Addus HomeCare Announces Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS), a provider of home care services, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Net service revenues increased 26.7% for the second quarter to $131.2 million from $103.6 million for the second quarter of 2017. Net income increased 59.1% to $4.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 from $2.7 million for the second quarter last year, while net income per diluted share increased 56.5% to $0.36 from $0.23. In addition, net income margin increased to 3.3% from 2.6%.  Adjusted net income per diluted share grew 31.6% to $0.50 for the second quarter of 2018 from $0.38 for the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted net income per diluted share for the second quarter of 2018 excludes M&A expenses of $0.03; restructuring charges of $0.01; severance and other costs of $0.03; and stock-based compensation expense of $0.07.  For the second quarter of 2017, adjusted net income per diluted share excludes a write off of debt issuance costs of $0.09; M&A expenses of $0.02; and stock-based compensation expense of $0.04. Adjusted EBITDA increased 32.3% to $11.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 from $8.6 million for the second quarter of 2017, and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 8.6% from 8.3%. (See page 8 for a reconciliation of all non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures in this news release.)

For the first six months of 2018, net service revenues increased 17.3% to $240.7 million from $205.2 million for the first six months of 2017. Net income increased 31.6% to $9.2 million for the first half of 2018 from $7.0 million for the first half last year, while net income per diluted share increased 30.0% to $0.78 from $0.60. Adjusted net income per diluted share grew 29.2% to $0.93 for the first six months of 2018 from $0.72 for the same period in 2017.  

"Addus continued to deliver profitable growth for the second quarter of 2018, both organically and through acquisitions," commented Dirk Allison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus. "Our growth in net service revenues for the quarter included the impact of five acquisitions in the 12 months ended June 30, 2018, with aggregate annualized revenues of more than $130 million.  The two largest of these acquisitions, Arcadia and Ambercare, were completed in the second quarter, on April 1^st and May 1^st, respectively.  Addus also continued to benefit from organic revenue growth in the second quarter, with same-store sales increasing 3.7%, consistent with our target range of 3% to 5%."

For the second quarter, personal care net service revenues increased 20.8%, on growth in billable hours per business day of 17.0% and revenue per billable hour of 3.3%, compared with the second quarter last year. As previously discussed, the Company's adoption of ASU 2014-09, Accounting for Contracts with Customers, effective as of January 1, 2018, reduced net service revenues by $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2018. This reduction affects the year over year comparability of net service revenues and expense items as a percentage of net service revenues, while not affecting net income, earnings per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA or adjusted earnings per diluted share.  As a result of the Ambercare transaction, Addus is reporting revenue in the hospice and home health segments for the second quarter, in addition to personal care services. 

The Company had cash of $69.2 million and bank debt of $103.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2018, while availability under its revolving credit facility was $90.4 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.9 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared with a net cash use of $21.0 million for the second quarter of 2017.

Mr. Allison concluded, "The integration of the two second-quarter acquisitions has gone smoothly, and they are performing to our expectations.  The full integration of these two acquisitions is expected to be completed by year end. These transactions are consistent with our acquisition strategy, which includes a focus on companies that advance our ability to be one of the leading home care service providers in a market, expand our scope of home care services and are accretive to our financial results.  Increasing industry consolidation pressures and recognition of our growing number of completed transactions have contributed to an expansion of our acquisition pipeline. We believe we are well positioned to complete additional acquisitions and are confident that, combined with continued organic growth, we will drive long-term growth in earnings and 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, severance and other costs, write off of debt issuance costs, interest income from the State of Illinois and gain on sale of ADS. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, interest income, other non-operating income, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expenses, stock-based compensation expense, restructure charges, severance and other costs, interest income from the State of Illinois and gain on sale of ADS. 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, August 7, 2018, 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 6886568. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on August 21, 2018, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (international dial-in number is (404) 537-3406) and entering pass code 6886568.

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, any failure of Illinois to enact a minimum wage offset and/or the timing of any such enactment, 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 14, 2018, 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 home care services that include, primarily, personal care services that assist with activities of daily living, as well as hospice and home health services. Addus' consumers are primarily persons who, without these services, 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. Addus currently provides home care services to approximately 39,000 consumers through 157 locations across 25 states. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.

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