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Year and Fourth Quarter 2012 Results and Releases 2013 Financial Guidance
| For the year, RadNet reports annual Revenue (3) of $673.1 million and annual Adjusted EBITDA (1) of $113.6 million, an increase of 10.8% and decrease of 1.7%, respectively | |
| For the year, RadNet reports diluted per share Net Income of $1.64 compared to prior year diluted per share Net Income of $0.19 in 2011; Excluding a one-time benefit to Income Tax Expense of $60.7 million in the fourth quarter, 2012 diluted per share Net Income would have been $0.10 per share during 2012 | |
| For the fourth quarter, RadNet reports Revenue of $165.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA (1) of $24.5 million, an increase of 2.7% and decrease of 24.2%, respectively, over the prior year's fourth quarter | |
| In the fourth quarter of 2012, Adjusted EBITDA (1) was negatively impacted by an estimated $3.5 million from loss of business associated with Hurricane Sandy, $1.5 million from two additional work days affected by Christmas and New Year's holidays; approximately $1.5 million of negotiated future payments from private payors for underpayments on 2012 services that will be recognized throughout 2013; and $1 million of salary expense paid in lieu of future salary increases; normalized for these non-recurring events, Adjusted EBITDA (1) would have been $32.0 million | |
| RadNet announces 2013 guidance, including expected increases in Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
California., March 12, 2013 - RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective,
fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 246 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers (inclusive
of 23 facilities held in Joint Ventures), today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December
For full year 2012, the Company reported
Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income of $673.1 million, $113.6 million and $64.5 million, respectively. Revenue
increased $65.6 million (or 10.8%), Adjusted EBITDA(1) decreased $1.9 million (or 1.7%) and Net Income increased
$57.3 million, respectively, from full year 2011 results. Net Income for 2012 was $1.64 per diluted share, compared to Net Income
of $0.19 per diluted share in 2011 (based upon a weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding of 39.2 million and 38.8
million in 2012 and 2011, respectively).
During the year, we recorded an income tax benefit of $59.5
million primarily related to the reversal of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets recorded in the fourth quarter.
We consider all evidence available when determining whether deferred tax assets (primarily created by our historical Net Operating
Losses, or NOLs), are more likely-than-not to be realized. This evidence included forecasted future taxable income, the future
reversal of temporary differences and tax planning strategies that would be employed to prevent our NOLs from expiring unutilized.
As of December 31, 2012, after analyzing all relevant evidence, including our recent historical trend of producing pretax income,
we determined that it is more-likely-than-not that we will utilize most of our NOLs in the future. As a result, the reversal of
the valuation allowance resulted in our recognizing $60.7 million of income tax benefit and a corresponding net deferred tax asset
of $60.4 million on our balance sheet during the fourth quarter of 2012. Excluding this benefit, our Net Income would have been
$3.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share.
Net Income in 2012 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: a $2.8 million gain from the de-consolidation
of a joint venture; $2.7 million of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain options,
warrants and restricted stock; $736,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost savings
initiatives from previously announced acquisitions; $456,000 loss on the disposal of certain capital equipment; $3.6
million of amortization of Deferred Financing Fees and discount on issuance of debt related to our existing credit facilities and
senior unsecured notes; $531,000 of non-capitalized expenses related to our refinancing completed on October 10, 2012; $468,000
of non-recurring items included in Other Income (Loss) including legal settlements, purchase gains and certain impairments; and
$4.1 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 year ended December 31, 2012, as
compared to 2011, MRI volume increased 14.6%, CT volume increased 14.3% and PET/CT volume increased 12.2%. Overall volume, taking
into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased 10.5% for the twelve
months of 2012 over 2011.
Fourth Quarter Report:
For the fourth quarter of 2012, RadNet
reported Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Net Income of $165.8 million, $24.5 million and $56.6 million, respectively.
Revenue increased $4.4 million (or 2.7%), Adjusted EBITDA(1) decreased $7.8 million (or 24.2%) and Net Income
increased $52.1 million over the fourth quarter of 2011.
Excluding the $60.7 million income tax benefit recognized in
the fourth quarter, our Net Loss would have been $4.0 million, or ($0.11) per share. This compares with a Net Income of $0.12 per
diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011 (based upon a weighted average number of shares outstanding of 38.3 million and 38.1
million for these periods in 2012 and 2011, respectively).
Affecting Adjusted EBITDA(1) in the fourth quarter
were the following: (i) estimated $3.5 million negative impact from downtime of our northeastern facilities and loss of business
from Hurricane Sandy; (ii) estimated $1.5 million negative impact from two additional work days affected by Christmas and New Year's
holidays in this year's fourth quarter relative to the same quarter last year; (iii) approximately $1.5 million of negotiated
future payments from private payors for underpayments on 2012 services that will be recognized throughout 2013 (and not recorded
in 2012); and (iv) $1 million of salary expense paid in lieu of future salary increases. Adjusting for these non-recurring fourth
quarter events, Adjusted EBITDA(1) would have been $32.0 million.
above impacts on Adjusted EBITDA(1), also affecting Net Income in the fourth quarter of 2012 were certain non-cash expenses
and non-recurring items including: $597,000 of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain
options, warrants and restricted stock; $58,000 of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost
savings initiatives from previously announced acquisitions; $201,000 loss on the disposal of certain capital equipment; $1.1
million of amortization of Deferred Financing Fees and discount on issuance of debt related to our existing credit facilities and
senior unsecured notes; $531,000 of non-capitalized expenses related to our refinancing completed on October 10, 2012; $449,000
of non-recurring items included in Other Income (Loss) including legal settlements, purchase gains and certain impairments; and
$736,000 fair value gain from our interest rate swaps, net of the amortization of an Accumulated Comprehensive Loss existing prior
For the fourth quarter of 2012, as compared
with the prior year's fourth quarter, MRI volume increased 1.5%, CT volume increased 1.0% and PET/CT volume increased 8.3%.
Overall volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, decreased
0.5% over the prior year's fourth quarter. On a same-center basis, including only those centers which were part of RadNet
for both the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2011, MRI volume decreased 4.1%, CT volume decreased 2.4% and PET/CT volume increased
1.3%. Overall same-center volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other
exams, decreased 4.1% over the prior year's same quarter. The overall and same center procedural volumes were impacted significantly
from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Excluding east coast operations, total California procedural volumes increased 5.2% during
the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared with the same period in 2011.
Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief
Executive Officer of RadNet, commented "We faced a very challenging fourth quarter. The bulk of our east coast operations
were impacted significantly by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. This negatively affected our financial performance in the fourth
quarter of 2012 and contributed to our falling short of our projected targets for the year. Even though we were able to expediently
restore operations to many of our sites which had lost power during the storm, our medical communities and referring physicians
were impacted for several weeks following the storm. In numerous instances patients found themselves without power to their homes
or gasoline in their cars for days and weeks following the storm. Exam cancellations were routine, and our available appointment
slots were simply lost during the quarter. Also, in this year's fourth quarter, Christmas and New Year's fell on Tuesdays
as compared with these holidays in 2011, which fell on Sundays. As a result, we estimate that we effectively lost two additional
workdays. Although our centers were closed for the holidays in both periods the same amount of days (2 days), patient volumes were
extraordinarily light on the open days of Monday, December 24, 2012 and Monday, December 31, 2012."
"While I'm disappointed in
how 2012 ended, I'm very encouraged that prior to the fourth quarter, we were on track to meet our 2012 targeted metrics.
The fourth quarter was anomalous, particularly on the East Cost. In fact, excluding the east coast operations effected by Hurricane
Sandy, our California operations for the fourth quarter grew over 5% in procedural volumes relative to the fourth quarter of last
year. For all operations, excluding the non-recurring impacts within the fourth quarter of 2012, the financials results would have
been on par with last year's fourth quarter," Dr. Berger added.
Dr. Berger continued, "Putting the
fourth quarter behind us, we remain very excited about 2013. We completed the acquisition of Lenox Hill Radiology, which began
contributing to RadNet as of January 1st. We are pleased to have entered the Manhattan, NY marketplace, where we have
identified many other opportunities to expand and grow our practice. We see Manhattan becoming a core market for RadNet in the
near future. Our Information Technology initiatives are also progressing. We have accelerated our installation of voice recognition
transcription and our Meaningful Use certified eRAD RIS and PACs products throughout the RadNet network. We anticipate enjoying
significant cost savings and operating efficiencies during 2013 from these IT projects."
Actual 2012 Results vs. 2012 Guidance:
The following compares the Company's
actual 2012 performance with previously announced guidance levels.
| Guidance Range | Actual Results | ||
| Revenue | $660 million - $700 million | $673.1 million | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $120 million - $130 million | $113.6 million | |
| Capital Expenditures (a) | $35 million - $40 million | $40.6 million | |
| Cash Interest Expense | $46 million - $51 million | $47.8 million | |
| Free Cash Flow Generation (b) | $30 million - $40 million | $25.2 million |
Dr. Berger commented, "Prior to the
fourth quarter, we were within or approaching all of our guidance levels. Unfortunately, the non-recurring impacts caused us to
fall short of our Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Free Cash Flow Guidance levels, metrics that are inter-related."
2013 Fiscal Year Guidance
For its 2013 fiscal year, RadNet announces