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Resources Connection, Inc. – RECN – Pleased to see substantial increases in earnings per share

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Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), a multinational professional services firm that provides to clients – through its operating subsidiary, Resources Global Professionals – accomplished professionals in accounting, finance, risk management and internal audit, corporate advisory, strategic communications and restructuring, information management, human capital, supply chain management, healthcare solutions, and legal and regulatory services, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended May 26, 2012.

  • Fourth quarter net income of $8.9 million improves from $5.4 million in prior year fourth quarter; adjusted EBITDA improves to $18.4 million from $13.7 million in prior year fourth quarter
  • Company reports fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.21, up from $0.12 in prior year fourth quarter
  • Fiscal 2012 revenue increases 4.8% over prior year
  • Gross margin improves to 40.2% in fourth quarter
  • Company buys back 534,000 shares and returns over $9 million in capital to shareholders during fourth quarter; returns almost $54 million in capital during fiscal 2012

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $145.5 million, up 1.5% on a sequential quarter basis and even with last year’s fourth quarter revenue. Revenues in the U.S. were up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter and 3.8% sequentially, while international revenues decreased 11.7% quarter-over-quarter and 4.4% sequentially (7.4% quarter-over-quarter and 4.4% sequentially on a constant dollar basis).

Net income for the fourth quarter ended May 26, 2012, was $8.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. This compares with a net income for the fourth quarter ended May 28, 2011 of $5.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share (which includes $0.05 per share impact of contingent consideration adjustments).


“While the uncertain global economic environment constrained our growth, our results for the fourth quarter demonstrate our ongoing efforts to improve our financial metrics,” said Tony Cherbak, chief operating officer of Resources. “We are pleased to see substantial increases in earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA which have allowed us to continue returning capital to our shareholders.”

Gross margin was 40.2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, up 210 basis points from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 were $42.0 million, down $1.4 million from $43.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

Cash flow from operations and adjusted EBITDA were $16.6 million and $18.4 million (12.6% of revenue), respectively, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 and $11.0 million and $13.7 million (9.4% of revenue), respectively, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

About Resources Global Professionals – RECN

Resources Global Professionals, the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. (RECN), is a multinational professional services firm that helps business leaders execute internal initiatives. Partnering with business leaders, we drive internal change across all parts of a global enterprise – accounting, finance, risk management and internal audit, corporate advisory, strategic communications and restructuring, information management, human capital, supply chain management, healthcare solutions, and legal and regulatory services.

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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.

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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing.

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