Cano Health Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter 2023

Raises guidance for full year 2023 membership and total revenue; maintains outlook for medical cost ratio and Adjusted EBITDA

Pursuing divestiture of certain non-core assets to strengthen its focus on high-performing Medicare Advantage business

MIAMI, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano Health" or the "Company") (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider and population health company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

• Total membership of 388,667 including 207,420 Medicare capitated members, an increase of 44% and 29% year-over-year, respectively
• Total revenue of $866.9 million, compared to $704.3 million the prior year, an increase of 23% year-over-year
• Net loss of $(60.6) million, compared to a net loss of $(0.1) million in the prior year, primarily driven by a higher operating loss, the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and higher interest expense
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $5.0 million, compared to $29.2 million in the prior year

In the first quarter of 2023, capitated revenue of $841.1 million increased 25% year-over-year.  Capitated revenue per member per month, or PMPM, was (13)% lower year-over-year, primarily driven by a higher proportion of non-Medicare members, partially offset by membership growth.  The medical cost ratio, or MCR², of 84.2% increased approximately 480 bps year-over-year and was primarily driven by a larger mix of ACO REACH, higher utilization of supplemental benefits among certain Medicare Advantage plans, and higher utilization of branded prescription medications.  The Company expects the MCR to moderate throughout the year, particularly in the second half, due to continued higher-than-expected revenue PMPM and seasonal trends in medical costs, which include recoveries from stop loss and pharmacy rebates.  The expected second half improvement in the MCR is in line with the performance realized in 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA of $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 was $(24.2) lower year-over-year, primarily driven by the higher medical cost ratio and higher operating expenses attributable to newer medical centers.  The Company added 19 new medical centers during 2021 and 24 new medical centers during 2022.

2023 Guidance

The Company is raising its full year 2023 guidance for membership and total revenue and reaffirming its full year guidance for total MCR and Adjusted EBITDA provided on March 1, 2023.  The outlook for full year 2023 is as follows:

• Membership by year-end in the range of 390,000 to 400,000, an increase from the prior range of 375,000 to 385,000
• Total revenue in the range of $3.25 billion to $3.35 billion, an increase from the prior range of $3.15 billion to $3.25 billion
• Total medical cost ratio (MCR) in the range of 81.0% to 82.0% is unchanged from prior guidance
• Adjusted EBITDA³ of approximately $75 million to $85 million is unchanged from prior guidance

"We are pleased to start the year with solid operating and financial performance that was generally in-line with our expectations," said Dr. Marlow Hernandez, Cano Health's Chief Executive Officer. "Over the past six months, our management team has implemented a range of initiatives to improve our cost structure, improve operating cash flow, and simplify and optimize our business model.  The first quarter results reflect meaningful operating efficiencies, and while we recognize there is more work to be done, as we continue to execute on our action plan, we expect our earnings trajectory to improve and accelerate, particularly in the second half of the year." 

Dr. Hernandez continued: "Cano Health has established a differentiated Medicare Advantage focused business model and, based on the historic performance of our more established medical centers, we expect to unlock substantial embedded profitability as our medical centers continue to mature. With a track record of industry-leading clinical outcomes and patient engagement, we are uniquely positioned to capture additional share of a compelling market opportunity, helping more patients live longer and healthier lives. We expect to continue our disciplined growth trajectory throughout 2023 and remain squarely focused on near-term execution to achieve sustainable profitability and build long-term value."

Liquidity & Capital Management Update

As of March 31, 2023, the Company's total liquidity was $152 million, comprising $32 million of unrestricted cash on its balance sheet and the full capacity of its $120 million revolver that was undrawn at such date.  The Company's long-term capital management strategy remains focused on improving Adjusted EBITDA and accelerating its path to positive free cash flow to reduce long-term debt and leverage ratios. 

Strategic Update

Following a comprehensive evaluation of the Company's operations, Cano Health is pursuing divestiture of certain non-core assets to strengthen the Company's focus on Medicare Advantage.  The Company's full year 2023 guidance does not reflect any impact from divestitures.  The Company has retained Oppenheimer & Co. as a financial advisor.

As of May 7, 2023, the Company had approximately 279 million shares of Class A common stock and 257 million shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Total share count for the purposes of calculating the Company's market capitalization was approximately 536 million.

Conference Call Information

Cano Health will host a conference call today at 5:00 PM ET to review the Company's business and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

To access the live call and webcast, please dial (888) 660-6359 for U.S. participants, or +1 (929) 203-0867 for international participants, and reference the Cano Health First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call and Conference ID 8371699. The conference call will also be webcast live in the "Events & Presentations" section of the Investor page of the Cano Health website.

A replay will be available in the "Events & Presentations" section of the Cano Health website for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call and will be available for 30 days.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import, including, without limitation, (i) our plans to improve our cost structure, improve operating cash flow, and simplify and optimize our business model and our expectations that as we continue to execute on our action plan, our earnings trajectory will improve and accelerate, particularly in the second half of the year, and to continue our disciplined growth trajectory throughout 2023, and remain squarely focused on near-term execution to achieve sustainable profitability and build long-term value; (ii) based on the historic performance of our more established medical centers, our plans to unlock substantial embedded profitability as our medical centers continue to mature; (iii) our belief that with a track record of industry-leading clinical outcomes and patient engagement, we are uniquely positioned to capture additional share of a compelling market opportunity and help patients live longer and healthier lives; (iv) our plans to improve Adjusted EBITDA and accelerate our path to positive free cash flow to reduce long-term debt and leverage ratios, as part of our long-term capital management strategy; (v) our plans to pursue the divestiture of certain non-core assets to strengthen our focus on our high-performing Medicare Advantage business; (vi) our expectation that our MCR will moderate throughout the year, particularly in the second half; and (vii) our financial guidance for 2023.  These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us at the time of this release and our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known or unknown factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by our forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in market or industry conditions, changes in the regulatory environment, competitive conditions, and/or consumer receptivity to our services; changes in our strategy, future operations, prospects and plans; developments and uncertainties related to the Direct Contracting Entity program; our ability to realize expected financial results, including with respect to patient membership, total revenue and earnings; our ability to predict and control our medical cost ratio; our ability to grow market share in existing markets and continue our growth; our ability to integrate our acquisitions and achieve desired synergies; our ability to maintain our relationships with health plans and other key payors; our future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including funds to satisfy our liquidity needs; our ability to attract and retain members of management and our Board of Directors; and/or our ability to recruit and retain qualified team members and independent physicians.

Actual results may also differ materially from such forward-looking statements for a number of other reasons, including those set forth in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023, as amended by our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023 (the "2022 Form 10-K"), as well as our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we have filed or will file with the SEC during 2023 (which may be viewed on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov or on our website at https://www.investors.canohealth.com/ir-home), as well as reasons including, without limitation, delays or difficulties in, and/or unexpected or less than anticipated results from our efforts to: (i) improve our cost structure, improve our operating cash flow, and simplify and optimize our business model, as well as improve and accelerate our earnings trajectory, achieve sustainable profitability, and/or accelerate our path to positive free cash flow, such as due to higher interest rates, higher than expected costs and/or greater than anticipated competitive factors; (ii) unlock substantial embedded profitability from our medical centers, such as due to lower than expected patient utilization rates and/or higher than expected operating costs; (iii) capture additional market share, such as due to higher than expected competition for our patients services; (iv) improve our Adjusted EBITDA, achieve free cash flow and/or reduce our long-term debt and leverage ratios, whether due to unexpected demands on our cash resources and/or lower than expected revenues; (v) evaluate and/or consummate any asset dispositions, such as due to tightness in the credit markets and/or M&A markets; (vi) unexpected changes to our MCR throughout 2023, such as due to unexpected developments with respect to our revenue PMPM, seasonal trends in medical costs, and recoveries from stop loss and pharmacy rebates; and/or (vii) achieve our financial guidance for 2023, such as due to a broad recessionary economic environment, less than anticipated utilization of our medical centers and/or access to less than anticipated sources of liquidity. For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, please refer to our risk factor disclosure included in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our 2022 Form 10-K. Investors should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this release in the context of these risks and uncertainties. Factors other than those listed above could also cause our results to differ materially from expected results. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation or duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether to reflect actual results of operations; changes in financial condition; changes in general U.S. or international economic, industry conditions; changes in estimates, expectations or assumptions; or other circumstances, conditions, developments or events arising after the issuance of this release. Additionally, the business and financial materials and any other statement or disclosure on or made available through our websites or other websites referenced herein shall not be incorporated by reference into this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC rules. Adjusted EBITDA has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to add back the effect of certain expenses, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash goodwill impairment loss, transaction costs (consisting of transaction costs and corporate development payroll costs), restructuring and other charges, fair value adjustments in contingent consideration, loss on extinguishment of debt and changes in fair value of warrant liabilities. For periods after December 31, 2022, as the Company is significantly reducing its investments in de novo medical centers in 2023, the Company revised its definition of Adjusted EBITDA to no longer add back losses related to these de novo medical centers, which include those costs associated with the ramp up of new medical centers and losses incurred up to 12 months after the opening of a new facility. The Company's management uses the non-GAAP financial measures as operating performance measures and as an integral part of its reporting and planning processes and to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of the Company's business operations, financial performance and overall liquidity; (ii) facilitate management's internal comparisons of the Company's historical operating performance of its business operations; (iii) facilitate management's external comparisons of the results of its overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels; (iv) review and assess the operating performance of the Company's management team and, together with other operational objectives, as a measure in evaluating employee compensation, including bonuses and other incentive compensation; (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments; and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments.  We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional tool for our management and investors to use in evaluating our financial condition, ongoing operating performance and trends and in comparing our financial measures with other similar companies. Management believes that its non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and greater transparency about the performance, from management's perspective, of the Company's overall business because such measures eliminate the effects of certain charges that are not directly attributable to the Company's underlying operating performance. Additionally, management believes that providing its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the comparability for investors in assessing the Company's financial reporting. 

The Company's non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for their respective most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as net income/loss, operating income/loss, diluted earnings/loss per share or net cash provided by (used in) operating activities. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expense, income and other items are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, other companies may define such non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.  The Company's non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and related footnotes filed with the SEC.

A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is available under the heading "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures."  

The Company has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of its forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, because the Company cannot predict with a reasonable degree of certainty and without unreasonable efforts certain reconciling items, such as certain costs and expenses that are inherently uncertain and depend on various factors, some of which are outside of the Company's control.  For these reasons, management is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could materially impact the computation of forward-looking GAAP net loss.

About Cano Health 

Cano Health (NYSE: CANO) is a high-touch, technology-powered healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care to approximately 390,000 members. With its headquarters in Miami, Florida, Cano Health is transforming healthcare by delivering primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves. Founded in 2009, Cano Health has more than 4,000 employees, and operates primary care medical centers and supports affiliated providers in nine states and Puerto Rico. For more information,  visit canohealth.com or investors.canohealth.com.

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