Cardinal Health Reports Fiscal 2013 Second-Quarter Results

DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health today reported fiscal year 2013 second-quarter revenue of $25.2 billion and a 15 percent increase in non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations to $0.93.

In addition, the company tightened its fiscal 2013 outlook for non-GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations to $3.42 to $3.50, which represents the top half of the prior guidance range.

"We've now completed a strong first half to our fiscal 2013 with a good second-quarter performance. While continued brand-to-generic conversions and the previously announced movement of the Express Scripts contract drove a revenue decline in the Pharmaceutical segment, excellent performance from our generic programs and new customer wins fueled profit gains," said George Barrett, chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health. "And, despite continued procedural softness in the industry, our Medical segment reported double-digit growth this quarter. With our performance in the first six months of fiscal 2013, we are now guiding to the top half of our prior non-GAAP EPS range."

Q2 FY13 SUMMARY

SEGMENT RESULTS

Pharmaceutical segment

Revenue for the Pharmaceutical segment decreased 8 percent to $22.7 billion due to the previously announced non-renewal of the Express Scripts contract as well as expected conversions from branded pharmaceuticals to lower-priced generics. The decline was partially offset by revenues from new pharmaceutical distribution customers. Segment profit increased 12 percent to $441 million, largely from overall strong performance from generics programs and benefits of customer and product mix within pharmaceutical distribution, partially offset by the impact of continued market softness in our nuclear business.

Medical segment

Revenue for the Medical segment increased 3 percent to $2.5 billion, reflecting the benefits of last year's acquisition of FutureMed and one additional sales day year-on-year. Excluding these drivers, year-on-year revenue growth was flat, reflecting continued softness in key U.S. markets, particularly as it relates to procedural volume. Segment profit increased 11 percent to $94 million driven by the favorable impact of commodities, acquisitions and preferred product mix. The increase was partially offset by customer mix and continued volume softness.

The overall profit impact of our Medical Business Transformation for the quarter was slightly negative, including year-over-year incremental depreciation and program expenses, realized benefits, and a $5 million favorable out-of-period adjustment as part of continued cleanup from the conversion to the new platform.

ADDITIONAL SECOND-QUARTER AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Retained the No. 1 slot in the Gartner Fourth Annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking
• Established Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions pathways program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana and expanded Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions pathways program with Aetna to include oncologists in Michigan
• Launched Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions VitalPath™ Integrated Dispensing Solution, VitalSource™ GPO Regimen Analyzer, and PathWare™ Decision Transaction Solutions to help improve physician practice efficiencies
• Named one of 40 of the 2013 Best Companies for Leaders by Chief Executive magazine
• Named one of the 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies by Working Mother magazine

CONFERENCE CALL

Cardinal Health will host a webcast and conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern to discuss second-quarter results. To access the call and corresponding slide presentation, go to the Investors page at cardinalhealth.com. The call also can be accessed by dialing 224.357.2209, using conference ID 81032416.

There is no pre-registration for the call; however, participants are advised to dial into the call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. Presentation slides and an audio replay will be archived on the website after the conclusion of the meeting. The audio replay will be available until March 5 by dialing 855.859.2056 or 404.537.3406, using conference ID 81032416.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Leerink Swann Global Healthcare Conference on Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern in New York
• Cowen and Co. 33rd Annual Health Care Conference on March 5 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern in Boston
• Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on March 13 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern in Miami

At these events, Cardinal Health will discuss the company's diverse products and services, company performance and strategies for continued growth. To access more details and live webcasts of these events, go to the Investors page at cardinalhealth.com. 

About Cardinal Health

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $108 billion health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care while  reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and operating the nation's largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ranked #21 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 30,000 people worldwide. More information about the company may be found at cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.

¹ See the attached tables for definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this news release and reconciliations of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Cardinal Health uses its website as a channel of distribution for material company information. Important information, including news releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding Cardinal Health is routinely posted and accessible on the Investors page at cardinalhealth.com.

Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements addressing expectations, prospects, estimates and other matters that are dependent upon future events or developments. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will," "should," "could," "would," "project," "continue," "likely," and similar expressions, and include statements reflecting future results or guidance, statements of outlook and expense accruals. These matters are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. These risks and uncertainties include competitive pressures in Cardinal Health's various lines of business; the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships or changes to the terms of those relationships, including our relationships with CVS Caremark Corporation and Walgreen Co.; the timing of generic and branded pharmaceutical introductions and the frequency or rate of pharmaceutical price appreciation or deflation; uncertainties due to government health care reform including federal health care reform legislation; changes in the distribution patterns or reimbursement rates for health care products and services; the effects of any investigation or action by any regulatory authority; changes in the cost of commodities such as oil-based resins, cotton, latex and diesel fuel; and uncertainties concerning Cardinal Health's ability to achieve the expected benefits of its Medical segment's business transformation project. Cardinal Health is subject to additional risks and uncertainties described in Cardinal Health's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports and exhibits to those reports. This news release reflects management's views as of Feb. 5, 2013. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

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Segment Business Analysis

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Total consolidated revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was $25,232 million, which included total segment revenue of $25,234 million and Corporate revenue of $(2) million. Total consolidated revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $27,078 million, which included total segment revenue of $27,081 million and Corporate revenue of $(3) million.  Corporate revenue consists primarily of elimination of inter-segment revenue.

Total consolidated operating earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2012 were $506 million, which included total segment profit of $535 million and Corporate costs of $(29) million. Total consolidated operating earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2011 were $449 million, which included total segment profit of $479 million and Corporate costs of $(30) million. Corporate includes, among other things, restructuring and employee severance, acquisition-related costs, impairments and loss on disposal of assets, litigation (recoveries)/charges, net and certain investment spending that are not allocated to the segments. Medical segment profit includes a $5 million favorable out-of-period adjustment to reflect certain vendor chargeback billings that were delayed when we implemented our medical business transformation.

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Total consolidated revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2012 was $51,121 million, which included total segment revenue of $51,123 million and Corporate revenue of $(2) million. Total consolidated revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2011 was $53,870 million, which included total segment revenue of $53,879 million and Corporate revenue of $(9) million.  Corporate revenue consists primarily of elimination of inter-segment revenue.

Total consolidated operating earnings for the six months ended December 31, 2012 were $963 million, which included total segment profit of $1,009 million and Corporate costs of $(46) million. Total consolidated operating earnings for the six months ended December 31, 2011 were $862 million, which included total segment profit of $921 million and Corporate costs of $(59) million. Corporate includes, among other things, restructuring and employee severance, acquisition-related costs, impairments and loss on disposal of assets, litigation (recoveries)/charges, net and certain investment spending that are not allocated to the segments. Medical segment profit includes an $8 million favorable out-of-period adjustment to reflect certain vendor chargeback billings that were delayed when we implemented our medical business transformation. The $5 million out-of-period adjustment recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2012 included $2 million related to the three months ended September 30, 2012.

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¹           The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.

We apply varying tax rates depending on the item's nature and tax jurisdiction where it is incurred.

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¹           We changed our method of calculating days sales outstanding and have revised prior-year information to conform, refer to Schedule 14.

²       The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.

Refer to the GAAP/Non-GAAP reconciliation for definitions and calculations supporting the Non-GAAP balances. Refer to DSO, DIOH and DPO for definitions and calculations.

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Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations and non-GAAP effective tax rate from continuing operations (and presentations derived from these financial measures, including per share calculations) on a forward-looking basis. The most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measures are earnings from continuing operations and effective tax rate from continuing operations. We are unable to provide a quantitative reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measures because we cannot reliably forecast restructuring and employee severance, acquisition-related costs, impairments and loss on disposal of assets and litigation (recoveries)/charges, net, which are difficult to predict and estimate and are primarily dependent on future events. Please note that the unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact our future financial results.

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¹           The sum of the components may not equal the total due to rounding.

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): trade receivables, net divided by (quarterly revenue divided by 90 days). Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we changed our method of calculating DSO in order to align it with the 90-day convention that we use in the calculation of Days Inventory on Hand and Days Payable Outstanding. Prior to this change we calculated DSO by dividing trade receivable, net by (monthly revenue divided by 30 days). In connection with this change, we have revised prior year information to conform to the new method of calculating DSO.

Days Inventory on Hand: inventory divided by ((quarterly cost of products sold plus chargeback billings) divided by 90 days). Chargeback billings are the difference between a product's wholesale acquisition cost and the contract price established between the vendors and the end customer.

Days Payable Outstanding: accounts payable divided by ((quarterly cost of products sold plus chargeback billings) divided by 90 days).

Net Working Capital Days: days sales outstanding plus days inventory on hand less days payable outstanding. To conform to the new method of calculating DSO, we have revised prior year information.

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Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").  In general, the measures exclude items and charges that (i) management does not believe reflect Cardinal Health, Inc.'s (the "Company") core business and relate more to strategic, multi-year corporate activities; or (ii) relate to activities or actions that may have occurred over multiple or in prior periods without predictable trends.  Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to evaluate the Company's performance, evaluate the balance sheet, engage in financial and operational planning and determine incentive compensation.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures to investors as supplemental metrics to assist readers in assessing the effects of items and events on its financial and operating results and in comparing the Company's performance to that of its competitors.  However, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements set forth above should be carefully evaluated.

Definitions

Debt: long-term obligations plus short-term borrowings.

Debt to Total Capital: debt divided by (debt plus total shareholders' equity).

Net Debt: a Non-GAAP measure defined as debt minus (cash and equivalents).

Net Debt to Capital: a Non-GAAP measure defined as net debt divided by (net debt plus total shareholders' equity).

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations: non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations divided by diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP Earnings from Continuing Operations: earnings from continuing operations excluding (1) restructuring and employee severance¹, (2) acquisition-related costs², (3) impairments and loss on disposal of assets³, (4) litigation (recoveries)/charges, net⁴ and (5) Other Spin-Off Costs, each net of tax.

Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate from Continuing Operations: (provision for income taxes adjusted for (1) restructuring and employee severance, (2) acquisition-related costs, (3) impairments and loss on disposal of assets, (4) litigation (recoveries)/charges, net and (5) Other Spin-Off Costs) divided by (earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations adjusted for the same five items).

Non-GAAP Operating Earnings: operating earnings excluding (1) restructuring and employee severance, (2) acquisition-related costs, (3) impairments and loss on disposal of assets, (4) litigation (recoveries)/charges, net and (5) Other Spin-Off Costs.

Non-GAAP Return on Equity: (annualized net earnings excluding (1) restructuring and employee severance, (2) acquisition-related costs, (3) impairments and loss on disposal of assets, (4) litigation (recoveries)/charges, net and (5) Other Spin-Off Costs, each net of tax) and divided by average shareholders' equity.

Other Spin-Off Costs: costs incurred in connection with our Spin-Off of CareFusion which are included in distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses.

Return on Equity: annualized net earnings divided by average shareholders' equity.

Revenue Mix: segment revenue divided by total segment revenue for all segments.

Segment Profit: segment revenue minus (segment cost of products sold and segment distribution, selling, general and administrative expenses).

Segment Profit Margin: segment profit divided by segment revenue.

Segment Profit Mix: segment profit divided by total segment profit for all segments.

¹           Programs whereby the Company fundamentally changes its operations such as closing and consolidating facilities, moving manufacturing of a product to another location, production or business process sourcing, employee severance (including rationalizing headcount or other significant changes in personnel) and realigning operations (including substantial realignment of the management structure of a business unit in response to changing market conditions).

²           Costs that consist primarily of transaction costs, integration costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.

³           Asset impairments and losses from the disposal of assets not eligible to be classified as discontinued operations are classified within impairments and loss on disposal of assets within the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

⁴           Loss contingencies related to litigation and regulatory matters and income from favorable resolution of legal matters.

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