Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2016

 

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-15925   13-3893191

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4000 Meridian Boulevard

Franklin, Tennessee 37067

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 465-7000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 1, 2016, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

 

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The press release referred to in Item 2.02 above also includes the Company’s updated 2016 annual earnings guidance. The 2016 guidance is based on the Company’s historical operating performance, current trends and other assumptions the Company believes are reasonable at this time as set forth on pages 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the press release. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release, dated November 1, 2016.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 1, 2016    

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

   

(Registrant)

    By:  

/s/ Wayne T. Smith

      Wayne T. Smith
      Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
      (principal executive officer)
    By:  

/s/ W. Larry Cash

      W. Larry Cash
      President of Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer
      and Director
      (principal financial officer)
    By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Hammons

      Kevin J. Hammons
      Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
      (principal accounting officer)

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1    Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release, dated November 1, 2016.

 

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

Investor Contact:    W. Larry Cash
   President of Financial Services
   and Chief Financial Officer
   (615) 465-7000

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES

THIRD QUARTER 2016 RESULTS WITH NET OPERATING REVENUES OF $4.380 BILLION

 

 

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (November 1, 2016) – Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) (the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

On April 29, 2016, the Company completed the spin-off of Quorum Health Corporation (“QHC”), comprised of 38 affiliated hospitals and related outpatient services in 16 states, together with Quorum Health Resources, LLC, a subsidiary providing management advisory and consulting services to non-affiliated hospitals. Following the spin-off, QHC became an independent public company with its common stock listed for trading under the symbol “QHC” on the New York Stock Exchange. Financial and statistical data reported in this earnings release include QHC operating results through the spin-off date. Same-store operating results and statistical data exclude information for the hospitals divested in the spin-off of QHC in both the 2016 periods and the comparable periods in 2015.

Net operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016, totaled $4.380 billion, a 9.6 percent decrease compared with $4.846 billion for the same period in 2015. Income from continuing operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders decreased to a loss of $(77) million, or $(0.69) per share (diluted), for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared with income from continuing operations of $60 million, or $0.51 per share (diluted), for the same period in 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge totaling $39 million, primarily related to the allocation of hospital reporting unit goodwill to four hospitals classified as held for sale in September 2016 upon the execution of a definitive agreement to sell these hospitals as announced by the Company on September 29, 2016, as well as the Company’s update to the previous estimated impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2016. This update to the estimated goodwill impairment charge was based on the Company’s updated valuation assumptions, as well as information obtained from third-party valuation services. These impairment charges do not have an impact on the calculation of the Company’s financial covenants under the Company’s Credit Facility. The results for the three months ended September 30, 2016, included the loss of $(0.28) per share (diluted) related to impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets and loss of $(0.06) per share (diluted) related to government and other legal settlements for several legal matters settled in principle and related legal expenses. Excluding these items, income from continuing operations was a loss of $(0.35) per share (diluted).

Net income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders was a loss of $(0.71) per share (diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared with income of $0.44 per share (diluted) for the same period in 2015. Discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016, consisted of $(0.02) per share (diluted) of losses from operations of entities sold or held for sale for a total after-tax loss of approximately $(2) million or $(0.02) per share (diluted). Weighted-average shares outstanding (diluted) were 111 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and 116 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2016, was $178 million compared with $111 million for the same period in 2015, representing a 60.4 percent increase. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2016, was $465 million compared with $661 million for the same period in 2015, representing a 29.7 percent decrease.

 

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The consolidated operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2016, reflect a 12.4 percent decrease in total admissions, and a 13.0 percent decrease in total adjusted admissions, compared with the same period in 2015. On a same-store basis, admissions decreased 2.1 percent and adjusted admissions decreased 1.5 percent during the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same period in 2015. On a same-store basis, net operating revenues increased 1.2 percent during the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same period in 2015.

Net operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, totaled $13.969 billion, a 4.6 percent decrease compared with $14.639 billion for the same period in 2015. Income from continuing operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders decreased to a loss of $(1.495) billion, or $(13.50) per share (diluted), for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared with income from continuing operations of $268 million, or $2.32 per share (diluted), for the same period in 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges totaling $1.695 billion, primarily from an impairment charge of $1.395 billion on the value of goodwill for the Company’s hospital reporting unit, and impairment charges totaling approximately $300 million to reduce the value of long-lived assets at certain under-performing hospitals and hospitals that the Company has closed, sold, or has identified for sale. The estimated impairment charge recorded for goodwill incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2016, resulted from a determination that the carrying value of the Company’s hospital operations reporting unit exceeded its fair value, primarily as the result of the decline in the Company’s market capitalization and fair value of long-term debt during the three months ended June 30, 2016, as well as a decrease in the estimated future earnings of the Company compared to previous estimates. As noted above, the goodwill impairment charge originally estimated at June 30, 2016 was updated during the three months ended September 30, 2016. These impairment charges do not have an impact on the calculation of the Company’s financial covenants under the Company’s Credit Facility. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, included the loss of $(13.72) per share (diluted) related to impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, loss of $(0.18) per share (diluted) from early extinguishment of debt, loss of $(0.06) per share (diluted) related to government and other legal settlements for several legal matters settled in principle and related legal expenses, loss of $(0.08) per share (diluted) related to expenses from the spin-off of QHC, which were partially offset by income of $0.54 per share (diluted) related to the gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates in connection with the Company’s sale of its minority equity interests in five hospitals located in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 29, 2016. Excluding these items, income from continuing operations was $0.00 per share (diluted).

Net income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders was a loss of $(13.55) per share (diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared with income of $2.08 per share (diluted) for the same period in 2015. Discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, consisted of $(0.04) per share (diluted) of losses from operations of entities sold or held for sale and $(0.01) per share (diluted) of expenses related to the impairment of long-lived assets held for sale, for a total after-tax loss of approximately $(5) million, or $(0.05) per share (diluted). Weighted-average shares outstanding (diluted) were 111 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 116 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $810 million compared with $615 million for the same period in 2015, representing a 31.7 percent increase. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $1.661 billion compared with $2.144 billion for the same period in 2015, representing a 22.5 percent decrease.

The consolidated operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, reflect a 7.9 percent decrease in total admissions, and a 6.9 percent decrease in total adjusted admissions, compared with the same period in 2015. On a same-store basis, admissions decreased 2.0 percent and adjusted admissions decreased 0.2 percent during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same period in 2015. On a same-store basis, net operating revenues increased 1.6 percent during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same period in 2015.

 

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As initially disclosed on September 19, 2016, the Company announced that, with the assistance of advisors, it is exploring a variety of options with financial sponsors, as well as other potential alternatives. The discussions are at a very preliminary stage and there is no timeline established for this review. There can be no certainty that the exploration will result in any kind of transaction. As previously disclosed, the Company does not expect to make further public comment regarding these matters while the exploration process takes place. In addition, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement on October 3, 2016. For additional information regarding this Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, see the Company’s press release and Current Report on Form 8-K, each filed on October 3, 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, is EBITDA adjusted to add back net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and to exclude the effect of discontinued operations, loss from early extinguishment of debt, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates, acquisition and integration expenses from the acquisition of Health Management Associates, Inc. (“HMA”), expense incurred related to the spin-off of QHC, expense incurred related to the divestiture of the home care division, expense related to government and other legal settlements and related costs, and expense from fair value adjustments related to the HMA legal proceedings, accounted for at fair value, underlying the CVR agreement, and related legal expenses. For information regarding why the Company believes Adjusted EBITDA presents useful information to investors, and for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities, see footnote (e) to the Financial Highlights, Financial Statements and Selected Operating Data below.

Commenting on the results, Wayne T. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc., said, “Our operating and financial performance in the third quarter was below expectations due to lower than expected volumes and higher than expected expenses in certain areas. Moving into the fourth quarter, we are intensely focused on driving operational improvements and generating better results. We believe that performance improvements, combined with our portfolio rationalization efforts, should ultimately create a stronger portfolio of hospitals for the future.”

Included on pages 16, 17, 18 and 19 of this press release are tables setting forth the Company’s updated 2016 annual earnings guidance. The 2016 guidance is based on the Company’s historical operating performance, current trends and other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at this time, and reflects the impact of the spin-off of QHC and other planned divestitures that the Company expects to occur in 2016.

Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in communities across the country. After giving effect to the spin-off noted above, the Company, through its subsidiaries, owns, leases or operates 158 affiliated hospitals in 22 states with an aggregate of nearly 27,000 licensed beds.

The Company’s headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CYH.” More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

Community Health Systems, Inc. will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Central, 11:00 a.m. Eastern, to review financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to a live Internet broadcast of the conference call by clicking on the Investor Relations link of the Company’s website at www.chs.net. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and will continue to be available through November 9, 2016. Copies of this press release and conference call slide show, as well as the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (including this press release), will be available on the Company’s website at www.chs.net.

 

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Financial Highlights (a)(b)(c)(d)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net operating revenues

   $ 4,380      $ 4,846      $ 13,969      $ 14,639   

(Loss) income from continuing operations (f), (i), (k)

     (54     83        (1,422     335   

Net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders

     (79     52        (1,500     241   

Adjusted EBITDA (e)

     465        661        1,661        2,144   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     178        111        810        615   

Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (i)

   $ (0.69   $ 0.52      $ (13.50   $ 2.33   

Discontinued operations

     (0.02     (0.07     (0.05     (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (0.71   $ 0.45      $ (13.55   $ 2.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (h), (i)

   $ (0.69   $ 0.51      $ (13.50   $ 2.32   

Discontinued operations

     (0.02     (0.07     (0.05     (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income (h)

   $ (0.71   $ 0.44      $ (13.55   $ 2.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (g):

        

Basic

     111        115        111        115   

Diluted

     111        116        111        116   

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income (a)(b)(c)(d)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2016     2015  
     Amount     % of Net
Operating

Revenues
    Amount     % of Net
Operating
Revenues
 

Operating revenues (net of contractual allowances and discounts)

   $ 5,084        $ 5,580     

Provision for bad debts

     704          734     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating revenues

     4,380        100.0  %      4,846        100.0  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Salaries and benefits

     2,067        47.2  %      2,240        46.2  % 

Supplies

     723        16.5  %      762        15.7  % 

Other operating expenses

     1,026        23.4  %      1,144        23.7  % 

Government and other legal settlements and related costs (j)

     10        0.2  %      —          —    % 

Electronic health records incentive reimbursement

     (5     (0.1 )%      (54     (1.1 )% 

Rent

     109        2.5  %      115        2.4  % 

Depreciation and amortization

     265        6.1  %      288        5.9  % 

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets (i)

     39        0.9  %      —          —    % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     4,234        96.7  %      4,495        92.8  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations (f), (i)

     146        3.3  %      351        7.2  % 

Interest expense, net

     233        5.3  %      242        4.9  % 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     (4     (0.1 )%      (12     (0.2 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (83     (1.9 )%      121        2.5  % 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (29     (0.7 )%      38        0.8  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations (f), (i), (k)

     (54     (1.2 )%      83        1.7  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net of taxes:

        

Loss from operations of entities sold or held for sale

     (2     (0.0 )%      (5     (0.1 )% 

Loss on sale, net

     —          —    %      (3     (0.1 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     (2     (0.0 )%      (8     (0.2 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (56     (1.2 )%      75        1.5  % 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     23        0.6  %      23        0.4  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders

   $ (79     (1.8 )%    $ 52        1.1  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (i), (k)

   $ (0.69     $ 0.52     

Discontinued operations

     (0.02       (0.07  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net (loss) income

   $ (0.71     $ 0.45     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (h), (i), (k)

   $ (0.69     $ 0.51     

Discontinued operations

     (0.02       (0.07  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net (loss) income (h)

   $ (0.71     $ 0.44     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (g):

        

Basic

     111          115     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Diluted

     111          116     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income (a)(b)(c)(d)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2016     2015  
     Amount     % of Net
Operating
Revenues
    Amount     % of Net
Operating
Revenues
 

Operating revenues (net of contractual allowances and discounts)

   $ 16,128        $ 16,840     

Provision for bad debts

     2,159          2,201     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating revenues

     13,969        100.0  %      14,639        100.0  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Salaries and benefits

     6,537        46.8  %      6,714        45.9  % 

Supplies

     2,281        16.3  %      2,274        15.5  % 

Other operating expenses

     3,256        23.4  %      3,370        23.0  % 

Government and other legal settlements and related costs (j)

     10        0.1  %      1        —    % 

Electronic health records incentive reimbursement

     (54     (0.4 )%      (135     (0.9 )% 

Rent

     340        2.4  %      344        2.3  % 

Depreciation and amortization

     839        6.0  %      875        6.0  % 

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets (i)

     1,695        12.1  %      6        —    % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     14,904        106.7  %      13,449        91.8  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations (f), (i)

     (935     (6.7 )%      1,190        8.2  % 

Interest expense, net

     730        5.2  %      723        5.0  % 

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

     30        0.3  %      16        0.1  % 

Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates (k)

     (94     (0.7 )%      —          —    % 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     (38     (0.3 )%      (51     (0.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (1,563     (11.2 )%      502        3.4  % 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (141     (1.0 )%      167        1.1  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations (f), (i), (k)

     (1,422     (10.2 )%      335        2.3  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net of taxes:

        

Loss from operations of entities sold or held for sale

     (4     —    %      (22     (0.2 )% 

Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale

     (1     —    %      (2     —    % 

Loss on sale, net

     —          —    %      (3     —    % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     (5     —    %      (27     (0.2 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (1,427     (10.2 )%      308        2.1  % 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     73        0.5  %      67        0.5  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders

   $ (1,500     (10.7 )%    $ 241        1.6  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (i), (k)

   $ (13.50     $ 2.33     

Discontinued operations

     (0.05       (0.24  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net (loss) income

   $ (13.55     $ 2.09     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Continuing operations (f), (h), (i), (k)

   $ (13.50     $ 2.32     

Discontinued operations

     (0.05       (0.24  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net (loss) income (h)

   $ (13.55     $ 2.08     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (g):

        

Basic

     111          115     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Diluted

     111          116     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                           
     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net (loss) income

   $ (56   $ 75      $ (1,427   $ 308   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:

        

Net change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

     10        (21     (11     (22

Net change in fair value of available-for-sale securities, net of tax

     (7     (9     (8     (10

Amortization and recognition of unrecognized pension cost components, net of tax

     —          1        3        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     3        (29     (16     (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

     (53     46        (1,443     278   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     23        23        73        67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders

   $ (76   $ 23      $ (1,516   $ 211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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November 1, 2016

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Selected Operating Data (a)(c)

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     Consolidated     Same-Store  
     2016     2015     % Change     2016     2015     % Change  

Number of hospitals (at end of period)

     155        195          152        152     

Licensed beds (at end of period)

     26,246        30,019          25,945        26,169     

Beds in service (at end of period)

     23,231        26,309          23,066        23,164     

Admissions

     201,957        230,510        -12.4     200,365        204,600        -2.1

Adjusted admissions

     445,817        512,465        -13.0     441,545        448,317        -1.5

Patient days

     898,177        1,003,025          892,828        900,086     

Average length of stay (days)

     4.4        4.4          4.5        4.4     

Occupancy rate (average beds in service)

     41.9     41.6       42.0     42.4  

Net operating revenues

   $ 4,380      $ 4,846        -9.6   $ 4,321      $ 4,268        1.2

Net inpatient revenues as a % of net patient revenues before provision for bad debts

     42.6     41.7       42.6     41.7  

Net outpatient revenues as a % of net patient revenues before provision for bad debts

     57.4     58.3       57.4     58.3  

Income from operations (f), (i)

   $ 146      $ 351        -58.4      

Income from operations as a % of net operating revenues

     3.3     7.2        

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 265      $ 288           

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

   $ (4   $ (12        

Liquidity Data:

            

Adjusted EBITDA (e)

   $ 465      $ 661        -29.7      

Adjusted EBITDA as a % of net operating revenues

     10.6     13.6        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 178      $ 111        60.4      

Net cash provided by operating activities as a % of net operating revenues

     4.1     2.3        

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Selected Operating Data (a)(c)

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Consolidated     Same-Store  
     2016     2015     % Change     2016     2015     % Change  

Number of hospitals (at end of period)

     155        195          152        152     

Licensed beds (at end of period)

     26,246        30,019          25,945        26,169     

Beds in service (at end of period)

     23,231        26,309          23,066        23,164     

Admissions

     653,916        710,042        -7.9     616,756        629,656        -2.0

Adjusted admissions

     1,427,298        1,533,763        -6.9     1,337,641        1,340,485        -0.2

Patient days

     2,921,895        3,163,346          2,773,674        2,841,861     

Average length of stay (days)

     4.5        4.5          4.5        4.5     

Occupancy rate (average beds in service)

     43.3     43.9       43.6     44.8  

Net operating revenues

   $ 13,969      $ 14,639        -4.6   $ 13,081      $ 12,870        1.6

Net inpatient revenues as a % of net patient revenues before provision for bad debts

     43.1     42.8       43.1     42.8  

Net outpatient revenues as a % of net patient revenues before provision for bad debts

     56.9     57.2       56.9     57.2  

(Loss) income from operations (f), (i)

   $ (935   $ 1,190        -178.6      

(Loss) income from operations as a % of net operating revenues

     -6.7     8.1        

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 839      $ 875           

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

   $ (38   $ (51        

Liquidity Data:

            

Adjusted EBITDA (e)

   $ 1,661      $ 2,144        -22.5      

Adjusted EBITDA as a % of net operating revenues

     11.9     14.6        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 810      $ 615        31.7      

Net cash provided by operating activities as a % of net operating revenues

     5.8     4.2        

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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November 1, 2016

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (b)

(In millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30, 2016     December 31, 2015  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 133      $ 184   

Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,754 and $4,110 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

     3,179        3,611   

Supplies

     527        580   

Prepaid income taxes

     33        27   

Prepaid expenses and taxes

     208        197   

Other current assets (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $11 and $17 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)

     461        567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     4,541        5,166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment

     13,378        14,906   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (4,548     (4,794
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     8,830        10,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

     6,901        8,965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets, net (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $109 and $41 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)

     1,955        2,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 22,227      $ 26,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 240      $ 229   

Accounts payable

     1,018        1,258   

Accrued interest

     151        227   

Accrued liabilities (including liabilities of hospitals held for sale of $13 and $6 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)

     1,277        1,358   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,686        3,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

     15,082        16,556   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

     357        593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

     1,622        1,698   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     19,747        21,919   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries

     553        571   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EQUITY

    

Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 113,633,148 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016, and 113,732,933 shares issued and 112,757,384 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015

     1        1   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,967        1,963   

Treasury stock, at cost, no shares at September 30, 2016 and 975,549 shares at December 31, 2015

     —          (7

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (87     (73

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

     (60     2,135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     1,821        4,019   

Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries

     106        86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,927        4,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 22,227      $ 26,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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November 1, 2016

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (b)

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2016     2015  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,427   $ 308   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     839        876   

Government and other legal settlements and related costs (j)

     10        1   

Stock-based compensation expense

     36        44   

Loss on sale, net

     —          4   

Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale

     1        8   

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets (i)

     1,695        —     

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

     30        16   

Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     (94     —     

Other non-cash expenses, net

     19        22   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:

    

Patient accounts receivable

     (40     (291

Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets

     64        (72

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes

     (256     (239

Other

     (67     (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     810        615   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Acquisitions of facilities and other related equipment

     (122     (41

Purchases of property and equipment

     (561     (696

Proceeds from disposition of hospitals and other ancillary operations

     12        87   

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     10        13   

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (395     (127

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

     386        123   

Proceeds from sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     403        —     

Distribution from Quorum Health Corporation

     1,219        —     

Increase in other investments

     (201     (136
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     751        (777
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —          24   

Repurchase of restricted stock shares for payroll tax withholding requirements

     (5     (20

Deferred financing costs and other debt-related costs

     (22     (30

Redemption of noncontrolling investments in joint ventures

     (19     (18

Distributions to noncontrolling investors in joint ventures

     (69     (69

Borrowings under credit agreements

     3,929        3,464   

Proceeds from receivables facility

     66        112   

Repayments of long-term indebtedness

     (5,492     (3,624
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,612     (161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (51     (323

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     184        509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 133      $ 186   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For footnotes, see pages 12, 13, 14 and 15.

 

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CYH Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

Page 12

November 1, 2016

 

Footnotes to Financial Highlights, Financial Statements and Selected Operating Data

 

(a) Continuing operating results exclude discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Both financial and statistical results exclude entities in discontinued operations for all periods presented. Same-store operating results and statistical data exclude information for the hospitals divested in the spin-off of QHC in both the 2016 periods and the comparable periods in 2015.

 

(b) The contingent value right (“CVR”) entitles the holder to receive a cash payment up to $1.00 per CVR (subject to downward adjustment but not below zero), subject to the final resolution of certain legal matters pertaining to HMA, as defined in the CVR agreement. If the aggregate amount of applicable losses under the CVR agreement exceeds a deductible of $18 million, then the amount payable in respect of each CVR shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (a) the product of (i) all losses in excess of the deductible and (ii) 90%; by (b) the number of CVRs outstanding on the date on which final resolution of the existing litigation occurs. Since the HMA acquisition date of January 27, 2014, approximately $31 million in costs have been incurred and approximately $30 million of settlements have been paid related to certain HMA legal matters, which collectively exceed the deductible of $18 million under the CVR agreement. The Company previously recorded an estimated fair value of the remaining underlying claims that will be covered by the CVR of $284 million as part of the acquisition accounting for HMA, which has been adjusted to its estimated fair value of $259 million at September 30, 2016. In addition, although future legal fees (which are expensed as incurred) associated with the HMA legal matters have not been accrued or included in the table below, such legal fees are taken into account in determining the total amount of reductions applied to the amounts owed to CVR holders.

The following table presents the impact of the recorded amounts as described above as applied to the CVR and the $18 million deductible and 10% co-insurance amounts (in millions):

 

     As of  
     September 30,  
     2016  

Legal and other related costs incurred to date

   $ 31   

Settlements

     30   

Estimated liability for probable contingencies

     —     

Estimated liability for unresolved contingencies at fair value

     259   
  

 

 

 

Costs incurred plus certain estimated liabilities for CVR-related matters

     320   

Allocated to:

  

CHS deductible of $18 million

     (18

CHS co-insurance at 10%

     (29
  

 

 

 

Recorded amounts that reduce CVR value after giving effect to deductible and co-insurance

   $ 273   
  

 

 

 

CVRs outstanding

     265   
  

 

 

 

 

(c) Included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, are three smaller hospitals that are being actively marketed for sale. Included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, were several hospitals held for sale at December 31, 2014, some of which were sold during the year ended December 31, 2015. The after-tax loss for the sold or held for sale hospitals, including an impairment charge on certain long-lived assets sold or held for sale, was approximately $2 million and $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and approximately $5 million and $27 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

(d) The following table provides information needed to calculate (loss) income per share, which is adjusted for income attributable to noncontrolling interests (in millions):

 

                                                                           
     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes

   $ (54   $ 83      $ (1,422   $ 335   

Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes

     23        23        73        67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders — basic and diluted

   $ (77   $ 60      $ (1,495   $ 268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:

        

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   $ (2   $ (8   $ (5   $ (27

Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders — basic and diluted

   $ (2   $ (8   $ (5   $ (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CYH Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

Page 13

November 1, 2016

 

Footnotes to Financial Highlights, Financial Statements and Selected Operating Data (Continued)

 

(e) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which consists of net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA, also a non-GAAP financial measure, is EBITDA adjusted to add back net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and to exclude the effect of discontinued operations, loss from early extinguishment of debt, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates, acquisition and integration expenses from the acquisition of HMA, expense incurred related to the spin-off of QHC, expense incurred related to the divestiture of the home care division, expense related to government and other legal settlements and related costs, and expense from fair value adjustments related to the HMA legal proceedings, accounted for at fair value, underlying the CVR agreement, and related legal expenses. The Company has from time to time sold noncontrolling interests in certain of its subsidiaries or acquired subsidiaries with existing noncontrolling interest ownership positions. The Company believes that it is useful to present Adjusted EBITDA because it adds back the portion of EBITDA attributable to these third-party interests and clarifies for investors the Company’s portion of EBITDA generated by continuing operations. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of liquidity. The Company has also presented Adjusted EBITDA in this release because it believes it provides investors with additional information about the Company’s ability to incur and service debt and make capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA also aligns with a similar metric as defined in the Company’s senior secured credit facility, which is a key component in the determination of the Company’s compliance with some of the covenants under the Company’s senior secured credit facility, and is used to determine the interest rate and commitment fee payable under the senior secured credit facility.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under U.S. GAAP. It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities or any other measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and evaluating financial performance and liquidity. This calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table reflects the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as defined, from (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities as derived directly from the condensed consolidated financial statements (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ (83   $ 121      $ (1,563   $ 502   

Adjustments:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     265        288        839        875   

Interest expense, net

     233        242        730        723   

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          30        16   

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

     39        —          1,695        6   

Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     —          —          (94     —     

Expenses related to the acquisition and integration of HMA

     —          —          —          1   

Expense from government and other legal settlements and related costs

     10        —          10        1   

Expense from fair value adjustments and legal expenses related to cases covered by the CVR

     —          —          1        10   

Expenses related to the divestiture of home care division

     1        —          1        —     

Expenses related to the spin-off of QHC

     —          10        12        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 465      $ 661      $ 1,661      $ 2,144   

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 465      $ 661      $ 1,661      $ 2,144   

Interest expense, net

     (233     (242     (730     (723

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

     29        (38     141        (167

Loss from operations of entities sold or held for sale, net of taxes

     (2     (5     (4     (22

Other non-cash expenses, net

     7        39        56        63   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures

     (88     (304     (314     (680
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 178      $ 111      $ 810      $ 615   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(f) Included in non-same-store (loss) income from operations and (loss) income from continuing operations are pre-tax charges related to acquisition costs of $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $4 million and $6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

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CYH Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

Page 14

November 1, 2016

 

Footnotes to Financial Highlights, Financial Statements and Selected Operating Data (Continued)

 

(g) The following table sets forth components reconciling the basic weighted-average number of shares to the diluted weighted-average number of shares (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - basic

     111         115         111         115   

Add effect of dilutive securities:

           

Stock awards and options

     —           1         —           1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - diluted

     111         116         111         116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company generated a loss from continuing operations attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, so the effect of dilutive securities is not considered because their effect would be antidilutive. If the Company had generated income from continuing operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the effect of restricted stock awards, employee stock options, and other equity-based awards on the diluted shares calculation would have been an increase in shares of 445,732 shares and 225,334 shares, respectively.

 

(h) The following supplemental tables reconcile (loss) income from continuing operations and net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders, as reported, on a per share (diluted) basis, with the adjustments described herein (total per share amounts may not add due to rounding):

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2016     2015      2016     2015  
     (per share - diluted)      (per share - diluted)  

(Loss) income from continuing operations, as reported

   $ (0.69   $ 0.51       $ (13.50   $ 2.32   

Adjustments:

         

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

     —          —           0.18        0.09   

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

     0.28        —           13.72        0.04   

Expense from government and other legal settlements and related costs

     0.06        —           0.06        0.01   

Expense from fair value adjustments and legal expenses related to cases covered by the CVR

     —          —           —          0.05   

Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     —          —           (0.54     —     

Expense related to the spin-off of QHC

     —          0.05         0.08        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations, excluding adjustments

   $ (0.35   $ 0.56       $ —        $ 2.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2016     2015      2016     2015  
     (per share - diluted)      (per share - diluted)  

Net (loss) income, as reported

   $ (0.71   $ 0.44       $ (13.55   $ 2.08   

Adjustments:

         

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

     —          —           0.18        0.09   

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

     0.28        —           13.72        0.04   

Expense from government and other legal settlements and related costs

     0.06        —           0.06        0.01   

Expense from fair value adjustments and legal expenses expenses related to cases covered by the CVR

     —          —           —          0.05   

Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     —          —           (0.54     —     

Expense related to the spin-off of QHC

     —          0.05         0.08        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income, excluding adjustments

   $ (0.37   $ 0.49       $ (0.04   $ 2.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Footnotes to Financial Highlights, Financial Statements and Selected Operating Data (Continued)

 

(i) Both income from operations and loss from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016, included an impairment charge of approximately $39 million, primarily related to the allocation of hospital reporting unit goodwill to four hospitals classified as held for sale in September 2016 upon the execution of a definitive agreement to sell such hospitals as announced by us on September 29, 2016, as well as the updated measurement of the estimated impairment charge recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2016. Both loss from operations and loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, included an impairment charge of approximately $1.695 billion, of which $1.395 billion was a charge related to the write-down of a portion of the goodwill for the Company’s hospital operation reporting unit, and $283 million was a charge related to the adjustment of the fair value of long-lived assets at certain of the Company’s underperforming hospitals and some of the hospitals that the Company has been or is currently marketing for sale that have experienced declining operating results or have had a decline in their estimated fair value. The estimated impairment charge recorded for goodwill incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2016, resulted from a determination that the carrying value of the Company’s hospital operations reporting unit exceeded its fair value, primarily as the result of the decline in the Company’s market capitalization and fair value of long-term debt during the three months ended June 30, 2016, as well as a decrease in the estimated future earnings of the Company compared to previous estimates. The goodwill impairment charge originally estimated at June 30, 2016 was updated during the three months ended September 30, 2016 based on the Company’s updated valuation assumptions, as well as information obtained from third-party valuation services. Also, included in loss from operations and loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was an impairment charge of approximately $17 million incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2016, related to the write-down of a portion of the goodwill allocated to the divestitures of Lehigh Regional Medical Center and Bartow Regional Medical Center, as well as the impairment of certain long-lived assets at one of the Company’s smaller hospitals where the decision was made during the quarter ended March 31, 2016, to permanently close the hospital. These impairment charges do not have an impact on the calculation of the Company’s financial covenants under the Company’s Credit Facility. Both income from operations and income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, include an impairment charge of approximately $6 million related to the allocated reporting unit goodwill for one hospital where a definitive agreement to sell the hospital was entered into during the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

 

(j) The $0.06 per share (diluted) of expense for “Government and other legal settlements and related costs” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, is the net impact of several lawsuits settled in principle during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and related legal expenses. The $0.01 per share (diluted) of expense for “Government and other legal settlements and related costs” for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, is the net impact of several qui tam lawsuits settled in principle during the three months ended September 30, 2015, and related legal expenses.

 

(k) On April 29, 2016, the Company sold its unconsolidated minority equity interests in Valley Health System, LLC, a joint venture with Universal Health Systems, Inc. (“UHS”) representing four hospitals in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which the Company owned a 27.5% interest, and in Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, LLC, a joint venture with UHS representing one hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which the Company owned a 26.1% interest. The Company received $403 million in cash in return for the sale of its equity interests and recognized a gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

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CYH Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

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November 1, 2016

 

Regulation FD Disclosure

Set forth below is selected information concerning the Company’s projected consolidated operating results for the year ending December 31, 2016. These projections update selected guidance issued on August 2, 2016, and are based on the Company’s historical operating performance, current trends and other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at this time. The 2016 guidance should be considered in conjunction with the assumptions included herein. See pages 18 and 19 for a list of factors that could affect the future results of the Company or the healthcare industry generally.

A reconciliation of the Company’s projected 2016 Adjusted EBITDA, a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is omitted from this release because the Company is unable to provide such reconciliation without unreasonable effort (the Company’s presentation of projected net cash provided by operating activities later in this Regulation FD Disclosure section is not projected using the same factors as the Adjusted EBITDA guidance, as there are different assumptions made in connection with the determination of such projected net cash provided by operating activities amount). This inability results from the inherent difficulty in forecasting generally and in quantifying certain projected amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. In particular, sufficient information is not available to calculate certain adjustments required for such reconciliation without unreasonable effort, including interest expense, net; provision for (benefit from) income taxes; other non-cash expenses, net; other changes in operating assets and liabilities and other adjustments that would be necessary to prepare a forward-looking statement of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

The following is provided as guidance to analysts and investors:

 

     2016 Projection Range  

Net operating revenues less provision for bad debts (in millions)

   $ 18,300      to    $ 18,500   

Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)

   $ 2,200      to    $ 2,275   

Income from continuing operations per share - diluted

   $ 0.30      to    $ 0.50   

Same-store hospital annual adjusted admissions growth

     (0.3 )%    to      0.3

Weighted-average diluted shares, in millions

     111.5      to      112.5   

The following assumptions were used in developing the 2016 guidance provided above:

 

    The guidance excludes the financial results of the following:

 

    Quorum Health Resources, LLC and the 38 hospitals associated with the spin-off of QHC from the spin-off date of April 29, 2016 through December 31, 2016;

 

    Our investment in a joint venture representing five hospitals in Las Vegas, Nevada that was divested in the second quarter of 2016; and

 

    Three small hospitals which remain held-for-sale for which the operating results have been classified in discontinued operations.

 

    The Company’s projections also exclude the following:

 

    Payments related to the CVRs issued in connection with the HMA acquisition, and changes in the valuation of liabilities underlying the CVR;

 

    Losses from the early extinguishment of debt;

 

    Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets;

 

    Resolution of government investigations or other significant legal settlements;

 

    Costs incurred in connection with the spin-off of QHC and the sale of an 80% investment in our home care division; and

 

    Other significant gains or losses that neither relate to the ordinary course of business nor reflect the Company’s underlying business performance.

 

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Other assumptions used in the above guidance:

 

    A definitive agreement has been signed, as announced by us on October 17, 2016, to sell an 80% investment in our home care division. We expect this sale to close by the end of the year.

 

    A definitive agreement has been signed, as announced by us on September 29, 2016, to sell four rural hospitals in Mississippi and Florida. We expect this sale to close in early 2017.

 

    The 2016 projections include the results from the date of acquisition of an 80% interest in two hospitals in La Porte, Indiana, and Knox, Indiana, which were acquired effective March 1, 2016, and an 80% interest in one hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which was acquired effective April 1, 2016.

 

    Health Information Technology (HITECH) electronic health records incentive reimbursement of approximately $70 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

    Same-store hospital annual adjusted admissions growth of (0.3)% to 0.3% for 2016, which does not take into account service closures and weather-related or other unusual events.

 

    Expressed as a percentage of net operating revenues, depreciation and amortization of approximately 6.0% to 6.1% for 2016. Additionally, this is a fixed cost and the percentages may change as revenue varies. Such amounts exclude the possible impact of any future hospital fixed asset impairments and acceleration of amortization of software to be abandoned.

 

    Interest expense, expressed as a percentage of net operating revenues, of approximately 5.1% to 5.2%; however, interest expense is a fixed cost and percentages may vary as revenue varies. Interest expense has been adjusted to reflect the repayment of debt with proceeds from the QHC spin-off as well as the anticipated divestitures, based on the expected timing of those divestitures. Total fixed rate debt, including swaps, is expected to average approximately 65% to 75% of total debt during 2016.

 

    Expressed as a percentage of net operating revenues, equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of approximately 0.20% to 0.25% for 2016.

 

    Expressed as a percentage of net operating revenues, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of approximately 0.5% to 0.6% for 2016.

 

    Expressed as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes, provision for income tax of approximately 15.0% to 20.0% for 2016.

 

    Capital expenditures are projected as follows (in millions):

 

     2016
Guidance
 

Total

   $ 725       to    $ 800   

 

    Net cash provided by operating activities, excluding costs incurred in connection with the spin-off of QHC, cash flows related to the CVR and settlement of legal contingencies, is projected as follows (in millions):

 

     2016
Guidance
 

Total

   $ 1,200       to    $ 1,375   

 

    Weighted-average shares outstanding are projected to be between approximately 111.5 million to 112.5 million for the year ended 2016.

 

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CYH Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

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November 1, 2016

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risk and uncertainties. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding projections, expected operating results, and other events that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “thinks,” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and may be beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot give any assurance that its expectations will in fact occur and cautions that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. A number of factors could affect the future results of the Company or the healthcare industry generally and could cause the Company’s expected results to differ materially from those expressed in this press release.

These factors include, among other things:

 

    general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in the regions in which we operate;

 

    implementation, effect of, and changes to, adopted and potential federal and state healthcare reform legislation and other federal, state or local laws or regulations affecting the healthcare industry;

 

    the extent to which states support increases, decreases or changes in Medicaid programs, implement health insurance exchanges or alter the provision of healthcare to state residents through regulation or otherwise;

 

    the success and long-term viability of health insurance exchanges, which may be impacted by whether a sufficient number of payors participate;

 

    risks associated with our substantial indebtedness, leverage and debt service obligations, including our ability to incur additional indebtedness;

 

    demographic changes;

 

    changes in, or the failure to comply with, governmental regulations;

 

    potential adverse impact of known and unknown government investigations, audits, and federal and state false claims act litigation and other legal proceedings;

 

    our ability, where appropriate, to enter into and maintain provider arrangements with payors and the terms of these arrangements, which may be further impacted by the increasing consolidation of health insurers and managed care companies;

 

    changes in, or the failure to comply with, contract terms with payors and changes in reimbursement rates paid by federal or state healthcare programs or commercial payors;

 

    any potential additional impairments in the carrying value of goodwill (or additional changes in the estimated goodwill impairment charge incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2016, as the result of our ongoing review of updated valuation information as part of our step two goodwill analysis), other intangible assets, or other long-lived assets, or changes in the useful lives of other intangible assets;

 

    changes in inpatient or outpatient Medicare and Medicaid payment levels;

 

    the effects related to the continued implementation of the sequestration spending reductions and the potential for future deficit reduction legislation;

 

    increases in the amount and risk of collectability of patient accounts receivable, including the impact of the implementation of ICD-10 and decreases in collectability which may result from, among other things, self-pay growth in states that have not expanded Medicaid and difficulties in recovering payments for which patients are responsible, including co-pays and deductibles;

 

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    the efforts of insurers, healthcare providers and others to contain healthcare costs, including the trend toward value-based purchasing;

 

    our ongoing ability to demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology and recognize income for the related Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments;

 

    increases in wages as a result of inflation or competition for highly technical positions and rising supply and drug costs due to market pressure from pharmaceutical companies and new product releases;

 

    liabilities and other claims asserted against us, including self-insured malpractice claims;

 

    competition;

 

    our ability to attract and retain, at reasonable employment costs, qualified personnel, key management, physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers;

 

    trends toward treatment of patients in less acute or specialty healthcare settings, including ambulatory surgery centers or specialty hospitals;

 

    changes in medical or other technology;

 

    changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;

 

    the availability and terms of capital to fund additional acquisitions or replacement facilities or other capital expenditures;

 

    our ability to successfully make acquisitions or complete divestitures, including the intended disposition of certain hospitals, our ability to complete any such acquisitions or divestitures on desired terms or at all (including to realize the anticipated amount of proceeds from contemplated dispositions), the timing of the completion of any such acquisitions or divestitures, and our ability to realize the intended benefits from any such acquisitions or divestitures;

 

    our ability to successfully integrate any acquired hospitals, including those of HMA, or to recognize expected synergies from acquisitions;

 

    the impact of seasonal severe weather conditions;

 

    our ability to obtain adequate levels of general and professional liability insurance;

 

    timeliness of reimbursement payments received under government programs;

 

    effects related to outbreaks of infectious diseases;

 

    the impact of the external, criminal cyber-attack suffered by us in the second quarter of 2014, including potential reputational damage, the outcome of our investigation and any potential governmental inquiries, the outcome of litigation filed against us in connection with this cyber-attack, the extent of remediation costs and additional operating or other expenses that we may continue to incur, and the impact of potential future cyber-attacks or security breaches;

 

    the effects of the spin-off of QHC that was completed on April 29, 2016, on our business, including our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the spin-off;

 

    any effects of our recently announced adoption of a Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement;

 

    any effects related to our previously announced exploration of strategic alternatives; and

 

    the other risk factors set forth in our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The consolidated operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be experienced for any future periods. The Company cautions that the projections for calendar year 2016 set forth in this press release are given as of the date hereof based on currently available information. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.    

 

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