Quipt Home Medical Corp. (“
Quipt” or the
“
Company”) (NASDAQ:QIPT; TSXV:QIPT), a U.S. based
leader in the home medical equipment industry, focused on
end-to-end respiratory care, is very pleased to announce that it
has acquired Access Respiratory Homecare, LLC (“
Access
Respiratory Homecare”), a business with operations in
Louisiana, reporting unaudited trailing 12-month annual revenues of
approximately $6.5 million and with anticipated Adjusted EBITDA
(defined below) of $1.3 million post integration. As a reminder all
figures stated are in USD.
Acquisition
Details
The acquisition encompasses two locations in
Louisiana, representing the 19th state of service for Quipt. The
Company will immediately gain access to the large market of New
Orleans, covering the entire coverage sphere of that attractive
metro hub. The Company also gains access to the city of Lafayette,
as well as the surrounding areas, providing a second hub for Quipt
to grow its infrastructure in the state. The acquisition adds over
1,000 referring physicians bringing Quipt’s referring network base
to over 20,600, and increases Quipt’s active patient count by over
6,000, bringing Quipt’s total to over 190,000 active patients.
Additionally, Access Respiratory Homecare has a
strong management team in place focused on clinical excellence, and
like Quipt, offers high-quality service, equipment, and supplies.
Access Respiratory Homecare has several difficult to obtain
insurance contracts and the expansionary operating footprint aligns
closely with regions that have a high prevalence of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (“COPD”), a key
target patient group; Louisiana is among the highest prevalence
U.S. States. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
about 304,000 people in Louisiana have COPD1. The acquisition
possesses a heavily weighted respiratory product mix inclusive of a
robust ventilation therapy program, which contain pediatric
patients on the therapy.
The integration process will allow for Quipt’s
best-in-class subscription-based resupply program to be firmly
cemented, with over 2,400 patients set to join the resupply
program, an immediate revenue synergy.
The acquisition will increase Quipt’s annual
revenues by approximately $6.5 million and is expected to increase
Quipt’s Adjusted EBITDA, post integration, by $1.3 million.
Reiteration of Outlook for Calendar End
2022 (Fiscal Q1 2023)
Based on the current operations, market trends
and completed and prospective acquisitions, the Company is
reiterating it outlook for its annual run-rate revenue by the end
of calendar 2022 (Fiscal Q1 2023) to be $180-$190 million with
$38-$43 million in run-rate Adjusted EBITDA.
Management
Commentary
“We are extremely excited to close the
acquisition of Access Respiratory Homecare, providing us a
meaningful entrance into Louisiana, representing our 19th state of
service. Louisiana is an attractive market that we have been
looking to enter with over 300,000 COPD sufferers across the state,
and we are thrilled to be able to do so on the heels of this
acquisition,” said Greg Crawford, Chairman and CEO of Quipt. “Our
resupply program is an immediate actionable revenue synergy for us,
with over 2,400 patients set to join our program as we fully
integrate the acquisition. Moreover, the valuable commercial
insurance contracts, strong referring physician base, and
opportunity for a land and expand approach in the state make this a
fantastic acquisition for us. Looking ahead our pipeline remains
very strong with additional attractive opportunities like Access
for us to strategically expand our footprint into new and existing
markets in need of robust clinical respiratory care in the
home.”
Chief Financial Officer, Hardik Mehta added,
“This acquisition allows us to build out our operating footprint
into a brand-new state with significant infrastructure as we
surpass 190,000 active patients, 20,600 referring physicians, add
$6.5 million in revenue, and a significant adjusted EBITDA
contribution. Access is a perfect example of the quality
acquisition targets we are after that meet our stringent criteria
and robust due-diligence process. We will not waver as it comes to
our acquisition approach, concentrated on attractive targets that
strategically fit our objectives towards becoming a leader in at
home respiratory care across the United States focused on superior
patient care.”
_______________1 Source:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better/state-prevalence
ABOUT QUIPT
HOME MEDICAL
CORP.
The Company provides in-home monitoring and
disease management services including end-to-end respiratory
solutions for patients in the United States healthcare market. It
seeks to continue to expand its offerings to include the management
of several chronic disease states focusing on patients with heart
or pulmonary disease, sleep disorders, reduced mobility, and other
chronic health conditions. The primary business objective of the
Company is to create shareholder value by offering a broader range
of services to patients in need of in-home monitoring and chronic
disease management. The Company’s organic growth strategy is to
increase annual revenue per patient by offering multiple services
to the same patient, consolidating the patient’s services, and
making life easier for the patient.
Reader Advisories
Readers are cautioned that the financial
information regarding the acquisition disclosed herein is unaudited
and derived as a result of the Company’s due diligence, including a
review of the acquisition’s bank statements and tax returns.
There can be no assurance that any of the
potential acquisitions in the Company’s pipeline or in negotiations
will be completed as proposed or at all and no definitive
agreements have been executed. Completion of any transaction will
be subject to applicable director, shareholder, and regulatory
approvals.
Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts
in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is
defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. The words
"may", "would", "could", "should", "potential", "will", "seek",
"intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect",
"outlook", and similar expressions as they relate to the Company,
including: post integration financial results (revenue and Adjusted
EBITDA) of Access Respiratory Homecare; Quipt adding patients to
its subscription-based resupply program; Quipt’s acquisition
pipeline and pace of further acquisitions; and Quipt’s outlook
for calendar 2022; are intended to identify forward-looking
information. All statements other than statements of historical
fact may be forward-looking information. Such statements reflect
the Company's current views and intentions with respect to future
events, and current information available to the Company, and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including: the acquisition achieving results at least as good as
historical performances; the financial information regarding the
acquisition being verified when included in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in Canada as set out in
the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting under Part I, which
incorporates International Financial Reporting Standards as
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board; the
Company successfully identified, negotiating and completing
additional acquisitions, including accretive acquisitions; and in
order to meet calendar 2022 outlook, the Company organically
growing at an annualized rate of 10%, completing acquisitions that
add at least $18 to $28 million in new revenue and contributing
Adjusted EBITDA post integration of at least $4 to $6 million. Many
factors could cause the actual results, performance or
achievements that may be expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information to vary from those described herein
should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize.
Examples of such risk factors include, without limitation:
credit; market (including equity, commodity, foreign exchange and
interest rate); liquidity; operational (including technology and
infrastructure); reputational; insurance; strategic; regulatory;
legal; environmental; capital adequacy; the general business and
economic conditions in the regions in which the Company operates;
the ability of the Company to execute on key priorities, including
the successful completion of acquisitions, business retention,
and strategic plans and to attract, develop and retain key
executives; difficulty integrating newly acquired businesses; the
ability to implement business strategies and pursue business
opportunities; low profit market segments; disruptions in or
attacks (including cyber-attacks) on the Company's information
technology, internet, network access or other voice or data
communications systems or services; the evolution of various types
of fraud or other criminal behavior to which the Company is
exposed; the failure of third parties to comply with their
obligations to the Company or its affiliates; the impact of new and
changes to, or application of, current laws and regulations;
decline of reimbursement rates; dependence on few payors; possible
new drug discoveries; a novel business model; dependence on key
suppliers; granting of permits and licenses in a highly regulated
business; the overall difficult litigation environment, including
in the U.S.; increased competition; changes in foreign currency
rates; increased funding costs and market volatility due to market
illiquidity and competition for funding; the availability of funds
and resources to pursue operations; critical accounting estimates
and changes to accounting standards, policies, and methods used by
the Company; the occurrence of natural and unnatural catastrophic
events and claims resulting from such events; and risks related to
COVID-19 including various recommendations, orders and measures of
governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including
travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business
closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and
social distancing, disruptions to markets, economic activity,
financing, supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration
of general economic conditions including a possible national or
global recession; as well as those risk factors discussed or
referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at
www.sec.gov, and with the securities regulatory authorities in
certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Should
any factor affect the Company in an unexpected manner, or should
assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove
incorrect, the actual results or events may differ materially from
the results or events predicted. Any such forward-looking
information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this
cautionary statement. Moreover, the Company does not assume
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
forward-looking information. The forward-looking information
included in this press release is made as of the date of this
press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as
required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release refers to “Adjusted EBITDA”
which is a non-GAAP and non-IFRS financial measure that does not
have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP or IFRS. The
Company’s presentation of this financial measure may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
This financial measure is intended to provide additional
information to investors concerning the Company’s performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding stock-based
compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-IFRS measure the Company
uses as an indicator of financial health and excludes several items
which may be useful in the consideration of the financial condition
of the Company, as applicable, including interest expense, income
taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock- based compensation,
goodwill impairment and change in fair value of debentures and
financial derivatives.
For further information please visit our website
at www.Quipthomemedical.com, or contact:
Cole StevensVP of Corporate Development
859-300-6455cole.stevens@myquipt.com
Gregory CrawfordChief Executive OfficerQuipt Home Medical
Corp.859-300-6455investorinfo@myquipt.com
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