Addus HomeCare Reports Fourth Quarter 2010 Results

March 3, 2011 at 4:03 PM EST

PALATINE, Ill., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Total net service revenues grew 6.7% to $70.1 million
  • Home & Community segment net service revenues increased 5.4% to $56.6 million
  • Home Health segment net service revenues increased 12.9% to $13.5 million
  • Net income of $1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share
  • Accounts Receivable DSO improved by 7 days to 90 days

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a comprehensive provider of home-based social and medical services, announced today its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010.

Mark Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus HomeCare, stated: "Our fourth quarter results reflect continued progress toward our plan. The Home & Community business performed reasonably well in a challenging environment while the Home Health segment increased revenues 7.9% over the prior quarter and 12.9% year-over-year. We continue to focus on improvements in both segments including investments in sales and marketing programs and the execution of our Integrated Services program.

"We are seeing improvements in our accounts receivable collections including the State of Illinois. The increased cash payments received from the State of Illinois and other payors before year end improved our overall liquidity position. In addition, we are continuing our efforts to centralize our billing and collection processes, which we expect will yield positive results. Looking ahead into 2011, we will continue to focus on driving profitable growth in both our Home & Community and Home Health segments," Heaney added.

Fourth Quarter Review

Total net service revenues for the fourth quarter 2010 were $70.1 million, a 6.7% increase compared to $65.7 million in the prior year quarter. The acquisition of CarePro contributed approximately $3.2 million in revenues in the fourth quarter.

Fourth quarter 2010 net income was $1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss after preferred stock dividends of ($3.7) million, or ($0.48) per diluted share in the prior year quarter. Excluding certain one-time items and prior to deducting preferred stock dividends in the fourth quarter 2009, net income was $0.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share.

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $56.6 million, a 5.4% increase compared to $53.7 million in the prior year quarter. Home & Community segment revenues included approximately $2.6 million from CarePro operations and organic growth of $0.3 million. Excluding the quarter-over-quarter impact of locations closed in 2010 totaling $0.9 million in revenue, organic revenue growth from continuing operations was 2.3%. Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $5.8 million, or 10.2% of revenue, compared to $4.6 million, or 8.6% of revenue, in the prior year quarter.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $13.5 million, a 12.9% increase compared to $12.0 million in the prior year quarter. Home Health segment revenues include approximately $0.6 million from CarePro operations and organic growth of $0.9 million, or 7.7%. Home Health operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $1.6 million, or 11.5% of revenues, compared to $1.2 million, or 9.7% of revenues in the prior year quarter.

Full Year 2010 Review

Total net service revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $271.7 million, a 4.8% increase compared to $259.3 million in the prior year period. The acquisition of CarePro in 2010 contributed approximately $5.7 million in revenues.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 of $6.0 million, or $0.57 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss after preferred stock dividends of ($1.8) million, or ($0.66) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2009. Excluding one-time items, and prior to deducting preferred stock dividends, net income for 2009 was $6.0 million or $2.16 per diluted share.

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the full year 2010 were $220.8 million, a 5.1% increase compared to $210.1 million in the prior year period. CarePro operations contributed $4.6 million of the increase in revenue. Excluding the year-over-year impact of locations closed in 2010 totaling $1.2 million in revenue, organic revenue growth from continuing operations was 3.5%. Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $22.7 million or 10.3% of revenues, compared to $20.4 million, or 9.7% of revenues in the prior year period.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $51.0 million, a 3.6% increase compared to $49.2 million in the prior year period. Home Health segment revenues include approximately $1.1 million attributable to CarePro operations. Home Health operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $5.3 million or 10.4% of revenues, compared to $6.8 million, or 13.7% of revenues in the prior year period.

The information provided in this release includes Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, which the Company defines as net income plus depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, income tax expense and stock-based compensation expense. The Company has provided, in the financial statement tables included in this press release, a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is 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 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 report its 2010 fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the market close on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Management will conduct a conference call to discuss its results at 5 p.m. Eastern time on March 3, 2011. The toll-free number is (866) 788-0547 (international callers should call 857-350-1685), with the passcode: 86231686. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on March 10, 2011 by dialing (888) 286-8010 (international callers should call 617-801-6888) and entering the passcode 79269733.

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.

About Addus

Addus is a comprehensive provider of a broad range of social and medical services in the home. Addus' services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies, and adult day care. Addus' consumers are individuals with special needs 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, the Veterans Health Administration, commercial insurers and private individuals.

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. 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 the expected benefits and costs of acquisitions, management plans related to acquisitions, the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected, the failure of a target company's business to perform as expected, Addus HomeCare's inability to successfully implement integration strategies, changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes in Addus HomeCare's relationships with referral sources, increased competition for Addus HomeCare's services, increased competition for joint venture and acquisition candidates, changes in the interpretation of government regulations, and other risks set forth in the Risk Factors section in Addus HomeCare's Prospectus, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2009, in Addus HomeCare's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2010, and in Addus HomeCare's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010, each of which is available at http://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.

(Unaudited tables and notes follow)

ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(amounts and shares in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)










For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Year Ended December 31,


2010


2009


2010


2009









Net service revenues

$ 70,120


$ 65,697


$ 271,732


$ 259,305

Cost of service revenues

48,929


46,105


191,853


182,693









Gross profit

21,191


19,592


79,879


76,612









General and administrative expenses

16,869


17,566


63,841


59,924

Depreciation and amortization

1,091


1,235


4,046


4,913

Total operating expenses

17,960


18,801


67,887


64,837









Operating income

3,231


791


11,992


11,775









Interest expense, net

681


3,584


3,004


6,773









Income (loss) from operations before taxes

2,550


(2,793)


8,988


5,002

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,013


(1,009)


2,960


1,400









Net income (loss)

1,537


(1,784)


6,028


3,602









Less: Preferred stock dividends

-


(1,946)


-


(5,387)









Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$ 1,537


$ (3,730)


$ 6,028


$ (1,785)









Income (loss) per common share:








Basic

$ 0.14


$ (0.48)


$ 0.57


$ (0.66)

Diluted

$ 0.14


$ (0.48)


$ 0.57


$ (0.66)









Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:








Basic

10,745


7,715


10,604


2,707

Diluted

10,745


7,715


10,606


2,707

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)














December 31, 2010


December 31, 2009

Assets








Current assets




Cash

$ 816


$ 518

Accounts receivable, net

70,954


70,491

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

7,704


6,937

Deferred tax assets

6,324


5,700

Income taxes receivable

-


732





Total current assets

85,798


84,378





Property and equipment, net

2,923


3,133





Other assets




Goodwill

63,930


59,482

Intangible assets, net

13,570


13,082

Deferred tax assets

-


509

Other assets

703


731

Total other assets

78,203


73,804





Total assets

$ 166,924


$ 161,315





Liabilities and stockholders' equity








Current liabilities




Accounts payable

$ 3,304


$ 3,763

Accrued expenses

26,529


25,557

Current maturities of long-term debt

5,158


7,388

Deferred revenue

2,141


2,189





Total current liabilities

37,132


38,897





Long-term debt, less current maturities

40,027


41,851

Deferred tax liabilities

562


-

Other long-term liabilities

1,112


-





Total stockholders' equity

88,091


80,567





Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 166,924


$ 161,315

ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)






For the Year Ended


December 31, 2010


December 31, 2009





Net Income

$ 6,028


$ 3,602

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities




Depreciation and amortization

4,046


4,913

Deferred income taxes

447


(735)

Change in fair value of financial instrument

(191)


(586)

Stock-based compensation

255


297

Contingent purchase price deemed interest expense

-


1,802

Write-off of debt issuance costs

-


794

Amortization of debt issuance costs

179


590

Provision for doubtful accounts

4,429


4,514

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:




Accounts receivable

(4,892)


(25,768)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(767)


(1,790)

Accounts payable

(459)


(116)

Accrued expenses

944


3,816

Deferred revenue

(48)


14

Income taxes

732


(272)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

10,703


(8,925)





Acquisitions of businesses, net of acquired cash

(5,588)


(14,177)

Purchases of property and equipment

(612)


(671)

Net cash used in investing activities

(6,200)


(14,848)





Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

-


47,480

Payments on term-loan

-


(53,368)

Net payments on revolving credit loans

-


(7,694)

Borrowings on new term loan

5,000


-

Net borrowings (repayments) on new credit facility

(5,250)


38,500

Payments on preferred stock dividends

-


(1,673)

Payments on dividend notes

(1,250)


(5,117)

Net borrowings (repayments) on other notes

(2,554)


806

Debt issuance costs

(151)


(756)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(4,205)


18,178





Net change in cash

298


(5,595)

Cash at the beginning of period

518


6,113

Cash at the end of the period

$ 816


$ 518

Segment Information (Unaudited)









For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2010


Home & Community


Home Health


Corporate


Total









Net service revenues

$ 56,596


$ 13,524


$ -


$ 70,120

Cost of service revenues

42,100


6,829


-


48,929









Gross profit

14,496


6,695


-


21,191

Gross profit percentage

25.6%


49.5%




30.2%









General and administrative expenses

7,971


4,982


3,916


16,869

Depreciation and amortization

739


159


193


1,091

Total operating expenses

8,710


5,141


4,109


17,960









Operating income

$ 5,786


$ 1,554


$ (4,109)


$ 3,231









Operating income percentage

10.2%


11.5%


-5.9%


4.6%










For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2009


Home & Community


Home Health


Corporate


Total









Net service revenues

$ 53,720


$ 11,977


$ -


$ 65,697

Cost of service revenues

39,544


6,561


-


46,105









Gross profit

14,176


5,416


-


19,592

Gross profit percentage

26.4%


45.2%




29.8%









General and administrative expenses

8,710


4,069


4,787


17,566

Depreciation and amortization

844


188


203


1,235

Total operating expenses

9,554


4,257


4,990


18,801









Operating income

$ 4,622


$ 1,159


$ (4,990)


$ 791









Operating income percentage

8.6%


9.7%


-7.6%


1.2%


































For the Year Ended December 31, 2010


Home & Community


Home Health


Corporate


Total









Net service revenues

$ 220,752


$ 50,980


$ -


$ 271,732

Cost of service revenues

164,636


27,217


-


191,853









Gross profit

56,116


23,763


-


79,879

Gross profit percentage

25.4%


46.6%




29.4%









General and administrative expenses

30,745


17,817


15,279


63,841

Depreciation and amortization

2,686


638


722


4,046

Total operating expenses

33,431


18,455


16,001


67,887









Operating income

$ 22,685


$ 5,308


$ (16,001)


$ 11,992









Operating income percentage

10.3%


10.4%


-5.9%


4.4%










For the Year Ended December 31, 2009


Home & Community


Home Health


Corporate


Total









Net service revenues

$ 210,107


$ 49,198


$ -


$ 259,305

Cost of service revenues

156,623


26,070


-


182,693









Gross profit

53,484


23,128


-


76,612

Gross profit percentage

25.5%


47.0%




29.5%









General and administrative expenses

29,732


15,607


14,585


59,924

Depreciation and amortization

3,355


769


789


4,913

Total operating expenses

33,087


16,376


15,374


64,837









Operating income

$ 20,397


$ 6,752


$ (15,374)


$ 11,775









Operating income percentage

9.7%


13.7%


-5.9%


4.5%

Key Statistical and Financial Data (Unaudited)

















For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Year Ended December 31,


2010


2009


2010


2009

General:
















Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (1)

$ 4,380


$ 2,111


$ 16,293


$ 16,985

States served at period end





19


16

Locations at period end





129


122

Employees at period end





13,284


12,559









Home & Community
















Average weekly census

21,337


20,198


20,878


20,182

Billable hours (in thousands)

3,337


3,235


13,132


12,835

Billable hours per business day

53,823


50,547


51,905


50,333

Revenues per billable hour

$ 16.94


$ 16.61


$ 16.81


$ 16.37









Home Health
















Average weekly census:








Medicare

1,481


1,393


1,485


1,427

Non-Medicare

1,566


1,464


1,491


1,528

Medicare admissions (2)

2,140


1,937


8,330


7,734

Medicare revenues per episode completed

$ 2,727


$ 2,593


$ 2,634


$ 2,569









Percentage of Revenues by Payor:
















State, local or other governmental

79%


81%


80%


81%

Medicare

13%


12%


12%


12%

Other

8%


7%


8%


7%









(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure used by management that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.


(2) Medicare admissions represents the aggregate number of new cases approved for Medicare services during a specified period.

Adjusted EBITDA (1) (Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Year Ended December 31,


2010


2009


2010


2009

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income:
















Net income (loss)

$ 1,537


$ (1,784)


$ 6,028


$ 3,602

Net interest expense

681


3,584


3,004


6,773

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,013


(1,009)


2,960


1,400

Depreciation and amortization

1,091


1,235


4,046


4,913

Stock-based compensation expense

58


85


255


297









Adjusted EBITDA

$ 4,380


$ 2,111


$ 16,293


$ 16,985

















(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure used by management that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Investor Contact:

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The Ruth Group

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Email: aglynn@theruthgroup.com

Email: nlaudico@theruthgroup.com

SOURCE Addus HomeCare Corporation