MD Pediatrix Medical Group Inc

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE: MD), a leading provider of physician services, today reported earnings of $0.23 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, Pediatrix reported Adjusted EPS of $0.44.

For the 2024 third quarter, Pediatrix reported the following results:

• Net revenue of $511 million;
• Net income of $19 million; and
• Adjusted EBITDA of $60 million.

“Our third quarter operating results modestly exceeded our expectations, driven primarily by strength in same-unit revenue,” said James D. Swift, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Pediatrix Medical Group. “During the quarter, we successfully completed our previously announced transition to a hybrid revenue cycle management structure, and we remain on track to complete our portfolio management plans by the end of 2024. We believe that a more focused portfolio, with enhanced support for our affiliated practices, will enable stronger financial performance and benefit all of our stakeholders.”

Operating Results– Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

Pediatrix’s net revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $511.2 million, compared to $506.6 million for the prior-year period. This increase reflected growth in same-unit revenue of 5.2 percent, partially offset by the impact of non-same unit activity, primarily practice dispositions.

Same-unit revenue from net reimbursement-related factors increased by 3.4 percent for the 2024 third quarter as compared to the prior-year period. This increase primarily reflects improved payor mix and modest improvements in hospital contract administrative fees. The percentage of services reimbursed by commercial and other non-government payors increased by approximately 250 basis points compared to the prior year period.

Same-unit revenue attributable to patient volume increased by 1.8 percent for the 2024 third quarter as compared to the prior-year period. Shown below are year-over-year percentage changes in certain same-unit volume statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. (Note: figures in the below table reflect contributions only to net patient service revenue and exclude other contributions to total same-unit revenue, including contract and administrative fees.)

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital-based patient services

 

1.6%

 

1.7%

Office-based patient services

 

3.8%

 

2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Neonatology services (within hospital-based services):

 

 

 

 

 

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) days

 

0.4%

 

0.8%

For the 2024 third quarter, practice salaries and benefits expense was $364.9 million, compared to $368.4 million for the prior-year period. This comparison primarily reflects the impact of practice disposition activity and a decrease in same-unit medical malpractice expense, partially offset by increases in same-unit clinical compensation costs, including incentive compensation based on practice results.

For the 2024 third quarter, general and administrative expenses were $58.1 million, as compared to $57.4 million for the prior-year period. This comparison primarily reflects higher incentive compensation based on financial results and increased internal staffing as part of the Company’s development of its hybrid revenue cycle management structure, largely offset by net staffing reductions.

For 2024 third quarter, transformational and restructuring related expenses totaled $18.6 million. These expenses related primarily to revenue cycle management transition activities and practice dispositions.

Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, transformational and restructuring related expenses, and loss on disposal of businesses, was $60.2 million for the 2024 third quarter, compared to $50.4 million for the prior-year period.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $6.3 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $9.2 million for the prior-year period. This comparison was primarily related to a decrease in depreciation expense related to non-same unit activity, primarily practice dispositions.

Interest expense was $10.1 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $10.4 million for the third quarter of 2023.

Pediatrix generated net income of $19.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the 2024 third quarter, based on a weighted average 84.5 million shares outstanding. This compares with net income of $21.4 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the 2023 third quarter, based on a weighted average 83.0 million shares outstanding.

For the third quarter of 2024, Pediatrix reported Adjusted EPS of $0.44, compared to $0.32 for the third quarter of 2023. For these periods, Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted income per common and common equivalent share excluding non-cash amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, transformational and restructuring related expenses, loss on disposal of businesses, tax effects of goodwill impairment and discrete tax events.

Operating Results – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Pediatrix generated revenue of $1.51 billion, compared to $1.50 billion for the prior-year period. Pediatrix generated a net loss of $129.5 million, or $1.56 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, based on a weighted average 83.2 million shares outstanding, which compares to income of $63.9 million, or $0.77 per share, based on a weighted average 82.5 million shares outstanding for the first nine months of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $155.3 million, compared to $149.6 million for the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Pediatrix reported Adjusted EPS of $0.99, compared to $0.94 in the same period of 2023.

Financial Position and Cash Flow – Continuing Operations

Pediatrix had cash and cash equivalents of $103.8 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $73.3 million at December 31, 2023, and net accounts receivable at September 30, 2024 were $286.9 million.

For the third quarter of 2024, Pediatrix generated cash from continuing operations of $95.7 million, compared to $81.1 million during the third quarter of 2023. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company used $6.3 million to fund capital expenditures.

At September 30, 2024, Pediatrix had total debt outstanding of $619 million, consisting of its $400 million in 5.375% Senior Notes due 2030 and $219 million in borrowings under its Term A Loan. At September 30, 2024, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its $450 million revolving line of credit.

Portfolio Management Update

As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of 2024, Pediatrix formalized its practice portfolio management plans, resulting in a decision to exit almost all of its affiliated office-based practices, other than maternal-fetal medicine, and during and subsequent to the end of the 2024 second quarter, the Company completed the exit of its primary and urgent care service line through two separate transactions. In aggregate, the office-based practices that the Company intends to exit and the primary and urgent care clinics that have been divested contributed net revenue of approximately $200 million in 2023. As previously disclosed, Pediatrix expects that the annualized favorable impact to Adjusted EBITDA resulting from its portfolio management plans to be approximately $30 million, based on 2023 financial information.

The Company continues to expect to complete these exits prior to the end of 2024.

2024 Outlook

Pediatrix anticipates that its 2024 Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, will be in a range of $205 million to $215 million. This outlook reflects Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2024 of $155.3 million.

Non-GAAP Measures

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is provided in the financial tables of this press release.

Earnings Conference Call

Pediatrix will host an investor conference call to discuss the quarterly results at 9 a.m., ET today. The conference call Webcast may be accessed from the Company’s Website, www.pediatrix.com. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 12:45 p.m. ET today through midnight ET November 15, 2024 by dialing 1-866-207-1041, access code 6573245. The replay will also be available at www.pediatrix.com.

ABOUT PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP

Pediatrix® Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE:MD) is a leading provider of physician services. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. Specialties include obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology complemented by multiple pediatric subspecialties. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives. The physician-led company was founded in 1979 as a single neonatology practice and today provides its highly specialized and often critical care services through approximately 4,800 affiliated physicians and other clinicians. To learn more about Pediatrix, visit www.pediatrix.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and the Pediatrix blog. Investment information can be found at www.pediatrix.com/investors.

Certain statements and information in this press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. These statements are often characterized by terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar expressions, and are based on assumptions and assessments made by the Company’s management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments, and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors”, as well the Company’s current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include the impact of the Company’s practice portfolio management plans and whether the Company is able to achieve the expected favorable impact to Adjusted EBITDA therefrom; the impact of the Company’s termination of its then third-party revenue cycle management provider and transition to a hybrid revenue cycle management model with one or more new third-party service providers, including any transition costs associated therewith; the impact of surprise billing legislation; the effects of economic conditions on the Company’s business; the effects of the Affordable Care Act and potential healthcare reform; the Company’s relationships with government-sponsored or funded healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and with managed care organizations and commercial health insurance payors; the Company’s ability to comply with the terms of its debt financing arrangements; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations; the impact of the divestiture of the Company’s anesthesiology and radiology medical groups; the impact of management transitions; the timing and contribution of future acquisitions or organic growth initiatives; the effects of share repurchases; and the effects of the Company’s transformation initiatives, including its reorientation on, and growth strategy for, its pediatrics and obstetrics business.

     

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net revenue

 

$

511,158

 

 

$

506,612

 

 

$

1,510,555

 

 

$

1,498,197

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice salaries and benefits

 

 

364,888

 

 

 

368,404

 

 

 

1,091,834

 

 

 

1,084,671

 

Practice supplies and other operating expenses

 

 

29,449

 

 

 

31,319

 

 

 

92,903

 

 

 

93,128

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

58,121

 

 

 

57,406

 

 

 

174,884

 

 

 

174,478

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,254

 

 

 

9,211

 

 

 

25,353

 

 

 

27,109

 

Transformational and restructuring related expenses

 

 

18,560

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

40,619

 

 

 

—

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

154,243

 

 

 

—

 

Fixed assets impairments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

20,112

 

 

 

—

 

Intangible assets impairments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,679

 

 

 

—

 

Loss on disposal of businesses

 

 

59

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

10,932

 

 

 

—

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

477,331

 

 

 

466,340

 

 

 

1,618,559

 

 

 

1,379,386

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

33,827

 

 

 

40,272

 

 

 

(108,004

)

 

 

118,811

 

Investment and other income

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

2,941

 

 

 

2,096

 

Interest expense

 

 

(10,126

)

 

 

(10,374

)

 

 

(31,033

)

 

 

(31,994

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

445

 

 

 

661

 

 

 

1,427

 

 

 

1,578

 

Total non-operating expenses

 

 

(8,592

)

 

 

(9,440

)

 

 

(26,665

)

 

 

(28,320

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

25,235

 

 

 

30,832

 

 

 

(134,669

)

 

 

90,491

 

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

 

(5,794

)

 

 

(9,441

)

 

 

5,120

 

 

 

(26,612

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

19,441

 

 

$

21,391

 

 

$

(129,549

)

 

$

63,879

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain on investments, net of tax of $571, $-, $657 and $100

 

 

1,745

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2,005

 

 

 

218

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

21,186

 

 

$

21,392

 

 

$

(127,544

)

 

$

64,097

 

Per common and common equivalent share data (diluted):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss):

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(1.56

)

 

$

0.77

 

Weighted average common shares

 

 

84,523

 

 

 

82,950

 

 

 

83,223

 

 

 

82,492

 

       

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net income (loss)

 

$

19,441

 

 

$

21,391

 

 

$

(129,549

)

 

$

63,879

 

Interest expense

 

 

10,126

 

 

 

10,374

 

 

 

31,033

 

 

 

31,994

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

5,794

 

 

 

9,441

 

 

 

(5,120

)

 

 

26,612

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

6,254

 

 

 

9,211

 

 

 

25,353

 

 

 

27,109

 

Transformational and restructuring related expenses

 

 

18,560

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

40,619

 

 

 

—

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

154,243

 

 

 

—

 

Fixed assets impairments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

20,112

 

 

 

—

 

Intangible assets impairments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,679

 

 

 

—

 

Loss on disposal of businesses

 

 

59

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

10,932

 

 

 

—

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

60,234

 

 

$

50,417

 

 

$

155,302

 

 

$

149,594

 

       

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share to Adjusted Income per Diluted Share (“Adjusted EPS”) (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

84,523

 

 

82,950

 

Net income and diluted net income per share

 

$

19,441

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

21,391

 

 

$

0.26

 

Adjustments (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization (net of tax of $446 and $498)

 

 

1,338

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

1,493

 

 

 

0.02

 

Stock-based compensation (net of tax of $656 and $791)

 

 

1,969

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

2,373

 

 

 

0.03

 

Transformational and restructuring expenses (net of tax of $4,640)

 

 

13,920

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Tax effects of goodwill impairment

 

 

(6,135

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Loss on disposal of businesses (net of tax of $15)

 

 

44

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net impact from discrete tax events

 

 

6,452

 

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

0.01

 

Adjusted income and diluted EPS

 

$

37,029

 

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

26,371

 

 

$

0.32

 

(1)

A blended tax rate of 25% was used to calculate the tax effects of the adjustments for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, other than for tax effects of goodwill impairment for the relevant period. Tax effects of goodwill impairment relate to the goodwill impairment recognized in the second quarter of 2024.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2024

 

2023

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

83,223

 

82,492

Net (loss) income and diluted net (loss) income per share

 

$

(129,549

)

 

$

(1.56

)

 

$

63,879

 

 

$

0.77

 

Adjustments (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization (net of tax of $1,842 and $1,508)

 

 

5,526

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

4,522

 

 

 

0.06

 

Stock-based compensation (net of tax of $1,872 and $2,325)

 

 

5,616

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

6,974

 

 

 

0.09

 

Transformational and restructuring expenses (net of tax of $10,155)

 

 

30,464

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Goodwill impairment (net of tax of $21,625)

 

 

132,618

 

 

 

1.59

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Fixed assets impairments (net of tax of $5,028)

 

 

15,084

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Intangible assets impairments (net of tax of $1,920)

 

 

5,759

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Loss on disposal of businesses (net of tax of $2,733)

 

 

8,199

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net impact from discrete tax events

 

 

8,456

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

1,984

 

 

 

0.02

 

Adjusted income and diluted EPS

 

$

82,173

 

 

$

0.99

 

 

$

77,359

 

 

$

0.94

 

(1)

A blended tax rate of 25% was used to calculate the tax effects of the adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, other than for goodwill impairment for the relevant period. Tax effects for the goodwill impairment approximate 14% due to a portion of the expense being non-deductible.

       

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Balance Sheet Highlights (in thousands) (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

As of

September 30, 2024

 

As of

December 31, 2023

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

103,831

 

 

$

73,258

 

Investments

 

 

116,621

 

 

 

104,485

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

286,897

 

 

 

272,313

 

Other current assets

 

 

20,866

 

 

 

33,398

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

13,183

 

 

 

21,240

 

Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets

 

 

56,566

 

 

 

70,294

 

Goodwill, other assets, property and equipment

 

 

1,478,909

 

 

 

1,644,822

 

Total assets

 

$

2,076,873

 

 

$

2,219,810

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

333,493

 

 

$

350,798

 

Total debt, including finance leases, net

 

 

626,721

 

 

 

633,334

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

56,932

 

 

 

68,314

 

Other liabilities

 

 

327,235

 

 

 

318,303

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,344,381

 

 

 

1,370,749

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

732,492

 

 

 

849,061

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

2,076,873

 

 

$

2,219,810

 

       

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Loss to Forward-Looking Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(110,315

)

 

$

(103,015

)

Interest expense

 

 

40,559

 

 

 

40,559

 

Income tax provision

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

4,690

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

31,800

 

 

 

31,800

 

Transformational and restructuring related expenses

 

 

48,000

 

 

 

48,000

 

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments

 

 

182,034

 

 

 

182,034

 

Loss on disposal of businesses

 

 

10,932

 

 

 

10,932

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

205,000

 

 

$

215,000

 

   

 

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Charles Lynch Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy 954-384-0175, x 5692 charles.lynch@pediatrix.com