising of stock options.

In October 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Mastech Digital, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Stock Purchase Plan”). The Stock Purchase Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code and required the approval ofwas approved by the Company’s shareholders to be qualified under Section 423 of the Code.qualified. On May 15, 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the Stock Purchase Plan. Under the Stock Purchase Plan, 600,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment upon certain changes in the Company’s capitalization) are available for purchase by eligible employees who become participants in the Stock Purchase Plan. The purchase price per share is 85% of the lesser of (i) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the first day of the offering period, or (ii) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the last day of the offering period.

The firstCompany’s eligible full-time employees are able to contribute up to 15% of their base compensation into the employee stock purchase plan, subject to an annual limit of $25,000 per person. Employees are able to purchase Company common stock at a 15% discount to the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the initial or final trading dates of eachsix-month offering periodperiod. Offering periods begin on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of employee stock purchase plan share-based payments. The fair value of thesix-month “look-back” option in the Company’s employee stock purchase plans is estimated by adding the fair value of 15% of one share of stock to 85% of the fair value of an option on one share of stock. The Company utilized U.S. Treasury yields as of the grant date for its risk-free interest rate assumption, matching the Treasury yield terms to thesix-month offering period. The Company utilized historical company data to develop its dividend yield and expected volatility assumptions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no shares issued under the Stock Purchase Plan commenced on January 1, 2019 and concluded on June 30, 2019. The Company issued 25,793 shares related to the first offering period ended June 30, 2019 at a share price of $4.04.Plan. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were 574,000559,500 shares available for grantspurchases under the Plan.

8.

Credit Facility

On July 13, 2017, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, as administrative agent, swing loan lender and issuing lender, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole book-runner, and certain financial institution parties thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”). The Credit Agreement provides for a total aggregate commitment of $60 million, consisting of (i) a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $22.5 million (subject to increase by up to an additional $10 million upon satisfaction of certain conditions); (ii) a $30.5 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”); and a (iii) $7.0 million delayed draw term loan facility (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan”), as more fully described in the Company’s Forms8-K, filed with the SEC on July 19, 2017 and April 25, 2018.

The Revolver expires in July 2022 and includes swing loan and letter of creditsub-limits in the aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0 million for swing loans and $5.0 million for letters of credit. Borrowings under the Revolver may be denominated in U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars. The maximum borrowings in U.S. dollars may not exceed the sum of 85% of eligible U.S. accounts receivable and 60% of eligible U.S. unbilled receivables, less a reserve amount established by the administrative agent. The maximum borrowings in Canadian dollars may not exceed the lesser of (i) $10.0 million; and (ii) the sum of 85% of eligible Canadian receivables, plus 60% of eligible Canadian unbilled receivables, less a reserve amount established by the administrative agent.

Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan are required to be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments through and including July 1, 2022 and on the maturity date of July 13, 2022. The principal amount of each quarterly installment payable on the Term Loan equals the product of $30.5 million, multiplied by (i) 3.75% for quarterly installments payable through and including July 1, 2021; and (ii) 5.00% for quarterly installments payable on October 1, 2021 through and including the maturity date, with the maturity date payment equal to the outstanding amount of the loan on that date. Additionally, under the Term Loan agreement there is a mandatory repayment requirement related to excess cash flows (as defined in the Credit Agreement) generated in a given fiscal year. This provision was triggered during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Accordingly, the Company was required to make an additional payment on the Term Loan of approximately $4.0 million in April 2020. The Delayed Draw Term Loan was not accessed and was cancelled effective July 2019.

Borrowings under the Revolver and the term loan,loans, at the Company’s election, bear interest at either (a) the higher of PNC’s prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, plus an applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s senior leverage ratio or (b) an adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus an applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s senior leverage ratio. The applicable margin on the base rate is between 0.50% and 1.25% on Revolver borrowings and between 1.75% and 2.50% on term loans. The applicable margin on the adjusted LIBOR is between 1.50% and 2.25% on revolver borrowings and between 2.75% and 3.50% on term loans. A 20 to 30 basis point per annum commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolver facility and the Delayed Draw Term Loan (prior to cancellation) is charged and due monthly in arrears. The applicable commitment fee is determined based upon the Company’s senior leverage ratio.

The Company pledged substantially all of its assets in support of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains standard financial covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants related to the Company’s senior leverage ratio and fixed charge ratio (as defined under the Credit Agreement) and limitations on liens, indebtedness, guarantees, contingent liabilities, loans and investments, distributions, leases, asset sales, stock repurchases and mergers and acquisitions. As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all provisions under the facility.

In connection with securing the commitments under the Credit Agreement, the Company paid a commitment fee and incurred deferred financing costs totaling $506,000, which were capitalized and are being amortized as interest expense over the life of the facility. Debt financing costs of $289,000$237,000 and $367,000$263,000 (net of amortization) as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively, are presented as reductions in long-term debt in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the Revolver totaled $5.3$7.3 million and $13.6$9.5 million, respectively; and unused borrowing capacity available was approximately $17.2$15.2 million and $9.0$13.0 million, respectively. The Company’s outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan were $22.1$14.8 million and $25.5$16.0 million at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. The Company believes the eligible borrowing base on the Revolver will not fall below current outstanding borrowings for a period of time exceeding one year and has classified the $5.3$7.3 million net outstanding debt balance at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, as long-term.

9.

Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes, as shown in the accompanying Financial Statements, consisted of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and, 2018:2019:

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019   2018   2019   2018   2020   2019 
  (Amounts in Thousands)   (Amounts in Thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

Income before income taxes:

            

Domestic

  $1,929   $1,544   $4,095   $4,661   $2,325   $947 

Foreign

   761    535    7,983    3,194    (75   369 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $2,690   $2,079   $12,078   $7,855   $2,250   $1,316 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The Company has foreign subsidiaries in Canada and India, both ofoutside the United States, which generate revenues from foreignnon-U.S. based clients. Additionally, the Company has foreignthese subsidiaries in Canada and India which provide services to its U.S. operations.the Company’s U.S parents. Accordingly, the Company allocates a portion of its income to these subsidiaries based on a “transfer pricing” model and reports such income as foreign in the above table.

The provision for income taxes, as shown in the accompanying Financial Statements, consisted of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018:2019:

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019   2018   2019   2018   2020   2019 
  (Amounts in Thousands)   (Amounts in Thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

Current provision:

            

Federal

  $508   $275   $975   $838   $328   $230 

State

   121    4    210    183    100    53 

Foreign

   203    107    621    686    110    150 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current provision

  $832   $386   $1,806   $1,707    538    433 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Deferred provision (benefit):

            

Federal

   (45   40    (48   116    (104   (31

State

   (10   13    (11   33    (30   (8

Foreign

   (36   20    1,460    182    (23   (42
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total deferred provision (benefit)

   (91   73    1,401    331    (157   (81
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total provision for income taxes

  $741   $459   $3,207   $2,038   $381   $352 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The reconciliation of income taxes computed using the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 

Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate

  $565    21.0 $437    21.0  $473    21.0 $276    21.0

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

   111    4.1  17    0.8    136    6.0  46    3.5 

Excess tax benefit from stock options/restricted shares

   —      —    (72   (3.4

Difference in income tax rate on foreign earnings/other

   65    2.4  77    3.7 

Excess tax benefits from stock options/restricted shares

   (343   (15.2 (6   (0.5

Difference in tax rate on foreign earnings/other

   115    5.1  36    2.7 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 
  $741    27.5 $459    22.1  $381    16.9 $352    26.7
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate

  $2,536    21.0 $1,650    21.0

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

   199    1.7  216    2.7 

Excess tax benefit from stock options/restricted shares

   (6   (0.1 (84   (1.1

Difference in income tax rate on foreign earnings/other

   478    4.0  256    3.3 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 
  $3,207    26.6 $2,038    25.9
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, are as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

  $263 

Additions related to current period

   —   

Additions related to prior periods

   —   

Reductions related to prior periods

   (243
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

  $20 
  

 

 

 

The reductions related to prior periods in the above table largely reflect the settlement of an IRS audit for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. The impact on our 2019 income tax provision related to this settlement was immaterial.

(Amounts in thousands)

  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

  $20 

Additions related to current period

   —   

Additions related to prior periods

   —   

Reductions related to prior periods

   —   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2020

  $20 
  

 

 

 

Although it is difficult to anticipate the final outcome of these uncertain tax positions, theThe Company believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by approximately $20,000 during the next twelve months due to the expiration of the statutes of limitation.

 

10.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest Rate Risk Management

Concurrent with the Company’s July 13, 2017 borrowings under its new credit facility, the Company entered into a 44–month interest-rate swap to convert the debt’s variable interest rate to a fixed rate of interest. Under the swap contracts, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate of 1.99% and receives interest at a variable rate equal to the daily U.S. LIBOR on an initial notional amount of $15.0 million. Notional amounts were $10.9$9.8 million and $12.6$10.3 million at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. These swap contracts have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments and qualified as effective hedges at inception under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. These contracts are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. The effective portion of the changes in fair value on these instruments is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and is reclassified into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as interest expense in the same period in which the underlying hedge transaction affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of interest-rate swap contracts deemed ineffective are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as interest expense. Prior to July 13, 2017, the Company had outstanding interest-rate swap contracts related to term loan borrowings under the Company’s previous credit agreement. The fair value of the interest-rate swap contracts at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019 was a liability of $56,000$137,000 and an asset of $106,000,$43,000, respectively, and is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as other current liabilities and other current assets, respectively.liabilities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income are as follows (in thousands):

 

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
OCI on
Derivatives
  Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
  Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
 
   

(Effective

Portion)

  

(Effective

Portion)

   

(Effective

Portion)

  

(Ineffective Portion/Amounts

excluded from

effectiveness testing)

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019:

        

Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  $(13  Interest Expense   $7   Interest Expense   $—  

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019:

        

Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  $(161  Interest Expense   $36   Interest Expense   $—  

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018:

        

Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  $27   Interest Expense   $3   Interest Expense   $—  

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018:

        

Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  $197   Interest Expense   $(13  Interest Expense   $—  

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
OCI on
Derivatives
  Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
  Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
 
   

(Effective

Portion)

  

(Effective

Portion)

   

(Effective

Portion)

  

(Ineffective Portion/Amounts

excluded from

effectiveness testing)

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:

        

Interest-rate swap contract

  $(94  Interest Expense   $(8  Interest Expense   $—  

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
OCI on
Derivatives
  Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI to
Income
(Expense)
   Location of
Gain / (Loss)
reclassified in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
   Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
recognized in
Income
(Expense)
on Derivatives
 
   

(Effective

Portion)

  

(Effective

Portion)

   

(Effective

Portion)

   

(Ineffective Portion/Amounts

excluded from

effectiveness testing)

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019:

         

Interest-rate swap contract

  $(54  Interest Expense   $15    Interest Expense   $—  

Information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

 

  September 30, 2019   December 31, 2018   March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019 

Derivative Instruments

  Balance Sheet Location  Fair Value   Balance Sheet Location  Fair Value   Balance Sheet Location   Fair Value   Balance Sheet Location   Fair Value 

Interest-Rate Swap Contracts

  Other Current
Liabilities
  $56   Other Current
Assets
  $106 

Interest-rate swap contracts

   Other Current Liabilities   $137    Other Current Liabilities   $43 

The estimated amount of pretax incomeexpense as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 that is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive incomeloss into earnings within the next 12 months is approximately $30,000.$40,000.

11.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), related to certain financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 establishes the authoritative definition of fair value; sets out a framework for measuring fair value; and expands the required disclosures about fair value measurements. The valuation techniques required by ASC 820 are based on observable and unobservable inputs using the following three-tier hierarchy:

 

Level 1 - 1—Inputs are observable quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 - 2—Inputs are observable, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

Level 3 - 3—Inputs are unobservable that are supported by little or no market activity.

At September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company carried the following financial assets (liabilities) at fair value measured on a recurring basis (in thousands):

 

  Fair Value as of September 30, 2019   Fair Value as of March 31, 2020 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

Interest-Rate Swap Contracts

  $—    $(56  $—    $(56  $—    $ (137  $—    $(137
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  Fair Value as of December 31, 2018 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

Interest-Rate Swap Contracts

  $—    $106   $—    $106 

Contingent consideration liability

  $—    $—    $(6,069  $(6,069
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

   Fair Value as of December 31, 2019 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

Interest-Rate Swap Contracts

  $—    $   (43  $—    $  (43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of interest rate swap contracts are based on quoted prices for similar instruments from a commercial bank, and therefore, the fair value measurement is considered to be within level 2. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated by utilizing a probability weighted simulation model to determine the fair value of contingent consideration, and therefore, the fair value measurement is considered to be within level 3.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company revalued the contingent consideration liability related to the InfoTrellis acquisition after determining that relevant conditions for payment of such liabilities were unlikely to be fully satisfied. The revaluation resulted in a $6.1 million reduction to the contingent consideration liability related to the InfoTrellis acquisition.

The following table provides information regarding changes in the Company’s contingent consideration liability for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

   Nine Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   September 30, 2019   December 31, 2018 
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Beginning balance

  $6,069   $17,125 

Revaluations

   (6,069   (11,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $—    $6,069 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company carried the following financial assets (liabilities) at fair value measured on anon-recurring basis (in thousands):

   Fair Value as of September 30, 2019 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

Goodwill

  $—    $—    $26,106   $26,106 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Fair Value as of December 31, 2018 

(Amounts in thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

Goodwill

  $—    $—    $26,106   $26,106 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment related to the InfoTrellis acquisition of $0.0 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

 

12.

Shareholders’ Equity

The Company purchases shares to satisfy employee tax obligations related to its Stock Incentive Plan. During the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company purchased 0 shares and 2,574 shares at a share price of $5.05, respectively, to satisfy employee tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company purchased 0 shares and 2,574 shares at a share price of $8.01, respectively,no purchases were made to satisfy employee tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock.

 

13.

Earnings Per Share

The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the Company’s net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options were exercised. The dilutive effect of stock options was calculated using the treasury stock method.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were 1.1 million and 1.0 million440,000 anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, respectively.share. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, there were no180,000 anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

 

14.

Business Segments and Geographic Information

Our reporting segments are: 1) Data and Analytics Services; and 2) IT Staffing Services.

The dataData and analytics servicesAnalytics Services segment was acquired through the July 13, 2017 acquisition of the services division of Canada-based InfoTrellis, Inc. This segment is a project-based consulting services business with specialized capabilities in data management and analytics. The business is marketed as Mastech InfoTrellis and utilizes a dedicated sales team with deep subject matter expertise. Mastech InfoTrellis has offices in Toronto,the United States, Canada, Atlanta, Georgia and Austin, TexasEngland, Ireland, Singapore and a global delivery center in Chennai, India. Project-based delivery reflects a combination ofon-site resources and offshore resources out of the Company’s delivery center in Chennai.India. Assignments are secured on both a time and material and fixed price basis.

The IT staffing servicesStaffing Services segment offers staffing services in digital and mainstream technologies; digital transformation services focused on providing CRM on the cloud through Salesforce.com; and using digital methods to enhance organizational learning. These services are marketed using a common sales force and delivered via our global recruitment center. While the vast majority of our assignments are based on time and materials, we do have the capabilities to deliver our digital transformation services on a fixed price basis.

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019  2018  2019  2018 
   (Amounts in thousands)  (Amounts in thousands) 

Revenues:

     

Data and analytics services

  $7,080  $5,787  $19,502  $18,442 

IT staffing services

   42,463   38,505   123,712   114,077 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $49,543  $44,292  $143,214  $132,519 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross Margin %:

     

Data and analytics services

   45.7  44.5  45.8  43.7

IT staffing services

   21.4  21.1  21.3  20.9
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total gross margin %

   24.9  24.2  24.6  24.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Segment operating income:

     

Data and analytics services

  $1,530  $1,325  $3,856  $4,511 

IT staffing services

   2,103   1,854   5,501   5,437 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Subtotal

   3,633   3,179   9,357   9,948 

Acquisition transaction expenses

   110   —     110   140 

Revaluation of contingent consideration liability

   —     —     6,069   9,106 

Goodwill impairment

   —     —     —     (7,738

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

   (673  (673  (2,017  (2,055

Interest expenses and other, net

   (380  (427  (1,441  (1,546
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $2,690  $2,079  $12,078  $7,855 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2020              2019        
   (Amounts in thousands) 

Revenues:

   

Data and Analytics Services

  $7,360  $5,768 

IT Staffing Services

   43,065   39,431 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $50,425  $45,199 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross Margin %:

   

Data and Analytics Services

   47.1  45.5

IT Staffing Services

   21.5  20.8
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total gross margin %

   25.2  24.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Segment operating income:

   

Data and Analytics Services

  $909  $1,041 

IT Staffing Services

   2,240   1,501 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Subtotal

   3,149   2,542 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

   (673  (672

Interest expenses and other, net

   (226  (554
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $2,250  $1,316 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Below is a reconciliation of segment total assets to consolidated total assets:

 

  September 30,   December 31,   March 31, December 31, 
  2019   2018   2020 2019 
  (Amounts in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

Total assets:

       

Data and analytics services

  $42,664   $43,182 

IT staffing services

   50,415    49,402 

Data and Analytics Services

  $ 41,697     $41,527   

IT Staffing Services

   48,122 49,057
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total assets

  $93,079   $92,584   $89,819  $90,584 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Below is geographic information related to our revenues from external customers:

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019   2018  ��2019   2018        2020             2019        
  (Amounts in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands)   (Amounts in thousands) 

United States

  $48,421   $43,222   $139,739   $128,775   $49,350 $44,110 

Canada

   737    650    2,180    2,573    861     641    

India and Other

   385    420    1,295    1,171    214  448 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total revenues

  $49,543   $44,292   $143,214   $132,519   $50,425  $45,199 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

15.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. The main difference between the current requirement under GAAP and ASU2016-02 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. ASU2016-02 requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and aright-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and ASU2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements”. The amendments in these ASUs clarify narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASUNo. 2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842)” and provide an additional transition method to adopt the new leases standard. The new transition method allows an entity to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-20, “Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors”. The amendments in this ASU clarify how lessors account for sales tax, certain lessor costs and variable payments. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2019-01, “Leases (Topic 842) Codification Improvements”. The amendments in this ASU clarify fair value determinations by certain lessors, provide guidance on statement of cash flow disclosure for certain leases, and provide an exception to prior period comparative disclosure requirements for transition reporting. These ASUs are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the new Lease guidance on January 1, 2019 using the additional transition method noted in ASU2018-11. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the Company recording a lease asset and related lease liability of $5.7 million as of January 1, 2019. The cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance had an immaterial impact on the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated net earnings in future periods. Additional disclosures have been included in Note 4 in accordance with the requirements of the new guidance.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815); Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”. The amendments in this ASU better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. To meet that objective, the amendments expand and refine hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and align the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-16, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815); Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) Overnight Index Swap (“OIS”) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge

Accounting Purposes”. This ASU permits the use of the OIS Rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. The amendments in these ASUs are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-02, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220); Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”. The amendments in this ASU allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from this Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-07, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718); Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The amendments in this ASU improve the accounting of nonemployee share-based payments issued to acquire goods and services used in an entity’s operations. Nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-09, “Codification Improvements”. The amendments in this ASU represent changes to clarify, correct errors in, or make minor improvements to the Codification. Topics covered include comprehensive income, investments, debt, stock compensation, income taxes, business combinations and fair value measurement. Some of the amendments in this ASU are effective immediately, however many are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements not yet adopted

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU2017-04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment”, which removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. Under this ASU, a goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU2017-04 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted, and applied prospectively. We do not expectadopted this ASU2017-04 to have a on January 1, 2020 with no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”. The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expectadopted this ASU to have aon January 1, 2020 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU2018-15, “Intangibles—Goodwill andOther-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)”. The amendments in this ASU align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtaininternal-use software. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expectWe adopted this ASU to have aon January 1, 2020 with no material impact on itsour consolidated financial statements.

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments”. The amendments in this ASU clarify a variety of topics previously covered in Update2016-13 “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, Update2017-12 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”, and Update2016-01 “Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2020 with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements not yet adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)”. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and by clarifying and amending other areas of Topic 740. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. The amendments in this ASU provide optional guidance to ease the burden in accounting for contract modifications associated with the cessation of interbank offered rates, particularly LIBOR, as a result of reference rate reform. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect, if any that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, included in our Annual Report on Form10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2019.30, 2020.

This quarterly report on Form10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about future events, future performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment and regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words, “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe���“believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “intend” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions in this quarterly report on Form10-Q. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual financial performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and projections and our financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under “Risk Factors”, “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date that they were made. We do not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this quarterly report on Form10-Q, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

Website Access to SEC Reports:

The Company’s website iswww.mastechdigital.com. The Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, current reports on Form8-K and all other reports filed with the SEC, are available free of charge on the Investors page. The website is updated as soon as reasonably practical after such reports are filed electronically with the SEC.

Critical Accounting Policies

Please refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 for a more detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates. There were no material changes to these critical accounting policies during the ninethree months ended SeptemberMarch 31, 2020.

Recent Developments:

In December 2019, a new strain of the coronavirus(COVID-19) was reported in Mainland China and during the first quarter of 2020 had spread to over 150 countries, resulting in a global pandemic. ThisCOVID-19 pandemic and the public health responses to contain it have resulted in global recessionary conditions, which did not exist as we entered the year 2020. Among other effects, government-mandated closures,stay-at-home orders and other related measures have significantly impacted the U.S. labor market specifically, and global economic activity and business investment in general. While the duration and overall severity of these global recessionary conditions is unknown, we saw some adverse impact on our business in March and expect to see an even greater impact in the second quarter ending June 30, 2019, except for2020, the adoption2020 fiscal year and beyond. The ultimate impact on the second quarter, the 2020 fiscal year and beyond will depend heavily on the duration of ASUtheNo. 2016-02,COVID-19 “Leases (Topic 842)” on January 1, 2019 usingpandemic and public health responses, including government-mandated closures,stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates, as well as the additional transition method noted in ASUsubstance and pace of macroeconomic recovery, all of which are uncertain and difficult to predict considering the rapidly evolving landscape of the2018-11.COVID-19 See Note 4, herein for further disclosures.pandemic and the public health responses to contain it.

Overview:

We are a provider of Digital Transformation IT Services to mostly large and medium sized organizations.

Our portfolio of offerings includes data management and analytics services; other digital transformation services around Salesforce.com and Digital Learning; and IT staffing services for both digital and mainstream technologies.

With the July 13, 2017 acquisition of InfoTrellis, we now operate in two reporting segments – Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services. Our dataData and analytics servicesAnalytics Services are marketed on a global basis under the brand Mastech InfoTrellis and delivered largely on a project basis withon-site andoff-shore resources. These capabilities and expertise were acquired through our 2017 acquisition of InfoTrellis. Our IT staffing business combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of staffing services in digital and mainstream technologies, as well as our other digital transformation services.

Both business segments provide their services across various industry verticals including: financial services; government; healthcare; manufacturing; retail; technology; telecommunications; education; and transportation. Within each reporting segment we evaluate our revenues and gross profits largely by sales channel responsibility. In the past, we have disclosed revenues and gross profits by client type (wholesale clients and retail clients). Management’s emphasis on the breakdown of wholesale and retail client types has diminished over the last several years as gross margin opportunities within each client type have changed considerably as the Company has focused on digital technologies. Today, ourThis analysis within our two reporting segments is multi-purposed and includes technologies employed, client relationships, and sales channel accountability.

Economic Trends and Outlook:

Our business outlook is highly correlated to general North American economic conditions. During periods of increasing employment and economic expansion, demand for our services tends to increase. Conversely, during periods of contracting employment and / or a slowing domestic economy, demand for our services tends to decline. As the economy slowed during the second half of 2007 and recessionary conditions emerged in 2008 and during much of 2009, we experienced less demand for our staffing services. During the second half of 2009, we began to see signs of market stabilization and a modestpick-up in activity levels within certain sales channels and technologies and in 2010, market conditions continued to strengthen over the course of the year. In 2011 through 2013, activity levels continued to trend up in most technologies and sales channels. During 2014 and 2015, we continued to see a steady flow of solid activity in our contract staffing business; however, tightness in the supply side (skilled IT professionals) of our business during these years negatively impacted our new assignment successes. Solid activity levels in our contract staffing business continued in 2016 through 2018,2019, however, recruitment challenges remained due to the tightness in the supply of skilled IT professionals. As we advance through 2019,entered 2020, we arewere encouraged by continued growth in the domestic job markets and an expanding U.S. economy, which we believe are positive factors for both our IT staffing servicesStaffing Services and dataData and analytics servicesAnalytics Services businesses. We believe that supply side pressures will persistHowever, the emergence of theCOVID-19 global pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, which has resulted in both ofglobal recessionary conditions has materially changed our business segments, particularly in our IT staffing services segment.outlook for the year (see Recent Developments herein).

In addition to tracking general U.S. economic conditions, a large portion of our revenues isare generated from a limited number of clients. Accordingly, our trends and outlook are additionally impacted by the prospects and well-being of these specific clients. This “account concentration” factor may cause our results of operations to deviate from the prevailing U.S. economic trends from time to time.

Within the IT staffing segment, a larger portion of our revenues has come from strategic relationships with systems integrators and other staffing organizations. Additionally, many largeend-users of IT staffing services are employing third-party managed service providers (“MSP’s”) to manage their contractor spending in an effort to drive down overall costs. Both of these dynamics may pressure our IT staffing gross margins in the future.

Recent growth in certain advanced technologies such as social, cloud, analytics, mobility and automation is providing opportunities within our IT staffing servicesStaffing Services segment. However, supply side challenges are acute with respect to many of these technologies.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 as Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018:March 31, 2019:

Revenues:

Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 totaled $49.5$50.4 million compared to $44.3$45.2 million for the corresponding three monththree-month period in 2018.2019. This 12% organic year-over-year revenue increase reflected 10%28% growth in our Data and Analytics Services segment and 9% growth in our IT staffing services segment and 22% growth in our data and analytics servicesStaffing Services segment. For the three months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company had one client that had revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues (CGI = 11.3%12.7%). For the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had the same one client that had revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues (CGI = 13.5%11.9%). The Company’s top ten clients represented approximately 45%46% and 48%46% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Below is a tabular presentation of revenues by reportable segment for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively:

 

Revenues (Amounts in millions)

  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Revenues (Amounts in thousands)

  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 

Data and Analytics Services

  $7.1   $5.8   $7,360   $5,768 

IT Staffing Services

   42.4    38.5    43,065    39,431 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total revenues

  $49.5   $44.3   $50,425   $45,199 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Revenues from our Data and Analytics Services segment totaled $7.1$7.4 million in the thirdfirst quarter ended September 30, 2019,ending March 31, 2020, compared to $5.8 million in the corresponding quarterperiod last year. The year-over-year increase reflected greater pipeline opportunities andimprovement was due to a better project win ratiohigher level of assignment wins over the last several quarters comparedquarters. Activity levels and the Company’s pipeline of opportunities also have increased in recent quarters. However, the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic has resulted in certain pipeline opportunities being pushed out to a year earlier. Sequentially, revenues in the third quarter of 2019 increased 6% from the second quarterhalf of 2019.2020 and possibly beyond.

Revenues from our IT Staffing Services segment totaled $42.4$43.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $38.5$39.4 million during the corresponding 20182019 period. This 10%9% increase reflected a higher average level of billable consultants during the quarter and a higher average bill rate in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 when compared to the corresponding 2018 quarter. Billable consultant headcount at September 30, 2019 totaled1,197-consultants compared to1,089-consultants,one-year earlier. For the three months ended September

30, 2019 our billing consultants increased by84-consultants or by 7.5%. Increased demand for our staffing services and improved efficiencies at our global recruitment center were largely responsible for this improvement.period. Our average bill rate increased during the first quarter of 2020 to $74.60

$76.68/ per hour during the third quarter of 2019 compared to $72.51$74.56 / per hour in the corresponding 20182019 quarter. The increase in our average bill rate was due to higher rates on new assignments during the nine months of 2019 and wasis reflective of the types of skill-sets that we deployed. Permanent placement / fee revenues were approximately $0.1$0.2 million during the quarter, which werewasin-line with our permanent placement performance of a year ago. With respect to billable consultants, the number of billable consultants was higher on average during the first quarter of 2020 when compared to the corresponding 2019 period, although the impact ofCOVID-19 has resulted in our billable consultant headcount at March 31, 2020 declining to 1,100 billable consultants compared to 1,116 at March 31, 2019.

Gross Margins:

Gross profits in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 totaled $12.3$12.7 million and exceeded thirdfirst quarter of 20182019 gross profits by approximately $1.6$1.9 million. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 24.9%25.2% for the three monththree-month period ended September 30, 2019ending March 31, 2020 compared to 24.2%24.0% during the same period of 2018.2019. This70-basis120-basis point improvement reflected higher gross margins at both operating segments, and higher volumerevenue levels in our high-margin dataData and analytics servicesAnalytics Services segment (favorable revenue mix).

Below is a tabular presentation of gross margin by reporting segment for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively:

 

Gross Margin

  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 

Data and Analytics Services

   45.7 44.5   47.1 45.5

IT Staffing Services

   21.4  21.1    21.5  20.8 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total gross margin

   24.9 24.2   25.2 24.0
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Gross margins from our Data and Analytics Services segment were 45.7%47.1% of revenues during the thirdfirst quarter of 2019.2020. This compares to gross margins of 44.5%45.5% in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018.2019, representing a160-basis point increase. The margin improvement reflected lower bench costshigher valued assignments and higherbetter billable consultant utilization in the thirdfirst quarter of 2019 compared to a year ago.2020.

Gross margins from our IT Staffing Services segment were 21.4%21.5% in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 compared to 21.1%20.8% during the corresponding quarter of 2018.2019. This30-basis70-basis point expansion was due to better gross margins on new assignments secured during the last several quarters, which reflects our focus on advancedadvance technology skill-sets.

Selling, General and Administrative (“S,G&A”) Expenses:

Below is a tabular presentation of operating expenses by sales, operations, amortization of acquired intangible assets acquisition transaction costs and general and administrative categories for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively:

 

S,G&A Expenses (Amounts in millions)  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 

Data and Analytics Services Segment

        

Sales and Marketing

  $0.7   $0.7   $1.3   $1.0 

Operations

   0.3    0.1    0.4    0.1 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

   0.5    0.5    0.5    0.5 

Acquisition Transaction Costs

   (0.1   —   

General & Administrative

   0.7    0.4    0.8    0.5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Subtotal Data and Analytics Services

  $2.1   $1.7   $3.0   $2.1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

IT Staffing Services Segment

        

Sales and Marketing

  $2.2   $2.1   $2.0   $2.2 

Operations

   2.7    2.3    2.4    2.4 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

   0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2 

General & Administrative

   2.1    1.9    2.6    2.1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Subtotal IT Staffing Services

  $7.2   $6.5   $7.2   $6.9 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total S,G&A Expenses

  $9.3   $8.2   $10.2   $9.0 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

S,G&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 totaled $9.3$10.2 million or 20.3% of total revenues, compared to $8.2$9.0 million or 19.8% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Excluding the amortization of acquired intangible assets in both periods, S,G&A expense as a percentage of total revenues would have been 17.4%19.0% and 16.9%18.3%, respectively. Fluctuations within S,G&A expense components during the thirdfirst quarter of 2019,2020, compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2018,2019, included the following:

 

Sales expense increased by $0.1 million in the 20192020 period compared to 2018.2019. Approximately $0.3 million reflected investments in the sales organization of our Data and Analytics Services segment. Sales expense in our IT Staffing Services segment was responsible for the entire variancedeclined by $0.1 million due to higher variable compensation expense.a reduction in staff.

 

Operations expense increased by $0.6$0.3 million in the 20192020 period compared to 2018. Investments in2019 and is related to investments made to the delivery organization of our Data and Analytics Services segment, related to service offerings expansion, accounted for an increase of $0.2 million. Our IT Staffing Services segment was responsible for $0.4 million of the variance due to an increase in offshore recruitment staff; higher visa processing fees; and higher facility costs.segment.

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets was $0.7 million in both the 2020 and 2019 and 2018 periods.

Acquisition transaction costs were negative $0.1 million in the 2019 period due to reduced investment banking fees associated with contingent consideration payments.

 

General and administrative expense increased by $0.5$0.8 million in the 20192020 period compared to 2018.2019. Approximately $0.3 million was related to our Data and Analytics Services segment and was largely due to higher executive leadership compensation expense and stock-based compensation expense in the 20192020 period. The $0.2$0.5 million increase in our IT Staffing Services segment was due to higher compensation expense, stock-based compensation and depreciation expense.events costs.

Other Income / (Expense) Components:

Other Income / (Expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 consisted of interest expense of ($413,000)279,000) and foreign exchange gains of $33,000.$53,000. For the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, Other Income / (Expense) consisted of interest expense of ($535,000)539,000) and foreign exchange gainslosses of $108,000.($15,000). The lower level of interest expense was largely due toreflective of debt repayments in 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 and a lower outstanding borrowings from a year ago. The higher foreign exchange gains in 2018 reflected a material decline in the Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar.effective interest rate.

Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 totaled $741,000,$381,000, representing an effective tax rate onpre-tax income of 27.5%16.9% compared to $459,000$352,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, which represented a 22.1%26.7% effective tax rate onpre-tax income. The higherlower effective tax rate in the 20192020 period largely reflected a higher state income tax accruals and lower excess tax benefits fromrelated to the exercise of stock options / restricted shares compared to the 2018 period.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018:

Revenues:

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $143.2 million compared to $132.5 million for the corresponding nine month period in 2018. This 8% year-over-year revenue increase reflected 8% growth in our IT Staffing Services segment and a 6% over-year revenue increase in our Data and Analytics Services segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had one client that had revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues (CGI = 11.3%). For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had the same one client that had revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues (CGI = 12.9%). The Company’s top ten clients represented approximately 45% and 48% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Below is a tabular presentation of revenues by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Revenues (Amounts in millions)

  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Data and Analytics Services

  $19.5   $18.4 

IT Staffing Services

   123.7    114.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $143.2   $132.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues from our Data and Analytics Services segment totaled $19.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $18.4 million in the corresponding period last year. The year-over-year increase reflected greater pipeline opportunities and a better project win ratio over the last several quarters compared to a year earlier.

Revenues from our IT Staffing Services segment totaled $123.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $114.1 million during the corresponding 2018 period. This 8% increase reflected a higher level of billable consultants and a higher average bill rate in the nine month period of 2019 when compared to the corresponding 2018 period. Strong demand for our IT staffing services and improved efficiencies at our global recruitment center were largely responsible for this improvement. Permanent placement / fee revenues were approximately $0.5 million during the nine month period of 2019, which wasin-line with a strong permanent placement performance of a year ago.

Gross Margins:

Gross profits in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $35.2 million, compared to $31.9 million during the corresponding 2018 period, an increase of $3.3 million. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 24.6% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to 24.0% during the same period of 2018. This60-basis point improvement reflected higher gross margins at both operating segments and higher volume levels in our high-margin Data and Analytics Services segment (favorable revenue mix).

Below is a tabular presentation of gross margin by reporting segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Gross Margin

  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Data and Analytics Services

   45.8  43.7

IT Staffing Services

   21.3   20.9 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total gross margin

   24.6  24.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross margins from our Data and Analytics Services segment were 45.8% of revenues during the nine month period ended September 30, 2019. This compared to gross margins of 43.7% in the corresponding period of 2018. The margin improvement reflected lower bench costs and higher billable consultant utilization in the 2019 period.

Gross margins from our IT Staffing Services segment were 21.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 20.9% during the corresponding period of 2018. This40-basis point expansion was due to better gross margins on new assignments secured during the last several quarters, which reflects our focus on advanced technology skill-sets.

Selling, General and Administrative (“S,G&A”) Expenses:

Below is a tabular presentation of operating expenses by sales, operations, amortization of acquired intangible assets, revaluation of contingent consideration, goodwill impairment, acquisition transaction costs and general and administrative categories for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

S,G&A Expenses (Amounts in millions)  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Data and Analytics Services Segment

    

Sales and Marketing

  $2.6   $1.9 

Operations

   0.6    0.3 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

   1.5    1.5 

Revaluation of Contingent Consideration

   (6.1   (9.1

Goodwill Impairment

   —      7.7 

Acquisition Transaction Costs.

   (0.1   (0.1

General & Administrative

   1.9    1.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Data and Analytics Services

  $.4   $3.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

IT Staffing Services Segment

    

Sales and Marketing

  $6.6   $6.3 

Operations

   7.7    6.6 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

   0.6    0.6 

General & Administrative

   6.4    5.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal IT Staffing Services

  $21.3   $19.0 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total S,G&A Expenses

  $21.7   $22.5 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

S,G&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $21.7 million, compared to $22.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Excluding the revaluation of contingent consideration, net of goodwill impairment, and the amortizationvesting of acquired intangible assets in both periods, S,G&A expense as a percentage of total revenues would have been 17.9% and 16.5%, respectively. Fluctuations within S,G&A expense components during the first nine months of 2019, compared to the first nine months of 2018, included the following:

Sales expense increased by $1.0 million in the 2019 period compared to 2018. Approximately $0.7 million reflected investments in the sales organization of our Data and Analytics Services segment. Sales expense in our IT Staffing Services segment increased by $0.3 million due to higher staff compensation.

Operations expense increased by $1.4 million in the 2019 period compared to 2018. Investments in our Data and Analytics Services segment accounted for $0.3 million of this variance. Higher offshore recruiter staff/compensation, facility costs and higher H1B processing expenses in our IT Staffing Services segment were responsible for an increase of $1.1 million.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets was $2.1 million in both the 2019 and 2018 periods.

Revaluation of contingent consideration, net of goodwill impairment, totaled a credit of $6.1 million in the 2019 period compared to a credit of $1.4 million in the 2018 period.

Acquisition transaction costs were negative $0.1 million in both the 2019 and 2018 periods due to reduced investment banking fees associated with contingent consideration payments.

General and administrative expense increased by $1.5 million in the 2019 period compared to 2018. Approximately $0.6 million was related to our Data and Analytics Services segment and was largely due to higher executive leadership compensation expense and stock-based compensation expense in the 2019 period. The $0.9 million increase in our IT Staffing Services segment was due to higher compensation expense; system upgrade and support costs; and higher depreciation expense.

Other Income / (Expense) Components:

Other Income / (Expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 consisted of interest expense of ($1.4 million) and foreign exchange losses of ($21,000). For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, Other Income / (Expense) consisted of interest expense of ($1.6 million) and foreign exchange gains / other of $77,000. The lower level of interest expense was largely due to lower borrowings from a year ago.

Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $3.2 million, representing an effective tax rate onpre-tax income of 26.6% compared to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which represented a 25.9% effective tax rate onpre-tax income. The higher effective tax rate in the 2019 period largely reflected a higher aggregate tax rate on foreign earnings and lower excess tax benefits from stock options / restricted shares compared to the 2018 period.share units.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Financial Conditions and Liquidity:

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we had bank debt, net of cash balances on hand, of $25.4$19.6 million and approximately $17.2$15 million of borrowing capacity under our existing credit facility.

Historically, we have funded our organic business needs with cash generated from operating activities. Controlling our operating working capital levels by closely managing our accounts receivable balance is an important element of cash generation. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our accounts receivable “days sales outstanding” (“DSOs”) measurement improved bywas5-days60-days, fromwhich is on the higher end of our June 30, 2019 measurement to61-days. This improvement reflected the continued progress in resolving cash conversion issues related to our Cloud-based ERP implementation.acceptable range.

We believe that cash provided by operating activities, cash balances on hand and current availability under our credit facility will be adequate to fund our business needs and debt service obligations over the next twelve months.

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

Cash provided by operating activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 totaled $13.1$2.8 million compared to cash (used in)provided by operating activities of ($3.3 million)$1.1 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Elements of cash flows in the 20192020 period were net income of $8.9$1.9 million,non-cash charges of negative ($1.1 million), and a decrease in operating working capital levels of $5.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, elements of cash flows in the 2018 period were net income of $5.8 million,non-cash charges of $2.0$1.1 million, and an increase in operating working capital levels of ($11.10.2 million). During the three months ended March 31, 2019, elements of cash flow were net income of $1.0 million,Non-cashnon-cash charges of $1.0 million, and an increase in both periods were impacted by the revaluation of contingent consideration, net of goodwill impairment charges,operating working capital levels of ($6.10.9 million) and ($1.4 million), in 2019 and 2018, respectively.. The operating working capital decreaseincreases in theboth 2020 and 2019 period reflected improved accounts receivable collections and higher payroll accruals (timing of pay periods). In the 2018 period, operating working capital increases were in support of revenue growth and the negative impact of the Cloud-based ERP implementation on our cash conversion processes. We believe Cloud-based ERP implementation issues related to cash conversion processes have been largely resolved at September 30, 2019.(higher accounts receivable levels).

Cash flows (used in) investing activities:

Cash (used in) investing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was ($0.8 million)102,000) compared to ($0.8 million)395,000) for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. In 2019both 2020 and 2018,2019 capital expenditures totaled ($0.9 million) and ($0.5 million), respectively, and were largely related to system upgraderepresented the majority of these expenditures. Additionally, we had $0.1 million of real estate lease deposit recoveries in the 2019 period compared to real estate lease deposit increases of ($0.3 million) in the 2018 period.

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 totaled ($11.62.8 million) and largely consisted of net repayments under our revolving credit facility of ($2.3 million ) and ($1.1 million) of debt payments on our term loan facility, and revolving credit line partially offset by $0.1$0.6 million of proceeds from issuancethe exercise of common stock related to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.options. Cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 totaled $4.2 million($0.5 million) and consisted of net borrowings under our revolving credit facility of $7.0$0.6 million lessand ($1.1 million) of debt payments on our term loan. In April 2020, we made an additional $4.0 million debt payment on our term loan facility in satisfaction of ($2.8 million).a mandatory repayment requirement related to excess cash flows (as defined in the underlying credit agreement for our term loan facility) generated in a given fiscal year. This provision was triggered during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:

We do not have anyoff-balance sheet arrangements.

Inflation:

We do not believe that inflation had a significant impact on our results of operations for the periods presented. On an ongoing basis, we attempt to minimize any effects of inflation on our operating results by controlling operating costs and, whenever possible, seeking to ensure that billing rates are adjusted periodically to reflect increases in costs due to inflation.

Seasonality:

Our operations are generally not affected by seasonal fluctuations. However, our consultants’ billable hours are affected by national holidays and vacation policies. Accordingly, we generally have lower utilization rates and higher benefit costs during the fourth quarter. Additionally, assignment completions tend to be higher near the end of the calendar year, which largely impacts our revenue and gross profit performance during the subsequent quarter.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards:

Recent accounting pronouncements are described in Note 15 to the accompanying financial statements.

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market value. Our cash flows and earnings are subject to fluctuations due to currency exchange rate variations. Foreign currency risk exists by nature of our global recruitment and delivery centers. In 2012 through 2015, we attempted to limit our exposure to currency exchange fluctuations in the Indian rupee via the purchase of foreign currency forward contracts. The Company elected not to engage in currency hedging activities in 2016 to date.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of Company management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act rules13a-15(b) and15d-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, to this quarterly report on Form10-Q.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018.2019.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of our business, we are involved in a number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, management believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019.30, 2020.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

A summary of our Common Stock repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 is set forth in the following table:

 

Period

  Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (2)
   Average
Price per
Share (2)
   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs (1)
   Maximum
Number of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased
Under this Plan
or Programs (1)
 

JulyJanuary 1, 20192020JulyJanuary 31, 20192020

   —      —      —      —   

AugustFebruary 1, 20192020August 31, 2019February 29, 2020

   —      —      —      —   

SeptemberMarch 1, 20192020September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

   —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   —      —      —      —   

 

(1)

As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Company does not have a publicly announced repurchase program in place.

(2)

All shares purchased during the nine months of 2019 were to satisfy employee tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

(a)

(a)

Exhibits

 

  10.1ScheduleA-4, dated March  20, 2020, to Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of March  20, 2019, between Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc., Mastech Digital, Inc. and Vivek Gupta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Mastech Digital, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020).
  10.2ScheduleA-9, dated March  20, 2020, to Third Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of March  20, 2019, between Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc., Mastech Digital, Inc. and John J. Cronin, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Mastech Digital, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020).
31.1  Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer is filed herewith.
31.2  Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer is filed herewith.
32.1  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Chief Executive Officer is furnished herewith.
32.2  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Chief Financial Officer is furnished herewith.
101.INS  XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 8th14th day of November, 2019.May, 2020.

 

  MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.
November 8, 2019May 14, 2020   

/s/ VIVEK GUPTA

   

Vivek Gupta

Chief Executive Officer

   

/s/ JOHN J. CRONIN, JR.

   John J. Cronin, Jr.
   Chief Financial Officer
   (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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