Edgar Filing: RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC

form10q100210.htm

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 October 2, 2010

[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 1-10245

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada	95-1480559
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109-4613

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(856) 356-4500

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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 required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's class of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $0.05 par value, 13,191,480 shares outstanding as of November 12, 2010.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

		Page
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 2, 2010 (Unaudited) and January 2, 2010	3

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the Thirteen and Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009	4

	Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 and Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009	5

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009	6

	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	39

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	40

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	40

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	40

Item 4.	[Removed and Reserved]	40

Item 5.	Other Information	40

Item 6.	Exhibits	40

Signatures		41

ITEM 1.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

			October 2,	January 2,
			2010	2010
			(Unaudited)	(Revised – Note 1)
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$26,898	$10,942
	Accounts receivable, net		38,589	44,231
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,775	2,629
	Deferred income tax assets		705	705
	Assets of discontinued operations		1,883	2,534
		Total current assets	70,850	61,041

Property and equipment, net			3,575	4,533

Other assets:
	Deposits		159	184
	Goodwill		7,319	7,319
	Intangible assets, net		360	464
	Deferred income tax assets		3,427	3,828
		Total other assets	11,365	11,896

		Total assets	$85,690	$77,369

Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$6,924		$6,934
	Accrued payroll and related costs		9,419		6,340
	Income taxes payable		407		-
	Liabilities of discontinued operations		121		426
		Total current liabilities	16,871		13,700

Contingent consideration			366		366

Stockholders' equity:
	Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;
		no shares issued or outstanding	-		-
	Common stock, $0.05 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
		13,220,445 shares issued and 13,191,480 shares outstanding at October 2, 2010 and 12,960,778 shares issued and outstanding at January 2, 2010	661		648
	Additional paid-in capital		107,740		107,262
	Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,306		1,267
	Accumulated deficit		(41,140	)	(45,874	)
	Treasury stock (28,965 shares, at cost)		(114	)	-
		Total stockholders' equity	68,453		63,303

		Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$85,690		$77,369

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Thirteen and Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
		October 2, 2010		September 26, 2009		October 2, 2010		September 26, 2009

Revenues		$37,489		$40,429		$125,629		$126,603
Cost of services		26,866		29,096		90,204		93,969
Gross profit		10,623		11,333		35,425		32,634

Operating costs and expenses
	Selling, general and administrative	8,410		9,995		27,674		30,191
	Depreciation and amortization	331		393		1,011		1,124
		8,741		10,388		28,685		31,315

Operating income		1,882		945		6,740		1,319

Other (expense) income
	Interest (expense) income and other, net	(8	)	7		(59	)	(16	)
	(Loss) gain on foreign currency transactions	(5	)	25		6		70
	Legal settlement	-		-		-		9,750
		(13	)	32		(53	)	9,804

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		1,869		977		6,687		11,123
Income tax expense from continuing operations		698		391		1,439		4,331
Income from continuing operations		1,171		586		5,248		6,792

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		72		(149	)	(514	)	(557	)
Net income		$1,243		$437		$4,734		$6,235

Basic net earnings per share data:

	Income from continuing operations	$0.09	$0.04		$0.40		$0.52

	Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit	$0.01	($0.01	)	($0.04	)	($0.04	)
	Net income	$0.10	$0.03		$0.36		$0.48

Diluted net earnings per share data:

	Income from continuing operations	$0.08	$0.04		$0.40		$0.52

	Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit	$0.01	($0.01	)	($0.04	)	($0.04	)
	Net income	$0.09	$0.03		$0.36		$0.48

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock			Total
	Outstanding Shares		Amount	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit		Shares	Amount		Total

Balance, January 2, 2010	12,960,778		$648	$107,262	$1,267	($45,874	)	-	$ -		$63,303

Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan	74,172		4	145	-	-		-	-		149
Translation adjustment	-		-	-	39	-		-	-		39
Issuance of stock under stock option plans	185,495		9	93	-	-		-	-		102
Stock based compensation expense	-		-	240	-	-		-	-		240
Common stock repurchase	(28,965	)	-	-	-	-		28,965	(114	)	(114	)
Net income	-		-	-	-	4,734		-	-		4,734

Balance, October 2, 2010	13,191,480		$661	$107,740	$1,306	($41,140	)	28,965	($114	)	$68,453

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	October 2,	September 26,
Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended	2010	2009

Net income	$4,734	$6,235
Foreign currency translation adjustment	39	514
Comprehensive income	$4,773	$6,749

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

				October 2, 2010		September 26, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income			$4,734		$6,235

	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization		1,052		1,211
		Loss on disposal of fixed assets of discontinued operations		269		-
		Gain on sale of discontinued operations		(143	)	-
		Stock-based compensation expense		240		99
		Provision for losses on accounts receivable		174		404
		Deferred income tax expense		401		2,871
		Changes in assets and liabilities:
			Accounts receivable	5,813		11,051
			Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(129	)	(14	)
			Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(272	)	(2,318	)
			Accrued payroll and related costs	2,856		(2,039	)
			Income taxes payable	661		(843	)
	Total adjustments			10,922		10,422
	Net cash provided by operating activities			15,656		16,657

Cash flows from investing activities:
	Property and equipment acquired			(84	)	(564	)
	Decrease in deposits			52		42
	Cash from sale of discontinued operations			200		-
	Cash paid for acquisitions, net of working capital			-		(900	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			168		(1,422	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
	Sale of stock for employee stock purchase plan			149		83
	Exercise of stock options			102		-
	Common stock repurchases			(114	)	-
	Net repayments on line of credit			-		(4,900	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			137		(4,817	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents				(5	)	734
Increase in cash and cash equivalents				15,956		11,152
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				10,942		815

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				$26,898		$11,967

Supplemental cash flow information:
	Cash paid for:
		Interest		$77		$55
		Income taxes		$942		$1,869

Non-cash investing activities relating to acquisition purchase price adjustment:
	Decrease goodwill	$840	$ -
	Decrease accounts payable and accrued expenses	$313	$ -
	Decrease contingent consideration	$527	$ -

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

1.	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements of RCM Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (“RCM” or the “Company”) are unaudited. The year-end consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to reports on Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended January 2, 2010 included in the Company’s Annual Report Form 10-K for such period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

The consolidated financial statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such interim periods.

Results for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year.

Certain changes to prior year balance sheet amounts have been made in accordance with the accounting guidance for business combinations to reflect adjustments made during the measurement period (see Note 5 for additional information regarding these changes) and the classification of certain business units as discontinued operations (see paragraph below).

In March 2010, the Company closed its Oracle business unit located in southern California. The closed business unit sold Oracle software applications and provided implementation, hosting and maintenance services for the suite of Oracle and related software applications. In September 2010, the Company sold its light industrial and clerical staffing business located in southern California and doing business under the name Intertec. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for further details of these discontinued operations. Such businesses have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

2.	Fiscal Year

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. The fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 was a 53-week reporting year. The third fiscal quarter of 2010, the 2009 fiscal year and the third fiscal quarter of 2009 ended on the following dates, respectively:

Period Ended	Weeks in Quarter	Weeks in Year to Date
October 2, 2010	Thirteen	Thirty-Nine
January 2, 2010	Thirteen	Fifty-Three
September 26, 2009	Thirteen	Thirty-Nine

3.	Use of Estimates and Uncertainties

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company uses estimates to calculate an allowance for doubtful accounts on its accounts receivables. These estimates can be significant to the operating results and financial position of the Company.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

3.	Use of Estimates and Uncertainties (Continued)

The Company has risk participation arrangements with respect to workers compensation and health care insurance. The amounts included in the Company’s costs related to this risk participation are estimated and can vary based on changes in assumptions, the Company’s claims experience or the providers included in the associated insurance programs.

The Company can be affected by a variety of factors including uncertainty relating to the performance of the general economy, competition, demand for the Company’s services, adverse litigation and claims and the hiring, training and retention of key employees.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s carrying value of financial instruments, consisting primarily of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value due to their liquidity or their short-term nature. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet financial instruments. The Company does not have derivative products in place to manage risks related to foreign currency fluctuations for its foreign operations or for interest rate changes.

4.	Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable are comprised as follows:

	October 2, 2010		January 2, 2010
Billed	$28,988		$35,372
Accrued and unbilled	2,368		2,160
Work-in-progress	8,515		7,887
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts	(1,282	)	(1,188	)

Accounts receivable, net	$38,589		$44,231

Acquisitions

General

In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company is obligated to pay future contingent consideration to the sellers upon the acquired business achieving certain earnings targets over periods ranging from two to four years following the acquisition. In general, the future contingent consideration amounts fall into one of two categories: (a) Deferred Consideration - fixed amounts due if the acquisition achieves a base level of earnings which has been determined at the time of acquisition and (b) Earnouts – amounts payable that are not fixed and are based on the growth in excess of the base level earnings.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

Acquisitions (Continued)

Future Contingent Payments

The Company has two active acquisition agreements relating to the acquisitions of the assets of NuSoft and PSG, both as defined below, whereby future contingent consideration may be earned and paid. Prior to December 2007 and the NuSoft acquisition, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued “Business Combinations” which did not require that the estimated fair value of contingent consideration be recorded as a liability. Pursuant to accounting standards in effect at that time, the Company has not recorded any liability associated with the contingent consideration that may be paid in connection with its March 19, 2008 acquisition of the operating assets of NuSoft Solutions, Inc. (“NuSoft”) as described in Note 4 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010. Prior to April 2009 and the Company’s July 6, 2009 acquisition of the operating assets of Project Solutions Group, Inc. (“PSG”), FASB issued “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Business Combinations That Arise from Contingencies” which requires that the fair value of any future contingent consideration be recorded as a liability. The Company has determined that the estimated fair value of the total future contingent consideration (Deferred Consideration and Earnouts) associated with the PSG acquisition is approximately $0.4 million. The amount actually paid, if any, may substantially exceed the estimated fair value. The Company has recorded this liability and increased its goodwill by a like amount.

The Company’s outstanding Deferred Consideration obligations potentially due after October 2, 2010, which relate to the NuSoft and PSG acquisitions, could result in the following maximum Deferred Consideration payments:

Year Ending		Amount
December 31, 2011		$944
December 29, 2012		164
December 28, 2013		184
Maximum deferred consideration		$1,292

The Company cannot estimate future Deferred Consideration payments with any certainty. However, the Company does not believe that the Deferred Consideration earned and payable in the year ended December 31, 2011 will exceed $144. Earnouts, if any, cannot be estimated with any certainty and as such are not included above. Any Earnouts paid, if any, are not likely to be material.

Project Solutions Group, Inc.

On July 6, 2009, the Company purchased the operating assets of PSG. PSG is a specialty provider of information technology services. PSG provides expert project management and training services to a diverse client base. PSG helps clients deploy Microsoft's project management tools to streamline and coordinate project-based initiatives across their organizations.

The acquisition was effective as of June 28, 2009 and has been accounted for in accordance with “Business Combinations” and “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Business Combinations that Arise from Contingencies.” Accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired company have been included in the consolidated results of operations of the Company from the effective date and are included in the Information Technology segment.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

Acquisitions (Continued)

The PSG purchase consideration consisted of $0.5 million in cash and 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $0.2 million. The fair value of the common shares issued was determined based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the effective date of the acquisition. Post closing consideration consists of potential Deferred Consideration payments up to $0.5 million and additional Earnout payments, with both amounts contingent upon PSG achieving certain base levels of operating income for certain post closing periods following the purchase. Additionally, the Company recorded a liability of approximately $0.4 million for the estimated net preset value of future contingent consideration potentially due in connection with the PSG acquisition. During 2010, the Company amended certain terms of the PSG purchase agreement which had the net effect of reducing a portion of the initial cash price and corresponding goodwill. Since this adjustment to the provisional amounts was identified during the measurement period as defined in authoritative accounting literature, the Company recognized the adjustment as if the amendment for the business combination had been completed as of the acquisition date (i.e., via retrospective adjustment). Accordingly, liability accounts and goodwill were reduced by $840 as of both October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010, the periods presented herein. The effect of these adjustments on the Company's consolidated financial statements is not material.

The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The amended purchase price of approximately $0.7 million has been allocated as follows:

Customer relationships	$253
Covenants-not-to-compete	38
Goodwill	415
	$706

Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following (unaudited) results of operations have been prepared assuming the PSG acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented. Those results are not necessarily indicative of results of future operations or of results that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented.

	Thirteen Week Periods Ended		Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
	October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009	October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009
Revenues	$37,489	$40,429	$125,629	$129,191
Operating income from continuing operations	$1,882	$945	$6,740	$1,519
Income from continuing operations	$1,171	$586	$5,248	$6,912
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$0.08	$0.04	$0.40	$0.53

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

6.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line method at rates calculated to provide for retirement of assets at the end of their estimated useful lives. The annual rates are 20% for computer hardware and software as well as furniture and office equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term.

Property and equipment are comprised of the following:

	October 2,	January 2,
	2010	2010
Equipment and furniture	$2,729	$2,929
Computers and systems	5,857	6,596
Leasehold improvements	1,064	1,160
	9,650	10,685

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	6,075	6,152

Property and equipment, net	$3,575	$4,533

7.	New Accounting Standards

There have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, that are of material significance, or have potential material significance to the Company.

8.	Line of Credit

The Company and its subsidiaries are party to a loan agreement with Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, amended and restated effective February 20, 2009, which provides for a $15 million revolving credit facility and includes a sub-limit of $5.0 million for letters of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at one of two alternative rates, as selected by the Company at each incremental borrowing. These alternatives are: (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin, or (ii) the agent bank's prime rate. The Company also pays unused line fees based on the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility that is not drawn.

All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and a pledge of the stock of its subsidiaries. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various financial and non-financial covenants, such as restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends. The Revolving Credit Facility expires in August 2011.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

8.	Line of Credit (Continued)

There were no borrowings during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010. During the thirty-nine week period ended September 26, 2009, the Company’s outstanding borrowings ranged from $-0- million to $4.9 million. The majority of borrowings in 2009 were subject to alternative (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin on contracts of 30 days or more. The weighted average interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility for the thirty-nine week period ended September 26, 2009 was 2.2%. At October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010, there were letters of credit outstanding for $2.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively. At October 2, 2010, the Company had availability for additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility of $12.8 million.

Goodwill

The Company is required to perform a goodwill impairment test on at least an annual basis. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which are dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company conducts its annual goodwill impairment test as of the last day of the Company's fiscal November each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The Company compares the fair value of each of its reporting units to their respective carrying values, including related goodwill. There were no triggering events during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 that indicated a need to perform the impairment test prior to the Company's annual test date.

During 2010, goodwill related to the acquisition of PSG decreased by $840 for net adjustments made during the measurement period (see Note 5). These retrospective adjustments are reflected in the net goodwill at January 2, 2010, in accordance with the accounting guidance for business combinations. The Company reduced its goodwill balance by $101 in connection with the sale of its Intertec division (see Note 19).

10.	Intangible Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When the Company determines that it is probable that undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value. Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets, excluding goodwill:

	Information Technology	Engineering	Specialty Health Care	Total
Balance as of January 2, 2010	$420	$44	$ -	$464

Amortization of intangibles during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010	78	26	-	104

Balance as of October 2, 2010	$342	$18	$ -	$360

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

11.	Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock Reserved

Unissued shares of common stock were reserved for the following purposes:

	October 2, 2010	January 2, 2010

Exercise of options outstanding	1,109,094	1,564,594
Future grants of options or shares	411,100	426,100
Shares reserved for employee stock purchase plan	320,364	394,536

Total	1,840,558	2,385,230

12.	Earnings Per Share

Both basic and diluted earnings per share for all periods are calculated based on the reported earnings in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

The number of common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 was determined as follows:

		Thirteen Week Periods Ended		Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
		October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009	October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009

Basic
	Weighted average shares outstanding	13,027,841	12,960,778	13,008,732	12,862,607

Diluted
	Shares used for basic calculation	13,027,841	12,960,778	13,008,732	12,862,607
	Dilutive effect of options granted under the Company’s stock option plans	292,506	6,766	145,138	1,750
		13,320,347	12,967,544	13,153,870	12,864,357

13.	Share - Based Compensation

At October 2, 2010, the Company had five share-based employee compensation plans. The Company measures the fair value of stock options, if and when granted, based upon the Black-Scholes pricing model. Grants vest over periods ranging from one to three years and expire within 10 years of issuance. Stock options that vest in accordance with service conditions amortize over their applicable vesting period using the straight-line method.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

13.	Share - Based Compensation (Continued)

The Company recognizes compensation costs in the financial statements for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with “Share-Based Payment, revised 2004.” Compensation cost recognized in 2010 and 2009 included: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, and (b) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The straight-line recognition method is used to recognize compensation expense associated with share-based payments that are subject to graded vesting based on service conditions.

Share-based compensation expense (inclusive of expense from the issuance of stock under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan) of $240 and $99 was recognized for the thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009, respectively.

The weighted average fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model during the thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 has been estimated using the following assumptions:

	Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
	October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	2.52%	2.19%
Expected term of option	5 Years	5 Years
Expected stock price volatility	66.4%	66.3%
Expected dividend yield	N/A	N/A
Annual forfeiture rate	11.45%	13.86%
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$1.99	$0.94

Activity regarding outstanding options for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 is as follows:

	All Stock Options Outstanding
	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding as of January 2, 2010	1,564,594		$3.87
Options granted	20,000		$3.48
Options exercised	(185,495	)	$2.64
Options forfeited/cancelled	(290,005	)	$3.73

Options outstanding as of October 2, 2010	1,109,094		$4.10

Option price range at October 2, 2010	$0.95 - $9.81

Options exercisable as of October 2, 2010	882,900		$4.60

Intrinsic value of outstanding stock options as of October 2, 2010	$1,233

Intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010	$443

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

13.	Share - Based Compensation (Continued)

Incentive Stock Option Plans

1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan)

The 1992 Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in April 1992 and amended in April 1998, provided for the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock per individual to officers, directors, and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries through February 13, 2002, at which time the 1992 Plan expired. The options issued were intended to be incentive stock options pursuant to Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code. The option terms were not permitted to exceed 10 years and the exercise price was not permitted to be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares at the time of grant. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined the vesting period at the time of grant for each of these options. As of October 2, 2010, options to purchase 57,455 shares of common stock granted under the 1992 Plan were outstanding.

1994 Non-employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the 1994 Plan)

The 1994 Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 1994 and amended in April 1998, provided for the issuance of up to 110,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to non-employee directors of the Company through February 19, 2004, at which time the 1994 Plan expired. Options granted under the 1994 Plan were granted at fair market value at the date of grant, and the exercise of options is contingent upon service as a director for a period of one year. Options granted under the 1994 Plan terminate when an optionee ceases to be a director of the Company. As of October 2, 2010, options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock granted under the 1994 Plan were outstanding.

1996 Executive Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan)

The 1996 Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in August 1996 and amended in April 1999, provided for the issuance of up to 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries through January 1, 2006, at which time the 1996 Plan expired. Options are generally granted at fair market value at the date of grant. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of grant. As of October 2, 2010, options to purchase 601,545 shares of common stock granted under the 1996 Plan were outstanding.

2000 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the 2000 Plan)

The 2000 Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in April 2001, provides for the issuance of up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may award incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, as well as stock appreciation rights, and determines the vesting period at the time of grant. As of October 2, 2010, options to purchase 276,194 shares of common stock granted under the 2000 Plan were outstanding.

The 1992 Plan, 1994 Plan, 1996 Plan and 2000 Plan are expired and therefore no shares are available for grant thereunder.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

13.	Share - Based Compensation (Continued)

Incentive Stock Option Plans (Continued)

2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the 2007 Plan)

The 2007 Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in June 2007, provides for the issuance of up to 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers, non-employee directors, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or consultants and advisors utilized by the Company. No more than 350,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate may be issued pursuant to grants of stock awards, stock units, performance shares and other stock-based awards. No more than 300,000 shares of common stock with respect to awards may be granted to any individual during any fiscal year. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of grant. As of October 2, 2010, 411,100 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2007 Plan, and options to purchase 153,900 shares of common stock granted under the 2007 Plan were outstanding.

As of October 2, 2010, the Company had approximately $142.1 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted under the Company’s various share-based plans, which the Company expects to recognize over approximately a three-year period. These amounts do not include the cost of any additional options that may be granted in future periods or reflect any potential changes in the Company’s forfeiture rate.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company implemented the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan with stockholder approval, effective January 1, 2001. Such Plan was subsequently amended, pursuant to stockholder approval where required, effective June 18, 2009 and September 16, 2009 (the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as so amended, the “Purchase Plan”). Under the Purchase Plan, employees meeting certain specific employment qualifications are eligible to participate and can purchase shares of common stock semi-annually through payroll deductions at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the commencement or end of the offering period. The purchase plan permits eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions for up to 10% of qualified compensation. The Company has two offering periods in the Purchase Plan coinciding with the Company’s first two fiscal quarters and the last two fiscal quarters. Actual shares are issued on the first day of the subsequent offering period for the prior offering period payroll deductions. The number of shares issued at the beginning of the current period (as of July 4, 2010) was 35,772. As of October 2, 2010, there were 320,364 shares available for issuance under the Purchase Plan.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

14.	Stockholder Rights Plan

On June 8, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stockholder rights plan and declared a dividend distribution of one Right for each outstanding share of Common Stock of the Company. Each Right entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a unit consisting of one one-hundredth of a share (a “Unit”) of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Shares of the Company. The dividend was declared on June 8, 2010 (the "Rights Dividend Declaration Date") to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 21, 2010 (the “Record Date”). Each Right will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company, upon the occurrence of certain events, one Unit at a purchase price of $13.50.

Generally, if any person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company's outstanding Common Stock (“Stock Acquisition”), each Right (other than Rights held by such acquiring person or group) will be exercisable at the $13.50 purchase price. Upon the acquisition of 50% of the Company, the Board may exchange all or part of the Rights for Common Shares having a value equal to the spread between the value of the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Right and the exercise price. At any time until ten days following the Stock Acquisition date, the Company may redeem the Rights at a price of $.001 per Right. The Rights will expire on June 21, 2011, unless extended by the Board.

15.

Treasury Stock Transactions

Our Board of Directors instituted a share repurchase program in February 2010, which authorized the repurchase of up to $7.5 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of our common stock at prevailing market prices, from time to time over the subsequent 12 months. During the thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2010, the Company repurchased 28,965 shares at a total cost of approximately $114, or an average price of $3.94 per share.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

16.	Segment Information

The Company follows “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” which establishes standards for companies to report information about operating segments, geographic areas and major customers. The accounting policies of each segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 1 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010.)

In September 2010, the Company sold its light industrial and clerical staffing business located in southern California and doing business under the name Intertec (see Note 19 Discontinued Operations). In prior financial statement filings, the Intertec business unit was grouped with its Specialty Health Care business unit in the Company’s formerly named Commercial Services segment. All current and prior periods have been restated to include only the Specialty Health Care segment operating results.

Segment operating income includes selling, general and administrative expenses directly attributable to that segment as well as charges for allocating corporate costs to each of the operating segments. The following tables reflect the results of the segments consistent with the Company’s management system:

Thirteen Week Period Ended October 2, 2010	Information Technology	Engineering	Specialty Health Care	Corporate	Total

Revenue	$17,072	$15,564	$4,853	$ -	$37,489

Cost of services	12,365	11,266	3,235	-	26,866

Selling, general and administrative	4,244	2,616	1,550	-	8,410

Depreciation and amortization	127	174	30	-	331

Operating income	$337	$1,508	$38	$ -	$1,882

Total assets	$14,164	$23,789	$7,291	$40,446	$85,690
Capital expenditures	$1	$26	$ -	$30	$57

Thirteen Week Period Ended September 26, 2009	Information Technology		Engineering	Specialty Health Care	Corporate	Total

Revenue	$20,054		$15,455	$4,920	$ -	$40,429

Cost of services	14,419		11,557	3,120	-	29,096

Selling, general and administrative	5,467		2,821	1,707	-	9,995

Depreciation and amortization	179		181	32		393

Operating (loss) income	($11	)	$895	$61	$ -	$945

Total assets	$23,866		$22,475	$6,260	$24,914	$77,515
Capital expenditures	$ -		$35	$ -	$7	$42

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

16.	Segment Information (Continued)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010	Information Technology	Engineering	Specialty Health Care	Corporate	Total

Revenue	$56,096	$50,617	$18,916	$ -	$125,629

Cost of services	40,344	37,513	12,347	-	90,204

Selling, general and administrative	14,327	8,122	5,225	-	27,674

Depreciation and amortization	387	526	98	-	1,011

Operating income	$1,038	$4,456	$1,246	$ -	$6,740

Total assets	$14,164	$23,789	$7,291	$40,446	$85,690
Capital expenditures	$1	$26	$ -	$35	$84

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 26, 2009	Information Technology		Engineering	Specialty Health Care	Corporate	Total

Revenue	$62,539		$45,657	$18,407	$ -	$126,603

Cost of services	46,912		35,243	11,814	-	93,969

Selling, general and administrative	16,483		8,230	5,478	-	30,191

Depreciation and amortization	494		523	107	-	1,124

Operating (loss) income	($1,350	)	$1,661	$1,008	$ -	$1,319

Total assets	$23,866		$22,475	$6,260	$24,914	$77,515
Capital expenditures	$6		$253	$2	$303	$564

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

16.	Segment Information (Continued)

Revenues from continuing operations reported for each operating segment are from external customers.

The Company is domiciled in the United States and its segments operate in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Ireland. Revenues by geographic area for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 are as follows:

		Thirteen Week Periods Ended		Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
		October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009	October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009
Revenues
	U. S.	$30,273	$33,837	$101,824	$108,498
	Canada	6,354	5,852	21,231	15,685
	Puerto Rico	840	740	2,457	2,420
	Ireland	22	-	117	-
		$37,489	$40,429	$125,629	$126,603

Total assets by geographic area as of the reported periods are as follows:

		October 2, 2010	January 2, 2010
Total assets
	U. S.	$70,005	$65,180
	Canada	14,417	10,852
	Puerto Rico	1,049	1,337
	Ireland	219	-
		$85,690	$77,369

17.	Legal Settlement

In 2002, the Company recorded a charge of $7.6 million relating to a lawsuit with two former officers and directors who joined the Company in connection with an acquisition in 1996. The Company filed suit on professional liability claims against the attorneys and law firms who had served as its counsel in the acquisition transaction and in connection with its subsequent dealings with the plaintiffs concerning their various relationships with the Company resulting from that transaction. In 2007, the Company reached a settlement with one of the law firm defendants resulting in the recovery of $0.8 million. In March 2009, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the remaining defendants in this lawsuit. The Company received $9.8 million on March 27, 2009.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

18.	Contingencies

The Company is party to an agreement of indemnity related to the performance of a construction project that was managed by a former customer prior to November 2008 when the initial contract was transferred to the Company as the general contractor. The contract price was approximately $6.2 million and complete as of October 2, 2010. In the event of non-performance on the construction project, the Company may be obligated to indemnify the project owners for warranty claims. Management believes that any indemnity claims, if any, would not have a significant adverse financial impact to the financial position of the Company and its results of operations.

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions which arise in the normal course of business. As such, the Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of losses and possible recoveries. The Company may not be covered by insurance as it pertains to some or all of these matters. A determination of the amount of the provision required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings, is made after careful analysis of each matter. Once established, a provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances, and could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the period that the changes are made. The Company has accrued a provision for losses aggregating approximately $0.7 million as of October 2, 2010 and January 2, 2010. Asserted claims in these matters seek approximately $9.0 million in damages as of October 2, 2010.

The Company is also subject to other pending legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, which may or may not be covered by insurance.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

19.	Discontinued Operations

In September 2010, the Company sold the fixed and intangible assets associated with its light industrial and clerical staffing business located in southern California and doing business under the name Intertec. Accounts receivable and certain short term liabilities of this business unit were retained by the Company. The Company received cash of $400 ($200 paid before October 2, 1010 and $200 paid subsequent to October 2, 2010) and recognized a gain of $143 on the sale of Intertec. The Intertec business unit was grouped with its Specialty Health Care business unit in the Company’s formerly named Commercial Services segment.

In March 2010, the Company closed its Oracle business unit located in southern California. The closed business unit, included in the Company’s Information Technology segment, sold Oracle software applications and provided implementation, hosting and maintenance services for the suite of Oracle and related software applications. The Company may experience continued operation losses in its Oracle business unit as a result of representations and warranties made in association with certain completed projects but the Company does not anticipate any material losses, if any.

The Intertec and Oracle business units have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The net assets and liabilities of discontinued operations consist of:

		October 2,	January 2,
		2010	2010
Assets:
	Accounts receivable, net	$1,882	$2,122
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1	48
	Property and equipment, net	-	235
	Deposits	-	28
	Goodwill	-	101

Total assets		$1,883	$2,534

Liabilities:
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$73	$254
	Accrued payroll and related costs	48	172

Total liabilities		$121	$426

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)

19.	Discontinued Operations (Continued)

The loss from discontinued operations consists of:

		Thirteen Week Periods Ended				Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
		October 2, 2010		September 26, 2009		October 2, 2010		September 26, 2009
Revenues		$3,425		$4,322		$11,689		$13,420
Cost of services		2,999		3,815		10,734		11,693
Gross profit		426		507		955		1,727

Operating costs and expenses
	Selling, general and administrative	462		725		1,732		2,552
	Depreciation	5		30		41		88
	Loss on disposal of fixed assets	-		-		269		-
		467		755		2,042		2,640

Operating loss from discontinued operations		(41	)	(248	)	(1,087	)	(913)

Income tax benefit		35		99		495		356

Net operating loss from discontinued operations		(6	)	(149	)	(592	)	(557	)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense		78		-		78		-

Net gain (loss) from discontinued operations		$72		($149	)	($514	)	($557	)

20.	Income Taxes

The Company recognized a nonrecurring current tax benefit of $1.2 million due to the discrete nature of the first quarter 2010 goodwill and intangible asset tax deduction for the liquidation of its Oracle business unit subsidiary described in Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company recognized an impairment of the book goodwill and intangible assets associated with this subsidiary in 2008. This was offset by regular tax provision expense of $2.6 million on current taxable income from continuing operations, resulting in a cumulative income tax expense of approximately $1.4 million (not including the tax benefit from discontinued operations) for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010.

Excluding the tax benefit from the nonrecurring goodwill and intangible asset tax deduction, the Company’s effective income tax rate on income from continuing operations for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 was 39.8%.

ITEM 2.

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

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements included herein and in other reports and public filings made by RCM Technologies, Inc. (“RCM” or the “Company”) are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the adoption by businesses of new technology solutions; the use by businesses of outsourced solutions, such as those offered by the Company in connection with such adoption; and the outcome of litigation (at both the trial and appellate levels) involving the Company. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements, as well as others made by the Company, which may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” and similar expressions, are only predictions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results and financial position to differ materially from such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: (i) unemployment and general economic conditions affecting the provision of information technology and engineering services and solutions and the placement of temporary staffing personnel; (ii) the Company's ability to continue to attract, train and retain personnel qualified to meet the requirements of its clients; (iii) the Company's ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, complete such acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iv) uncertainties regarding pro forma financial information and the underlying assumptions relating to acquisitions and acquired businesses; (v) uncertainties regarding amounts of deferred consideration and earnout payments to become payable to former shareholders of acquired businesses; (vi) adverse effects on the market price of the Company's common stock due to the potential resale into the market of significant amounts of common stock; (vii) the adverse effect a potential decrease in the trading price of the Company's common stock would have upon the Company's ability to acquire businesses through the issuance of its securities; (viii) the Company's ability to obtain financing on satisfactory terms; (ix) the reliance of the Company upon the continued service of its executive officers; (x) the Company's ability to remain competitive in the markets that it serves; (xi) the Company's ability to maintain its unemployment insurance premiums and workers compensation premiums; (xii) the risk of claims being made against the Company associated with providing temporary staffing services; (xiii) the Company's ability to manage significant amounts of information and periodically expand and upgrade its information processing capabilities; (xiv) the Company's ability to remain in compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws and regulations; (xv) uncertainties in predictions as to the future need for the Company’s services; (xvi) uncertainties relating to the allocation of costs and expenses to each of the Company’s operating segments; (xvii) the costs of conducting and the outcome of litigation involving the Company, and the applicability of insurance coverage with respect to any such litigation; (xviii) obligations relating to indemnities and similar agreements entered into in connection with the Company’s business activities; and (xix) other economic, competitive and governmental factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products and services. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect these trends or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Overview

RCM participates in a market that is cyclical in nature and sensitive to economic changes. As a result, the impact of economic changes on revenues and operations can be substantial, resulting in significant volatility in the Company’s financial performance.

After normalizing for the July 6, 2009 acquisition of the operating assets of Project Solutions Group, Inc. (“PSG”), the Company experienced a small decrease in revenues during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. The revenue decrease is primarily attributable to subpar performance in the Company’s Information Technology segment offset by gains in its Engineering segment. While the Company believes general economic conditions and overall market conditions for its Information Technology and Specialty Health Care segments have improved slightly from the end of 2009, the Company is cautious regarding expectations for the remainder of 2010 as the Company believes that any general economic or market recovery may be slow and/or tenuous.

The Company believes it has developed and assembled an attractive portfolio of capabilities, established a proven record of performance and credibility and built an efficient pricing structure. The Company is committed to optimizing its business model as a single-source premier provider of business and technology solutions with a strong vertical focus offering an integrated suite of services through a global delivery platform.

The Company believes that most companies recognize the importance of advanced technologies and business processes to compete in today’s business climate. However, the process of designing, developing and implementing business and technology solutions is becoming increasingly complex. The Company believes that many businesses today are focused on return on investment analysis in prioritizing their initiatives. This has had an adverse impact on spending by current and prospective clients for many emerging new solutions.

Nonetheless, the Company continues to believe that businesses must implement more advanced information technology and engineering solutions to upgrade their systems, applications and processes so that they can maximize their productivity and optimize their performance in order to maintain a competitive advantage. Although working under budgetary, personnel and expertise constraints, companies are driven to support increasingly complex systems, applications and processes of significant strategic value. This has given rise to a demand for outsourcing. The Company believes that its current and prospective clients are continuing to evaluate the potential for outsourcing business critical systems, applications and processes.

The Company provides project management and consulting services, which are billed based on either agreed-upon fixed fees or hourly rates, or a combination of both. The billing rates and profit margins for project management and solutions services are generally higher than those for professional consulting services. The Company generally endeavors to expand its sales of higher margin solutions and project management services. The Company also realizes revenues from client engagements that range from the placement of contract and temporary technical consultants to project assignments that entail the delivery of end-to-end solutions. These services are primarily provided to the client at hourly rates that are established for each of the Company's consultants based upon their skill level, experience and the type of work performed.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Overview (Continued)

The majority of the Company's services are provided under purchase orders. Contracts are utilized on certain of the more complex assignments where the engagements are for longer terms or where precise documentation on the nature and scope of the assignment is necessary. Although contracts normally relate to longer-term and more complex engagements, they do not obligate the customer to purchase a minimum level of services and are generally terminable by the customer on 60 to 90 days’ notice. The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables. Typically these contracts are for less than one year. The Company recognizes revenue on these deliverables at the time the client accepts and approves the deliverables.

Costs of services consist primarily of salaries and compensation-related expenses for billable consultants, including payroll taxes, employee benefits and insurance. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for business development, recruiting, operating activities, and training, and include corporate overhead expenses. Corporate overhead expenses relate to salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for corporate activities, including the Company's corporate marketing, administrative and financial reporting responsibilities and acquisition program. The Company records these expenses when incurred.

On June 3, 2010, the Company announced that its Board of Directors met with respect to an unsolicited proposal by CDI Corp. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for $5.20 per share, and determined that it would not be in the best interest of the Company to pursue the transaction as structured by CDI Corp.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgment increases, such judgments become even more subjective. While management believes its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different from estimated. Management has identified certain critical accounting policies, described below, that require significant judgment to be exercised by management.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues from several sources. The Company’s Engineering and Information Technology segments perform consulting and project solutions services. All of the Company’s segments perform staff augmentation services and derive revenue from permanent placement fees. The majority of the Company's revenues are invoiced on a time and materials basis.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Revenue Recognition (Continued)

Project Services - The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with “Revenue Recognition” which clarifies application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to revenue transactions. Project services are generally provided on a cost-plus, fixed-fee or time-and-material basis. Typically, a customer will outsource a discrete project or activity and the Company assumes responsibility for the performance of such project or activity. The Company recognizes revenues and associated costs on a gross basis as services are provided to the customer and costs are incurred using its employees. The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables. The Company may recognize revenues on these deliverables at the time the client accepts and approves the deliverables. In instances where project services are provided on a fixed-price basis and the contract will extend beyond a 12-month period, revenue is recorded in accordance with the terms of each contract. In some instances, revenue is billed and recorded at the time certain milestones are reached, as defined in the contract. In other instances, revenue is billed and recorded based upon contractual rates per hour (i.e., percentage of completion). In addition, some contracts contain “Performance Fees” (bonuses) for completing a contract under budget. Performance Fees, if any, are recorded when the Company is reasonably certain of collection. Some contracts also limit revenues and billings to maximum amounts. Provision for contract losses, if any, are made in the period such losses are determined. For contracts where there is a deliverable, if the work is not complete on a specific deliverable and the revenue is not recognized, the costs are deferred. The associated costs are expensed when the related revenue is recognized.

Consulting and Staffing Services - Revenues derived from consulting and staffing services are recorded on a gross basis as services are performed and associated costs have been incurred using employees of the Company. In these circumstances, the Company assumes the risk of acceptability of its employees to its customers. In certain cases, the Company may utilize other companies and their employees to fulfill customer requirements. In these cases, the Company receives an administrative fee for arranging for, billing for, and collecting the billings related to these companies. The customer is typically responsible for assessing the work of these companies who have responsibility for acceptability of their personnel to the customer. Under these circumstances, the Company’s reported revenues are net of associated costs (effectively recognizing the net administrative fee only).

Permanent Placement Services - The Company earns permanent placement fees from providing permanent placement services. Fees for placements are recognized at the time the candidate commences employment. The Company guarantees its permanent placements on a prorated basis for 90 days. In the event a candidate is not retained for the 90-day period, the Company will provide a suitable replacement candidate. In the event a replacement candidate cannot be located, the Company will provide a prorated refund to the client. An allowance for refunds, based upon the Company’s historical experience, is recorded in the financial statements. Revenues are recorded on a gross basis and are not significant to the financial statements.

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable are primarily due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of customers’ financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in business combinations. The Company is required to perform a goodwill impairment test on at least an annual basis. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgments including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company conducts its annual goodwill impairment test as of the last day of the Company’s fiscal November each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The Company periodically analyzes whether any such indicators of impairment exist. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include a sustained, significant decline in share price and market capitalization, a decline in expected future cash flows, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, unanticipated competition and/or slower expected growth rates, among others. Due to the thin trading of the Company stock in the public marketplace and the impact of the control premium held by a relatively few shareholders, the Company does not consider the market capitalization of the Company the most appropriate measure of fair value of goodwill for our reporting units. The Company looks to earnings/revenue multiples of similar companies recently completing acquisitions and the ability of our reporting units to generate cash flows as better measures of the fair value of our reporting units, and under the November 2009 calculation the fair value exceeded the recorded goodwill by at least 25% for each of the reporting units. The Company compares the fair value of each of its reporting units to their respective carrying values, including related goodwill. There can be no assurance that future tests of goodwill impairment will not result in impairment charges.

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When it is probable that undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value. Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Accounting for Stock Options

The Company uses stock options to attract, retain and reward employees for long-term service. The Company follows “Share Based Payment,” which requires that the compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. This compensation cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The Company measures stock-based compensation cost using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Accounting for Income Taxes

In establishing the provision for income taxes and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, the Company makes judgments and interpretations based on enacted tax laws, published tax guidance and estimates of future earnings. As of October 2, 2010, the Company had short term deferred tax assets of $0.7 million and total long term net deferred income tax assets of $3.4 million. The short term deferred tax assets primarily represent timing differences for GAAP expense accruals not deductible for tax purposes. The long term deferred tax assets represent the tax effect of temporary differences for the GAAP versus tax amortization of acquisitions made in the current and prior periods. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the likelihood that future taxable income will be sufficient to realize these benefits over time, and the effectiveness of tax planning strategies in the relevant tax jurisdictions. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates and assessments, valuation allowances may be required.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Accounting for Income Taxes (Continued)

The Company adopted the provisions of “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” on January 1, 2007. The Company recognized no material adjustments in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. The Company conducts its operations in multiple tax jurisdictions in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Ireland. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to audits by state and local tax authorities for tax years prior to 2007. The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined through 2007. As of October 2, 2010, the Company did not have any material uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the valuation of its deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, the Company is subject to the examination of its income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes.

Accrued Bonuses

The Company pays bonuses to certain executive management, field management and corporate employees based on, or after giving consideration to, a variety of financial performance measures. Executive management, field management and certain corporate employees’ bonuses are accrued throughout the year for payment during the first quarter of the following year, based in part upon anticipated annual results compared to annual budgets. In addition, the Company pays discretionary bonuses to certain employees, which are not related to budget performance. Variances in actual results versus budgeted amounts can have a significant impact on the calculations and therefore on the estimates of the required accruals. Accordingly, the actual earned bonuses may be materially different from the estimates used to determine the quarterly accruals.

Forward-looking Information

The Company’s growth prospects are influenced by broad economic trends. The pace of customer capital spending programs, new product launches and similar activities have a direct impact on the need for information technology and engineering services. When the U.S., Canadian or global economies decline, the Company’s operating performance could be adversely impacted. The Company believes that its fiscal discipline, strategic focus on targeted vertical markets and diversification of service offerings provides some insulation from adverse trends. However, declines in the economy could result in the need for future cost reductions or changes in strategy.

Additionally, changes in government regulations could result in prohibition or restriction of certain types of employment services or the imposition of new or additional employee benefits, licensing or tax requirements with respect to the provision of employment services that may reduce the Company’s future earnings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to increase the fees charged to its clients in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to cover increased costs as a result of any of the foregoing.

The consulting and employment services market is highly competitive with limited barriers to entry. The Company competes in global, national, regional and local markets with numerous competitors in all of the Company's service lines. Price competition in the industries the Company serves is significant, and pricing pressures from competitors and customers are increasing. The Company expects that the level of competition will remain high in the future, which could limit the Company’s ability to maintain or increase its market share or profitability.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirteen Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended September 26, 2009

A summary of operating results for the thirteen week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

	October 2, 2010			September 26, 2009
	Amount		% of Revenue	Amount		% of Revenue
Revenues	$37,489		100.0	$40,429		100.0
Cost of services	26,866		71.7	29,096		72.0
Gross profit	10,623		28.3	11,333		28.0

Selling, general and administrative	8,410		22.4	9,995		24.7
Depreciation and amortization	331		0.9	393		1.0
	8,741		23.3	10,388		25.7

Operating income from continuing operations	1,882		5.0	945		2.3
Other (expense) income, net	(13	)	0.0	32		0.1

Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,869		5.0	977		2.4
Income tax expense from continuing operations	698		2.0	391		1.0

Income from continuing operations	1,171		3.0	586		1.4

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit	72		0.3	(149	)	(0.3	)

Net income	$1,243		3.3	$437		1.1

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. The year to date reporting periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 consisted of thirteen weeks each.

Revenues. Revenues decreased 7.3%, or $2.9 million, for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the thirteen week period ended September 26, 2009 (the “comparable prior year period”). Revenues decreased $3.0 million in the Information Technology segment, increased $0.1 million in the Engineering segment, and decreased $0.1 million in the Specialty Health Care segment. The Company typically experiences seasonality in revenues during months that contain holidays and increased vacation time as billable personnel are not available to bill time to customers. See Segment Discussion for further information on revenue changes.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirteen Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended September 26, 2009 (Continued)

Cost of Services. Cost of services decreased 7.7%, or $2.2 million, for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cost of services is primarily due to a decrease in revenues. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues decreased to 71.7% for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 from 72.0% for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cost of services as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to favorable fixed priced contracts in our Engineering segment. Management anticipates the ratio of cost of sales to revenues for the remainder of fiscal 2010 to remain relatively comparable to that in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010, adjusted for increased vacation and holidays in the fourth quarter.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (“SGA”) expenses decreased 15.9%, or $1.6 million, for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. As a percentage of revenues, SGA expenses were 22.4% for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to 24.7% for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in SGA expenses both in dollars and as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to a concerted effort by the Company to reduce SGA expenses. The primary components of the reduction include labor and related expenses, bad debt and professional fees. Assuming no material changes to gross profit, management expects SGA expenses for the remainder of fiscal 2010 to remain generally consistent with the SGA expenses for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 and the comparable prior year period, respectively.

Income Tax Expense From Continuing Operations. The Company experienced income tax expense from continuing operations of $0.7 million for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $0.4 million expense for the comparable prior year period. The effective income tax rate for income from continuing operations was 37.3% for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to 40.0% for the comparable prior year period. The current period effective tax rate is comprised of an estimated effective tax rate of 38.3% in the United States offset by an effective tax rate of 30.8% in Canada (due to income tax abatements in Canada in 2010). The Company also experienced an approximate loss of $0.2 million in Ireland whereby the net effect of a full valuation allowance yielded no tax benefit and increased the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate. Management anticipates that the effective tax rate for the remainder of fiscal 2010 will approximate the effective tax rate of the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirteen Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirteen Week Period Ended September 26, 2009 (Continued)

Discontinued Operations. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for a description of discontinued operations. The Company experienced a negligible operating loss from discontinued operations offset by a $0.1 million gain on sale of discontinued operations net of taxes in the thirteen weeks ended October 2, 2010 as compared to a net loss of $0.1 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company does not anticipate material operating losses from discontinued operations for the balance of fiscal 2010.

Segment Discussion (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)

Information Technology

Information Technology revenues of $17.1 million in the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 decreased $3.0 million, or 14.9%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a continued weakening of the general economy throughout 2009 and early 2010, revenue decreases from the Company’s Life Sciences clients including a $1.3 million decrease in revenues from two major pharmaceutical clients that were merged in 2009 and continued weakness in the Company’s Michigan offices. The Information Technology segment operating income was $0.3 million for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to a negligible operating loss in the comparable prior year period. The improvement in operating income is primarily attributable to a decrease in SGA expense.

Engineering

Engineering revenues of $15.6 million in the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 increased $0.1 million, or 0.7%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The Engineering segment operating income was $1.5 million for the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $0.9 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily due to a lower cost of services as a percentage of revenues and a decrease in SGA expense.

Specialty Health Care

Specialty Health Care revenues of $4.9 million in the thirteen week period ended October 2, 2010 decreased $0.1 million, or 1.4%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The Specialty Health Care segment had negligible operating income in both comparable periods. The Specialty Health Care group’s largest customer is the New York City Department of Education and activity in the summer months declines significantly due to school closures.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 26, 2009

A summary of operating results for the thirty-nine week periods ended October 2, 2010 and September 26, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):

	October 2, 2010				September 26, 2009
	Amount		% of Revenue		Amount		% of Revenue
Revenues	$125,629		100.0		$126,603		100.0
Cost of services	90,204		71.8		93,969		74.2
Gross profit	35,425		28.2		32,634		25.8

Selling, general and administrative	27,674		22.0		30,191		23.8
Depreciation and amortization	1,011		0.8		1,124		0.9
	28,685		22.8		31,315		24.7

Operating income from continuing operations	6,740		5.4		1,319		1.1
Other (expense) income, net	(53	)	0.0		9,804		7.7

Income from continuing operations before income taxes	6,687		5.4		11,123		8.8
Income tax expense from continuing operations	1,439		1.1		4,331		3.4

Income from continuing operations	5,248		4.3		6,792		5.4

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit	(514	)	(0.5	)	(557	)	(0.5	)

Net income	$4,734		3.8		$6,235		4.9

Revenues. Revenues decreased 0.8%, or $1.0 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the thirty-nine week period ended September 26, 2009 (the “comparable prior year period”). Revenues decreased $6.4 million in the Information Technology segment, increased $5.0 million in the Engineering segment, and increased $0.5 million in the Specialty Health Care segment. The Company typically experiences seasonality in revenues during months that contain holidays and increased vacation time as billable personnel are not available to bill time to customers. See Segment Discussion for further information on revenue changes.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 26, 2009 (Continued)

Cost of Services. Cost of services decreased 4.0%, or $3.8 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues decreased to 71.8% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 from 74.2% for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cost of services both in dollars and as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to favorable fixed priced contracts in our Engineering segment, decreased unbilled labor costs as compared to total labor costs for consultants (i.e., an increase in utilization of billable personnel) in our Information Technology segment and a general focus on selling and delivering higher gross margin services. Management anticipates the ratio of cost of sales to revenues for the remainder of fiscal 2010 to remain comparable to that in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010, adjusted for increased vacation and holidays in the fourth quarter.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (“SGA”) expenses decreased 8.3%, or $2.5 million, for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. As a percentage of revenues, SGA expenses were 22.0% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to 23.8% for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in SGA expenses both in dollars and as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to a concerted effort by the Company to reduce SGA expenses offset by SGA expenses of $0.7 million incurred by the PSG acquisition in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $0.4 million for the comparable prior year period. The primary components of the reduction include labor and related expenses, bad debt and professional fees. Assuming no material changes to gross profit, management expects SGA expenses for the remainder of fiscal 2010 to remain generally consistent with the SGA expenses for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $1.0 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 and $1.1 million for the comparable prior year period.

Other Income, Net. Other income, net consists of interest expense, unused line fees and amortized loan costs on the Company’s loan agreement, net of interest income, gains and losses on foreign currency transactions. Additionally, in the comparable prior year period, $9.8 million in proceeds was received from a legal settlement.

Income Tax Expense From Continuing Operations. The Company experienced income tax expense from continuing operations of $1.4 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $4.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1.2 million due to an anticipated 2010 goodwill and intangible asset tax deduction during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010. The Company recognized an impairment of the remaining goodwill and intangible assets for book purposes in 2008.

Before considering the benefit from the anticipated goodwill and intangible asset tax deduction, the effective tax rate was 39.8% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to 38.9% in the comparable prior year period. The current period effective tax rate is comprised of an estimated effective tax rate of 45.5% in the United States offset by an effective tax rate of 30.8% in Canada (due to income tax abatements in Canada in 2010). The Company also experienced an approximate loss of $0.3 million in Ireland whereby the net effect of a full valuation allowance yielded no tax benefit and increased the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate. Management anticipates that the effective tax rate for the remainder of fiscal 2010 will approximate the effective tax rate of the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended October 2, 2010 Compared to Thirty-Nine Week Period Ended September 26, 2009 (Continued)

Discontinued Operations. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for a description of discontinued operations. The Company experienced a net operating loss from discontinued operations of $0.6 million for both the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 and the comparable prior year period. The current period was offset by a $0.1 million gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense. The Company experienced an operating loss from discontinued operations of $1.1 million in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $0.9 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company does not anticipate material operating losses from discontinued operations for the balance of fiscal 2010.

Segment Discussion (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)

Information Technology

Information Technology revenues of $56.1 million in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 decreased $6.4 million, or 10.3%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a continued weakening of the general economy throughout 2009 and early 2010, revenue decreases from the Company’s Life Sciences clients including a $3.1 million decrease in revenues from two major pharmaceutical clients that were merged in 2009, weakness in the Company’s Michigan offices and a concentrated effort by the Company to shift to higher gross margin revenues, partially offset by the PSG acquisition. Revenues for the PSG acquisition were $1.3 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010. The Information Technology segment operating income was $1.0 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to an operating loss of $1.4 million in the comparable prior year period. The improvement in operating income is attributable to an increase in gross profit dollars and decreases to SGA expenses.

Engineering

Engineering revenues of $50.6 million in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 increased $5.0 million, or 10.9%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The increase in revenue is attributable to increases in revenues from several major customers in the Company’s Power Systems Group that are operating at increased levels of spending as compared to the comparable prior year period. The Engineering segment operating income was $4.5 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $1.7 million for the comparable prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily due to increased revenues and lower cost of services as a percentage of revenues as compared to the comparable prior year period.

Specialty Health Care

Specialty Health Care revenues of $18.9 million in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 increased $0.5 million, or 2.8%, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The Specialty Health Care segment had operating income of $1.2 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $1.0 million for the comparable prior year period, respectively. The Specialty Health Care group’s largest customer is the New York City Department of Education and activity in the summer months declines significantly due to school closures.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes the major captions from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

		Thirty-Nine Week Periods Ended
		October 2, 2010	September 26, 2009
Cash provided by (used in):
	Operating activities	$15,656	$16,657
	Investing activities	$168	($1,422	)
	Financing activities	$137	($4,817	)

Operating Activities

Operating activities provided $15.7 million of cash for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to $16.7 million in the comparable prior year period. The major components of the cash provided by operating activities in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 and the comparable prior year period are as follows: net income, accounts receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses and accrued payroll and related costs.

Net income for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 was $4.7 million as compared to $6.2 million for the comparable prior year period. The largest driver of the cash provided by operating activities in the comparable prior year period was a one-time $9.8 million legal settlement ($5.8 million after tax effect). Before considering the legal settlement and other income during the thirty-nine week period ended September 26, 2009, there was operating income of $1.3 million ($0.8 million after tax effect). During the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010, there was operating income from continuing operations of $6.7 million ($4.0 million after tax effect). Net income in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2010 included a $1.2 million tax benefit recognized from an anticipated tax deduction associated with the liquidation of a subsidiary (see Notes 19 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report).

A decrease in accounts receivables in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 provided $5.8 million as compared to providing $11.1 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company believes the decrease in accounts receivables from January 2, 2010 is due to lower revenues and the Company’s focus on improving collection rates on accounts receivables.

A decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 used $0.3 million as compared to using $2.3 million in the comparable prior year period. The Company attributes these changes to general timing of payments to vendors in the normal course of business. An increase to accrued payroll and related costs in the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 provided $2.9 million as compared to using $2.0 million in the comparable prior year period. The increase in accrued payroll and related costs during the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 primarily relates to accrued bonuses and vacation paid later in or upon the conclusion of the fiscal year and other positive timing differences.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Investing Activities

Investing activities provided cash of $0.2 million for the thirty-nine week period ended October 2, 2010 as compared to a use of $1.4 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cash used from investing activities for 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily attributable to significantly decreased expenditures for property and equipment and no acquisition activity in the current period. Additionally, the Company sold its Intertec division and received $0.2 million in cash (see Note 19). The Company anticipates implementing an upgraded ERP system sometime in late 2010 or early 2011 and will see a significant rise in expenditures for property and equipment as a result.

Financing Activities

In 2010, financing activities consisted of providing $0.1 million from the sale of stock through the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and $0.1 million from the exercise of stock options which was offset by a use of $0.1 million for the purchase of treasury stock. In 2009, financing activities primarily consisted of reducing debt by $4.9 million.

The Company anticipates that its primary uses of capital in future periods will be for working capital purposes. Funding for any long-term and short-term capital requirements as well as future acquisitions will be derived from one or more of the Revolving Credit Facility, funds generated through operations or future financing transactions. The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, which may or may not be covered by insurance. Were an unfavorable final outcome to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our financial position, liquidity, and the results of operations for the period in which the effect becomes reasonably estimable.

The Company's business strategy is to achieve growth both internally through operations and externally through strategic acquisitions. The Company from time to time engages in discussions with potential acquisition candidates. As the size of the Company and its financial resources increase however, acquisition opportunities requiring significant commitments of capital may arise. In order to pursue such opportunities, the Company may be required to incur debt or issue potentially dilutive securities in the future. No assurance can be given as to the Company’s future acquisition and expansion opportunities or how such opportunities will be financed.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Financing Activities - (Continued)

The Company does not currently have material commitments for capital expenditures. However, the Company anticipates that it will begin to upgrade its current ERP system sometime in late 2010 or early 2011. The Company does not currently anticipate entering into any other significant capital commitments during the next 12 months. The Company's current commitments consist primarily of lease obligations for office space. The Company believes that its capital resources are sufficient to meet its present obligations and those to be incurred in the normal course of business for at least the next 12 months.

The Company leases office facilities and various equipment under non-cancelable leases expiring at various dates through September 2015. Certain leases are subject to escalation clauses based upon changes in various factors. The minimum future annual operating lease commitments for leases with non-cancelable terms, exclusive of unknown operating escalation charges, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Years	Amount
2010 (after October 2, 2010)	$958
2011	3,127
2012	2,049
2013	812
2014	147
2015	96
Total	$7,189

The Company has two active acquisition agreements whereby future contingent consideration may be earned and paid (these relate to the March 19, 2008 acquisition of the operating assets of NuSoft Solutions, Inc. (“NuSoft”) described in Note 4 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, as well as the PSG acquisition). In connection with these acquisitions, the Company is obligated to pay future contingent consideration to the sellers upon the acquired business achieving certain earnings targets over periods ranging from two to four years following the acquisition. In general, the future contingent consideration amounts fall into two categories: (a) Deferred Consideration - fixed amounts due if the acquisition achieves a base level of earnings which has been determined at the time of acquisition and (b) Earnouts – amounts payable that are not fixed and are based on the growth in excess of the base level earnings.

Year Ending		Amount
December 31, 2011		$944
December 29, 2012		164
December 28, 2013		184
Maximum deferred consideration		$1,292

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s investment portfolio and debt instruments, which primarily consist of its Revolving Credit Facility. The Company does not have any derivative financial instruments in its portfolio. The Company places its investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards. The Company is adverse to principal loss and ensures the safety and preservation of its invested funds by limiting default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. As of October 2, 2010, the Company’s investments consisted of cash and money market funds. The Company does not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate changes. Presently the impact of a 10% (approximately 90 basis points) increase in interest rates on its variable debt (using an incremental borrowing rate) would have a relatively nominal impact on the Company’s results of operations. The Company does not expect any material loss with respect to its investment portfolio.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter and that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See discussion of Legal Proceedings in Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this report.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section (Item 1A) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010, as updated in the Company’s Quarterly Report for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2010.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.

[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

	RCM Technologies, Inc.
Date: November 12, 2010	By: /s/ Leon Kopyt
		Leon Kopyt Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant)

Date: November 12, 2010		By: /s/ Kevin Miller
			Kevin Miller Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant)

Exhibit 31.1

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION

I, Leon Kopyt, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RCM Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 12, 2010

/s/ Leon Kopyt

Leon Kopyt

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATION

I, Kevin Miller, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RCM Technologies, Inc.;

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 12, 2010

/s/ Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Leon Kopyt, President and Chief Executive Officer of RCM Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Company’s periodic report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2010 (the “Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

* * *

/s/ Leon Kopyt

Leon Kopyt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 12, 2010

Exhibit 32.2

RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Kevin Miller, Chief Financial Officer of RCM Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that, to my knowledge:

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

* * *

/s/ Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 12, 2010