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Evolent Health Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

Key Takeaway: Evolent Health Announces First Quarter 2018 Results WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2018 - Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading health systems and physician organizations, today announced financial results

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Evolent Health Announces First Quarter 2018 Results
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2018 - Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading health systems and physician organizations, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Highlights from the first quarter of 2018 announcement include (all comparisons are to the quarter ended March 31, 2017):
Frank Williams, chief executive officer of Evolent Health, Inc., commented, "We are pleased with our first quarter results and our strong start to 2018. We continue to see clear interest and momentum within both the Medicare and Medicaid segments of the market as providers look to enter into and improve on their performance in value-based care arrangements."
Mr. Williams added, "We are excited to establish a market presence in southwest Florida with a nationally-recognized provider system at the forefront of Medicaid transformation. Together, Lee Health and Evolent have a significant opportunity to make an impact on how care is delivered in Florida-the fourth largest Medicaid state in the U.S. We look forward to collaborating with Lee Health to leverage our national Medicaid Center of Excellence, value-based care platform, health plan services and care management capabilities to help improve the health of Medicaid beneficiaries in Region 8 and beyond."
Mr. Williams commented, "In addition, we are also very pleased to announce our partnership with SOMOS IPA to accelerate value-based care in New York City. SOMOS is a top-performing, innovative provider network and community leader integrating medical care, cultural fluency and community support to make a significant impact on its communities. We look forward to continuing to support
SOMOS' efforts in the New York's Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program and expect our partnership to serve as a platform to expand to other value-based care arrangements."
Mr. Williams concluded, "Finally, we're pleased to report that 2018 is off to a great start operationally as we successfully launched our 2018 Next Generation ACO cohort of ten partners and are making good progress with our health plan services partner implementations. We look forward to continuing to work with leading provider organizations across the country to drive health care transformation and make a significant impact on how health care is delivered."
Financial Results of Evolent Health, Inc.
In our earnings releases, prepared remarks, conference calls, slide presentations and webcasts, we may use or discuss non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures, as well as reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in this earnings release. See "Financial Statement Presentation" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for more information.
Evolent Health, Inc. reported the following United States of America generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") results:
Total cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2018, were $200.3 million.
For the full year 2018, Adjusted Revenue is expected to be in the range of approximately $565.0 million to $585.0 million. The components of Adjusted Revenue include Adjusted Services Revenue, which is forecasted to be approximately $495.0 million to $510.0 million, and True Health premiums revenue, which is forecasted to be approximately $90.0 million to $95.0 million; Intersegment eliminations are forecasted to be approximately $(20.0) million for the full year. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of approximately $18.0 million to $23.0 million.
For the three months ended June 30, 2018, Adjusted Revenue is expected to be in the range of approximately $139.0 million to $143.0 million. The components of Adjusted Revenue include Adjusted Services Revenue, which is forecasted to be approximately $122.0 million to $124.0 million, and True Health premiums revenue, which is forecasted to be approximately $22.0 million to $24.0 million; Intersegment eliminations are forecasted to be approximately $(5.0) million for the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of approximately $3.0 million to $5.0 million.
This "Business Outlook" section contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations are set forth in "Forward Looking Statements - Cautionary Language" and Evolent Health, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Web and Conference Call Information
As previously announced, Evolent Health, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter performance this evening, May 9, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The conference call will be available via live webcast on the Company's Investor Relations website at http://ir.evolenthealth.com. To participate by telephone, dial 855.940.9467 or 412.317.6034 for international callers, and ask to join to the Evolent Health call. Participants are advised to dial in at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register. The call will be archived on the company's website for one week and will be available beginning later this evening. Evolent Health invites all interested parties to attend the conference call.
About Evolent Health, Inc.
Evolent Health, Inc.'s Services segment focuses on partnering with leading provider organizations to achieve superior clinical and financial results in value-based care. With a provider heritage and over 20 years of health plan administration experience, Evolent operates in more than 30 U.S. health care markets, actively managing care across Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and self-funded adult and pediatric populations. With the experience to drive change, Evolent confidently stands by a commitment to achieve results. Our True Health segment consists of a commercial health plan we operate in New Mexico that focuses on small and large businesses. For more information, visit www.evolenthealth.com.
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Financial Statement Presentation
Evolent Health, Inc. is a holding company and its principal asset is all of the Class A common units in its operating subsidiary, Evolent Health LLC, which has owned all of our operating assets and substantially all of our business since inception. The financial results of Evolent Health LLC are consolidated in the financial statements of Evolent Health, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with GAAP, we present and discuss Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Services Revenue, Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue, Adjusted Platform and Operations Services Revenue, Adjusted Cost of Revenue, Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Adjusted Depreciation and Amortization Expenses, Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders, Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders and Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B Shares, which are all non-GAAP financial measures, as supplemental measures to help investors evaluate our fundamental operational performance.
Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue and Adjusted Platform and Operations Services Revenue are defined as transformation services revenue and platform and operations services revenue, respectively, before the effect of intersegment eliminations and adjusted to exclude the impact of purchase accounting adjustments. In addition, the company's Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue and Adjusted Platform and Operations Services Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018, include a $4.5 million adjustment related to revenue that was contracted for prior to 2018 and that was properly excluded from revenue in our 2017 results under the revenue recognition rules then in effect under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605. On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new revenue recognition rules under ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, which required us to include this $4.5 million as part of the cumulative transition adjustment to beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. Under ASC 605, and based on proportionate performance revenue recognition, we would have recognized an additional $4.5 million in revenue during 2018, primarily within our Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue. The company has therefore included this revenue, and related profit, in its adjusted results for the three months ended March 31, 2018, as they had not been previously reported prior to 2018 and the contracts are expected to be completed within 2018. This is a one-time adjustment and it will not reoccur in future periods.
Adjusted Services Revenue is defined as the sum of Adjusted Transformation Revenue and Adjusted Platform and Operations Revenue. Adjusted Revenue is defined as the sum of Adjusted Services Revenue and True Health premiums revenue, less relevant intersegment eliminations. Management uses Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Services Revenue, Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue and Adjusted Platform and Operations Services Revenue as supplemental performance measures because they reflect a complete view of the operational results. The measures are also useful to investors because they reflect the full view of our operational performance in line with how we generate our long term forecasts.
Adjusted Cost of Revenue and Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses are defined as cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, adjusted to exclude the impact of stock-based compensation expenses, severance costs, amortization of contract cost assets
recorded as a result of a one-time ASC 606 transition adjustment, transaction costs related to acquisitions and business combinations, securities offerings and other one-time adjustments. Management uses Adjusted Cost of Revenue and Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as supplemental performance measures, which are also useful to investors, because they facilitate an understanding of our long term operational costs while removing the effect of costs that are one-time (e.g. transaction costs) and non-cash (e.g. stock-based compensation expenses) in nature. Additionally, these supplemental performance measures facilitate understanding a breakdown of our Adjusted Total Operating Expenses.
Adjusted Depreciation and Amortization Expenses is defined as depreciation and amortization expenses adjusted to exclude the impact of amortization expenses related to intangible assets acquired through acquisitions and business combinations. Management uses Adjusted Depreciation and Amortization Expenses as a supplemental performance measure because it reflects a complete view of the operational results. The measure is also useful to investors because it facilitates understanding a breakdown of our Adjusted Total Operating Expenses.
Adjusted Total Operating Expenses is defined as the sum of Adjusted Cost of Revenue, Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Adjusted Depreciation and Amortization Expenses, and reflects the adjustments made in those non-GAAP measures. Adjusted Total Operating Expenses is adjusted to exclude the impact of one-time adjustments, such as goodwill impairment, severance costs, and items arising from acquisitions and business combinations, such as (gain) loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration.
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is defined as Adjusted Revenue less Adjusted Total Operating Expenses, and reflects the adjustments made in those non-GAAP measures.
Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Revenue less Adjusted Cost of Revenue, and reflects the adjustments made in those non-GAAP measures.
Adjusted EBITDA is the sum of Services Adjusted EBITDA and True Health Adjusted EBITDA and is defined as EBITDA (net income (loss) attributable to Evolent Health, Inc. before interest income, interest expense, (provision) benefit for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses), adjusted to exclude, (gain) loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration, income (loss) from equity affiliates, other income (expense), net, net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, purchase accounting adjustments, stock-based compensation expenses, severance costs, amortization of contract cost assets recorded as a result of a one-time ASC 606 transition adjustment, transaction costs related to acquisitions and business combinations and other one-time adjustments (which for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes the ASC 606 transition adjustment described above). Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because the removal of transaction costs, one-time or non-cash items (e.g. depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses) allows us to focus on operational performance. We believe that this measure is also useful to investors because it allows further insight into the period over period operational performance in a manner that is comparable to other organizations in our industry and in the market in general.
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders is defined as earnings (loss) available to common shareholders adjusted to exclude, income (loss) from equity affiliates, (provision) benefit for income taxes, (gain) loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration, net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, purchase accounting adjustments, stock-based compensation expenses, severance costs, amortization of contract cost assets recorded as a result of a one-time ASC 606 transition adjustment, transaction costs related to acquisitions and business combinations and other one-time adjustments (which for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes the ASC transition adjustment described above).
Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B Shares is defined as weighted average common shares (diluted) adjusted to include, in periods of net loss, the dilutive or potentially dilutive effect of the assumed conversion of Class B common shares to Class A common shares.
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders is defined as Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders divided by Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B Shares, and reflects the adjustments made in those non-GAAP measures.
Management uses Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders, Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B Shares and Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share Available to Class A and Class B Shareholders because these performance measures represent our core operating performance distributed amongst all of our investors which is not represented by the GAAP results across time due to our complex equity structure. We believe that these measures are also useful to investors for the same reason.
These adjusted measures do not represent and should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measurements, and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of these adjusted measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures is presented in the tables below. We believe these measures are useful across time in evaluating our fundamental core operating performance.
Evolent Health, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in thousands, except per share data) For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2018 2017
Revenue
Transformation services $ 6,505 $ 10,235
Platform and operations services 109,818 96,003
Premiums 23,391 -
Total revenue 139,714 106,238
Expenses
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
expenses presented separately below) 71,975 67,528
Claims expenses 16,749 -
Selling, general and administrative expenses 55,526 53,550
Depreciation and amortization expenses 9,496 6,615
Loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration 100 -
Total operating expenses 153,846 127,693
Operating income (loss) (14,132 ) (21,455 )
Interest income 1,072 185
Interest expense (853 ) (954 )
Income (loss) from equity affiliates (131 ) (522 )
Other Income (expense), net (18 ) 2
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interests (14,062 ) (22,744 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 3 405
Net income (loss) (14,065 ) (23,149 )
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests (439 ) (5,137 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Evolent Health, Inc. $ (13,626 ) $ (18,012 )
Earnings (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders
Basic $ (13,626 ) $ (18,012 )
Diluted (13,626 ) (18,012 )
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
Basic $ (0.18 ) $ (0.34 )
Diluted (0.18 ) (0.34 )
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic 75,375 52,599
Diluted 75,375 52,599
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss) $ (14,065 ) $ (23,149 )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, related to:
Foreign currency translation adjustment - -
Total comprehensive income (loss) (14,065 ) (23,149 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests (439 ) (5,137 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Evolent Health, Inc. $ (13,626 ) $ (18,012 )
Evolent Health, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands) As of As of
March 31, December 31,
2018 2017
Cash and cash equivalents $ 200,316 $ 238,433
Restricted cash 36,046 56,930
Restricted investments 711 8,755
Note receivable 16,000 20,000
Total current assets 337,279 378,182
Intangible assets, net 242,863 241,261
Goodwill 635,246 628,186
Total assets 1,306,310 1,312,697
Long-term debt, net of discount 121,623 121,394
Total liabilities 251,396 266,391
Total shareholders' equity (deficit) attributable to
Evolent Health, Inc. 1,043,142 1,010,879
Non-controlling interests 11,772 35,427
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) 1,306,310 1,312,697
Evolent Health, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands) For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2018 2017
Net cash and restricted cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (24,705 ) $ (34,765 )
Net cash and restricted cash provided by (used in) investing activities (12,685 ) 4,622
Net cash and restricted cash provided by (used in) financing activities (21,607 ) (8,626 )
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (4 ) -
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (59,001 ) (38,769 )
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of beginning-of-period 295,363 170,029
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of end-of-period $ 236,362 $ 131,260
Evolent Health, Inc.
Adjusted Results of Operations
(in thousands) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Evolent Health, Inc. Evolent Health, Inc.
Evolent Evolent Evolent Evolent as Reported as Adjusted
Health, Inc. Health, Inc. Health, Inc. Health, Inc. Change Over Prior Period Change Over Prior Period
as Reported (1) Adjustments as Adjusted (1) as Reported Adjustments as Adjusted $ % $ %
Revenue
Transformation services (2) $ 6,505 $ 3,655 $ 10,160 $ 10,235 $ - $ 10,235 $ (3,730 ) (36.4 )% $ (75 ) (0.7 )%
Platform and operations services (2) 109,818 1,060 110,878 96,003 531 96,534 13,815 14.4 % 14,344 14.9 %
Premiums 23,391 - 23,391 - - - 23,391 - % 23,391 - %
Total revenue 139,714 4,715 144,429 106,238 531 106,769 33,476 31.5 % 37,660 35.3 %
Expenses
Cost of revenue (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization
expenses presented
separately below) (3) 71,975 (1,636 ) 70,339 67,528 (1,021 ) 66,507 4,447 6.6 % 3,832 5.8 %
Claims expenses 16,749 - 16,749 - - - 16,749 - % 16,749 - %
Selling, general and
administrative expenses (4) 55,526 (6,098 ) 49,428 53,550 (8,514 ) 45,036 1,976 3.7 % 4,392 9.8 %
Depreciation and amortization
expenses (5) 9,496 (2,636 ) 6,860 6,615 (2,325 ) 4,290 2,881 43.6 % 2,570 59.9 %
Loss on change in fair value
of contingent consideration (6) 100 (100 ) - - - - 100 - % - - %
Total operating expenses 153,846 (10,470 ) 143,376 127,693 (11,860 ) 115,833 26,153 20.5 % 27,543 23.8 %
Operating income (loss) $ (14,132 ) $ 15,185 $ 1,053 $ (21,455 ) $ 12,391 $ (9,064 ) $ 7,323 34.1 % $ 10,117 111.6 %
Total operating expenses as a
percentage of total revenue 110.1 % 99.3 % 120.2 % 108.5 %
Evolent Health, Inc.
Intersegment
Services True Health Eliminations Consolidated
Revenue
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Services:
Adjusted Transformation Services $ 10,160 $ - $ - $ 10,160
Adjusted Platform and Operations Services 114,675 - (3,797 ) 110,878
Adjusted Services Revenue 124,835 - (3,797 ) 121,038
True Health:
Premiums - 23,585 (194 ) 23,391
Adjusted Revenue 124,835 23,585 (3,991 ) 144,429
ASC 606 transition adjustment (1) (4,498 ) - - (4,498 )
Purchase accounting adjustments (2) (217 ) - - (217 )
Total revenue $ 120,120 $ 23,585 $ (3,991 ) $ 139,714
Three months ended March 31, 2017
Services:
Adjusted Transformation Services $ 10,235 $ - $ - $ 10,235
Adjusted Platform and Operations Services 96,534 - - 96,534
Adjusted Services Revenue 106,769 - - 106,769
Adjusted Revenue 106,769 - - 106,769
Purchase accounting adjustments (2) (531 ) - - (531 )
Total revenue $ 106,238 $ - $ - $ 106,238
Segments
Services True Health Total
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Adjusted EBITDA $ 6,966 $ 947 7,913
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Adjusted EBITDA (4,774 ) - (4,774 )
(1) Adjustment to Adjusted Transformation Services Revenue was approximately $3.7 million and the adjustment to Adjusted Transformation and Operations Services Revenue was approximately $0.8 million. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" above for more information on adjustments pertaining to the implementation of ASC 606.
(2) Purchase accounting adjustments pertain to platform and operations services revenue. There were no purchase accounting adjustments in relation to transformations services or premiums revenue.
Evolent Health, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)
Attributable to Evolent Health, Inc.
(in thousands) For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2018 2017
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to
Evolent Health, Inc. $ (13,626 ) $ (18,012 )
Less:
Interest income 1,072 185
Interest expense (853 ) (954 )
(Provision) benefit for income taxes (3 ) (405 )
Depreciation and amortization expenses (9,496 ) (6,615 )
EBITDA (4,346 ) (10,223 )
Less:
Income (loss) from equity affiliates (131 ) (522 )
Loss on change in fair value
of contingent consideration (100 ) -
Other income (expense), net (18 ) 2
Net (income) loss attributable to
non-controlling interests 439 5,137
ASC 606 transition adjustments (4,498 ) -
Purchase accounting adjustments (217 ) (531 )
Stock-based compensation expense (3,795 ) (5,104 )
Severance costs (1,594 ) -
Amortization of contract cost assets (561 ) -
Transaction costs (1,784 ) (4,431 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 7,913 $ (4,774 )
Evolent Health, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available to Class A and Class B
Shareholders to Earnings (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders
(in thousands, except per share data) For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2018 2017
Earnings (Loss) Available to
Common Shareholders - Basic and Diluted (a) $ (13,626 ) $ (18,012 )
Less:
Income (loss) from equity affiliates (131 ) (522 )
(Provision) benefit for income taxes 7 (420 )
Loss on change in fair value
of contingent consideration (100 ) -
Net (income) loss attributable to
non-controlling interests 439 5,137
ASC 606 Transition Adjustment (4,498 ) -
Purchase accounting adjustments (2,853 ) (2,900 )
Stock-based compensation expense (3,795 ) (5,104 )
Severance costs (1,594 ) -
Amortization of contract cost assets (561 ) -
Transaction costs (1,784 ) (4,431 )
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Available
to Class A and Class B Shareholders (b) $ 1,244 $ (9,772 )
Earnings (Loss) per Share Available to
Common Shareholders - Basic and Diluted (a) (1) $ (0.18 ) $ (0.34 )
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share Available
to Class A and Class B Shareholders (b) (2) $ 0.02 $ (0.14 )
Weighted-average common shares - basic 75,375 52,599
Weighted-average common shares - diluted 75,375 52,599
Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A
and Class B Shares (3) 77,516 67,946
Evolent Health, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B
Shares to Diluted Weighted-Average Common Shares
(in thousands) For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2018 2017
Weighted-average common shares - diluted 75,375 52,599
Assumed conversion of Class B common
shares to Class A common shares 2,141 15,347
Adjusted Weighted-Average Class A and Class B Shares 77,516 67,946
Evolent Health, Inc.
Guidance Reconciliation
(in thousands) For the Three For the Twelve
Months Ended Months Ended
June 30, December 31,
2018 2018
Services revenue $ 122,800 $ 497,200
Purchase accounting adjustments 200 800
ASC 606 transition adjustments - 4,500
Adjusted Services Revenue 123,000 502,500
True Health premiums revenue 23,000 92,500
Intersegment eliminations (5,000 ) (20,000 )
Adjusted Revenue $ 141,000 $ 575,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to
Evolent Health, Inc. $ (12,100 ) $ (47,000 )
Less:
Interest income 900 3,500
Interest expense (1,000 ) (4,000 )
Depreciation and amortization expenses (9,200 ) (37,000 )
EBITDA (2,800 ) (9,500 )
Less:
Income (loss) from affiliates (125 ) (500 )
Net (income) loss attributable to
non-controlling interests (175 ) (1,000 )
Stock-based compensation expense (5,000 ) (20,000 )
Severance costs (500 ) (3,000 )
Amortization of contract cost assets (500 ) (2,000 )
Transaction costs (500 ) (3,500 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 4,000 $ 20,500
The guidance reconciliation provided above reconciles the midpoint of the respective guidance ranges to the most comparable GAAP measure.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS - CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE
Certain statements made in this release and in other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"). A forward-looking statement is a statement that is not a historical fact and, without limitation, includes any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain words like: "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "aim," "predict," "potential," "continue," "plan," "project," "will," "should," "shall," "may," "might" and other words or phrases with similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, trends in our businesses, prospective services, future performance or financial results and the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings. We claim the protection afforded by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the PSLRA.
These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results contained in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary materially, some of which are described within the forward-looking statements, include, among others:
The risks included here are not exhaustive. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and other documents filed with the SEC include additional factors that could affect our businesses and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors.
Further, it is not possible to assess the effect of all risk factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release.
Last updated: May 9, 2018