Category: Healthcare

RadNet Reports Record Second Quarter Financial Results and Adjusts Upwards 2014 Guidance Ranges for Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA(1)

  • Adjusted EBITDA(1), Income Before Income Taxes and Net Income Per Share are the highest quarterly results in the Company's history
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 11.3%, from $30.0 million in the second quarter of 2013 to $33.4 in the second quarter of 2014
  • Sequentially, as compared to the first quarter of 2014, Total Net Revenue ("Revenue") increased 6.0%, and Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 20.9%
  • Earnings Per Share increased from $0.07 per share in the second quarter of 2013 to $0.12 per share in the second quarter of 2014; Income Before Income Taxes increased $3.8 million (excluding non-recurring gains and losses from the sale of imaging centers and Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt) over last year's second quarter
  • Implementation from the previously announced $30 million cost savings initiatives is substantially complete and continues to enhance operating margins; additional cost savings measures are being instituted
  • Aggregate and same-center procedural volumes appear to by aided by the reported over 8 million enrollees in state and privately managed health insurance exchanges, including over 1.4 million enrollees in California
  • 2014 guidance levels for Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA(1) are increased

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RadNet, Inc. (RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 251 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported financial results for its second quarter of 2014.

Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of RadNet, commented, "We are very pleased with our performance in the second quarter. We reported record Adjusted EBITDA(1) and pre-tax earnings and increased aggregate and same store volume from last year's second quarter. Our sequential growth in Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income was even more pronounced when compared with the first quarter of 2014. Helping us mitigate the $22 million full-year 2014 Medicare negative impact has been our execution of a $30 million cost savings plan we began implementing in the fourth quarter of last year. Although this cost savings plan is substantially complete, we continue to execute on an additional $10 million of annualized cost savings we identified and announced several months ago. We expect to begin benefitting from these additional cost savings in the third and fourth quarters of 2014."

Dr. Berger continued, "Consistent with our goal to reduce debt, we repaid $12.9 million of net debt during the second quarter, which included retiring the remaining approximately $6.5 million of our 10 3/8% senior notes during the quarter, the most expensive part of our capital structure. As a result of our refinancing transaction, we face no near term maturities. Our first lien term loan matures in 2018 and our second lien term loan matures in 2021. We believe the current capital structure, which has an average debt cost of about 5.5%, provides us the financial flexibility to comfortably manage and grow our business. Our refinancing transaction completed in March 2014 saves us approximately $5 million of annual interest expense. This, combined with our projection of reducing capital expenditures to approximately $10 million for the next two quarters, are the reasons why we believe RadNet can generate $30 million or more of free cash flow over the remainder of the year."

Dr. Berger added, "We continue to experience strong volumes, which has been partially driven by participation of previously uninsured or underinsured individuals who are now enrollees of state run or privately managed healthcare exchanges, particularly those in California. We expect the current level of utilization of imaging services will continue for the remainder of 2014."

Second Quarter Financial Results

For the second quarter of 2014, RadNet reported Revenue of $179.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $33.4 million and Net Income of $5.1 million, respectively. Revenue increased $2.6 million (or 1.5%), Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased $3.4 million (or 11.3%) and Net Income increased $2.5 million, respectively, over the second quarter of 2013. Per share Net Income for the second quarter was $0.12, compared to per share Net Income in the second quarter of 2013 of $0.07 (based upon a weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding of 43.3 million and 39.8 million for these periods in 2014 and 2013, respectively).

Affecting Net Income in the second quarter of 2014 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: $611,000 of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain options and restricted stock; $383,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost savings initiatives; $46,000 loss on the sale of certain capital equipment; $1.4 million of combined non-cash amortization and write-off of Deferred Financing Expense and discount on issuance and refinance of debt related to financing fees paid as part of our existing credit facilities; and $471,000 loss on the extinguishment of debt related to redeeming in April 2014 the remaining portion of senior unsecured notes.

For the second quarter of 2014, as compared to the prior year's second quarter, MRI volume increased 2.6%, CT volume increased 5.7% and PET/CT volume decreased 0.3%. Overall volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased 6.2% over the prior year's second quarter. On a same-center basis, including only those centers which were part of RadNet for both the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, MRI volume increased 0.5%, CT volume increased 3.5% and PET/CT volume decreased 7.6%. Overall same-center volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased 4.0% over the prior year's same quarter.

Six Month Financial Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, RadNet reported Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income of $348.0 million, $61.1 million and $3.7 million (excluding the tax adjusted loss on extinguishment of debt), respectively. Revenue decreased $1.5 million (or negative 0.4%), Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased $5.5 million (or 9.8%) and Net Income increased $3.4 million (also excluding the tax adjusted loss on extinguishment of debt and gain on sale of imaging centers), respectively, over the first six months of 2013. Net Income for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 was $0.09 per diluted share (excluding the tax adjusted loss on extinguishment of debt), compared to Net Income of $0.03 per diluted share in corresponding six month period of 2013 (based upon a weighted average number of fully diluted shares outstanding of 42.2 million and 40.0 million for these periods in 2014 and 2013, respectively).

Affecting operating results in the six months ended June 30, 2014 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: $1.6 million of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain options and restricted stock; $864,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost savings initiatives; $292,000 loss on the sale of certain capital equipment; $3.2 million of combined non-cash amortization and write-off of Deferred Financing Expense and discount on issuance and refinance of debt related to financing fees paid as part of our existing credit facilities; and $15.9 million loss on the extinguishment of debt related to the Company's March 25, 2014 refinancing of its senior unsecured notes with a new second lien term loan.

2014 Guidance Update

RadNet updates the previously announced 2014 fiscal year guidance ranges as follows:

    Revised Revised Change
    Guidance Guidance From
  Original After First After 2nd Original
  2014 Guidance Quarter 2014 Quarter 2014 Guidance
Revenue (a) $700 - $730mm $700 - $730mm $705 - $735mm +$5mm
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $110 - $120mm $112 - $122mm $115 - $125mm +$5mm
Capital Expenditures (b) $40 - $45mm $40 - $45mm $43 - $48mm +$3mm
Cash Interest Expense $38 - $42mm $34 - $38mm $34 - $38mm -$4mm
Free Cash Flow Generation (c) $30 - $40mm $34 - $44mm $34 - $44mm +$4mm
 
(a) Service Fee Revenue, net of contractual allowances plus Revenue under capitation arrangements.
(b) Net of proceeds from the sale of equipment, imaging centers and joint venture interests.
(c) Defined by the Company as Adjusted EBITDA(1) less total capital expenditures and cash paid for interest.

Dr. Berger highlighted, "Based upon the strong second quarter results along with increasing confidence we have about the remaining two quarters of 2014, we have increased our Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA(1) guidance levels for 2014. We continue to experience strong volumes, particularly on the West Coast where there has been a disproportionately high participation in the state run and privately managed healthcare exchanges. Additionally, subsequent to the end of the second quarter in early July, we completed four small tuck-in acquisitions which should contribute $10-$12 million of annualized revenue. These acquisitions, which include the transaction we previously announced with Healthcare Partners, required us to deploy only approximately $7 million of capital. Although our focus remains on repaying our debt, these small tuck-in acquisitions will remain a part of our disciplined and measured growth plan. We also slightly raised our capital expenditure projection for the year to reflect some additional investment we will be making in California to build capacity necessary to service the expanded demand we have been experiencing for our services."

Conference Call for Today

Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Stolper, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2014 results on Friday, August 8th, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time).

Conference Call Details:
Date: Friday, August 8, 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
Dial In-Number: 800-946-0712
International Dial-In Number: 719-325-4764

It is recommended that participants dial in approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start of the 10:30 a.m. call. There will also be simultaneous and archived webcasts available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=110348 or http://www.radnet.com under the "About RadNet" menu section and "News & Press Releases" sub-menu of the website. An archived replay of the call will also be available and can be accessed by dialing 877-870-5176 from the U.S., or 858-384-5517 for international callers, and using the passcode 9939359.

Regulation G: GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Information

This release contains certain financial information not reported in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics to measure its financial results. The Company believes that, in addition to GAAP metrics, these non-GAAP metrics assist the Company in measuring its cash-based performance. The Company believes this information is useful to investors and other interested parties because it removes unusual and nonrecurring charges that occur in the affected period and provides a basis for measuring the Company's financial condition against other quarters. Such information should not be considered as a substitute for any measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of this information to the most comparable GAAP measures is included in this release in the tables which follow.

About RadNet, Inc.

RadNet, Inc. is a national market leader providing high-quality, cost-effective diagnostic imaging services through a network of 251 fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers. RadNet's core markets include California, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York. Together with affiliated radiologists, and inclusive of full-time and per diem employees and technicians, RadNet has a total of approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.radnet.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning successfully integrating acquired operations, successfully achieving 2014 financial guidance, achieving cost savings, successfully developing and integrating new lines of business, continuing to grow its business by generating patient referrals and contracts with radiology practices, and receiving third-party reimbursement for diagnostic imaging services, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the statements contained herein. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect RadNet's business and its financial results are detailed in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, especially guidance on future financial performance, which speaks only as of the date they are made. RadNet undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

RADNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
  June 30, December 31,
  2014 2013
  (unaudited)  
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 831 $ 8,412
Accounts receivable, net 147,017 133,599
Current portion of deferred tax assets 16,692 13,321
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 23,776 21,012
Total current assets 188,316 176,344
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 225,451 218,547
OTHER ASSETS    
Goodwill 197,086 196,395
Other intangible assets 48,575 50,042
Deferred financing costs, net of current portion 7,242 8,735
Investment in joint ventures 27,521 28,949
Deferred tax assets, net of current portion 40,660 39,914
Deposits and other 3,595 3,650
Total assets $ 738,446 $ 722,576
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other $ 98,736 $ 106,316
Due to affiliates 331 2,655
Deferred revenue 1,476 1,344
Current portion of notes payable 18,838 3,103
Current portion of deferred rent 2,119 1,896
Current portion of obligations under capital leases 6,114 3,075
Total current liabilities 127,614 118,389
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES    
Deferred rent, net of current portion 19,186 18,989
Line of credit 18,980 --
Notes payable, net of current portion 559,648 572,669
Obligations under capital lease, net of current portion 8,939 2,779
Other non-current liabilities 6,837 7,540
Total liabilities 741,204 720,366
     
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY    
Common stock -- $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized;    
42,361,788, and 40,089,196 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 4 4
Paid-in-capital 175,931 173,622
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (69) (50)
Accumulated deficit (180,936) (173,656)
Total RadNet, Inc.'s stockholders' deficit (5,070) (80)
Noncontrolling interests 2,312 2,290
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity (2,758) 2,210
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity $ 738,446 $ 722,576
     
 
RADNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2014 2013 2014 2013
         
NET REVENUE        
Service fee revenue, net of contractual allowances and discounts $ 168,675 $ 167,310 $ 327,438 $ 331,051
Provision for bad debts (7,520) (6,955) (14,413) (13,777)
Net service fee revenue 161,155 160,355 313,025 317,274
Revenue under capitation arrangements 17,927 16,165 34,933 32,186
Total net revenue 179,082 176,520 347,958 349,460
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Cost of operations, excluding depreciation and amortization 147,808 148,698 292,838 298,260
Depreciation and amortization 15,199 14,528 30,770 29,288
Loss on sale and disposal of equipment 46 192 292 362
Severance costs 383 117 864 240
Total operating expenses 163,436 163,535 324,764 328,150
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 15,646 12,985 23,194 21,310
         
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES        
Interest expense 10,336 11,343 22,108 23,490
Meaningful use incentive -- -- (1,762) --
Equity in earnings of joint ventures (1,646) (1,658) (2,713) (2,864)
Gain on sale of imaging centers -- (2,108) -- (2,108)
Loss on early extinguishment of Senior Notes 471 -- 15,927 --
Other (income) expenses (4) 150 (2) 148
Total other expenses 9,157 7,727 33,558 18,666
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 6,489 5,258 (10,364) 2,644
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes (1,233) (2,497) 3,245 (1,249)
NET INCOME (LOSS) 5,256 2,761 (7,119) 1,395
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 112 75 161 51
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO RADNET, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 5,144 $ 2,686 $ (7,280) $ 1,344
         
BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO RADNET, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 0.13 $ 0.07 $ (0.18) $ 0.03
DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO RADNET, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 0.12 $ 0.07 $ (0.18) $ 0.03
         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING        
Basic 40,817,333 39,217,122 40,413,863 39,038,904
Diluted 43,262,995 39,829,663 40,413,863 39,853,298
         
     
RADNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS)
(IN THOUSANDS)
(unaudited)
   
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,
  2014 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net (loss) income $ (7,119) $ 1,395
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 30,770 29,288
Provision for bad debts 14,413 13,777
Equity in earnings of joint ventures (2,713) (2,864)
Distributions from joint ventures 5,041 3,971
Deferred rent amortization 420 1,844
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,148 1,066
Write off of deferred loan costs due to refinance 665 --
Amortization of bond and term loan discounts 1,343 1,025
Loss on sale and disposal of equipment 292 362
Loss on early extinguishment of Senior Notes 15,927 --
Gain on Sale of Imaging Centers -- (2,108)
Stock-based compensation 1,636 1,582
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in purchase transactions:    
Accounts receivable (27,361) (23,171)
Other current assets (2,877) (423)
Other assets 55 190
Deferred taxes (4,117) 692
Deferred revenue 132 75
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (7,977) 2,076
Net cash provided by operating activities 19,678 28,777
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Purchase of imaging facilities (1,811) (3,625)
Purchase of property and equipment (26,798) (28,349)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 4 505
Proceeds from sale of imaging facilities -- 3,920
Proceeds from sale of joint venture interests -- 2,640
Equity contributions in existing joint ventures (900) (1,803)
Net cash used in investing activities (29,505) (26,712)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Principal payments on notes and leases payable (9,368) (5,211)
Proceeds from borrowings 210,000 35,122
Payments on Senior Notes (211,344) --
Deferred financing costs (6,650) (432)
Net proceeds (payments) on line of credit 18,980 (32,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (139) (7)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options/warrants 786 469
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 2,265 (2,059)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH (19) (117)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (7,581) (111)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 8,412 362
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 831 $ 251
     
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION    
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 23,464 $ 21,792
     
 
RADNET, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO RADNET, INC. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA(1)
(IN THOUSANDS)
     
  Three Months Ended
  June 30,
  2014 2013
     
     
Net Income Attributable to RadNet, Inc. Common Shareholders $ 5,144 $ 2,686
Plus Provision for Income Taxes 1,233 2,497
Plus Other Expenses (Income) (4) 150
Plus Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt 471 --
Plus Interest Expense 10,336 11,343
Plus Severance Costs 383 117
Plus Loss on Sale of Equipment 46 192
Plus (Gain) on Sale of Imaging Centers -- (2,108)
Plus Depreciation and Amortization 15,199 14,528
Plus Non Cash Employee Stock Compensation 611 630
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $ 33,419 $ 30,035
     
     
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,
  2014 2013
     
     
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to RadNet, Inc. Common Shareholders $ (7,280) $ 1,344
Plus Provision for (Benefit From) Income Taxes (3,245) 1,249
Plus Other Expenses (Income) (2) 148
Plus Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt 15,927 --
Plus Interest Expense 22,108 23,490
Plus Severance Costs 864 240
Plus Loss on Sale of Equipment 292 362
Plus (Gain) on Sale of Imaging Centers -- (2,108)
Plus Depreciation and Amortization 30,770 29,288
Plus Non Cash Employee Stock Compensation 1,636 1,582
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $ 61,070 $ 55,595
 
PAYOR CLASS BREAKDOWN**
     
    Second Quarter
    2014
     
Commercial Insurance   56.2%
Medicare   21.1%
Capitation   9.6%
Medicaid   3.3%
Workers Compensation/Personal Injury   4.2%
Other   5.5%
Total   100.0%
     
**Percentages based upon Net Revenue before deducting Bad Debt.
 
 
RADNET PAYMENTS BY MODALITY *
           
  Second Quarter Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year
  2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
           
MRI 36.1% 36.3% 35.5% 35.1% 34.3%
CT 15.2% 15.5% 16.0% 16.1% 17.5%
PET/CT 5.8% 5.6% 5.9% 6.0% 6.1%
X-ray 10.4% 10.5% 10.3% 10.1% 10.1%
Ultrasound 11.0% 11.0% 10.9% 10.9% 11.0%
Mammography 16.1% 15.7% 16.0% 15.9% 16.0%
Nuclear Medicine 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.7%
Other 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.2% 3.2%
  100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
           
Note          
* Based upon global payments received from consolidated Imaging Centers from that year's dates of service.
Excludes payments from hospital contracts, Breastlink, eRAD, Imaging on Call, Center Management Fees and other miscellaneous operating activities.

Footnotes

(1) The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, each from continuing operations and adjusted for losses or gains on the sale of equipment, other income or loss, debt extinguishments and non-cash equity compensation. Adjusted EBITDA includes equity earnings in unconsolidated operations and subtracts allocations of earnings to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, and is adjusted for non-cash or extraordinary and one-time events taken place during the period.

Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure used as analytical indicator by RadNet management and the healthcare industry to assess business performance, and is a measure of leverage capacity and ability to service debt. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. As Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and is therefore susceptible to varying methods of calculation, this metric, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

(2) As noted above, the Company defines Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less total Capital Expenditures (whether completed with cash or financed) and Cash Interest paid. Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company uses Free Cash Flow because the Company believes it provides useful information for investors and management because it measures our capacity to generate cash from our operating activities. Free Cash Flow does not represent total cash flow since it does not include the cash flows generated by or used in financing activities. In addition, our definition of Free Cash Flow may differ from definitions used by other companies.

Free Cash Flow should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. As Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and is therefore susceptible to varying methods of calculation, this metric, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Contact:
RadNet, Inc.
Mark Stolper, 310-445-2800
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer