HireRight, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results

-- Service revenue increased 14.8% to $16.0 million from the third quarter of 2006

-- Gross profit increased 24.4% year-over-year to $8.7 million, yielding a margin of 54.6%, a 430 basis point improvement over Q3 2006

-- Operating income increased 73.6% to $2.6 million from the third quarter of 2006

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

HireRight, Inc. (NasdaqGM: HIRE), a leading provider of on-demand employment screening solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Service revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 increased 14.8% to $16.0 million, compared to $14.0 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Gross profit for the quarter rose to $8.7 million from $7.0 million in the prior year quarter. Gross profit as a percentage of service revenue rose to 54.6%, compared to 50.3% in the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

HireRight chairman and chief executive officer, Eric Boden, stated, "We are pleased to have achieved or exceeded many of our financial objectives for the third quarter highlighted by 74% growth in operating income on a year over year basis. Further, we continued to see growing adoption of our leading on-demand background screening solutions as evidenced by the increase of our total customers to 1,891, including the increase of 5 new Fortune 500 clients served to a total of 63."

Income from operations was $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $1.5 million during the same prior year period. Net income was $1.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to $6.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in net income was the result of a $1.2 million income tax expense in the current period, compared with a $5.0 million income tax benefit during the three months ended September 30, 2006, the result of a reversal of the company's valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2007 was approximately 39%.

Cash and equivalents, including short-term investments, at the end of the third quarter were $51.3 million, compared to $8.2 million as of December 31, 2006. Cash and equivalents increased as a result of proceeds from the company's initial public offering in August as well as positive operating cash flow.

Conference Call

HireRight's third quarter results and the company's outlook for the fourth quarter and full year will be discussed during a conference call today, November 8, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, via teleconference and webcast. The dial-in number is (866) 202-3048 within the United States, and (617) 213-8843 outside the United States. The teleconference pass code is 23715963. You can also access a live broadcast of the call by visiting our website at http://ir.hireright.com. A replay will be available for one month at the same web address or by phone at (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888, outside the United States, with pass code 80165077.

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About HireRight

HireRight is a leading provider of on-demand employment background and drug screening solutions that help organizations efficiently implement, manage and control screening programs. Many companies, including more than 60 of the Fortune 500, currently trust HireRight because the company delivers customer-focused solutions that provide greater efficiency and faster results. HireRight also provides pre-integrated employment screening services through enterprise e-recruiting solutions from top providers such as Oracle/PeopleSoft, Taleo, Vurv, ADP/VirtualEdge, Deploy Solutions and PeopleAdmin. HireRight's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the globe. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.hireright.com.

                           HIRERIGHT, INC.
                CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Unaudited)

                                           September 30, December 31,
(in thousands, except share amounts)           2007          2006
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and cash equivalents                 $    10,894   $     4,201
  Restricted cash                                   120           120
  Short-term investments                         40,400         4,031
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance
   for doubtful accounts of $217 and $131
   at September 30, 2007 and December 31,
   2006, respectively, and reserve for
   sales allowances of $126 and $154 at
   September 30, 2007 and December 31,
   2006, respectively                            12,229         9,628
  Prepaid expenses and other current
   assets                                         1,069           955
  Deferred tax asset - current                    1,435         3,518
                                           ------------- -------------
    Total current assets                         66,147        22,453
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
 depreciation and amortization of $5,173
 and $4,486 at September 30, 2007 and
 December 31, 2006, respectively                  2,034         1,583
Other assets                                        484           646
Deferred tax asset - non-current                  1,167         1,151
                                           ------------- -------------
TOTAL                                       $    69,832   $    25,833
                                           ------------- -------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Accounts payable                          $     2,947   $     4,480
  Accrued liabilities                             2,085         1,210
  Accrued payroll and benefits                    3,179         3,731
  Capital lease liability                             2             4
                                           ------------- -------------
    Total current liabilities                     8,213         9,425
  Other liabilities                                 295             -
                                           ------------- -------------
    Total liabilities                             8,508         9,425
                                           ------------- -------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

  Series C redeemable convertible
   preferred stock, $0.01 par value--0 and
   6,794,579 shares authorized, issued and
   outstanding (aggregate liquidation
   preference of $13,000) at September 30,
   2007 and December 31, 2006,
   respectively                                       -        13,000
  Series E redeemable convertible
   preferred stock, $0.01 par value--0 and
   17,500,000 shares authorized, 0 and
   17,246,579 shares issued and
   outstanding (aggregate liquidation
   preference of $12,180) at September 30,
   2007 and December 31, 2006,
   respectively                                       -        12,180
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares
   authorized, $0.01 par value -- none
   issued and outstanding                             -             -
  Preferred stock, 50,000,000 shares
   authorized:
    Series A redeemable convertible
     preferred stock, $0.01 par value--
     none issued and outstanding                      -             -
    Series B convertible preferred stock,
     $0.01 par value--0 and 854,632 shares
     authorized, issued and outstanding
     (aggregate liquidation preference of
     $2,000) September 30, 2007 and
     December 31, 2006, respectively                  -         2,000
  Common stock, $0.01 par value--
   100,000,000 shares authorized;
   11,231,941 and 1,956,115 shares issued
   and outstanding at September 30, 2007
   and December 31, 2006, respectively              112            20
  Additional paid-in capital                     67,929           847
  Other comprehensive gain--currency
   translation                                       18            14
  Accumulated deficit                            (6,735)      (11,653)
                                           ------------- -------------
    Net stockholders' equity (deficit)           61,324        (8,772)
                                           ------------- -------------
TOTAL                                       $    69,832   $    25,833
                                           ------------- -------------
                           HIRERIGHT, INC.
           CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (Unaudited)

                               Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,       September 30,
                               ------------------- -------------------
(in thousands, except per
 share data)                     2007      2006      2007      2006
                               ------------------- -------------------

REVENUE:
  Service revenue              $ 16,016  $ 13,955  $ 47,337  $ 39,621
  Reimbursed fee revenue          1,633     1,375     4,908     4,291
                               ------------------- -------------------

      Total revenue              17,649    15,330    52,245    43,912
                               ------------------- -------------------

COST OF REVENUE:
  Cost of service revenue         7,273     6,929    21,653    19,597
  Reimbursed fees paid            1,633     1,375     4,908     4,291
                               ------------------- -------------------

      Total cost of revenue       8,906     8,304    26,561    23,888
                               ------------------- -------------------

GROSS PROFIT                      8,743     7,026    25,684    20,024
                               ------------------- -------------------

OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Research and development          982       925     2,914     2,714
  Sales and marketing             2,572     2,141     7,657     6,135
  General and administrative      2,559     2,445     7,432     5,778
                               ------------------- -------------------

      Total operating expenses    6,113     5,511    18,003    14,627
                               ------------------- -------------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS            2,630     1,515     7,681     5,397
                               ------------------- -------------------

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
  Interest income                   413        49       625        83
  Interest expense                    -        (2)        1       (40)
  Other income (expense)--net       (12)       (4)      (19)      (19)
                               ------------------- -------------------

      Total other income --net      401        43       607        24
                               ------------------- -------------------

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES        3,031     1,558     8,288     5,421

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)    1,189    (4,993)    3,369    (4,887)
                               ------------------- -------------------

NET INCOME                        1,842     6,551     4,919    10,308
  Preferred stock dividends           -      (543)        -    (1,630)
  Income allocable to
   preferred stockholders             -    (4,623)        -    (6,678)
                               ------------------- -------------------

    NET INCOME ALLOCABLE TO
     COMMON STOCKHOLDERS       $  1,842  $  1,385  $  4,919  $  2,000
                               ------------------- -------------------

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
  Basic                        $   0.27  $   0.75  $   1.37  $   1.12
                               ------------------- -------------------
  Diluted                      $   0.17  $   0.48  $   0.50  $   0.69
                               ------------------- -------------------

  WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND
   COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES:
  Basic                           6,812     1,845     3,599     1,782
                               ------------------- -------------------
  Diluted                        10,812     2,862     9,763     2,907
                               ------------------- -------------------

Source: HireRight, Inc.