Categories: Press Release 4/9/2010 8:07 AM
           

POST FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Command Center, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CCNI - News), an emerging provider of on-demand, reliable labor solutions, today announced revenue of $51.5 million for the 52-week period ended December 25, 2009, compared with revenue of $78.8 million for the 52-week period ended December 26, 2008.

The company said the reduction in revenue was caused primarily by the weakening economy and the reduction in operating stores to 50 at the end of fiscal 2009, down from 57 at the end of 2008.

According to Command’s Chairman and CEO, Glenn Welstad, “Management’s yearlong objective to increase selling efforts, with strong cost controls in place, brought cash flow to essentially break even in the fourth quarter of 2009. We also saw favorable results in the first quarter of 2010, with a year-over-year average weekly sales increase of 14% reported in March 2010. We remain optimistic that we have turned the corner towards rising sales and profitability.”

Command Center reported a net loss of $6 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted weighted average common share outstanding, for the 52-week period ended December 25, 2009. This compares with a net loss of $17.6 million, or $1.04 per basic and diluted weighted average common share outstanding, for the comparable period of 2008. The loss in 2008 included impairment of goodwill charges of $11.76 million related to the acquisition of franchises in 2006. There were no further impairment charges in 2009, and goodwill remains at $2.5 million.

Mr. Welstad said management is also focused this year on improving working capital, reducing debt and interest expense, and lowering the company’s receivable financing costs. “Through the recent renewal of our primary credit line and the modification of our subordinate debt, we have already made considerable progress in improving our financial position and reducing our financing costs. We are now fully compliant with all of the terms of these credit facilities. We expect this year to generate additional working capital from equity investments, refunds of collateral deposits with former workers’ compensation insurance carriers, and positive cash flow from operations. That gives us further confidence that 2010 can be a turnaround year for Command Center.”

Investors can access the company’s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K at EDGAR, or by visiting the investor relations section of the Command Center website at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commandonline.com&esheet=6244303&lan=en_US&anchor=www.commandonline.com&index=1&md5=368c8d66e0c41204c24a0f01573cead0

About Command Center, Inc.

The Company provides on-demand employment solutions to businesses in the United States, primarily in the areas of light industrial, hospitality and event services, as well as other assignments. Additional information on Command Center is available at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commandonline.com&esheet=6244303&lan=en_US&anchor=www.commandonline.com&index=2&md5=c8a98de583c7ca40d007c7c912ffe093.

This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the severity and duration of the general economic downturn, the availability of worker's compensation insurance coverage, the availability of capital and suitable financing for the Company's activities, the ability to attract, develop and retain qualified store managers and other personnel, product and service demand and acceptance, changes in technology, the impact of competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks set forth in the Form 10KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2010 and in other statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the Company, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

COMMAND CENTER, INC.

Balance Sheets

Assets

 

December 25, 2009

 

December 26, 2008

CURRENT ASSETS:

       

Cash

 

$

69,971

   

$

2,174,960

 

Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for bad debts of $300,000 and $500,000 at December 25, 2009 and December 26, 2008, respectively

   

5,025,113

     

5,223,113

 

Other receivables

   

37,059

     

284,244

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

   

437,483

     

975,909

 

Current portion of workers' compensation risk pool deposits

   

1,300,000

     

1,500,000

 

Total current assets

   

6,869,626

     

10,158,226

 
         

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - NET

   

877,827

     

2,589,201

 
         

OTHER ASSETS:

       

Workers' compensation risk pool deposits, less current portion

   

2,318,805

     

2,729,587

 

Goodwill

   

2,500,000

     

2,500,000

 

Intangible asset - net

   

323,937

     

503,606

 

Total other assets

   

5,142,742

     

5,733,193

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

12,890,195

   

$

18,480,620

 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

       

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

       

Accounts payable trade

 

$

2,174,504

   

$

1,080,735

 

Line of credit facility

   

2,907,521

     

2,579,313

 

Accrued wages and benefits

   

694,079

     

981,293

 

Other current liabilities

   

224,491

     

195,566

 

Current portion of note payable

   

9,520

     

9,520

 

Short-term note payable, net of discount

   

1,025,000

     

1,868,748

 

Short-term note liquidity redemption payable

   

186,939

     

-

 

Workers' compensation insurance and risk pool deposits payable

   

501,423

     

531,062

 

Stock warrant liability

   

413,026

     

-

 

Current portion of workers' compensation claims liability

   

1,300,000

     

1,500,000

 

Total current liabilities

   

9,436,503

     

8,746,237

 
         

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

       

Note payable, less current portion

   

71,447

     

76,135

 

Workers' compensation claims liability, less current portion

   

2,800,000

     

2,986,372

 

Common stock to be issued

   

922,000

     

-

 

Finance obligation

   

-

     

1,125,000

 

Total long-term liabilities

   

3,793,447

     

4,187,507

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES:

   

13,229,950

     

12,933,744

 
         

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9,13,14)

       
         

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):

       

Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

   

-

     

-

 

Common stock - $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,212,923 and 36,290,053 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

   

37,213

     

36,290

 

Additional paid-in capital

   

51,446,437

     

51,370,627

 

Accumulated deficit

   

(51,823,405

)

   

(45,860,041

)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

   

(339,755

)

   

5,546,876

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

$

12,890,195

   

$

18,480,620

 

COMMAND CENTER, INC.

Statements of Operations

         
   

52 Weeks Ended

52 Weeks Ended

REVENUE:

 

December 25, 2009

 

December 26, 2008

         

Revenue from services

 

$

51,474,445

   

$

78,812,404

 

Other income

   

86,490

     

421,621

 
     

51,560,935

     

79,234,025

 

COST OF SERVICES:

       

Temporary worker costs

   

35,425,932

     

52,317,484

 

Workers' compensation costs

   

2,941,370

     

5,799,145

 

Other direct costs of services

   

212,780

     

521,128

 
     

38,580,082

     

58,637,757

 

GROSS PROFIT

   

12,980,853

     

20,596,268

 
         

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

       

Personnel costs

   

8,035,961

     

12,941,348

 

Selling and marketing expenses

   

91,108

     

396,203

 

Transportation and travel

   

943,657

     

2,475,462

 

Office expenses

   

854,349

     

1,394,826

 

Legal, professional and consulting

   

818,006

     

1,061,827

 

Depreciation and amortization

   

786,142

     

868,208

 

Rents and leases

   

2,081,534

     

2,523,361

 

Other expenses

   

754,537

     

879,165

 

Utilities and telephone

   

1,114,040

     

1,208,701

 

Bank fees

   

430,836

     

591,910

 

Insurance

   

379,974

     

710,727

 

Bad debt

   

307,714

     

534,517

 

Impairment of goodwill

   

-

     

11,757,929

 
     

16,597,858

     

37,344,184

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

   

(3,617,005

)

   

(16,747,916

)

         

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

       

Interest expense

   

(1,877,081

)

   

(848,890

)

Other

   

-

     

(24,581

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

   

(518,251

)

   

-

 

Change in fair value of stock warrant liability

   

48,973

     

-

 
     

(2,346,359

)

   

(873,471

)

         

NET LOSS

 

$

(5,963,364

)

 

$

(17,621,387

)

NET LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC

 

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.49

)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC

   

36,782,420

     

36,059,701