AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMN), healthcare's leader and innovator in workforce solutions and staffing services, today announced its second quarter 2017 financial results. Financial highlights are as follows:

Dollars in millions, except per share amounts.

Highlights

• Consolidated revenue grew 3% year over year; revenue was 7% higher excluding the significant labor disruption revenue in the prior year quarter.
• Travel Nurse Staffing, our largest division, grew revenue 9% year over year driven by both volume and pricing. 
• Our Allied division reached a record high for revenue, growing 12% year over year. 
• Adjusted EBITDA grew 13% year over year, representing a 13.7% margin.

"AMN Healthcare's ability to deliver superior service and a diversified suite of workforce solutions continues to differentiate us in the marketplace.  Every day, we are helping thousands of healthcare organizations access the best talent, control costs, and more effectively optimize their workforce to deliver the best patient care possible," said Susan R. Salka, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMN Healthcare.  "Listening and responding to our clients' evolving workforce needs is paramount and enables us to strategically position AMN to have the right solutions at the right time." 

"Although there continues to be debate regarding potential changes to healthcare policy, several key macro-trends remain very much in our favor and should continue to provide opportunity for growth as well as the need for innovation in workforce solutions. This environment, combined with the positive momentum in our MSP business and robust pipeline, provides us great confidence as we look toward 2018," added Ms. Salka.

Second Quarter 2017 Results

Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $490 million, a 3% increase over prior year and down 1% sequentially. Excluding labor disruption revenue from the prior year quarter, consolidated second quarter revenue was up 7% year over year.  There was no labor disruption revenue reported in this quarter, compared to approximately $18 million in the same quarter last year. 

Revenue for the Nurse and Allied Solutions segment was $301 million, which is 3% higher year-over-year and 4% lower sequentially. The Travel Nurse division continued its strong performance, with revenue up 9% year-over-year and seasonally down 5% sequentially. The Allied division revenue increased 12% year-over-year and 1% sequentially.

Locum Tenens Solutions segment revenue was $108 million, down 1% year-over-year and up 5% sequentially. The Other Workforce Solutions segment revenue was $81 million, reflecting an increase of 12% year-over-year and 3% sequentially, with the year-over-year growth driven by the Peak Health Solutions acquisition last June and growth in the VMS, interim leadership, and workforce optimization businesses, partially offset by declines in the permanent placement businesses.

Gross margin was 32.9%, which is 20 basis points higher both year-over-year and sequentially.

SG&A expenses were $97 million, or 19.7% of revenue, compared to $100 million, or 21.0% of revenue, in the same quarter last year and $102 million, or 20.6% of revenue, in the previous quarter. SG&A included a favorable professional liability actuarial adjustment of $4 million, compared to a favorable adjustment of $2 million in the same quarter last year. On a sequential basis, the lower SG&A percentage was primarily driven by the favorable professional liability actuarial adjustment in the second quarter.    

Net income was $31 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to $26 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year. Excluding amortization of intangible assets, acquisition and integration costs, net of tax, and the excess tax benefits relating to a change in stock compensation accounting, adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.67. Adjusted EBITDA was $67 million, a year-over-year increase of 13%. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 13.7%, representing a 120 basis point increase year-over-year and 90 basis point increase sequentially.

At June 30, 2017, cash and cash equivalents totaled $23 million. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, cash flow from operations was $18 million and capital expenditures were $6 million. The Company ended the quarter with total debt outstanding of $343 million, with a leverage ratio as calculated in accordance with the Company's credit agreement of 1.4 to 1.

Third-Quarter 2017 Outlook

The projected year-over-year revenue increase of 4% to 5% is driven primarily by growth in our Nurse and Allied and Other Workforce Solutions segments. Travel Nurse Staffing, our largest business, is expected to grow approximately 7% year over year. There is no material labor disruption revenue included in the third quarter guidance.

Conference Call on August 3, 2017

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMN), healthcare's leader and innovator in workforce solutions and staffing services, will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2017 financial results on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the call can be accessed through AMN Healthcare's website at http://amnhealthcare.investorroom.com/presentations. Please log in at least 10 minutes prior to the conference call in order to download the applicable audio software. Interested parties may participate live via telephone by dialing (800) 230-1059 in the U.S. or (612) 234-9959 internationally. Following the conclusion of the call, a replay of the webcast will be available at the Company's website. Alternatively, a telephonic replay of the call will be available starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2017, and can be accessed until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 17, 2017 by calling (800) 475-6701 in the U.S. or (320) 365-3844 internationally, with access code 426696.

About AMN Healthcare

AMN Healthcare is the leader and innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities across the nation. The Company provides unparalleled access to the most comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. With insights and expertise, AMN Healthcare helps providers optimize their workforce to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes. AMN delivers managed services programs, healthcare executive search solutions, vendor management systems, recruitment process outsourcing, predictive modeling, medical coding and consulting, and other services. Clients include acute-care hospitals, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups, retail and urgent care centers, home health facilities and many other healthcare settings.

The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AMN." For more information about AMN Healthcare, visit www.amnhealthcare.com, where the Company posts news releases, investor presentations, webcasts, SEC filings and other material information. The Company also utilizes email alerts and Really Simple Syndication ("RSS") as routine channels to supplement distribution of this information. To register for email alerts and RSS, visit http://amnhealthcare.investorroom.com/emailalerts.

Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains certain non-GAAP financial information, which the Company provides as additional information, and not as an alternative, to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include (1) adjusted EBITDA, (2) adjusted EBITDA margin and (3) adjusted diluted EPS.  The Company provides such non-GAAP financial measures because management believes that they are useful both to management and investors as a supplement, and not as a substitute, when evaluating the Company's operating performance. Additionally, management believes that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted diluted EPS serve as industry-wide financial measures. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA for making financial decisions and allocating resources. The non-GAAP measures in this release are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP measures and may be different from non-GAAP measures, or may be calculated differently than other similarly titled non-GAAP measures, reported by other companies. They should not be used in isolation to evaluate the Company's performance.  A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures identified in this release, along with further detail about the use and limitations of certain of these non-GAAP measures, may be found below in the table entitled "Supplemental Financial and Operating Data" under the caption entitled "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items" and the footnotes thereto or on the Company's website at http://amnhealthcare.investorroom.com/financialreports. Additionally, from time to time, additional information regarding non-GAAP financial measures, including pro forma measures, may be made available on the Company's website.

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 include, among others, statements concerning our future financial performance, our guidance for third quarter 2017 revenue, gross margin, SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin and segment growth, the existence of favorable long-term macro drivers, our ability to grow and the positive momentum and robust pipeline with our managed service programs. The Company bases these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and the industry in which it operates using information currently available to it. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will," "may," "estimates," variations of such words and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are set forth in our fillings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K. Be advised that developments subsequent to this press release are likely to cause these statements to become outdated and the Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contact:
Brian Scott
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
866.861.3229

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