BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) today reported its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019.

Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

• Net service revenue increased $68.0 million to $467.3 million compared to $399.3 million in 2018.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $31.3 million compared to $27.2 million in 2018.
• Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.95 per diluted share compared to $0.79 in 2018.

Adjusted Quarterly Results*

• Adjusted EBITDA of $54.9 million compared to $41.7 million in 2018.
• Adjusted net service revenue of $467.8 million compared to $399.3 million in 2018.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $36.4 million compared to $27.3 million in 2018.
• Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $1.11 compared to $0.79 in 2018.

* See pages 10 and 11 for the definition and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures.

Paul B. Kusserow, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “I am very proud of our first quarter results as we continue our momentum into 2019. Most importantly and core to what we do, our clinical quality metrics continue to be at, or near, the top of the industry in both home health and hospice. Providing our clinically distinct care to as many patients wherever they call home is and will always be our mission. Finally, thanks to our team of over 21,000 employees for continuing to do all that you do to drive such impressive results and provide such incredible care.”

2019 Guidance

• Net service revenue is anticipated to be in the range of $1.94 billion to $1.98 billion.
• Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be in the range of $205 million to $210 million.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share is anticipated to be in the range of $3.98 to $4.09 based on an estimated 33.1 million shares outstanding.

This guidance excludes the effects of any future acquisitions, if any are made.

We urge caution in considering the current trends and 2019 guidance disclosed in this press release. The home health and hospice industry is highly competitive and subject to intensive regulations, and trends are subject to numerous factors, risks, and uncertainties, some of which are referenced in the cautionary language below and others that are described more fully in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K which can be found on the SEC’s internet website, http://www.sec.gov, and our internet website, http://www.amedisys.com.

Earnings Call and Webcast Information

Amedisys will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its first quarter results. To participate on the conference call, please call before 11:00 a.m. ET to either (877) 524-8416 (Toll-Free) or (412) 902-1028 (Toll). A replay of the conference call will be available through June 1, 2019 by dialing (877) 660-6853 (Toll-Free) or (201) 612-7415 (Toll) and entering conference ID #13689585

A live webcast of the call will be accessible through our website on our Investor Relations section at the following web address: http://investors.amedisys.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes reconciliations of the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) to non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules are as follows: (1) adjusted EBITDA, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, excluding certain items; (2) adjusted net service revenue, defined as net service revenue excluding certain items; (3) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. excluding certain items; and (4) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share excluding certain items. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, are useful gauges of our current performance and are also included in internal management reporting. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not more meaningful than or as an alternative to the GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release and the company’s financial statements. Non-GAAP measures as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures consistently.

Additional information

Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health, hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 3,000 hospitals and 65,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys is a publicly held company. With more than 21,000 employees, in 471 care centers within 38 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 376,000 patients and clients in need every year. For more information about the Company, please visit: www.amedisys.com.

We use our website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important information, including press releases, investor presentations and financial information regarding our company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Investor Relations subpage of our website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled “Investors” on our website home page. Visitors to our website can also register to receive automatic e-mail and other notifications alerting them when new information is made available on the Investor Relations subpage of our website.

Forward-Looking Statements

When included in this press release, words like “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “might,” “would,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described therein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: changes in or our failure to comply with existing federal and state laws or regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, changes in Medicare and other medical payment levels, our ability to open care centers, acquire additional care centers and integrate and operate these care centers effectively, competition in the healthcare industry, changes in the case mix of patients and payment methodologies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, our ability to maintain or establish new patient referral sources, our ability to consistently provide high-quality care, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in payments and covered services by federal and state governments, future cost containment initiatives undertaken by third-party payors, our access to financing, our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements, business disruptions due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, our ability to integrate, manage and keep our information systems secure, our ability to comply with requirements stipulated in our corporate integrity agreement, our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Compassionate Care Hospice, and changes in law or developments with respect to any litigation relating to the Company, including various other matters, many of which are beyond our control.

Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of future events. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking and we do not intend to release publicly any updates or changes in our expectations concerning the forward-looking statements or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any forward-looking statement may be based, except as required by law.

Contact:	Investor Contact:	Media Contact:
	Amedisys, Inc.	Amedisys, Inc.
	Nick Muscato	Kendra Kimmons
	Vice President, Strategic Finance	Vice President, Marketing & Communications
	(855) 259-2046	(225) 299-3720
	[email protected]	[email protected]

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
		2019				2018
Net service revenue	$	467,340			$	399,262
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		275,274				238,309
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits		94,830				75,631
Non-cash compensation		6,615				4,044
Other		43,402				41,680
Depreciation and amortization		2,895				3,593
Operating expenses		423,016				363,257
Operating income		44,324				36,005
Other income (expense):
Interest income		24				120
Interest expense		(3,349	)			(1,703	)
Equity in earnings from equity method investments		1,216				1,860
Miscellaneous, net		236				601
Total other (expense) income, net		(1,873	)			878
Income before income taxes		42,451				36,883
Income tax expense		(10,878	)			(9,563	)
Net income		31,573				27,320
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(269	)			(161	)
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	31,304			$	27,159
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.98			$	0.80
Weighted average shares outstanding		32,001				33,971
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.95			$	0.79
Weighted average shares outstanding		32,893				34,592

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands, except share data)
	March 31, 2019 (unaudited)				December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,554			$	20,229
Patient accounts receivable		236,437				188,972
Prepaid expenses		10,792				7,568
Other current assets		13,948				7,349
Total current assets		271,731				224,118
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $96,892 and $95,472		29,716				29,449
Operating lease right of use assets		83,064				—
Goodwill		649,514				329,480
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $33,166 and $33,050		62,801				44,132
Deferred income taxes		32,525				35,794
Other assets		54,888				54,145
Total assets	$	1,184,239			$	717,118
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	32,797			$	28,531
Payroll and employee benefits		111,312				92,858
Accrued expenses		121,716				99,475
Current portion of long-term obligations		6,038				1,612
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		25,514				—
Total current liabilities		297,377				222,476
Long-term obligations, less current portion		303,733				5,775
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		55,840				—
Other long-term obligations		6,089				6,234
Total liabilities		663,039				234,485
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—				—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 36,337,743 and 36,252,280 shares issued; and 32,037,667 and 31,973,505 shares outstanding		36				36
Additional paid-in capital		613,714				603,666
Treasury stock, at cost 4,300,076 and 4,278,775 shares of common stock		(244,373	)			(241,685	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		15				15
Retained earnings		150,854				119,550
Total Amedisys, Inc. stockholders’ equity		520,246				481,582
Noncontrolling interests		954				1,051
Total equity		521,200				482,633
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,184,239			$	717,118

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND DAYS REVENUE OUTSTANDING (Amounts in thousands, except statistical information) (Unaudited)
	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
		2019				2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	31,573			$	27,320
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,895				3,593
Non-cash compensation		6,615				4,044
401(k) employer match		2,379				2,567
Amortization and impairment of operating lease right of use assets		8,345				—
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment		(4	)			563
Deferred income taxes		3,269				2,945
Equity in earnings from equity method investments		(1,216	)			(1,860	)
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs/debt discount		213				178
Return on equity investment		725				625
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions:
Patient accounts receivable		(22,333	)			8,260
Other current assets		(10,635	)			(6,982	)
Other assets		(338	)			46
Accounts payable		(11,140	)			(1,523	)
Accrued expenses		18,838				(1,807	)
Other long-term obligations		(144	)			2,348
Operating lease liabilities		(8,139	)			—
Operating lease right of use assets		(844	)			—
Net cash provided by operating activities		20,059				40,317
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of deferred compensation plan assets		208				462
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment		65				5
Investments in equity method investees		(120	)			—
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,198	)			(1,462	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(327,867	)			(2,250	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(328,912	)			(3,245	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options		356				125
Proceeds from issuance of stock to employee stock purchase plan		782				597
Shares withheld upon stock vesting		(2,688	)			(1,305	)
Noncontrolling interest distribution		(366	)			(28	)
Proceeds from borrowings under term loan		175,000				—
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving line of credit		161,500				—
Repayments of borrowings under revolving line of credit		(34,000	)			—
Principal payments of long-term obligations		(559	)			(2,819	)
Debt issuance costs		(847	)			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		299,178				(3,430	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(9,675	)			33,642
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,229				86,363
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	10,554			$	120,005
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	$	725			$	1,065
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	404			$	2,813
Days revenue outstanding (1)		41.2				41.4

(1) Our calculation of days revenue outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018 is derived by dividing our ending patient accounts receivable by our average daily patient revenue for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SEGMENT INFORMATION (Amounts in millions, except statistical information) (Unaudited)
Segment Information - Home Health
	For the Three- Month Periods Ended March 31,
		2019				2018
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	213.4			$	205.0
Non-Medicare		96.7				79.1
Net service revenue		310.1				284.1
Cost of service		185.7				174.4
Gross margin		124.4				109.7
Other operating expenses		72.4				68.8
Operating income	$	52.0			$	40.9
Same Store Growth (1):
Medicare revenue		4	%			5	%
Non-Medicare revenue		22	%			14	%
Total admissions		6	%			4	%
Total volume (2)		6	%			7	%
Total Episodic admissions (3)		4	%			3	%
Total Episodic volume (4)		3	%			6	%
Key Statistical Data - Total (5):
Medicare:
Admissions		50,320				49,455
Recertifications		27,112				27,236
Total volume		77,432				76,691
Completed episodes		73,978				72,836
Visits		1,331,409				1,314,126
Average revenue per completed episode (6)	$	2,902			$	2,792
Visits per completed episode (7)		17.4				17.2
Non-Medicare:
Admissions		33,649				29,889
Recertifications		14,683				12,432
Total volume		48,332				42,321
Visits		753,679				660,933
Total (5):
Visiting Clinician Cost per Visit	$	81.05			$	80.34
Clinical Manager Cost per Visit		8.01				7.99
Total Cost per Visit	$	89.06			$	88.33
Visits		2,085,088				1,975,059

(1) Same store information represents the percent change in our Medicare, Non-Medicare, Total and Episodic revenue, admissions or volume for the period as a percent of the Medicare, Non-Medicare, Total and Episodic revenue, admissions or volume of the prior period. (2) Total volume includes all admissions and recertifications. (3) Total Episodic admissions includes admissions for Medicare and Non-Medicare payors that bill on a 60-day episode of care basis. (4) Total Episodic volume includes admissions and recertifications for Medicare and Non-Medicare payors that bill on a 60-day episode of care basis. (5) Total includes acquisitions and denovos. (6) Average Medicare revenue per completed episode is the average Medicare revenue earned for each Medicare completed episode of care. (7) Medicare visits per completed episode are the home health Medicare visits on completed episodes divided by the home health Medicare episodes completed during the period.

Segment Information - Hospice
	For the Three- Month Periods Ended March 31,
	2019				2018
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	130.7			$	91.8
Non-Medicare		6.3				5.5
Net service revenue		137.0				97.3
Cost of service		74.1				50.1
Gross margin		62.9				47.2
Other operating expenses		29.4				20.2
Operating income	$	33.5			$	27.0
Same Store Growth (1):
Medicare revenue		9	%			12	%
Hospice admissions		5	%			5	%
Average daily census		8	%			12	%
Key Statistical Data - Total (2):
Hospice admissions		9,711				6,933
Average daily census		9,982				7,214
Revenue per day, net	$	152.56			$	149.80
Cost of service per day	$	82.43			$	77.17
Average discharge length of stay		98				97

(1) Same store information represents the percent change in our Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census for the period as a percent of the Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census of the prior period. (2) Total includes acquisitions and denovos.

Segment Information - Personal Care
	For the Three- Month Periods Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	—		$	—
Non-Medicare		20.2			17.9
Net service revenue		20.2			17.9
Cost of service		15.5			13.8
Gross margin		4.7			4.1
Other operating expenses		3.2			3.3
Operating income	$	1.5		$	0.8
Key Statistical Data (1):
Billable hours		833,617			749,953
Clients served		12,801			12,536
Shifts		376,182			348,166
Revenue per hour	$	24.19		$	23.85
Revenue per shift	$	53.60		$	51.36
Hours per shift		2.2			2.2

(1) Total includes acquisitions.

Segment Information - Corporate
	For the Three- Month Periods Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Financial Information (in millions):
Other operating expenses	$	41.3		$	30.2
Depreciation and amortization		1.4			2.5
Total operating expenses	$	42.7		$	32.7

AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP MEASURES (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”):
	For the Three- Month Period Ended March 31,
	2019				2018
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	31,304			$	27,159
Add:
Income tax expense		10,878				9,563
Interest expense, net		3,325				1,583
Depreciation and amortization		2,895				3,593
Certain items (1)		6,914				188
Interest component of certain items (1)		(441	)			(383	)
Adjusted EBITDA (2) (6)	$	54,875			$	41,703

Adjusted Net Service Revenue Reconciliation:
	For the Three- Month Period Ended March 31,
	2019				2018
Net service revenue	$	467,340			$	399,262
Add:
Certain items (1)		478				—
Adjusted net service revenue (3) (6)	$	467,818			$	399,262

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc Reconciliation:
	For the Three- Month Period Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	31,304		$	27,159
Add:
Certain items (1)		5,141			139
Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. (4) (6)	$	36,445		$	27,298

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per Diluted Share:
	For the Three- Month Period Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share	$	0.95		$	0.79
Add:
Certain items (1)		0.16			—
Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share (5) (6)	$	1.11		$	0.79

(1) The following details the certain items for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Certain Items:
	For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2019				For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2018
	(Income) Expense				(Income) Expense
Certain Items Impacting Net Service Revenue:
Contingency accrual	$	1,018			$	—
Planned closures (7)		(540	)			—
Certain Items Impacting Cost of Service:
Planned closures (7)		844				—
Certain Items Impacting Operating Expenses:
Planned closures (7)		88				—
Acquisition costs		5,758				435
Legal fees - non-routine		(132	)			562
Certain Items Impacting Total Other Income (Expense):
Miscellaneous, other (income) expense, net		(122	)			(809	)
Total	$	6,914			$	188
Net of tax	$	5,141			$	139
Diluted EPS	$	0.16			$	—

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, excluding certain items as described in footnote 1. (3) Adjusted net service revenue is defined as net service revenue plus certain items as described in footnote 1. (4) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. is defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. calculated in accordance with GAAP excluding certain items as described in footnote 1. (5) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share is defined as diluted income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP excluding the earnings per share effect of certain items as described in footnote 1. (6) Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net service revenue, adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. and adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes or other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. These calculations may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP financial measures in the same manner. (7) Planned closures consist of in-patient units acquired from Compassionate Care Hospice whose operations ceased in April 2019.

Source: Amedisys, Inc.

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