AMED Amedisys Inc

ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT

Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED), a leading home health and hospice company, today reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016.

Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 

• Net service revenue increased $46.6 million to $360.7 million compared to $314.1 million in 2015.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $10.7 million compared to $10.6 million in 2015.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share remained at $0.32 per diluted share when compared to 2015.

Adjusted Results* 

• Adjusted net service revenue of $361.7 million compared to $314.1 million in 2015.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $14.1 million compared to $14.5 million in 2015.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.42 compared to $0.43 in 2015.
• Adjusted EBITDA (defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization excluding certain items) of $29.8 million compared to $31.7 million in 2015.

Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 

• Net service revenue increased $93.8 million to $709.5 million compared to $615.7 million in 2015.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $16.9 million compared to $24.4 million net loss in 2015.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share increased $1.24 to $0.50 compared to $0.74 net loss per diluted share in 2015.

Adjusted Results* 

• Adjusted net service revenue of $710.5 million compared to $615.7 million in 2015.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $25.0 million compared to $24.3 million in 2015.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.74 compared to $0.73 in 2015.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $53.8 million compared to $58.0 million in 2015.

*  See pages 11 and 12 for the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures.

Executive Retirement

On August 2, 2016, Ronald A. LaBorde, the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, announced his intention to retire from the Company and the Board of Directors as of January 2, 2017.

Paul B. Kusserow, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “I am proud of the strong results our team delivered in the second quarter, even as we incurred deeper than anticipated software implementation disruption costs. We delivered strong growth across the board in all segments, drove improving clinical quality metrics and saw reduced employee turnover. We are continuing to progress successfully through our technology transformation and remain confident in our ability to deliver on the efficiencies that we have promised to our shareholders.”

Kusserow continued, “Lastly, while five months away, I would like to thank Ronnie LaBorde for his contribution to Amedisys which been invaluable, particularly during the turnaround in 2014. I appreciate his contribution as a trusted colleague and friend. He will leave the company in a strong and stable position with a great future trajectory. You couldn’t ask for a better legacy.”

We urge caution in considering the current trends disclosed in this press release. The home health and hospice industry is highly competitive and subject to intensive regulations, and trends are subject to numerous factors, risks, and uncertainties, some of which are referenced in the cautionary language below and others that are described more fully in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K which can be found on the SEC’s internet website, http://www.sec.gov, and our internet website, http://www.amedisys.com. We disclaim any obligations to update disclosed information on trends.

Earnings Call and Webcast Information

To participate on the conference call, please call a few minutes before 11:00 a.m. ET to either (877) 524-8416 (Toll-Free) or (412) 902-1028 (Toll). A replay of the conference call will be available through September 3, 2016 by dialing (877) 660-6853 (Toll- Free) or (201) 612-7415 (Toll) and entering conference ID #13641920.

A live webcast of the call will be accessible through our website on our Investor Relations section at the following web address: http://investors.amedisys.com.

Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AMED”.

Additional information

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Forward-Looking Statements

When included in this press release, words like “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “might,” “would,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described therein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: changes in Medicare and other medical payment levels, our ability to open care centers, acquire additional care centers and integrate and operate these care centers effectively, changes in or our failure to comply with existing Federal and State laws or regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, competition in the home health industry, changes in the case mix of patients and payment methodologies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, our ability to maintain or establish new patient referral sources, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in payments and covered services due to the economic downturn and deficit spending by Federal and State governments, future cost containment initiatives undertaken by third-party payors, our access to financing due to the volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets, our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements, business disruptions due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, our ability to integrate and manage our information systems, our ability to comply with requirements stipulated in our corporate integrity agreement and changes in law or developments with respect to any litigation relating to the Company, including various other matters, many of which are beyond our control.

Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of future events. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking and we do not intend to release publicly any updates or changes in our expectations concerning the forward- looking statements or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any forward-looking statement may be based, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules: (1) EBITDA, defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization; (2) adjusted EBITDA, defined as EBITDA excluding certain items; (3) adjusted net service revenue, defined as net service revenue excluding certain items; (4) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. excluding certain items; and (5) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share, defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share excluding certain items. In accordance with SEC rules, we have provided herein a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures under GAAP. Management believes that these are useful gauges of our performance and are common measures used in our industry to assess relative financial performance among companies.

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSELECT CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Amounts in thousands, except share, per share data and statistical information)

Balance Sheet Information
		June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,968		$	27,502
Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,950 and $16,526		152,213			125,010
Prepaid expenses		7,931			8,110
Other current assets		9,407			14,641
Total current assets		179,519			175,263
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $139,433 and $141,793		44,617			42,695
Goodwill		280,349			261,663
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $26,525 and $25,386		47,728			44,047
Deferred income taxes		121,014			125,245
Other assets, net		37,875			32,802
Total assets	$	711,102		$	681,715
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	35,070		$	25,682
Payroll and employee benefits		86,075			72,546
Accrued expenses		63,641			71,965
Current portion of long-term obligations		5,000			5,000
Total current liabilities		189,786			175,193
Long-term obligations, less current portion		89,500			91,630
Other long-term obligations		3,991			4,456
Total liabilities		283,277			271,279
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 35,136,248 and 34,786,966 shares issued; and 33,499,944 and 33,607,282 shares outstanding		35			35
Additional paid-in capital		523,583			504,290
Treasury stock at cost, 1,636,304 and 1,179,684 shares of common stock		(45,829	)		(26,966	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		15			15
Retained earnings		(50,897	)		(67,806	)
Total Amedisys, Inc. stockholders’ equity		426,907			409,568
Noncontrolling interests		918			868
Total equity		427,825			410,436
Total liabilities and equity	$	711,102		$	681,715

Statement of Operations Information (Unaudited)
			For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,						For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
			2016			2015			2016			2015
Net service revenue		$	360,746		$	314,152		$	709,563		$	615,724
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization			206,505			175,699			408,342			346,660
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits			77,343			71,249			154,060			139,804
Non-cash compensation			3,736			2,193			7,806			4,577
Other			45,576			42,113			92,293			75,183
Provision for doubtful accounts			4,253			2,756			8,193			5,732
Depreciation and amortization			4,975			4,615			9,448			11,152
Asset impairment charge			—			—			—			75,193
Operating expenses			342,388			298,625			680,142			658,301
Operating income (loss)			18,358			15,527			29,421			(42,577	)
Other (expense) income:
Interest income			9			4			31			26
Interest expense			(1,303	)		(2,416	)		(2,415	)		(4,842	)
Equity in earnings from equity method investments			363			4,826			358			6,777
Miscellaneous, net			658			498			1,393			2,632
Total other (expense) income, net			(273	)		2,912			(633	)		4,593
Income (loss) before income taxes			18,085			18,439			28,788			(37,984	)
Income tax (expense) benefit			(7,242	)		(7,566	)		(11,630	)		14,025
Net income (loss)			10,843			10,873			17,158			(23,959	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(147	)		(236	)		(249	)		(413	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc.		$	10,696		$	10,637		$	16,909		$	(24,372	)
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.51		$	(0.74	)
Weighted average shares outstanding			33,197			33,004			33,059			32,871
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.50		$	(0.74	)
Weighted average shares outstanding			33,708			33,459			33,641			32,871

Cash Flow and Days Revenue Outstanding, Net Information
		For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,						For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	14,651		$	42,554		$	26,895		$	57,037
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,597	)		(9,754	)		(37,751	)		(11,822	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(8,910	)		(2,731	)		(6,678	)		(20,046	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		2,144			30,069			(17,534	)		25,169
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		7,824			3,132			27,502			8,032
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	9,968		$	33,201		$	9,968		$	33,201
Days revenue outstanding, net (1)		37.2			31.0			37.2			31.0

(1) Our calculation of days revenue outstanding, net at June 30, 2016 and 2015 is derived by dividing our ending patient accounts receivable (i.e., net of estimated revenue adjustments and allowance for doubtful accounts) by our average daily net patient revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Supplemental Information - Home Health
		For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,
Financial Information (in millions):		2016			2015
Medicare	$	208.4		$	188.3
Non-Medicare		67.1			59.5
Net service revenue		275.5			247.8
Cost of service		160.3			142.3
Gross margin		115.2			105.5
Other operating expenses		77.4			67.1
Operating income	$	37.8		$	38.4
Key Statistical Data:
Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1):
Revenue		4	%		(1	%)
Admissions		4	%		0	%
Recertifications		2	%		(6	%)
Total (2):
Admissions		48,982			44,188
Recertifications		26,020			24,607
Completed episodes		74,027			67,702
Visits		1,315,417			1,203,648
Average revenue per completed episode (3)	$	2,850		$	2,828
Visits per completed episode (4)		17.7			17.5
Non-Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1):
Revenue		13	%		16	%
Admissions		2	%		15	%
Recertifications		12	%		8	%
Total (2):
Admissions		24,237			23,792
Recertifications		9,640			8,637
Visits		515,062			482,689
Total (2):
Cost per Visit	$	87.56		$	84.43
Visits		1,830,479			1,686,337

		For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
Financial Information (in millions):		2016			2015
Medicare	$	415.2		$	375.5
Non-Medicare		133.0			113.7
Net service revenue		548.2			489.2
Cost of service		321.1			281.0
Gross margin		227.1			208.2
Other operating expenses		153.1			134.0
Operating income	$	74.0		$	74.2
Key Statistical Data:
Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1):
Revenue		4	%		2	%
Admissions		4	%		1	%
Recertifications		3	%		(3	%)
Total (2):
Admissions		99,400			89,539
Recertifications		52,043			48,966
Completed episodes		146,059			133,013
Visits		2,626,788			2,371,898
Average revenue per completed episode (3)	$	2,831		$	2,811
Visits per completed episode (4)		17.6			17.4
Non-Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1):
Revenue		17	%		18	%
Admissions		6	%		16	%
Recertifications		17	%		12	%
Total (2):
Admissions		49,804			46,941
Recertifications		19,466			16,625
Visits		1,043,031			920,154
Total (2):
Cost per Visit	$	87.51		$	85.36
Visits		3,669,819			3,292,052

(1) Same store Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications growth (decline) is the percent increase (decrease) in our Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications for the period as a percent of the Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications of the prior period.(2) Total includes acquisitions.(3) Average Medicare revenue per completed episode is the average Medicare revenue earned for each Medicare completed episode of care which includes the impact of sequestration.(4) Medicare visits per completed episode are the home health Medicare visits on completed episodes divided by the home health Medicare episodes completed during the period.

Supplemental Information - Hospice
		For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,
		2016			2015
Medicare	$	71.3		$	62.5
Non-Medicare		4.5			3.8
Net service revenue		75.8			66.3
Cost of service		39.4			33.4
Gross margin		36.4			32.9
Other operating expenses		18.4			16.0
Operating income	$	18.0		$	16.9
Key Statistical Data:
Same Store Volume (1):
Medicare revenue		14	%		10	%
Non-Medicare revenue		15	%		5	%
Hospice admissions		18	%		11	%
Average daily census		16	%		7	%
Total (2):
Hospice admissions		5,576			4,713
Average daily census		5,730			4,944
Revenue per day, net	$	145.40		$	147.53
Cost of service per day	$	75.69		$	74.07
Average length of stay		94			86

 

		For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
		2016			2015
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	140.0		$	118.9
Non-Medicare		8.8			7.6
Net service revenue		148.8			126.5
Cost of service		78.2			65.7
Gross margin		70.6			60.8
Other operating expenses		36.3			31.2
Operating income	$	34.3		$	29.6
Key Statistical Data:
Same Store Volume (1):
Medicare revenue		18	%		6	%
Non-Medicare revenue		15	%		9	%
Hospice admissions		19	%		9	%
Average daily census		19	%		4	%
Total (2):
Hospice admissions		11,006			9,277
Average daily census		5,618			4,744
Revenue per day, net	$	145.52		$	147.39
Cost of service per day	$	76.51		$	76.47
Average length of stay		95			88

(1) Same store Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census growth (decline) is the percent increase (decrease) in our Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census for the period as a percent of the Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census of the prior period.(2) Total includes acquisitions.

	Supplemental Information - Corporate
			For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,
			2016					2015
	Other operating expenses	$	34.7				$	36.8
	Depreciation and amortization		3.1					3.0
	Total	$	37.8				$	39.8

		For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
		2016		2015
Financial Information (in millions):
Other operating expenses	$	73.7	$	63.6
Depreciation and amortization		6.0		7.6
Total before impairment (1)	$	79.7	$	71.2

1) Total of $146.4 million on a GAAP basis for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 (including $75.2 million asset impairment charge).

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESRECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Amounts in thousands)(Unaudited)

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA: 

		For the Three-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,						For the Six-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	10,696		$	10,637		$	16,909		$	(24,372	)
Add:
Income tax expense (benefit)		7,242			7,566			11,630			(14,025	)
Interest expense, net		1,294			2,412			2,384			4,816
Depreciation and amortization		4,975			4,615			9,448			11,152
EBITDA (1)(7)		24,207			25,230			40,371			(22,429	)
Add:
Certain items (2)		5,636			6,427			13,402			80,467
Adjusted EBITDA (3)(7)	$	29,843		$	31,657		$	53,773		$	58,038

Adjusted Net Service Revenue Reconciliation:

 

		For the Three-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,						For the Six-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Net service revenue	$	360,746		$	314,152		$	709,563		$	615,724
Add:
Certain items (2)		948			—			948			—
Adjusted net service revenue (4)(7)	$	361,694		$	314,152		$	710,511		$	615,724

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. Reconciliation:

 

		For the Three-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,						For the Six-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	10,696		$	10,637		$	16,909		$	(24,372	)
Add:
Certain items (2)		3,410			3,888			8,108			48,682
Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. (5)(7)	$	14,106		$	14,525		$	25,017		$	24,310

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per Diluted Share:

		For the Three-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,						For the Six-Month PeriodsEnded June 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share	$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.50		$	(0.74	)
Add:
Certain items (2)		0.10			0.12			0.24			1.48
Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share (6)(7)	$	0.42		$	0.43		$	0.74		$	0.73

(1) EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense, and depreciation and amortization.

(2) The following details the certain items for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

		For the Three-Month PeriodEnded June 30, 2016			For the Six-Month PeriodEnded June 30, 2016
		(Income) Expense			(Income) Expense
HCHB implementation	$	2,593		$	5,033
Acquisition costs		337			2,042
Legal fees - non-routine		459			1,976
Legal settlements		(265	)		(806	)
Restructuring activity		1,494			3,703
Third party audit reserve		948			948
Miscellaneous, other (income) expense, net		70			506
Total	$	5,636		$	13,402
Net of tax		3,410			8,108
Diluted EPS		0.10			0.24

 

		For the Three-Month PeriodEnded June 30, 2015			For the Six-Month PeriodEnded June 30, 2015
		(Income) Expense			(Income) Expense
Wage and Hour litigation	$	8,000		$	8,000
Legal settlements		(307	)		(1,125	)
Inventory and Data Security Reporting		—			2,121
Asset impairment		—			75,193
Restructuring activity		2,679			2,679
Miscellaneous, other (income) expense, net		(3,945	)		(6,401	)
Total	$	6,427		$	80,467
Net of tax	$	3,888		$	48,682
Diluted EPS	$	0.12		$	1.48

(3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, as defined in footnote 1, excluding certain items as described in footnote 2. (4) Adjusted net service revenue is defined as net service revenue plus certain items as described in footnote 2.(5) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Amedisys, Inc. excluding certain other items as described in footnote 2.(6) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share is defined as diluted income (loss) per share excluding the earnings per share effect of certain items as described in footnote 2.(7) EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net service revenue, adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. and adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. These calculations may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP financial measures in the same manner.

Contact:
Investor Contact:
Amedisys, Inc.
David Castille
Managing Director, Treasury/Finance
(225) 299-3391
david.castille@amedisys.com

Media Contact:
Amedisys, Inc.
Kendra Kimmons
Managing Director, Marketing & Communications
(225) 299-3720
kendra.kimmons@amedisys.com