Diversicare Announces 2019 Third Quarter Results

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. DVCR, a premier provider of long-term care services, today announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Third Quarter 2019 Highlights

• Net loss from continuing operations was $1.9 million, or $0.30 per share, in the third quarter of 2019, compared to net loss from continuing operations of $7.5 million, or $1.17 per share, in the third quarter of 2018.

• The Company completed its exit from the State of Kentucky effective on August 30, 2019, which consisted of 13 centers and 1,127 skilled nursing beds.

• Our adjusted EBITDAR for the quarter was $14.4 million.

See below for a reconciliation of all GAAP and non-GAAP financial results.

CEO Remarks

Commenting on the quarter, Jay McKnight, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "This quarter we successfully completed the exit of operations in the State of Kentucky, which is the latest of our larger initiatives. Over the past year we have undertaken major steps to improve our clinical offerings and risk profile, renew our largest operating lease, improve our operating cost structure, and work through our open government matter.  Our team has been working very hard on these transformative events and I could not be more proud of them.  We continue to explore opportunities to incrementally improve our current portfolio by focusing on improving revenue and the operational efficiency of our business.  As always, I am proud our team's commitment to our mission of improving every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations."

Third Quarter 2019 Results

The following table summarizes key revenue and census statistics for continuing operations for each period:

Patient Revenues

Patient revenues were $118.6 million and $119.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, a decrease of $0.4 million.

Our Private and Medicare rates for the third quarter of 2019 increased 4.3% and 1.5%, respectively, resulting in revenue increases of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Our Hospice, Managed Care, and Medicaid average daily census for the third quarter of 2019 increased 15.1%, 7.9%, and 0.3%, respectively, resulting in $1.1 million, $0.6 million, and $0.2 million in additional revenue, respectively. Conversely, our Medicare and Private average daily census for the third quarter of 2019 decreased 11.6% and 12.5%, respectively, resulting in revenue losses of $2.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Quality Incentive Payment Program ("QIPP") resulted in $0.3 million in additional revenues for the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018.

Operating Expense

Operating expense decreased in the third quarter of 2019 to $95.6 million from $95.8 million in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $0.2 million.  Operating expense increased as a percentage of revenue at 80.6% for the third quarter of 2019 as compared to 80.5% for the third quarter of 2018.

The decrease is mostly attributable to decreases in nursing and ancillary expenses and workers compensation costs of $0.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018. This was partially offset by increases in health insurance costs and general insurance costs of $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the third quarter of 2018.

One of the largest components of operating expenses is wages, which remained consistent at $58.2 million in the third quarter of 2018 and 2019.

Lease expense in the third quarter of 2019 increased to $13.3 million as compared to $12.1 million in the third quarter of 2018.  The increase in lease expense was due to rent increases resulting from the new master lease agreement with Omega Healthcare Investors and the $1.1 million impact of non-cash straight-line rent expense.

Professional liability expense was $1.7 million and $1.6 million in the third quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our cash expenditures for professional liability costs of continuing operations were $1.5 million for the third quarters of 2019 and 2018. Professional liability expense fluctuates based on the results of our third-party professional liability actuarial studies, premiums and cash expenditures are incurred to defend and settle existing claims.

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company recorded $6.4 million in litigation contingency expense. In June, 2019, the Company and the U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement in principle on the financial terms of a settlement regarding a civil investigative demand in the amount of $9.5 million, and recorded an additional $3.1 million in litigation contingency expense. The Company denies any wrong doing and is prepared to vigorously defend its actions.

General and administrative expense was $6.9 million for the third quarters of both 2019 and 2018. General and administrative expense remained consistent as a percentage of revenue at 5.8% in the third quarter of 2019 and 2018.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2019 as compared to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2018. Decrease in depreciation expense relates to the decrease in capital expenditures.

Interest expense was $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2018. The increase of $0.2 million is due to an increase in the outstanding borrowings on our loan facilities.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $0.7 million during the third quarter of 2019 and $0.3 million during the third quarter of 2018.

As a result of the above, continuing operations reported a loss of $2.7 million before income taxes for the third quarter of 2019 as compared to a loss of $7.7 million for the third quarter of 2018. Both basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations were $0.30 for the third quarter of 2019 as compared to both basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations of $1.17 in the third quarter of 2018.

Receivables

Our net receivables balance decreased $4.3 million to $62.0 million as of September 30, 2019, from $66.3 million as of December 31, 2018.

Conference Call Information

A conference call has been scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. Central time (5:00 P.M. Eastern time) to discuss third quarter 2019 results.  The conference call information is as follows:

A replay of the conference call will be accessible two hours after its completion through November 7, 2019, by dialing 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international) and entering Conference ID 8375927.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The "forward-looking statements" contained in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are predictive in nature and are frequently identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "intend," and similar words indicating possible future expectations, events or actions. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this release. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements made in this release. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such statements, other factors, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict, could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, our ability to successfully integrate the operations of our new nursing centers, as well as successfully operate all of our centers, our ability to increase census and occupancy rates at our centers, changes in governmental reimbursement, government regulation, the impact of the recently adopted federal health care reform or any future health care reform, any increases in the cost of borrowing under our credit agreements, our ability to comply with covenants contained in those credit agreements, our ability to comply with the terms of our master lease agreements, our ability to renew or extend our leases at or prior to the end of the existing lease terms, the outcome of professional liability lawsuits and claims, our ability to control ultimate professional liability costs, the accuracy of our estimate of our anticipated professional liability expense, the impact of future licensing surveys, the outcome of proceedings alleging violations of state or Federal False Claims Acts, laws and regulations governing quality of care or other laws and regulations applicable to our business including HIPAA and laws governing reimbursement from government payors, the costs of investing in our business initiatives and development, our ability to control costs, our ability to attract and retain qualified healthcare professionals, changes to our valuation of deferred tax assets, changing economic and competitive conditions, changes in anticipated revenue and cost growth, changes in the anticipated results of operations, the effect of changes in accounting policies as well as others. The Company has provided additional information in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as well as in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which readers are encouraged to review for further disclosure of other factors. These assumptions may not materialize to the extent assumed, and risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to be different from anticipated results. These risks and uncertainties also may result in changes to the Company's business plans and prospects. Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. is not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the published date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet services.

Diversicare provides long-term care services to patients in 62 nursing centers and 7,329 skilled nursing beds. For additional information about the Company, visit Diversicare's web site: www.DVCR.com.

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We have included certain financial performance and valuation measures in this press release, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDAR, and Adjusted Net income (loss), which are "non-GAAP financial measures" using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and using adjustments to GAAP (non-GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are not measurements under GAAP. These measurements should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for loss (income) from discontinued operations, interest expense, debt retirement costs, income tax and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for litigation contingency expense and severance expense. We define Adjusted EBITDAR as Adjusted EBITDA adjusted for rent expense. We define Adjusted Net income (loss) as Net income (loss) adjusted for debt retirement costs, litigation contingency expense, severance expense and income (loss) from discontinued operations.

Our measurements of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDAR, and Adjusted Net income (loss) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. We have included information concerning EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Net income (loss) in this press release because we believe that such information is used by certain investors as measures of the Company's historical performance. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Net income (loss) are important financial performance measurements because they eliminate certain nonrecurring start-up losses and separation costs. Our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Net income (loss) should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

We have included Adjusted EBITDAR in this press release because we believe that such information is used by certain investors as measures of the Company's valuation. We believe that Adjusted EBITDAR is an important financial valuation measure that is commonly used by our management, research analysts, investors, lenders and financial institutions, to compare the enterprise value of different companies in the healthcare industry, without regard to differences in capital structures and leasing arrangements. Adjusted EBITDAR is a financial valuation measure and is not displayed as a performance measure as it excludes rent expense, which is a normal and recurring operating expense. As such, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDAR, should not be construed as a financial performance measure.