Addus HomeCare Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results

November 3, 2011 at 4:06 PM EDT

Third Quarter Financial Highlights , Nov 3, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --

Total net service revenues were $69.4 million -- Home & Community net service revenues were $56.2 million -- Home Health net service revenues were $13.2 million -- Net income was $1.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, before a $16.0 million non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, up from net income of $1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share

PALATINE, Ill., Nov. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq:ADUS), a comprehensive provider of home-based social and medical services, announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Mark Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus HomeCare, stated, "Our third quarter results, before the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, reflect our continued progress in improving our operations."

Third Quarter Review

Total net service revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $69.4 million, a 0.7% decrease compared to the prior year quarter. The acquisition of Advantage Heath Systems, Inc., dba CarePro, contributed approximately $3.3 million in net service revenues in the third quarter of 2011.

Net income for the third quarter, before considering the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge (Impairment Charge) was $1.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $1.5 million or $0.14 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the third quarter 2011 were $56.2 million, a 2.0% decrease from the prior year quarter. Home & Community segment revenues included approximately $2.4 million from CarePro operations. Excluding locations closed and program eliminations in select states totaling $1.5 million in revenue, same store sales of $53.8 million in revenues were consistent with the prior year quarter. Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, increased 14.9% to $6.8 million, or 12.1% of revenue, in the third quarter, compared to $5.9 million, or 10.3% of revenue, in the prior year quarter.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $13.2 million, a 5.6% increase over the prior year quarter, despite a reduction in Medicare revenues estimated at $0.4 million as a result of the rate cut enacted in 2011. Home Health segment revenues included approximately $0.9 million from CarePro operations. Home Health operating income, before considering the effect of the Impairment Charge, and including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $0.2 million, or 1.4% of revenues, compared to $1.1 million, or 8.5% of revenues, in the prior year quarter.

Nine Month Review

Total net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $204.5 million, a 1.4% increase compared to the prior year period. The acquisition of CarePro contributed approximately $10.0 million in net service revenues in the first nine months of 2011.

Net income, before considering the effect of the Impairment Charge, for the first nine months of 2011 was $4.0 million, or $0.37 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $4.5 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, in the same period of 2010.

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $165.3 million, a 0.7% increase compared to the prior year period. Home & Community segment revenues included approximately $7.2 million from CarePro operations. Excluding locations closed and program eliminations in select states totaling $5.9 million in revenue, same store sales increased by $1.9 million, or approximately 1.2%. Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, increased 7.4% to $18.1 million, or 11.0% of revenue, in the first nine months of 2011, compared to $16.9 million, or 10.3% of revenue, in the prior year period.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $39.2 million, a 4.6% increase compared to the prior year period. Home Health segment revenues included approximately $2.8 million from CarePro operations. After adjusting for the Medicare rate reduction in 2011 of approximately $1.1 million, same store sales increased by $0.4 million, or 1.2%. Home Health operating income, before considering the effect of the Impairment Charge, and including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, was $1.7 million, or 4.4% of revenues, for the first nine months of 2011, compared to $3.8 million, or 10.0% of revenues, in the prior year period.

Cash flow from operations was $11.8 million for the first nine months of 2011, compared to $5.1 million in the same period in 2010 due largely to the improved payments received from the State of Illinois, combined with an overall improvement in collections from all other payors.

Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charge

The Company performed an interim and preliminary assessment of the fair value of its two reporting units and determined the fair value of the Home & Community reporting unit was greater than its book value indicating no initial impairment. However, the preliminary assessment of its Home Health reporting unit indicated that the estimated fair value was less than the net book value of the business. This conclusion was based on the current Federal and state reimbursement environments and continued pressure on reimbursement in the Home Health reporting unit, combined with ongoing declines in the market capitalization of the Company and updates to the Company's business projections and forecasts. Accordingly, the Company recorded an estimated non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge of $16.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This determination represents an estimate, was based on a preliminary evaluation as of June 30, 2011 and is subject to the completion of the Company's annual impairment test as of October 1, 2011 which may result in an adjustment, which may be material, to the loss recorded in the third quarter of 2011.

Subsequent Event

In October 2011, the Company received $2.3 million from the State of Illinois as payment for prompt payment interest for delays in payment of invoices for the State's fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information provided in this release includes Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, which the Company defines as earnings before goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge, interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, 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 2011 third quarter results after the market close on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Management will conduct a conference call to discuss its results at 5 p.m. Eastern time on November 3, 2011. The toll-free number is (866) 783-2145 (international callers should call 857-350-1604), with the passcode: 95464103. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on November 17, 2011 by dialing (888) 286-8010 (international callers should call 617-801-6888) and entering the passcode 89880081.

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, 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2010, and in Addus HomeCare's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2011, 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 and Cash Flow Information
              (amounts and shares in thousands, except per share data)
                                     (Unaudited)


                                      For the Three Months   For the Nine Months
  Income Statement Information:       Ended September 30,    Ended September 30,
                                     ---------------------  ----------------------

                                        2011        2010       2011        2010
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------

  Net service revenues                 $ 69,384   $ 69,842   $ 204,478   $ 201,612

  Cost of service revenues               48,373     49,710     144,303     142,924
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------

  Gross profit                           21,011     20,132      60,175      58,688

  General and administrative
   expenses                              16,955     16,277      49,567      46,972
  Goodwill and intangible asset
   impairment charge                     15,989         --      15,989          --

  Depreciation and amortization             927      1,058       2,783       2,955
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------

  Total operating expenses               33,871     17,335      68,339      49,927
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------

  Operating income (loss)              (12,860)      2,797     (8,164)       8,761


  Interest expense, net                     548        855       1,929       2,323
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------

  Income (loss) from operations
   before taxes                        (13,408)      1,942    (10,093)       6,438

  Income tax expense (benefit)          (4,359)        463     (3,230)       1,947
                                     ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------


  Net income (loss)                   $ (9,049)    $ 1,479   $ (6,863)     $ 4,491
                                     ==========  =========  ==========  ==========

  Income (loss) per common share:

   Basic                               $ (0.84)     $ 0.14    $ (0.64)      $ 0.43
                                     ==========  =========  ==========  ==========

   Diluted                             $ (0.84)     $ 0.14    $ (0.64)      $ 0.43
                                     ==========  =========  ==========  ==========

  Weighted average number of common
   shares outstanding:

   Basic                                 10,746     10,681      10,746      10,561
                                     ==========  =========  ==========  ==========

   Diluted                               10,746     10,681      10,746      10,561
                                     ==========  =========  ==========  ==========




                                              For the Nine Months
  Cash Flow Information:                      Ended September 30,
                                              -------------------

                                                 2011      2010
                                              ---------  --------

  Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 11,815   $ 5,074
  Net cash used in investing activities           (777)   (6,111)
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing
   activities                                  (10,557)     1,131
                                              ---------  --------

  Net change in cash                                481        94

  Cash at the beginning of the period               816       518
                                              ---------  --------

  Cash at the end of the period                 $ 1,297     $ 612
                                              =========  ========



        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
               (Amounts in thousands)
                     (Unaudited)


                              September   December
                              30, 2011    31, 2010
                             ----------  ----------

  Assets
  -------------------------

  Current assets
   Cash                         $ 1,297       $ 816
   Accounts receivable, net      69,918      70,954
   Prepaid expenses and
    other current assets         10,753       7,704

   Deferred tax assets            6,338       6,324
                             ----------  ----------


  Total current assets           88,306      85,798
                             ----------  ----------

  Property and equipment,
   net                            2,482       2,923
                             ----------  ----------

  Other assets
   Goodwill                      50,735      63,930
   Intangible assets, net         8,592      13,570
   Deferred tax assets            5,666          --

   Other assets                     560         703
                             ----------  ----------

  Total other assets             65,553      78,203
                             ----------  ----------


  Total assets                $ 156,341   $ 166,924
                             ==========  ==========


  Liabilities and
   stockholders' equity
  -------------------------

  Current liabilities
   Accounts payable             $ 4,661     $ 3,304
   Accrued expenses              33,241      26,529
   Current maturities of
    long-term debt                6,250       5,158

   Deferred revenue               2,318       2,141
                             ----------  ----------


  Total current liabilities      46,470      37,132
                             ----------  ----------

  Long-term debt, less
   current maturities            28,402      40,027
  Deferred tax liabilities           --         562
  Other long-term
   liabilities                       --       1,112

  Total stockholders'
   equity                        81,469      88,091
                             ----------  ----------

  Total liabilities and
   stockholders' equity       $ 156,341   $ 166,924
                             ==========  ==========




  Segment Information
   (Unaudited)
  -----------------------------

                                   For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
                                 -------------------------------------------------

                                   Home &
                                  Community  Home Health   Corporate      Total
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Net service revenues             $ 56,157     $ 13,227         $ --     $ 69,384

  Cost of service revenues           41,368        7,005           --       48,373
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Gross profit                       14,789        6,222           --       21,011
  Gross profit percentage             26.3%        47.0%                     30.3%

  General and administrative
   expenses                           7,382        5,914        3,659       16,955
  Goodwill and intangible asset
   impairment charge                     --       15,989           --       15,989

  Depreciation and amortization         609          128          190          927
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Total operating expenses            7,991       22,031        3,849       33,871
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------


  Operating income(loss)            $ 6,798   $ (15,809)    $ (3,849)   $ (12,860)
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income, excluding
   impairment charge                $ 6,798        $ 180    $ (3,849)      $ 3,129
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income percentage,
   excluding impairment charge        12.1%         1.4%        -5.5%         4.5%


                                   For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
                                 -------------------------------------------------

                                   Home &
                                  Community  Home Health   Corporate      Total
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Net service revenues             $ 57,311     $ 12,531         $ --     $ 69,842

  Cost of service revenues           42,812        6,898           --       49,710
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Gross profit                       14,499        5,633           --       20,132
  Gross profit percentage             25.3%        45.0%                     28.8%

  General and administrative
   expenses                           7,871        4,415        3,991       16,277

  Depreciation and amortization         712          158          188        1,058
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Total operating expenses            8,583        4,573        4,179       17,335
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------


  Operating income                  $ 5,916      $ 1,060    $ (4,179)      $ 2,797
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income percentage         10.3%         8.5%        -6.0%         4.0%


                                    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
                                 -------------------------------------------------

                                   Home &
                                  Community  Home Health   Corporate      Total
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Net service revenues            $ 165,309     $ 39,169         $ --    $ 204,478

  Cost of service revenues          123,221       21,082           --      144,303
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Gross profit                       42,088       18,087           --       60,175
  Gross profit percentage             25.5%        46.2%                     29.4%

  General and administrative
   expenses                          22,117       15,984       11,466       49,567
  Goodwill and intangible asset
   impairment charge                     --       15,989           --       15,989

  Depreciation and amortization       1,828          385          570        2,783
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Total operating expenses           23,945       32,358       12,036       68,339
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------


  Operating income(loss)           $ 18,143   $ (14,271)   $ (12,036)    $ (8,164)
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income, excluding
   impairment charge               $ 18,143      $ 1,718   $ (12,036)      $ 7,825
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income percentage,
   excluding impairment charge        11.0%         4.4%        -5.9%         3.8%


                                    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
                                 -------------------------------------------------

                                   Home &
                                  Community  Home Health   Corporate      Total
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Net service revenues            $ 164,156     $ 37,456         $ --    $ 201,612

  Cost of service revenues          122,536       20,388           --      142,924
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Gross profit                       41,620       17,068           --       58,688
  Gross profit percentage             25.4%        45.6%                     29.1%

  General and administrative
   expenses                          22,774       12,835       11,363       46,972

  Depreciation and amortization       1,947          479          529        2,955
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

  Total operating expenses           24,721       13,314       11,892       49,927
                                 ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------


  Operating income                 $ 16,899      $ 3,754   $ (11,892)      $ 8,761
                                 ==========  ===========  ===========  ===========

  Operating income percentage         10.3%        10.0%        -5.9%         4.3%




  Key Statistical and Financial
   Data (Unaudited) (3)
  -------------------------------


                                      For the Three      For the Nine Months
                                      Months Ended             Ended
                                      September 30,        September 30,
                                   -------------------  --------------------

                                      2011      2010       2011       2010
                                   ---------  --------  ---------  ---------
  General:

  Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)
   (1)                               $ 4,152   $ 3,924   $ 10,849   $ 11,913
  States served at period end                                  19         19
  Locations at period end                                     120        134
  Employees at period end                                  13,601     13,861

  Home & Community

  Average census                      23,026    23,333     22,761     22,471
  Billable hours (in thousands)        3,323     3,371      9,736      9,795
  Billable hours per business day     51,127    51,867     50,716     51,017
  Revenues per billable hour         $ 16.90   $ 17.00    $ 16.98    $ 16.76

  Home Health

  Average census:
   Medicare                            1,634     1,410      1,519      1,482
   Non-Medicare                        1,706     1,511      1,621      1,509
  Medicare admissions (2)              2,210     2,027      6,773      6,342
  Medicare revenues per episode
   completed                         $ 2,426   $ 2,646    $ 2,494    $ 2,587

  Percentage of Revenues by
   Payor:

  State, local or other
   governmental                          80%       81%        80%        80%
  Medicare                               12%       11%        13%        12%
  Other                                   8%        8%         7%         8%

  (1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before goodwill and intangible
   asset impairment charge, 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.

  (3) Key statistical and financial data for the three and nine months ended
   September 30, 2011 includes the acquisition of Advantage Health Systems,
   Inc.




                                        For the Three Months   For the Nine Months
                                               Ended                  Ended
  Adjusted EBITDA (1) (Unaudited)          September 30,          September 30,
  ------------------------------------  --------------------  ---------------------

                                           2011       2010       2011        2010
                                        ----------  --------  ----------  ---------

  Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to
   Net Income (loss):

  Net income (loss)                      $ (9,049)   $ 1,479   $ (6,863)    $ 4,491
  Goodwill and intangible asset
   impairment charge                        15,989        --      15,989         --
  Net interest expense                         548       855       1,929      2,323
  Income tax expense (benefit)             (4,359)       463     (3,230)      1,947
  Depreciation and amortization                927     1,058       2,783      2,955

  Stock-based compensation expense              96        69         241        197
                                        ----------  --------  ----------  ---------


  Adjusted EBITDA                          $ 4,152   $ 3,924    $ 10,849   $ 11,913
                                        ==========  ========  ==========  =========

  (1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before goodwill and intangible asset
   impairment charge, 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.

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