CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath
Corporation (NASDAQ:MDTH), a healthcare provider primarily focused
on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, today
announced that it has updated its previously released third quarter
financial results due to information received after its original
release on Thursday, August 3, 2006. This update to MedCath's third
quarter financials resulted primarily from a revision to the
estimate made for Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH)
payments for the fiscal year 2005. The primary method for a
hospital to qualify for Medicare DSH reimbursement is based on a
statutory formula that utilizes the percentage of inpatient days
attributable to patients eligible for Medicaid, but not eligible
for Medicare Part A and a base formula called the Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) percentage, which is released annually for
the previous year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services. Subsequent to the release of MedCath's operating results
for the period ended June 30, 2006, the Company became aware that
the 2005 SSI percentages were issued. In reviewing the 2005 SSI
percentages, management determined that one of MedCath's hospitals
previously estimated to be eligible for DSH payments for fiscal
year 2005 is not eligible for such payments. Based on this new
information, MedCath has updated its previously issued financial
results. As such, in comparison to the Company's previously
reported results, the updated financial results reflect $1.2
million lower net revenue, income from operations and Adjusted
EBITDA, and $470,000 lower income from continuing operations.
Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share, previously
reported to be $0.30, are $0.27. For the fiscal third quarter,
MedCath's net revenue increased 5.6% to $189.8 million from $179.8
million; Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.5% to $28.8 million from
$24.7 million; and income from operations increased 13.2% to $17.2
million from $15.2 million. MedCath's income from continuing
operations was $5.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, up from
$2.6 million or $0.13 per diluted share in the third quarter of
fiscal 2005. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures This release
contains measures of MedCath's historical financial performance
that are not calculated and presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), including Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA represents MedCath's income from continuing
operations before interest expense; interest and other income, net;
income tax expense; depreciation; amortization; share-based
compensation expense; gain or loss on disposal of property,
equipment and other assets; impairment of long-lived assets; equity
in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates; and minority
interest. MedCath's management uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure the
performance of the company's various operating entities, to compare
actual results to historical and budgeted results, and to make
capital allocation decisions. Management provides Adjusted EBITDA
to investors to assist them in performing their analysis of
MedCath's historical operating results. Further, management
believes that many investors in MedCath also invest in, or have
knowledge of, other healthcare companies that use Adjusted EBITDA
as a financial performance measure. Because Adjusted EBITDA is a
non-GAAP measure, Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, may not be
comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
MedCath has included a supplemental schedule with the financial
statements that accompany this press release that reconciles
historical Adjusted EBITDA to MedCath's income from continuing
operations. MedCath Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.,
is a healthcare provider focused primarily on the diagnosis and
treatment of cardiovascular disease. MedCath focuses on serving the
unique needs of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease.
Upon completion of the pending divestiture of its ownership in
Tucson Heart Hospital, MedCath will own interest and operate eleven
hospitals with a total of 667 licensed beds, located in Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota,
and Texas. In addition, MedCath manages the cardiovascular program
at various hospitals operated by other parties. Further, MedCath
provides cardiovascular care services in diagnostic and therapeutic
facilities located in various states. Parts of this announcement
contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Although management believes that these forward-
looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, these
assumptions are inherently subject to significant economic,
regulatory and competitive uncertainties and contingencies that are
difficult or impossible to predict accurately and are beyond our
control. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in these forward-looking statements. We do not assume any
obligation to update these statements in a news release or
otherwise should material facts or circumstances change in ways
that would affect their accuracy. These various risks and
uncertainties are described in detail in "Item 2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Risk Factors and Forward Looking Statements" in
MedCath's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2006. A copy of this report, including exhibits, is
available on the internet site of the Securities and Exchange
Commission at http://www.sec.gov/. MEDCATH CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended June 30, June 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005 Net revenue $189,832 $179,787 $554,156 $524,156
Operating expenses: Personnel expense 58,033 53,893 181,211 159,874
Medical supplies expense 52,657 51,047 154,735 148,813 Bad debt
expense 14,228 13,874 44,405 36,063 Other operating expenses 37,916
36,286 114,123 107,316 Depreciation 9,366 9,034 27,801 27,214
Amortization 252 290 756 870 Loss (gain) on disposal of property,
equipment and other assets (296) 148 (237) 204 Impairment of
long-lived assets 451 - 451 - Total operating expenses 172,607
164,572 523,245 480,354 Income from operations 17,225 15,215 30,911
43,802 Other income (expenses): Interest expense (7,870) (8,440)
(25,828) (24,129) Interest and other income, net 2,977 868 5,748
1,870 Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 1,408 899
3,883 2,554 Total other expenses, net (3,485) (6,673) (16,197)
(19,705) Income from continuing operations before minority
interest, income taxes and discontinued operations 13,740 8,542
14,714 24,097 Minority interest share of earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries (4,742) (3,956) (12,350) (12,357) Income from
continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued
operations 8,998 4,586 2,364 11,740 Income tax expense 3,649 1,952
993 4,814 Income from continuing operations 5,349 2,634 1,371 6,926
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (439) 115
266 4,166 Net income $4,910 $2,749 $1,637 $11,092 Earnings (loss)
per share, basic Continuing operations $0.28 $0.14 $0.07 $0.38
Discontinued operations (0.02) 0.01 0.01 0.23 Earnings per share,
basic $0.26 $0.15 $0.08 $0.61 Earnings (loss) per share, diluted
Continuing operations $0.27 $0.13 $0.07 $0.36 Discontinued
operations (0.02) 0.01 0.01 0.21 Earnings per share, diluted $0.25
$0.14 $0.08 $0.57 Weighted average number of shares, basic 18,630
18,425 18,583 18,216 Dilutive effect of stock options and
restricted stock 661 1,248 921 1,193 Weighted average number of
shares, diluted 19,291 19,673 19,504 19,409 MEDCATH CORPORATION
SELECTED OPERATING DATA (In thousands, except per share data and
selected operating data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30,
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
Statement of Operations Data: Net revenue $189,832 $179,787 5.6%
$554,156 $524,156 5.7% Adjusted EBITDA (1) $28,754 $24,687 16.5%
$72,062 $72,090 (0.0)% Income from operations $17,225 $15,215 13.2%
$30,911 $43,802 (29.4)% Income from continuing operations $5,349
$2,634 103.1% $1,371 $6,926 (80.2)% Earnings per share from
continuing operations, basic $0.28 $0.14 100.0% $0.07 $0.38 (81.6)%
Earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted $0.27 $0.13
107.7% $0.07 $0.36 (80.6)% (1) See Supplemental Financial
Disclosure--Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP
Financial Measures. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended June 30,
June 30, 2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change Selected Operating
Data (consolidated) (a): Number of hospitals 10 10 10 10 Licensed
beds (b) 612 612 612 612 Staffed and available beds (c) 595 571 595
571 Admissions (d) 11,115 10,364 7.2% 32,987 31,119 6.0% Adjusted
admissions (e) 14,494 13,555 6.9% 42,822 40,349 6.1% Patient days
(f) 35,508 36,281 (2.1)% 109,497 109,738 (0.2)% Adjusted patient
days (g) 46,318 47,202 (1.9)% 142,178 141,677 0.4% Average length
of stay (days) (h) 3.19 3.50 (8.9)% 3.32 3.53 (5.9)% Occupancy (i)
65.6% 69.8% 67.4% 70.4% Inpatient catheterization procedures 5,838
5,457 7.0% 17,029 16,220 5.0% Inpatient surgical procedures 2,920
2,915 0.2% 8,702 8,495 2.4% (a) Selected operating data includes
consolidated hospitals as of the end of the period reported in
continuing operations but does not include hospitals which are
accounted for using the equity method or as discontinued operations
in our consolidated financial statements. (b) Licensed beds
represent the number of beds for which the appropriate state agency
licenses a facility regardless of whether the beds are actually
available for patient use. (c) Staffed and available beds represent
the number of beds that are readily available for patient use at
the end of the period. (d) Admissions represent the number of
patients admitted for inpatient treatment. (e) Adjusted admissions
is a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume.
We computed adjusted admissions by dividing gross patient revenue
by gross inpatient revenue and then multiplying the quotient by
admissions. (f) Patient days represent the total number of days of
care provided to inpatients. (g) Adjusted patient days is a general
measure of combined inpatient and outpatient days. We computed
adjusted patient days by dividing gross patient revenue by gross
inpatient revenue and then multiplying the quotient by patient
days. (h) Average length of stay (days) represents the average
number of days inpatients stay in our hospitals. (i) We computed
occupancy by dividing patient days by the number of days in the
period and then dividing the quotient by the number of staffed and
available beds. MEDCATH CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE - RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO NON-GAAP
FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited) The following table reconciles
Adjusted EBITDA with MedCath's income from continuing operations as
derived directly from MedCath's consolidated financial statements
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Three
Months Ended Nine Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2006 2005 2006
2005 (in thousands) Income from continuing operations $5,349 $2,634
$1,371 $6,926 Add: Income tax expense 3,649 1,952 993 4,814
Minority interest share of earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
4,742 3,956 12,350 12,357 Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated
affiliates (1,408) (899) (3,883) (2,554) Interest and other income,
net (2,977) (868) (5,748) (1,870) Interest expense 7,870 8,440
25,828 24,129 Impairment of long-lived assets 451 - 451 - Loss
(gain) on disposal of property, equipment and other assets (296)
148 (237) 204 Amortization 252 290 756 870 Depreciation 9,366 9,034
27,801 27,214 Share-based compensation expense 1,756 - 12,380 -
Adjusted EBITDA $28,754 $24,687 $72,062 $72,090 DATASOURCE: MedCath
Corporation CONTACT: O. Edwin French, President - Chief Executive
Officer, or James E. Harris, Chief Financial Officer, both of
MedCath Corporation, +1-704-708-6600 Web site:
http://www.medcath.com/
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