UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Commission File Number: 0-24260
AMEDISYS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(225) 292-2031 or (800) 467-2662
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
SECTION 7 REGULATION FD
ITEM 7.01. |
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
As of November 16, 2015 representatives of Amedisys, Inc. (the
Company) will begin making presentations at investor conferences using slides containing the information attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The Company expects to use these slides, in whole or in part, and
possibly with modifications, in connection with presentations to investors, analysts and others during 2015.
By filing this report on Form 8-K and
furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
The information contained in the slides is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Companys Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) filings and other public announcements that it may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this
report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the information presented herein shall not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as previously set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.
Use of our Website to Distribute Material Company Information
Our company website address is www.amedisys.com. We use our website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important information,
including press releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding our company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Investor Relations subpage of our website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled
Investors on our website home page. We also use our website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding our company in advance of or in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the
same information. Therefore, investors should look to the Investor Relations subpage of our website for important and time-critical information. Visitors to our website can also register to receive automatic e-mail and other notifications alerting
them when new information is made available on the Investor Relations subpage of our website.
Certain 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.
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SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Investor Relations Slide Show in use beginning November 16, 2015 (furnished only) |
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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
hereunto duly authorized.
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AMEDISYS, INC.
(Registrant) |
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/s/ Scott G. Ginn |
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Scott G. Ginn |
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Senior Vice President of Accounting and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
DATE: November 16, 2015
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Investor Relations Slide Show in use beginning November 16, 2015 (furnished only) |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Exhibit 99.1
Right care. Right time. Right place.
Amedisys Investor Presentation
November 2015
Forward-looking Statements
This presentation may
include forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions about our business that are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this presentation. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of future events.
Additional information regarding factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any
forward-looking statements are described in reports and registration statements we file with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, copies of which are
available on the Amedisys internet website http://www.amedisys.com or by contacting the Amedisys Investor Relations department at (225) 292-2031.
We disclaim any obligation to update any 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.
www.amedisys.com
NASDAQ: AMED
We encourage everyone to visit the
Investors Section of our website at www.amedisys.com, where we have posted additional important information such as press releases, profiles concerning our business and clinical operations and control processes, and SEC filings.
We intend to use our website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding the Company in advance of or
in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the same information.
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Amedisys Snapshot
Amedisys Home Health Care
Centers (314 locations) Amedisys Hospice Care Centers (79 locations)
Overview
Founded in 1982, publicly
listed 1994
393 care centers in 34
states
13,000 employees
Approximately 60,000
patients on census
2014 revenue of $1.2
billion
360,000 patients seen
annually
Over 7.5 million annual
patient visits
Amedisys Strategy: Winning Same Game
We are a clinical organization that will drive outstanding outcomes for our patients in their homes, as we provide our
care centers and clinical team the right tools, and simplify operations to allow them to focus on patient care
Clinical Distinction
Enabled
By Become Employer of Choice
Operational Delivered Excellence and Efficiency
By
Our Driving
Goal
Growth
Clinical Distinction
Clinical guidelines that support consistent,
outstanding care
High quality as measured by
STARS ratings and
other key measures
Invest in professional development of clinicians
Develop innovative clinical programs that
distinguish us in the market
Become Employer of
Choice
Improved ability to recruit, develop, and retain
outstanding, talented people
Become Employer of Choice as we make
working at Amedisys meaningful and more
rewarding
Operational Excellence and Efficiency
A new IT platform that makes it easier for
clinicians to focus on care delivery
Supporting processes that drive standardization
and simplification to improve operational
efficiency
Effective, more efficient corporate
operations
Driving Growth
Improved information and tools to optimize
business development effectiveness
Developing the capabilities to succeed as market
moves to pay based on value
Investing capital to grow core businesses
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Home Health Star Ratings and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)
CMS released its inaugural ratings on the Home Health Compare website, Amedisys care centers performed well and we are developing targeted improvement plans
Star Rating Distribution Amedisys vs. Industry
50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Star Rating
Industry Amedisys Amedisys VBP States
93% of Amedisys care centers rated 3 stars or better
Compares favorably to 72% for rest of industry
2016 CMS proposed rule introduced value- based purchasing pilot program
Reimbursement will be tied in some form to quality and outcomes
Approximately 25% of home health revenue is in 9 proposed VBP states
Star ratings metrics similar to those proposed under VBP
Care center performance distribution is similar in proposed VBP states
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Performance Variation Across PAC Settings
Although SNF receives a greater percentage of PAC referrals than HH, many SNF patients are eligible for HH, which is more
cost effective and has lower readmission rates
Distribution of Referrals to PAC Settings Impact of Appropriate
Care Setting
50 38% 41%
40
30
20 9%
10%
10 2%
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HH SNF IRF ORF LTCH
Medicare Exp
per case $5,301 $11,695 $17,399 $6,300 $38,654
50 Readmission Rates by PAC Type
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30 24% 26%
20 14% 19%
10 9%
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HH SNF IRF ORF LTCH
44% total share of home
health episodes if appropriate care setting is utilized (vs. 38% today)
$2.5 B in annual amount saved by
Medicare if patients utilize appropriate PAC setting
71% ORF episodes could receive care from HHA
15% SNF first setting episodes could receive care from HHAs
2.6% savings in total Medicare post discharge episode spending
Opportunity exists to capture share from SNFs through education of discharge planners, clinician trainers and through
management of readmissions
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Infinity HomeCare Transaction
Infinity HomeCare
cares for more than 14,000 patients per year, has more than 600 employees and generates approximately $50 million in annual revenues and $6.4 million in last twelve months adjusted EBITDA. The Companys 15 care centers in Florida average a
strong 3.9 out of 5 Star rating from the Home Health Compare website published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Medicare.gov)
Expanding our Ability to Care for Patients in Florida
Infinity Home Care adds 15 locations in 8 of 11 Florida districts including 48 counties
Transaction Highlights
Financial
Demonstrated consistent growth and profitability with strong payor mix (90+% Medicare)
Project 2016 EPS accretion before transition costs of between $0.04$0.08
All care centers operate on HomeCare HomeBase
Consistent margins across operations
Clinical
Quality
Distinctive clinical programs with high star ratings and low hospital re-admission rates
FL is VBP pilot state; opportunity for high quality providers
Growth Platform in Florida
Combined company #3 in market share in FL
Cover
83% of Medicare eligible population
Long-tenured management team with significant market experience
Infinity represents the highest quality inorganic growth opportunity in Florida for Amedisys
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Amedisys Strategy: Tomorrows Focus Owning the Home New Game
Expand the definition of homecare by employing new capabilities and technologies engaging patients before an acute admission and again after discharge, preventing readmissions
Pre-Acute Post-Acute
HOME HEALTH HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH
Targeted
Capabilities to Take Share and Care for Higher and
Lower Acuity Patients
Amedisys
MD/PA/NP DME / Palliative Services Infusion Care
Improve Analytics / Assessments / Personal Care Enhanced Monitoring / Data Management Discharge Planning Services
Telemedicine
By selectively adding additional capabilities, we will increase our ability to prevent patients
from being admitted to the hospital (pre-acute) care for patients in the home, and capture share from higher cost facility based services
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New Game: Doing More in the Home
Over
time we will build out four sets of services to allow us to serve more patients, and to improve our value to managed care in particular
Today: Core Business Home Health / Hospice
Lower Higher
Selected
Complexity Complexity Home
Pre-Acute In-Patient Hospice SNF SNF Health Services Patients Patients
Tomorrow : Todays Core Business PLUS:
Lower Higher Selected
Home
Pre-Acute Complexity Complexity In-Patient Hospice Health Patients Patients Services
Example Capabilities Needed
Private duty Enhanced clinician Private Duty Build out acute capability training capability care services
Complex care Safety support model Focus on core business quality management skills (e.g. PERS) MD assets and growth continue in future Caregiver support High risk case 2-way model managers
communication Enhanced Mobile diagnostics telemedicine Rx, DME, Infusion Higher level clinicians (e.g.
NPs)
Integrated patient assessment and predictive modeling capabilities supporting all LOBs
Customers
Managed Care Managed Care Managed Care Managed Care
Medicaid FFS Medicare
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Summary Adjusted Financials (1)
Q3 YTD
$ in Millions, except EPS 2014 2015 Variance 2014 2015 Variance
Home Health 237.2 253.4 16.2 717.4 742.6 25.2
Hospice 63.1 73.0 9.9 186.6 199.6 13.0
Total
Revenue $300.3 $326.4 $26.1 $904.0 $942.2 $38.2
Gross Margin % 43.4% 42.8% (0.6%) 42.6% 43.4% 0.8%
Adjusted EBITDA 23.8 26.4 2.6 51.4 84.4 33.0
7.9% 8.1% 0.2% 5.7% 9.0% 3.3%
Adjusted EPS $0.28
$0.34 $0.06 $0.46 $1.09 $0.63
Free cash flow (2) 21.5 29.4 7.9 (89.0) 63.7 152.7
Outstanding debt 149.3 100.0 (49.3)
Cash balance 5.5 57.0 51.5
Available liquidity
(3) 96.2 236.0 139.8
Home Health Segment Adjusted Financials and Operating Statistics (1)
$ in Millions Q314 Q315 Variance
Medicare 185.4
190.2 4.8
Non-Medicare 51.8 63.2 11.4
Home Health Revenue $237.2 $253.4 $16.2
Gross
Margin % 42.1% 40.8% (1.3%)
Segment EBITDA 32.6 34.6 2.0
Medicare admit growthsame store 2% 4%
Medicare recertification rate 38% 38%
Medicare
admits 42,770 44,434
Medicare recertifications 25,407 25,420
Non-Medicare admit growthsame store 26% 21%
Non-Medicare admits 20,585 24,792
Cost per visit
$85.47 $87.54
Quarterly Highlights
Revenue growth of $16.2M, or 7%
Same store admit
growth in Medicare (+4%) and Non-Medicare (+21%)
Strong emphasis on business mix (Medicare vs.
Non-Medicare)
Cost per visit increased $2.07 to $87.54
Anticipated increases from ICD-10 prep and headcount / contractor use to deal with growth
Some higher than anticipated cost from higher health insurance and workers comp
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Hospice Segment Adjusted Financials and Operating Statistics (1)
$ in Millions Q314 Q315 Variance
Medicare 59.0
68.6 9.6
Non-Medicare 4.1 4.4 0.3
Hospice Revenue $63.1 $73.0 $9.9
Gross Margin %
48.0% 49.6% 1.6%
Segment EBITDA 16.6 19.6 3.0
Admit growthsame store (3%) 26%
ADC growthsame store (3%) 17%
Admits
4,002 4,962
ADC 4,608 5,346
Revenue per day $148.74 $148.47
Cost per day
$77.38 $74.82
Quarterly Highlights
Year-over-year revenue growth of $9.9M, or 16%
Patient census at quarter end of 5,524, an increase of 23% over census at 12/31
Second straight quarter of double-digit same store admission growth
Cost per day year-over-year decrease primarily driven by decrease in pharmacy costs
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Appendix
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Adjusted EBITDA to Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
S in Millions Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Net Income 8.4 9.1 (35.0) 10.6 8.4
Taxes 5.4 5.2 (21.6) 7.6 6.5
Interest 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.4 4.9
Depreciation and
amortization 6.5 6.2 6.5 4.6 4.6
Adjustments 0.5 (0.2) 74.0 6.4 1.9
Adjusted EBITDA 23.8 22.9 26.4 31.7 26.4
Provision for doubtful accounts 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.6
Non-cash compensation, includes 401(k) match expense 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.2
Cash taxes (0.1) (0.1) 0.0 (0.4) (0.1)
Cash interest (1.8) (2.8) (1.8) (1.8) (2.0)
Other 5.0 13.1 (0.7) (6.8) (2.2)
CFFO,
before impact of operating assets and liabilities 34.4 40.0 31.1 29.3 29.9
DOJ settlement (35.0)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (9.1) (0.4) (16.6) 13.3 0.8
Cash Flow from Operations 25.3 4.6 14.5 42.6 30.7
Capital Expenditures (0.8) (2.1) (2.1) (14.6) (1.3)
Required debt repayments (3.0) (3.0) (3.0) (3.0) 0.0
Free cash flow 21.5 (0.5) 9.4 25.0 29.4
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Balance Sheet
As of:
$ in Millions 12/31/2014 9/30/2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 8.0 57.0
Accounts receivable, net 99.3 121.7
Other current assets 28.2 37.7
Total current
assets 135.5 216.4
Property and equipment, net 137.5 41.5
Goodwill 205.6 211.1
Other long-term assets (incl. deferred tax asset) 191.1 197.4
Total assets 669.7 666.4
Liabilities
Accounts payable 16.0 24.2
Accrued expenses 131.9 143.2
Other current
liabilities 14.4 3.8
Total current liabilities 162.3 171.2
Long-term debt, less current portion 104.4 96.2
Other long-term obligations 5.3 5.0
Total
liabilities 272.0 272.4
Total Equity 397.7 394.0
Total liabilities and equity 669.7 666.4
DSO 29.4 33.1
Leverage Ratio (4) 1.6x 0.9x
Available Liquidity 93.7 236.0
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Income Statement Adjustments (5)
Income Statement
$000s Line Item Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
Exit and restructuring activity costs G&A, Salary and benefits 3,323 230
Exit and restructuring activity costs G&A, Non-cash compensation (644) (174)
Inventory and Data Security Reporting G&A, Other 2,121
Wage and Hour litigation G&A, Other 8,000
Legal feesDepartment of Justice matter G&A, Other 286
HCHB implementation G&A, Other 2,048
Asset
impairment Asset impairment 899 75,193 2,075
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost / call premium payment
Interest expense 488 3,212
Loss on disposal of inpatient facility Other, Miscellaneous, net 515
Life insurance proceeds Other, Miscellaneous, net (1,044)
Partial claim recovery Other, Miscellaneous, net (818) (307)
Legal settlement Other, Miscellaneous, net (1,113) (1,014)
Unrealized gain on investment Other, Miscellaneous, net (1,412) (3,945) (1,379)
Gain/loss on sale of care centers Other, Miscellaneous, net (184)
Total 1,003 (214) 74,040 6,427 5,100
EPS Impact $0.02 ($0.01) $1.37 $0.12 $0.09
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Contact Information
Ronnie LaBorde
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer ronnie.laborde@amedisys.com
David Castille
Managing Director, Finance david.castille@amedisys.com
Amedisys, Inc.
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Office: 225.292.2031
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Endnotes
1. The financial results for the
three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015 are adjusted for certain items and should be considered a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is included in the 8-K earnings
release filed on November 4, 2015.
2. Free cash flow defined as cash flow from operations less capital
expenditures and required debt repayments. Free cash flow in 2014 includes impact of Department of Justice settlement.
3. Liquidity defined as the sum of cash balance and available revolving line of credit.
4. Leverage ratio defined as total debt outstanding divided by last twelve months adjusted EBITDA.
5. The financial results for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30,
2015 are adjusted for certain items and should be considered a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is included in the corresponding 8-K detailing quarterly results for each respective reporting period.
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