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UnitedHealth Group Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

July 18, 2019 5:55 AM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported second quarter 2019 results with continued well diversified strength in performance.

“Our results in the quarter reflect strong and balanced performance from both Optum and UnitedHealthcare and are driven by the 320,000 women and men of UnitedHealth Group who focus every day on creating value for those we serve,” said David S. Wichmann, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group.

Based on strong first half 2019 results and confidence in the remainder of the year, the Company increased its full year net earnings outlook to $13.95 to $14.15 per share, and adjusted net earnings to $14.70 to $14.90 per share.

Quarterly Financial Performance

Three Months Ended

June 30,

2019

June 30,

2018

March 31,

2019

Revenues

$60.6 billion

$56.1 billion

$60.3 billion

Earnings from Operations

$4.7 billion

$4.2 billion

$4.8 billion

Net Margin

5.4%

5.2%

5.7%

UnitedHealthcare provides global health care benefits, serving individuals and employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to improving the value health care consumers receive by reducing the total cost of care, enhancing the quality of care received, improving health and wellness and simplifying the health care experience.

Quarterly Financial Performance

Three Months Ended

June 30,

2019

June 30,

2018

March 31,

2019

Revenues

$48.6 billion

$45.8 billion

$48.9 billion

Earnings from Operations

$2.6 billion

$2.4 billion

$3.0 billion

Operating Margin

5.4%

5.1%

6.0%

Optum is a health services business serving the global health care marketplace, including payers, care providers, employers, governments, life sciences companies and consumers. Using market-leading information, data analytics, technology and clinical insights, Optum helps improve overall health system performance: optimizing care quality, reducing health care costs and improving the consumer experience.

Quarterly Financial Performance

Three Months Ended

June 30,

2019

June 30,

2018

March 31,

2019

Revenues

$28.0 billion

$24.7 billion

$26.4 billion

Earnings from Operations

$2.1 billion

$1.8 billion

$1.9 billion

Operating Margin

7.5%

7.5%

7.1%

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled health services. For more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on Twitter.

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, UnitedHealth Group will discuss the Company’s results, strategy and future outlook on a conference call with investors at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today. UnitedHealth Group will host a live webcast of this conference call from the Investors page of the Company’s website (www.unitedhealthgroup.com). Following the call, a webcast replay will be available on the same site through August 1, 2019. The conference call replay can also be accessed by dialing 1-800-695-0715. This earnings release and the Form 8-K dated July 18, 2019, can also be accessed from the Investors page of the Company’s website.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This news release presents non-GAAP financial information provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial information to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the accompanying tables found at the end of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements, estimates, projections, guidance or outlook contained in this document include “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the PSLRA. These statements are intended to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA. Generally the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “should” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. These statements may contain information about financial prospects, economic conditions and trends and involve risks and uncertainties. We caution that actual results could differ materially from those that management expects, depending on the outcome of certain factors.

Some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements include: our ability to effectively estimate, price for and manage our medical costs, including the impact of any new coverage requirements; new laws or regulations, or changes in existing laws or regulations, or their enforcement or application, including increases in medical, administrative, technology or other costs or decreases in enrollment resulting from U.S., South American and other jurisdictions’ regulations affecting the health care industry; the outcome of the DOJ’s legal action relating to the risk adjustment submission matter; our ability to maintain and achieve improvement in CMS star ratings and other quality scores that impact revenue; reductions in revenue or delays to cash flows received under Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs, including the effects of a prolonged U.S. government shutdown or debt ceiling constraints; changes in Medicare, including changes in payment methodology, the CMS star ratings program or the application of risk adjustment data validation audits; cyberattacks or other privacy or data security incidents; failure to comply with privacy and data security regulations; regulatory and other risks and uncertainties of the pharmacy benefits management industry; competitive pressures, which could affect our ability to maintain or increase our market share; changes in or challenges to our public sector contract awards; our ability to execute contracts on competitive terms with physicians, hospitals and other service providers; failure to achieve targeted operating cost productivity improvements, including savings resulting from technology enhancement and administrative modernization; increases in costs and other liabilities associated with increased litigation, government investigations, audits or reviews; failure to manage successfully our strategic alliances or complete or receive anticipated benefits of acquisitions and other strategic transactions; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our reported shareholders’ equity and results of operations; downgrades in our credit ratings; the performance of our investment portfolio; impairment of the value of our goodwill and intangible assets if estimated future results do not adequately support goodwill and intangible assets recorded for our existing businesses or the businesses that we acquire; failure to maintain effective and efficient information systems or if our technology products do not operate as intended; and our ability to obtain sufficient funds from our regulated subsidiaries or the debt or capital markets to fund our obligations, to maintain our debt to total capital ratio at targeted levels, to maintain our quarterly dividend payment cycle or to continue repurchasing shares of our common stock.

This list of important factors is not intended to be exhaustive. We discuss certain of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that may affect our business operations, financial condition and results of operations, in our other periodic and current filings with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Any or all forward-looking statements we make may turn out to be wrong, and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. By their nature, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. Actual future results may vary materially from expectations expressed or implied in this document or any of our prior communications. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws.

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
Earnings Release Schedules and Supplementary Information
Quarter Ended June 30, 2019
- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
- Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
- Supplemental Financial Information - Businesses
- Supplemental Financial Information - Business Metrics
- Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues
Premiums

$

47,164

$

44,458

$

94,677

$

88,542

Products

8,353

7,004

16,425

13,706

Services

4,496

4,269

8,814

8,373

Investment and other income

582

355

987

653

Total revenues

60,595

56,086

120,903

111,274

Operating costs
Medical costs

39,184

36,427

78,123

72,290

Operating costs

8,415

8,386

16,932

16,892

Cost of products sold

7,598

6,471

14,979

12,655

Depreciation and amortization

654

598

1,293

1,180

Total operating costs

55,851

51,882

111,327

103,017

Earnings from operations

4,744

4,204

9,576

8,257

Interest expense

(418

)

(344

)

(818

)

(673

)

Earnings before income taxes

4,326

3,860

8,758

7,584

Provision for income taxes

(941

)

(850

)

(1,816

)

(1,650

)

Net earnings

3,385

3,010

6,942

5,934

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

(92

)

(88

)

(182

)

(176

)

Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders

$

3,293

$

2,922

$

6,760

$

5,758

Diluted earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders

$

3.42

$

2.98

$

6.97

$

5.85

Adjusted earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders (a)

$

3.60

$

3.14

$

7.33

$

6.19

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

964

982

970

984

(a)

See page 6 for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
(unaudited)

June 30,

December 31,

2019

2018

Assets
Cash and short-term investments

$

17,269

$

14,324

Accounts receivable, net

9,741

11,388

Other current assets

15,028

12,980

Total current assets

42,038

38,692

Long-term investments

35,696

32,510

Other long-term assets

89,466

81,019

Total assets

$

167,200

$

152,221

Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
Medical costs payable

$

20,907

$

19,891

Commercial paper and current maturities of long-term debt

7,800

1,973

Other current liabilities

33,621

31,345

Total current liabilities

62,328

53,209

Long-term debt, less current maturities

34,473

34,581

Other long-term liabilities

12,343

8,204

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

2,202

1,908

Equity

55,854

54,319

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity

$

167,200

$

152,221

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2019

2018

Operating Activities
Net earnings

$

6,942

$

5,934

Noncash items:
Depreciation and amortization

1,293

1,180

Deferred income taxes and other

68

(148

)

Share-based compensation

398

358

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

407

5,052

Cash flows from operating activities

9,108

12,376

Investing Activities
Purchases of investments, net of sales and maturities

(1,654

)

(2,968

)

Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software

(977

)

(960

)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net

(4,751

)

(2,636

)

Other, net

504

(134

)

Cash flows used for investing activities

(6,878

)

(6,698

)

Financing Activities
Common share repurchases

(4,501

)

(3,150

)

Dividends paid

(1,884

)

(1,588

)

Net change in commercial paper and long-term debt

5,674

2,683

Other, net

1,354

2,842

Cash flows from financing activities

643

787

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

6

(78

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

2,879

6,387

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

10,866

11,981

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

13,745

$

18,368

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION - BUSINESSES
(in millions, except percentages)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues
UnitedHealthcare

$

48,594

$

45,846

$

97,490

$

91,305

Optum

28,029

24,726

54,389

48,327

Eliminations

(16,028

)

(14,486

)

(30,976

)

(28,358

)

Total consolidated revenues

$

60,595

$

56,086

$

120,903

$

111,274

Earnings from Operations
UnitedHealthcare

$

2,642

$

2,357

$

5,596

$

4,757

Optum (a)

2,102

1,847

3,980

3,500

Total consolidated earnings from operations

$

4,744

$

4,204

$

9,576

$

8,257

Operating Margin
UnitedHealthcare

5.4

%

5.1

%

5.7

%

5.2

%

Optum

7.5

%

7.5

%

7.3

%

7.2

%

Consolidated operating margin

7.8

%

7.5

%

7.9

%

7.4

%

Revenues
UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual

$

14,032

$

13,708

$

28,116

$

27,122

UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement

20,855

18,859

41,951

37,784

UnitedHealthcare Community & State

11,186

10,746

22,368

21,417

UnitedHealthcare Global

2,521

2,533

5,055

4,982

OptumHealth

$

7,148

$

5,941

$

13,861

$

11,700

OptumInsight

2,339

2,185

4,528

4,254

OptumRx

18,923

16,941

36,740

33,047

Optum eliminations

(381

)

(341

)

(740

)

(674

)

(a)

Earnings from operations for Optum for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 included $688 and $1,314 for OptumHealth; $525 and $957 for OptumInsight; and $889 and $1,709 for OptumRx, respectively. Earnings from operations for Optum for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 included $570 and $1,058 for OptumHealth; $453 and $848 for OptumInsight; and $824 and $1,594 for OptumRx, respectively.
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION - BUSINESS METRICS
UNITEDHEALTHCARE CUSTOMER PROFILE
(in thousands)
People Served June 30,
2019
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
June 30,
2018
Commercial:
Risk-based

8,325

8,340

8,495

8,385

Fee-based

19,090

19,175

18,420

18,415

Total Commercial

27,415

27,515

26,915

26,800

Medicare Advantage

5,190

5,165

4,945

4,790

Medicaid

6,360

6,425

6,450

6,710

Medicare Supplement (Standardized)

4,495

4,500

4,545

4,505

Total Public and Senior

16,045

16,090

15,940

16,005

Total UnitedHealthcare - Domestic Medical

43,460

43,605

42,855

42,805

International

6,070

6,125

6,220

6,020

Total UnitedHealthcare - Medical

49,530

49,730

49,075

48,825

Supplemental Data
Medicare Part D stand-alone

4,430

4,480

4,710

4,730

OPTUM PERFORMANCE METRICS
June 30,
2019
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
June 30,
2018
OptumHealth Consumers Served (in millions)

95

93

93

92

OptumInsight Contract Backlog (in billions)

$

18.5

$

17.4

$

17.0

$

15.4

OptumRx Quarterly Adjusted Scripts (in millions)

343

339

348

332

Note: UnitedHealth Group served 143 million unique individuals across all businesses at June 30, 2019.
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
- Adjusted Net Earnings per Share
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted net earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.


Adjusted net earnings per share excludes from the relevant GAAP metric, as applicable, intangible amortization and other items, if any, that do not relate to the Company's underlying business performance. Management believes that the use of adjusted net earnings per share provides investors and management useful information about the earnings impact of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization. Management believes the exclusion of these items provides a more useful comparison of the Company's underlying business performance from period to period.

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Projected
Year Ended
December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

GAAP net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders

$

3,293

$

2,922

$

6,760

$

5,758

$13,500 - $13,750
Intangible amortization

240

220

467

440

~960
Tax effect of intangible amortization

(60

)

(56

)

(116

)

(111

)

~(240)
Adjusted net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders

$

3,473

$

3,086

$

7,111

$

6,087

$14,220 - $14,470
GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

3.42

$

2.98

$

6.97

$

5.85

$13.95 - $14.15
Intangible amortization per share

0.24

0.22

0.48

0.45

~1.00
Tax effect per share of intangible amortization

(0.06

)

(0.06

)

(0.12

)

(0.11

)

~(0.25)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$

3.60

$

3.14

$

7.33

$

6.19

$14.70 - $14.90

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