DaVita Inc.
Continental U.S. EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 was $366 million. Net earnings were $102 million or $1.14 per share. These results exclude cash settlements and recoveries related to prior years and an extraordinary gain. Including the settlements and recoveries and extraordinary gain, consolidated net earnings for the year were $137 million or $1.52 per share.
Financial and operating highlights include: -- Continental U.S. dialysis revenue per treatment (excluding lab, management fees and other revenue) in the fourth quarter was $283.19 compared to $280.16 in the third quarter, a 1.1% increase. -- Operating cash flow for the quarter was $26 million, reflecting changes in working capital that included a $17 million reduction in current liabilities and an increase in accounts receivable of $16 million. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 operating cash flow was $273 million. -- Continental U.S. DSO at quarter end was 72 days. -- Total continental U.S. treatments for the fourth quarter were 1,481,958. Both non-acquired and same center treatment growth were 4.6%. -- Fourth quarter cash recoveries associated with accounts receivable reserved in 1999 were $5.1 million. -- At December 31, 2001 we operated 493 outpatient centers in the continental U.S. serving 43,000 patients. During the quarter we closed three under-performing centers and opened two de novo centers. Included in our continental patient and center count are 3,300 patients in 32 centers under management.
DaVita will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2001 results on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. We have included supplemental information as an attachment to this release, which we will refer to in our call. The dial-in number is 800-399-4406. A replay of the conference call will be available on DaVita's official web site, http://www.davita.com/, for the following 30 days.
This release contains forward-looking statements. Factors which could impact future results include the uncertainties associated with governmental regulation, general economic and other market conditions, and the risk factors set forth in the Company's SEC filings, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. The forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties. These risks include those relating to possible reductions in private and government reimbursement rates, the concentration of profits generated from PPO and private indemnity patients and from ancillary services including the administration of pharmaceuticals, the ongoing payment suspension and review of the Company's Florida laboratory subsidiary by its Medicare carrier and the Department of Justice, the ongoing review by the Civil Division of the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Company's ability to maintain contracts with physician medical directors.
DAVITA INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (dollars in thousands, except per share data) December 31, 2001 2000 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $36,711 $31,207 Accounts receivable, less allowance of $52,475 and $61,619 333,546 290,412 Inventories 34,901 20,641 Other current assets 9,364 10,293 Income taxes receivable 2,830 Deferred income taxes 60,142 42,492 Total current assets 474,664 397,875 Property and equipment, net 252,778 236,659 Intangible assets, net 928,868 921,623 Investments in third-party dialysis businesses 4,346 34,194 Other long-term assets 2,027 1,979 Deferred income taxes 4,302 $1,662,683 $1,596,632 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $74,630 $74,882 Other liabilities 111,164 102,563 Accrued compensation and benefits 88,826 70,406 Current portion of long-term debt 9,034 1,676 Income taxes payable 15,027 Total current liabilities 298,681 249,527 Long-term debt 811,190 974,006 Other long-term liabilities 5,012 4,855 Deferred income taxes 23,441 Minority interests 20,722 18,876 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity: Preferred stock ($0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding) Common stock ($0.001 par value; 195,000,000 shares authorized; 85,409,037 and 82,135,634 shares issued) 85 82 Additional paid-in capital 467,904 430,676 Notes receivable from shareholders (83) Retained earnings (deficit) 56,008 (81,307) Treasury stock, at cost (888,700 shares) (20,360) Total shareholders' equity 503,637 349,368 $1,662,683 $1,596,632 DAVITA INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except per share data) For the quarters ended For the years ended December 31, December 31, 2001 2000 2001 2000 Net revenues: Current period services $429,657 $372,746 $1,628,753 $1,486,302 Prior period services 22,000 Operating expenses: Dialysis centers and labs 290,881 256,407 1,100,652 1,032,153 General and administrative 33,814 30,164 129,194 123,624 Depreciation and amortization 26,156 27,290 105,209 111,605 Provision for uncollectible accounts 3,580 7,094 (2,294) 39,649 Impairments and valuation adjustments 142 4,556 Total operating expenses 354,431 321,097 1,332,761 1,311,587 Operating income 75,226 51,649 317,992 174,715 Other income (loss), net 320 1,970 4,644 (7,201) Debt expense 15,680 22,620 72,438 116,637 Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries (2,408) (2,774) (9,260) (5,942) Income before income taxes and extraordinary items 57,458 28,225 240,938 44,935 Income tax expense 24,900 12,892 104,600 27,960 Income before extraordinary items 32,558 15,333 136,338 16,975 Extraordinary gain (loss) related to early extinguishments of debt, net of tax of $(652) and $2,222 977 (3,490) Net income $32,558 $15,333 $137,315 $13,485 Basic earnings per common share: Income before extraordinary items $0.38 $0.19 $1.63 $0.21 Extraordinary gain (loss), net of tax 0.01 (0.04) Net income $0.38 $0.19 $1.64 $0.17 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 84,650 81,858 83,768 81,581 Diluted earnings per common share: Income before extraordinary items $0.36 $0.18 $1.51 $0.20 Extraordinary gain (loss), net of tax 0.01 (0.04) Net income $0.36 $0.18 $1.52 $0.16 Weighted average number of common and incremental shares outstanding 93,634 85,625 103,454 83,157 DAVITA INC. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA Q4 and YTD Results: Q4 2001 Q3 2001 Q4 2000 YE 2001 Net Earnings, before recoveries and extraordinary item (in 000's) $29,500 $28,000 $15,300 $102,100 Basic EPS $0.35 $ 0.33 $ 0.19 $1.22 EPS assuming dilution $0.33 $ 0.31 $ 0.18 $1.14 EBITDA, before recoveries Consolidated (in 000's) $96,300 $96,000 $79,000 $366,000 Continental U.S (in 000's). $96,000 $95,600 $79,500 $366,200 Operating margin 22.5% 23.4% 21.5% 22.7% Business Metrics (Continental U.S.): Category #1 Volume Treatments 1,481,958 1,432,453 1,352,277 5,690,199 Per day sequential increase 1.4% 1.6% 0.7% -- Per day year over year increase 8.4% 7.6% 4.2% 6.6% Same center growth 4.6% 4.1% 3.4% 3.7% Non-acquired growth 4.6% 4.1% 3.5% 3.9% Category #2 Revenue, excluding recoveries Continental revenue (in 000's) $426,000 $408,000 $369,000 $1,613,000 Per treatment $283.19 $280.16 $266.51 $278.46 Per treatment increase from previous quarter 1.1% 1.6% 2.3% -- Category #3 Expenses A. Operating expenses Percent of revenue 67.5% 67.1% 68.4% 67.3% Per treatment $194.03 $191.13 $186.46 $190.90 Per treatment increase from previous quarter 1.5% 0.6% 2.3% -- B. General & Administrative Percent of revenue 7.9% 7.6% 8.2% 8.0% Per treatment $22.82 $21.75 $22.31 $22.70 Per treatment increase from previous quarter 4.9% (5.4%) 0.5% -- C. Bad debt expense as a percent of revenue 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% D. Effective tax rate 43.3% 43.4% 45.7% 43.4% Category #4 Cash Flow (Consolidated, in 000's) Operating cash flow $26,000 $112,000 $113,000 $273,000 Free cash flow (before acquisition and development spending) $12,000 $105,000 $109,000 $240,000 Capital expenditures: Development $8,300 $4,800 $7,800 $20,100 Routine maintenance/ other $13,600 $7,100 $4,400 $32,700 Acquisition expenditures, net -- $12,100 $12,700 $36,300 Category #5 Accounts Receivable Net receivables (in 000's) $325,000 $309,000 $283,000 DSO 72 71 73 Category #6 Debt/Capital Structure (Consolidated) Total debt (in 000's) $820,000 $820,000 $976,000 Net debt, net of cash (in 000's) $784,000 $775,000 $944,000 LQA leverage ratio 2.0x 2.0x 3.0x Category #7 Clinical Dialysis adequacy - % of patients with URR>65 87% 86% 88% Dialysis adequacy - % of patients with Kt/V > 1.2 90% N/A N/A Anemia measure - % of patients with HCT > 33 79% 78% 78% Gross mortality 18.2% N/A N/A
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