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Total Quarterly Revenues Rise to a Record $12.3 Million
Patient Care Revenue Increases 37%
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
* Net revenue up 23.8% to a record $12.3 million
* 37.4% increase to a record $10.0 million in patient care revenue
* 3.4% increase in patient days over the same period last year
* Construction continues on the projected $12 million annual revenue
opportunity at Seven Hills Behavioral Institute and announced an
expected opening date in early 2008
* Cash position increases to $4.3 million, up 134% vs. June 30, 2006
* Stockholders' equity increases 25.4% to $16.9 million compared to
June 30, 2006
PEABODY, Mass., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PHC, Inc., d.b.a. Pioneer Behavioral Health (Amex: PHC), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, today announced record revenue for its fiscal third quarter and for the nine month period ended March 31, 2007.
Key Financial Indicators
(all numbers in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Q3 2007 Q3 2006 Increase % Change
(decrease)
Consolidated revenues $12,318 $9,954 $2,364 23.8%
Patient care revenues $10,023 $7,293 $2,730 37.4%
Pharmaceutical
study revenues $1,164 $1,523 $(359) (23.6%)
Contract support
service revenues $1,131 $1,138 $(7) (0.6%)
Income from operations $638 $1,113 $(475) (42.7)%
Pretax Income $519 $996 $(477) (47.9)%
Net Income $316 $951 $(635) (66.8%)
Earnings per
share - Basic $0.02 $0.05 $(0.03) (60.0%)
Diluted $0.02 $0.05 $(0.03) (60.0%)
Financial Results
Total net revenue from operations increased 23.8 percent to a record $12.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. For perspective, the third quarter revenue was up 23.8 percent sequentially compared to the fiscal second quarter. Net patient care revenue increased 37.4 percent to a record $10.0 million for the quarter from $7.3 million for the same quarter last year. This increase in revenue is due primarily to the addition of the 20 adjudicated juvenile beds at Detroit Behavioral Institute, which contributed to a 3.4 percent increase in patient days for the three months compared to the same period last year, and the new contract with Behavioral Healthcare Options. Revenue from pharmaceutical studies decreased 23.6 percent to $1.2 million for the quarter compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 due to the cyclical nature of the pharmaceutical research business, where the size and number of clinical trial starts and stops change daily. Contract support services revenue provided by Wellplace was essentially unchanged at $1.1 million for both periods.
"Key initiatives we undertook during fiscal 2006, specifically related to our Detroit Behavioral Institute operations and our Harmony Healthcare division, have resulted in a return to our historic 20 percent top-line growth on both sequential and year-over-year bases," commented Bruce A. Shear, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Behavioral Health. "We believe this rate of growth will be sustained for the balance of fiscal 2007 and throughout fiscal year 2008 as we prepare to open our Seven Hills Behavioral Institute near Las Vegas. This opening, currently expected in the first calendar quarter of 2008, will mark the beginning of our next significant growth phase. We continue to set new company records in terms of average quarterly bed count totals and patient day levels, and look forward to accelerating this further as we progress with our planned expansion in the Las Vegas metropolitan area."
Total operating expenses for the quarter increased 32.1 percent to $11.7 million from $8.8 million during the third quarter of last year. Included in this increase was a 31.5 percent increase in patient care expenses. The Company continues to make investments in its Las Vegas market initiatives, including the Seven Hills project and the Company's 10-year, $80 million agreement with Health Plan of Nevada's Behavioral Healthcare Options network agreement, as announced in late December. The increase in operating expenses also included an increase in the Company's provision for doubtful accounts and a 52.7 percent increase in administrative expenses, primarily due to various set-up and other infrastructure costs necessitated by the expansion at Detroit Behavioral Institute and costs related to the Company's new software installation that cannot be capitalized.
Income from operations for the quarter was $638,155, a decrease of 42.7 percent from the $1.1 million reported for the same period last year. Interest expense of $168,797 was up 9.8 percent compared to the $153,594 reported for the third quarter last year but decreased sequentially by 20.5 percent sequentially compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
Net income for the three months was $315,779, or $0.02 per fully diluted share (based on 20.6 million fully diluted shares) compared to net income of $950,549, or $0.05 per fully diluted share (based on 19.2 million shares) for the third quarter last year.
Mr. Shear continued, "The reduction in our overall profitability was due to investments related to the initiation of our Behavioral Healthcare Options contract, one-time expenses related to our listing on the American Stock Exchange, and reduced profitability at our Pivotal Research subsidiary. We have begun to see an uptick in revenue at Pivotal in the fourth quarter, and there are signs that this business is starting to accelerate based on our current pipeline. In addition, our hospital census is running at a higher than normal level during early May, a positive indicator for us. Finally, many of the direct expenses related to the Las Vegas expansion are behind us, and we believe our profitability will notably improve in the fourth quarter and into fiscal 2008."
This year's third fiscal quarter was the third consecutive quarter in which the Company recorded an income tax provision assuming an estimated 39 percent corporate tax rate, while in the prior-year's quarter, the Company recorded a 4.6 percent tax rate for the income tax provision. Had the Company incurred the same 39 percent tax rate in the year-ago period, net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 would have been $607,545.
The Company's provision for doubtful accounts in the quarter increased to $426,812 from $334,248 in the year-ago same period. The percentage of bad debt expense to net patient care revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was 4.3 percent compared to 4.6 percent last year as the Company's bad debt as a percentage of revenues continued to decline.
For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2007, total net revenue from operations increased 17.1 percent to $32.3 million compared to $27.6 million for the first nine months last year. Net patient care revenue increased 26.3 percent to $25.8 million for the nine months from $20.5 million for the same period last year. Revenue from pharmaceutical studies decreased 21.1 percent to $3.1 million for the nine-month period from $3.9 million for the same period last year. Contract support services revenue provided by Wellplace increased 5.6 percent to $3.4 million for the nine months from $3.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2006.
Total operating expenses increased 20.5 percent for the nine months to $30.5 million from $25.3 million last year. Included in this increase was a 27.4 percent increase in patient care expenses in treatment centers and offset by a 7.1 percent decrease in patient care expenses related to pharmaceutical or research studies. Contract support services expenses increased 21.3 percent to $2.3 million for the nine months from $1.9 million last year. Administrative expenses increased 28.3 percent to $10.5 million for the nine months from $8.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2006.
Year-to-date income from operations was $1.8 million for the first nine months of 2007 compared to $2.3 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. Net income was $860,150, or $0.05 per basic and $0.04 per fully diluted share (based on 19.6 million shares), compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.09 per basic and fully diluted share (based on 19.2 million shares) last year. The Company's blended average tax rate for the nine-month period this year was 39 percent as compared to 11 percent in last year's same period. Adjusting last year's nine-month result for this year's comparable tax rate, the Company's net income would have been approximately $1.2 million.
Mr. Shear stated, "Based on current and anticipated population growth, Las Vegas is likely to emerge as one of the largest cities in the United States during the next decade. This region's hyper-growth creates increased demand for chemical dependency treatment, psychiatric services and mental wellness programs and an exceptional opportunity for Pioneer. Today, we are firmly entrenched as the leader in this rapidly expanding market. Our diversified presence in the Las Vegas area includes providing critical incident services programs and employee assistance programs for 21 separate hotel and casino properties in Las Vegas, inpatient hospitalization, outpatient services medication management, psychological testing, crisis and triage care under a 10-year, $80 million contract, and soon, our 60-bed hospital in Henderson, Nevada. This Las Vegas expansion will mirror our presence in the Detroit market, and demonstrates our strategic growth strategy. Pioneer strives to provide necessary chemical dependency and mental health-related services in markets where demographics and demand indicate high likelihoods of success. Our top line is currently benefitting from our efforts to increase our presence in Detroit. Beginning in calendar 2008, we will benefit, both on a top and bottom-line basis, from our initiatives in southern Nevada."
The Company reported $4.3 million in cash as of March 31, 2007 compared to $1.8 million in June 30, 2006. The increase in the cash account was primarily due to $2.0 million in new equity financing that the company received at the end of the second fiscal quarter and cash generated from operations. Consequently, the Company's balance sheet had a current ratio of 2.0 to 1 on March 31, 2007 and stockholders' equity increased 25.4 percent to $16.9 million from $13.5 million as of June 30, 2006.
Teleconference Information
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the fiscal 2007 third quarter results on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties within the United States can access the call by dialing 800-299-7928 and international callers may dial 617-614-3926. Please use passcode 17716732. A replay of the call also will be available until May 22, 2007 at 888-286-8010 for callers within the United States, and 617-801-6888 for international callers. Please use passcode 49570860 for the replay. This call is being webcast by CCBN, and can be accessed at PHC, Inc.'s web site at www.phc-inc.com. The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com, or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents, at www.streetevents.com.
About Pioneer Behavioral Health
Pioneer Behavioral Health operates companies that provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care services, clinical research and Internet- and telephonic-based referral services. The companies contract with national insurance companies, government payors, and major transportation and gaming companies, among others, to provide such services. For more information, please visit www.phc-inc.com or www.haydenir.com.
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release may include "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the operations or the performance of the company and its future plans and objectives. Various future events or factors may cause the actual results to vary materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made in this press release. For a discussion of these factors and risks, see the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
Company Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
PHC, Inc. Hayden Communications, Inc.
Bruce A. Shear Brett Maas or Peter Seltzberg
978-536-2777 646-415-8972
PHC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, June 30,
ASSETS 2007 2006
(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $4,250,075 $1,820,105
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $3,393,907
at March 31, 2007 and $3,100,586
at June 30, 2006 6,974,749 6,955,475
Pharmaceutical receivables 1,926,604 1,470,019
Prepaid expenses 647,252 490,655
Other receivables and advances 722,484 751,791
Deferred income tax asset 2,605,645 3,110,000
Total current assets 17,126,809 14,598,045
Accounts receivable, non-current 35,000 40,000
Other receivable 47,680 53,457
Property and equipment, net 2,312,231 1,799,888
Deferred financing costs, net of
amortization of $134,138 at
March 31, 2007 and $106,422 June 30, 2006 89,307 117,023
Customer relationships, net of
amortization of $350,000 at March 31, 2007
and $260,000 at June 30, 2006 2,050,000 2,140,000
Goodwill 3,508,576 2,664,643
Other assets 1,703,529 571,931
Total assets $26,873,132 $21,984,987
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (includes short term
notes payable of $166,646 and $8,956) $1,832,105 $1,518,615
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,156,028 909,057
Revolving credit note 1,256,127 1,603,368
Deferred revenue 500,716 385,742
Current portion of obligations
under capital leases 210,945 57,881
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and benefits 2,173,886 1,619,672
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,367,111 1,026,419
Total current liabilities 8,496,918 7,120,754
Long-term debt 1,010,498 1,021,546
Obligations under capital leases 168,763 61,912
Deferred tax liability 325,000 325,000
Total liabilities 10,001,179 8,529,212
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, 1,000,000 shares
authorized, none issued or outstanding -- --
Class A common stock, $.01 par value,
30,000,000 shares authorized, 19,369,833
and 17,874,966 shares issued at
March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006,
respectively 193,698 178,749
Class B common stock, $.01 par value,
2,000,000 shares authorized, 775,760
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007
and June 30, 2006, respectively, each
convertible into one share of Class A
common Stock 7,758 7,758
Additional paid-in capital 26,259,276 23,718,197
Treasury stock, 199,098 shares of Class A
common stock at March 31, 2007 and
June 30, 2006, at cost (191,700) (191,700)
Accumulated deficit (9,397,079) (10,257,229)
Total stockholders' equity 16,871,953 13,455,775
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $26,873,132 $21,984,987
PHC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2007 2006 2007 2006
Revenues:
Patient
care, net $10,022,611 $7,292,804 $25,845,713 $20,471,140
Pharmaceutical
studies 1,164,195 1,523,277 3,089,498 3,913,370
Contract
support
services 1,131,237 1,137,878 3,397,398 3,216,788
Total
revenues 12,318,043 9,953,959 32,332,609 27,601,298
Operating expenses:
Patient care
expenses 4,978,321 3,787,166 13,177,504 10,341,470
Patient care
expenses,
pharmaceutical 601,737 552,477 1,510,223 1,626,465
Cost of contract
support services 776,893 713,438 2,302,622 1,898,300
Provision for
doubtful accounts 426,812 334,248 1,226,795 1,466,903
Administrative
expenses 4,298,040 2,815,164 10,511,594 8,193,940
Administrative
expenses,
pharmaceutical 598,085 638,486 1,806,748 1,810,776
Total
operating
expenses 11,679,888 8,840,979 30,535,486 25,337,854
Income from
operations 638,155 1,112,980 1,797,123 2,263,444
Other income
(expense):
Interest income 52,775 11,281 119,432 49,542
Other
income (expense) (3,430) 25,309 (7,508) 57,357
Interest expense (168,797) (153,594) (501,068) (483,150)
Total other
expenses, net (119,452) (117,004) (389,144) (376,251)
Income before
provision for taxes 518,703 995,976 1,407,979 1,887,193
Provision
for income taxes 202,924 45,427 547,829 205,655
Net income $315,779 $950,549 $860,150 $1,681,538
Basic net income
per common share $0.02 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $0.09
Basic weighted
average number
of shares
outstanding 19,858,979 18,187,750 19,037,806 18,145,789
Fully diluted net
income per
common share $0.02 $0.05 $0.04 $0.09
Fully diluted
weighted average
number of shares
outstanding 20,626,118 19,212,589 19,644,201 19,242,777
SOURCE PHC, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Bruce A. Shear of PHC, Inc., +1-978-536-2777; or Investor
Relations, Peter Seltzberg or Brett Maas, both of Hayden Communications, Inc.,
+1-646-415-8972, for PHC, Inc./
/Web site: http://www.phc-inc.com /
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