DaVita Inc.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020729/DAVITALOGO ) Financial and operating highlights include: -- For the rolling 12 months ended March 31, 2003 operating cash flow was $302 million and free cash flow was $244 million. These cash flow numbers exclude prior period lab receipts, accounts receivable recoveries and valuation adjustments. Operating cash flow for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 was $81 million and free cash flow was $70 million. -- Operating income for the quarter was $79 million. -- EBITDA and EBITDA margin for the quarter were $98 million and 21.3%, respectively. -- Total treatments for the first quarter were 1,503,031 up 4.8% over the prior year's quarter. Non-acquired treatment growth was 3.3%, with acquisitions contributing the additional 1.5% to treatment growth. -- First quarter dialysis revenue per treatment was $296, compared to $291 in the fourth quarter, an increase of 1.8%. -- DSO for the first quarter decreased by one day during the quarter to 69 days. -- As of March 31, 2003, we operated 523 outpatient centers serving approximately 45,000 patients. During the first quarter we acquired a controlling interest in two centers in which we previously had minority ownership and opened seven de novo centers. We also closed one center. Included in this patient and center count are approximately 3,300 patients in 30 centers under management.
Our 2003 EBITDA guidance remains at $380 million to $400 million. This guidance implies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) operating income of $300 million to $320 million for 2003.
DaVita will be holding a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2003 results on May 5, 2003, at 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The dial in number is 800 399-4406. A replay of the conference call will be available on DaVita's official web page, www.davita.com , for the following 30 days.
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe provide useful information to investors by excluding certain nonrecurring expenses and prior period recoveries and by allowing consistency and comparability in our financial reporting to prior periods for which these non- GAAP measures were previously reported. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but are not a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. Included in this press release is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
This release also 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-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties. These risks include those relating to:
-- possible reductions in private mix and 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, -- changes in pharmaceutical practice patterns or reimbursement policies, the ongoing review of the Company's Florida laboratory subsidiary by its Medicare carrier and the Department of Justice, -- the ongoing review by the US Attorney's Office and HHS Office of Inspector General in Philadelphia and -- the Company's ability to maintain contracts with physician medical directors. DAVITA INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (dollars in thousands, except per share data) March 31, December 31, 2003 2002 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $304,994 $96,475 Accounts receivable, less allowance of $48,743 and $48,927 346,145 344,292 Inventories 25,465 34,929 Other current assets 24,049 28,667 Deferred income taxes 41,773 40,163 Total current assets 742,426 544,526 Property and equipment, net 305,742 298,475 Amortizable intangibles, net 60,080 63,159 Investments in third-party dialysis businesses 3,368 3,227 Other long-term assets 2,609 1,520 Goodwill 865,449 864,786 $1,979,674 $1,775,693 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $71,295 $77,890 Other liabilities 113,505 101,389 Accrued compensation and benefits 82,391 95,435 Current portion of long-term debt 43,908 7,978 Income taxes payable 26,550 9,909 Total current liabilities 337,649 292,601 Long-term debt 1,420,585 1,311,252 Other long-term liabilities 10,346 9,417 Deferred income taxes 72,381 65,930 Minority interests 27,156 26,229 Shareholders' equity: Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued) Common stock ($0.001 par value, 195,000,000 shares authorized; 89,162,390 and 88,874,896 shares issued) 89 89 Additional paid-in capital 523,572 519,369 Retained earnings 249,750 213,337 Treasury stock, at cost (28,187,326 and 28,216,177 shares) (661,854) (662,531) Total shareholders' equity 111,557 70,264 $1,979,674 $1,775,693 DAVITA INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three months ended March 31, 2003 2002 Net operating revenues $459,807 $427,665 Operating expenses and charges: Dialysis centers and labs 316,710 291,634 General and administrative 36,787 36,053 Depreciation and amortization 17,445 15,805 Provision for uncollectible accounts 8,237 5,255 Minority interests and equity income, net 1,294 2,135 Total operating expenses and charges 380,473 350,882 Operating income 79,334 76,783 Debt expense 19,456 15,072 Other income, net 785 267 Income before income taxes 60,663 61,978 Income tax expense 24,250 26,000 Net income $36,413 $35,978 Comprehensive income $36,413 $35,978 Earnings per share: Basic $0.60 $0.43 Diluted $0.52 $0.40 Weighted average shares for earnings per share: Basic 60,905,056 82,967,141 Diluted 78,772,410 102,246,452 DAVITA INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (dollars in thousands) Three months ended March 31, 2003 2002 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $36,413 $35,978 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 17,445 15,805 Loss (gain) on divestitures 119 (458) Deferred income taxes 4,841 7,861 Non-cash debt expense 840 634 Stock options, principally tax benefits 1,378 8,931 Equity investment income (519) (298) Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries 1,813 2,433 Distributions to minority interests (2,465) (1,501) Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions and divestitures: Accounts receivable (676) (11,163) Inventories 9,543 6,726 Other current assets 4,721 (2,840) Other long-term assets (2,457) Accounts payable (6,674) 8,969 Accrued compensation and benefits (13,075) (2,617) Other current liabilities 11,952 15,050 Income taxes 16,641 261 Other long-term liabilities 809 (287) Net cash provided by operating activities 80,649 83,484 Cash flows from investing activities: Additions of property and equipment, net (21,708) (16,115) Acquisitions and divestitures, net (718) (1,379) Investments in affiliates, net 1,931 499 Intangible assets (300) Net cash used in investing activities (20,795) (16,995) Cash flows from financing activities: Borrowings 623,822 335,883 Payments on long-term debt (478,659) (355,803) Deferred financing costs (57) Purchase of treasury stock (67,877) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 3,502 16,351 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 148,665 (71,503) Net increase (decrease) in cash 208,519 (5,014) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 96,475 36,711 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $304,994 $31,697 DAVITA INC. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA Q1 2003 Q4 2002 Q1 2002 Financial Results: Net earnings, excluding prior period Medicare lab revenue, extraordinary items, recoveries, and valuation adjustments (in 000's) $36,400 $34,600 $34,600 Basic EPS $0.60 $0.57 $0.42 EPS assuming dilution $0.52 $0.50 $0.39 EBITDA, excluding prior period Medicare lab revenue, recoveries and valuation adjustments Consolidated (in 000's) $98,000 $97,000 $92,500 Continental U.S (in 000's). $98,000 $97,000 $91,900 Continental EBITDA margin 21.3% 21.0% 21.7% Business Metrics (Continental U.S.): Volume Treatments 1,503,031 1,537,821 1,433,803 Number of treatment days 76.4 79.6 76.4 Treatments per day 19,673 19,319 18,767 Per day year over year increase 4.8% 3.8% 6.2% Same center growth 3.1% 2.9% 4.2% Non-acquired growth 3.3% 2.9% 4.2% Revenue, excluding prior period Medicare lab revenue and recoveries of $41,555 in Q4 2002 Revenue (in 000's) $460,000 $462,000 $424,000 Dialysis revenue per treatment $296.31 $291.02 $290.45 Per treatment increase from previous quarter 1.8% 0.0% 2.6% Per treatment increase from prior year 2.0% 2.8% 5.9% Expenses, excluding prior period Medicare lab revenue and recoveries A. Dialysis centers and lab operating expenses Percent of revenue 68.9% 68.7% 68.0% Per treatment $210.71 $206.17 $201.02 Per treatment increase from previous quarter 2.2% 1.4% 3.6% B. General & administrative expenses Percent of revenue 8.0% 8.5% 8.5% Per treatment $24.48 $25.57 $25.14 Per treatment increase (decrease) from previous quarter (4.3%) 4.7% 10.2% C. Bad debt expense as a percent of current-period revenue 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% D. Consolidated effective tax rate 40.0% 40.8% 42.0% DAVITA INC. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA, CONTINUED Q1 2003 Q4 2002 Q1 2002 Cash Flow (Consolidated, including prior period recoveries, in 000's) Operating cash flow $81,000 $66,000 $83,000 Free cash flow (before share repurchase, acquisition and development spending) $70,000 $49,000 $74,000 Capital expenditures: Development $11,900 $19,600 $7,600 Routine maintenance/ IT/other $10,500 $16,700 $9,100 Acquisition expenditures, net $700 $6,500 $1,400 Accounts Receivable Net receivables (in 000's) $346,000 $344,000 $337,000 DSO 69 70 73 Debt/Capital Structure (Consolidated) Total debt (in 000's) $1,464,000 $1,319,000 $800,000 Net debt, net of cash (in 000's) $1,159,000 $1,223,000 $769,000 LQA net leverage ratio 3.0x 3.1x 2.1x Shares repurchased (in 000's) -- 1,900 2,900 Average repurchase price -- $23.80 $23.02 Clinical Dialysis adequacy - % of patients with URR > 65 89% 88% 88% Dialysis adequacy - % of patients with Kt/V > 1.2 92% 92% 92% Anemia measure - % of patients with HCT > 33 83% 83% 79% DAVITA INC. RECONCILIATIONS FOR NON-GAAP MEASURES Rolling 12-month period ended Q1 2003 Q1 2003 Q4 2002 Q1 2002 (dollars in thousands) 1. Operating cash flow excluding lab and accounts receivable recoveries related to prior years' services and free cash flow: Cash provided by operating activities $339,160 $80,649 $66,318 $83,484 Exclusions: Prior period lab receipts (58,778) (41,555) Impairments and valuations adjustments (380) 2,010 Accounts receivable recoveries (2,938) (510) (2,254) (62,096) (40,055) (2,254) Related income tax expense 24,559 15,842 891 Exclusions, net of tax (37,537) (24,213) (1,363) Operating cash flow excluding lab and accounts receivable recoveries related to prior years' services 301,623 80,649 42,105 82,121 Less expenditures for routine maintenance and information technology (57,337) (10,490) (16,706) (9,090) Free cash flow $244,286 $70,159 $25,399 $73,031 2. Net income, excluding impairments, prior period lab receipts and accounts receivable recoveries: Net income $36,413 $58,811 $35,978 Less exclusions, net of tax (24,213) (1,363) $36,413 $34,598 $34,615 3. EBITDA, excluding impairments, prior period lab receipts and accounts receivable recoveries: Operating income $79,334 $118,377 $76,783 Additions: Depreciation 14,946 14,385 13,295 Amortization 2,499 2,510 2,510 Minority interests and equity income, net 1,294 1,802 2,135 EBITDA 98,073 137,074 94,723 Exclusions: Prior period lab receipts (41,555) Impairments and valuations adjustments 2,010 Accounts receivable recoveries (510) (2,254) (40,055) (2,254) $98,073 $97,019 $92,469 4. Last quarter annualized (LQA) net leverage ratio: EBITDA, excluding impairments, prior period lab receipts and accounts receivable recoveries $98,073 $97,019 $92,469 x 4 x 4 x 4 Annualized EBITDA, less exclusions $392,292 $388,076 $369,876 Net debt, net of cash $1,159,000 $1,223,000 $769,000 Annualized EBITDA, less exclusions divided by net debt, net of cash 2.95x 3.15x 2.08x
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