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Key Takeaway: Investor Valerie Haertel Media T.J. Crawford Contact: Senior Vice President Contact: Vice President Investor Relations External Affairs (401) 770-4050 (212) 457-0583 CVS HEALTH REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS, PROVIDES UPDATE ON COVID-19 RESPONSE 2020 FULL YEAR EPS GUIDANCE R

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Investor Valerie Haertel Media T.J. Crawford
Contact: Senior Vice President Contact: Vice President
Investor Relations External Affairs
(401) 770-4050 (212) 457-0583
CVS HEALTH REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS, PROVIDES UPDATE ON COVID-19 RESPONSE
2020 FULL YEAR EPS GUIDANCE REMAINS UNCHANGED
Swift and Decisive Response to COVID-19:
First Quarter Year-over-Year Highlights:
2020 Full Year Guidance:
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND, May 6, 2020 - CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
CVS Health President and CEO Larry J. Merlo stated, "We have a presence in communities across the country and interact with one in three Americans every year. We have a leading consumer brand with a diversified portfolio of essential health care businesses.
"When facing any health crisis, including this pandemic, we're uniquely positioned to understand consumer and patient needs and how to address them. This includes increasing access to medicine and virtual care, and testing thousands for the virus every day to ready our country to reopen safely. We're utilizing our innovation-driven health care model, scale and unique capabilities to benefit consumers across the health care system, and none of this could be done without the tireless dedication of our colleagues."
A summary of the Company's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is included on page six.
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The Company presents both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures in this press release to assist in the comparison of the Company's past financial performance with its current financial performance. See "Non-GAAP Financial Information" on page 12 and endnotes (1) and (2) on page 22 for explanations of non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release. See pages 13 through 14 and page 21 for reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Consolidated First Quarter Results
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions, except per share amounts 2020 2019 Change
Total revenues $ 66,755 $ 61,646 $ 5,109
Operating income 3,458 2,690 768
Adjusted operating income (1) 4,113 3,595 518
Net income 2,012 1,427 585
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.53 $ 1.09 $ 0.44
Adjusted EPS (2) $ 1.91 $ 1.62 $ 0.29
Enterprise prescriptions (3) (4) 699.2 679.8 19.4
Pharmacy Services Segment
The Pharmacy Services segment provides a full range of pharmacy benefit management solutions to employers, health plans, government employee groups and government sponsored programs. The segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions 2020 2019 Change
Total revenues $ 34,983 $ 33,558 $ 1,425
Operating income 1,114 850 264
Adjusted operating income (1) 1,181 947 234
Total pharmacy claims processed (4) (5) 541.4 481.8 59.6
Pharmacy network (6) 461.1 407.7 53.4
Mail choice (7) 80.3 74.1 6.2
See the supplemental information on page 16 for additional information regarding the performance of the Pharmacy Services segment.
The Retail/LTC segment fulfills prescriptions for medications, provides patient care programs, sells a wide assortment of general merchandise, provides health care services through walk-in medical clinics and provides services to long-term care facilities. The segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions 2020 2019 Change
Total revenues $ 22,749 $ 21,115 $ 1,634
Operating income 1,780 1,238 542
Adjusted operating income (1) 1,902 1,489 413
Prescriptions filled (4) (5) 375.1 346.8 28.3
See the supplemental information on page 17 for additional information regarding the performance of the Retail/LTC segment.
Health Care Benefits Segment
The Health Care Benefits segment offers a full range of insured and self-insured ("ASC") medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health products and services. The segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions, except percentages 2020 2019 Change
Total revenues $ 19,198 $ 17,870 $ 1,328
Operating income 1,095 1,155 (60 )
Adjusted operating income (1) 1,491 1,562 (71 )
Medical benefit ratio ("MBR") (8) 82.4 % 84.0 % (1.6 )%
Medical membership (9) 23.5 22.8 0.7
See the supplemental information on page 18 for additional information regarding the performance of the Health Care Benefits segment.
CVS Health is uniquely positioned to help the country through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company has focused its resources on the wellbeing and safety of employees, consumers and the communities it serves. Key actions taken to date include:
Consumers and members
Charitable contributions
2020 Full Year Guidance
While acknowledging the inherent and unprecedented uncertainty surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, the Company's full year 2020 GAAP diluted EPS guidance range of $5.47 to $5.60, its full year 2020 Adjusted EPS guidance range of $7.04 to $7.17 and its full year 2020 cash flow from operations guidance range of $10.5 billion to $11.0 billion remain unchanged.
Given the likelihood of significant variability in the impact of COVID-19 on its financial statement line items (and related ratios), the Company is withdrawing all other previously issued 2020 additional detailed guidance.
The adjustments between GAAP diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS include adding back amortization of intangible assets and integration costs related to the Company's acquisition (the "Aetna Acquisition") of Aetna Inc. ("Aetna").
Teleconference and Webcast
The Company will be holding a conference call today for investors at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its first quarter results. An audio webcast of the call will be broadcast simultaneously for all interested parties through the Investor Relations section of the CVS Health website at http://investors.cvshealth.com. This webcast will be archived and available on the website for a one-year period following the conference call.
CVS Health employees are united around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health company in the world. We're evolving based on changing consumer needs and meeting people where they are, whether that's in the community at one of our nearly 10,000 local touchpoints, in the home, or in the palm of their hand. Our newest offerings - from HealthHUB locations that are redefining what a pharmacy can be, to innovative programs that help manage chronic conditions - are designed to create a higher-quality, simpler and more affordable experience. Learn more about how we're transforming health at www.cvshealth.com.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of CVS Health Corporation. Statements in this press release that are forward-looking include Mr. Merlo's quotation, the information under the heading "2020 Full Year Guidance" and the information included in the endnotes and reconciliations. By their nature, all forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and/or quantify. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to the risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the severity and duration of the pandemic, the pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economies and consumer behavior and health care utilization patterns, and the timing, scope and impact of stimulus legislation and other federal, state and local governmental responses to the pandemic, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section and under the heading "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 and our recently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on CVS Health's forward looking statements. CVS Health's forward-looking statements are and will be based upon management's then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. CVS Health does not assume any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, uncertainties or otherwise.
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions, except per share amounts 2020 2019
Revenues:
Products $ 47,003 $ 43,343
Premiums 17,640 16,282
Services 1,950 1,772
Net investment income 162 249
Total revenues 66,755 61,646
Operating costs:
Cost of products sold 40,347 37,247
Benefit costs 14,387 13,459
Operating expenses 8,563 8,250
Total operating costs 63,297 58,956
Operating income 3,458 2,690
Interest expense 733 782
Other income (54 ) (31 )
Income before income tax provision 2,779 1,939
Income tax provision 767 512
Net income 2,012 1,427
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (5 ) (6 )
Net income attributable to CVS Health $ 2,007 $ 1,421
Net income per share attributable to CVS Health:
Basic $ 1.54 $ 1.09
Diluted $ 1.53 $ 1.09
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 1,306 1,298
Diluted 1,312 1,302
Dividends declared per share $ 0.50 $ 0.50
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
In millions March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,081 $ 5,683
Investments 2,632 2,373
Accounts receivable, net 23,037 19,617
Inventories 16,976 17,516
Other current assets 6,232 5,113
Total current assets 58,958 50,302
Long-term investments 16,840 17,314
Property and equipment, net 12,146 12,044
Operating lease right-of-use assets 20,672 20,860
Goodwill 79,993 79,749
Intangible assets, net 32,727 33,121
Separate accounts assets 4,555 4,459
Other assets 4,748 4,600
Total assets $ 230,639 $ 222,449
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 10,223 $ 10,492
Pharmacy claims and discounts payable 15,449 13,601
Health care costs payable 7,585 6,879
Policyholders' funds 3,110 2,991
Accrued expenses 13,574 12,133
Other insurance liabilities 1,774 1,830
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 1,762 1,596
Short-term debt 255 -
Current portion of long-term debt 5,828 3,781
Total current liabilities 59,560 53,303
Long-term operating lease liabilities 18,739 18,926
Long-term debt 65,735 64,699
Deferred income taxes 7,121 7,294
Separate accounts liabilities 4,555 4,459
Other long-term insurance liabilities 7,338 7,436
Other long-term liabilities 2,117 2,162
Total liabilities 165,165 158,279
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - -
Common stock and capital surplus 46,180 45,972
Treasury stock (28,182 ) (28,235 )
Retained earnings 46,455 45,108
Accumulated other comprehensive income 687 1,019
Total CVS Health shareholders' equity 65,140 63,864
Noncontrolling interests 334 306
Total shareholders' equity 65,474 64,170
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 230,639 $ 222,449
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions 2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash receipts from customers $ 63,751 $ 58,873
Cash paid for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies (36,969 ) (35,645 )
Insurance benefits paid (14,303 ) (12,951 )
Cash paid to other suppliers and employees (8,187 ) (7,403 )
Interest and investment income received 206 250
Interest paid (1,128 ) (1,123 )
Income taxes paid (65 ) (53 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,305 1,948
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 1,288 1,986
Purchases of investments (1,535 ) (2,047 )
Purchases of property and equipment (742 ) (716 )
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) (613 ) (124 )
Other 5 10
Net cash used in investing activities (1,597 ) (891 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings of short-term debt 255 2,285
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 3,946 -
Repayments of long-term debt (1,008 ) (882 )
Dividends paid (652 ) (649 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 154 101
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (16 ) (44 )
Other (4 ) 5
Net cash provided by financing activities 2,675 816
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 4,383 1,873
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period 5,954 4,295
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period $ 10,337 $ 6,168
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions 2020 2019
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net income $ 2,012 $ 1,427
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,086 1,111
Stock-based compensation 96 114
Deferred income taxes and other noncash items (35 ) 153
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net (2,715 ) (1,989 )
Inventories 541 1,001
Other assets (1,119 ) (389 )
Accounts payable and pharmacy claims and discounts payable 1,928 (22 )
Health care costs payable and other insurance liabilities 139 553
Other liabilities 1,372 (11 )
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 3,305 $ 1,948
Non-GAAP Financial Information
The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to analyze underlying business performance and trends. The Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures enhances the Company's and investors' ability to compare the Company's past financial performance with its current performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental information to the financial measures presented in this press release that are calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company's definitions of its non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Non-GAAP financial measures such as adjusted operating income, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) and adjusted income attributable to CVS Health exclude from the relevant GAAP metrics, as applicable: amortization of intangible assets and other items, if any, that neither relate to the ordinary course of the Company's business nor reflect the Company's underlying business performance.
For the periods covered in this press release, the following items are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures described above, as applicable, because the Company believes they neither relate to the ordinary course of the Company's business nor reflect the Company's underlying business performance:
See endnotes (1) and (2) on page 22 for definitions of non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are presented on pages 13 through 14 and page 21.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Operating Income
The following are reconciliations of operating income to adjusted operating income:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
In millions Pharmacy Services Retail/ LTC Health Care Benefits Corporate/ Other Intersegment Eliminations Consolidated Totals
Operating income (loss) (GAAP measure) $ 1,114 $ 1,780 $ 1,095 $ (355 ) $ (176 ) $ 3,458
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets 67 122 396 1 - 586
Acquisition-related integration costs - - - 69 - 69
Adjusted operating income (loss) (1) $ 1,181 $ 1,902 $ 1,491 $ (285 ) $ (176 ) $ 4,113
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
In millions Pharmacy Services Retail/ LTC Health Care Benefits Corporate/ Other Intersegment Eliminations Consolidated Totals
Operating income (loss) (GAAP measure) $ 850 $ 1,238 $ 1,155 $ (381 ) $ (172 ) $ 2,690
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets 97 116 407 2 - 622
Acquisition-related integration costs - - - 148 - 148
Store rationalization charge - 135 - - - 135
Adjusted operating income (loss) (1) $ 947 $ 1,489 $ 1,562 $ (231 ) $ (172 ) $ 3,595
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
The following are reconciliations of net income attributable to CVS Health to adjusted income attributable to CVS Health and calculations of GAAP diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
In millions, except per share amounts Total Company Per Common Share Total Company Per Common Share
Net income (GAAP measure) $ 2,012 $ 1,427
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (GAAP measure) (5 ) (6 )
Income allocable to participating securities (GAAP measure) - (2 )
Net income attributable to CVS Health (GAAP measure) 2,007 $ 1.53 1,419 $ 1.09
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets 586 0.45 622 0.48
Acquisition-related integration costs 69 0.05 148 0.11
Store rationalization charge - - 135 0.10
Income tax benefit (160 ) (0.12 ) (219 ) (0.16 )
Adjusted income attributable to CVS Health (2) $ 2,502 $ 1.91 $ 2,105 $ 1.62
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 1,312 1,302
Supplemental Information
The Company's segments maintain separate financial information, and the Company's chief operating decision maker (the "CODM") evaluates the segments' operating results on a regular basis in deciding how to allocate resources among the segments and in assessing segment performance. The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company's segments based on adjusted operating income, which is defined as operating income (GAAP measure) excluding the impact of amortization of intangible assets and other items, if any, that neither relate to the ordinary course of the Company's business nor reflect the Company's underlying business performance as further described in endnote (1). The Company uses adjusted operating income as its principal measure of segment performance as it enhances the Company's ability to compare past financial performance with current performance and analyze underlying business performance and trends.
The following is a reconciliation of financial measures of the Company's segments to the consolidated totals:
In millions Pharmacy Services (a) Retail/ LTC Health Care Benefits Corporate/ Other Intersegment Eliminations (b) Consolidated Totals
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
Total revenues $ 34,983 $ 22,749 $ 19,198 $ 90 $ (10,265 ) $ 66,755
Operating income (loss) 1,114 1,780 1,095 (355 ) (176 ) 3,458
Adjusted operating income (loss) (1) 1,181 1,902 1,491 (285 ) (176 ) 4,113
March 31, 2019
Total revenues 33,558 21,115 17,870 110 (11,007 ) 61,646
Operating income (loss) 850 1,238 1,155 (381 ) (172 ) 2,690
Adjusted operating income (loss) (1) 947 1,489 1,562 (231 ) (172 ) 3,595
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Supplemental Information
Pharmacy Services Segment
The following table summarizes the Pharmacy Services segment's performance for the respective periods:
Three Months Ended March 31, Change
In millions, except percentages 2020 2019 $ %
Revenues:
Products $ 34,746 $ 33,450 $ 1,296 3.9 %
Services 237 108 129 119.4 %
Total revenues 34,983 33,558 1,425 4.2 %
Cost of products sold 33,503 32,339 1,164 3.6 %
Operating expenses 366 369 (3 ) (0.8 )%
Operating expenses as a % of total revenues 1.0 % 1.1 %
Operating income $ 1,114 $ 850 $ 264 31.1 %
Operating income as a % of total revenues 3.2 % 2.5 %
Adjusted operating income (1) $ 1,181 $ 947 $ 234 24.7 %
Adjusted operating income as a % of total revenues 3.4 % 2.8 %
Revenues (by distribution channel):
Pharmacy network (6) (13) $ 21,100 $ 21,532 $ (432 ) (2.0 )%
Mail choice (7) (13) 13,674 11,881 1,793 15.1 %
Other 209 145 64 44.1 %
Pharmacy claims processed: (4) (5)
Total 541.4 481.8 59.6 12.4 %
Pharmacy network (6) 461.1 407.7 53.4 13.1 %
Mail choice (7) 80.3 74.1 6.2 8.4 %
Generic dispensing rate: (4) (10)
Total 89.0 % 88.3 %
Pharmacy network (6) 89.5 % 88.9 %
Mail choice (7) 85.7 % 84.8 %
Supplemental Information
The following table summarizes the Retail/LTC segment's performance for the respective periods:
Three Months Ended March 31, Change
In millions, except percentages 2020 2019 $ %
Revenues:
Products $ 22,522 $ 20,900 $ 1,622 7.8 %
Services 227 215 12 5.6 %
Total revenues 22,749 21,115 1,634 7.7 %
Cost of products sold 16,578 15,297 1,281 8.4 %
Operating expenses 4,391 4,580 (189 ) (4.1 )%
Operating expenses as a % of total revenues 19.3 % 21.7 %
Operating income $ 1,780 $ 1,238 $ 542 43.8 %
Operating income as a % of total revenues 7.8 % 5.9 %
Adjusted operating income (1) $ 1,902 $ 1,489 $ 413 27.7 %
Adjusted operating income as a % of total revenues 8.4 % 7.1 %
Revenues (by major goods/service lines):
Pharmacy $ 17,355 $ 16,118 $ 1,237 7.7 %
Front Store 5,208 4,799 409 8.5 %
Other 186 198 (12 ) (6.1 )%
Prescriptions filled (4) (5) 375.1 346.8 28.3 8.2 %
Same store sales increase: (11)
Total 9.0 % 3.8 %
Pharmacy 9.3 % 4.9 %
Front Store 8.0 % 0.4 %
Prescription volume (4) 9.8 % 6.7 %
Generic dispensing rate (4) (10) 89.3 % 88.7 %
Supplemental Information
Health Care Benefits Segment
The following table summarizes the Health Care Benefits segment's performance for the respective periods:
Three Months Ended March 31, Change
In millions, except percentages and basis points ("bps") 2020 2019 $ %
Revenues:
Premiums $ 17,621 $ 16,259 $ 1,362 8.4 %
Services 1,484 1,447 37 2.6 %
Net investment income 93 164 (71 ) (43.3 )%
Total revenues 19,198 17,870 1,328 7.4 %
Benefit costs 14,516 13,655 861 6.3 %
MBR (Benefit costs as a % of premium revenues) (8) 82.4 % 84.0 % (160) bps
Operating expenses $ 3,587 $ 3,060 $ 527 17.2 %
Operating expenses as a % of total revenues 18.7 % 17.1 %
Operating income $ 1,095 $ 1,155 $ (60 ) (5.2 )%
Operating income as a % of total revenues 5.7 % 6.5 %
Adjusted operating income (1) $ 1,491 $ 1,562 $ (71 ) (4.5 )%
Adjusted operating income as a % of total revenues 7.8 % 8.7 %
The following table summarizes the Health Care Benefits segment's medical membership for the respective periods:
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2019
In thousands Insured ASC Total Insured ASC Total Insured ASC Total
Medical membership: (9)
Commercial 3,372 14,206 17,578 3,591 14,159 17,750 3,611 14,302 17,913
Medicare Advantage 2,584 - 2,584 2,321 - 2,321 2,231 - 2,231
Medicare Supplement 913 - 913 881 - 881 804 - 804
Medicaid 1,835 552 2,387 1,398 558 1,956 1,315 571 1,886
Total medical membership 8,704 14,758 23,462 8,191 14,717 22,908 7,961 14,873 22,834
Supplemental membership information:
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (standalone) (a) 5,624 5,994 6,044
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Supplemental Information
The following table shows the components of the change in health care costs payable during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions 2020 2019
Health care costs payable, beginning of period $ 6,879 $ 6,147
Less: Reinsurance recoverables 5 4
Health care costs payable, beginning of period, net 6,874 6,143
Acquisition 412 -
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year 14,764 13,804
Prior years (a) (464 ) (446 )
Total incurred health care costs (b) 14,300 13,358
Less: Claims paid
Current year 8,773 8,004
Prior years 5,242 4,812
Total claims paid 14,015 12,816
Add: Premium deficiency reserve 10 11
Health care costs payable, end of period, net 7,581 6,696
Add: Reinsurance recoverables 4 5
Health care costs payable, end of period $ 7,585 $ 6,701
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The following table summarizes the Health Care Benefits segment's days claims payable for the respective periods:
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2019
Days Claims Payable (12) 48 48 45
Supplemental Information
Corporate/Other Segment
The following table summarizes the Corporate/Other segment's performance for the respective periods:
Three Months Ended March 31, Change
In millions, except percentages 2020 2019 $ %
Revenues:
Premiums $ 19 $ 23 $ (4 ) (17.4 )%
Services 2 2 - - %
Net investment income 69 85 (16 ) (18.8 )%
Total revenues 90 110 (20 ) (18.2 )%
Benefit costs 68 79 (11 ) (13.9 )%
Operating expenses 377 412 (35 ) (8.5 )%
Operating loss (355 ) (381 ) 26 6.8 %
Adjusted operating loss (1) (285 ) (231 ) (54 ) (23.4 )%
Adjusted Earnings Per Share Guidance
The following reconciliations of projected net income to projected adjusted income attributable to CVS Health and calculations of projected GAAP diluted EPS and projected Adjusted EPS contain forward-looking information. All forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking information due to the risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the severity and duration of the pandemic, the pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economies and consumer behavior and health care utilization patterns, and the timing, scope and impact of stimulus legislation and other federal, state and local governmental responses to the pandemic, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in our SEC filings, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section and under the heading "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 and our recently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K. See "Non-GAAP Financial Information" earlier in this press release and endnote (2) later in this press release for more information on how we calculate Adjusted EPS.
Year Ending December 31, 2020
Low High
In millions, except per share amounts Total Company Per Common Share Total Company Per Common Share
Net income (GAAP measure) $ 7,210 $ 7,385
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (GAAP measure) 5 5
Net income attributable to CVS Health (GAAP measure) 7,215 $ 5.47 7,390 $ 5.60
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets 2,320 1.76 2,320 1.76
Acquisition-related integration costs 450 0.34 450 0.34
Income tax benefit (690 ) (0.53 ) (690 ) (0.53 )
Adjusted income attributable to CVS Health (2) $ 9,295 $ 7.04 $ 9,470 $ 7.17
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 1,320 1,320
(1) The Company defines adjusted operating income as operating income (GAAP measure) excluding the impact of amortization of intangible assets and other items, if any, that neither relate to the ordinary course of the Company's business nor reflect the Company's underlying business performance, such as acquisition-related integration costs, store rationalization charges, and any other items specifically identified herein. See "Non-GAAP Financial Information" earlier in this press release for additional information regarding the items excluded from operating income.
(2) The Company defines adjusted income attributable to CVS Health as net income attributable to CVS Health (GAAP measure) excluding the impact of amortization of intangible assets and other items, if any, that neither relate to the ordinary course of the Company's business nor reflect the Company's underlying business performance, such as acquisition-related integration costs, store rationalization charges, the corresponding income tax benefit or expense related to the items excluded from adjusted income attributable to CVS Health, the corresponding impact to income allocable to participating securities, net of tax, related to the items excluded from net income attributable to CVS Health in determining adjusted income attributable to CVS Health, and any other items specifically identified herein. GAAP diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS, respectively, are calculated by dividing net income attributable to CVS Health and adjusted income attributable to CVS Health by the Company's weighted average diluted shares outstanding. See "Non-GAAP Financial Information" earlier in this press release for additional information regarding the items excluded from net income attributable to CVS Health and GAAP diluted EPS.
(3) Enterprise prescriptions include prescriptions dispensed through the Company's retail pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies, and mail order pharmacies as well as prescription claims managed through our pharmacy benefits manager, with an elimination for managed prescription claims filled through CVS Health dispensing channels. Management uses this metric to analyze the total prescription volume across the Company including variances between actual prescriptions and expected amounts as well as trends in period-over-period results. This metric provides management and investors with information useful in understanding the impact of prescription volume on total revenues and operating results.
(4) Includes an adjustment to convert 90-day prescriptions to the equivalent of three 30-day prescriptions. This adjustment reflects the fact that these prescriptions include approximately three times the amount of product days supplied compared to a normal prescription.
(5) Total pharmacy claims processed represents the number of prescription claims processed through our pharmacy benefits manager and dispensed by either our retail network pharmacies or our own mail and specialty pharmacies. Prescriptions filled represents the number of prescriptions dispensed through the Retail/LTC segment's pharmacies. Management uses these metrics to understand variances between actual claims processed and prescriptions dispensed, respectively, and expected amounts as well as trends in period-over-period results. These metrics provide management and investors with information useful in understanding the impact of pharmacy claim volume and prescription volume, respectively, on segment revenues and operating results.
Last updated: May 6, 2020