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EXHIBIT 99.1
MEDCATH CONTACT: |
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O. Edwin French
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Art Parker | |
President/Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | |
(704) 815-7700
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(704) 815-7700 |
MedCath Corporation Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Earnings
CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 9, 2011 MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH), a healthcare provider
focused on high acuity healthcare services, today announced operating results for its third fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2011. The results for MedCaths third fiscal quarter include Heart Hospital
of New Mexico and Arkansas Heart Hospital, which were sold on August 1, 2011.
Third Fiscal Quarter Highlights
| Net revenue of $91.8 million, down 1.4% compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2010. |
| Total admissions and adjusted admissions of 4,779 and 7,249, down 1.2% and 0.7%, respectively, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2010. |
| Loss from continuing operations of ($3.1) million and Adjusted EBITDA of $4.6 million, down 41.0% compared to third quarter of fiscal 2010. |
| Diluted loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.15) and Adjusted EPS of ($0.03). |
| Total cash of $113.7 million as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2011 after repayment of $30.2 million in third party debt outstanding. |
Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011 Results Compared to Third Quarter of Fiscal 2010 Results
MedCaths reported net revenue decreased 1.4% to $91.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal
2011 compared to $93.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010. Net income was $12.3 million in
the third quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to a net loss of $(12.8) million in the third quarter of
fiscal 2010. MedCaths loss from continuing operations was $(3.1) million, or $(0.15) per diluted
share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to $(14.8) million, or $(0.74) per diluted
share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
MedCaths third quarter of fiscal 2011 financial results included the following items:
| $0.8 million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, in long-lived asset impairment expense in the Corporate division related to undeveloped land located adjacent to one of Medcaths hospitals; |
| $2.7 million, or ($0.09) per diluted share, of professional fees and other expenses incurred in connection with MedCaths strategic options process announced on March 1, 2010; and |
| $0.4 million, or ($0.01) per diluted share, in share-based compensation expense. |
MedCaths third quarter of fiscal 2010 financial results included the following items:
| $22.8 million, or ($0.69) per diluted share, in impairment expense; |
| $0.6 million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, in share-based compensation expense; and |
| $1.4 million, or ($0.06) per diluted share, of professional fees and other expenses incurred in connection with MedCaths strategic options process announced on March 1, 2010. |
Adjusted EBITDA was $4.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to $7.8 million
in the same period of the prior year. MedCaths Adjusted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2011
was $(0.03) compared with $0.03 in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
Commenting on the quarter, O. Edwin French, MedCath President and Chief Executive Officer,
stated, During our third fiscal quarter, we continued to make progress regarding our strategic
options process, completing the sale of our MedCath Partners division and announcing two hospital
transactions that closed August 1. Operationally, our results this quarter were impacted by a 9.8%
reduction in open heart procedures, contributing to a decline in net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA,
and lower financial results at one hospital that was sold during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
Operating Statistics and Debt Repayment
MedCaths financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, reflect a 1.2%
decrease in total admissions and a 0.7% decrease in adjusted admissions compared to the third
quarter of fiscal 2010. Hospital outpatient cases, including emergency department visits, totaled
15,493 in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, up 8.6% compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
Total uncompensated care, which includes charity care plus bad debt expense, equaled 13.6% of
hospital division net patient revenue before the deduction for charity care in the third quarter of
fiscal 2011 compared to 13.1% in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
We received $29.8 million in cash from the sale of assets during the third quarter of fiscal
2011, which was used, together with cash on hand, to repay $30.2 million in third party debt
outstanding.
Update on Strategic Options Process
On August 1, 2011, MedCath announced the completion of separate transactions related to the
sale of its equity interest in Arkansas Heart Hospital and the sale of substantially all the assets
of Heart Hospital of New Mexico. These transactions represented the eighth and ninth transactions
since MedCath announced its strategic options process in March 2010. MedCath anticipates that final
net proceeds from these two transactions, after liquidation of retained assets and prior to payment
of any contingent or unknown liabilities, to be approximately $122.0 million. Following these
transactions, MedCath owns interest and operates four hospitals, three of which it owns a majority
interest and one in which it owns a minority interest.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Included in this press release and the supplemental financial information furnished herewith
are certain financial measures that are not calculated and presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures), such as adjusted earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) and adjusted diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations (Adjusted EPS). The supplemental financial information furnished
herewith provides a quantitative reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS based on the
following calculations as and for the periods identified below.
Adjusted EBITDA for the third fiscal quarter of 2011 represents MedCaths loss from continuing
operations, net of taxes attributable to MedCaths common stockholders; income tax benefit, net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests; equity in net earnings of unconsolidated
affiliates; interest and other income; interest expense; loss on disposal of property, equipment
and other assets; impairment on long-lived assets; depreciation; share-based compensation expense,
and professional fees associated with MedCaths exploration of strategic options. Adjusted EPS for
the third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2011 represents MedCaths diluted loss per share from continuing
operations adjusted for professional fees associated with MedCaths consideration of strategic
options; impairment on long-lived assets and share-based compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of fiscal 2011 represents MedCaths loss from
continuing operations, net of taxes attributable to MedCaths common stockholders; income tax
benefit, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; equity in net earnings of
unconsolidated affiliates; interest and other income; gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliates;
interest expense; (gain) loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets; impairment on
long-lived assets; depreciation; share-based compensation expense; professional fees associated
with MedCaths exploration of strategic options, and sales tax refunds. Adjusted EPS for the first
nine months of fiscal 2011 represents MedCaths diluted loss per share from continuing operations
adjusted for gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliates; professional fees associated with MedCaths
consideration of strategic options; sales tax refunds; impairment on long-lived assets and
share-based compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA for the third fiscal quarter of 2010 represents MedCaths loss from continuing
operations, net of taxes attributable to MedCaths common stockholders, income tax benefit; net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests; equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates;
interest and other income, net; interest expense; loss on disposal of property, equipment and other
assets; depreciation; share-based compensation expense, impairment on long-lived assets, and
professional fees associated with MedCaths exploration of strategic options. Adjusted EPS for the
third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2010 represents MedCaths diluted loss per share from continuing
operations adjusted for share-based compensation expense; impairment loss on long-lived assets, and
professional fees associated with MedCaths exploration of strategic options.
Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of fiscal quarter of 2010 represents MedCaths loss
from continuing operations, net of taxes attributable to MedCaths common stockholders, income tax
benefit; net income attributable to non-controlling interests; equity in earnings of unconsolidated
affiliates; interest and other income, net; loss on note receivable; interest expense; (gain) loss
on disposal of property, equipment and other assets; impairment of long-lived assets; depreciation;
per-opening expenses; share-based compensation expense, and professional fees associated with
MedCaths exploration of strategic options. Adjusted EPS for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal
2010 represents MedCaths diluted loss per share from continuing operations adjusted for
professional fees associated with MedCaths exploration of strategic options; impairment on
long-lived assets; loss on note receivable; share-based compensation expense, and pre-opening
expenses.
MedCaths management uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure the performance of MedCaths various
operating entities, to compare actual results to historical and budgeted results and to make
capital allocation decisions. Management provides Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS to investors to
assist them in performing their analyses of MedCaths 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 and/or Adjusted EPS as a financial performance
measure. Because Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EPS, 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
accompanies this press release that reconciles historical Adjusted EBITDA to MedCaths income from
continuing operations attributable to MedCaths common stockholders and Adjusted EPS to diluted EPS
from continuing operations.
This press release and the financial information included therewith will be accessible on the
web, by going to www.medcath.com, Investor Relations, then clicking on News.
MedCath Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a healthcare provider focused on
high acuity services with the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease being a primary
service offering. MedCath owns an interest in and operates four hospitals with a total of 366
licensed beds, located in Arizona, California, Louisiana, and Texas.
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 including, but not limited to, the implementation of
healthcare reform legislation and future enactment of changes in federal law that would further
limit physician hospital ownership. 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. The preparation of MedCaths third quarter of fiscal 2011 operating results
required management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of revenues and
expenses. There is a reasonable possibility that actual results may vary significantly from those
estimates.
These various risks and uncertainties are described in detail in Risk Factors in MedCaths
Annual Report or Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 14, 2010 as amended. Copies of our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including exhibits, are available at www.sec.gov to review.