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Alliance HealthCare Services Reports Results for Second Quarter 2014NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ) (the "Company" or "Alliance"), a leading national provider of outsourced radiology services through its Alliance HealthCare Radiology ("Alliance Radiology") Division and radiation therapy services through its Alliance Oncology Division, announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Second Quarter 2014 Highlights
Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results "Alliance Oncology delivered double-digit growth for the second straight quarter, with revenues up 21% over the prior year period," commented Tom Tomlinson, Chief Executive Officer and President of Alliance HealthCare Services. "Solid increases in same store volumes for both linear accelerator and stereotactic radiosurgery, up 4.2% and 4.1%, respectively, over the prior year, along with new revenue generated from Alliance Oncology's relationship with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) were the primary drivers of this strong growth. Alliance Radiology revenues rebounded as expected following the impact of severe weather challenges experienced in the first quarter, but trailed prior year due largely to the impact of the sale of the professional radiology services business and some weakness in PET/CT. MRI same-store volume was up 5.3%, aided partly by the Medicaid expansion and new Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollees entering the healthcare system, but PET/CT volume continues to trail prior year due to payor changes and RBM's moving patients from PET/CT to CT." Tomlinson continued, "We are just beginning to see the fruits of investments made to build our sales and business development teams across both divisions. We have also made strategic investments to build our Alliance RAD360™ Program ("RAD360") capabilities within our Radiology Division. This quarter we acquired two fixed site imaging centers on behalf of a new joint venture partnership with a for-profit health system. New hospital and health system partnerships like MUSC, along with a strong pipeline of radiation oncology and RAD360 growth opportunities provide us increased confidence that the steps we are taking to transform Alliance into the outsourced partner of choice is resonating well in the market. Additionally, we are optimistic that we will continue to see improvement in healthcare services volumes, including increased patient flow, due to Medicaid expansion and ACA enrollees utilizing the healthcare system in the remaining portion of the year." Revenue for the second quarter of 2014, computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), was $111.2 million compared to $114.4 million in the second quarter of 2013. This decrease was primarily due to the sale of our Professional Radiology Services business line in December 2013, and pruning of unprofitable business in our Radiology Division, which impacted the total by $3.8 million. This was partially offset by growth in the Alliance Oncology Division as a result of revenue generated from the new partnership with MUSC. Alliance's Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) decreased 5.0% to $36.7 million from $38.6 million in the second quarter of 2013. During the second quarter of 2014, we invested approximately $1.5 million to build our consultative, sales, marketing, and strategic business development capabilities to support our Alliance RAD360 Program, and continue to invest in this initiative. These costs are primarily part of our selling, general and administrative expenses. In the first half of 2014, we invested approximately $2.5 million in building our consultative, sales, marketing, and strategic business development capabilities to support RAD360 and expect to invest a total of $5 million for the full year of 2014. Alliance's net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, totaled $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2014 and ($13.0) million in the second quarter of 2013. Alliance's historical income tax rate has been 42%, compared to the GAAP income tax rate of 39.3% in the second quarter of 2014 and 35.7% in the second quarter of 2013. Net income (loss) on a diluted basis, computed in accordance with GAAP, increased to $0.26 per share in the second quarter of 2014 compared to ($1.22) per share for the same quarter of 2013. Net income (loss) per share on a diluted basis was impacted by ($0.26) in the second quarter of 2014 and ($1.45) in the second quarter of 2013 in the aggregate due to restructuring charges, severance and related costs, transaction costs, legal matter expenses and differences in the GAAP income tax rate from our historical income tax rate. Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $23.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared to $22.0 million in the second quarter of 2013. In the second quarter of 2014, capital expenditures were $7.5 million compared to $4.8 million in the second quarter of 2013. Alliance's net debt, defined as total long-term debt (including current maturities), less cash and cash equivalents, decreased $18.3 million to $476.7 million at June 30, 2014 from $495.0 million at December 31, 2013. Cash and cash equivalents were $31.3 million at June 30, 2014 and $34.7 million at December 31, 2013. During the second quarter of 2014, the Company used approximately $1.5 million cash in connection with the acquisition of two radiology centers in a new joint venture partnership with a for-profit health care system as part of our Alliance RAD360 Program, and the acquisition of OnPoint Medical Diagnostics, a healthcare IT start-up commercializing medical imaging quality assurance technologies. In addition, as a result of the Company's successful term loan refinancing in 2013, the Company's net debt was increased by $7.5 million related to fees and expenses incurred and the change in the unamortized discount related to the Company's debt refinancing activities during 2013. The Company's net debt, as defined above, divided by the last twelve months Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was 3.33x for the twelve month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to 3.39x for the twelve month period ended a year ago. The Company's total debt, as defined above, divided by the last twelve months Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was 3.55x for the twelve month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to 3.70x for the twelve month period last year. Full Year 2014 Guidance Tomlinson added, "The strong performance in our Alliance Oncology Division during the second quarter, along with the momentum from the new partnerships we've announced, plus our growing pipeline of new opportunities, validate our full service line outsourced partnership model.. We are on track with our strategic transformation, and on target with our growth strategy. Looking ahead, I am confident that we have the right pieces in place to achieve our full year guidance by driving service line growth for our customers, strategic growth for our divisions, and long-term growth for our shareholders." Alliance is confirming its full year 2014 guidance ranges as follows:
Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Conference Call Investors and all others are invited to listen to a conference call discussing second quarter 2014 results. The conference call is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by visiting the Company's website at www.alliancehealthcareservices-us.com. Click on Audio Presentations in the Investors section of the website to access the link. The conference call can be accessed at (888) 694-4676. Interested parties should call at least five minutes prior to the call to register. A telephone replay will be available until November 6, 2014. The telephone replay can be accessed by calling (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406. The conference call identification number is 81504718. Definition of Non-GAAP Measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Per Share are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or "GAAP." For a more detailed discussion of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, see the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" included in the tables following this release. About Alliance HealthCare Services Alliance HealthCare Services is a leading national provider of comprehensive radiology and radiation therapy services based upon annual revenue and number of systems deployed. Alliance focuses on MRI, PET/CT and CT through its Radiology Division (Alliance HealthCare Radiology) and radiation therapy through its Oncology Division (Alliance Oncology). With approximately 1,800 team members committed to providing exceptional patient care and exceeding customer expectations, Alliance provides quality clinical services for over 1,000 hospitals and other healthcare partners in 43 states. Operating 499 diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy systems, the Company is the nation's largest provider of advanced diagnostic mobile imaging services and one of the leading operators of fixed-site imaging centers, with 124 locations across the country. Additionally, with 29 radiation therapy centers providing treatment and care for cancer patients, including 18 stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) facilities, Alliance is among the leading providers of stereotactic radiosurgery nationwide. For more information, visit www.alliancehealthcareservices-us.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events, including statements related to the Company's cost savings plan and long-term growth, including its efforts to expand the Radiation Oncology Division and hospital and healthcare group partnerships; the Company's expectations with respect to customer retention, new sales and growth in radiology services volume, and their impact on 2014 results, the Company's Full Year 2014 Guidance, including its forecasts of revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, cash capital expenditures, cost savings due to refinancing of the Company's credit facility and decrease in long-term debt. In this context, forward-looking statements often address the Company's expected future business and financial results and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain and subject to risks. Such uncertainties and risks include: changes in the preliminary financial results and estimates due to the restatement or review of the Company's financial statements; the nature, timing and amount of any restatement or other adjustments; the Company's ability to make timely filings of its required periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; issues relating to the Company's ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the Company's high degree of leverage and its ability to service its debt; factors affecting the Company's leverage, including interest rates; the risk that the counterparties to the Company's interest rate swap agreements fail to satisfy their obligations under these agreements; the Company's ability to obtain financing; the effect of operating and financial restrictions in the Company's debt instruments; the accuracy of the Company's estimates regarding its capital requirements; the effect of intense levels of competition in the Company's industry; changes in the methods of third party reimbursements for diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology services; fluctuations or unpredictability of the Company's revenues, including as a result of seasonality; changes in the healthcare regulatory environment; the Company's ability to keep pace with technological developments within its industry; the growth or lack thereof in the market for imaging, radiation oncology and other services; the disruptive effect of hurricanes and other natural disasters; adverse changes in general domestic and worldwide economic conditions and instability and disruption of credit markets; difficulties the Company may face in connection with recent, pending or future acquisitions, including unexpected costs or liabilities resulting from the acquisitions, diversion of management's attention from the operation of the Company's business, and risks associated with integration of the acquisitions; and other risks and uncertainties identified in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as may be modified or supplemented by our subsequent filings with the SEC. These uncertainties may cause actual future results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements except as required under the federal securities laws.
ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Per Share (the "Non-GAAP Measures") are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or "GAAP." Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company's management, represents net income (loss) before: interest expense, net of interest income; income taxes; depreciation expense; amortization expense; net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests; non-cash share-based compensation; severance and related costs; restructuring charges; fees and expenses related to acquisitions, costs related to debt financing, legal matter expenses, non-cash impairment charges, and other non-cash charges included in other (income) expense, net, which includes non-cash losses on sales of equipment. The components used to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA are consistent with our historical presentation of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted Net Income Per Share, as defined by the Company's management, represents net income (loss) before: restructuring charges; fees and expenses related to acquisitions; legal matter expenses; and differences in the GAAP income tax rate compared to our historical income tax rate. The components used to reconcile net income (loss) per share to Adjusted Net Income Per Share are consistent with our historical presentation of Adjusted Net Income Per Share. Management uses the Non-GAAP Measures, and believes they are useful measures for investors, for a variety of reasons. Management regularly communicates the results of its Non-GAAP Measures and management's interpretation of such results to its board of directors. Management also compares the Company's results of its Non-GAAP Measures against internal targets as a key factor in determining cash incentive compensation for executives and other employees, largely because management feels that these measures are indicative of how our diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology businesses are performing and are being managed. The diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology industry continues to experience significant consolidation. These activities have led to significant charges to earnings, such as those resulting from acquisition costs, and to significant variations among companies with respect to capital structures and cost of capital (which affect interest expense) and differences in taxation and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (which affect relative depreciation expense), including significant differences in the depreciable lives of similar assets among various companies. In addition, management believes that because of the variety of equity awards used by companies, the varying methodologies for determining non-cash share-based compensation expense among companies and from period to period, and the subjective assumptions involved in that determination, excluding non-cash share-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA enhances company-to-company comparisons over multiple fiscal periods and enhances the Company's ability to analyze the performance of its diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology businesses. In the future, the Company expects that it may incur expenses similar to the excluded items discussed above. Accordingly, the exclusion of these and other similar items in the Company's non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. The Non-GAAP Measures have certain limitations as analytical financial measures, which management compensates for by relying on the Company's GAAP results to evaluate its operating performance and by considering independently the economic effects of the items that are or are not reflected in the Non-GAAP Measures. Management also compensates for these limitations by providing GAAP-based disclosures concerning the excluded items in the Company's financial disclosures. As a result of these limitations and because the Non-GAAP Measures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, however, the Non-GAAP Measures should not be considered as an alternative to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, or as an alternative to any other GAAP measure of operating performance. The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is shown below:
The leverage ratio calculations as of June 30, 2014 are shown below:
The reconciliation of (loss) earnings per diluted share - GAAP to adjusted net income per diluted share non-GAAP is shown below:
The reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the 2014 guidance range is shown below (in millions):
ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. The Company utilizes same store volume growth as a historical statistical measure of the MRI and PET/CT imaging procedure, linear accelerator treatment and SRS case growth at its customers in a specified period on a year-over-year basis. Same store volume growth is calculated by comparing the cumulative scan, treatment or case volume at all locations in the current year quarter to the same quarter in the prior year. The group of customers whose volume is included in the scan or treatment volume totals is those that received service from Alliance for the full quarter in each of the comparison periods. A positive percentage represents growth over the prior year quarter and a negative percentage represents a decline over the prior year period. Alliance measures each of its major imaging and oncology modalities, MRI, PET/CT, linear accelerator and SRS, separately. The radiology division same store volume growth/(decline) for the last four calendar quarters ended June 30, 2014 is as follows:
The oncology division same store volume growth for the last two quarters ended June 30, 2014 is as follows:
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