Magellan Health Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Highlights Include:

• Net revenue increased 38.3 percent over the first quarter of 2017 to $1.8 billion.
• Net income decreased 35.5 percent over the first quarter of 2017 to $11.5 million.
• Segment profit decreased 20.4 percent over the first quarter of 2017 to $55.6 million.
• Adjusted net income decreased 20.4 percent from the first quarter of 2017 to $20.8 million.
• Unrestricted cash and investments were $288.3 million as of March 31, 2018. Approximately $91.5 million of the unrestricted cash and investments as of March 31, 2018, is related to excess capital and undistributed earnings held at regulated entities.
• The Company is lowering its full year 2018 earnings guidance.
• On March 12, 2018, the Company entered into a contract with the State of Arizona as one of seven integrated managed care organizations that will coordinate physical and behavioral health services for approximately one million Medicaid eligible members in the central geographic service area effective October 1, 2018.
• On April 16, 2018, the Company entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia to participate statewide in the Medallion 4 program. The Company was selected through a competitive procurement and is one of six health plans to contract with Virginia for this program. The Medallion program will collectively serve over 700,000 TANF Medicaid enrollees.
• On April 24, 2018, the Company was notified by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) that the Company was not selected to negotiate a new contract to serve as a vendor for its Medicaid managed care program for plans beginning January 1, 2019. The Company plans to file a protest with AHCA.

“We are disappointed by the news in Florida and will be filing a protest with AHCA within the next two weeks,” said Barry M. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Magellan Health. “The government business is unique and requires a high level of customer understanding and deep domain expertise. While the environment can be challenging in the short term, we are comfortable with this dynamic and remain confident in the strength of our capabilities to manage high-cost, complex populations. We believe these capabilities will continue to resonate in the market and provide continued growth.”

Net Revenues
Net revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $1.8 billion, an increase of 38.3 percent over the same period in 2017. This increase was mainly due to net business growth and the revenue from the Senior Whole Health acquisition that closed in October 2017.

Segment Profit
Segment profit was $55.6 million for the first quarter, compared to $69.8 million in the prior year quarter.

• Healthcare segment profit was $45.9 million, which represents a decrease of 2.9 percent over the first quarter of 2017. The decrease was mainly due to the higher favorable out of period items in the prior year’s quarter, the October 2017 capitation rate decrease in Florida, and operating losses in Virginia, partially offset by the earnings contribution from Senior Whole Health. The current quarter’s results included $5 million of favorable out of period items compared to approximately $13 million of favorable items in the prior year.
• Pharmacy management segment profit was $15.5 million, which was a decrease of 46.5 percent from the first quarter of 2017. This year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by the impact of the new ASC 606 revenue recognition standards related to Part D as well as the timing of network management initiatives. These items are considered to be timing differences that will reverse over the balance of the year.
• Corporate costs, inclusive of eliminations but excluding stock compensation expense, totaled $5.8 million, which was comparable to the first quarter of 2017.

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
Cash flow from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $81.0 million versus a use of cash of $31.1 million in the first quarter of 2017. The improved cash flow in the current year quarter is primarily the result of favorable timing of working capital.

As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s unrestricted cash and investments totaled $288.3 million, which represents an increase of $27.2 million from the balance at December 31, 2017. Approximately $91.5 million of the unrestricted cash and investments at March 31, 2018, is related to excess capital and undistributed earnings held at regulated entities.

Restricted cash and investments at March 31, 2018, of $456.5 million reflects a decrease of $8.9 million from the balance at December 31, 2017.

Outlook
The Company is lowering its 2018 full year earnings guidance.

“We are lowering our earnings guidance ranges primarily as a result of both the slower pace of progress on initiatives to achieve profitability in Virginia as well as estimates for investments and startup losses for our new Medicaid contract in Arizona and other emerging MCC market opportunities,” said Jonathan N. Rubin, chief financial officer of Magellan Health. “We will be focused on execution over the balance of the year. I believe the fundamentals of our business remain strong and am confident in our long term growth strategy.”

The Company now anticipates segment profit in the range of $365 million to $385 million. In addition, the Company expects net income in the range of $113 million to $137 million, adjusted net income in the range of $151 million to $171 million, EPS in the range of $4.41 to $5.35 and adjusted EPS in the range of $5.90 to $6.68. The Company is maintaining its revenue guidance at the current level of $7.5 to $7.8 billion.

“Compared to the first quarter of 2018, we expect the segment profit run rate to increase for the remainder of the year due to the following three factors: margin expansion due to initiatives in our healthcare segment; new business and same store growth; and normal earnings seasonality in our pharmacy business,” said Rubin.

Earnings Conference Call
Management will discuss the Company’s first quarter results on a conference call scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. To participate in the conference call, dial 1-800-857-1812 approximately 10 minutes before the start of the call. The conference call will also be available live via webcast at Magellan’s investor relations page at MagellanHealth.com. A telephonic replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call through May 26, 2018. This replay may be accessed by dialing 1-888-469-5761 (domestic) or 1-203-369-1460 (international). A replay of the webcast will also be available at the site listed above for 30 days, beginning approximately two hours after its conclusion.

Basis of Presentation
In addition to results determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Magellan provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are useful in assessing the Company’s performance. Following is a description of these important non-GAAP measures.

Segment profit is equal to net revenues less the sum of cost of care, cost of goods sold, direct service costs and other operating expenses, and includes income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, but excludes segment profit or loss from non-controlling interests held by other parties, stock compensation expense, special charges or benefits, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration recorded in relation to acquisitions.

Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share reflect certain adjustments made for acquisitions completed after January 1, 2013, to exclude non-cash stock compensation expense resulting from restricted stock purchases by sellers, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, amortization of identified acquisition intangibles, as well as impairment of identified acquisition intangibles.

Included in the tables issued with this press release are the reconciliations from GAAP measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures.

About Magellan Health
Magellan Health, Inc. is a leader in managing the fastest growing, most complex areas of health, including special populations, complete pharmacy benefits and other specialty areas of healthcare. Magellan supports innovative ways of accessing better health through technology, while remaining focused on the critical personal relationships that are necessary to achieve a healthy, vibrant life. Magellan’s customers include health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party administrators. For more information, visit MagellanHealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release is intended to be disclosure through methods reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution to the public in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fair Disclosure Regulation. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are out of our control. All statements, other than statements of historical information provided herein, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding 2018 guidance for net revenue, income before income taxes, net income, earnings per share, segment profit, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, growth opportunities and strategy. These statements are based on management’s analysis, judgment, belief and expectation only as of the date hereof, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to, among other things, the possible election of certain of the Company’s customers to manage the healthcare services of their members directly; changes in rates paid to and/or by the Company by customers and/or providers; higher utilization of healthcare services by the Company’s risk members; delays, higher costs or inability to implement new business or other Company initiatives; the impact of changes in the contracting model for Medicaid contracts; termination or non-renewal of customer contracts; the impact of new or amended laws or regulations; governmental inquiries; litigation; competition; operational issues; healthcare reform; and general business conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2018, and the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed during 2018. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release. Segment profit, adjusted net income, and adjusted EPS information referred to herein may be considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Further information regarding these measures, including the reasons management considers this information useful to investors, are included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and on subsequent Form 10-Qs.

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