PharMerica Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results

PharMerica Corporation (the “Corporation” or the “Company”) (NYSE:PMC), a national provider of institutional, specialty home infusion, hospital and oncology pharmacy services, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Greg Weishar, PharMerica Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “PharMerica’s third quarter 2016 financial results reflect slower than expected growth in new sales in our core Institutional Pharmacy business. We remain optimistic that we will achieve significantly improved results in this year’s fourth quarter. We expect a sequential 3% to 4% increase in prescriptions dispensed; lower cost of goods due to further improvements in drug purchasing; continued strong growth in our diversified pharmacy businesses; and contributions from recent and planned acquisitions.

“The improvement in this year’s fourth quarter will provide a springboard for higher earnings in 2017, and more importantly, operating results within the range of analysts’ average expectations for 2017.

“In 2017, we anticipate tailwinds from numerous positive developments; first, organic bed growth in the Institutional Pharmacy business that will be partially assisted by several medium-sized account bed additions commencing in the early part of 2017; second, sequential improvement in Medicare Part D reimbursement as the Company’s Medicare Part D contracts are more favorable in 2017 than expected; third, lower cost of drugs due to successful contracting efforts in late 2016; fourth, revenue and EBITDA growth in excess of 25% in the diversified businesses; and fifth, the full year benefit of acquisitions completed in 2016.

“Regarding acquisitions, we recently completed two acquisitions in the specialty home infusion market, Infusion Resources in Rhode Island and Nextron in New Jersey. Both of these acquisitions are new markets for us and herald Amerita’s expansion into the eastern United States. In addition, we acquired Regency, an institutional pharmacy operating in southern Texas.

Mr. Weishar concluded, “In summary, we expect to resume our growth trend in the fourth quarter of this year, and this growth will propel earnings momentum into 2017. We remain confident that the Company’s business diversification and growth strategies will support long-term growth in earnings and shareholder value.”

Full Year 2016 Financial Guidance

PharMerica has provided updated guidance as follows:

• Revenue in the range of $2.051 billion to $2.091 billion;
• Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $127.0 million to $129.4 million; and
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.84 to $1.89.

With respect to the Company’s full year guidance of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted diluted earnings per share, the Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts; certain items that are included have not yet occurred or are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted and, accordingly, the probable significance of such items cannot be determined at this time. The most comparable GAAP measure and reconciling information that is unavailable, or not reasonably predictable, would include non-recurring and acquisition-related expenses.

Third Quarter 2016 Results

The results for the third quarter of 2016 are set forth below:

• Key Comparisons of Third Quarters Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
  • Revenues for the third quarter of 2016 were $512.6 million compared with $498.8 million for the third quarter of 2015; an increase of 2.8%. The increase in revenues of $13.8 million was driven by significant organic growth and acquisitions in the Company’s specialty businesses, partially offset by a 4.0% reduction in prescription volumes in the institutional pharmacy business, lower Medicare Part D reimbursement and 2015 brand-to-generic conversions.
  • Gross profit for the third quarter of 2016 of $78.5 million was essentially the same as the $78.6 million in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses were $53.1 million or 10.4% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $52.7 million or 10.6% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase of $0.4 million was due to selling, general and administrative expenses associated with 2015 acquisitions, partially offset by a reduction in bad debt expense as a result of 2016 collections on previously reserved receivables.
  • Net income for the third quarter of 2016 was $7.3 million, or $0.23 diluted earnings per share, compared to $3.0 million, or $0.10 diluted earnings per share, for the same period in 2015. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.44 in the third quarter of 2016 compared to $0.49 in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016 of $31.5 million was essentially the same as the $31.6 million in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Cash flows provided by operating activities for the third quarter of 2016 were $39.1 million compared with $37.5 million in the third quarter of 2015.
• Key Comparisons of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
  • Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $1,556.7 million compared with $1,507.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015; an increase of 3.2%. The increase was driven by recent acquisitions, growth in the Company’s specialty pharmacy businesses and branded drug inflation partially offset by a 3.8% reduction in prescription volumes in the institutional pharmacy business, lower Medicare Part D reimbursement and 2015 brand-to-generic conversions.
  • Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $242.3 million compared with $248.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015; a decrease of 2.5%. The decrease in gross profit was due to lower prescription volumes in the Company’s institutional pharmacy business, partially offset by higher gross profit associated with the Company’s specialty pharmacy businesses.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses were $165.8 million or 10.7% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $167.1 million or 11.1% of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease of $1.3 million is due to a reduction in bad debt expense, as a result of 2016 collections on previously reserved receivables, partially offset by selling, general and administrative expenses associated with the Company’s acquisitions in 2015.
  • Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $13.9 million, or $0.44 diluted earnings per share, compared to $14.9 million, or $0.48 diluted earnings per share, for the same period in 2015. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.36 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $1.54 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $93.6 million compared with $98.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015; a decrease of 5.0%.
  • Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $80.3 million compared with $59.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in cash from operating activities was due primarily to an increase in accounts payable and a decrease in inventory associated with the Company’s inventory purchasing strategies, partially offset by year over year reductions in cash provided by operating activities for accounts receivable and prepaid and other assets.

Conference Call

Management will hold an online webcast of its third quarter 2016 earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A seven-day online replay will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the live broadcast. A link to these events can be found under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.pharmerica.com.

About PharMerica

PharMerica Corporation is a leading provider of pharmacy services. PharMerica serves the long-term care, hospital pharmacy management services, specialty home infusion and oncology pharmacy markets. PharMerica operates 95 institutional pharmacies, 17 specialty home infusion pharmacies and 4 specialty oncology pharmacies in 45 states. PharMerica’s customers are institutional healthcare providers, such as skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, hospitals, individuals receiving in-home care and patients with cancer.

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, which reflect the Company’s current estimates, expectations and projections about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, among other matters, the information concerning the Company’s “guidance” and possible future results of operations and future potential acquisitions and long-term growth prospects, the Company’s expectation regarding its fourth quarter 2016 results, the Company’s expectation regarding its guidance for 2017, the Company’s revised 2016 guidance, the Company’s expectations regarding prescriptions dispensed, drug purchasing costs, growth in various Company lines of business, contributions from planned and completed acquisitions, future impacts on the Company’s business including organic bed growth, improvement in Medicare Part D reimbursements, lower drug costs, and revenue and EBITDA growth, and the Company’s expectation regarding its ability to deliver long term earnings growth and shareholder value. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “project” and similar expressions.

These forward-looking statements are based upon information currently available to us and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements we make in this press release include our ability to consummate our strategic and operational initiatives, our ability to identify and consummate future acquisitions, the adequacy of our litigation-related reserves, and our ability to collect the receivables due from AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation under the terms of our prime vendor agreement, and those included in the Risk Factors section set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and in other reports, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC by the Company.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, all of which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on the Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this press release and in the Risk Factors section set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and in other reports filed with the SEC by the Company.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

PharMerica calculates Adjusted EBITDA as provided in the reconciliation above and calculates Adjusted EBITDA Margin by taking Adjusted EBITDA and dividing it by revenues. PharMerica calculates and uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure. The measurement is used in concert with net income and cash flows from operations, which measure actual cash generated in the period. In addition, PharMerica believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are supplemental measurement tools used by analysts and investors to help evaluate overall operating performance and the ability to incur and service debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, is used in conjunction with the Corporation’s debt leverage ratio and this calculation sets the applicable margin for the quarterly interest charge. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, is not the same calculation as these unaudited reconciliation tables. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent funds available for PharMerica’s discretionary use and is not intended to represent or to be used as a substitute for net income or cash flows from operations data as measured under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA but included in the calculation of PharMerica’s reported net income and cash flows from operations are significant components of the accompanying consolidated income statements and cash flows and must be considered in performing a comprehensive assessment of overall financial performance. PharMerica’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be consistent with calculations of EBITDA used by other companies.

PharMerica calculates and uses adjusted diluted earnings per share, exclusive of the impact of merger, acquisition, integration costs and other charges, settlement, litigation and other related charges, restructuring and impairment charges, amortization of intangible assets, and the tax impact of the adjustments on the tax provision as an indicator of its core operating results. The measurement is used in concert with net income and diluted earnings per share, which measure actual earnings per share generated in the period. PharMerica believes the exclusion of these charges in expressing adjusted diluted earnings per share provides management with a useful measure to assess period to period comparability and is useful to investors in evaluating PharMerica’s operating results from period to period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, exclusive of the impact of merger, acquisition, integration costs and other charges, settlement, litigation and other related charges, restructuring and impairment charges, amortization of intangible assets, and the tax impact of the adjustments on the tax provision do not represent the amount that effectively accrues directly to stockholders (i.e., such costs are a reduction in earnings and stockholders’ equity) and is not intended to represent or to be used as a substitute for diluted earnings per share as measured under GAAP. The impact of merger, acquisition, integration costs and other charges, settlement, litigation and other related charges, restructuring and impairment charges, amortization of intangible assets, and the tax impact of the adjustments on the tax provision excluded from the diluted earnings per share are significant components of the accompanying consolidated income statements and must be considered in performing a comprehensive assessment of overall financial performance.

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