Addus HomeCare Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results and Exploration of Strategic Alternatives for the Home Health Division

PALATINE, Ill., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a provider of home-based social and medical services focused on the elderly dual eligible population, announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Third Quarter Review

Total net service revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were $71.0 million, a 2.3% increase compared to $69.4 million in the prior year quarter.  Net income, before considering the effect of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in severance related costs for the Home Health division was $2.0 million, or $0.19 per diluted share. Net income for the third quarter of 2011, before considering the $16.0 million goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge was $1.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share.

Mark Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus HomeCare, stated, "Our Home & Community segment continued to demonstrate positive growth during the third quarter and we continued to focus on performance improvements in our Home Health segment."

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were $59.6 million, a 6.1% increase from the prior year quarter.  Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, increased 10.7% to $7.5 million, or 12.6% of revenue, in the third quarter, compared to $6.8 million, or 12.1% of revenue, in the prior year quarter.  This improvement was primarily due to an increase in average census and related billable hours, lower bad debt expense as well as a continued focus on cost control.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were $11.4 million, a 13.6% decrease over the prior year quarter. Home Health had operating income of $0.2 million, or 1.8% of revenues, before considering $0.3 million in severance related costs recorded in the third quarter and including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, compared to operating income of $0.2 million, or 1.4% of revenues, in the prior year quarter.

Nine Month Review

Total net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $209.2 million, a 2.3% increase compared to $204.5 million in the same prior year period.  Net income, before considering the effect of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in severance related costs for the Home Health division was $4.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, before considering the $16.0 million goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge was $4.0 million, or $0.37 per diluted share.

Home & Community segment net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $175.2 million, a 6.0% increase from the same prior year period. Home & Community operating income, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, increased 15.9% to $21.0 million, or 12.0% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $18.1 million, or 11.0% of revenue, in the same prior year period. This improvement was primarily due to an increase in average census and related billable hours, lower bad debt expense as well as a continued focus on cost control.

Home Health segment net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $34.1 million, a 13.1% decrease over the same prior year period.  Home Health had an operating loss, including depreciation and amortization but excluding corporate expenses, of $1.3 million, or (3.9)% of revenues, compared to operating income of $1.7 million, or 4.4% of revenues, in the same prior year period. Home Health segment net service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included an adjustment recorded in the first quarter of 2012 to estimates of accrued Medicare revenues totaling $0.9 million, which reduced profitability by $0.8 million. 

Exploration of Strategic Alternatives

The Company has decided to explore strategic alternatives relative to its home health services business and has retained The Braff Group to assist in the process.  There can be no assurance that this review process will result in a transaction or strategic alternative of any kind or of the potential timing or terms of any such transaction or strategic alternative.  The Company does not intend to disclose developments or provide updates on the progress or status of this process unless it deems further disclosure is appropriate or required.

Chief Operating Officer to Leave

The Company announced today that Daniel Schwartz, Chief Operating Officer has accepted a senior position at another business not in competition with Addus and thus, has submitted his resignation effective November 16, 2012. 

Mr. Heaney stated, "We appreciate Daniel's contributions to Addus, especially with respect to his driving key operational and financial metrics.  Daniel's leadership has been valuable in positioning the Company for the future, and we wish Daniel the best in his future endeavors."

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, revaluation of contingent consideration, net interest (income) expense, 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 2012 third quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday, November 1, 2012.  Management will conduct a conference call to discuss its results at 5 p.m. Eastern time on November 1, 2012. The toll-free dial-in number is (866) 383-7989 (international dial-in number is 617-597-5328), with the passcode: 63834295. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on November 9, 2012, by dialing (888) 286-8010 (international dial-in number is 617-801-6888) and entering the passcode 92502227.

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 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 focuses on serving the needs of the elderly dual eligible population. 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. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.

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 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 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 16, 2012, and in Addus HomeCare's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2012 and August 9, 2012, 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.

Investor Contact:
Dennis Meulemans
Chief Financial Officer
Phone:  (847) 303-5300
Email:  [email protected]

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SOURCE Addus HomeCare Corporation