FRISCO, Texas, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS), a provider of comprehensive home care services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

For the first quarter, net service revenues increased 9.7% to $101.6 million from $92.6 million for the first quarter of 2016. Net income was $4.3 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the latest quarter, compared with $157,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.34, an increase of 21.4% from $0.28 for the first quarter of 2016. (See pages 7 and 8 for a reconciliation of all non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures.)

"With our first quarter financial results, we are off to a solid start in 2017," commented Dirk Allison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus. "We are pleased with our 4.1% increase in same store revenues for the first quarter and we are excited about our recently announced acquisition of Options Home Care. We also continue to benefit from a substantial margin increase due to continuing process improvements and cost reduction initiatives begun in 2016."

Net service revenues for the first quarter of 2017 reflected an 8.3% increase in billable hours per business day compared with the first quarter of 2016, and comparable-quarter revenues per billable hour rose 1.3%. The Company's revenue growth combined with margin improvement produced a 19.8% increase in adjusted EBITDA to $8.0 million for the quarter.

At March 31, 2017, Addus had $19.1 million in cash and $23.8 million of bank debt. Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.6 million for the first quarter, compared with net cash used by operating activities of $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2016.

Addus also announced today that it has completed a new senior secured credit facility including a $125 million revolver, a $45 million term loan and an $80 million delayed draw term loan, replacing the previous facility. The maturity of the new facility is five years, although the delayed draw term loan is only available for 18 months. Under the terms of the agreement, $100 million in incremental term debt is available for acquisitions.

Mr. Allison concluded, "Addus is well positioned in 2017 to grow both organically and through acquisitions. With the previously announced addition of Brad Bickham as Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer during the first quarter, our executive team is complete. We remain on-track to implement our new payroll system in July, further enhancing our efficiency and enabling us to focus more fully on growing our business. The completion of our new credit facility also significantly strengthens our ability to fund our growth. As one of the nation's leading home care providers in a growing, highly fragmented market, we remain enthusiastic about our future and our ability to increase shareholder value."

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information provided in this release includes adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net service revenues, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company defines adjusted net income per diluted share as net income per diluted share, adjusted for M&A expenses, stock-based compensation expense, restructure charges and severance and other costs. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expenses, stock-based compensation expense, restructure charges and severance and other costs. The Company defines adjusted net service revenues as net service revenues adjusted for the closure of certain sites. The Company has provided, in the financial statement tables included in this press release, a reconciliation of adjusted net income per diluted share to net income per diluted share, a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income and a reconciliation of adjusted net service revenues to net service revenues, in each case, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes that adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net service revenues are useful to investors, management and others in evaluating the Company's operating performance, to provide investors with insight and consistency in the Company's financial reporting and to present a basis for comparison of the Company's business operations among periods, and to facilitate comparison with the results of the Company's peers.

Conference Call

Addus will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. The toll-free dial-in number is (877) 930-8289 (international dial-in number is (253) 336-8714), pass code 3779748. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on May 23, 2017, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (international dial-in number is (404) 537-3406) and entering pass code 3779748.

A live broadcast of Addus HomeCare's conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Company's website: www.addus.com. An online replay of the conference call will also be available on the Company's website for one month, beginning approximately three hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "continue," "expect," and similar expressions. These forward- looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including discretionary determinations by government officials, the consummation and integration of acquisitions, anticipated transition to managed care providers, our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy, unexpected increases in SG&A and other expenses, expected benefits and unexpected costs of acquisitions and dispositions, management plans related to dispositions, the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected, the failure of the business to perform as expected, changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes in Addus HomeCare's relationships with referral sources, increased competition for Addus HomeCare's services, changes in the interpretation of government regulations, the uncertainty regarding the outcome of discussions with managed care organizations, changes in tax rates, the impact of adverse weather, higher than anticipated costs, lower than anticipated cost savings, estimation inaccuracies in future revenues, margins, earnings and growth, whether any anticipated receipt of payments will materialize and other risks set forth in the Risk Factors section in Addus HomeCare's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2017, which is available at www.sec.gov. Addus HomeCare undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In addition, these forward-looking statements necessarily depend upon assumptions, estimates and dates that may be incorrect or imprecise and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Accordingly, any forward-looking statements included in this press release do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized. (Unaudited tables and notes follow).

About Addus

Addus is a provider of comprehensive personal care services that are provided in the home and assist with activities of daily living. Addus' consumers are primarily persons who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization, such as the elderly, chronically ill and disabled. Addus' payor clients include federal, state and local governmental agencies, managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private individuals. At March 31, 2017, Addus provided personal care services to over 34,000 consumers through 111 locations across 24 states. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.

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SOURCE Addus HomeCare Corporation

Brian W. Poff, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Addus HomeCare Corporation, (469) 535-8200, investorrelations@addus.com; Scott Brittain, Corporate Communications, Inc., (615) 324-7308, scott.brittain@cci-ir.com