HEADWAY CORPORATE RESOURCES INC
10-Q, 1999-11-15
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES
Previous: SPEARS BENZAK SALOMON & FARRELL/NY, 13F-HR, 1999-11-15
Next: TRISM INC /DE/, 10-Q, 1999-11-15








               U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549

                              FORM 10-Q


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

        For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999

                                 OR

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

        For the transition period from         to

                           Commission File No. 0-23170

                       HEADWAY CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

                 DELAWARE                              75-2134871
           (State of other jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation or organization)        Identification No.)

                     850 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022
                       (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (212) 508-3560
                           (Registrant's telephone number)


     (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                       Yes  [ X ]   No [    ]

          APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
            PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the distribution of
securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

                       Yes  [   ]   No [    ]

                APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
11,247,561 shares of common stock.

<PAGE>
                              FORM 10-Q
         HEADWAY CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                INDEX

                                                                          Page

PART I.     Financial Information

            Financial Statements

               Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets-
               September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998                      3

               Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income-
               Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
               and 1998                                                      4

               Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'Equity-
               Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999                          5

               Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-
               Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998                 7

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                    8

            Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations                   11


PART II.    Other Information                                               14


Signatures                                                                  14

                  FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT NOTICE

      When  used in this report, the words "may," "will,"  "expect,"
"anticipate,"  "continue,"  "estimate,"  "project,"  "intend,"   and
similar   expressions  are  intended  to  identify   forward-looking
statements  within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities  Act
of  1933  and  Section 21e of the Securities Exchange  Act  of  1934
regarding  events, conditions, and financial trends that may  affect
the   Company's  future  plans  of  operations,  business  strategy,
operating  results, and financial position.  Persons reviewing  this
report  are  cautioned that any forward-looking statements  are  not
guarantees  of  future  performance and are  subject  to  risks  and
uncertainties  and  that actual results may differ  materially  from
those included within the forward-looking statements as a result  of
various  factors.   Such  factors are discussed  under  the  heading
"Management's  Discussion and Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and
Results  of  Operations," and also include general economic  factors
and  conditions that may directly or indirectly impact the Company's
financial condition or results of operations.

                            2
<PAGE>
                  Headway Corporate Resources, Inc.

                     Consolidated Balance Sheets
                             (Unaudited)
                       (Dollars In Thousands)


                                          September 30, 1999    December 31,1998
Assets:
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                   $         558      $       4,157
  Accounts receivable, trade, net                    53,152             47,017
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets           1,077                954
  Prepaid income taxes                                  598              1,217
Total current assets                                 55,385             53,345

Property and equipment, net                           5,103              4,566

Intangibles, net                                     77,089             66,388
Deferred financing costs                              1,657              1,757
Other assets                                            857                890
Total assets                                   $    140,091      $     126,946

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                             $      3,005       $      2,190
  Accrued expenses                                    2,995              2,969
  Accrued payroll                                    16,398             13,492
  Long-term debt, current portion and line of           152                150
   credit
  Capital lease obligations, current portion            400                416
  Other liabilities                                   5,540              1,989
Total current liabilities                            28,490             21,206

Long-term debt, less current portion                 64,000             60,959
Capital lease obligations, less current portion         471                755
Deferred rent                                         1,267              1,251
Deferred income taxes                                   204                204

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock---$.0001 par value,
   5,000,000 shares authorized:
    Series F, convertible preferred stock---$.0001
     par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued
     and outstanding [aggregate liquidation value
     $20,000]                                       20,000              20,000
  Common stock-$.0001 par value,20,000,000
   shares authorized, 10,822,451 shares and
   10,311,751 shares issued and outstanding,
   respectively, at September 30, 1999;                  1                   1
   10,419,220 shares and 10,362,020 shares
   issued and outstanding, respectively, at
   December 31, 1998.
  Treasury Stock at cost                           (2,511)               (290)
  Additional paid-in capit                          17,375               15,779
  Notes receivable                                   (139)               (172)
  Retained earnings                                 10,929               7,244
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                 4                   9
Total stockholders' equity                          45,659              42,571
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $    140,091        $    126,946

See accompanying notes

                            3
<PAGE>
                  Headway Corporate Resources, Inc.

                  Consolidated Statements of Income
                             (Unaudited)
                       (Dollars In Thousands)


                                 Three months ended         Nine months ended
                                    September 30               September 30,
                                   1999       1998           1999       1998

  Revenues                       $ 90,229   $ 78,078     $ 275,055   $ 208,077

  Operating expenses:
  Direct costs                     68,075     60,183       208,847     158,440
  General and administrative       16,333     13,513        48,196      37,197
  Termination of employment
  contract                                                   2,329
 Depreciation and  amortization     1,168        873         3,230       1,973
                                   85,576     74,569       262,602     197,610

Operating income                    4,653      3,509        12,453      10,467

  Other (income)expenses:
  Interest expense                  1,626      1,236         4,662       3,088
  Interest and dividend income        (58)       (72)          (88)       (125)
  Gain on sale of investment            -          -             -        (901)
                                    1,568      1,164         4,574       2,062

Income before income tax expense    3,085      2,345         7,879       8,405
 and extraordinary item

Income tax expense                  1,308        899         3,369       3,429

Income before extraordinary item    1,777      1,446         4,510       4,976

Extraordinary item--loss on
 early retirement of debt               -          -             -      (1,457)
 (net of income tax benefit
 of $1,241)

Net income                          1,777      1,446          4,51       3,519

Preferred dividend requirments       (275)      (275)         (825)       (590)

Net income available for common
 stockholder                      $  1,502  $  1,171       $  3,685   $  2,929

Basic earnings (loss) per
 common share:
  Income before extrodinary
   item                           $     .15  $    .11      $    .36   $    .45
  Extraordinary item                     -         -              -       (.15)
  Net income                      $     .15  $    .11      $    .36   $    .30

Diluted earnings (loss) per
 common share:
  Income before extraordinary
   item                           $     .13  $    .10      $    .31   $    .36
  Extraordinary item                      -         -             -       (.11)
  Net income                      $     .13  $    .10      $    .31   $    .25

See accompanying notes

                             4
<PAGE>
                  Headway Corporate Resources, Inc.

           Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
                Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
                             (Unaudited)
                       (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Series F
                                  Convertible          Common Stock            Treasury Stock
                                Preferred Stock
                                Shares    Amount     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount
<S>                             <C>      <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>
Balance - December 31, 1998     1,000    $20,000   10,419,220    $    1     (57,200)   $   (290)
Repayment of notes receivable       -          -            -         -           -           -
Preferred stock dividends    -         -          -        -        -       -
Purchase of treasury stock   -         -          -        -  (453,500)  (2,221)
Exercise of stock options                     403,231
Translation adjustment       -         -          -        -        -       -
Net income                   -         -          -        -        -       -
Comprehensive income         -         -          -        -        -       -
Balance - September 30, 1999   1,000   $20,000  10,822,451  $   1  (510,700) $(2,511)
</TABLE>
                              5
<PAGE>


                  Headway Corporate Resources, Inc.

      Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity, Continued
                Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
                             (Unaudited)
                       (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Accumulated
                               Additional                              Other            Total
                                Paid-in     Notes       Retained   Comprehensive   Stockholders'
                                Captial   Recievable    Earnings       (Loss)          Equity
<S>                           <C>         <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>
Balance - December 31, 1998   $  15,779   $    (172)   $   7,244      $     9       $  42,571
Repayment of notes receivable         -          33            -            -              33
Preferred stock dividends             -           -         (825)           -            (825)
Purchase of treasury stock            -           -            -            -          (2,221)
Exercise of stock options         1,596                                                 1,596
Translation adjustment                -           -            -           (5)             (5)
Net income                            -           -        4,510            -            4,510
Comprehensive income                  -           -            -            -            4,510
Balance ---September 30, 1999  $ 17,375  $     (139)   $  10,929     $      4        $  45,659
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes

                            6
<PAGE>
                  Headway Corporate Resources, Inc.

                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Unaudited)
                           (In thousands)

                                              Nine months ended September 30,
                                                   1999             1998
Operating activities:
Net income                                        $     4,510    $       3,519
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by (used in) operating activities:
  Loss on early extinguishment of debt                      -            1,457
  Depreciation and amortization                         3,230            1,973
  Amortization of deferred financing costs                277              312
  Deferred income taxes                                     -               63
  Gain on sale of investment                                -             (901)
Changes in assets and liabilities net of effect
 of acquisitions:
  Accounts receivable                                  (6,135)         (17,201)
  Prepaid expenses and other assets                       (90)            (605)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   857            1,424
  Accrued payroll                                       2,906            4,806
  Prepaid income taxes/Income taxes payable               619             (617)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     6,174           (5,770)

Investing activities:
Expenditures for property and equipment                (1,401)          (1,844)
Repayment from notes receivable                            33               97
Repayment from related party                                -              638
Proceeds from sale of investment                            -            3,178
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired       (9,516)         (31,587)
Net cash used in investing activities                 (10,884)         (29,518)

Financing activities:
Sale of preferred stock,net                                 -           18,633
Net change in revolving credit line                     3,200          (13,404)
Proceeds from long-term debt                                            56,100
Repayment of long-term debt                              (157)         (23,608)
Payment of capital lease obligations                     (300)            (173)
Payments of loan acquisition fees                        (177)          (1,873)
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants          1,596            2,041
Purchase of treasury stock                             (2,221)               -
Cash dividends paid                                      (825)            (590)
Net cash provided by financing activities               1,116           37,126

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
 equivalents                                               (5)               -

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        (3,599)          1,838
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         4,157           2,472
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $     558       $   4,310
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest                                             $   4,385       $   2,776
Income taxes                                         $   2,404       $   4,174

See accompanying notes

                            7
<PAGE>

                  HEADWAY CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         September 30, 1999

(1)  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Headway  Corporate Resources, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries
provide  strategic staffing solutions and personnel on  a  worldwide
basis.   Its  operations  include information  technology  staffing,
temporary   staffing,  human  resources  administration,   permanent
placement  and  executive search.  Headquartered in  New  York,  the
Company has offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas and executive search offices  in
New  York, Illinois, Massachusetts, the United Kingdom, Japan,  Hong
Kong and Singapore.  These consolidated financial statements include
the   accounts  of  Headway  Corporate  Resources,  Inc.   and   its
subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company").

The  accompanying unaudited consolidated financial  statements  have
been  prepared  in  accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles   for  interim  financial  information   and   with   the
instructions  to  Form  10-Q  and  Article  10  of  Regulation  S-X.
Accordingly,  they  do  not  include  all  of  the  information  and
footnotes  required by generally accepted accounting principles  for
complete  financial statements.  In the opinion of  management,  all
adjustments  (consisting  of normal recurring  accruals)  considered
necessary  for  a  fair presentation have been included.   Operating
results  for  the three months and nine months ended  September  30,
1999  are  not  necessarily indicative of the results  that  may  be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1999.

The  balance  sheet at December 31, 1998 has been derived  from  the
audited  financial statements at that date but does not include  all
of  the  information  and footnotes required by  generally  accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements.

For   further  information,  refer  to  the  consolidated  financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Certain reclassifications of 1998 balances have been made to conform
to the 1999 presentation.

(2) INTANGIBLES

In  June 1999, the Company acquired substantially all of the  assets
of  a division of a North Carolina corporation for cash resulting in
goodwill of approximately $4,024,000.  The acquisition was accounted
for  under  the  purchase method of accounting and  the  results  of
operations   have  been  included  in  the  accompanying   financial
statements from the date of acquisition.  On a pro forma  basis,  if
the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of 1998, the effect
on  the  Company's total revenue, net income and earnings per  share
would have been immaterial.

During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, additional purchase
price  of $9,043,000 was recorded as goodwill upon the determination
that  the earnouts had been met on certain acquisitions made in 1998
and  1997. Other liabilities represent such earnouts not paid as  of
September 30, 1999.

(3) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

In  March  1999, the Company incurred costs of $2,329,000 associated
with the termination of an employment contract.

                               8
<PAGE>

(4) DEBT

In June 1999, the amount available under the Company's senior credit
facility  was  increased  to  $100,000,000  from  $90,000,000.   The
revolving credit facility bears interest at varying rates  based  on
LIBOR  ranging from 7.20% to 7.36% per annum at September 30,  1999.
As  of  September 30, 1999, $54,000,000 was drawn on this  facility.
Substantially  all  assets  of  the Company  have  been  pledged  as
collateral for this credit agreement.  The credit agreement requires
the Company to meet certain financial ratios, as defined.


(5) EARNINGS PER SHARE

The  following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Three months ended              Nine months ended
                                                September 30,                   September 30,
                                           1999             1998             1999             1998
<S>                                    <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>
Numerator:
 Income before extraordinary item      $  1,777,000    $  1,446,000     $  4,510,000     $  4,976,000
 Extraordinary item                                               -                        (1,457,000)
 Preferred dividend requirements           (275,000)       (275,000)        (825,000)        (590,000)

 Numerator for basic earnings per
  share--net income available for
  common stockholders                     1,502,000       1,717,000        3,685,000        2,929,000

 Effect of dilutive securities:
  Preferred dividend requirements           275,000         275,000          825,000          590,000
  Numerator for diluted earnings per
   share - net income available for
   common stockholders after
   assumed conversions                    1,777,000       1,446,000        4,510,000        3,519,000

Denominator:
 Denominator for basic earnings per
  share--weighted average shares         10,108,813      10,253,163       10,208,778        9,767,785
 Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options and warrants                501,373       1,346,326          530,413        1,795,523
  Convertible preferred stock             3,584,299       3,584,229        3,584,299        2,389,486
  Dilutive potential common stock         4,085,672       4,930,555        4,114,712        4,185,009
  Denominator for diluted earnings
   per share --adjusted weighted-average
   shares and assumed conversions        14,194,485      15,183,718       14,323,490       13,952,794

Basic earnings per share               $        .15    $        .11    $         .36     $        .30       .11        .36
Diluted earnings per share             $        .13    $        .10    $         .31     $        .25
</TABLE>

                             9
<PAGE>

(6) BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The  Company  classifies  its business into two  fundamental  areas,
staffing  and executive search.  Staffing consists of the  placement
and  payrolling  of  temporary and permanent  office,  clerical  and
information  technology  professional personnel.   Executive  search
focuses on placing middle to upper level management positions.   The
Company  evaluates  performance based on the segments'  profit  from
operations before unallocated corporate overhead.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three months ended            Three months ended
                                               Sept. 30, 1999                Sept. 30, 1998
                                          Staffing       Executive      Staffing       Executive
                                                           Search                        Search
<S>                                       <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Revenues                                  $  83,775,000  $  6,454,000   $  73,160,000  $   4,918,000
Segment profit                                1,200,000       985,000       1,357,000        445,000
Segment assets                              128,915,000    10,082,000

                                             Nine months ended             Nine months ended
                                               Sept. 30, 1999                Sept. 30, 1998
                                          Staffing       Executive      Staffing       Executive
                                                           Search                        Search

Revenues                                  $ 253,895,000  $  21,160,000  $ 191,088,000  $  16,989,000
Segment income before extraordinary item      3,846,000      3,485,000      3,691,000      2,081,000
Extraordinary loss                                    -              -     (1,457,000)             -
Segment profit                                3,846,000      3,485,000      2,234,000      2,081,000
</TABLE>

A reconciliation of combined segment profit to consolidated net income
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Three months ended            Nine months ended
                                                 Sept. 30                    Sept. 30
                                             1999          1998         1999           1998
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Total profit for reportable segments   $  2,185,000  $  1,802,000  $  7,331,000  $  4,315,000
Interest expense                           (105,000)      (75,000)     (277,000)     (314,000)
Corporate overhead                         (630,000)     (582,000)   (2,282,000)   (2,260,000)
Termination of employment contract                -             -    (2,329,000)            -
Gain on sale of investment                        -             -              -      901,000
Income tax benefit                          327,000       301,000     2,067,000       877,000            0
Net income                             $  1,777,000  $  1,446,000  $  4,510.000  $  3,519,000
</TABLE>

                             10
<PAGE>

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


Results of Operations

Overview

Overall, the results for the Company for the third quarter were very
strong.   The  performance  of  the  executive  search  segment  was
particularly  positive,  reflecting the strength  of  the  financial
services  industry  and  the  continued  demand  for  the  Company's
services.   The  Company experienced some softness in  its  staffing
business   specifically  in  the  area  of  information   technology
staffing.   As  the  Year 2000 approaches, many companies  have  put
their  information  technology initiatives  on  hold.   The  Company
believes  that the staffing requirements will increase in the  first
and second quarter as concerns over Year 2000 issues are alleviated.
Management  believes that the Company is in a very good position  in
all of its businesses going into next year.

Consolidated

Revenues  increased $12,151,000 or 16% to $90,229,000 for the  three
months  ended  September  30, 1999, from $78,078,000  for  the  same
period  in  1998.   For  the nine months ended September  30,  1999,
revenues  were $275,055,000, an increase of 32% from $208,077,000  a
year  earlier.   These increases are attributable  to  the  staffing
acquisitions  completed  in the latter part  of  1998,  as  well  as
internal  growth.  For the first nine months of  1999,  the  Company
experienced a 16% internal growth rate.

The  executive  search subsidiary, Whitney Partners, LLC  (Whitney),
contributed $6,454,000 to consolidated revenues in the third quarter
of  1999, an increase of 31% from $4,918,000 for the same period  in
1998.   For  the  nine  months  ended September  30,  1999,  Whitney
revenues  were  $21,160,000, an increase of 25% from  $16,989,000  a
year  earlier.  This increase is due to the strong recovery  of  the
financial markets in the first nine months of 1999 following a brief
downturn  in the financial services industry in the second  half  of
1998, and the related increase in the hiring activities of Whitney's
clients,  as  well  as  the contribution that  Carlyle  Group,  Ltd.
(Carlyle) has made since its acquisition in July 1998.

The  staffing subsidiary, Headway Corporate Staffing Services,  Inc.
(HCSS)  contributed revenues of $83,775,000 to consolidated revenues
in  the  third  quarter  of 1999, an increase  of  $10,615,000  from
$73,160,000  for  third quarter of 1998. For the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999, HCSS revenues were $253,895,000, an increase  of
33% from $191,088,000 a year earlier.  This increase is primarily  a
result of the acquisitions completed during the latter part of 1998.

Total  operating  expenses increased $11,007,000 to $85,576,000  for
the  three months ended September 30, 1999, from $74,569,000 for the
same  period  in  1998. Of the increase, $7,892,000 relates  to  the
direct  costs  that are the wages, taxes and benefits of  work  site
employees  of the staffing companies.  Direct costs decreased  as  a
percentage of revenues to 75.4% in 1999 from 77.1% in 1998. For  the
nine   months,   operating   expenses   increased   $64,992,000   to
$262,602,000 from $197,610,000 for the same period in 1998.  Of  the
increase,  $50,407,000 relates to the direct costs.   For  the  nine
months,  direct costs decreased slightly as a percentage of revenues
to  75.9% in 1999 from 76.1% in 1998.  The fluctuation in the direct
cost  percentage  of revenues is a result of the Company's  business
mix.   Specifically,  the executive search business  has  no  direct
costs  while  the  payrolling business has very high  direct  costs.
Direct  costs as a percentage of HCSS revenue declined to 81.3%  for
the  three months ended September 30, 1999, from 82.3% for the  same
period in 1998.  For the nine months, direct costs for HCSS declined
as a percentage of HCSS revenue to 82.3% from 82.9% last year.  This
improvement is primarily the result of the Company's acquisitions of
information technology businesses that have higher gross margin than
the  clerical  or  payrolling business.  General and  administrative
expenses  increased as a percentage of revenues from  17.3%  in  the
third  quarter of 1998 to 18.1% in the third quarter of  1999.   The

                             11
<PAGE>
increase  in general and administrative expenses as a percentage  of
revenues related to several one-time expenses and is a trend that is
not  expected  to  continue.    For the  nine  months,  general  and
administrative expenses decreased as a percentage of  revenues  from
17.9% in 1998 to 17.5% in 1999.

Included  in operating expenses for the first quarter of 1999  is  a
special charge of $2,329,000 paid in connection with the termination
of an employment agreement.  The balance of the increase in the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1999 is primarily  due  to  operating
expenses of the acquired staffing companies completed in the  latter
part of 1998.

Whitney's operating expenses increased $571,000 to $4,714,000 in the
third  quarter  of  1999, from $4,143,000 for the same  period  last
year.   For  the  nine months of 1999, Whitney's operating  expenses
increased   $1,909,000  to  $15,109,000  in  1999  as  compared   to
$13,200,000 in 1998.  This increase is primarily a result of  higher
compensation expense directly related to the increase in revenue, as
well  as the operating expenses of Carlyle that was acquired in July
1998.

Operating income increased 33% or $1,144,000 to $4,653,000  for  the
three  months  ended September 30, 1999, compared to $3,509,000  for
the  three  months  ended September 30, 1998.  For  the  nine  month
period  ended September 30, 1999 operating income increased  19%  or
$1,986,000 to $12,453,000 compared to $10,467,000 for the comparable
period in 1998.  Included in the 1999 nine month operating income is
the  $2,329,000  termination  payment paid  in  the  first  quarter.
Excluding   this   payment,  operating  income  increased   41%   to
$14,782,000  for the nine months ended September 30, 1999,  compared
to the same period in 1998.

Net  income  increased $331,000 to $1,777,000 for the  three  months
ended September 30, 1999, compared to $1,446,000 for the same period
in  1998.  Net income increased $991,000 to $4,510,000 for the  nine
months ended September 30, 1999, compared to $3,519,000 for the same
period  in 1998.  This increase includes the termination payment  in
the  first  quarter  of  1999, which had  an  after  tax  effect  of
$1,351,000.   The results for the first nine months of 1998  include
the gain on sale of investment net of taxes of $595,000 and the loss
on  early retirement of debt, net of taxes of $1,457,000.  Excluding
all  of these items, net income increased 34% to $5,861,000 for  the
nine months ended September 30, 1999, compared to $4,381,000 for the
same period in 1998.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash  provided by operations during the nine months ended  September
30,  1999  was  $6,174,000 compared with cash used by operations  of
$5,770,000  for  the  comparable  period  in  1998.   This  was  due
primarily to increased collection of accounts receivable.

For  the  nine  months ended September 30, 1999,  the  Company  used
$10,884,000 in investing activities almost exclusively for  payments
for  acquisitions completed during 1997, 1998 and 1999, compared  to
cash used in investing activities of $29,518,000 for the same period
in  1998.  The cash used for investing activities in 1998 related to
acquisitions completed during 1998 and 1997.

Total  net cash provided by financing activities was $1,116,000  for
the  nine  months  ended September 30, 1999, compared  to  net  cash
provided by financing activities of $37,126,000 for the same  period
in  1998.   The  cash generated in 1999 was a result  of  additional
borrowings  under the Company's senior credit facility and  proceeds
from the exercise of stock options, offset in part by treasury stock
purchases.

In  March 1999, the Company announced its plans to step up purchases
under its stock repurchase program.  The program was implemented  in
October  1998  when  the  Company's Board  of  Directors  authorized
purchases of up to 1.0 million shares.  During the first nine months
of  1999, the Company used $2,221,000 to repurchase 453,500  shares.
The  Company expects that it will continue to purchase shares  under
the program as long as the current stock price weakness continues.

                            12
<PAGE>
The  Company's working capital declined to $26,895,000 at  September
30, 1999, from $32,139,000 at December 31, 1998.  Management expects
that  the  Company's working capital position will be sufficient  to
meet all of the working capital needs for the remainder of the year.

In  June  1999,  the  Company  secured  $10  million  in  additional
financing  through  expansion of its senior  credit  facility.   The
credit  facility was increased from $90 million to $100  million  on
substantially the same terms as the existing facility.  The  Company
expects   to  use  the  proceeds  of  the  facility  for  additional
acquisitions and future working capital needs.  As of September  30,
1999, the Company had approximately $46 million available under  its
senior credit facility.

Year 2000 Compliance

The  Company's  internal computer information system  is  Year  2000
compliant,  since its database does not store dates as  plain  text.
The  dates are converted into an internal date format that does  not
rely  on  the  year  to  determine the century.   Any  new  software
purchases  will  conform to the same type of internal  date  storage
specifications,  which  should  eliminate  any  internal  Year  2000
issues.

The   Company's   Year  2000  issues  and  any  potential   business
interruptions,  costs,  damages  or  losses  related   thereto   are
primarily dependent upon the Year 2000 compliance of third  parties.
The  Company's suppliers that provide mission-critical services  are
primarily large companies, such as local and long distance telephone
service providers, banks, and utility companies.  The Company has no
reason  to  believe  that these suppliers  will  not  be  Year  2000
compliant.  However, the Company is in the process of reviewing  its
third  party relationships in order to assess and address Year  2000
issues with respect to these third parties.

The costs associated with Year 2000 compliance have been nominal and
the  Company  believes that the remaining costs will be minimal  and
will  not  have a material adverse effect on its financial condition
or results of operations.

The Company has developed a contingency plan to be able to react  to
any Year 2000 problems should they arise.

                            13
<PAGE>
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

                  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

EXHIBITS: Attached only to the electronic filing by the Company with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  is  the  Financial  Data
Schedule,  Exhibit  Reference Number 27,  in  accordance  with  Item
601(c) of Regulation S-K.

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:

None


                             SIGNATURES

In  accordance  with  the  requirements of  the  Exchange  Act,  the
registrant  caused  this report to be signed on its  behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                         HEADWAY CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.

Date: November 9, 1999   By: /s/ Barry S. Roseman, President
                                 and Chief Operating Officer
                         (Duly Authorized and Principal Financial Officer)

                            14
<PAGE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<CASH>                                             558
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   53,152
<ALLOWANCES>                                     1,006
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                55,385
<PP&E>                                           7,890
<DEPRECIATION>                                 (2,787)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 140,091
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           28,490
<BONDS>                                         64,471
                           20,000
                                          0
<COMMON>                                             1
<OTHER-SE>                                      25,658
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   140,091
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               275,055
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  262,602
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   472
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               4,662
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  7,879
<INCOME-TAX>                                     3,369
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              4,510
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     4,510
<EPS-BASIC>                                        .36
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .31


</TABLE>


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission