Enhabit Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Issues Full-Year 2023 Guidance
DALLAS, TX – Feb. 14, 2022 – Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), a leading home health and hospice care provider, today reported its results of operations for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022.
“Significant changes were required in 2022 to lead important strategies for our future success,” said Enhabit’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Barb Jacobsmeyer. “The expansion of our human resource and talent acquisitions teams, the establishment of our payor innovation team, and strategic changes to management and our staffing model in hospice are all making notable progress. We have also taken steps to align our operational and sales teams into a regional structure to drive success clinically and operationally at a local level. While we face numerous headwinds in 2023, we remain confident in the long-term prospects for Enhabit.”
SUMMARY PERFORMANCE – CONSOLIDATED
• Net service revenue of $275.1 million, declined 0.4% from Q4’21
• Net income of $8.2 million, declined 72.5% from Q4’21
• Adjusted EBITDA of $40.3 million, down 17.8% from Q4’21
• Earnings per diluted share of $0.15
• Adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.32
RECENT COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
• Home health continues to have strong growth in Medicare Advantage with nine new negotiated agreements added during the fourth quarter.
• Strategic changes in hospice continue to provide positive momentum with average daily census growing sequentially during the fourth quarter.
• Nursing labor showing signs of improvement with a 19% year-over-year increase in our full-time nursing applicant pool.
• Completed three acquisitions and opened one home health de novo location in the fourth quarter, adding five hospice locations and two home health locations to our portfolio.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Consolidated
The continued shift to more non-episodic patients in home health and the resumption of sequestration combined to decrease consolidated revenue approximately $11 million. The impact of these items were offset by an approximate $5 million audit recovery related to a prior year home health medical claims review, improved collections experience related to Medicaid in hospice, and an increase in hospice Medicare reimbursements rates effective October 1, 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to the revenue items discussed above, higher cost of services and incremental costs associated with being a stand-alone company. Cost of services were higher due to increased labor costs and costs associated with fleet and mileage reimbursement. Increased labor costs primarily resulted from a $4.3 million increase in employee group medical claims year over year.
SEGMENT RESULTS
Home health
Total admissions decreased primarily due to a reduction in episodic admissions partially offset by continued growth in non-episodic admissions. Revenue per episode decreased year over year primarily due to the resumption of sequestration and timing of completed episodes partially offset by an increase in Medicare reimbursement rates and an approximate $5 million audit recovery related to a prior year medical claims review.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased year over year primarily due to lower revenue and higher cost of services associated with labor and increased costs associated with fleet and mileage reimbursement. Increased labor costs primarily resulted from a $2.8 million increase in employee group medical claims.
Hospice
Revenue per day increased 5.8% year over year primarily due to an increase in Medicare reimbursement rates and improved collections experience related to Medicaid in hospice partially offset by the resumption of sequestration. Average daily census increased sequentially from the third quarter of 2022 primarily due to improvements in staffing capacity.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased year over year primarily due to increased labor costs and costs associated with fleet and mileage reimbursement. Increased labor costs primarily resulted from lower clinical productivity associated with nurses in orientation, increased use of contract labor, and a $0.5 million increase in employee group medical claims.
GUIDANCE
The Company is providing full-year 2023 guidance as follows:
For additional considerations regarding the Company’s 2023 guidance ranges, see the supplemental information provided in the quarterly earnings slide deck posted on the Company’s website at
http://investors.ehab.com. See also “Other Information” below for an explanation of why the Company does not provide guidance for comparable GAAP measures for Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
The Company will host an investor conference call at 10 AM Eastern Time on Feb. 15, 2023 to discuss its results for the fourth quarter of 2022. To access the live call by phone, dial toll-free (888) 660-6150 or international (929) 203-0843; the conference ID is 5248158. A simultaneous webcast of the call, along with supplemental information, may be accessed by visiting http://investors.ehab.com. Following the call, a replay will be available at the same location.
ABOUT ENHABIT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice is a leading national home health and hospice provider working to expand what’s possible for patient care in the home. Enhabit’s team of clinicians supports patients and their families where they are most comfortable, with a nationwide footprint spanning 252 home health locations and 105 hospice locations across 34 states. Enhabit leverages advanced technology and compassionate teams to deliver extraordinary patient care.
OTHER INFORMATION
Note regarding presentation of non-GAAP financial measures
The financial data contained in the press release and supplemental information includes non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, leverage ratios, adjusted EPS, and adjusted free cash flow. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP are presented on the attached schedules.
However, in reliance on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, reconciliation of its guidance of Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS to their corresponding GAAP measures is not provided because the Company is unable to provide such reconciliation, without unreasonable effort, due to the inherent difficulty in predicting, with reasonable certainty, the future impact of items that are outside the control of the Company or otherwise non-indicative of its ongoing operating performance. Such items include, but are not limited to, gains or losses related to hedging instruments; loss on early extinguishment of debt; adjustments to its income tax provision (such as valuation allowance adjustments and settlements of income tax claims); and items related to corporate and facility restructurings. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
Note regarding presentation of same-store comparisons
The Company uses “same-store” comparisons to explain the changes in certain performance metrics and line items within its financial statements. Same-store comparisons are calculated based on home health and hospice locations open throughout both the full current period and the immediately prior period presented. These comparisons include the financial results of market consolidation transactions in existing markets, as it is difficult to determine, with precision, the incremental impact of these transactions on the Company’s results of operations.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts, such as those relating to future events, projections, financial guidance, legislative or regulatory developments, strategy or growth opportunities, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such estimates, projections, and forward-looking information speak only as of the date hereof, and Enhabit undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those estimated by Enhabit include, but are not limited to, our ability to execute on our strategic plans, regulatory and other developments impacting the markets for our services, changes in reimbursement rates, general economic conditions, our ability to attract and retain key management personnel and healthcare professionals, potential disruptions or breaches of our or our vendors’ information systems, the outcome of litigation, our ability to successfully complete and integrate de novo developments, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures, and our ability to control costs, particularly labor and employee benefit costs. Our annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, each of which will be available on the Company’s website at http://investors.ehab.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, discuss other risks and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement in this press release. We urge you to consider all of the risks, uncertainties and factors identified above or discussed in such reports carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements in this press release.
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