Full Press Release Details
Release dated November 9, 2012
RadNet Reports Third Quarter Financial
California, November 9, 2012 - RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a national leader in providing
high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 236 owned and/or operated
outpatient imaging centers (inclusive of 21 facilities held in Joint Ventures), today reported financial results for its
third quarter of 2012.
Third Quarter Financial Results
For the third quarter of 2012, RadNet reported
Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income Attributable to RadNet, Inc. Common Stockholders ("Net Income")
of $167.0 million, $28.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively. Revenue increased $18.4 million (or 12.4%), Adjusted
EBITDA(1) increased $1.6 million (or 6.0%) and Net Income increased $5.0 million over the third quarter of 2011. Net
Income for the third quarter was $0.13 per diluted share, compared to a Net Income of $0.00 per diluted share in the third quarter
of 2011 (based upon a weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding of 39.9 million and 38.5 million for these periods
in 2012 and 2011, respectively). Excluding a $2.8 million gain in the third quarter of 2012 from the de-consolidation of a joint
venture, net income increased from $0.00 per share in the third quarter of 2011 to $0.06 per share in the third quarter of 2012.
results in the third quarter of 2012 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: $2.8 million gain from the
de-consolidation of a joint venture, $433,000 of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain
options, warrants and restricted stock; $66,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost
savings initiatives from previously announced acquisitions; $45,000 gain on the disposal of certain capital equipment; $767,000
of non-cash Deferred Financing Expense related to the amortization of financing fees paid as part of our existing credit facilities;
and $1.2 million fair value gain from our interest rate swaps, net of the amortization of an Accumulated Comprehensive Loss existing
prior to April 6, 2010.
For the third quarter of 2012, as compared
to the prior year's third quarter, MRI volume increased 16.0%, CT volume increased 15.3% and PET/CT volume increased 15.9%.
Overall volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased
10.2% over the prior year's third quarter. On a same-center basis, including only those centers which were part of RadNet
for both the third quarters of 2012 and 2011, MRI volume increased 2.7%, CT volume was flat and PET/CT volume decreased 0.1%. Overall
same-center volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, decreased
2.2% over the prior year's same quarter.
Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive
Officer of RadNet, commented "Our business remains steady and continues to consistently perform in a difficult economic environment.
During the third quarter, we drove significant increases in Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income. In particular,
we achieved Net Income of $5 million in the quarter as compared to a breakeven quarter last year."
Dr. Berger continued, "Furthermore, during
the third quarter of 2012, we had 63 business days of operation compared with 64 work days during last year's third quarter.
Our metrics have always been very sensitive to the number of business days of operation in the calendar quarters. While our same
center volumes and revenue on a per day basis were very consistent with last year's third quarter, having one less business
day of operation this quarter affected these metrics by an estimated 1.5% in aggregate for the quarter. The impact on the quarter's
Adjusted EBITDA(1) from this issue is even more pronounced since many of our costs are fixed. Fortunately, this phenomena
reverses in the fourth quarter of this year, where we have one additional business day as compared with the fourth quarter of 2011."
Dr. Berger continued, "Shortly after
the close of the third quarter, on October 10th, we completed a very successful refinancing of our senior term loan and revolving
credit facility. Not only were we able to slightly reduce the cost of these facilities and push-out their maturities until 2017
and 2018, but the credit agreement provides us with materially more flexibility to continue to grow our business into the future.
The refinancing further positions us to remain the principal consolidator in our markets, while allowing us to drive strong free
cash flow to further grow and to deleverage our balance sheet. The combination of the lower cost of our new facilities along with
the expiration of our interest rate swaps in less than a week should provide us with over $7 million of additional free cash flow
in 2013 relative to 2012."
Nine Month Financial Results
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012,
RadNet reported Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income of $507.3 million, $89.1 million and $7.9 million, respectively.
Revenue increased $61.2 million (or 13.7%), Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased $5.9 million (or 7.1%) and Net Income
increased $5.2 million over the first nine months of 2011. Net Income for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2012 was $0.20 per diluted share, compared to Net Income of $0.07 per diluted share in corresponding nine month period
of 2011 (based upon a weighted average number of fully diluted shares outstanding of 39.2 million and 39.1 million for these periods
in 2012 and 2011, respectively).
results in the first nine months of 2012 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: $2.8 million gain from
the de-consolidation of a joint venture, $2.1 million of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting
of certain options, warrants and restricted stock; $678,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related
to cost savings initiatives from previously announced acquisitions; $255,000 loss on the disposal of certain capital equipment;
$2.3 million of non-cash Deferred Financing Expense related to the amortization of financing fees paid
as part of our existing credit facilities; and $3.4 million fair value gain from our interest rate swaps, net of the amortization
of an Accumulated Comprehensive Loss existing prior to April 6, 2010.
Dr. Berger added, "Hurricane Sandy has
had an impact on the lives of millions of Americans. We are pleased to report that all of our East Coast operations are now back
online. During the storm and for many days after it, our business suffered from site closures, loss of power and the disruption
of normal patient flows because of difficult travel conditions for patients and the impact that the storm had on our referring
physician communities. We continue to assess the effects of Hurricane Sandy on our Eastern operations and are hopeful that the
extra business day in this year's fourth quarter along with the potential for insurance proceeds will help to soften the
impact. Regardless of Sandy's ultimate impact on our business, it should be recognized that the effects are one-time and
non-recurring in nature. Our operations teams have responded wonderfully, causing our facilities to be some of the first medical
operations to return to normalcy in their respective local healthcare communities."
Dr. Berger continued, "Many RadNet employees
were personally affected by the trauma of the storm, including those who are facing extensive personal property damage and disruption
in their daily living conditions. I am very proud that our other employees, including many RadNet employees in California, have
responded by making significant financial donations (which were matched by RadNet) that are earmarked to assist those affected
members of the RadNet family. Our hearts and prayers go out to those RadNet team members and their families who were affected by
Conference Call for Today
Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive
Officer, and Mark Stolper, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss its second
quarter 2012 results on Friday, November 9th, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time (10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time).
Conference Call Details:
Date: Friday, November 9, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
Dial In-Number: 888-256-9075
International Dial-In Number: 913-312-0859
It is recommended that participants dial in
approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start of the 10:30 a.m. call. An archived replay of the call will also be available
and can be accessed by dialing 877-870-5176 from the U.S., or 858-384-5517 for international callers, and using the passcode 6493675.
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast
of the conference call which can be accessed under "News" in the RadNet Investor Relations section of the company website
at http://www.radnet.com/ or you may use the link audio feed and archived recording of the conference call available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=102365.
Regulation G: GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial
This release contains certain financial information
not reported in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics to measure its financial results. The Company
believes that, in addition to GAAP metrics, these non-GAAP metrics assist the Company in measuring its cash-based performance.
The Company believes this information is useful to investors and other interested parties because it removes unusual and nonrecurring
charges that occur in the affected period and provides a basis for measuring the Company's financial condition against other quarters.
Such information should not be considered as a substitute for any measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable
to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from,