BATON ROUGE, La., May 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) today reported its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2017.
Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
- Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $15.1 million compared to $6.2 million in 2016.
- Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.44 per diluted share compared to $0.19 in 2016.
Adjusted Quarterly Results*
- Adjusted EBITDA of $32.0 million compared to $23.9 million in 2016.
- Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. of $16.0 million compared to $10.9 million in 2016.
- Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.47 compared to $0.33 in 2016.
* See table entitled Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Measures for the definition and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures.
Tenet Healthcare Acquisition
On May 1, 2017, Amedisys closed on its previously announced acquisition of Tenet Healthcare’s (NYSE:THC) home health and hospice operations in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts and Texas, for a purchase price of $20.5 million.
Paul B. Kusserow, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “I am pleased with our first quarter results as we continued to make progress in all four key areas of our strategy. While we did see softer volumes than anticipated in home health, continued strong performance from our hospice segment as well as disciplined cost control helped to deliver significant increases in revenue, EBITDA, earnings per share and cash flow from operations compared to the first quarter of 2016. Our primary focus as a company for the remainder of 2017 will be on organic admissions growth in home health, and we have developed detailed market-by-market plans to reach our organic growth goals in the second half of this year. In addition, our M&A pipeline is strong and we have a flexible balance sheet that will allow us to capitalize on attractive opportunities. We remain focused on continuing to deliver value to our patients, referral sources, and, ultimately, our shareholders.”
We urge caution in considering the current trends disclosed in this press release. The home health and hospice industry is highly competitive and subject to intensive regulations, and trends are subject to numerous factors, risks, and uncertainties, some of which are referenced in the cautionary language below and others that are described more fully in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K which can be found on the SEC’s internet website, http://www.sec.gov, and our internet website, http://www.amedisys.com.
Earnings Call and Webcast Information
Amedisys will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its first quarter results. To participate on the conference call, please call before 11:00 a.m. ET to either (877) 524-8416 (Toll-Free) or (412) 902-1028 (Toll). A replay of the conference call will be available through June 3, 2017 by dialing (877) 660-6853 (Toll-Free) or (201) 612-7415 (Toll) and entering conference ID #13660189.
A live webcast of the call will be accessible through our website on our Investor Relations section at the following web address: http://investors.amedisys.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes reconciliations of the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) to non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules are as follows: (1) Adjusted EBITDA, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, excluding certain items; (2) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. excluding certain items; and (3) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share excluding certain items. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, are useful gauges of our current performance and are also included in internal management reporting. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not more meaningful than or as an alternative to the GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release and the company’s financial statements. Non-GAAP measures as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures consistently.
Additional information
Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health, hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 2,200 hospitals and 61,900 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys is a publicly held company. With approximately 16,000 employees, in 421 care centers in 34 states, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 385,000 patients in need every year. For more information about the Company, please visit: www.amedisys.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
When included in this press release, words like “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “might,” “would,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described therein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: changes in Medicare and other medical payment levels, our ability to open care centers, acquire additional care centers and integrate and operate these care centers effectively, changes in or our failure to comply with existing federal and state laws or regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, competition in the healthcare industry, our ability to integrate our personal care segment into our business efficiently, changes in the case mix of patients and payment methodologies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, our ability to maintain or establish new patient referral sources, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in payments and covered services by federal and state governments, future cost containment initiatives undertaken by third-party payors, our access to financing, our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements, business disruptions due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, our ability to integrate, manage and keep our information systems secure, our ability to comply with requirements stipulated in our corporate integrity agreement and changes in law or developments with respect to any litigation relating to the Company, including various other matters, many of which are beyond our control.
Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of future events. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking and we do not intend to release publicly any updates or changes in our expectations concerning the forward-looking statements or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any forward-looking statement may be based, except as required by law.
| AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Net service revenue | $ | 370,458 | $ | 348,817 | ||||
| Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization | 215,785 | 201,837 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Salaries and benefits | 74,459 | 76,717 | ||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 3,874 | 4,070 | ||||||
| Other | 40,417 | 46,717 | ||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 6,341 | 3,940 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,417 | 4,473 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 345,293 | 337,754 | ||||||
| Operating income | 25,165 | 11,063 | ||||||
| Other expense: | ||||||||
| Interest income | 19 | 22 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,068 | ) | (1,112 | ) | ||||
| Equity in loss from equity method investments | (106 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
| Miscellaneous, net | 1,112 | 735 | ||||||
| Total other expense, net | (43 | ) | (360 | ) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | 25,122 | 10,703 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | (9,923 | ) | (4,388 | ) | ||||
| Net income | 15,199 | 6,315 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (69 | ) | (102 | ) | ||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. | $ | 15,130 | $ | 6,213 | ||||
| Basic earnings per common share: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.19 | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 33,443 | 32,920 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.19 | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 34,073 | 33,508 | ||||||
| AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Amounts in thousands, except share data) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 48,334 | $ | 30,197 | ||||
| Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $19,249 and $17,716 | 172,707 | 166,056 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 10,097 | 7,397 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 11,964 | 11,260 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 243,102 | 214,910 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $142,185 and $138,650 | 36,676 | 36,999 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 292,793 | 288,957 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $28,557 and $27,864 | 46,220 | 46,755 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 98,943 | 107,940 | ||||||
| Other assets, net | 38,894 | 38,468 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 756,628 | $ | 734,029 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 29,444 | $ | 30,358 | ||||
| Payroll and employee benefits | 81,909 | 82,480 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 65,663 | 63,290 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term obligations | 6,888 | 5,220 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 183,904 | 181,348 | ||||||
| Long-term obligations, less current portion | 85,472 | 87,809 | ||||||
| Other long-term obligations | 4,306 | 3,730 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 273,682 | 272,887 | ||||||
| Equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 35,364,752 and 35,253,577 shares issued; and 33,693,027 and 33,597,215 shares outstanding | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 544,428 | 537,472 | ||||||
| Treasury stock at cost, 1,671,725 and 1,656,362 shares of common stock | (47,531 | ) | (46,774 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | (14,967 | ) | (30,545 | ) | ||||
| Total Amedisys, Inc. stockholders’ equity | 481,980 | 460,203 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 966 | 939 | ||||||
| Total equity | 482,946 | 461,142 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 756,628 | $ | 734,029 | ||||
| AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND DAYS REVENUE OUTSTANDING, NET (Amounts in thousands, except statistical information) (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 15,199 | $ | 6,315 | |||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,417 | 4,473 | |||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 6,341 | 3,940 | |||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 3,874 | 4,070 | |||||||
| 401(k) employer match | 2,227 | 1,737 | |||||||
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment | (16 | ) | 360 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 9,445 | 4,038 | |||||||
| Equity in loss from equity method investments | 106 | 5 | |||||||
| Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs | 185 | 185 | |||||||
| Return on equity investment | 150 | 362 | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions: | |||||||||
| Patient accounts receivable | (12,493 | ) | (27,689 | ) | |||||
| Other current assets | (3,403 | ) | 7,845 | ||||||
| Other assets | (990 | ) | (2,775 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable | 93 | 9,098 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,386 | 801 | |||||||
| Other long-term obligations | 576 | (521 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 27,097 | 12,244 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of deferred compensation plan assets | 565 | 230 | |||||||
| Purchase of investment | (256 | ) | — | ||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (4,385 | ) | (6,702 | ) | |||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | (4,099 | ) | (27,682 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (8,175 | ) | (34,154 | ) | |||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options and warrants | 653 | — | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of stock to employee stock purchase plan | 612 | 638 | |||||||
| Shares withheld upon stock vesting | (758 | ) | — | ||||||
| Tax benefit from stock options exercised and restricted stock vesting | — | 159 | |||||||
| Non-controlling interest distribution | (42 | ) | — | ||||||
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | — | 40,500 | |||||||
| Repayments of revolving line of credit | — | (25,500 | ) | ||||||
| Principal payments of long-term obligations | (1,250 | ) | (1,250 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of company stock | — | (12,315 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (785 | ) | 2,232 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 18,137 | (19,678 | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 30,197 | 27,502 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 48,334 | $ | 7,824 | |||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | |||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 706 | $ | 648 | |||||
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received | $ | 284 | $ | (7 | ) | ||||
| Days revenue outstanding, net (1) | 40.5 | 38.9 | |||||||
| (1) Our calculation of days revenue outstanding, net at March 31, 2017 and 2016 is derived by dividing our ending patient accounts receivable (i.e., net of estimated revenue adjustments and allowance for doubtful accounts) by our average daily net patient revenue for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. | |||||||||
| AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SEGMENT INFORMATION (Amounts in millions, except statistical information) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Segment Information - Home Health | ||||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Financial Information (in millions): | ||||||||
| Medicare | $ | 198.7 | $ | 206.8 | ||||
| Non-Medicare | 72.6 | 65.9 | ||||||
| Net service revenue | 271.3 | 272.7 | ||||||
| Cost of service | 163.0 | 160.8 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 108.3 | 111.9 | ||||||
| Other operating expenses | 72.6 | 75.7 | ||||||
| Operating income | $ | 35.7 | $ | 36.2 | ||||
| Key Statistical Data: | ||||||||
| Medicare: | ||||||||
| Same Store (1): | ||||||||
| Revenue | (3 | %) | 4 | % | ||||
| Admissions | (1 | %) | 4 | % | ||||
| Recertifications | (3 | %) | 4 | % | ||||
| Total (2): | ||||||||
| Admissions | 49,628 | 50,418 | ||||||
| Recertifications | 25,043 | 26,023 | ||||||
| Completed episodes | 71,864 | 72,032 | ||||||
| Visits | 1,263,098 | 1,311,371 | ||||||
| Average revenue per completed episode (3) | $ | 2,782 | $ | 2,812 | ||||
| Visits per completed episode (4) | 16.9 | 17.4 | ||||||
| Non-Medicare: | ||||||||
| Same Store (1): | ||||||||
| Revenue | 11 | % | 22 | % | ||||
| Admissions: | ||||||||
| Episodic | 35 | % | 11 | % | ||||
| Non-Episodic | (1 | %) | 10 | % | ||||
| Recertifications | 5 | % | 23 | % | ||||
| Total (2): | ||||||||
| Admissions | 27,333 | 25,567 | ||||||
| Recertifications | 10,224 | 9,826 | ||||||
| Visits | 555,548 | 527,969 | ||||||
| Total (2): | ||||||||
| Visiting Clinician Cost per Visit | $ | 81.08 | $ | 79.14 | ||||
| Clinical Manager Cost per Visit | $ | 8.53 | $ | 8.31 | ||||
| Total Cost per Visit | $ | 89.61 | $ | 87.45 | ||||
| Visits | 1,818,646 | 1,839,340 | ||||||
(1) Same store information represents the percent increase (decrease) in our Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications for the period as a percent of the Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications of the prior period.
(2) Total includes acquisitions.
(3) Average Medicare revenue per completed episode is the average Medicare revenue earned for each Medicare completed episode of care.
(4) Medicare visits per completed episode are the home health Medicare visits on completed episodes divided by the home health Medicare episodes completed during the period.
| Segment Information - Hospice | ||||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Financial Information (in millions): | ||||||||
| Medicare | $ | 80.7 | $ | 68.7 | ||||
| Non-Medicare | 4.9 | 4.3 | ||||||
| Net service revenue | 85.6 | 73.0 | ||||||
| Cost of service | 42.4 | 38.8 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 43.2 | 34.2 | ||||||
| Other operating expenses | 20.8 | 17.9 | ||||||
| Operating income | $ | 22.4 | $ | 16.3 | ||||
| Key Statistical Data: | ||||||||
| Same Store (1): | ||||||||
| Medicare revenue | 17 | % | 22 | % | ||||
| Non-Medicare revenue | 15 | % | 16 | % | ||||
| Hospice admissions | 20 | % | 19 | % | ||||
| Average daily census | 16 | % | 22 | % | ||||
| Total (2): | ||||||||
| Hospice admissions | 6,505 | 5,430 | ||||||
| Average daily census | 6,365 | 5,507 | ||||||
| Revenue per day, net | $ | 149.41 | $ | 145.65 | ||||
| Cost of service per day | $ | 74.08 | $ | 77.36 | ||||
| Average discharge length of stay | 92 | 96 | ||||||
(1) Same store information represents the percent increase (decrease) in our Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census for the period as a percent of the Medicare and Non-Medicare revenue, Hospice admissions or average daily census of the prior period.
(2) Total includes acquisitions.
| Segment Information - Personal Care | |||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
| Financial Information (in millions): | |||||||
| Medicare | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| Non-Medicare | 13.6 | 3.1 | |||||
| Net service revenue | 13.6 | 3.1 | |||||
| Cost of service | 10.4 | 2.2 | |||||
| Gross margin | 3.2 | 0.9 | |||||
| Other operating expenses | 3.4 | 0.4 | |||||
| Operating (loss) income | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 0.5 | ||
| Key Statistical Data: | |||||||
| Billable hours | 588,216 | 137,883 | |||||
| Clients served | 8,822 | 5,017 | |||||
| Segment Information - Corporate | |||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
| Financial Information (in millions): | |||||||
| Other operating expenses | $ | 29.5 | $ | 39.0 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3.2 | 2.9 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 32.7 | $ | 41.9 | |||
| AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP MEASURES (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”): | |||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. | $ | 15,130 | $ | 6,213 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Income tax expense | 9,923 | 4,388 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | 1,049 | 1,090 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,417 | 4,473 | |||||
| Certain items (1) | 1,466 | 7,766 | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (2) (5) | $ | 31,985 | $ | 23,930 | |||
| Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. Reconciliation: | |||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. | $ | 15,130 | $ | 6,213 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Certain items (1) | 887 | 4,698 | |||||
| Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. (3) (5) | $ | 16,017 | $ | 10,911 | |||
| Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per Diluted Share: | |||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.19 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Certain items (1) | 0.03 | 0.14 | |||||
| Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share (4) (5) | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.33 | |||
(1) The following details the certain items for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:
| Certain Items: | |||||||||
| For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2017 | For the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2016 | ||||||||
| (Income) Expense | (Income) Expense | ||||||||
| Certain Items Impacting Operating Expenses: | |||||||||
| HCHB implementation | $ | — | $ | 2,440 | |||||
| Acquisition costs | 682 | 1,704 | |||||||
| Legal fees - non-routine | 123 | 1,517 | |||||||
| Restructuring activity | — | 1,762 | |||||||
| Data center relocation | 714 | 448 | |||||||
| Certain Items Impacting Total Other Income (Expense): | |||||||||
| Legal settlements | (674 | ) | (541 | ) | |||||
| Miscellaneous, other (income) expense, net | 621 | 436 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 1,466 | $ | 7,766 | |||||
| Net of tax | $ | 887 | $ | 4,698 | |||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.14 | |||||
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, excluding certain items as described in footnote 1.
(3) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. is defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. calculated in accordance with GAAP excluding certain items as described in footnote 1.
(4) Adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share is defined as diluted income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP excluding the earnings per share effect of certain items as described in footnote 1.
(5) Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. and adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes or other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. These calculations may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP financial measures in the same manner.