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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-34099

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA

26-2753540

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 500

Pittsburgh, PA

15275

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 787-2100

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was require to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of April 29, 2011 was 3,687,930.

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2011

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PART 1	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements:		3

	(a) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010		3

	(b) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010		4

	(c) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010		5

	(d) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		13

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		13

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		14

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		14

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities		14

Item 6.	Exhibits		15

	SIGNATURES		16

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011			2010
Revenues	$	19,901		$	15,717
Cost of revenues		16,057			12,642

Gross profit		3,844			3,075
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,778			2,962

Income from operations		66			113
Interest income (expense), net		(6	)		(5	)
Other income (expense), net		(1	)		(1	)

Income before income taxes		59			107
Income tax expense		22			44

Net income	$	37		$	63

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	.01		$	.02

Diluted	$	.01		$	.02

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		3,690			3,634

Diluted		3,799			3,759

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


	March 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,843		$	6,334
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $522 in 2011 and $572 in 2010, respectively		8,570			8,057
Unbilled receivables		2,537			1,664
Prepaid and other current assets		827			1,395
Deferred income taxes		210			177

Total current assets		16,987			17,627

Equipment, enterprise software, and leasehold improvements, at cost:
Equipment		1,485			1,465
Enterprise software		675			675
Leasehold improvements		546			544

		2,706			2,684
Less – accumulated depreciation		(2,534	)		(2,499	)

Net equipment, enterprise software, and leasehold improvements		172			185

Intangible assets, net		83			93
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		3			5
Goodwill		405			405
Deferred income taxes		77			82

Total assets	$	17,727		$	18,397


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,621		$	2,695
Accrued payroll and related costs		3,395			3,024
Other accrued liabilities		143			189
Deferred revenue		136			141

Total current liabilities		5,295			6,049

Total liabilities		5,295			6,049

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 4)

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred Stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding		—			—
Common stock, par value $.01; 100,000,000 shares authorized and 3,691,363 shares issued as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010		37			37
Additional paid-in-capital		10,026			9,962
Retained earnings		2,386			2,349
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,433 shares as of March 31, 2011		(17	)		—

Total shareholders’ equity		12,432			12,348

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	17,727		$	18,397

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months ended March 31,
	2011			2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	37		$	63
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		45			29
Bad debt (credit) expense		(50	)		(45	)
Stock-based compensation expense		64			87
Deferred income taxes, net		(28	)		98
Loss in unconsolidated affiliate		2			—
Working capital items:
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables		(1,336	)		141
Prepaid and other current assets		568			(236	)
Accounts payable		(1,074	)		(337	)
Accrued payroll and related costs		371			546
Other accrued liabilities		(46	)		(53	)
Deferred revenue		(5	)		8

Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities		(1,452	)		301


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of Curastat, Inc., (net of cash acquired and issuance of contingent earn-out debt)		—			(1,145	)
Capital expenditures		(22	)		(12	)

Net cash flows (used in) investing activities		(22	)		(1,157	)


FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of treasury stock		(17	)		—
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		—			99
Reduction in excess tax benefits related to stock options		—			(22	)

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities		(17	)		77

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(1,491	)		(779	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		6,334			7,113

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	4,843		$	6,334

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Unaudited)

1.	Description of Business and Basis of Presentation:

References in this Quarterly Report on 10-Q to “we”, “our”, “Mastech” or “the Company” refer collectively to Mastech Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, which are included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Description of Business

We are a provider of IT and specialized healthcare staffing services. Our IT staffing business combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of services within business intelligence / data warehousing; web services; enterprise resource planning & customer resource management; and eBusiness solutions. We work with businesses and institutions with significant IT spending and recurring staffing needs. We also support smaller organizations with their “project focused” temporary IT staffing requirements. Our services span a broad range of industry verticals including: automotive; banking; consumer products; education; financial services; government; healthcare; manufacturing; retail; technology; telecommunications; transportation; and utilities. Our healthcare staffing business provides specialized healthcare professionals, including surgical nurses, occupation and physical therapists and locum tenens physicians, to hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “Financial Statements”) have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting principally of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2011. Additionally, our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011 or for any other period.

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company utilizes the equity method of accounting, as prescribed by The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 323 “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock”, when it is able to exercise significant management influence over the entity’s operations, which generally occurs when Mastech has an ownership interest of between 20% and 50% in an entity. For investments in which the Company does not exercise significant management influence, generally when Mastech has an ownership interest of less than 20%, the Company utilizes the cost method of accounting.

Segment Reporting

The Company, which aggregates its IT and healthcare operating segments based on the nature of services, has one reportable segment in accordance with ASC Topic 280 “Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”.

2.	Goodwill

As of March 31, 2011, the Company has $405,000 of goodwill recorded on its balance sheet related to the January 2, 2010 acquisition of Curastat, Inc. There was no activity in our goodwill account during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010.

3.	Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, trade name and non-compete covenants related to the acquisition of Curastat, Inc. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from 2 to 5 years. Intangible assets were comprised of the following as of March 31, 2011:


	As of March 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships	$	60	$	15	$	45
Trade name		50		21		29
Non-compete covenants		40		31		9

Total intangible assets	$	150	$	67	$	83

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $10,000 and $10,000 respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:


	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
(in thousands)
Amortization expense	$	40	$	29	$	12	$	12	$	-0-

4.	Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

The Company rents certain office space and equipment under non-cancelable leases which provides for future minimum rental payments. Total lease commitments have not materially changed from the amounts disclosed in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Contingencies Commitments

In the ordinary course of our business, the Company is involved in a number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, the Company’s management believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

5.	Employee Benefit Plan

The Company provides an Employee Retirement Savings Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that covers substantially all U.S. based salaried employees. Employees may contribute a percentage of eligible compensation to the Plan, subject to certain limits under the Code. The Retirement Plan does not provide for any Company matching contributions.

6.	Mastech Stock Incentive Plan

In 2008, the Company adopted a Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which provides that up to 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock shall be allocated for issuance to directors, officers and key personnel. Grants under the Plan can be made in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or stock awards. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, stock options totaling 6,000 were granted under this Plan at an exercise price of $4.60. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, stock options totaling 25,000 were granted under this Plan at an exercise price of $4.70. As of March 31, 2011 there were 93,000 shares eligible for grant under the Plan.

7.	Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $64,000 and $87,000, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

No shares were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2011 related to the exercise of stock options. During the three months ended March 31, 2010 the Company issued 32,656 shares related to the exercise of stock options.

8.	Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes, as shown in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011		2010
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Income before income taxes:
Domestic	$	59	$	107
Foreign		—		—

Income before income taxes	$	59	$	107

The provision for income taxes, as shown in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011			2010
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Current provision (benefit):
Federal	$	52		$	(46	)
State		(2	)		(8	)

Total current provision (benefit)		50			(54	)

Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal		(32	)		84
State		4			14

Total deferred provision (benefit)		(28	)		98

Total provision for income taxes	$	22		$	44

The reconciliation of income taxes computed using the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011					Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$	21		35.0	%	$	37	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		2		3.4			6	5.6
Other — net		(1	)	(1.1	)		1	0.5

	$	22		37.3	%	$	44	41.1	%

9.	Shareholders’ Equity

On December 23, 2010, the Company announced a share repurchase program of up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over a two year period. Repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. Under the program, 3,433 shares were purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2011 at an average price of $4.90 per share.

10.

Revenue Concentration

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we had three clients that represented more than 10% of total revenues. IBM, TEK Systems and Kaiser Permanente represented 16.1%, 11.4% and 10.3% of total revenues, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, only IBM (18.8%) represented more than 10% of total revenues.

The Company’s top ten clients represented approximately 60% and 53% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

11.

Related Party Transactions

The Company transacts with its former parent’s affiliate, as indicated below.

Transactions with iGATE’s Affiliate

iGATE Global Solutions provides the Company with offshore contractors and IT support services. These services are provided under negotiated agreements between the parties. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company paid iGATE Global Solutions $210,000 and $151,000, respectively, for such services provided.

Accounts Payable with iGATE’s Affiliate

At March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had Accounts Payable balances of $140,000 and $126,000, respectively, due to iGATE Global Solutions.

12.

Earnings Per Share

The computation of basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is based on the Company’s net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share, reflects the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options were exercised. The dilutive effect of stock options was calculated using the treasury stock method.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the computation of diluted earnings per share does not include 245,000 and 253,000 stock options, respectively, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

13.

Severance Charges

The Company incurred approximately $100,000 of severance costs during the three months ended March 31, 2011, related to the Company’s realignment of roles within its recruitment organization. These costs are included as selling, general and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The payment of this severance will be made over the six-month period ending September 30, 2011.

14.

Subsequent Events

None. The Company has performed a review of events subsequent to the balance sheet date.

15.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

The Company is of the opinion that any pending accounting pronouncements, either in the adoption phase or not yet required to be adopted, will not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 17, 2011.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about future events, future performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment and regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words, “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “intend” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual financial performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and projections and our financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under “Risk Factors”, “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date that they were made. We do not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

Website Access to SEC Reports:

The Company’s website is www.mastech.com. The Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and all other reports filed with the SEC, are available free of charge on the Investor Relations page. The website is updated as soon as reasonably practical after such reports are filed electronically with the SEC.

Overview:

We are a provider of IT and specialized healthcare staffing services. From July 1986 through September 2008, we conducted our business as subsidiaries of iGATE. We do not sell, lease or otherwise market computer software or hardware, and 100% of our revenue is derived from the sale of staffing services.

Our IT staffing business combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of services within business intelligence / data warehousing; web services; enterprise resource planning & customer resource management; and eBusiness solutions. We provide our services across various industry verticals including: automotive; banking; consumer products; education; financial services; government; healthcare; manufacturing; retail; technology; telecommunications; transportation; and utilities. Our healthcare staffing unit provides specialized healthcare professionals to hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The Company aggregates its IT and healthcare operating segments based on the nature of services and accordingly, have one reportable segment. Thus, no segment related disclosures are presented. The Company tracks and evaluates its revenues and gross profits by four distinct sales channels: wholesale IT; retail IT; specialized healthcare and permanent placements / fees. Our wholesale IT channel consists of system integrators and other IT staffing firms with a need to supplement their abilities to attract highly-qualified temporary technical computer personnel. Our retail IT channel focuses on clients that are end-users of IT staffing services. Within the retail channel are end-user clients that have retained a third party to provide vendor management services, commonly known in the industry as Managed Service Providers (“MSP”). The specialized healthcare channel clients consist of hospitals and other healthcare facilities that utilize our staffing professionals. Permanent placements/fee revenues are incidental revenues derived as by-product opportunities of conducting our core contract staffing business.

Critical Accounting Policies:

Our critical accounting policies are described in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Economic Trends and Outlook:

Generally, our business outlook is highly correlated to general U.S. economic conditions. During periods of increasing employment and economic expansion, demand for our services tends to increase. Conversely, during periods of contracting employment and / or a slowing domestic economy, demand for our services tends to decline. As the economy slowed during the last half of 2007 and recessionary conditions emerged in 2008 and during much of 2009, we experienced less demand for our staffing services. During the second half of 2009, we began to see signs of market stabilization and a modest pick-up in activity levels within certain sales channels and technologies. In 2010, market conditions continued to strengthen over the course of the year and activity levels within most of our sales channels progressively improved. During the first quarter of 2011, activity levels have largely remained consistent with fourth quarter 2010 levels. While we are encouraged by near-term improvements in the U.S. job markets, unemployment is still at historical highs and recent international events could have a slowing impact on the rate of the U.S. economic recovery.

In addition to tracking general U.S. economic conditions, a large portion of our revenues are generated from a limited number of clients. Accordingly, our trends and outlook are impacted by the prospects and well-being of these specific clients. This “account concentration” factor may result in our results of operations deviating from the prevailing U.S. economic trends from time to time.

In recent years, a larger portion of our revenues have come from our wholesale sales channel, which consists largely of strategic relationships with systems integrators and other staffing organizations. This channel tends to carry lower gross margins, but provides higher volume opportunities. Should this trend in our business mix continue, it is likely that our overall gross margins will decline. Within our retail sales channel, many larger users of IT staffing services are employing MSP’s to manage their contractor spending in an effort to drive down overall costs. The impact of this shift towards the MSP model has been lower gross margins. Should this trend towards utilizing the MSP model continue, it is likely that our gross margins will decline in the future.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 as Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:

Revenues:

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $19.9 million, compared to $15.7 million for the corresponding three month period in 2010. This 27% year-over-year revenue increase largely reflects a higher level of IT billable consultants during the 2011 period and the geographical expansion of our healthcare business. Billable IT headcount at March 31, 2011 totaled 472 consultants compared to 389 consultants, one-year earlier. For the three-months ended March 31, 2011 our billable IT headcount increased by 16 consultants.

Below is a tabular presentation of revenues by sales channel for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:


Revenues (Amounts in millions)	Three months ended March 31, 2011		Three months ended March 31, 2010
Wholesale IT Channel	$	12.9	$	9.1
Retail IT Channel		5.0		5.0
Specialized Healthcare		1.9		1.5
Permanent Placements / Fees		0.1		0.1

Total revenues	$	19.9	$	15.7

Revenues from our wholesale IT channel increased significantly in the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the corresponding 2010 period. Higher revenue levels from both staffing clients (up 30%) and integrator clients (up 50%) were driven by stronger demand for IT services. Retail IT channel revenues were flat during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the period one-year earlier. Slightly higher revenues from MSP clients were offset by lower revenues from our end-user client base. Healthcare revenues increased by 31% in the three month period ended March 31, 2011 from the corresponding period a year earlier. This improvement reflects an expansion of our service offerings and the geographies in which we market such services. Permanent placement / fee revenues were approximately $0.1 million in both the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we had three clients that represented more than 10% of total revenues (IBM = 16.1%, TEK Systems = 11.4% and Kaiser Permanente = 10.3%). During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we had one client that represented more than 10% of total revenues (IBM = 18.8%). For the three months ended March 31, 2011 period, our top ten clients represented approximately 60% of total revenues compared to 53% of total revenues in the corresponding 2010 period.

Gross Margin:

Gross profits in the first quarter of 2011 were $3.8 million, or approximately $0.8 million higher than the first quarter of 2010. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 19.3% for the three month period ending March 31, 2011 compared to 19.6% for the three month period a year earlier. Lower gross margins in our wholesale channel and an unfavorable mix of channel revenues were responsible for this 30-basis point decline.

Below is a tabular presentation of gross margin by sales channel for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:


Gross Margin	Three months ended March 31, 2011			Three months ended March 31, 2010
Wholesale IT Channel		18.2	%		19.3	%
Retail IT Channel		21.5			19.4
Specialized Healthcare		17.0			17.3
Permanent Placements / Fees		100.0			100.0

Total gross margin		19.3	%		19.6	%

Wholesale IT channel gross margins declined by 110 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to 2010. This performance reflects higher bench costs (salary paid to consultants who are between assignments and are not generating revenue) and a higher level of reimbursable expense revenues (revenues with no gross profit content). Retail IT gross margins were up significantly during the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to 2010 due to a combination of pricing improvements and upgrades in consultant skill sets utilized on new client assignments.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses:

SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $3.8 million or 19.0% of revenues, compared to $3.0 million or 18.8% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in SG&A largely reflects investments made in our sales and recruiting organizations during the last nine months. Fluctuations within SG&A expense components during the 2011 period compared to a year earlier included the following:

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Sales expense was $0.3 million higher in 2011 due to an increase in sales staff and higher commission, travel and facility costs.

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Recruiting expense was up in the 2011 period by $0.4 million due to an increase in recruitment staff, higher commission and H1B processing expenses and $0.1 million of severance costs related to leadership changes made to our recruitment organization during March, 2011.

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General and administrative expense in 2011 was higher by $0.1 million and principally related to employee relations expenditures and higher facility costs.

Other Income / (Expense) Components:

Other income / (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 consisted of interest expense of $6,000 and a foreign exchange loss of $1,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, other income / (expense) consisted of interest expense of $5,000 and foreign exchange losses of $1,000.

Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $22,000, representing an effective tax rate on pre-tax income of 37.3%, compared to $44,000, which represented a 41.1% effective tax rate on pre-tax income for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

At March 31, 2011, we had $4.8 million of cash and equivalents on hand. In addition to our cash balances, we have access to a revolving credit facility with $10 million of maximum availability, under which our borrowing base was $8.7 million as of March 31, 2011. Our credit facility expires on October 15, 2011. It is management’s current intention to replace this facility with a new agreement on or before its expiration.

Historically, we have funded our business needs with cash generated from operating activities. Controlling our operating working capital levels by closely managing our accounts receivable balance is an important element of cash generation. At March 31, 2011, our accounts receivable “days sales outstanding” (“DSO”) measurement was 52-days compared to 48-days at March 31, 2010, which largely reflects short-term payment pattern variances at several major clients. We expect cash provided by operating activities and our cash balances on hand to be adequate to fund our business needs during 2011, exclusive of acquisitions and activities related to our recently announced share repurchase program.

Cash flows provided by / (used in) operating activities:

Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $1.5 million compared to $0.3 million of cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Elements of cash flows during the 2011 period were largely related to increases in operating working capital of $1.5 million. This increase reflected higher accounts receivable balances of $1.3 million in support of our revenue growth and an increase in our DSO measurement at March 31, 2011. During the three months March 31, 2010, elements of cash flows included net income of $0.1 million and non-cash charges of $0.2 million.

Cash flows (used in) investing activities:

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $22,000 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended a year earlier. In the 2011 period, capital expenditures, largely computer equipment, accounted for our entire usage of cash. In the 2010 period, the acquisition of Curastat, Inc. was largely responsible for cash used in investing activities.

Cash flows provided by / (used in) financing activities:

Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $17,000 and related to common shares purchased under the Company’s share buyback program. In the 2010 period, $77,000 of cash was provided by financing activities and largely related to proceeds from stock option exercises.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Inflation:

We do not believe that inflation had a significant impact on our results of operations for the periods presented. On an ongoing basis, we attempt to minimize any effects of inflation on our operating results by controlling operating costs and, whenever possible, seeking to ensure that billing rates are adjusted periodically to reflect increases in costs due to inflation.

Seasonality:

Our operations are generally not affected by seasonal fluctuations. However, our consultants’ billable hours are affected by national holidays and vacation policies. Accordingly, we generally have lower utilization rates and higher benefit costs during the fourth quarter.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

ITEM 3:

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market value. Our cash flow and earnings are subject to fluctuations due to exchange rate variations. Foreign currency risk exists by nature of our global recruitment centers. However, exposure to currency risk is not viewed to be material and, accordingly, we do not have any exchange rate hedges in place.

ITEM 4:

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of Company management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in Mastech’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of our business, we are involved in a number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, management believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2011.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

A summary of our common stock repurchased during the first quarter of 2011 under the 750,000 share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors and publicly announced on December 23, 2010, is set forth in the following table. All such shares of common stock were repurchased pursuant to open market transactions. This repurchase program expires on December 23, 2012.


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under this Plan or Programs

January 1, 2011 – January 31, 2011		—		—		—		750,000
February 1, 2011 – February 28, 2011		7	$	4.89		7		749,993
March 1, 2011 – March 31, 2011		3,426		4.90		3,426		746,567

Total		3,433	$	4.90		3,433

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits


31.1		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer is filed herewith.

31.2		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer is filed herewith.

32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer is filed herewith.

32.2		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Chief Financial Officer is filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 2nd day of May, 2011.


		MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

May 2, 2011		/S/ THOMAS B. MORAN
		Thomas B. Moran
		Chief Executive Officer

		/S/ JOHN J. CRONIN, JR.
		John J. Cronin, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer

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31.1		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer is filed herewith.

31.2		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer is filed herewith.

32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer is filed herewith.

32.2		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer is filed herewith.

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