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U.S. Physical Therapy Reports Record Quarterly and Six Months Operating Results

August 2, 2018 8:00 AM

Company Raises Annual Earnings Guidance and Declares Quarterly Dividend

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. ("USPH" or the “Company”) (NYSE: USPH), a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, USPH’s Operating Results increased 24.4% to $9.2 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, as compared to $7.4 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2017. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, USPH’s Operating Results increased 17.3% to $16.4 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, as compared to $14.0 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2017. Operating Results, a non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) measure, for the 2018 second quarter and first six months results equal net income attributable to USPH shareholders. For the 2017 second quarter and first six months, Operating Results is defined as net income attributable to USPH shareholders prior to charge for interest expense – mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests – change in redemption value and charge for cost related to restatement of financials – legal and accounting, both charges net of tax.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, USPH’s net income attributable to its shareholders, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), was $9.2 million as compared to $4.9 million for the second quarter of 2017. Earnings per diluted share of $0.48 in the second quarter of 2018 compares to $0.39 per diluted share for the 2017 second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, USPH’s net income attributable to its shareholders, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), was $16.4 million as compared to $9.8 million for the comparable period of 2017. Earnings per diluted share of $0.74 in the 2018 first six months compares to $0.78 per diluted share for the 2017 first six months. For both periods of 2018, in accordance with current accounting guidance, the revaluation of redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax, is not included in net income but rather charged directly to retained earnings, but is included in the earnings per basic and diluted share calculation. See the schedule on page 13 for a computation of diluted earnings per share and a reconciliation of net income attributable to USPH shareholders to Operating Results.

Second Quarter 2018 Compared to Second Quarter 2017

First Six Months 2018 Compared to First Six Months 2017

Other Financial Measures

For the second quarter of 2018 the Company's Adjusted EBITDA increased by 6.6% to $17.0 million from $15.9 million in the comparable 2017 quarter. For the first six months of 2018 the Company's Adjusted EBITDA increased by 5.8% to $31.0 million from $29.3 million in the comparable 2017 period. See definition and explanation of Adjusted EBITDA in the schedule on pages 12 and 13.

Raising 2018 Earnings Guidance

The Company is raising earnings guidance for the year 2018. Management currently expects the Company’s Operating Results for the year 2018 to be in the range of $31.1 million to $32.3 million or $2.45 to $2.55 per share. Previous 2018 earning guidance had been for Operating Results of $29.5 million to $30.9 million or $2.34 to $2.44 per share. Please note that the earnings guidance represents projected operating results from existing operations but excludes future acquisitions. The annual guidance figures may not be updated unless there is a material development that causes management to believe that operating results will be significantly outside the given range.

Management’s Comments

Chris Reading, Chief Executive Officer, said, “Last year we embarked on making a number of changes in order to create the kind of results we are producing in 2018. I am proud of our partners and their staffs, our regional operations teams and our Houston-based support groups for working together to move market share, get a handle on cost, and to continue our daily focus to make a difference in the lives of our patients. While we have more work to do and continued opportunity to improve, I am encouraged by our performance to date. Additionally and importantly, our industrial injury prevention business has grown significantly over the past year, both organically and through the recent acquisition.”

Larry McAfee, Chief Financial Officer, noted, “The gross margin for the Company’s industrial injury prevention business more than doubled growing from $.7 million in the second quarter of 2017 to $1.5 million in the comparable 2018 period. The gross margin percentage grew from 15.0% to 24.4%.”

Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests

Effective December 31, 2017, the Company entered into amendments to its acquired limited partnership agreements replacing the mandatory redemption feature. No monetary consideration was paid to the partners to amend the agreements. The amended Partnership Agreements provide that, upon certain events, the Company has a call right (the “Call Right”) and the selling entity has a put right (the “Put Right”) for the purchase and sale of the limited partnership interest held by the partner. Once the terms are triggered, the Put Right and the Call Right do not expire, even upon an individual partner’s death, and contain no mandatory redemption feature. The purchase price of the partner’s limited partnership interest upon the exercise of either the Put Right or the Call Right is calculated per the original terms of the respective agreements. The Company accounted for the amendment of its Partnership Agreements as an extinguishment of the outstanding Seller Entity Interests classified as liabilities through the issuance of new Seller Entity Interests classified in temporary equity. Pursuant to ASC 470-50-40-2, the Company removed the outstanding liability-classified Seller Entity Interests at their carrying amounts and recognized the new temporary-equity-classified Seller Entity Interests at their fair value. In summary, the redemption values of the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest (previously classified as liabilities) were reclassified as redeemable non-controlling interest (temporary equity) on the December 31, 2017 consolidated balance sheet. For 2018, in accordance with current accounting guidance, the revaluation of redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax, will be charged directly to retained earnings and will be included in the earnings per basic and diluted share calculation.

U.S. Physical Therapy Declares Quarterly Dividend

The third quarterly dividend for 2018 of $0.23 per share will be paid on September 7, 2018 to shareholders of record as of August 14, 2018. U.S. Physical Therapy began paying quarterly dividends in 2011 and has increased the dividend amount every year since.

Second Quarter 2018 Conference Call

U.S. Physical Therapy's Management will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 9:30 a.m. Central Time, on August 2, 2018 to discuss the Company's Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 results. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing 1-888-335-5539 or 973-582-2857 and entering reservation number 1791027 approximately 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. To listen to the live call via web-cast, go to the Company's website at www.usph.com at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The conference call will be archived and can be accessed until November 2, 2018.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are considered to be forward-looking within the meaning under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements contain forward-looking information relating to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of our Company. These statements (often using words such as “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “appear”, “should” and similar words) involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those we expect. Included among such statements may be those relating to new clinics, availability of personnel and the reimbursement environment. The forward-looking statements are based on our current views and assumptions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks, uncertainties, and factors, which include, but are not limited to:

Many factors are beyond our control. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Please see our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on these factors. Our forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, regardless of the reason the statement is no longer accurate.

About U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Founded in 1990, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. operates 581 outpatient physical therapy clinics in 42 states. The Company's clinics provide preventative and post-operative care for a variety of orthopedic-related disorders and sports-related injuries, treatment for neurologically-related injuries and rehabilitation of injured workers. In addition to owning and operating clinics, the Company manages 28 physical therapy facilities for unaffiliated third parties, including hospitals and physician groups. The Company also has an industrial injury prevention business which provides onsite services for clients’ employees including injury prevention, rehabilitation, ergonomic assessments and performance optimization.

More information about U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. is available at www.usph.com. The information included on that website is not incorporated into this press release.

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2017

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2017

Net patient revenues $ 105,989 $ 97,657 $ 206,541 $ 191,311
Other revenues 9,109 6,594 16,899 10,505
Net revenues 115,098 104,251 223,440 201,816
Operating costs:
Salaries and related costs 64,607 58,779 126,886 114,606
Rent, supplies, contract labor and other 22,168 20,033 43,944 40,120
Provision for doubtful accounts 1,151 888 2,212 1,786
Closure costs 18 17 30 23
Total operating costs 87,944 79,717 173,072 156,535
Gross profit 27,154 24,534 50,368 45,281
Corporate office costs 10,128 8,856 20,291 17,403
Operating income 17,026 15,678 30,077 27,878
Interest and other income, net 22 23 54 47
Interest expense:
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests - change in redemption value - (3,923 ) - (6,592 )
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests - earnings allocable - (1,787 ) - (3,081 )
Debt and other (545 ) (516 ) (1,098 ) (931 )
Total interest expense (545 ) (6,226 ) (1,098 ) (10,604 )
Income before taxes 16,503 9,475 29,033 17,321
Provision for income taxes 3,267 3,085 5,743 4,897
Net income 13,236 6,390 23,290 12,424
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests (3,990 ) (1,449 ) (6,927 ) (2,667 )
Net income attributable to USPH shareholders $ 9,246 $ 4,941 $ 16,363 $ 9,757
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to USPH shareholders $ 0.48 $ 0.39 $ 0.74 $ 0.78
Shares used in computation - basic and diluted 12,677 12,579 12,647 12,553
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.23 $ 0.20 $ 0.46 $ 0.40

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

June 30, 2018

December 31,2017

ASSETS (unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,148 $ 21,933
Patient accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,790 and $2,273, respectively 45,424 44,707
Accounts receivable - other 8,589 5,655
Other current assets 5,247 4,786
Total current assets 86,408 77,081
Fixed assets:
Furniture and equipment 51,923 51,100
Leasehold improvements 30,421 29,760
Fixed assets, gross 82,344 80,860
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 62,652 60,475
Fixed assets, net 19,692 20,385
Goodwill 284,624 271,338
Other identifiable intangible assets, net 48,435 48,954
Other assets 1,384 1,224
Total assets $ 440,543 $ 418,982
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS, USPH SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable - trade $ 1,705 $ 2,165
Accrued expenses 35,367 33,342
Current portion of notes payable 4,817 4,044
Total current liabilities 41,889 39,551
Notes payable, net of current portion 607 2,728
Revolving line of credit 56,000 54,000
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests - 327
Deferred taxes 9,584 10,875
Deferred rent 1,913 2,116
Other long-term liabilities 775 743
Total liabilities 110,768 110,340
Redeemable non-controlling interests 117,027 102,572
Commitments and contingencies
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. ("USPH") shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding - -
Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,900,575 and 14,809,299 shares issued, respectively 149 148
Additional paid-in capital 77,099 73,940
Retained earnings 165,991 162,406
Treasury stock at cost, 2,214,737 shares (31,628 ) (31,628 )
Total USPH shareholders' equity 211,611 204,866
Non-controlling interests 1,137 1,204
Total USPH shareholders' equity and non-controlling interests 212,748 206,070
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests, USPH shareholders' equity and non-controlling interests $ 440,543 $ 418,982

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income including non-controlling interests $ 23,290 $ 12,424
Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 4,866 4,789
Provision for doubtful accounts 2,212 1,786
Equity-based awards compensation expense 2,937 2,345
Loss on sale of fixed assets 94 65
Deferred income taxes (1,736 ) (985 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in patient accounts receivable (2,141 ) (4,006 )
Increase in accounts receivable - other (2,934 ) (3,406 )
Increase in other assets (140 ) (2,342 )
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,845 5,043
Increase in mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests - 6,401
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (672 ) 77
Net cash provided by operating activities 30,621 22,191
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of fixed assets (3,270 ) (3,245 )
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired (9,118 ) (33,665 )
Purchase of non-controlling interest (245 ) -
Proceeds on sale of fixed assets 1 62
Net cash used in investing activities (12,632 ) (36,848 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Distributions to non-controlling interests, permanent and temporary equity (6,735 ) (2,665 )
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (5,828 ) (2,516 )
Proceeds from revolving line of credit 55,000 49,000
Payments on revolving line of credit (53,000 ) (26,000 )
Payments to settle mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests (265 ) (2,230 )
Principal payments on notes payable (1,898 ) (777 )
Other (48 ) 40
Net (cash used in) provided by financing activities (12,774 ) 14,852
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 5,215 195
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period 21,933 20,047
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $ 27,148 $ 20,242
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes $ 7,483 $ 7,516
Interest $ 1,106 $ 104
Non-cash investing and financing transactions during the period:
Purchase of business - seller financing portion $ 550 $ 1,650

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OPERATING RESULTS AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(unaudited)

The following tables provide a detail of the diluted earnings per share computation and reconcile net income attributable to USPH shareholders calculated in accordance with GAAP to Operating Results and Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes providing Operating Results and Adjusted EBITDA to investors is useful information for comparing the Company's period-to-period results.

For 2018, Operating Results equal net income attributable to USPH shareholders and, in accordance with current accounting guidance, the revaluation of redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax, charged directly to retained earnings is included in the earnings per diluted share calculation. For the 2017 first quarter, Operating Results, a non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) measure, is defined as net income attributable to common shareholders prior to interest expense – mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests – change in redemption value and charge for cost related to restatement of financials – legal and accounting, both charges net of tax.

Operating Results for the two periods are comparable, however, the calculations differ. Management uses Operating Results, which eliminates this current non-cash item that can be subject to volatility and unusual costs, as one of the principal measures to evaluate and monitor financial performance period over period. Management believes that Operating Results is useful information for investors to use in comparing the Company's period-to-period results as well as for comparing with other similar businesses since most do not have mandatorily redeemable instruments and therefore have different liability and equity structures.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest income, interest expense – mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests – change in redemption value, interest expense – debt and other, taxes, depreciation, amortization and equity-based awards compensation expense. Management believes reporting Adjusted EBITDA is useful information for investors in comparing the Company’s period-to-period results as well as comparing with similar businesses which report adjusted EBITDA as defined by their company.

Operating Results and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to, or substitute for, net income attributable to USPH shareholders presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Computation of earnings per share - USPH shareholders
Net income attributable to USPH shareholders $ 9,246 $ 4,941 $ 16,363 $ 9,757
Charges to retained earnings:
Revaluation of redeemable non-controlling interest $ (4,344 ) $ - (9,425 ) -
Tax effect at statutory rate (federal and state) of 26.25% 1,140 - 2,474 -
$ 6,042 $ 4,941 $ 9,412 $ 9,757
Basic and diluted per share $ 0.48 $ 0.39 $ 0.74 $ 0.78
Adjustments:
Interest expense MRNCI * - change in redemption value - 3,923 - 6,592
Cost related to restatement of financials - legal and accounting - 177 - 312
Revaluation of redeemable non-controlling interest 4,344 - 9,425 -
Tax effect at statutory rate (federal and state) of 26.25% and 39.25%, respectively (1,140 ) (1,609 ) (2,474 ) (2,710 )
Operating results $ 9,246 $ 7,432 $ 16,363 $ 13,951
Basic and diluted operating results per share $ 0.73 $ 0.59 $ 1.29 $ 1.11
Shares used in computation:
Basic and diluted 12,677 12,579 12,647 12,553
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Net income attributable to USPH shareholders $ 9,246 $ 4,941 $ 16,363 $ 9,757
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization 2,398 2,433 4,866 4,789
Interest income (22 ) (23 ) (54 ) (47 )
Interest expense MRNCI * - change in redemption value - 3,923 - 6,592
Interest expense - debt and other 545 516 1,098 931
Provision for income taxes 3,267 3,085 5,743 4,897
Equity-based awards compensation expense 1,556 1,065 2,937 2,345
Adjusted EBITDA $ 16,990 $ 15,940 $ 30,953 $ 29,264

* Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECAP OF CLINIC COUNT

Date Number of Clinics
March 31, 2017 558
June 30, 2017 566
September 30, 2017 569
December 31, 2017 578
March 31, 2018 580
June 30, 2018 581

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Larry McAfee, (713) 297-7000

Chief Financial Officer

or

Chris Reading, (713) 297-7000

Chief Executive Officer

or

Three Part Advisors

Joe Noyons, (817) 778-8424

Source: U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

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