HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 14, 2025.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 248) | 31 |
| Consolidated Financial Statements | |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 | 34 |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 | 35 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 | 36 |
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 | 37 |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 | 38 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a Pennsylvania corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule included under Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated February 14, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion.
Change in accounting principle
As discussed in Notes 1 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has adopted new accounting guidance in 2024 related to the disclosure of segment information in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280). The adoption was retrospectively applied to 2023 and 2022.
Basis for opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical audit matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
As described further in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts against its accounts and notes receivable balances under ASC 326 based on the future expected credit loss. This estimate is determined based on internally developed qualitative and quantitative factors derived from the aging and collection history of receivables. We identified the allowance for doubtful accounts as a critical audit matter.
The principal consideration for our determination that the allowance for doubtful accounts is a critical audit matter is that the inputs and assumptions utilized by management require significant judgment and results in a high degree of estimation uncertainty. The subjectivity of the estimate increases the level of auditor judgment and effort to evaluate management’s assumptions, including the determination of risk pools, the application of historical loss rates as an indicator of future losses, and determination of qualitative adjustments. Further, changes in these assumptions and judgments could have a significant impact on the recorded allowance.
Our audit procedures related to the allowance for doubtful accounts included the following, among others:
We tested the design and operating effectiveness of management’s controls over the allowance for doubtful accounts.
We evaluated the appropriateness of management’s process and methodology of estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts, including the identification of risk pools.
We performed a historical lookback analysis for a sample of accounts and notes receivable balances within certain risk pools, examined current and historical collection rates, and compared the historical loss rates against the estimated loss rates within the respective risk pools as of December 31, 2024.
We evaluated the reasonableness of certain qualitative adjustments recorded by management against the allowance for doubtful accounts to appropriately reflect management’s expectation of current expected credit losses.
We tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s allowance for doubtful accounts calculation as of December 31, 2024, by recalculating the historical loss rates for each risk pool, as well as recalculating the aging of receivables.
We sampled accounts and notes receivable and performed confirmation procedures, as well as obtained other corroborating evidence, to ensure the accuracy of the receivables utilized by management to calculate the allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2024.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1992.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 14, 2025
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a Pennsylvania corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and our report dated February 14, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 14, 2025
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| As of December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| ASSETS: | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $56,776 | $54,330 |
| Restricted cash equivalents | 3,355 | — |
| Marketable securities, at fair value | 50,535 | 93,131 |
| Restricted marketable securities, at fair value | 25,105 | — |
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $87,520 and $80,817 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 330,907 | 344,864 |
| Notes receivable — short–term portion, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,372 and $6,433 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 51,429 | 38,645 |
| Inventories and supplies | 16,749 | 18,479 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 21,796 | 22,247 |
| Total current assets | 556,652 | 571,696 |
| Property and equipment, net | 28,198 | 28,774 |
| Goodwill | 75,529 | 75,529 |
| Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $39,242 and $36,557 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 9,442 | 12,127 |
| Notes receivable — long–term portion, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,890 and $4,449 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 41,054 | 24,832 |
| Deferred compensation funding, at fair value | 49,639 | 40,812 |
| Deferred tax assets | 38,170 | 35,226 |
| Other long-term assets | 4,088 | 1,656 |
| Total assets | $802,772 | $790,652 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $81,147 | $83,224 |
| Accrued payroll and related taxes | 51,579 | 56,142 |
| Other accrued expenses and current liabilities | 24,783 | 21,179 |
| Borrowings under line of credit | — | 25,000 |
| Income taxes payable | 8,391 | 7,201 |
| Deferred compensation liability — short-term | 1,499 | 1,501 |
| Accrued insurance claims | 25,148 | 22,681 |
| Total current liabilities | 192,547 | 216,928 |
| Accrued insurance claims — long-term | 51,869 | 61,697 |
| Deferred compensation liability — long-term | 50,011 | 41,186 |
| Lease liability — long-term | 8,033 | 11,235 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 385 | 2,990 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | ||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000 and 100,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively; 76,533 and 76,329 shares issued, and 73,203 and 73,341 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | 765 | 763 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 318,363 | 310,436 |
| Retained earnings | 224,556 | 185,010 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | (2,317) | (1,844) |
| Common stock in treasury, at cost, 3,330 and 2,988 shares as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively | (41,440) | (37,749) |
| Total stockholders’ equity | $499,927 | $456,616 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $802,772 | $790,652 |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Revenues | $1,715,682 | $1,671,389 | $1,690,176 |
| Operating costs and expenses: | |||
| Costs of services provided | 1,487,592 | 1,456,643 | 1,496,865 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 183,060 | 166,772 | 140,344 |
| Other income (expense): | |||
| Investment and other income (loss), net | 14,349 | 12,938 | (5,427) |
| Interest expense | (6,438) | (7,856) | (2,987) |
| Income before taxes | 52,941 | 53,056 | 44,553 |
| Income tax provision | 13,470 | 14,670 | 10,310 |
| Net income | $39,471 | $38,386 | $34,243 |
| Per share data: | |||
| Basic earnings per common share | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.46 |
| Diluted earnings per common share | $0.53 | $0.52 | $0.46 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||
| Basic | 73,754 | 74,288 | 74,336 |
| Diluted | 73,988 | 74,340 | 74,351 |
| Comprehensive income: | |||
| Net income | $39,471 | $38,386 | $34,243 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | |||
| Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of taxes | (473) | 1,633 | (7,477) |
| Total comprehensive income | $38,998 | $40,019 | $26,766 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
| Net income | $39,471 | $38,386 | $34,243 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,585 | 14,344 | 15,316 |
| Bad debt provision | 46,760 | 35,604 | 31,969 |
| Deferred income taxes | (2,944) | (4,820) | 4,907 |
| Share-based compensation expense | 9,165 | 8,985 | 9,214 |
| Amortization of premium on marketable securities | 1,504 | 2,144 | 2,219 |
| Unrealized gain on deferred compensation fund investments | (8,168) | (6,645) | 9,422 |
| Changes in other long-term liabilities | (564) | (1,154) | (2,353) |
| Net loss on disposals of property and equipment | 654 | 818 | 1,138 |
| Share of losses from equity method investment | 532 | — | — |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
| Accounts and notes receivable | (61,809) | (74,559) | (78,707) |
| Inventories and supplies | 1,731 | 2,685 | 4,851 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 704 | 12,750 | 9,935 |
| Deferred compensation funding | (534) | (674) | 3,913 |
| Accounts payable and other accrued expenses | (9,741) | 7,430 | (13,748) |
| Accrued payroll, accrued and withheld payroll taxes | (3,573) | 4,186 | (23,859) |
| Income taxes payable | 1,190 | 572 | 2,184 |
| Accrued insurance claims | (7,362) | (4,329) | (687) |
| Deferred compensation liability | 9,201 | 7,775 | (18,124) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 30,802 | 43,498 | (8,167) |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Disposals of property and equipment | 211 | 121 | 393 |
| Additions to property and equipment | (6,336) | (5,406) | (5,210) |
| Acquisition of equity method investment | (2,750) | — | — |
| Purchases of marketable securities | (52,090) | — | (2,875) |
| Sales of marketable securities | 67,012 | 1,992 | 10,386 |
| Cash paid for acquisitions | — | — | (114) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 6,047 | (3,293) | 2,580 |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Dividends paid | — | — | (63,373) |
| Reissuance of treasury stock pursuant to Dividend Reinvestment Plan | — | — | 106 |
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | — | — | 410 |
| Purchases of treasury stock | (5,018) | (11,283) | — |
| (Repayments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings | (25,000) | — | 25,000 |
| Payments of statutory withholding on net issuance of restricted stock units | (1,030) | (871) | (1,071) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (31,048) | (12,154) | (38,928) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents | 5,801 | 28,051 | (44,515) |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 54,330 | 26,279 | 70,794 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of the period | $60,131 | $54,330 | $26,279 |
| Supplementary cash flow information: | |||
| Cash paid for interest | $6,491 | $7,809 | $2,822 |
| Cash paid for income taxes | $15,232 | $5,585 | $3,309 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands)
| Common Stock · Additional Paid-in Capital · Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of Taxes · Retained Earnings · Treasury Stock · Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares · Amount | |||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2022 | 76,009 | $760 | $294,124 | $4,000 | $176,451 | $(30,164) | $445,171 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 34,243 | — | 34,243 |
| Unrealized loss on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | (7,477) | — | — | (7,477) |
| Shares issued in connection with equity incentive plans, net of taxes | 148 | 2 | (663) | — | — | — | (661) |
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 9,044 | — | — | — | 9,044 |
| Shares issued for Deferred Compensation Plan, net | — | — | (634) | — | — | 1,008 | 374 |
| Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan | — | — | 368 | — | — | 1,144 | 1,512 |
| Dividends paid and accrued, $0.86 per share | — | — | — | — | (64,092) | — | (64,092) |
| Shares issued pursuant to Dividend Reinvestment Plan | — | — | 6 | — | — | 100 | 106 |
| Other | 4 | — | 59 | — | — | — | 59 |
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 76,161 | $762 | $302,304 | $(3,477) | $146,602 | $(27,912) | $418,279 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 38,386 | — | 38,386 |
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | 1,633 | — | — | 1,633 |
| Shares issued in connection with equity incentive plans, net of taxes | 167 | 1 | (871) | — | — | — | (870) |
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 8,836 | — | — | — | 8,836 |
| Purchases of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (11,283) | (11,283) |
| Shares issued for Deferred Compensation Plan, net | — | — | 298 | — | — | 172 | 470 |
| Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan | — | — | (139) | — | — | 1,274 | 1,135 |
| Other | 1 | — | 8 | — | 22 | — | 30 |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 76,329 | $763 | $310,436 | $(1,844) | $185,010 | $(37,749) | $456,616 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 39,471 | — | 39,471 |
| Unrealized loss on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | (473) | — | — | (473) |
| Shares issued in connection with equity incentive plans, net of taxes | 204 | 2 | (1,032) | — | — | — | (1,030) |
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 8,919 | — | — | — | 8,919 |
| Purchases of treasury stock | — | — | — | — | — | (5,018) | (5,018) |
| Shares issued for Deferred Compensation Plan, net | — | — | 256 | — | — | 122 | 378 |
| Shares issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan | — | — | (216) | — | — | 1,205 | 989 |
| Other | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | 75 |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 76,533 | $765 | $318,363 | $(2,317) | $224,556 | $(41,440) | $499,927 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Note 1 — Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”) provides management, administrative and operating expertise and services to the housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance and dietary service departments of the healthcare industry, including nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers and hospitals located throughout the United States. Although the Company does not directly participate in any government reimbursement programs, the Company’s customers receive government reimbursements related to Medicare and Medicaid. Therefore, they are directly affected by any legislation relating to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs.
The Company provides services primarily pursuant to full service agreements with its customers. In such agreements, the Company is responsible for the day-to-day management of employees located at the customers’ facilities, as well as for the provision of certain supplies. The Company also provides services on the basis of management-only agreements for a limited number of customers. In a management-only agreement, the Company provides management and supervisory services while the customer facility retains payroll responsibility for the non-supervisory staff. The agreements with customers typically provide for a renewable service term, cancellable by either party upon 30 to 90 days’ notice after an initial period of 60 to 120 days.
The Company is organized intotwo reportable segments: housekeeping, laundry, linen and other services (“Housekeeping”), and dietary department services (“Dietary”).
Housekeeping consists of managing the customers’ housekeeping departments, which are principally responsible for the cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing of resident rooms and common areas of a customer’s facility, as well as the laundering and processing of the bed linens, uniforms, resident personal clothing and other assorted linen items utilized at a customer facility.
Dietary consists of managing the customers’ dietary departments, which are principally responsible for food purchasing, meal preparation and dietitian professional services, which includes the development of menus that meet residents’ dietary needs.
Principles of Consolidation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, specifically Regulation S-X and the instructions to Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to years are to the Company’s fiscal year, which ends on December 31.
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Healthcare Services Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates in Financial Statements
In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, estimates and assumptions are made that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates are used in determining, but are not limited to, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, accrued insurance claims, deferred taxes and reviews for potential impairment. The estimates are based upon various factors including current and historical trends, as well as other pertinent industry and regulatory authority information. Management regularly evaluates this information to determine if it is necessary to update the basis for its estimates and to adjust for known changes.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company determines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) and minimize the use of unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy.
Assets and liabilities are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level (least observable) input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.
While unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions, preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable; and
Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable
The Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of marketable securities and the deferred compensation fund investments. The carrying value of other financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts and short-term notes receivable, accounts payable (including income taxes payable and accrued expenses) and borrowings under the Company’s line of credit approximate their fair values at December 31, 2024 and 2023, due to the short period of time to maturity or repayment.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents are held in U.S. financial institutions or in custodial accounts with U.S. financial institutions. Cash equivalents are defined as short-term, highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at time of purchase that are readily convertible into cash and have insignificant interest rate risk. The Company currently has bank deposits with financial institutions in the U.S. that exceed FDIC insurance limits.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amount reported in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $56,776 | $54,330 | $26,279 |
| Restricted cash equivalents1 | 3,355 | — | — |
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents | $60,131 | $54,330 | $26,279 |
- On February 2, 2024, the Company entered into a Collateral Trust Agreement with the Company’s third-party insurer and a trustee whereby investments or money market funds are held in a trust account to benefit the insurer and are restricted for that purpose. Restricted cash equivalents represent funds invested in money market accounts as of December 31, 2024. The trust account was set up in conjunction with a reduction in the Company’s letters of credit collateral obligation for insurance obligations.
Investments in Marketable Securities and Restricted Marketable Securities
Marketable securities are defined as fixed income investments which are highly liquid and can be readily purchased or sold through established markets. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had marketable securities of $75.6 million and $93.1 million, respectively, comprised primarily of municipal bonds, U.S. treasury bonds, corporate bonds and other government bonds. These investments are accounted for as available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2024, $0.5 million of unrealized losses related to these investments were recorded in Other comprehensive (loss) income. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, $1.6 million of unrealized gains and $7.5 million of unrealized losses related to these marketable securities were recorded in Other comprehensive (loss) income, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded net of income taxes, with any income tax provision or benefit recorded once gains and losses are recognized.
These assets are held by the Company’s wholly-owned captive insurance company subsidiary as required by state insurance regulations. The Company’s investment policy is intended to manage the assets to achieve the goals of preserving principal, maintaining adequate liquidity at all times and maximizing returns subject to investment guidelines. The investment policy limits investment to certain types of instruments issued by institutions primarily with investment grade credit ratings and places restrictions on concentration by type and issuer.
The Company periodically reviews the investments in marketable securities and restricted marketable securities for credit impairment when an investment’s fair value declines below the amortized cost basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2024, management believes that the recorded value of the Company’s investments in marketable securities and restricted marketable securities was recoverable in all material respects.
Accounts and Notes Receivable
Accounts and notes receivable consist of Housekeeping and Dietary segment trade receivables from contracts with customers. The Company’s payment terms with customers for services provided are defined within each customer’s service agreement and range from prepaid to 120 days. Accounts receivable are considered short term assets as the Company does not grant payment terms greater than one year. Accounts receivable initially are recorded at the transaction amount and are recorded after the Company has an unconditional right to payment where only the passage of time is required before payment is received. Each reporting period, the Company evaluates the collectability of outstanding receivable balances and records an allowance for doubtful accounts representing an estimate of future expected credit loss. Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made by recording a charge to bad debt expense reported in costs of services provided.
Notes receivable are initially recorded when accounts receivable are transferred into a promissory note and are recorded as an alternative to accounts receivable to memorialize an unqualified promise to pay a specific sum, typically with interest, in accordance with a defined payment schedule. Notes receivable are recorded at face value less any imputed interest assessed. The Company’s payment terms with customers on promissory notes can vary based on several factors and the circumstances of each promissory note, however most promissory notes mature over 1 to 4 years. Similar to accounts receivable, each reporting period the Company evaluates the collectability of outstanding notes receivable balances and records an allowance for doubtful accounts representing an estimate of future expected credit losses.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Management utilizes financial modeling to determine an allowance that reflects its best estimate of the lifetime expected credit losses on accounts and notes receivable which is recorded to offset the receivables. Modeling is prepared after considering historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable economic forecasts to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. Accounts and notes receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded as a reduction of bad debt expense when received.
Inventories and Supplies
Inventories and supplies include housekeeping, linen and laundry supplies, as well as food provisions and supplies. Non-linen inventories and supplies are stated on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis, and reduced as deemed necessary to approximate the lower of cost or net realizable value. Linen supplies are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life of 24 months.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers when or as the promised goods and services are provided to customers. Revenues are reported net of sales taxes that are collected from customers and remitted to taxing authorities. The amount of revenue recognized by the Company is based on the expected value of consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for providing the contracted goods and services and when it is probable that the Company will collect substantially all of such consideration. Refer to Note 2 — Revenue herein for more regarding the Company’s revenue recognition policy.
Leases
The Company records assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to recognize the rights and obligations arising from leasing arrangements with contractual terms greater than 12 months. A leasing arrangement includes any contract which entitles the Company to the right of use of an identified tangible asset where there are no restrictions as to the direct of use of the asset, and the Company obtains substantially all of the economic benefits from the right of use.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, with the exception of those pertaining to leases, are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Additions, renewals and improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repair costs are expensed when incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in Investment and other income (loss), net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Housekeeping and Dietary equipment —3 to 5 years; computer hardware and software —5 years; and other, consisting of furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and vehicles —5 to 10 years. Depreciation expense on property and equipment, inclusive of amortization of lease right-of-use assets, for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $11.9 million, $10.5 million and $10.5 million, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, income tax expense or benefits are recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current period. The Company accrues for probable tax obligations as required based on facts and circumstances in various regulatory environments. In addition, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. When appropriate, valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts for which realization is more likely than not.
Uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns are reflected within the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on a recognition and measurement process.
The Company may from time to time be assessed interest or penalties by taxing jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and immaterial to its financial results. When the Company has received an assessment for interest and/or penalties, it will be classified in the financial statements as selling, general and administrative expense. In addition, any interest or penalties relating to recognized uncertain tax positions would also be recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.
Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive common shares, such as those issuable upon exercise of stock options and upon the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), deferred stock units (“DSUs”), and performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”).
Share-Based Compensation
The Company estimates the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model for stock options, using a Monte Carlo simulation for PSUs and using the share price on the date of grant for RSUs and DSUs. The value of the award is recognized ratably as an expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income over the requisite service periods, with adjustments made for forfeitures as they occur.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Advertising costs were not material for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The carrying amounts of long-lived assets are periodically reviewed to determine whether current events or circumstances warrant adjustment to such carrying amounts. Any impairment would be measured as the amount that the carrying value of such assets exceeds their fair value. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value of assets. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of their financial statement carrying amount or fair value, less cost to sell. No impairment loss was recognized on the Company’s long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets of acquired businesses. Management reviews the carrying value of goodwill annually during the fourth quarter to assess for impairment or more often if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed its estimated fair value. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective useful lives.
No impairment loss was recognized on the Company’s intangible assets or goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock purchases are accounted for under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired stock is recorded as treasury stock. Gains or losses on the subsequent reissuance of shares are credited or charged to additional paid-in capital.
Authorized Shares of Common Stock
On June 18, 2024, the Company amended its Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance from 100 million to 200 million, as approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders.
Investments in Equity Securities
The Company accounts for investments in equity securities using the equity method when the Company determines that it can exercise significant influence over the investee. The Company accounts for investments in equity securities at fair value when the Company determines that it cannot exercise significant influence over the investee. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company invested $2.8 million for a 25% ownership share in a health care technology company which specializes in the long-term and acute care markets which was accounted for as an equity method investment. Investments in equity securities are recorded within “Other long-term assets” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s proportionate share of earnings or losses of the investee are recorded within “Investment and other income, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company elects to record its proportionate share of earnings or losses in equity method investments using a three-month lag based on the most recently available financial statements.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company’s financial instruments that are subject to credit risk are cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash equivalents, marketable securities, restricted marketable securities, deferred compensation funding and accounts and notes receivable. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted marketable securities were held intwo large financial institution located in the United States. The Company’s marketable securities and restricted marketable securities are fixed income investments which are highly liquid and can be readily purchased or sold through established markets. The Company’s deferred compensation funding consists of fund and money market investments all of which are highly liquid and held in a trust account.
The Company’s customers are concentrated in the healthcare industry and are primarily providers of long-term care. The revenues of many of the Company’s customers are highly reliant on Medicare, Medicaid and third party payors’ reimbursement funding rates. New legislation or changes in existing regulations could directly impact the governmental reimbursement programs in which the Company’s customers participate. As a result, the Company may not realize the full effects such programs may have on the Company’s customers until such new legislation or changes in existing regulations are fully implemented and governmental agencies issue applicable regulations or guidance.
Although the Company negotiates the pricing and other terms for the majority of our purchases of food and dining supplies directly with national manufacturers, the Company procures more than 50% of these products and other items through Sysco Corporation (“Sysco”). Sysco is responsible for tracking the Company’s orders and delivering products to the Company’s customer locations.
Significant Customer
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (“Genesis”) accounted for $148.9 million or 8.7%, $181.4 million or 10.9% and $169.1 million or 10.0% of the Company’s consolidated revenues, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding accounts receivable and notes receivable of $46.1 million and $21.9 million, respectively, from Genesis. Although the Company expects to continue its relationship with Genesis, there can be no assurance thereof. Revenues generated from Genesis were included in both operating segments previously mentioned. Any extended discontinuance of revenues, or significant reduction, from this customer could, if not replaced, have a material impact on our operations. In addition, if Genesis fails to abide by current payment terms it could increase our accounts receivable balance and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. No other single customer or customer group represented more than 10% of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Reclassification
Prior period line items in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity have been revised to conform with current period presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which updates reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the annual period ended December 31, 2024. Refer to Note 12 — Segment Information herein for further information.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances effective tax rate reconciliation disclosure requirements and provides clarity to the disclosures of income taxes paid, income before taxes and provision for income taxes. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in this update should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which amends the codification to enhance disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion) in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in this update should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
Employee Retention Credit
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). One provision within the CARES Act provided an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”), which allows for employers to claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security tax equal to 50% of the qualified wages paid to employees from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The ERC was subsequently expanded in 2021 for employers to claim a refundable tax credit for 70% of the qualified wages paid to employees from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.
The Company accounted for the ERC by analogy to International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company filed a claim for the ERC for qualified wages paid in 2020 and 2021. Through February 14, 2025, the Company has been informed only that the IRS review of the ERC has been delayed, and no refunds or other material updates from the IRS regarding the ERC filing have been received. The Company believes that there is not reasonable assurance that any receipt of credits and compliance with the terms of the ERC will be obtained and therefore has not recognized any amounts related to the ERC in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Should reasonable assurance over receipt of and compliance with terms of the ERC be obtained in future periods, the Company would recognize such amounts as an offset to expense within “Costs of services provided” in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In the event the Company obtains a refund in future periods, such refunds would be subject to IRS audit under the applicable statute of limitations.
Note 2 — Revenue
The Company presents its consolidated revenues disaggregated by reportable segment as Management evaluates the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenues by segment. Refer to Note 12 — Segment Information herein as well as the information below regarding the Company’s reportable segments.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping accounted for $765.4 million, $766.7 million and $795.7 million of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Housekeeping services consist of managing customers’ housekeeping departments, which are principally responsible for the cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing of resident rooms and common areas of the customers’ facilities, as well as the laundering and processing of the bed linens, uniforms, resident personal clothing and other assorted linen items utilized at the customers’ facilities. Upon beginning service with a customer facility, the Company will typically hire and train the employees previously employed by such facility and assign an on-site manager to supervise and train the front-line personnel and coordinate housekeeping services with other facility support functions in accordance with customer requests. Such management personnel also oversee the execution of various cost and quality control procedures including continuous training and employee evaluation.
Dietary
Dietary services accounted for $950.3 million, $904.7 million and $894.5 million of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Dietary services consist of managing customers’ dietary departments which are principally responsible for food purchasing, meal preparation and professional dietitian services, which include the development of menus that meet the dietary needs of residents. On-site management is responsible for all daily dietary department activities, with regular support provided by a District Manager specializing in dietary services. The Company also offers clinical consulting services to facilities which if contracted is a service bundled within the monthly service provided to customers. Upon beginning service with a customer facility, the Company will typically hire and train the employees previously employed by such facility and assign an on-site manager to supervise and train the front-line personnel and coordinate dietitian services with other facility support functions in accordance with customer requests. Such management personnel also oversee the execution of various cost and quality control procedures including continuous training and employee evaluation.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues are derived from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The Company’s costs of obtaining contracts are not material.
The Company performs services and provides goods in accordance with its contracts with its customers. Such contracts typically provide for a renewable service term, cancellable by either party upon 30 to 90 days’ notice, after an initial period of 60 to 120 days. A performance obligation is the unit of account under ASC 606 - Revenues from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) and is defined as a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The Company’s Housekeeping and Dietary contracts relate to the provision of bundles of goods, services or both, which represent a series of distinct goods and services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. The Company accounts for the series as a single performance obligation satisfied over time, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the goods and services provided. Revenue is recognized using the output method, which is based upon the delivery of goods and services to the customers’ facilities. In limited cases, the Company provides goods, services or both before the execution of a written contract. In these cases, the Company defers the recognition of revenue until a contract is executed. The amount of such deferred revenue was $0.2 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Additionally, all such revenue amounts deferred as of December 31, 2023 were subsequently recognized as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to its customers. The transaction price does not include taxes assessed or collected. The Company’s contracts detail the fees that the Company charges for the goods and services it provides. For certain contracts which contain a variable component to the transaction price, the Company is required to make estimates of the amount of consideration to which the Company will be entitled, based on variability in resident and patient populations serviced, product usage, quantities consumed or history of implicit price concessions. The Company recognizes revenue related to such estimates when the Company determines that it is probable there will not be a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized. In instances where variable consideration exists and management’s estimate of variable consideration changes in subsequent periods, resulting in a change in transaction price, the Company records an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis. The Company’s contracts generally do not contain significant financing components, as payment terms are less than one year. In the event that the Company provides ongoing services to customers in active bankruptcy proceedings, in receivership or in other similar legal positions, the Company defers the recognition of revenue until cash is received, as the Company determines that collectability of substantially all of the entitled consideration in exchange for services provided is not probable for such customers until cash is received.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a reduction to revenues of $13.8 million to reflect the Company’s change in estimate for price concessions based on new facts and circumstances related to a client’s out-of-court restructuring. Such adjustment reflects the Company’s current anticipated concession to be granted on certain amounts due as the Company’s current operating plans are to maintain providing services under this arrangement.
The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation noting that the bundle of goods, services or goods and services provided under each Housekeeping and Dietary contract represents a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time. The Company recognizes the related revenue when it satisfies the performance obligation by transferring a bundle of promised goods, services or both to a customer. Such recognition is on a monthly or weekly basis, as goods are provided and services are performed. In some cases, the Company requires customers to pay in advance for goods and services to be provided. As of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the value of the contract liabilities associated with customer prepayments was $4.0 million, $3.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The Company recognized $1.9 million of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024 which was recorded as a contract liability on December 31, 2023. The Company recognized $1.8 million of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023 which was recorded as a contract liability on December 31, 2022.
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company recognizes revenue as it satisfies the performance obligations associated with contracts with customers, which due to the nature of the goods and services provided by the Company, are satisfied over time. Contracts may contain transaction prices that are fixed, variable or both. The Company’s contracts with customers typically provide for an initial term with renewable service terms, cancellable by either party upon 30 to 90 days’ notice after an initial period of 60 to 120 days. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient that permits exclusion of information about the remaining performance obligations with original expected durations of one year or less. There were no remaining performance obligations with original expected durations of one year or longer as of December 31, 2024.
Note 3 — Accounts and Notes Receivable
The Company’s accounts and notes receivable balances consisted of the following as of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Short-term | |||
| Accounts receivable | $418,427 | $425,681 | $375,225 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts, accounts receivable | (87,520) | (80,817) | (66,601) |
| Total net accounts receivable | $330,907 | $344,864 | $308,624 |
| Notes receivable — short–term portion | 61,801 | 45,078 | 31,744 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts, notes receivable — short–term portion | (10,372) | (6,433) | (3,591) |
| Total net notes receivable — short–term portion | $51,429 | $38,645 | $28,153 |
| Long-term | |||
| Notes receivable | $43,944 | $29,281 | $35,882 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | (2,890) | (4,449) | (3,273) |
| Total net long-term notes receivable | $41,054 | $24,832 | $32,609 |
| Total net accounts and notes receivable | $423,390 | $408,341 | $369,386 |
The Company makes credit decisions on a case-by-case basis after reviewing a number of qualitative and quantitative factors related to the specific customer as well as current industry variables that may impact that customer. There are a variety of factors that impact a customer’s ability to pay in accordance with the Company’s contracts. These factors include, but are not limited to, fluctuating census numbers, litigation costs and the customer’s participation in programs funded by federal and state governmental agencies. Deviations in the timing or amounts of reimbursements under those programs can impact the customer’s cash flows and its ability to make timely payments. However, the customer’s obligation to pay the Company in accordance with the contract is not contingent upon the customer’s cash flow. Notwithstanding the Company’s efforts to minimize its credit risk exposure, the aforementioned factors, as well as other factors that impact customer cash flows or ability to make timely payments, could have an indirect, yet material, adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
Fluctuations in net accounts and notes receivable are generally attributable to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the timing of cash receipts from customers and the inception, transition, modification or termination of customer relationships. The Company deploys significant resources and invests in tools and processes to optimize Management’s credit and collections efforts. When appropriate, the Company utilizes interest-bearing promissory notes to enhance the collectability of amounts due, by instituting definitive repayment plans and providing a means by which to further evidence the amounts owed. In addition, the Company may amend contracts from full service to management-only arrangements, or adjust contractual payment terms, to accommodate customers who have in good faith established clearly-defined plans for addressing cash flow issues. These efforts are intended to minimize the Company’s collections risk.
At December 31, 2024, the face value and discounted value of notes receivable with imputed interest were $39.7 million and $35.9 million, respectively. At December 31, 2023, the face value and discounted value of notes receivable with imputed interest were $7.6 million and $6.6 million, respectively. The effective interest rates applied on notes with imputed interest at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were 6.9% and 8.0%, respectively.
Note 4 — Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
In making the Company’s credit evaluations, management considers the general collection risk associated with trends in the long-term care industry. The Company establishes credit limits through payment terms with customers, performs ongoing credit evaluations and monitors accounts on an aging schedule basis to minimize the risk of loss. Despite the Company’s efforts to minimize credit risk exposure, customers could be adversely affected if future industry trends change in such a manner as to negatively impact their cash flows. As a result, the Company’s future collection experience could differ significantly from historical collection trends. If the Company’s customers experience a negative impact on their cash flows, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
The Company evaluates its accounts and notes receivable for expected credit losses quarterly. Accounts receivable are evaluated based on internally developed credit quality indicators derived from the aging of receivables. Notes receivable are evaluated based on internally developed credit quality indicators derived from management’s assessment of collection risk. At the end of each period, the Company sets a reserve for expected credit losses on standard accounts and notes receivable based on the Company’s historical loss rates. Accounts and notes receivable with an elevated risk profile, which are from customers who have filed bankruptcy or are subject to collections activity, are aggregated and evaluated to determine the total reserve for the class of receivable. Additionally, starting in the year ended December 31, 2024, for notes receivable management evaluates standard receivables based on whether the customer is current (paying within 60 days of terms) or delinquent (paying outside of 60 days of terms). As of December 31, 2024, the Genesis note receivable was classified as delinquent.
ASC 326-20 -Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“ASC 326-20”) permits entities to make an accounting policy election not to measure an estimate for credit losses on accrued interest if those entities write off accrued interest deemed uncollectible in a timely manner. The Company follows an income recognition policy on all interest earned on notes receivable. Under such policy the Company accounts for all notes receivable on a non-accrual basis and defers the recognition of any interest income until receipt of cash payments. This policy was established based on the Company’s history of collections of interest on outstanding notes receivable, as we do not deem it probable that we will receive substantially all interest on outstanding notes receivable. Accordingly, the Company does not record a credit loss adjustment for accrued interest. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $2.8 million, $2.8 million and $1.1 million in interest income from notes receivable, respectively.
In 2024, LaVie Care Centers, LLC and certain affiliated entities (“LaVie”), several of which are customers of the Company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The Company increased the allowance for doubtful accounts by $17.6 million related to outstanding LaVie invoices during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company continues to provide services to LaVie post-petition.
The following tables present the Company’sthree tiers of notes receivable for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, further disaggregated by year of origination, as well as write-off activity:
| Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Prior | Total | |
| (in thousands) | |||||||
| Notes Receivable | |||||||
| Standard notes receivable | $53,592 | $7,282 | $15,743 | $— | $— | $— | $76,617 |
| Delinquent notes receivable | $499 | $1,055 | $1,942 | $671 | $— | $21,933 | $26,100 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | $— | $1,537 | $— | $— | $1,491 | $— | $3,028 |
| Current-period gross write-offs | $— | $742 | $483 | $3,024 | $— | $26 | $4,275 |
| Current-period recoveries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current-period net write-offs | $— | $742 | $483 | $3,024 | $— | $26 | $4,275 |
| Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Prior | Total | |
| (in thousands) | |||||||
| Notes Receivable | |||||||
| Standard notes receivable1 | $18,175 | $25,505 | $855 | $1,529 | $3 | $21,033 | $67,100 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | $— | $— | $7,259 | $— | $— | $— | $7,259 |
| Current-period gross write-offs | $— | $189 | $— | $— | $50 | $2,253 | $2,492 |
| Current-period recoveries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current-period net write-offs | $— | $189 | $— | $— | $50 | $2,253 | $2,492 |
- The Company did not identify delinquent notes receivable as a separate loss pool during the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following tables provide information as to the status of payment on the Company’s gross notes receivable which were past due as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:
| 0-90 Days | 91 - 180 Days | Greater than 181 Days | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | ||||
| Notes Receivable | ||||
| Standard notes receivable | $142 | $— | $— | $142 |
| Delinquent notes receivable1 | 761 | 682 | 23,151 | 24,594 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | 225 | 225 | 2,429 | 2,879 |
| $1,128 | $907 | $25,580 | $27,615 | |
- Included within the Delinquent notes receivable past-due balance is the entire balance of notes receivable due from Genesis.
| 0-90 Days | 91 - 180 Days | Greater than 181 Days | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | ||||
| Notes Receivable | ||||
| Standard notes receivable1 | $3,851 | $4,852 | $6,914 | $15,617 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | 569 | 569 | 949 | 2,087 |
| $4,420 | $5,421 | $7,863 | $17,704 | |
- The Company did not identify delinquent notes receivable as a separate loss pool during the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following tables provide a summary of the changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts on a portfolio segment basis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Segment: | December 31,2023 | Reclassifications1 | Write-Offs2 | Bad Debt Expense | December 31,2024 |
| (in thousands) | |||||
| Accounts receivable | $80,819 | $— | $(33,402) | $40,103 | $87,520 |
| Notes receivable | |||||
| Standard notes receivable | $6,125 | $(2,615) | $— | $1,586 | $5,096 |
| Delinquent notes receivable1 | — | 2,615 | (1,252) | 4,663 | 6,026 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | 4,755 | — | (3,023) | 408 | 2,140 |
| Total notes receivable | $10,880 | $— | $(4,275) | $6,657 | $13,262 |
| Total accounts and notes receivable | $91,699 | $— | $(37,677) | $46,760 | $100,782 |
Delinquent notes receivable were identified as a new loss pool during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Write-offs are shown net of recoveries. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company collected $0.1 million of accounts receivables that were recovered subsequent to being written-off.
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Segment: | December 31,2022 | Write-Offs1 | Bad Debt Expense | December 31,2023 |
| (in thousands) | ||||
| Accounts receivable | $66,601 | $(14,877) | $29,095 | $80,819 |
| Notes receivable | ||||
| Standard notes receivable2 | $6,052 | $(1,646) | $1,719 | $6,125 |
| Elevated risk notes receivable | 811 | (846) | 4,790 | 4,755 |
| Total notes receivable | $6,863 | $(2,492) | $6,509 | $10,880 |
| Total accounts and notes receivable | $73,464 | $(17,369) | $35,604 | $91,699 |
Write-offs are shown net of recoveries. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company collected $0.2 million of accounts receivables that were recovered subsequent to being written-off.
The Company did not identify delinquent notes receivable as a separate loss pool during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Note 5 — Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of unrealized gains and losses from the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities and restricted marketable securities. The following tables provide a summary of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes:
| Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income — beginning balance | $(1,844) | $(3,477) | $4,000 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (753) | 1,624 | (7,505) |
| Losses reclassified from other comprehensive (loss) income² | 280 | 9 | 28 |
| Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income³ | (473) | 1,633 | (7,477) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss — ending balance | $(2,317) | $(1,844) | $(3,477) |
All amounts are net of tax.
Realized gains and losses were recorded pre-tax under “Investment and other income (loss), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded $0.4 million of realized losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded less than $0.1 million of realized losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements herein for further information.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss was net of a tax benefit of $0.1 million. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss were net of a tax expense of $0.4 million and benefit of $2.0 million, respectively.
| Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities | $(355) | $(12) | $(37) |
| Tax benefit | 75 | 3 | 9 |
| Net loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | $(280) | $(9) | $(28) |
Note 6 — Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful life of each class of depreciable asset and is computed using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated asset life or term of the lease. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred.
The following table sets forth the amounts of property and equipment by each class of depreciable asset as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | ||
| Housekeeping and Dietary equipment | $17,052 | $15,764 |
| Computer hardware and software | 8,196 | 6,870 |
| Operating lease — right-of-use assets | 29,669 | 27,099 |
| Other1 | 904 | 1,070 |
| Total property and equipment, at cost | 55,821 | 50,803 |
| Less accumulated depreciation2 | 27,623 | 22,029 |
| Total property and equipment, net | $28,198 | $28,774 |
Includes furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and autos and trucks.
Includes $13.2 million and $9.4 million related to accumulated depreciation on Operating lease – right-of-use assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $11.9 million, $10.5 million, and $10.5 million, respectively. Of the depreciation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, $7.8 million, $6.4 million and $6.1 million related to the depreciation of the Company’s operating lease - right-of-use assets (“ROU Assets”), respectively.
At December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, accrued purchases of property and equipment were $0.5 million, $0.7 million, and $0.3 million, respectively.
Note 7 — Leases
The Company recognizes ROU Assets and lease liabilities for automobiles, office buildings, IT equipment and small storage units for the temporary storage of operational equipment. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than 1 year to 5 years. The Company recognizes extension options as part of the initial lease term for ROU Assets and lease liabilities when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the extension option upon the completion of the initial lease term. Most leases include the option to terminate the lease within 1 year.
The Company uses practical expedients offered under the ASC 842 -Leases(“ASC 842”) to combine lease and non-lease components within leasing arrangements and to recognize the payments associated with short-term leases in earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term, with the cost associated with variable lease payments recognized when incurred. These accounting policy elections impact the value of the Company’s ROU Assets and lease liabilities. The value of the Company’s ROU Assets is determined as the carrying value of its leasing arrangements and is recorded in Property and equipment, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The value of the Company’s lease liabilities is the present value of fixed lease payments not yet paid, which is discounted using either the rate implicit in the lease contract if that rate can be determined or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) and is recorded in Other accrued expenses and current liabilities and Lease liability — long-term on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s IBR is determined as the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term in an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.
Any future lease payments that are not fixed based on the terms of the lease contract, or fluctuate based on a factor other than an index or rate, are considered variable lease payments and are not included in the value of the Company’s ROU Assets or lease liabilities. The Company’s variable lease payments are mostly incurred from automobile leases and relate to miscellaneous transportation costs including repair costs, insurance, and terminal rental adjustment payments due at lease settlement. Such rental adjustment payments can result in a reduction to the Company’s total variable lease payments.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s short-term portion of lease obligations were $8.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively, and are recorded in Other accrued expenses and current liabilities with the remaining balance recognized under the Lease liability — long-term portion caption on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The corresponding expense for the Company’s lease commitments are primarily recorded in selling, general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Components of lease expense are presented below for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Lease cost | |||
| Operating lease cost | $7,799 | $6,400 | $5,673 |
| Short-term lease cost | 883 | 1,037 | 1,265 |
| Variable lease cost | 1,609 | 1,952 | 857 |
| Total lease cost | $10,291 | $9,389 | $7,795 |
Supplemental information is presented below for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (dollar amounts in thousands) | |||
| Other information | |||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | |||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $8,125 | $6,808 | $6,385 |
| ROU Assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 3,721 | 6,064 | 1,650 |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term — operating leases | 2.6 years | 3.3 years | 4.2 years |
| Weighted-average discount rate — operating leases | 6.3% | 6.6% | 4.4% |
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s ROU Assets and lease liabilities were reduced by $0.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively due to lease cancellations.
The following is a schedule by calendar year of future minimum lease payments under operating leases that have remaining terms as of December 31, 2024:
| Period/Year | Operating Leases |
|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |
| 2025 | $8,420 |
| 2026 | 5,746 |
| 2027 | 2,264 |
| 2028 | 1,389 |
| 2029 | 116 |
| Thereafter | — |
| Total minimum lease payments | $17,935 |
| Less: imputed lease payments | 1,480 |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $16,455 |
Note 8 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of acquired businesses. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. To date, the Company hasnot recognized an impairment of its goodwill.
The following table sets forth the amounts of goodwill by reportable segment as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | ||
| Housekeeping | $42,377 | $42,377 |
| Dietary | 33,152 | 33,152 |
| Total Goodwill | $75,529 | $75,529 |
Intangible Assets
The Company’s other intangible assets consist of customer relationships, trade names, patents and non-compete agreements which were obtained through acquisitions and are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. The following table sets forth the amounts of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Amount | Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Amount | |
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Customer relationships | $45,634 | $38,093 | $7,541 | $45,634 | $35,718 | $9,916 |
| Trade names | 1,731 | 466 | 1,265 | 1,731 | 329 | 1,402 |
| Patents | 1,086 | 505 | 581 | 1,086 | 369 | 717 |
| Non-compete agreements | 233 | 178 | 55 | 233 | 141 | 92 |
| Total other intangible assets | $48,684 | $39,242 | $9,442 | $48,684 | $36,557 | $12,127 |
No acquisitions occurred during the year ended December 31, 2024. Intangible assets with determinable useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The weighted-average amortization period of customer relationships, trade names, patents, and non-compete agreements are approximately 10 years,13 years,8 years, and 4 years, respectively.
The following table sets forth the estimated amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization for 2025, the following four fiscal years and thereafter:
| Period/Year | Total Amortization Expense |
|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |
| 2025 | $2,685 |
| 2026 | $2,666 |
| 2027 | $1,195 |
| 2028 | $613 |
| 2029 | $509 |
| Thereafter | $1,774 |
| Total | $9,442 |
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $2.7 million, $3.8 million and $4.9 million, respectively.
Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s current assets and current liabilities are financial instruments and most of these items (other than marketable securities, restricted marketable securities, inventories and supplies and the short-term portion of deferred compensation assets and liabilities) are recorded at cost in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The estimated fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of the Company’s line of credit represents the outstanding amount of the borrowings, which approximates fair value. The Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are its marketable securities, restricted marketable securities and deferred compensation funding. The recorded values of all of the financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature, stated interest rates and respective maturity dates or durations.
The Company’s marketable securities and restricted marketable securities are held by the Company’s captive insurance company to satisfy capital requirements of the state regulator related to captive insurance companies. Restricted marketable securities are held by the Company’s captive insurance company as collateral for certain insurance coverages. Such securities are primarily comprised of municipal bonds, treasury notes, corporate bonds and other government bonds which are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses associated with these investments are included in Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of taxes within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Marketable securities and restricted marketable securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, as these securities are measured using quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable. Such valuations are determined by a third-party pricing service. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded unrealized losses, net of taxes of $0.5 million on marketable securities. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded unrealized gains, net of taxes of $1.6 million and unrealized losses, net of taxes of $7.5 million on marketable securities, respectively.
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company received total proceeds, less the amount of interest received, of $67.0 million, $2.0 million and $10.4 million, respectively, from sales of available-for-sale securities. These sales resulted in realized losses of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and realized losses of less than $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Such gains and losses were recorded in Investment and other income (loss), net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The basis for the sale of these securities was the specific identification of each security sold during the period.
As part of a prior period acquisition of a prepackaged meal manufacturer, the Company agreed to pay royalties to the seller on all future product sales. The Company records a liability for the expected future payments within Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of this liability is measured using forecasted sales models (Level 3). For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded realized gains of $0.6 million, $1.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively, within Costs of services provided in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to the measurement of the liability at each balance sheet date.
The investments under the deferred compensation plan are accounted for as trading securities and unrealized gains or losses are recorded within Investment and other income (loss), net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The fair values of these investments are determined based on quoted market prices (Level 1) orthe net asset value(“NAV”) of underlying share investments (Level 2). For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $8.3 million, unrealized gains of $6.6 million and unrealized losses of $9.3 million, respectively, related to trading securities still held at the respective reporting dates.
The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of debt securities held as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 which are classified within “Marketable securities, at fair value” and “Restricted marketable securities, at fair value” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| Debt Securities — Available-for-Sale | ||
|---|---|---|
| Contractual maturity: | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| (in thousands) | ||
| Marketable securities, at fair value | ||
| Maturing in one year or less | $653 | $6,324 |
| Maturing in second year through fifth year | 23,341 | 34,939 |
| Maturing in sixth year through tenth year | 13,113 | 39,309 |
| Maturing after ten years | 13,428 | 12,559 |
| Total marketable securities, at fair value | $50,535 | $93,131 |
| Restricted marketable securities, at fair value | ||
| Maturing in one year or less | $2,474 | $— |
| Maturing in second year through fifth year | 15,774 | — |
| Maturing in sixth year through tenth year | 5,837 | — |
| Maturing after ten years | 1,020 | — |
| Total restricted marketable securities, at fair value | $25,105 | $— |
| Total debt securities — available-for-sale | $75,640 | $93,131 |
The following tables provide fair value measurement information for the Company’s financial assets, including marketable securities, restricted marketable securities and deferred compensation fund investments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| As of December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Value Measurement Using: | |||||
| (amounts in thousands) | Carrying Amount | Total Fair Value | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
| Marketable securities | |||||
| Municipal bonds — taxable | $9,600 | $9,600 | $— | $9,600 | $— |
| Municipal bonds — non-taxable | 40,935 | 40,935 | — | 40,935 | — |
| Total marketable securities | $50,535 | $50,535 | $— | $50,535 | $— |
| Restricted marketable securities | |||||
| U.S. treasury bonds | $7,309 | $7,309 | $— | $7,309 | $— |
| U.S. government agency bonds | 1,218 | 1,218 | — | 1,218 | — |
| International fixed income bonds | 652 | 652 | — | 652 | — |
| Corporate bonds | 6,796 | 6,796 | — | 6,796 | — |
| Municipal bonds — taxable | 9,130 | 9,130 | — | 9,130 | — |
| Total restricted marketable securities | $25,105 | $25,105 | $— | $25,105 | $— |
| Deferred compensation plan | |||||
| Money market1 | $1,961 | $1,961 | $— | $1,961 | $— |
| Commodities | 295 | 295 | 295 | — | — |
| Fixed income | 4,417 | 4,417 | 4,417 | — | — |
| International | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | — | — |
| Large cap blend | 6,669 | 6,669 | 6,669 | — | — |
| Large cap growth | 18,524 | 18,524 | 18,524 | — | — |
| Large cap value | 6,964 | 6,964 | 6,964 | — | — |
| Mid cap blend | 3,957 | 3,957 | 3,957 | — | — |
| Real estate | 372 | 372 | 372 | — | — |
| Small cap blend | 2,980 | 2,980 | 2,980 | — | — |
| Deferred compensation plan2 | $51,138 | $51,138 | $49,177 | $1,961 | $— |
| As of December 31, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Value Measurement Using: | |||||
| (amounts in thousands) | CarryingAmount | Total FairValue | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
| Marketable securities | |||||
| Municipal bonds — non-taxable | $93,131 | $93,131 | $— | $93,131 | $— |
| Deferred compensation plan | |||||
| Money market1 | $2,007 | $2,007 | $— | $2,007 | $— |
| Commodities | 298 | 298 | 298 | — | — |
| Fixed income | 4,254 | 4,254 | 4,254 | — | — |
| International | 4,621 | 4,621 | 4,621 | — | — |
| Large cap blend | 5,053 | 5,053 | 5,053 | — | — |
| Large cap growth | 13,886 | 13,886 | 13,886 | — | — |
| Large cap value | 5,964 | 5,964 | 5,964 | — | — |
| Mid cap blend | 3,192 | 3,192 | 3,192 | — | — |
| Real estate | 374 | 374 | 374 | — | — |
| Small cap blend | 2,664 | 2,664 | 2,664 | — | — |
| Deferred compensation plan2 | $42,313 | $42,313 | $40,306 | $2,007 | $— |
The fair value of the money market is based on the NAV of the shares held by the plan at the end of the period. The money market fund includes short-term United States dollar denominated money market instruments and the NAV is determined by the custodian of the fund. The money market fund can be redeemed at its NAV at the measurement date as there are no significant restrictions on the ability to sell this investment.
The deferred compensation plan carrying amounts and total fair value amounts as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 are inclusive of $1.5 million each of holdings expected to be paid to former employees within the next twelve months which were recorded under Prepaid expenses and other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table shows the amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt securities as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | Credit Impairment Losses1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 · (in thousands) | |||||
| Type of security: | |||||
| Marketable securities | |||||
| Municipal bonds — taxable | $10,276 | $— | $(676) | $9,600 | $— |
| Municipal bonds — non-taxable | 43,255 | — | (2,320) | 40,935 | — |
| Total marketable securities | $53,531 | $— | $(2,996) | $50,535 | $— |
| Restricted marketable securities | |||||
| U.S. treasury bonds | $7,276 | $38 | $(5) | $7,309 | |
| U.S. government agency bonds | 1,208 | 10 | — | 1,218 | |
| International fixed income bonds | 647 | 5 | — | 652 | |
| Corporate bonds | 6,780 | 30 | (14) | 6,796 | |
| Municipal bonds — taxable | 9,131 | 40 | (41) | 9,130 | |
| Total restricted marketable securities | $25,042 | $123 | $(60) | $25,105 | $— |
| Total debt securities — available-for-sale | $78,573 | $123 | $(3,056) | $75,640 | $— |
| Type of security: | |||||
| Municipal bonds — non-taxable | $95,466 | $387 | $(2,722) | $93,131 | $— |
| Total debt securities — available-for-sale | $95,466 | $387 | $(2,722) | $93,131 | $— |
Note 10 — Share-Based Compensation
The components of the Company’s share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Stock options | $708 | $969 | $1,253 |
| Restricted stock units and deferred stock units | 6,870 | 6,657 | 6,972 |
| Performance stock units | 1,341 | 1,210 | 819 |
| Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 246 | 149 | 170 |
| Total pre-tax share-based compensation expense charged against income | $9,165 | $8,985 | $9,214 |
| Total recognized tax deficiency related to share-based compensation | $(607) | $(773) | $(783) |
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and awards was $16.2 million and $16.5 million, respectively. The weighted average period over which these awards will vest was approximately 2.8 years as of both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The following table summarizes the components of share-based compensation expense included within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $9,086 | $8,942 | $9,160 |
| Costs of services provided | 79 | 43 | 54 |
| Total share-based compensation expense | $9,165 | $8,985 | $9,214 |
Amended 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On May 26, 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) after approval by the Company’s shareholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. On May 30, 2023, the Company increased the authorized shares under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Amended 2020 Plan”) by 2.5 million shares after approval by the Company’s shareholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Amended 2020 Plan provides that current or prospective officers, employees, non-employee directors and advisors can receive share-based awards such as stock options, performance stock units, restricted stock units and other stock awards. The Amended 2020 Plan seeks to encourage profitability and growth of the Company through short-term and long-term incentives that are consistent with the Company’s operating objectives.
As of December 31, 2024, there were 6.7 million shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Amended 2020 Plan, of which 2.4 million are available for future grant. The amount of shares available for issuance under the Amended 2020 Plan will increase when outstanding awards under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) are subsequently forfeited, terminated, lapsed or satisfied thereunder in cash or property other than shares. No stock award will have a term in excess of 10 years. The Nominating, Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the “NCSO”) of the Board of Directors is responsible for determining the terms of the grants in accordance with the Amended 2020 Plan.
Stock Options
A summary of stock options outstanding under the Amended 2020 Plan and the 2012 Plan as of December 31, 2023 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| Stock Options Outstanding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| December 31, 2023 | 2,438 | $30.43 |
| Granted | 290 | $10.36 |
| Exercised | — | $— |
| Forfeited | (1) | $24.43 |
| Expired | (199) | $29.12 |
| December 31, 2024 | 2,528 | $28.23 |
The weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $5.06, $6.53 and $4.06 per common share, respectively. No stock options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2022 was $0.1 million. The total fair value of stock options vested during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $1.0 million, $1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2024 there was no tax deficiency realized from stock options exercised. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 the tax deficiency realized from stock options exercised was immaterial.
The fair value of stock option awards granted in 2024, 2023 and 2022 were estimated on the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.9% | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| Weighted average expected life | 7.0 years | 6.9 years | 6.7 years |
| Expected volatility | 40.5% | 39.5% | 36.6% |
| Dividend yield | —% | —% | 4.6% |
The following table summarizes other information about the stock options at December 31, 2024:
| December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | |
| Outstanding: | |
| Aggregate intrinsic value | $0.4 |
| Weighted average remaining contractual life | 4.5 years |
| Exercisable: | |
| Number of options | 1,737 |
| Weighted average exercise price | $33.91 |
| Aggregate intrinsic value | $— |
| Weighted average remaining contractual life | 3.0 years |
Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units
The fair value of outstanding restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”) was determined based on the market price of the shares on the date of grant. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted 0.8 million,0.5 million and 0.4 million RSUs and DSUs with weighted average grant date fair values of $10.39, $13.72 and $18.06 per unit, respectively.
A summary of the outstanding RSUs and DSUs as of December 31, 2023 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
| Restricted Stock Units & Deferred Stock Units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| December 31, 2023 | 1,102 | $18.57 |
| Granted | 775 | $10.39 |
| Vested | (298) | $21.68 |
| Forfeited | (63) | $13.56 |
| December 31, 2024 | 1,516 | $13.98 |
The weighted average remaining vesting period for the unvested RSUs is 3.1 years.
The weighted average grant-date fair values and total fair values of RSUs vested during 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||
| Weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units granted | $10.39 | $13.72 | $18.06 |
| Total fair value of restricted stock units and restricted shares vested | $3,257 | $2,991 | $3,307 |
The Company grants DSUs to non-employee directors. Once vested, the recipient shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment of a number of shares equal to the total number of DSUs issued to such recipient upon the first to occur of (i) thefive year anniversary of the date of grant, (ii) the recipient’s death, disability or separation of service from the Board, or (iii) a change of control (as defined by the Amended 2020 Plan). Non-employee directors can also elect to receive their Board of Directors retainer in the form of DSUs in lieu of cash. DSUs issued in lieu of cash for retainers vest immediately. The number of DSUs granted to these directors is determined based on the stock price on the award date and approximates the cash value the directors would otherwise receive for their retainer. Three non-employee directors made an election in 2023 to receive DSUs in lieu of cash for their 2024 Board of Directors retainer.
On May 28, 2024, the NCSO granted an aggregate of 30,000 DSUs to the Company’s non-employee directors. Each DSU award granted vests inone year. The unrecognized share-based compensation cost of DSU awards at December 31, 2024 is $0.1 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.4 years.
Performance Stock Units
On January 3, 2024, the NCSO granted 0.1 million Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) to the Company’s executive officers. Such PSUs are contingent upon the achievement of certain total shareholder return (“TSR”) targets as compared to the TSR of the S&P 400 MidCap Index and the participant’s continued employment with the Company for thethree year period ending December 31, 2026, the date at which such awards vest. The unrecognized share-based compensation cost of the TSR-based PSU awards at December 31, 2024 is $1.4 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
A summary of the outstanding PSUs as of December 31, 2023 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
| Performance Stock Units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| December 31, 2023 | 175 | $21.52 |
| Granted | 118 | $11.85 |
| Vested | — | $— |
| Forfeited | (35) | $34.52 |
| December 31, 2024 | 258 | $15.31 |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) is currently available through 2026 to all eligible employees. All full-time and part-time employees who work an average of 20 hours per week and have completedtwo years of continuous service with the Company are eligible to participate. Annual offerings commence and terminate on the respective year’s first and last calendar day.
Under the ESPP, the Company is authorized to issue up to 4.1 million shares of its common stock to its employees. Pursuant to such authorization, there are 1.7 million shares available for future grant at December 31, 2024. Under the terms of the ESPP, participants may contribute through payroll deductions up to $21,250 (85% of IRS limitation) of their compensation toward the purchase of the Company’s common stock. No employee may purchase common stock which exceeds $25,000 in fair market value (determined on the option date) for each calendar year. The per option price is equal to the lower of 85% of the fair market price on the first day of the offering period, or 85% of the fair market price on the last day of the offering period.
The following table summarizes information about the Company’s ESPP annual offerings for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||
| Common shares purchased | 88 | 95 | 95 |
| Per common share purchase price | $8.81 | $8.81 | $10.20 |
The expense associated with the options granted under the ESPP during the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Weighted average expected life (years) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Expected volatility | 37.1% | 42.9% |
| Dividend yield | —% | 7.1% |
Deferred Compensation Plan
The Company offers a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for executives and certain key employees. The SERP is not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. The SERP allows participants to defer up to 25% of their earned income on a pre-tax basis, and as of the last day of each plan year, each participant will be credited with a 25% match of up to 15% of their earnings deferred in the form of the Company’s common stock based on the then-current market value. SERP participants fully vest in the Company’s matching contribution three years from the first day of the initial year of participation. The income deferred and the matching contributions are unsecured and subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors.
Under the SERP, the Company is authorized to issue 1.0 million shares of its common stock to its employees. Pursuant to such authorization, the Company has 0.2 million shares available for future grant at December 31, 2024. At the time of issuance, such shares are accounted for at cost as treasury stock. At December 31, 2024, approximately 0.4 million of shares granted under the SERP are vested and remain in the respective active participants’ accounts with the trustee.
The following table summarizes information about the SERP during the plan years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| SERP expense 1 | $579 | $533 | $486 |
| Treasury shares issued to fund SERP expense2 | 49 | 50 | 40 |
| Year end SERP trust account balance3 | $51,138 | $42,313 | $35,111 |
| Unrealized gain (loss) recorded in SERP liability account | $8,241 | $6,684 | $(9,178) |
Both the SERP match and the deferrals are included in the selling, general and administrative caption in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Shares related to the SERP match for each year are funded at the beginning of the subsequent year.
SERP trust account investments are recorded at their fair value which is based on quoted market prices. Differences between such amounts in the table above and the deferred compensation funding asset reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the value of Company common stock held in the Plan participants’ trust accounts and reported by the Company as treasury stock in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Note 11 — Income Taxes
The following table summarizes the provision for income taxes:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (amounts in thousands) | |||
| Current: | |||
| Federal | $12,275 | $13,728 | $3,022 |
| State | 4,139 | 5,762 | 2,381 |
| $16,414 | $19,490 | $5,403 | |
| Deferred: | |||
| Federal | $(2,304) | $(4,183) | $4,163 |
| State | (640) | (637) | 744 |
| $(2,944) | $(4,820) | $4,907 | |
| Tax provision | $13,470 | $14,670 | $10,310 |
Deferred income taxes are recorded using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities.
Significant components of the Company’s federal and state deferred tax asset and liability balances were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| (in thousands) | ||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $25,138 | $22,788 |
| Deferred compensation | 9,159 | 9,048 |
| Accrued insurance claims | 5,277 | 5,580 |
| Non-deductible reserves | 497 | 169 |
| Lease liabilities | 4,214 | 4,765 |
| Share based compensation | 3,312 | 2,988 |
| Other | 3,275 | 2,418 |
| $50,872 | $47,756 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Expensing of housekeeping supplies | $(2,174) | $(2,351) |
| Amortization of goodwill and intangibles | (3,861) | (3,000) |
| Depreciation of property and equipment | (1,664) | (1,688) |
| Lease right-of-use assets | (4,048) | (4,571) |
| Other | (955) | (920) |
| $(12,702) | $(12,530) | |
| Net deferred tax assets | $38,170 | $35,226 |
Realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings in specific tax jurisdictions, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. Management assesses the Company’s income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon an evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting dates, which include historical operating results and expectations of future earnings. As such, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets recorded will be realized to reduce future income taxes and therefore no valuation allowances are necessary.
The table below provides a reconciliation between the tax expense computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Income tax expense computed at statutory rate | $11,118 | $11,182 | $9,356 |
| Increases (decreases) resulting from: | |||
| State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 2,631 | 4,153 | 2,594 |
| Federal jobs credits | (1,914) | (2,014) | (2,571) |
| Tax exempt interest | (306) | (348) | (308) |
| Share-based compensation | 1,722 | 1,610 | 1,250 |
| Fines and penalties | 18 | 55 | 4 |
| Other, net | 201 | 32 | (15) |
| Income tax expense | $13,470 | $14,670 | $10,310 |
The Company performs an evaluation each period of its tax positions taken and expected to be taken in tax returns. The evaluation is performed on positions relating to tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions, the earliest of which is the tax year ended December 31, 2019. Based on the evaluation, the Company concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Therefore, the table reporting on the change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is omitted as there is no activity to report in such account for the years ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.
Note 12 — Segment Information
The Company manages and evaluates its operations intwo reportable segments: Housekeeping (housekeeping, laundry, linen and other services) and Dietary (dietary department services). Although both segments serve a similar customer base and share many operational similarities, they are managed separately due to distinct differences in the type of services provided, as well as the specialized expertise required of the professional management personnel responsible for delivering each segment’s services. Such services are rendered pursuant to discrete contracts, specific to each reportable segment.
In 2024, the Company adopted ASU 2023-07. ASU 2023-07 created certain additional disclosure requirements, including, among other requirements, a disclosure of the Company’s Significant Segment Expenses (“SSEs”) regularly provided to the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, a required disclosure for other segment items and a narrative description of such items, a disclosure of the title and the position of the CODM and a narrative disclosure describing how the CODM uses the reported segment profit or loss measures to assess segment performance and allocate resources.
The CODM for both segments for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was Theodore Wahl, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. As part of the adoption of ASU 2023-07, management reviewed the information provided to the CODM and updated the presentation of such information, including SSEs, to better align with the requirements of ASU 2023-07. Certain prior period segment information has been recast in order to conform with current-period presentation requirements, including the allocation methodology of bad debt expense, labor and labor-related costs and certain other segment items to segments. Additionally, the Company’s CODM does not review assets by segment to assess segment performance or allocate resources, nor is such information provided to the CODM. Accordingly, the Company does not present assets by segment.
The Company’s SSEs for each segment include direct labor costs and segment-based management expenses (collectively,“labor and labor-related”), food, chemicals and supplies, bad debt expense, and depreciation & amortization, as these are specific costs regularly provided to the CODM and used to evaluate segment performance. Other segment items include expenses recorded within costs of services provided which are not regularly provided to the CODM. The CODM evaluates segment profit each period against historical results, factoring in macroeconomic factors such as the cost of labor and supplies, to assess segment performance.
The Company’s accounting policies for the segments are generally the same as described in the Company’s significant accounting policies. The Company does not allocate Corporate expenses, gains (losses) on deferred compensation plan investments, other (income) expense, net, interest expense and income tax provision to segments; such amounts are added to combined segment profit and reconciled to the Company’s consolidated income before income taxes. All revenues and net income are earned in the United States.
The following tables provide profit information disaggregated by the Company’s reportable segments for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022:
| Housekeeping · Dietary · Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except for percentages) | ||||
| Revenues | $765,368 | $950,314 | $1,715,682 | |
| Significant Segment Expenses | ||||
| Labor and labor-related1 | 600,198 | 537,446 | 1,137,644 | |
| Food, chemicals and supplies | 56,504 | 308,859 | 365,363 | |
| Bad debt expense | 14,101 | 32,659 | 46,760 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,701 | 2,856 | 6,557 | |
| Other segment items2 | 15,454 | 22,473 | 37,927 | |
| Segment profit | $75,410 | $46,021 | $121,431 | |
| Segment margin | 9.9% | 4.8% | ||
| Unallocated expenses (income) | ||||
| Corporate expenses3 | $68,160 | |||
| Gain on deferred compensation plan investments | 8,241 | |||
| Other (income), net | (14,349) | |||
| Interest expense | 6,438 | |||
| Income before income taxes | $52,941 | |||
- Includes direct labor costs, field management costs (including certain costs included in selling, general and administrative expense), employer taxes, workers' compensation and general liability insurance.
| Housekeeping · Dietary · Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except for percentages) | ||||
| Revenues | $766,651 | $904,738 | $1,671,389 | |
| Significant Segment Expenses | ||||
| Labor and labor-related1 | 599,881 | 522,052 | 1,121,933 | |
| Food, chemicals and supplies | 58,627 | 294,690 | 353,317 | |
| Bad debt expense | 17,557 | 18,046 | 35,603 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,664 | 3,779 | 7,443 | |
| Other segment items2 | 14,907 | 21,446 | 36,353 | |
| Segment profit | $72,015 | $44,725 | $116,740 | |
| Segment margin | 9.4% | 4.9% | ||
| Unallocated expenses (income) | ||||
| Corporate expenses3 | $62,082 | |||
| Gain on deferred compensation plan investments | 6,684 | |||
| Other (income), net | (12,938) | |||
| Interest expense | 7,856 | |||
| Income before income taxes | $53,056 | |||
- Includes direct labor costs, field management costs (including certain costs included in selling, general and administrative expense), employer taxes, workers' compensation and general liability insurance.
| Housekeeping · Dietary · Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands, except for percentages) | ||||
| Revenues | $795,687 | $894,489 | $1,690,176 | |
| Significant Segment Expenses | ||||
| Labor and labor-related1 | 621,469 | 534,786 | 1,156,255 | |
| Food, chemicals and supplies | 63,300 | 288,975 | 352,275 | |
| Bad debt expense | 11,823 | 20,146 | 31,969 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,040 | 4,528 | 8,568 | |
| Other segment items2 | 14,427 | 19,675 | 34,102 | |
| Segment profit | $80,628 | $26,379 | $107,007 | |
| Segment margin | 10.1% | 2.9% | ||
| Unallocated expenses (income) | ||||
| Corporate expenses3 | $63,218 | |||
| Loss on deferred compensation plan investments | (9,178) | |||
| Other expense, net | 5,427 | |||
| Interest expense | 2,987 | |||
| Income before income taxes | $44,553 | |||
- Includes direct labor costs, field management costs (including certain costs included in selling, general and administrative expense), employer taxes, workers' compensation and general liability insurance.
The following table provides capital expenditures disaggregated by the Company’s reportable segments for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Capital expenditures | |||
| Housekeeping | $5,166 | $4,684 | $4,412 |
| Dietary | 936 | 494 | 499 |
| Corporate overhead | 234 | 228 | 299 |
| Consolidated | $6,336 | $5,406 | $5,210 |
Note 13 — Basic Earnings Per Common Share
Basic and diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding, respectively. The weighted-average number of diluted common shares includes the impact of dilutive securities, including outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units. The table below reconciles the weighted-average basic and diluted common shares outstanding for 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share: | |||
| Net income | $39,471 | $38,386 | $34,243 |
| Denominator: | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 73,754 | 74,288 | 74,336 |
| Effect of dilutive securities1 | 234 | 52 | 15 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 73,988 | 74,340 | 74,351 |
| Basic earnings per share: | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.46 |
| Diluted earnings per share: | $0.53 | $0.52 | $0.46 |
- Certain outstanding equity awards are anti-dilutive and therefore were excluded from the calculation of the weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding.
Anti-dilutive outstanding equity awards under share-based compensation plans were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| (in thousands) | |||
| Anti-dilutive equity awards | 2,788 | 3,228 | 3,203 |
Note 14 — Other Contingencies
Line of Credit
At December 31, 2024, the Company had a $300.0 million bank line of credit on which to draw for general corporate purposes. Amounts drawn under the line of credit generally bear interest at a floating rate, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, and starting at the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 165 basis points. The Company did not have any borrowings under the line of credit as of December 31, 2024, and as of December 31, 2023 there were $25.0 million of borrowings under the line of credit at an effective interest rate of 7.26%. The line of credit requires the Company to satisfytwo financial covenants, with which the Company is in compliance as of December 31, 2024. The line of credit expires on November 22, 2027. The Company’s line of credit was amended on November 22, 2022 to, among other things, provide for afive-year unsecured revolving loan facility in the aggregate amount of $300 million with, at the Company’s option, the ability to increase the revolving loan commitments to an aggregate amount not to exceed $500 million.
At December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding $50.8 million in irrevocable standby letters of credit, which relate to payment obligations under the Company’s insurance programs. In connection with the issuance of the letters of credit, the amount available under the line of credit was reduced by $50.8 million to $249.2 million at December 31, 2024. On December 24, 2024, January 16, 2025 and January 22, 2025, the letters of credit were renewed, and they all expire in the first quarter of 2026.
Tax Jurisdictions and Matters
The Company provides services throughout the continental United States and is subject to numerous state and local taxing jurisdictions. In the ordinary course of business, a jurisdiction may contest the Company’s reporting positions with respect to the application of its tax code to the Company’s services, which could result in additional tax liabilities.
The Company has tax matters with various taxing authorities. Because of the uncertainties related to both the probable outcomes and amount of probable assessments due, the Company is unable to make a reasonable estimate of a liability. The Company does not expect the resolution of any of these matters, taken individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations based on the Company’s best estimate of the outcomes of such matters.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business and records legal expenses as they are incurred. Some of these matters include payroll- and employee-related matters and examinations by governmental agencies. As the Company becomes aware of such claims and legal actions, the Company records accruals for any exposures that are probable and estimable. If adverse outcomes of such claims and legal actions are reasonably possible, Management assesses materiality and provides financial disclosure, as appropriate.
At this time, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible losses or form a judgment that an unfavorable outcome is either probable or remote with respect to certain pending litigation claims asserted and it is not currently possible to assess whether or not the outcome of these proceedings may have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Government Regulations
The Company’s customers are concentrated in the healthcare industry and are primarily providers of long-term care. The revenues of many of the Company’s customers are highly reliant on Medicare, Medicaid and third party payers’ reimbursement funding rates. New legislation or additional changes in existing regulations could directly impact the governmental reimbursement programs in which the customers participate.
Note 15 — Other Employee Benefit Plans
Retirement Savings Plan
Since October 1, 1999, the Company has had a retirement savings plan for eligible employees (the“RSP”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The RSP allows eligible employees to contribute up to 15% of their eligible compensation on a pre-tax basis.
Note 16 — Related Party Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company invested in Align+Engage LLC, a health care technology company which specializes in the long-term and acute care markets, which is accounted for as an equity method investment. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred costs of $0.6 million in connection with work performed by Align+Engage LLC on an application to be used by Company personnel.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any material related party transactions.
Note 17— Accrued Insurance Claims
The Company currently has a Paid Loss Retrospective Insurance Plan for general liability, workers’ compensation, auto and other self-insurance programs, which comprised approximately 25.4% and 25.3% of the Company’s liabilities at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Under the Company’s insurance plans, predetermined loss limits are arranged with the Company’s insurance company to limit both per occurrence cash outlay and annual insurance plan cost. The Company’s accounting for this plan utilizes current valuations from a third-party actuary, which include assumptions based on data such as historical claims, pay-out experience, demographic factors, industry trends, severity factors and other actuarial calculations. In the event that the Company’s claims experience and/or industry trends result in an unfavorable change in the assumptions or outcomes, it would have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
For general liability, workers’ compensation, auto and other self-insurance programs, the Company records both a reserve for the estimated future cost of claims and related expenses that have been reported but not settled, as well as an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. General liability and workers’ compensation reserves for claims incurred but not reported are developed by a third party actuary through review of the Company’s historical data and open claims.
In 2024, self-insurance liabilities decreased due to favorable $11.6 million adjustments after considering updated actuarial estimates for projected incurred losses on past claims. In 2023, self-insurance liabilities decreased due to a favorable $12.5 million adjustment after considering updated actuarial estimates for projected incurred losses on past claims. Such estimates declined in 2024 due to favorable claim experience and loss mitigation efforts.
Note 18 — Treasury Stock
On February 14, 2023, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7.5 million outstanding shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Repurchase Plan, the Company repurchased 0.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock during the year ended December 31, 2024 for a total cost of $5.0 million inclusive of transaction costs. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased 1.0 million shares of the Company's common stock for a total cost of $11.1 million inclusive of transaction costs.
Note 19 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated all subsequent events through the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. There were no events or transactions occurring during this subsequent reporting period which require recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
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