Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) announced its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. The
Company reported quarterly revenue of $1.1 billion and net income
of $20.3 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings per
diluted share in the first quarter increased to $0.52 as compared
$0.41 in the prior year.
“We are pleased with the Company’s financial performance,”
stated David T. Blair, Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst. “The
Company delivered meaningful earnings growth while executing on
significant strategic initiatives. Most notably, during the quarter
the Company announced an agreement to acquire Walgreens' pharmacy
benefit management (PBM) subsidiary, Walgreens Health Initiatives,
Inc. (WHI).”
WHI is a full-service PBM providing services to employer groups,
health plans, Medicare clients and individual consumers nationwide.
With the addition of WHI, Catalyst's PBM membership will increase
from approximately 7 million individuals to over 18 million
members, while annual prescription volume will expand from
approximately 80 million to over 165 million. Transition teams have
been established to identify and integrate best practices from both
companies and deliver the strategic and financial benefits of this
transaction.
The acquisition of WHI is expected to close in the second
quarter of 2011. The Company will fund the acquisition with a
combination of amounts available under its credit facility and cash
on hand. Excluding the financial impact from the acquisition of WHI
and subsequent equity offering, management confirms that the
Company is on track to achieve its previously stated 2011 financial
guidance. After the WHI transaction closes, the Company will update
its 2011 financial guidance which will include estimated revenue
and earnings contributions from WHI as well as the expected timing
and scope of upfront integration and transactional expenses.
In the first quarter of 2011, expenses relating to the WHI
transaction were approximately $1.5 million and this expenditure
was excluded from the adjusted earnings per diluted share as
detailed in the attached reconciliation table. Management believes
that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental
information regarding the performance of our business operations
and facilitates comparisons to our historical operating
results.
First Quarter Results
Revenue for the first quarter increased by $289.4 million, or
34.8%, to $1.1 billion from $832.3 million in the prior year’s
comparable quarter. The increase in revenue is due to the increase
in prescription volume and price inflation on brand drugs, offset
by the impact of the increase in generic utilization. Total
unadjusted claims processed in the first quarter increased to 20.8
million from 16.1 million for the same period in 2010. The increase
in prescription volume was primarily due to the addition of new
clients, the growth of existing clients and the acquisition of
FutureScripts. Generic utilization increased to 74% from 70% in the
first quarter of 2010.
Gross profit for the first quarter increased $11.0 million to
$61.6 million, compared to $50.6 million in the first quarter of
the prior year, a 21.6% increase. The increase in gross profit is
primarily due to the increase in revenue, higher generic
utilization, the contribution of performance management fees,
higher formulary compliance, and improved contract performance
related to drug manufacturer rebates and pharmacy
reimbursements.
First quarter operating income increased $5.7 million to $34.1
million from $28.4 million in the first quarter of 2010. The
increase in operating income was primarily due to the increase in
gross profit, offset by a $5.3 million increase in selling, general
and administrative expenses. The increase in selling, general and
administrative expenses was primarily associated with initiatives
to support the Company’s continued growth, such as additional
employees, facilities and vendor costs to serve and implement new
clients. Additional increases in these expenses reflect the
consolidation of the operating expenses from the Company’s recent
acquisitions as well as their integration.
Net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $20.3 million, or
$0.45 per diluted share, compared to the prior year’s net income of
$17.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. As shown in the attached
table, adjusted earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of
2011 was $0.52 compared to the prior year’s adjusted earnings per
diluted share of $0.41, or a 27% increase.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial
information as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulation G. Pursuant to the requirements of this regulation,
reconciliations of this non-GAAP financial information to Catalyst
Health Solutions, Inc. financial statements as prepared under
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are included in
this press release. Catalyst’s management believes providing
investors with this information give additional insights into its
results of operations. While Catalyst’s management believes that
these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating its
operations, this information should be considered as supplemental
in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial
information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
About Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.
(www.chsi.com):
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., the fastest growing national
PBM in the U.S., is built on strong, innovative principles in the
management of prescription drug benefits and provides an unbiased,
client-centered philosophy resulting in industry-leading client
retention rates. The Company's subsidiaries include Catalyst Rx, a
full-service pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 7
million lives in the United States and Puerto Rico; HospiScript
Services, LLC, one of the largest providers of PBM services to the
hospice industry; FutureScripts, LLC, a full-service PBM serving
approximately one million lives in the mid-Atlantic region, and
Immediate Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a fully integrated
prescription mail service facility in Avon Lake, Ohio. The
Company's clients include self-insured employers, including state
and local governments, managed care organizations, unions,
hospices, third-party administrators and individuals.
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that
might materially affect our results, particularly those risks
referred to in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2010, under "Item 1A. Risk Factors." Readers are urged
to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Forms 10-Q, and our other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to
advise interested parties of the risks and uncertainties that may
affect our business. Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. does not
undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or other
developments.
CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share
data)
(Unaudited)
For the three months
ended March 31, 2011 2010
Revenue (excludes member co-payments of $320,909 and $254,203 for
the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively) $
1,121,733 $ 832,312 Direct expenses 1,060,144 781,665
Selling, general and administrative expenses 27,518
22,209 Total operating expenses 1,087,662
803,874 Operating income 34,071 28,438
Interest and other income 65 71 Interest expense (1,188 )
(228 ) Income before income taxes 32,948 28,281 Income tax
expense 12,652 10,860 Net income $
20,296 $ 17,421 Net income per share, basic $
0.46 $ 0.40 Net income per share, diluted $ 0.45 $ 0.39 Weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding, basic 44,152 43,622
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, diluted 44,724
44,415
CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED SELECTED
INFORMATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
For the three months
ended March 31,
2011 2010 Retail prescriptions 19,848
15,445 Total mail prescriptions 950 700
Total prescriptions 20,798 16,145 Total adjusted prescriptions(1)
22,698 17,545
Adjusted mail order penetration %(2)
13 % 12 % Generic utilization % 74 % 70 %
Gross profit
$ 61,589 $ 50,647 Operating income 34,071 28,438 Depreciation &
amortization 5,942 3,113 (1) Adjusted prescription
volume equals the number of mail-order prescriptions multiplied by
3, plus retail prescriptions. Mail-order prescriptions are
multiplied by 3 to adjust for the fact that they include
approximately 3 times the number of product days supplied compared
with retail prescriptions. (2) The percentage of adjusted
mail-order prescriptions to total adjusted prescriptions.
CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
and Subsidiaries
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
Reconciliation
(Unaudited)
We are providing diluted earnings per share excluding the
impact of certain non-recurring items and acquisition related
intangible amortization in order to compare our underlying
financial performance to prior periods. Catalyst’s management
believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful
supplemental information regarding the performance of our business
operations and facilitates comparisons to our historical operating
results.
For the three months ended March
31, 2011 2010 GAAP diluted earnings per
share $ 0.45 $ 0.39 Adjustment for non-recurring items:
WHI transaction related costs (1)
0.02 – Adjustment for amortization of:
FutureScripts related intangible assets
(2)
0.03 –
All other acquisition related intangible
assets (3)
0.02 0.02
Diluted earnings per share, as
adjusted
$ 0.52 $ 0.41 (1) This adjustment
represents the per share effect of the transaction related costs
directly related to the pending acquisition of Walgreens Health
Initiatives, Inc. (“WHI”) and is primarily comprised of
professional fees of $1.5 million ($0.9 million net of tax)
incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and included in
selling, general and administrative expense. (2) This
adjustment represents the per share effect of the FutureScripts
related intangible amortization. Intangible amortization of $144
thousand ($89 thousand net of tax) is included in selling, general
and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31,
2011. Intangible amortization of $1.8 million ($1.1 million net of
tax) is included as a reduction of revenue for the three months
ended March 31, 2011. (3) This adjustment represents the per
share effect of all other acquisition related intangible
amortization. Intangible amortization of $1.4 million ($0.9 million
net of tax) and $1.2 million ($0.8 million net of tax) is included
in selling, general and administrative expense for the three months
ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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