TRINET GROUP INC
For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Jul 26, 2024.
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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Jul 26, 2024
TNET$66.63-1.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-03-31; filed 2024-04-26.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsNon-GAAP Financial MeasuresCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-06-30; filed 2024-07-26.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCritical Accounting Judgments and EstimatesThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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So far in 2024, we:
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•repurchased approximately 1.25 million shares of our common stock through our existing stock repurchase program,
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YTD 2024
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Results of Operations
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The following table summarizes our results of operations for the second quarter and first half of 2024, when compared to the same periods of 2023. For details of the critical accounting judgments and estimates that could affect our Results of Operations, see the Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates section within the MD&A in Item 7 of our 2023 Form 10-K.
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(1) Refer to Non-GAAP measures definitions and reconciliations from GAAP measures under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".
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(2) Total WSEs and Average WSEs include incremental WSEs that were charged a platform user access fee and incremental additional service recipients. These were identified as a result of our ongoing effort to ensure that our billing practices best match the expectations of our customers. For details, refer to the heading "Operating Metrics – Worksite Employees (WSEs).”
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The following table summarizes our balance sheet data as of June 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, we monitor other non-GAAP financial measures that we use to manage our business, to make planning decisions, to allocate resources and to use as performance measures in our executive compensation plan. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long-term and provide information that we use to maintain and grow our business.
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The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is used to enhance the understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance. It is not meant to be considered in isolation from, superior to, or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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(1)Non-GAAP effective tax rate is 25.6% for the second quarters and full years of 2024 and 2023, which excludes the income tax impact from stock-based compensation, changes in uncertain tax positions, and nonrecurring benefits or expenses from federal legislative changes.
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
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The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
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The table below presents a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net Income:
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The table below presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Corporate Operating Cash Flows:
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Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we have included the changes in the assets and liabilities of the TriNet Trust from cash provided by (used in) operating activities for our WSEs because the underlying cash flows of the TriNet Trust are related to the same type of payroll and payroll related liabilities as our WSE cash flows.
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Operating Metrics
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Worksite Employees (WSE)
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Average WSE change is a volume measure we use to monitor the performance of our PEO business. Our PEO clients generally change their payroll service providers at the beginning of the payroll tax and benefits enrollment year; as a result, we have historically experienced our highest volumes of new PEO clients joining and existing clients terminating in the month of January. PEO client attrition, new PEO client additions and changes in employment levels within our installed PEO client base all impact our Average WSEs and Total WSEs as we move through a calendar year.
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We support WSEs from the date on which their co-employment with TriNet commences through the end of their co-employment with TriNet and also after their co-employment period. We define WSEs to include co-employees and other individuals receiving PEO services, such as individuals who receive COBRA benefits post co-employment or are subject to partnership tax reporting as well as individuals who utilize our PEO platform on behalf of TriNet PEO clients. As part of an ongoing effort to ensure that our billing practices best match the expectations of our customers, in the third quarter of 2023 we determined that certain individuals such as those described above and certain co-employees were not previously or consistently counted in Total WSEs and Average WSEs. This resulting adjustment increased our reported Total WSEs by approximately 5,500 for June 30, 2024 and Average WSEs by approximately 5,500 for the second quarter of 2024 and 5,400 for the first half of 2024. We intend to continue our ongoing effort to ensure that our billing practices best match the expectations of our customers and in the future we may identify additional individuals that should be included in Total WSEs and Average WSEs.
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In December 2023, we implemented a platform user access fee to charge clients for those users of our PEO platform that may not be co-employed by us and to charge clients for co-employees for whom payroll may not be regularly run. In addition to co-employees for whom payroll may not be regularly run, this includes individuals authorized by our clients to access and use the PEO platform for functions such as bookkeeping and benefits management. The amount of the fee is comparable to the fee we charge for users of our HRIS platform. While the amount of revenue we recognized for this service to date has not been significant, these users of the PEO platform for whose access we charged this fee increased our reported Total WSEs by approximately 18,300 as of June 30, 2024 and Average WSEs by approximately 18,500 for the second quarter of 2024 and 18,000 for the first half of 2024.
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The effect of this new fee is that we are now receiving revenue from two types of users on our PEO platform, those that are co-employed in our PEO business and those that are utilizing our PEO platform, albeit in a more limited capacity. The table below illustrates how those two components comprise our Total WSE and Average WSE metrics.
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Average WSEs increased 7% when comparing the second quarter of 2024 to the same period in 2023, primarily due to the additional co-employed and PEO platform users described above. From a vertical perspective, declines in our Technology and Professional Services verticals were largely offset by increases in our Main Street and Non-Profit verticals.
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Total WSEs can be used to estimate our beginning WSEs for the next period and, as a result, can be used as an indicator of our potential future success in generating revenue, growing our business and retaining clients. Total WSEs increased 6% when compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to the additional co-employed and PEO platform Users WSEs described above.
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Anticipated revenues for future periods can diverge from the revenue expectation derived from Average WSEs or Total WSEs due to pricing differences across our HCM solutions and services and the degree to which clients and WSEs elect to participate in our solutions during future periods. In addition to focusing on growing our Average WSE and Total WSE counts, we also focus on pricing strategies, benefit participation and service differentiation to expand the value we provide to our clients and our resulting revenue opportunities. We report the impact of client and WSE participation differences as a change in mix.
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We continue to invest in efforts intended to enhance client experience, improve our new sales performance, and manage client attrition, through product development as well as operational and process improvements. As we continue our work in combining our PEO platform and our HRIS SaaS capabilities into a single platform, these various types of TriNet users will all be served from the same platform. In addition to focusing on retaining and growing our WSE base, we continue to review acquisition opportunities that would expand our product offering and provide further scale.
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HRIS Users
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Average HRIS Users is a volume measure we use to monitor the performance of our cloud-based HRIS services. Average HRIS Users for the second quarter of 2024 and 2023, was 191,220, and 219,026, respectively. Average HRIS Users for the first half of 2024 and 2023, was 193,188, and 223,155, respectively. This decline is primarily driven by higher client attrition in addition to decreased staffing by HRIS clients similar to SMB trends that we have observed in our PEO business.
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Insurance Cost Ratio (ICR)
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ICR is a performance measure calculated as the ratio of insurance costs to insurance service revenues. We believe that ICR promotes an understanding of our insurance cost trends and our ability to align our relative pricing to risk performance.
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We purchase workers' compensation and health benefits coverage for our WSEs. Under the insurance policies for this coverage, we bear claims costs up to a defined deductible amount. Our insurance costs, which comprise a significant portion of our overall costs, are significantly affected by our WSEs’ health and workers' compensation insurance claims experience. We set our insurance service fees for workers’ compensation and health benefits in advance for fixed benefit periods. As a result, any increases in insurance costs above our projections, will be reflected as a higher ICR, and result in lower net income. Any decreases in insurance costs below our projections, will be reflected as a lower ICR and result in higher net income, and can also be an indicator that insurance costs are developing more slowly than our projections, which are reflected in our fees, and this can have a negative impact over time on client retention and new sales.
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Under our fully-insured workers' compensation insurance policies, we assume the risk for losses up to $1 million per claim occurrence (deductible layer). The ultimate cost of the workers’ compensation services provided cannot be known until all the claims are settled. Our ability to predict these costs is limited by unexpected increases in frequency or severity of claims, which can vary due to changes in the cost of treatments or claim settlements.
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Under our risk-based health insurance policies, we assume the risk of variability in future health claims costs for our enrollees. This variability typically results from changing trends in the volume, severity and ultimate cost of medical and pharmaceutical claims, due to changes to the components of medical cost trend, which we define as changes in participant use of services, including the introduction of new treatment options, changes in treatment guidelines and mandates, and changes in the mix, cost of providing treatment and timing of services provided to plan participants. These trends change, and other seasonal trends and variability may develop. As a result, it is difficult for us to predict our insurance costs with accuracy and a significant increase in these costs could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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ICR increased for the second quarter and first half of 2024 as compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily driven by higher insurance costs. Insurance costs increased due to higher costs associated with medical services utilization, both inpatient and outpatient services as well as pharmacy costs. This was partially offset by favorable prior period development in workers' compensation.
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Total Revenues
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Our revenues consist of PSR and ISR. PSR represents fees charged to clients for processing payroll-related transactions on behalf of our PEO and HRIS clients, access to our HR expertise and technology, employment and benefit law compliance services, other HR-related and tax credit filing services and fees charged to access our cloud-based HRIS services. ISR consists of insurance-related billings and administrative fees collected from PEO clients and withheld from WSEs for workers' compensation insurance and health benefit insurance plans provided by third-party insurance carriers.
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Monthly total revenues per Average WSE is a measure we use to monitor our PEO pricing strategies. This measure was flat during the second quarter and first half of 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023.
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We also use the following measures to further analyze changes in total revenue:
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•Rate - the combined weighted average percentage changes in service fees for each vertical service and changes in service fees associated with each insurance service offering,
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During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we:
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Our consolidated results for the first quarter of 2024 reflect our continuing efforts to serve our clients, attract new clients and invest in our platform.
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Our consolidated results for the first half of 2024 reflect our continuing efforts to serve our clients, attract new clients and invest in our platform.
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•continued to grow total revenues and manage expenses prudently,
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•continued to grow total revenues with disciplined expense management in light of rising insurance costs,
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•launched a common stock dividend of $0.25 per share paid in April 2024,
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•paid common stock dividends of $0.25 per share in April and July 2024,
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Our results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, when compared to the same period of 2023, are noted below:
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Our results for the second quarter and first half of 2024, when compared to the same periods of 2023, are noted below:
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During the first quarter of 2024, our Average WSEs and Total WSEs increased 6% and 7%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to additional PEO Platform Users and additional service recipients identified as a result of our ongoing effort to ensure that our billing practices best match the expectations of our customers.
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During the second quarter of 2024, our Average WSEs and Total WSEs increased 7% and 6%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to additional PEO Platform Users and additional service recipients identified as a result of our ongoing effort to ensure that our billing practices best match the expectations of our customers.
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Our ICR was 4 points higher compared to the same period in 2023, driven by increased health benefits utilization rates and inflation in health costs.
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Our ICR was 4 points higher compared to the same period in 2023, driven by increased health benefits utilization rates and inflation in health costs, partially offset by favorable workers' compensation prior period claims development.
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Higher insurance costs, operating expenses and interest expense, partially offset by higher revenues, resulted in decreases of net income and Adjusted Net income of 31% and 26%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2023.
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Higher insurance costs and interest expense, partially offset by higher revenues and lower operating expenses, resulted in decreases of net income and Adjusted Net income of 28% and 26%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2023.