Company Increases Full-Year 2018 Guidance
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TAMPA, Fla., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) ("WellCare") today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. As determined under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $151.6 million, or $3.35 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $166.9 million, or $3.69 per diluted share. "We are pleased with our second quarter 2018 results as they reflect continued strong performance across all three lines of our business," said Ken Burdick, WellCare's chief executive officer. "We are also pleased that we continue to advance our growth agenda through our recent Medicaid wins in Florida and our pending acquisition of Meridian Health Plans." "As a result of our second quarter performance, we are revising our full-year 2018 adjusted earnings per diluted share guidance to a range of $10.70 to $10.90," Burdick continued. Key Metrics 2Q18 2Q17
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Earnings per diluted share (EPS) (GAAP) $3.35 $1.65
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Adjusted EPS(1) $3.69 $2.52
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Net income margin (GAAP) 3.3% 1.7%
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Adjusted net income margin(1) 3.7% 2.7%
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Total Premium Revenue (GAAP) ($
millions) $4,612.6 $4,293.6
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Adjusted Premium Revenue(1) ($ millions) $4,519.2 $4,262.4
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Segment Premium Revenue ($ millions):
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Medicaid Health Plans (GAAP) $2,866.2 $2,751.4
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Adjusted Medicaid Health Plans(1) $2,772.8 $2,720.2
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Medicare Health Plans $1,546.4 $1,316.6
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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) $200.0 $225.6
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Segment Medical Benefits Ratios (MBR):
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Medicaid Health Plans (GAAP) 85.1% 86.8%
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Adjusted Medicaid Health Plans(1) 88.0% 87.7%
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Medicare Health Plans 82.9% 86.4%
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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) 72.7% 86.5%
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Selling, General and Administrative
(SG&A) Ratio (GAAP) 8.2% 8.5%
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Adjusted SG&A Ratio(1) 8.1% 7.9%
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(1) Refer to the Basis of
Presentation for a discussion
of these adjusted (non-GAAP)
financial measures
Key Highlights
2018 Financial Outlook WellCare is increasing its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $10.70 to $10.90 from its previous guidance range of $10.00 to $10.30 per diluted share. Refer to the Appendix included in this news release for specific 2018 guidance metrics, related footnotes and basis of presentation. Consolidated Operations Results GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $151.6 million, or $3.35 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $74.1 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $166.9 million, or $3.69 per diluted share, compared with adjusted net income of $113.4 million, or $2.52 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2017. The year-over-year increases in GAAP and adjusted net income are primarily the result of improved Medicare Health Plans and Medicare PDP segment results as well as the 2017 acquisition of Universal American Corp. ("Universal American"). The year-over-year increases are also due to the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that resulted in a lower effective tax rate for 2018. These increases were partially offset by the return of the ACA Health Insurer Fee ("HIF"), which is nondeductible for tax purposes. GAAP net income margin for the second quarter of 2018 was 3.3 percent compared with 1.7 percent for the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted net income margin for the second quarter of 2018 was 3.7 percent compared with 2.7 percent for the second quarter of 2017. GAAP and adjusted total premium revenue of $4.61 billion and $4.52 billion for the second quarter of 2018 increased 7.4 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 2017. The year-over-year increases in GAAP and adjusted total premium revenue were primarily the result of the company's 2017 acquisition of Universal American and net organic growth. GAAP SG&A expense was $377.9 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared with $365.5 million for the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted SG&A expense was $368.1 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared with $336.7 million for the second quarter of 2017. The year-over-year increases in GAAP and adjusted SG&A expense were primarily the result of the company's growth. The GAAP SG&A expense ratio was 8.2 percent in the second quarter of 2018 compared with 8.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017. The adjusted SG&A expense ratio was 8.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018 compared with 7.9 percent in the second quarter of 2017. Medicaid Health Plans Segment Results Medicaid Health Plans membership was 2.8 million as of June 30, 2018 and was down slightly compared with membership at June 30, 2017. The slight decrease in membership is primarily due to a decline in membership in Georgia due to the addition of a fourth managed care organization effective July 1, 2017. This was offset by the addition of new members primarily as a result of the statewide expansion of Illinois' Medicaid program effective January 1, 2018. Sequentially, Medicaid membership at June 30, 2018 increased by approximately 113,000 members due to an increase in Illinois membership. GAAP and adjusted Medicaid Health Plans premium revenue was $2.9 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 4.2 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 2017. The increases in GAAP and adjusted premium revenue were primarily the result of the addition of new members as a result of the statewide expansion of the Illinois Medicaid program. In addition, the reinstatement of the ACA HIF in 2018 and associated Medicaid ACA HIF reimbursement also contributed to the year-over-year increase in GAAP Medicaid premium revenue. The GAAP Medicaid Health Plans MBR was 85.1 percent for the second quarter of 2018 compared with 86.8 percent for the second quarter of 2017. The decrease in the GAAP Medicaid Health Plans MBR was primarily the result of the reinstatement of the Medicaid ACA HIF reimbursement in 2018. The adjusted Medicaid Health Plans MBR was 88.0 percent for the second quarter of 2018 compared with 87.7 percent for the second quarter of 2017. Medicare Health Plans Segment Results Medicare Health Plans membership was approximately 510,000 members as of June 30, 2018 and increased by approximately 26,000 members, or 5.4 percent, compared with June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily a result of organic growth. Medicare Health Plans premium revenue of $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2018 increased 17.5 percent compared with the second quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily due to the company's 2017 acquisition of Universal American as well as organic growth. The Medicare Health Plans MBR for the second quarter of 2018 was 82.9 percent compared with 86.4 percent for the second quarter of 2017. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to continued operational execution and the company's 2018 bid strategy. Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) Segment Results Medicare PDP membership was approximately 1.1 million as of June 30, 2018, and decreased by approximately 60,000 members, or 5.4 percent, compared with June 30, 2017. The decrease was primarily a result of the company's 2018 bid positioning. Medicare PDP premium revenue of $200.0 million for the second quarter of 2018 decreased by 11.3 percent compared with the second quarter of 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the decline in membership as a result of company's 2018 bid positioning. The Medicare PDP segment MBR for the second quarter of 2018 was 72.7 percent compared with 86.5 percent for the second quarter of 2017. The year-over-year decrease was primarily the result of the company's 2018 bid positioning and continued operational execution. Operating Cash Flow and Financial Condition Net cash generated by operating activities was $330.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with net cash used in operating activities of $27.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The year-over-year increase is primarily due to higher earnings in the second quarter of 2018 and the timing of premium-related payments from the company's government partners. As of June 30, 2018, unregulated cash and investments were approximately $514.8 million compared with $298.6 million as of June 30, 2017. Sequentially, unregulated cash and investment decreased $46.5 million from March 31, 2018. Days in claims payable (DCP) was 55.2 days as of June 30, 2018 compared with 47.8 days as of June 30, 2017 and 50.2 days as of March 31, 2018. DCP increased 5.0 days sequentially from March 31, 2018 primarily as a result of the timing of claims payments and related inventory. Conference Call and Webcast A discussion of WellCare's second quarter 2018 results will be available via a conference call and live webcast today at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The conference call will be webcast live from the company's website and will be available at the following link: https://services.choruscall.com/links/wcg180731.html. The webcast should be accessed a few minutes prior to the conference call start time. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will be accessible on the company's website at http://ir.wellcare.com/Event. The conference call can also be accessed by pre-registering using the following link: http://dpregister.com/10121693. Callers who pre-register will be given dial-in instructions and a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call. Participants may pre-register now, or at any time prior to the call, and will receive simple instructions via email. For those parties who do not have internet access or are unable to pre-register, the conference call may be accessed by calling: Domestic participant dial-in number (toll-free): 1-844-492-3724 A telephonic replay will be available until midnight EDT on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. This replay may be accessed by dialing either of the numbers below and entering the replay access code 10121693: Domestic replay (toll-free) number: 1-877-344-7529 About WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) focuses exclusively on providing government-sponsored managed care services, primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, to families, children, seniors and individuals with complex medical needs. The company served approximately 4.4 million members nationwide as of June 30, 2018. For more information about WellCare, please visit the company's website at www.wellcare.com. Basis of Presentation Discontinued Operations In 2016, Universal American, a subsidiary of WellCare, completed the sale of its life insurance business while retaining ownership of the life insurance subsidiary. Universal American entered into a 100% quota-share reinsurance treaty with the buyer, which, among other treaties, resulted in the reinsurance of all of the life insurance policies underwritten by the retained subsidiary. Accordingly, the discontinued business has not materially affected WellCare's results of operations for the periods presented in this news release. For additional information, refer to Note 19-Discontinued Operations within the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017. Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to results determined under GAAP, WellCare provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are useful in assessing the company's performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company has provided a reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Earnings per share, net income and, as noted below, other specific operating and financial measures have been adjusted for the effect of certain expenses, and as appropriate, the related tax effect, related to previously disclosed government investigations and related litigation and resolution costs ("investigation costs"); amortization expense associated with acquisitions ("acquisition-related amortization expenses"); and certain one-time transaction and integration costs related to the acquisition of Universal American and the pending acquisition of Meridian ("transaction and integration costs"). Although the excluded items may recur, WellCare believes that by providing non-GAAP measures exclusive of these items, it facilitates period-over-period comparisons and provides additional clarity about events and trends affecting its core operating performance, as well as providing comparability to competitor results. The investigation costs are related to a discrete incident which management does not expect to reoccur. WellCare has adjusted for acquisition-related amortization expenses as these transactions do not directly relate to the servicing of products for our customers and are not directly related to the core performance of its business operations. The transaction and integrations costs are related to specific 2017 and 2018 events, which do not reflect the underlying ongoing performance of the business. In addition, because reimbursements for Medicaid premium tax and the ACA HIF are both included in the premium rates or reimbursement established in certain Medicaid contracts and also recognized separately as a component of expense, the company excludes these reimbursements from premium revenue when calculating key ratios as the company believes that these components are not indicative of operating performance. The company is not able to project at the time of this news release the amount of expenses associated with investigation costs or transaction and integration costs and, therefore, cannot reconcile projected non-GAAP measures affected by these items to projected GAAP measures. Following is a description of the adjustments made to GAAP measures used to calculate the non-GAAP measures used in this news release. Adjusted premium revenue (non-GAAP) = Total premium revenue (GAAP) less Medicaid premium taxes revenue and Medicaid reimbursements of the ACA HIF. The company's adjusted Medicaid Health Plans segment premium revenue uses this non-GAAP definition of adjusted premium revenue. MBR (GAAP) = medical benefits expense divided by total premium revenue (GAAP). Adjusted MBR (non-GAAP) = medical benefits expense divided by adjusted premium revenue. The company's adjusted Medicaid Health Plans segment MBR uses this non-GAAP definition of adjusted MBR. SG&A expense ratio (GAAP) = SG&A expense (GAAP) divided by total premium revenue (GAAP). Adjusted SG&A expense (non-GAAP) = SG&A expense (GAAP) less investigation costs and transaction and integration costs. Adjusted SG&A ratio (non-GAAP) = adjusted SG&A expense divided by adjusted premium revenue. Adjusted depreciation & amortization (non-GAAP) = depreciation & amortization expense (GAAP) less acquisition-related amortization expenses. Adjusted income before taxes (non-GAAP) = income before income taxes (GAAP) less investigation costs, acquisition-related amortization expenses, and transaction and integration costs. Adjusted income tax expense (non-GAAP) = income tax associated with the applicable adjusted income before taxes, based on the applicable effective income tax rate. Adjusted effective income tax rate (non-GAAP) = adjusted income tax expense divided by adjusted income before taxes. Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) = adjusted income before taxes less adjusted income tax expense. Net income margin (GAAP) = net income (GAAP) divided by total premium revenue (GAAP). Adjusted net income margin (non-GAAP) = adjusted net income divided by adjusted premium revenue. Adjusted earnings per diluted share (non-GAAP) = Adjusted net income divided by weighted average common shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "will," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. For example, statements regarding the company's financial outlook, the timing, closing, manner of payment and financial effect of the pending transaction and the terms of the new Medicaid programs, contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause WellCare's actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, WellCare's progress on top priorities such as integrating care management, advocating for our members, building advanced relationships with providers and government partners, ensuring a competitive cost position, and delivering prudent, profitable growth, WellCare's ability to effectively estimate and manage growth, the ability to complete the acquisition of Meridian in a timely manner or at all (which may adversely affect WellCare's business and the price of the common stock of WellCare), the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the acquisition (including the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals), the availability of debt and equity financing, any requirements that may be imposed by governmental or regulatory authorities as a condition to approving the acquisition, adjustments to the purchase price, the ability to achieve expected synergies within the expected time frames or at all, the ability to achieve accretion to WellCare's earnings, revenues or other benefits expected, disruption to business relationships, operating results, and business generally of WellCare and/or Meridian and the ability to retain Meridian employees, WellCare's ability to effectively execute and integrate acquisitions, potential reductions in Medicaid and Medicare revenue, WellCare's ability to estimate and manage medical benefits expense effectively, including through its vendors, its ability to negotiate actuarially sound rates, especially in new programs with limited experience, WellCare's ability to improve healthcare quality and access, the appropriation and payment by state governments of Medicaid premiums receivable, the outcome of any protests and litigation related to Medicaid awards, the approval of Medicaid contracts by CMS, any changes to the programs or contracts, WellCare's ability to address operational challenges related to new business, and WellCare's ability to meet the requirements of readiness reviews. Given the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, any of WellCare's forward-looking statements could be incorrect and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other important risks and uncertainties can be found in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, included under the captions "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, which contain discussions of WellCare's business and the various factors that may affect it. Subsequent events and developments may cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from WellCare's forward-looking statements. WellCare's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements are made. WellCare undertakes no duty, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events, developments or otherwise. 2018 Financial Outlook WellCare is increasing its full-year 2018 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $10.70 to $10.90 from its previous guidance range of $10.00 to $10.30. The company noted that its 2018 adjusted EPS guidance does not reflect the effect of its pending acquisition of Meridian, including the effect of the expected equity and debt offerings associated with financing the transaction. 2018 Guidance 2018 Guidance
as of July 31, 2018 as of May 1, 2018
Guidance Metric
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Segment premium revenue:
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GAAP Medicaid Health Plans $11.3B to $11.6B $11.3B to $11.6B
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Adjusted Medicaid Health Plans(1) $10.9B to $11.2B $10.9B to $11.2B
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Medicare Health Plans $6.15B to $6.3B $6.15B to $6.3B
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Medicare PDP $850M to $900M $875M to $925M
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Total GAAP premium revenue $18.3B to $18.8B $18.3B to $18.8B
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Total adjusted premium revenue(1) $17.9B to $18.4B $17.925B to $18.425B
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Medicaid ACA industry fee reimbursement $250M to $260M $250M to $260M
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Investment & other income* $90M to $94M $72M to $78M
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Segment MBR:
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GAAP Medicaid Health Plans 85.5% to 86.0% 85.5% to 86.0%
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Adjusted Medicaid Health Plans(1) 88.4% to 89.0% 88.4% to 89.0%
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Medicare Health Plans 84.1% to 84.9% 84.6% to 85.4%
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Medicare PDP 76.0% to 78.0% 79.5% to 81.0%
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Adjusted SG&A ratio(2)(6) 8.3% to 8.5% 8.1% to 8.3%
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ACA industry fee expense $320M to $324M $319M to $329M
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GAAP depreciation and amortization (D&A) expense $139M to $147M $136M to $144M
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Adjusted D&A expense(3) $94M to $102M $94M to $102M
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Interest expense $69M to $72M $69M to $72M
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Adjusted effective income tax rate(4)(6) 34.0% to 35.0% 34.5% to 36.0%
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Adjusted EPS(5)(6) $10.70 to $10.90 $10.00 to $10.30
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* Investment & other income primarily
includes investment income, specialty
pharmacy business sold to nonmembers
and equity in earnings (losses) in
unconsolidated subsidiaries. The
company presents equity in earnings
(losses) in unconsolidated
subsidiaries as a separate line item
in its statement of comprehensive
income as required under GAAP.
(1) Excludes an estimated $125.0 million to
$130.0 million in Medicaid premium
taxes and $250.0 million to $260.0
million in Medicaid reimbursements of
the ACA HIF.
(2) Excludes estimated Medicaid premium
taxes; Medicaid reimbursements of the
ACA HIF; investigation costs; and
transaction and integration costs.
(3) Excludes an estimated $43.0 million to
$46.0 million in acquisition-related
amortization expenses.
(4) Excludes the estimated income tax
effect associated with the
investigation costs, acquisition-
related amortization expenses, and
transaction and integration costs.
(5) The company estimates adjusted earnings
per diluted share guidance by
adjusting net income for the estimated
net-of-tax effect of investigation
costs, acquisition-related
amortization expense, and transaction
and integration costs.
(6) WellCare is not able to estimate
amounts associated with investigation
costs and acquisition-related
transaction and integration costs
expected to be incurred in 2018 and,
therefore, cannot reconcile these
metrics to total projected GAAP
metrics.
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
Change from
March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017
June 30, 2018 March 31, 2018 June 30, 2017 Change % Change Change % Change
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Medicaid Health Plans
Membership by State:
Florida 737,000 744,000 768,000 (7,000) (0.9)% (31,000) (4.0)%
Georgia 515,000 515,000 577,000 - - % (62,000) (10.7)%
Kentucky 455,000 459,000 446,000 (4,000) (0.9)% 9,000 2.0%
Missouri 279,000 281,000 298,000 (2,000) (0.7)% (19,000) (6.4)%
Illinois 254,000 123,000 145,000 131,000 106.5% 109,000 75.2%
New York 150,000 149,000 143,000 1,000 0.7% 7,000 4.9%
Arizona 144,000 147,000 158,000 (3,000) (2.0)% (14,000) (8.9)%
Other states 284,000 287,000 293,000 (3,000) (1.0)% (9,000) (3.1)%
Total Medicaid Health Plans Membership (1) 2,818,000 2,705,000 2,828,000 113,000 4.2% (10,000) (0.4)%
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Medicaid Health Plans
Membership by Program:
TANF 2,349,000 2,254,000 2,370,000 95,000 4.2% (21,000) (0.9)%
SSI, ABD, Duals and LTC 311,000 301,000 302,000 10,000 3.3% 9,000 3.0%
CHIP and other 158,000 150,000 156,000 8,000 5.3% 2,000 1.3%
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Total Medicaid Health Plans Membership (1) 2,818,000 2,705,000 2,828,000 113,000 4.2% (10,000) (0.4)%
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Medicare Health Plans:
Medicare Advantage by State:
Texas 104,000 104,000 106,000 - - % (2,000) (1.9)%
Florida 96,000 97,000 100,000 (1,000) (1.0)% (4,000) (4.0)%
New York 89,000 88,000 88,000 1,000 1.1% 1,000 1.1%
Georgia 50,000 49,000 45,000 1,000 2.0% 5,000 11.1%
Other states 171,000 168,000 145,000 3,000 1.8% 26,000 17.9%
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Total Medicare Health Plans (1) 510,000 506,000 484,000 4,000 0.8% 26,000 5.4%
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans 1,056,000 1,073,000 1,116,000 (17,000) (1.6)% (60,000) (5.4)%
Total Membership 4,384,000 4,284,000 4,428,000 100,000 2.3% (44,000) (1.0)%
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(1) Medicaid Health Plans and Medicare Health Plans membership includes members who are dually-eligible and participate in both our Medicaid and Medicare programs. The dually-eligible membership was 55,000, 51,000 and 51,000 at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Selected Data From Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited; dollars in millions except share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Revenues:
Premium $4,519.2 $4,262.4 $9,048.7 $8,179.5
Medicaid premium taxes 30.6 31.2 62.7 61.1
ACA industry fee reimbursement 62.8 - 127.5 -
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Total premium 4,612.6 4,293.6 9,238.9 8,240.6
Investment and other income 26.4 11.4 46.3 18.6
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Total revenues 4,639.0 4,305.0 9,285.2 8,259.2
Expenses:
Medical benefits 3,866.0 3,719.0 7,828.0 7,197.6
Selling, general and administrative 377.9 365.5 733.8 667.9
ACA industry fee 79.0 - 160.5 -
Medicaid premium taxes 30.6 31.2 62.7 61.1
Depreciation and amortization 34.5 29.3 70.9 53.2
Interest 17.1 18.1 34.2 34.3
Total expenses 4,405.1 4,163.1 8,890.1 8,014.1
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Income from operations 233.9 141.9 395.1 245.1
Loss on extinguishment of debt - 26.1 - 26.1
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Income before income taxes and equity in losses 233.9 115.8 395.1 219.0
of unconsolidated subsidiaries
Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries (4.0) (1.1) (6.7) (1.1)
Income before income taxes 229.9 114.7 388.4 217.9
Income tax expense 78.3 40.6 135.1 76.5
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Net income $151.6 $74.1 $253.3 $141.4
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Earnings per common share:
Basic $3.39 $1.67 $5.67 $3.18
Diluted $3.35 $1.65 $5.60 $3.15
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 44,759,808 44,498,610 44,682,850 44,432,299
Diluted 45,282,294 44,934,051 45,239,210 44,880,357
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited; dollars in millions except share data)
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
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Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $5,098.5 $4,198.6
Short-term investments 793.5 469.5
Premiums receivable, net 700.1 453.4
Pharmacy rebates
receivable, net 433.1 335.0
Receivables from government
partners 77.2 44.2
Funds receivable for the
benefit of members 29.0 27.5
Deferred ACA industry fee 160.5 -
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets, net 311.1 291.0
Total current assets 7,603.0 5,819.2
Property, equipment and
capitalized software, net 331.1 319.5
Goodwill 677.4 660.7
Other intangible assets,
net 346.6 367.9
Long-term investments 722.0 766.2
Restricted cash, cash
equivalents and
investments 229.3 211.0
Other assets 11.9 4.9
Assets of discontinued
operations (a) 213.1 215.2
Total Assets $10,134.4 $8,364.6
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Medical benefits payable $2,345.4 $2,146.3
Unearned premiums 580.0 65.9
ACA industry fee liability 321.0 -
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses 604.1 788.1
Funds payable for the
benefit of members 1,674.5 1,075.9
Other payables to
government partners 452.3 367.0
Total current liabilities 5,977.3 4,443.2
Deferred income tax
liability 56.1 93.4
Long-term debt 1,183.8 1,182.4
Other liabilities 32.2 13.7
Liabilities of discontinued
operations (a) 213.1 215.2
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Total liabilities 7,462.5 5,947.9
Commitments and
contingencies - -
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par
value (20,000,000
authorized, no shares
issued or outstanding) - -
Common stock, $0.01 par
value (100,000,000
authorized, 44,767,277 and
44,522,988 shares issued
and outstanding at June
30, 2018 and December 31,
2017, respectively) 0.4 0.4
Paid-in capital 601.3 591.5
Retained earnings 2,080.8 1,827.5
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (10.6) (2.7)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 2,671.9 2,416.7
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity $10,134.4 $8,364.6
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(a) Refer to the basis of presentation for a discussion of discontinued operations.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited; dollars in millions)
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
2018 2017
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $253.3 $141.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows
from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 70.9 53.2
Loss on extinguishment of debt - 26.1
Stock-based compensation expense 30.1 23.5
Deferred taxes, net (36.9) (34.5)
Other, net 7.7 7.3
Changes in operating accounts, net of effects
from acquisitions:
Premiums receivable, net (251.2) (480.8)
Pharmacy rebates receivable, net (98.1) (50.7)
Medical benefits payable 199.1 186.4
Unearned premiums 514.1 537.6
Other payables to government
partners 52.3 (20.7)
Accrued liabilities and other,
net 35.3 (53.9)
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Net cash provided by operating
activities 776.6 334.9
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisitions and acquisition-
related settlements, net of
cash acquired - (717.9)
Purchases of investments (696.8) (740.0)
Proceeds from sales and
maturities of investments 383.1 181.9
Additions to property, equipment
and capitalized software, net (52.5) (54.4)
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Net cash used in investing
activities (366.2) (1,330.4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt,
net of financing costs paid - 1,182.2
Payments on debt - (1,026.1)
Repurchase and retirement of
shares to satisfy employee tax
withholding requirements (20.3) (13.6)
Funds received for the benefit
of members, net 491.5 834.4
Other, net 14.8 (9.1)
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 486.0 967.8
Increase (decrease) in cash,
cash equivalents and restricted
cash and cash equivalents 896.4 (27.7)
Balance at beginning of period 4,263.0 4,121.3
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Balance at end of period $5,159.4 $4,093.6
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
Cash paid for taxes $86.9 $94.9
Cash paid for interest $32.8 $22.5
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH
TRANSACTIONS:
Non-cash additions to property,
equipment, and capitalized
software $4.9 $3.5
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WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SELECTED SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited; dollars in millions)
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Medicaid Health Plans Segment:
Premium Revenue (GAAP) $2,866.2 $2,751.4 $5,676.1 $5,335.6
Medicaid premium taxes (30.6) (31.2) (62.7) (61.1)
ACA industry fee reimbursement (62.8) - (127.5) -
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Adjusted premium revenue (a) 2,772.8 2,720.2 5,485.9 5,274.5
Medical benefits expense 2,438.6 2,386.9 4,863.0 4,697.5
Medical benefits ratio (GAAP) 85.1% 86.8% 85.7% 88.0%
Adjusted medical benefits ratio(a) 88.0% 87.7% 88.6% 89.1%
Medicare Health Plans Segment (GAAP):
Premium revenue $1,546.4 $1,316.6 $3,102.9 $2,411.3
Medical benefits expense 1,281.9 1,136.9 2,589.0 2,045.1
Medical benefits ratio 82.9% 86.4% 83.4% 84.8%
Prescription Drug Plans Segment (GAAP):
Premium revenue $200.0 $225.6 $459.9 $493.7
Medical benefits expense 145.5 195.2 376.0 455.0
Medical benefits ratio 72.7% 86.5% 81.8% 92.2%
Total Company:
Premium Revenue (GAAP) $4,612.6 $4,293.6 $9,238.9 $8,240.6
Medicaid premium taxes (30.6) (31.2) (62.7) (61.1)
ACA industry fee reimbursement (62.8) - (127.5) -
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Adjusted premium revenue (a) 4,519.2 4,262.4 9,048.7 8,179.5
Medical benefits expense 3,866.0 3,719.0 7,828.0 7,197.6
Medical benefits ratio (GAAP) 83.8% 86.6% 84.7% 87.3%
Adjusted medical benefits ratio(a) 85.5% 87.3% 86.5% 88.0%
(a) Refer to the basis of presentation for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued)
Reconciliation of Selling, General and Administrative Expense Ratios
(Unaudited; dollars in millions)
The Company reports its selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense ratio on an adjusted or non-GAAP basis modified to exclude the revenue effect of Medicaid premium taxes and ACA industry fee reimbursement from premiums. The Adjusted SG&A expense ratio also excludes the effect
of investigation costs and acquisition-related transaction and integration costs.
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
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Company premium revenue:
As determined under GAAP $4,612.6 $4,293.6 $9,238.9 $8,240.6
Medicaid premium taxes (30.6) (31.2) (62.7) (61.1)
ACA industry fee reimbursement (62.8) - (127.5) -
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Adjusted premium revenue(a) $4,519.2 $4,262.4 $9,048.7 $8,179.5
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SG&A Expense:
As determined under GAAP $377.9 $365.5 $733.8 $667.9
Adjustments:
Investigation costs (0.1) (3.2) (0.2) (6.3)
Transaction and integration costs (9.7) (25.6) (12.4) (26.7)
Adjusted SG&A Expense(a) $368.1 $336.7 $721.2 $634.9
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SG&A expense ratio:
As determined under GAAP 8.2% 8.5% 7.9% 8.1%
Effect of Medicaid premium taxes 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Effect of ACA industry fee reimbursement 0.1% - % 0.1% - %
Effect of SG&A expense adjustments above(a) (0.3)% (0.7)% (0.1)% (0.4)%
Adjusted SG&A expense ratio(a) 8.1% 7.9% 8.0% 7.8%
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(a) Refer to the basis of presentation for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued)
Reconciliation of Certain GAAP Financial Information
(Unaudited; dollars in millions, except per share data)
The Company reports adjusted operating results on a non-GAAP basis to exclude certain expenses and other items that management believes are not indicative of longer-term business trends and operations. The following table presents applicable financial information, as determined under GAAP, reconciled to the adjusted financial information for the same periods. Refer to
the basis of presentation for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
GAAP Adjustments Adjusted GAAP Adjustments Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) (Non-GAAP)
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Selling, general, and administrative expense $377.9 $(9.8) (a) $368.1 $365.5 $(28.8) (a) $336.7
Depreciation and amortization $34.5 $(10.7) $23.8 $29.3 $(8.3) $21.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt $ - $ - $ - $26.1 $(26.1) $ -
Income tax expense $78.3 $5.2 (b) $83.5 $40.6 $23.9 (b) $64.5
Effective tax rate 34.1% (0.8)% (b) 33.3% 35.4% 0.9% (b) 36.3%
Net income $151.6 $15.3 $166.9 $74.1 $39.3 $113.4
Net income margin 3.3% 0.4% 3.7% 1.7% 1.0% 2.7%
Earnings per share:
Basic $3.39 $0.34 $3.73 $1.67 $0.88 $2.55
Diluted $3.35 $0.34 $3.69 $1.65 $0.87 $2.52
For the Six Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
GAAP Adjustments Adjusted GAAP Adjustments Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) (Non-GAAP)
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Selling, general, and administrative expense $733.8 $(12.6) (a) $721.2 $667.9 $(33.0) (a) $634.9
Depreciation and amortization $70.9 $(21.2) $49.7 $53.2 $(11.5) $41.7
Loss on extinguishment of debt $ - $ - $ - $26.1 $(26.1) $ -
Income tax expense $135.1 $8.4 (b) $143.5 $76.5 $26.6 (b) $103.1
Effective tax rate 34.8% (0.8)% (b) 34.0% 35.1% 0.6% (b) 35.7%
Net income $253.3 $25.4 $278.7 $141.4 $44.0 $185.4
Net income margin 2.7% 0.4% 3.1% 1.7% 0.6% 2.3%
Earnings per share:
Basic $5.67 $0.57 $6.24 $3.18 $0.99 $4.17
Diluted $5.60 $0.56 $6.16 $3.15 $0.98 $4.13
(a) Comprised of investigation costs and transaction and integration costs, as disclosed in the "Reconciliation of Selling, General and Administrative Expense Ratios" table.
(b) Based on the effective income tax rates applicable to adjusted (non-GAAP) results, the company estimated the effect on income tax expense and the effective tax rate associated with the non-GAAP adjustments. Refer to the basis of presentation for a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures.
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