Cardinal Health Reports Fiscal 2013 Third-Quarter Results and Raises Quarterly Dividend by 10 Percent

DUBLIN, Ohio, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health today reported fiscal year 2013 third-quarter revenue of $24.6 billion and a 28 percent increase in non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations to $1.20. The earnings increase was driven by strong non-GAAP operating earnings growth and a tax settlement, which contributed $0.18 per share. On a GAAP basis, diluted EPS from continuing operations increased 5 percent to $1.00. Non-GAAP operating earnings of $579 million increased 11 percent, while operating earnings on a GAAP basis were down 10 percent to $475 million.

The company raised its fiscal 2013 outlook for non-GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations to $3.67 to $3.71. The revised range includes the $0.18 tax settlement previously mentioned.

Cardinal Health also announced that its board of directors approved a 10 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend to $0.3025 per share, or $1.21 per share on an annualized basis. The quarterly dividend is payable on July 15, 2013 to shareholders of record at close of business on July 1, 2013.

"We delivered another solid performance in our fiscal third quarter," said George Barrett, chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health. "Both our Pharmaceutical and Medical segments reported double-digit profit growth. Our organization is successfully innovating and adapting our business lines and portfolio to an evolving market, with a focus on establishing a strategic edge in areas of higher growth. This was highlighted during the quarter with the acquisition of AssuraMed which will enable us to follow the care of patients to the home."  

Q3 FY13 SUMMARY

Revaluation of the deferred tax liability as a result of an agreement with tax authorities positively impacted third-quarter fiscal 2013 GAAP and non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations by $64 million and GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS by $0.18 per share.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, a reduction in the fair value of the P4 Healthcare acquisition earn-out liability had positively impacted GAAP operating earnings by $55 million and GAAP diluted EPS by $0.10 per share.

SEGMENT RESULTS

Pharmaceutical segment

Revenue for the Pharmaceutical segment decreased 10 percent to $22.1 billion driven by the non-renewal of the Express Scripts contract and brand-to-generic conversions, partially offset by revenues from new customers. Segment profit increased 12 percent to $498 million as the company continued to benefit from a focus on product and customer mix and reflected strong performance from generics programs.

Medical segment

Revenue for the Medical segment increased 3 percent to $2.5 billion, driven by acquisitions, partially offset by one fewer sales day. Segment profit increased 12 percent to $100 million driven by the favorable impact of commodities and the performance of the preferred product portfolio. The increase was partially offset by rate compression, driven in part by customer mix.  Results were also moderated by softness in procedural-based utilization.

ADDITIONAL THIRD-QUARTER AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Completed acquisition of AssuraMed, a leading direct-to-home medical supplies distributor
• Named one of the National Association of Female Executives Top 50 companies for 2013
• Launched the fourth in a series of Cardinal Health Foundation interactive Generation Rx toolkits, which are designed to help reduce the abuse of prescription drugs

CONFERENCE CALL

Cardinal Health will host a webcast and conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern to discuss third-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 877.870.9220 or 631.291.4512.

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 June 1 by dialing 855.859.2056 or 404.537.3406, using passcode 35177390.

UPCOMING WEBCAST EVENTS

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference at 8:40 a.m. local time on May 14 in Las Vegas
• Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 8:40 a.m. local time on June 11 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

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; uncertainties relating to the ability of Cardinal Health to successfully mitigate the impact of the expiration of the pharmaceutical distribution contract with Walgreen Co. at the end of August 2013; the ability to achieve the expected benefits from the AssuraMed acquisition, including the expected accretion in non-GAAP earnings; the timing of generic and branded pharmaceutical introductions and the frequency or rate of pharmaceutical price appreciation or deflation; the non-renewal, early termination or a default under one or more key customer or supplier arrangements or changes to the terms of or level of purchases under those arrangements; 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; and 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. 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 May 2, 2013. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Refer to the GAAP/Non-GAAP reconciliation for definitions and calculations supporting the Non-GAAP balances.

Refer to definitions for an explanation of calculations.

Total consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $24,552 million, which included total segment revenue of $24,554 million and Corporate revenue of $(2) million. Total consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $26,918 million, which included total segment revenue of $26,922 million and Corporate revenue of $(4) million.  Corporate revenue consists primarily of elimination of inter-segment revenue.

Total consolidated operating earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were $475 million, which included total segment profit of $598 million and Corporate costs of $(123) million. Total consolidated operating earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $527 million, which included total segment profit of $535 million and Corporate costs of $(8) 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. As noted on Schedule 7, of the $8 million adjustment recorded in the Medical segment during fiscal 2013 related to certain vendor chargeback billings, $4 million related to the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

Refer to definitions for an explanation of calculations.

Total consolidated revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was $75,673 million, which included total segment revenue of $75,677 million and Corporate revenue of $(4) million. Total consolidated revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was $80,788 million, which included total segment revenue of $80,801 million and Corporate revenue of $(13) million.  Corporate revenue consists primarily of elimination of inter-segment revenue.

Total consolidated operating earnings for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 were $1,439 million, which included total segment profit of $1,607 million and Corporate costs of $(168) million. Total consolidated operating earnings for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 were $1,388 million, which included total segment profit of $1,457 million and Corporate costs of $(69) 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 for fiscal 2013 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. Of the $8 million adjustment recorded during fiscal 2013, $4 million related to the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

¹           Includes a $55 million decrease in the fair value of the total contingent consideration obligation related to the P4 Healthcare acquisition for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The related tax expense was $20 million and diluted EPS from continuing operations increased $0.10.

²           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.

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.

³       The revaluation of the deferred tax liability and related interest on unrepatriated foreign earnings as a result of an agreement with tax authorities reduced, for fiscal 2013 third quarter, both the effective tax rate from continuing operations and non-GAAP effective tax rate from continuing operations by 14.2 and 11.6 percentage points, respectively. The fiscal 2013 third quarter non-GAAP effective tax rate from continuing operations, excluding the impact of the tax settlement, would have been 36.7%.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Cardinal Health, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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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