Apria Healthcare Group Inc. Announces 2nd Quarter 2011 Financial Results


LAKE FOREST, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apria Healthcare Group Inc. ("Apria"), a quality, cost-efficient provider of home healthcare products and services in the United States, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

2011 Second Quarter Highlights

Net revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $576.3 million, compared to $518.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010. Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased primarily due to an increase in home infusion therapy segment revenue and the previously announced acquisition of Praxair assets. The revenue increase was partially offset by the non-renewal or termination of, or changes to, certain payor contracts among other factors.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $9.4 million.

EBITDA1 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $53.8 million.

Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies1 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $70.1 million.

2011 First Six Months Highlights

Net revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $1,113.1 million, compared to $1,027.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased primarily due to an increase in home infusion therapy segment revenue and the previously announced acquisition of Praxair assets. The revenue increase was partially offset by the non-renewal or termination of, or changes to, certain payor contracts among other factors.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $30.5 million.

EBITDA1 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $86.7 million.

Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies1 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $122.2 million.

Recent Events – Amended and Restated Asset Based Line ("ABL") Facility

On August 8, 2011, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, or ABL Facility. This amended and restated ABL Facility increased the borrowing capacity (subject to borrowing base) under the original ABL Facility from $150.0 million to $250.0 million. The ABL Facility continues to be secured by accounts receivable and inventory of the Company.

Certain Credit Statistics

Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies1 for the twelve months ended June 30, 2011 was $258.0 million.

Our net leverage ratio, defined as the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA1, was 3.7x at June 30, 2011.

Cost Reduction Initiatives Update

The following table summarizes our cost reduction initiatives as of June 30, 2011:

($ in millions) As of
June 30, 2011
Realized Savings to Date $ 165.7
Projected Cost Savings and Synergies Not Yet Realized  13.0
Total Expected Annual Savings $ 178.7

Conference Call

As previously announced, Apria will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter  2011 results on August 10, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 866-900-5939 or, for international callers, 706-758-0130 or through the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.apria.com. The passcode for the live call is Apria.

A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 855-859-2056 or, for international callers, 404-537-3406 or through the Investor Relations page of the Company's website. The passcode for the replay is 88789002. The replay will be available until August 24, 2011.

A financial results presentation will be made available immediately prior to the call on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.apria.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained herein that are not historical facts and that reflect the current view of Apria's management about future events and financial performance are hereby identified as "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some of these statements can be identified by terms and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "continue," "could," "should," "may," "plan," "project," "predict" and similar expressions. The Company cautions that such "forward looking statements," including without limitation, those relating to the Company's future business prospects, revenue, working capital, professional liability expense, liquidity, capital needs, interest costs and income, wherever they occur in this or in other statements attributable to the Company, are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of the Company's senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the "forward looking statements." Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements include but are not limited to current or future government regulation of the healthcare industry, exposure to professional liability lawsuits and governmental agency investigations, the adequacy of insurance coverage and insurance reserves, as well as those factors detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition" in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's "forward looking statements" speak only as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update "forward looking statements" herein to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes to future operating results over time.

About Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

Apria provides home respiratory therapy, home infusion therapy and home medical equipment services through approximately 550 locations in the United States. With over $2 billion in annual revenues, it is one of the nation's leading home healthcare companies. For more information, visit www.apria.com or www.coramhc.com

   
1 This press release includes several metrics, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies that are not calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). See "Definition of Terms and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section at the end of this press release for the definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies and their reconciliation to net income (loss).
     
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
  June 30,
2011
December 31,
2010
  (Unaudited)
  (in thousands, except share data)
ASSETS  
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,144 $ 109,137
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $58,419 and $56,559 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively  328,983  282,798
Inventories  55,400  73,894
Deferred income taxes  58,847  58,028
Deferred expenses  3,410  3,061
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  21,913  20,221
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  495,697  547,139
PATIENT SERVICE EQUIPMENT, less accumulated depreciation of $167,345 and $144,074 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively  199,612  169,878
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS, NET  87,130  83,893
GOODWILL  765,245  760,088
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET  577,106  578,957
DEFERRED DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, NET  47,730  53,659
OTHER ASSETS  9,178  7,523
TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,181,698 $ 2,201,137
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable $ 107,683 $ 86,637
Accrued payroll and related taxes and benefits  57,643  59,073
Other accrued liabilities  92,286  90,447
Deferred revenue  29,748  26,504
Current portion of long-term debt  695  1,323
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  288,055  263,984
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion  1,017,926  1,018,098
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES  207,658  222,743
INCOME TAXES PAYABLE AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES  32,625  31,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES  1,546,264  1,535,825
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES    
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 1,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010  —   — 
Additional paid-in capital  689,041  688,458
Accumulated deficit  (53,607)  (23,146)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  635,434  665,312
  $ 2,181,698 $ 2,201,137
 
 
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
  (in thousands)
Net revenues:        
Fee for service/product arrangements $ 534,229  $ 477,699 $ 1,029,913 $ 947,535
Capitation arrangements  42,119  40,479  83,178  79,519
TOTAL NET REVENUES  576,348  518,178  1,113,091  1,027,054
         
Costs and expenses:        
Cost of net revenues:        
Product and supply costs  190,882  164,234  368,322  321,067
Patient service equipment depreciation  24,077  23,693  45,882  48,749
Home respiratory therapy services  6,130  8,022  12,103  16,215
Nursing services  10,596  8,912  20,527  18,000
Other  3,747  3,271  6,474  6,893
TOTAL COST OF NET REVENUES  235,432  208,132  453,308  410,924
Provision for doubtful accounts  16,578  12,933  36,842  28,820
Selling, distribution and administrative  303,070  258,843  599,698  516,581
Amortization of intangible assets  1,121  1,085  2,198  2,742
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES  556,201  480,993  1,092,046  959,067
OPERATING INCOME  20,147  37,185  21,045  67,987
Interest expense  33,026  32,663  65,930  65,235
Interest income and other  (39)  (222)  (290)  (305)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE TAXES  (12,840)  4,744  (44,595)  3,057
Income tax (benefit) expense  (3,403)  1,378  (14,134)  494
NET (LOSS) INCOME $ (9,437) $ 3,366 $ (30,461) $ 2,563
     
 
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2011 2010
  (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net (loss) income $ (30,461) $ 2,563
Items included in net (loss) income not requiring cash:    
Provision for doubtful accounts  36,842  28,820
Depreciation  63,625  62,439
Amortization of intangible assets   2,198  2,742
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs   5,928  5,198
Deferred income taxes   (15,903)  2,470
Profit interest compensation   1,583  2,203
Loss on disposition of assets and other   8,202  9,099
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of effects of acquisitions:    
Accounts receivable   (83,027)  (76,257)
Inventories   8,324  7,855
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (3,134)  (3,672)
Accounts payable, exclusive of book cash overdraft   19,692  (7,226)
Accrued payroll and related taxes and benefits   (1,621)  1,649
Income taxes payable   396  (768)
Deferred revenue, net of related expenses   2,895  462
Accrued expenses   3,067  (2,859)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES   18,606  34,718
     
INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Purchases of patient service equipment and property, equipment and improvements, exclusive of effects of acquisitions   (76,415)  (55,783)
Purchases of short-term investments   —  (8,087)
Maturities of short-term investments   —  25,685
Proceeds from disposition of assets   153  101
Cash paid for acquisitions   (22,538)  (1,960)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES   (98,800)  (40,044)
     
FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Payments on other long-term debt   (799)  (867)
Change in book cash overdraft included in accounts payable   —  (32,533)
Debt issuance costs   —  (2,887)
Cash paid on profit interest units   (1,000)  (78)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES   (1,799)  (36,365)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (81,993)  (41,691)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   109,137  158,163
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD  $ 27,144 $ 116,472
 
 
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
 
2nd Quarter 2011 Financial Summary
 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
($ in millions) 2011 2010 $  Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
%  Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
Net Revenue $ 576.3 $ 518.2 $ 58.1  11.2 %
         
Gross Profit  340.9  310.0  30.9  10.0 %
% Margin  59.2%  59.8%    
         
Provision for Doubtful Accounts  16.6  12.9  (3.7)  (28.7)%
% of Net Revenue  2.9%  2.5%    
         
Selling, Distribution and Administrative  303.1  258.8  (44.3)  (17.1)%
% of Net Revenue  52.6%  50.0%    
         
Adjusted EBITDA Before Projected Cost Savings and Synergies  70.1  87.3  (17.2)  (19.7)%
% of Net Revenue  12.2%  16.8%    
         
Net (Loss) Income  (9.4)  3.4  (12.8)  (376.5)%
         
EBITDA  53.8  69.3  (15.5)  (22.4)%
         
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
   
($ in millions) 2011 2010 $  Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
%  Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
Net Revenue $ 1,113.1 $ 1,027.1 $ 86.0  8.4 %
         
Gross Profit  659.8  616.1  43.7  7.1 %
% Margin  59.3%  60.0%    
         
Provision for Doubtful Accounts  36.8  28.8  (8.0)  (27.8)%
% of Net Revenue  3.3%  2.8%    
         
Selling, Distribution and Administrative  599.7  516.6  (83.1)  (16.1)%
% of Net Revenue  53.9%  50.3%    
         
Adjusted EBITDA Before Projected Cost Savings and Synergies  122.2  171.5  (49.3)  (28.7)%
% of Net Revenue  11.0%  16.7%    
         
Net (Loss) Income  (30.5)  2.6  (33.1)  (1,273.1)%
         
EBITDA  86.7  133.2  (46.5)  (34.9)%

Service Line Revenue Performance

($ in millions) Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
  2011 2010 $ Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
% Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
Home Respiratory Therapy and Home Medical Equipment $ 292.6 $ 273.1 $ 19.5  7.1 %
Home Infusion Therapy  283.7  245.1  38.6  15.7 %
Total Net Revenue $ 576.3 $ 518.2 $ 58.1  11.2 %
         
($ in millions) Six Months Ended
June 30,
   
  2011 2010 $ Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
% Variance
Fav/(Unfav)
Home Respiratory Therapy and Home Medical Equipment $ 568.7 $ 551.5 $ 17.2  3.1 %
Home Infusion Therapy  544.4  475.6  68.8  14.5 %
Total Net Revenue $ 1,113.1 $ 1,027.1 $ 86.0  8.4 %

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Capitalization & Certain Credit Statistics

The following table indicates the cash and cash equivalents, capitalization and certain credit statistics as of June 30, 2011:

   
($ in millions) June 30,
2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 27.1
   
Debt  
Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility  —
Series A-1 Notes  700.0
Series A-2 Notes  317.5
Capital Leases & Other  1.1
Total Debt $ 1,018.6
Shareholders' Equity  635.4
Total Capitalization $ 1,654.0
   
Net Leverage Ratio Calculations  
Net Debt1 $ 991.5
   
Adjusted EBITDA2 $ 271.0
Net Leverage Ratio3  3.7 ×
   
1 Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. This amount does not reflect outstanding letters of credit. 
2 For the twelve months ended June 30, 2011. 
3 Net leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA. The net leverage ratio calculated using Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies is 3.8×.

Definition of Terms and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes several metrics which are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies and Free Cash Flow. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies and Free Cash Flow are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, these measures are not intended to be measures of Free Cash Flow available for management's discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. We believe that such measures provide useful information about our financial condition and covenant compliance under the indenture governing our Series A-1 Notes and Series A-2 Notes and in our ABL Facility to investors and we compensate for the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures by presenting them together with GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone.

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items, costs incurred related to initiatives, other adjustment items and projected cost savings and synergies permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the indenture governing our Series A-1 Notes and Series A-2 Notes and the credit agreement governing our ABL Facility.

Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less the projected cost savings and synergies that we expect to realize in connection with cost savings, restructuring and other similar initiatives.

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less purchases of patient service equipment and property, equipment and improvements, exclusive of effects of acquisitions.

The following tables provide reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies and Free Cash Flow for the periods presented to the respective most closely comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA before projected cost savings and synergies

  Three Months Ended
 June 30, 
Six Months Ended
 June 30, 
LTM
 June 30, 
(in millions)  2011   2010   2011   2010    2011 
           
Net (Loss) Income   $ (9.4)   $ 3.4   $ (30.5)   $ 2.6   $ (50.5)
Interest expense, net  33.0  32.6  65.5  65.0   130.3
Income tax (benefit) expense  (3.4)  1.4  (14.1)  0.5  (22.5)
Depreciation and amortization  33.6  31.9  65.8  65.1  129.3
           
EBITDA  53.8  69.3  86.7  133.2  186.6
Non-cash items  5.3  5.6  9.8  11.3  20.1
           
Costs incurred related to initiatives  9.2  10.2  22.2  21.0  43.4
           
Other adjustments  1.8  2.2  3.5  6.0  7.9
           
Adjusted EBITDA Before Projected Cost Savings and Synergies $ 70.1 $ 87.3 $ 122.2 $ 171.5  258.0
Projected cost savings and synergies          13.0
Adjusted EBITDA         $ 271.0

Definition of Terms and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow

($ in millions) Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
Net Loss  $ (9.4)  $ (30.5)
Non-cash items  54.4  102.5
Change in operating assets and liabilities   (60.6)   (53.4)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (15.6)  18.6
Less: Purchases of patient service equipment and property, equipment and improvements   (42.3)   (76.4)
Free Cash Flow  $ (57.9)  $ (57.8)


            

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