Nobilis Health Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results

HOUSTON, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobilis Health Corp. (NYSE MKT: HLTH) ("Nobilis" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

First Quarter Highlights

• Revenue was $68.3 million, a 33.2% increase compared to the same quarter last year
• Net loss was $2.4 million, compared to net loss of $5.0 million in the same quarter last year
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $2.0 million, a 473.5% increase compared to the same quarter last year
• Board authorizes share repurchase program

"I am pleased to report strong financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2017.  These results reflect the significant progress we have made to date to reduce costs and better align our resources," said Harry Fleming, Chief Executive Officer of Nobilis Health. "In the first quarter, we were better able to leverage facility operating expenses, and we managed to decrease total corporate costs on an absolute dollar basis, year over year. Specifically, total revenue grew by 33% while total expenses increased by only 17%. These cost reductions will allow us to operate more efficiently as we continue to grow our organic revenue and ancillary services. We continue to identify other cost saving opportunities which we plan to implement going forward."

"Also, in the first quarter we announced and completed the acquisition of Hamilton Vein Center.  This acquisition provides us two new markets in Texas and increases our in-network patient revenue.  Our growing portfolio of facilities and services continues to provide patients with the highest level of treatment and care available by our physician partners and staff.  These results keep us fully on track to deliver the full year 2017 financial guidance we originally provided in March of this year."

First Quarter 2017 Financial Results

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2017 increased to $68.3 million, a 33.2% increase over the same period the prior year. Total case volume increased by 457 cases, or 11.5%, to 4,431 cases in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to the same period last year. Revenue per case increased to $15,415 or 19.5% in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $12,902 in the same period last year.  This increase was due to the growth of our Hospital and Ancillary divisions.  The increase in total revenue and total case volume in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter last year was primarily due to organic growth.

Net loss attributable to Nobilis for the first quarter of 2017 was $2.4 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, as compared to net loss attributable to Nobilis of $5.0 million, or $0.07 per fully diluted share, in the first quarter of 2016.  Net loss in the first quarter of 2017 included a $0.4 million change in fair value of warrants and stock options.

Adjusted EBITDA¹ for the first quarter of 2017, which adds back certain non-cash and non-recurring expenses, was $2.0 million, an increase of 473.5% over $0.4 million in the same quarter last year.

Total cash was $31.2 million, accounts receivable was $102.7 million and total debt was $74.8 million as of March 31, 2017, compared to $24.6 million, $125.0 million and $67.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2016. 

The Board of Directors recently approved a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to 5% of shares outstanding, or approximately 4 million shares, subject to any applicable rules and regulations and/or banking requirements.

Full Year 2017 Guidance

Nobilis reiterates the full year 2017 guidance originally provided on March 13, 2017.

• Revenue in the range of $310.0 million to $325.0 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $40.0 million to $45.0 million.

Conference Call Information

Nobilis will host a conference call today, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. CDT (9:00 a.m. EDT) to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2017. To participate in the conference call, please dial (866) 393-4306 in the U.S. and Canada, and +1 (734) 385-2616 internationally. Please enter conference ID 15328975. There will be a livestream of the conference call available at: http://investors.nobilishealth.com/investors/events-and-presentations/.

About Nobilis Health Corp.

Nobilis (www.NobilisHealth.com) is a full-service healthcare development and management company, with 25 locations across Texas and Arizona, including 4 hospitals, 10 ASCs and 11 clinics. In addition, Nobilis partners with an additional 38 facilities across the country. Marketing nine independent brands, Nobilis deploys a unique patient acquisition strategy driven by proprietary direct-to-consumer marketing technology, focusing on a specified set of procedures that are performed at our centers by local physicians.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws, including the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and may be identified by the use of words such as "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan" or "continue." These forward-looking statements are based on current plans and expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors which could significantly affect current plans and expectations and our future financial condition and results. These factors, which could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those anticipated, include, but are not limited to our ability to successfully maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; our ability to implement our business strategy, manage the growth in our business, and integrate acquired businesses; the risk of litigation and investigations, and liability claims for damages and other expenses not covered by insurance; the risk that payments from third-party payers, including government healthcare programs, may decrease or not increase as costs increase; adverse developments affecting the medical practices of our physician limited partners; our ability to maintain favorable relations with our physician limited partners; our ability to grow revenues by increasing case and procedure volume while maintaining profitability at the Nobilis Facilities; failure to timely or accurately bill for services; our ability to compete for physician partners, patients and strategic relationships; the risk of changes in patient volume and patient mix; the risk that laws and regulations that regulate payments for medical services made by government healthcare programs could cause our revenues to decrease; the risk that contracts are canceled or not renewed or that we are not able to enter into additional contracts under terms that are acceptable to us; and the risk of potential decreases in our reimbursement rates. The foregoing are significant factors we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected results. However, there could be additional factors besides those listed herein that also could affect us in an adverse manner.

We have not undertaken any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All of our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made or, if a date is specified, as of such date. Subject to any mandatory requirements of applicable law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions, circumstances or information on which the forward-looking statement is based. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing factors and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed on March 14, 2017, as updated by other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation expenses, change in fair value of warrant and stock option derivative liabilities, acquisition expenses, and non-recurring expenses. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). Items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is an analytical indicator used by management and the health care industry to evaluate company performance, allocate resources and measure leverage and debt service capacity. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows generated by operations, investing or financing activities, or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as indicators of financial performance or liquidity. Because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, Adjusted EBITDA as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Contact Information:
Tuan Tran
Vice President, Investor Relations
IR@nobilishealth.com
281-925-0950

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