Addus HomeCare Announces First-Quarter 2016 Results

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS), a comprehensive provider of personal care services primarily provided in the home and focused on the dual eligible population, today announced its financial results for the first  quarter ended March 31, 2016.

For the first quarter, net service revenues increased 13.1% to $92.6 million from $81.9 million for the first quarter of 2015. Net income was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, for the first quarter of 2016 compared with net income of $2.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015. The results for the first quarter of 2016 include write-offs of $3.5 million, $2.2 million of which were related to senior management severance and other related costs, with the remainder related to process improvement and expense reduction initiatives launched in the quarter. Excluding these costs, adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.28 for the first quarter of 2016, an increase of 21.7% compared with $0.23 for the first quarter last year. (See page 7 for a reconciliation of all non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures.)

Dirk Allison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus, commented, "Addus produced a strong start to 2016 in the first quarter. Revenue and adjusted EPS grew at a higher rate than in the past year. We implemented a variety of initiatives to support our strategies for growth while ensuring that costs are in line with revenues. In addition, we completed the acquisition of South Shore."

The Company's revenue growth for the first quarter reflected an 10.8% increase in billable hours per business day compared with the first quarter last year. First-quarter billable hours per business day grew 8.6% compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. With a 0.4% increase in revenues per billable hour, comparable-quarter revenue per day increased 11.3% versus the first quarter of 2015.

"As discussed in our fourth-quarter 2015 earnings release and conference call, we have been focused on process improvement initiatives that result in expense reduction and improvement in our operating efficiency and scalability to support our growth," added Mr. Allison. "We have completed a substantial portion of the plan and are actively implementing a number of these initiatives. These initiatives resulted in $1.3 million write-offs for the first quarter. In total, we expect these initiatives to result in write‑offs of $3.5 million over the first half of 2016, approximately $0.4 million of which will be cash. These initiatives are expected to produce aggregate annualized cost savings of approximately $4.1 million."

Details are as follows:

• The closing of our Contact Center facility, as part of returning control of customer service and scheduling to our local teams, resulted in a $0.2 million first-quarter write-off, and an expected $2.3 million second quarter write-off ($0.4 million of which is cash). These initiatives are expected to generate $1.2 million in annualized savings beginning in the second quarter;

• Changes in our telecommunications operations, resulted in a $0.2 million first-quarter write off and will generate an expected $1.6 million in annualized savings, with the majority occurring in the second half of the year;

• Changes in our payroll process are expected to result in $1.3 million in annualized savings beginning early in the fourth quarter; and

• The write-off of development costs relating to software that will no longer be used by Addus, resulted in a $0.9 million write-off in the first quarter.

"We are pleased with the progress made on these and other initiatives, which we expect to drive meaningful cost reductions by the end of 2016. Through a disciplined focus on ensuring our investments in new initiatives generate appropriate returns, we expect to enhance our ability to provide our consumers with high quality, cost-effective care, improve our ability to add value to existing and new customer relationships, and sustain long-term profitable growth both organically and through acquisition."

Addus completed the first quarter with $9.1 million in cash, $22.0 million of long-term debt related to the acquisition of South Shore, $10.0 million of bank debt and $42.8 million of availability under its revolving credit facility. Net cash used in operating activities was $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared with $0.9 million for the prior-year first quarter.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information provided in this release includes adjusted diluted net income per share, Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net service revenue, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company defines adjusted diluted net income per share as diluted net income per share, adjusted for M&A expenses, restructure charges, severance and other costs and stock compensation. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expenses, stock-based compensation expense, restructure charges and severance and other costs. The Company defines adjusted net service revenue as revenue adjusted for the closure of certain sites. The Company has provided, in the financial statement tables included in this press release, a reconciliation of adjusted diluted net income per share to diluted net income per share, a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income and a reconciliation of adjusted net service revenue to net service revenue, in each case, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes that adjusted diluted net income per share, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net service revenue are useful to investors, management and others in evaluating the Company's operating performance, to provide investors with insight and consistency in the Company's financial reporting and to present a basis for comparison of the Company's business operations among periods, and to facilitate comparison with the results of the Company's peers.

Conference Call

Addus will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. The toll‑free dial-in number is (877) 930-8289 (international dial-in number is (253) 336-8714), pass code 86487320. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on May 17, 2016, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (international dial-in number is (404) 537-3406) and entering pass code 86487320.

A live broadcast of Addus HomeCare's conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Company's website: www.addus.com. An online replay of the conference call will also be available on the Company's website for one month, beginning approximately three hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "continue," "expect," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the consummation and integration of acquisitions, anticipated transition to managed care providers, our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy, unexpected increases in SG&A and other expenses, expected benefits and unexpected costs of acquisitions and dispositions, management plans related to dispositions, the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected, the failure of the business to perform as expected, changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes in Addus HomeCare's relationships with referral sources, increased competition for Addus HomeCare's services, changes in the interpretation of government regulations, the uncertainty regarding the outcome of discussions with managed care organizations, changes in tax rates, the impact of adverse weather, higher than anticipated costs, estimation inaccuracies in future revenues, margins, earnings and growth, and other risks set forth in the Risk Factors section in Addus HomeCare's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2016, which is available at http://www.sec.gov. Addus HomeCare undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In addition, these forward-looking statements necessarily depend upon assumptions, estimates and dates that may be incorrect or imprecise and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Accordingly, any forward-looking statements included in this press release do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized. (Unaudited tables and notes follow).

About Addus

Addus is a comprehensive provider of home and community-based services that primarily are personal in nature, provided in the home and focused on the dual eligibility population. Addus' services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, and adult day care. Addus' consumers are individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization, such as the elderly, chronically ill and disabled. Addus' payor clients include federal, state and local governmental agencies, managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private individuals. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.

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