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HealthEquity Reports Strong Third Quarter Results, Raises Business Outlook

December 3, 2019 4:01 PM

Highlights of the third quarter include:

DRAPER, Utah, Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY) ("HealthEquity" or the "Company"), the nation's largest health savings account ("HSA") non-bank custodian, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended October 31, 2019.

“The new HealthEquity outperformed in a market that keeps growing, and got a fast start on the integration of WageWorks to continue that growth,” said President and CEO Jon Kessler. “For the full year, these results set the team up to deliver strong sales while keeping its commitments to customers, partners and shareholders.”

Third quarter financial results

Revenue for the third quarter ended October 31, 2019 of $157.1 million grew 123% compared to $70.5 million for the third quarter ended October 31, 2018, and 21% excluding the impact of the WageWorks acquisition and related realized net synergies. Revenue this quarter included: service revenue of $87.6 million, custodial revenue of $47.0 million, and interchange revenue of $22.5 million.

HealthEquity reported a net loss of $21.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $32.8 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended October 31, 2019. One year ago, the Company reported third quarter ended October 31, 2018 net income of $15.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $20.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. The net loss for the quarter is primarily due to merger integration expenses and acquisition costs combined, net of tax, of $38.5 million.

Adjusted EBITDA of $55.5 million for the third quarter ended October 31, 2019 grew 87% compared to $29.7 million for the third quarter ended October 31, 2018, and 24% excluding the impact of the WageWorks acquisition and related net realized synergies. Adjusted EBITDA was 35% of revenue compared to 42% for the third quarter ended October 31, 2018.

As of October 31, 2019, HealthEquity had $174.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1.2 billion of outstanding debt, net of issuance costs. This compares to $361.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and no outstanding debt as of January 31, 2019.

Account and Asset metrics

HSAs as of October 31, 2019 exceeded 5.0 million, an increase of 37% year over year, or 16% excluding acquired HSAs. Active HSAs were 4.1 million, up 38% from one year ago, including 197,000 HSAs with investments, an increase of 29% year over year. Total Accounts as of October 31, 2019 reached 12.5 million, including 7.5 million CDBs, 6.8 million from the WageWorks acquisition.

Total HSA Assets as of October 31, 2019 were $10.5 billion, an increase of 48% year over year, or 24% excluding acquired HSA assets. Total HSA Assets included $7.9 billion of HSA Cash and $2.5 billion of HSA Investment Assets. Client-held funds, which include funds remitted to the Company to pre-fund and facilitate administration of Client and employee contributions of other CDBs and from which we generate custodial revenue, were $670.0 million as of October 31, 2019, including approximately $593 million from the WageWorks acquisition.

New HSA Openings and HSA Asset Growth

HealthEquity reported sales of 141,000 new HSAs in the third quarter ended October 31, 2019, nearly 18% more than in the year-ago period. HSA members grew their balances by approximately $260 million in the quarter, more than four times greater than in the year-ago period, reflecting both large net inflows and a positive market backdrop.

WageWorks closing and integration

HealthEquity completed its acquisition of WageWorks on August 30, 2019. We have achieved an annual run-rate of approximately $15 million net synergies since that date, and we now aim to achieve our previously stated goal of a run rate of $50 million of net synergies by the end of fiscal 2021, earlier than the 24 to 36 months from closing previously anticipated. We have made progress on commitments to WageWorks clients, including that we now expect to complete the on-shoring of all telephone-based member services to the United States during the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Business outlook

For fiscal year 2020 for the combined HealthEquity, which includes five months of WageWorks' operating results, we expect our revenue to be between $520 million and $526 million. Our outlook for net income is a range of $16 million to $20 million, resulting in net income per diluted share range of $0.24 to $0.28. Our Adjusted EBITDA outlook is a range of $182 million to $186 million. We define Adjusted EBITDA as adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, integration and acquisition-related costs, gains and losses on marketable equity securities, and other certain non-operating items. We also expect our non-GAAP net income to be in a range between $101 million and $105 million. Our non-GAAP net income is calculated by adding back to net income amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, and integration and acquisition-related costs, net of an estimated statutory tax rate of 24%, subtracting the excess tax benefits due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, and adjusting for gains and losses on marketable equity securities, net of an estimated statutory tax rate of 24%. Our non-GAAP net income outlook results in a non-GAAP net income per diluted share range between $1.46 to $1.52 (based on an estimated 69 million weighted-average shares outstanding).

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is included with the financial tables at the end of this release.

Conference call

HealthEquity management will host a conference call at 4:30 pm (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 to discuss the fiscal third quarter 2020 financial results. The conference call will be accessible by dialing 844-791-6252, or 661-378-9636 for international callers, and referencing conference ID 1373115. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available on the investor relations section of our website at http://ir.healthequity.com.

Non-GAAP financial Information

To supplement our financial information presented on a GAAP basis, we disclose non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share.

Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of operations. The Company cautions investors that non-GAAP financial information, by its nature, departs from GAAP; accordingly, its use can make it difficult to compare current results with results from other reporting periods and with the results of other companies. In addition, while amortization of acquired intangible assets is being excluded from non-GAAP net income, the revenue generated from those acquired intangible assets is not excluded. Whenever we use these non-GAAP financial measures, we provide a reconciliation of the applicable non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed in the tables below.

About HealthEquity

HealthEquity administers Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and other consumer-directed benefits for our more than 12 million accounts in partnership with employers, benefits advisors, and health and retirement plan providers who share our mission to connect health and wealth and value our culture of remarkable “Purple” service. For more information, visit www.healthequity.com.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our industry, business strategy, plans, goals and expectations concerning our markets and market position, product expansion, future operations, expenses and other results of operations, revenue, margins, profitability, future efficiencies, tax rates, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. When used in this discussion, the words “may,” “believes,” “intends,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “expects,” “should,” “assumes,” “continues,” “could,” “will,” “future” and the negative of these or similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this press release.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to be correct. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, risks related to the following:

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to the risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic and current reports. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor Relations Contact

Richard Putnam801-727-1209[email protected]

HealthEquity, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated balance sheets
(in thousands, except par value)October 31, 2019 January 31, 2019
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$174,557 $361,475
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts as of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019 of $1,021 and $125, respectively66,647 25,668
Other current assets29,119 7,534
Total current assets270,323 394,677
Property and equipment, net35,199 8,223
Operating lease right-of-use assets88,515
Intangible assets, net796,228 79,666
Goodwill1,335,187 4,651
Deferred tax asset 1,677
Other assets34,469 21,122
Total assets$2,559,921 $510,016
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$7,966 $3,520
Accrued compensation37,559 16,981
Accrued liabilities54,305 8,552
Current portion of long-term debt31,250
Operating lease liabilities10,780
Total current liabilities141,860 29,053
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs1,196,016
Operating lease liabilities, non-current73,052
Deferred tax liability128,642 916
Other long-term liabilities2,590 2,968
Total liabilities1,542,160 32,937
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, respectively
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 900,000 shares authorized, 70,832 and 62,446 shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2019 and January 31, 2019, respectively7 6
Additional paid-in capital806,050 305,223
Accumulated earnings211,704 171,850
Total stockholders’ equity1,017,761 477,079
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,559,921 $510,016

HealthEquity, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)Three months ended October 31, Nine months ended October 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue:
Service revenue$87,620 $25,041 $140,710 $74,797
Custodial revenue46,972 31,564 132,538 90,713
Interchange revenue22,526 13,890 57,545 45,956
Total revenue157,118 70,495 330,793 211,466
Cost of revenue:
Service costs52,278 17,562 92,672 52,808
Custodial costs4,384 3,551 12,716 10,492
Interchange costs4,421 3,565 13,177 11,418
Total cost of revenue61,083 24,678 118,565 74,718
Gross profit96,035 45,817 212,228 136,748
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing12,654 7,502 30,015 21,605
Technology and development23,511 8,678 46,061 25,055
General and administrative19,222 9,161 37,193 24,561
Amortization of acquired intangible assets13,051 1,490 16,036 4,438
Merger integration17,675 20,459
Total operating expenses86,113 26,831 149,764 75,659
Income from operations9,922 18,986 62,464 61,089
Other expense:
Interest expense(10,225) (68) (10,355) (204)
Other expense, net(30,949) (1,487) (8,347) (1,427)
Income (loss) before income taxes(31,252) 17,431 43,762 59,458
Income tax provision (benefit)(9,918) 1,745 3,908 (1,322)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)$(21,334) $15,686 $39,854 $60,780
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic$(0.30) $0.25 $0.61 $0.98
Diluted$(0.30) $0.25 $0.59 $0.96
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
Basic70,524 62,088 65,727 61,718
Diluted70,524 63,923 67,150 63,628

HealthEquity, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited)
Nine months ended October 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$39,854 $60,780
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization28,791 13,498
(Gains) losses on marketable equity securities and other(25,303) 895
Deferred taxes690 394
Stock-based compensation31,194 15,461
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(2,817) (2,863)
Other assets(4,937) (4,568)
Operating lease right-of-use assets 3,340
Accounts payable524 (1,087)
Accrued compensation(8,012) (2,617)
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities13,655 451
Operating lease liabilities, non-current(2,859)
Other long-term liabilities(50) 441
Net cash provided by operating activities74,070 80,785
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(1,630,066)
Purchases of intangible member assets(9,070) (1,195)
Purchases of marketable equity securities and other(53,845) (574)
Purchases of property and equipment(5,180) (3,467)
Purchases of software and capitalized software development costs(17,232) (7,352)
Net cash used in investing activities(1,715,393) (12,588)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt1,250,000
Payment of debt issuance costs(30,504)
Settlement of client-held funds obligation(230,928)
Proceeds from follow-on equity offering, net of payment for offering costs458,495
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options7,342 21,338
Net cash provided by financing activities1,454,405 21,338
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(186,918) 89,535
Beginning cash and cash equivalents361,475 199,472
Ending cash and cash equivalents$174,557 $289,007
Supplemental cash flow data:
Interest expense paid in cash$249 $162
Income taxes paid in cash, net of refunds received9,127 628
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Equity-based acquisition consideration$3,776 $
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable or accrued liabilities at period end168 6
Purchases of software and capitalized software development costs included in accounts payable or accrued liabilities at period end316 156
Purchases of intangible member assets accrued during the period(151)
Exercise of common stock options receivable21 28

Stock-based compensation expense (unaudited)

Total stock-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:

Three months ended October 31, Nine months ended October 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018 2019 2018
Cost of revenue$1,415 $788 $3,285 $2,008
Sales and marketing1,304 990 3,469 2,586
Technology and development2,171 1,386 5,600 3,677
General and administrative3,332 2,570 9,486 7,190
Merger integration1,220 1,220
Other expense, net13,714 13,714
Total stock-based compensation expense$23,156 $5,734 $36,774 $15,461

Total Accounts (unaudited)
(in thousands, except percentages)October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 % Change January 31, 2019
HSAs5,031 3,677 37% 3,994
Average HSAs - Year-to-date4,296 3,540 21% 3,608
Average HSAs - Quarter-to-date4,743 3,642 30% 3,813
New HSAs - Year-to-date1,113 338 229% 679
New HSAs - Quarter-to-date898 119 655% 341
Active HSAs4,115 2,972 38% 3,241
HSAs with investments197 153 29% 163
CDBs7,504 598 1,155% 572
Total Accounts12,535 4,275 193% 4,566
Average Total Accounts - Year-to-date6,482 4,125 57% 4,194
Average Total Accounts - Quarter-to-date9,970 4,239 135% 4,402

HSA Assets (unaudited)
(in millions, except percentages)October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 % Change January 31, 2019
HealthEquity HSA cash (custodial revenue) (1)$6,578 $5,583 18% $6,428
WageWorks HSA cash (custodial revenue) (2)986 n/a
WageWorks HSA cash (no custodial revenue) (3)381 n/a
Total HSA cash7,945 5,583 42% 6,428
HealthEquity HSA investments (custodial revenue) (1)2,188 1,507 45% 1,670
WageWorks HSA investments (no custodial revenue) (3)326 n/a
Total HSA investments2,514 1,507 67% 1,670
Total HSA Assets10,459 7,090 48% 8,098
Average daily HealthEquity HSA cash - Year-to-date6,435 5,503 17% 5,586
Average daily HealthEquity HSA cash - Quarter-to-date$6,493 $5,551 17% $5,837
(1) HSA Assets administered by HealthEquity that generate custodial revenue
(2) HSA Assets administered by WageWorks that generate custodial revenue
(3) HSA Assets administered by WageWorks that do not currently generate custodial revenue

Client-held funds (unaudited)
(in millions, except percentages)October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 % Change January 31, 2019
Client-held funds (custodial revenue) (1)$670 $ n/a $
Average daily Client-held funds - Year-to-date$268 $ n/a $
Average daily Client-held funds - Quarter-to-date$500 $ n/a $
(1) Client-held funds that generate custodial revenue

Net income (loss) reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)
Three months ended October 31, Nine months ended October 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income (loss)$(21,334) $15,686 $39,854 $60,780
Interest income(2,046) (358) (5,273) (919)
Interest expense10,225 68 10,355 204
Income tax provision (benefit)(9,918) 1,745 3,908 (1,322)
Depreciation and amortization6,203 3,092 12,940 9,060
Amortization of acquired intangible assets13,051 1,490 16,036 4,438
Stock-based compensation expense8,222 5,734 21,840 15,461
Merger integration expenses (1)17,675 20,459
Acquisition costs (2)32,932 849 40,712 1,074
Gain on marketable equity securities(285) (27,570)
Other (3)824 1,360 1,854 2,318
Adjusted EBITDA$55,549 $29,666 $135,115 $91,094
(1) Includes $1.2 million of stock-based compensation expense related to post-acquisition merger integration activities.
(2) Includes $13.7 million of stock-based compensation expense related to acquisition related cash and equity accelerations.
(3) For the three months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, Other consisted of other costs of $349 and $321, amortization of incremental costs to obtain a contract of $475 and $363, and loss on disposal of previously capitalized software development of $0 and $676, respectively. For the nine months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, Other consisted of other costs of $479 and $597, amortization of incremental costs to obtain a contract of $1,375 and $1,045, and loss on disposal of previously capitalized software development of $0 and $676, respectively.

Reconciliation of net income outlook to Adjusted EBITDA outlook (unaudited)
Outlook for the year ending
(in millions)January 31, 2020
Net income$16 - $20
Interest income~ (6)
Interest expense~ 25
Income tax provision~ 2
Depreciation and amortization~ 25
Amortization of acquired intangible assets~ 35
Stock-based compensation expense~ 31
Merger integration expenses~ 38
Acquisition costs~ 41
Gain on marketable equity securities~ (28)
Other~ 3
Adjusted EBITDA$182 - $186

Reconciliation of non-GAAP net income per diluted share (unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended Outlook for the year ending
(in millions, except per share data)October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 October 31, 2019 October 31, 2018 January 31, 2020
Net income (loss) ($21) $16 $40 $61 $16 - $20
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of tax (1) 10 1 12 3 26
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax (1) 6 4 17 12 24
Excess tax benefit due to adoption of ASU 2016-09 (2) (4) (14)(4)
Merger integration expenses, net of tax (1) 13 16 29
Acquisition costs, net of tax (1) 25 1 31 1 31
Gain on marketable equity securities, net of tax (1) (21) (21)
Non-GAAP net income $33 $20 $91 $63 $101 - $105
Diluted weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP and Non-GAAP per share amounts 71 64 67 64 69
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share (2) $0.47 $0.31 $1.36 $0.98 $1.46 - $1.52
(1) For the three and nine months ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company used an estimated statutory tax rate of 24% to calculate the net impact of stock-based compensation expense, mark-to-market adjustments, and acquisition and integration-related costs.
(2) Non-GAAP net income per diluted share does not calculate due to rounding of non-GAAP net income and diluted weighted-average shares.

Certain terms
TermDefinition
HSAA financial account through which consumers spend and save long-term for healthcare on a tax-advantaged basis.
CDBConsumer-directed benefits offered by employers, including flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements (“FSAs” and “HRAs”), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) administration, commuter and other benefits.
HSA memberConsumers with HSAs that we serve.
Active HSA memberAn HSA member that (i) is associated with a Network Partner or a Client, in each case as of the end of the applicable period; or (ii) has held a custodial balance at any point during the previous twelve month period.
CDB memberConsumers with CDBs that we serve.
Total HSA AssetsHSA members' deposits with our federally-insured custodial depository partners and custodial cash deposits invested in an annuity contract with our insurance company partner. Total HSA Assets also includes HSA members' investments in mutual funds through our custodial investment fund partner.
ClientOur employer clients.
Total AccountsThe sum of HSAs and CDBs on our platforms.
Client-held fundsPre-funds held on behalf of our Clients to facilitate administration of our CDBs
Network PartnerOur health plan partners, benefits administrators, and retirement plan recordkeepers.
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, gains and losses on marketable equity securities, acquisition and integration-related costs, and other certain non-operating items.
Non-GAAP net incomeCalculated by adding back to net income amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, and integration and acquisition-related costs, net of an estimated statutory tax rate, subtracting the excess tax benefits due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09, and adjusting for gains and losses on marketable equity securities, net of an estimated statutory tax rate.
Non-GAAP net income per diluted shareCalculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.

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