10-Q 1 a07-10620_110q.htm 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


 

FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark one)

x

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the transition period from                                  to                                 

Commission file numbers:

001-32701

333-127115

 


 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.

(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)


 

 

20-3738384

Delaware

 

20-2076535

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Numbers)

 

 

 

6200 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 200

 

 

Greenwood Village, CO

 

80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: 303-495-1200


Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report:

Not applicable

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o

 

Accelerated filer  x

 

Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act).    Yes  o   No  x

Shares of class A common stock outstanding at May 1, 2007 – 9,288,848; shares of class B common stock outstanding at May 1, 2007 – 142,545; LP exchangeable units outstanding at May 1, 2007 – 32,107,500.

 




EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT

ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2007

Part 1. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2007

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Emergency Medical Services Corporation

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net revenue

 

$

523,319

 

$

469,124

 

Compensation and benefits

 

354,932

 

326,047

 

Operating expenses

 

79,996

 

66,454

 

Insurance expense

 

18,586

 

22,907

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

13,305

 

14,839

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

16,779

 

15,844

 

Restructuring charges

 

2,242

 

 

Income from operations

 

37,479

 

23,033

 

Interest expense

 

(11,234

)

(11,292

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

37

 

(219

)

Interest and other income

 

657

 

352

 

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

26,939

 

11,874

 

Income tax expense

 

(10,462

)

(4,628

)

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

16,477

 

7,246

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

154

 

15

 

Net income

 

16,631

 

7,261

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) during the period

 

298

 

(570

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

16,929

 

$

6,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.17

 

Diluted net income per common share

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.17

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

41,521,155

 

41,497,230

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

43,029,039

 

42,397,898

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Emergency Medical Services Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

29,832

 

$

39,336

 

Insurance collateral

 

33,073

 

29,724

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

444,601

 

416,450

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

18,102

 

18,089

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

22,376

 

16,417

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

49,591

 

12,473

 

Total current assets

 

597,575

 

532,489

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

149,754

 

147,162

 

Intangible assets, net

 

64,563

 

66,789

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

 

103,209

 

103,370

 

Insurance collateral

 

161,058

 

163,300

 

Goodwill

 

274,669

 

272,328

 

Other long-term assets

 

29,007

 

32,779

 

Total assets

 

$

1,379,835

 

$

1,318,217

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

63,042

 

$

65,172

 

Accrued liabilities

 

217,658

 

231,631

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

4,594

 

4,159

 

Total current liabilities

 

285,294

 

300,962

 

Long-term debt

 

480,886

 

475,616

 

Insurance reserves and other long-term liabilities

 

210,113

 

155,599

 

Total liabilities

 

976,293

 

932,177

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and outstanding)

 

 

 

Class A common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 9,288,848 and 9,262,853 issued and outstanding in 2007 and 2006, respectively)

 

93

 

93

 

Class B common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized, 142,545 issued and outstanding in 2007 and 2006)

 

1

 

1

 

Class B special voting stock ($0.01 par value; 1 share authorized, issued and outstanding in 2007 and 2006)

 

 

 

LP exchangeable units (32,107,500 shares issued and outstanding in 2007 and 2006)

 

212,361

 

212,361

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

115,044

 

114,471

 

Retained earnings

 

75,769

 

59,138

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

274

 

(24

)

Total equity

 

403,542

 

386,040

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,379,835

 

$

1,318,217

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Emergency Medical Services Corporation

Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

16,631

 

$

7,261

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,268

 

16,387

 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

(11

)

(47

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

400

 

300

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

(154

)

(15

)

Dividends received

 

416

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10,637

 

4,244

 

Changes in operating assets/liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other accounts receivable

 

(28,151

)

19,978

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

(13

)

(77

)

Prepaids and other current assets

 

(5,959

)

(10,612

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(19,934

)

(8,102

)

Insurance accruals

 

5,024

 

7,459

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(3,846

)

36,776

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(8,321

)

(13,010

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

125

 

110

 

Insurance collateral

 

(910

)

(5,632

)

Other investing activities

 

3,021

 

(757

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(6,085

)

(19,289

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC issuance of class A common stock

 

173

 

 

EMSC equity issuance costs

 

 

(822

)

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

(2,333

)

(1,986

)

Increase in bank overdrafts

 

2,587

 

6,114

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

427

 

3,306

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(9,504

)

20,793

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

39,336

 

18,048

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

29,832

 

$

38,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Re-financing of equipment under existing capital lease

 

$

8,038

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Emergency Medical Services Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

1.         General

Basis of Presentation of Financial Statements

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements for Emergency Medical Services Corporation (“EMSC” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting, and accordingly, do not include all of the disclosures required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2007. For further information, see the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including the accounting policies and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

The consolidated financial statements of EMSC include those of its direct subsidiary, Emergency Medical Services L.P. (“EMS LP”), a Delaware limited partnership. EMS LP acquired American Medical Response, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“AMR”) and EmCare Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (“EmCare”) from Laidlaw International, Inc. (“Laidlaw”) on February 10, 2005, with an effective transaction date after the close of business January 31, 2005. On December 21, 2005, the Company effected a reorganization and issued class A common stock in an initial public offering.

The Company is party to a management agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Onex Corporation, the Company’s principal equityholder. In exchange for an annual management fee of $1.0 million, the Onex subsidiary provides the Company with corporate finance and strategic planning consulting services. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company expensed $250 in respect of this fee.

2.         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all wholly-owned subsidiaries of EMSC, including AMR and EmCare and their respective subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations, financial condition and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Insurance

Insurance collateral is comprised principally of government and investment grade securities and cash deposits with third parties and supports the Company’s insurance program and reserves. Certain of these investments, if sold or otherwise liquidated, would have to be replaced by other suitable financial assurances and are, therefore, considered restricted. Investment income/loss earned on these investments is reported as a component of insurance expense in the statements of operations.

Insurance reserves are established for automobile, workers compensation, general liability and professional liability claims utilizing policies with both fully-insured and self-insured components. This includes the use of an off-shore captive insurance program through a wholly-owned subsidiary for certain professional liability (malpractice) programs for EmCare. In those instances where the Company has obtained third-party insurance coverage, the Company generally retains liability for the first $1 to $2 million of the loss. Insurance reserves cover known claims and incidents within the level of Company retention that may result in the assertion of additional claims, as well as claims from unknown incidents that may be asserted arising from activities through the balance sheet date.

The Company establishes reserves for claims based upon an assessment of actual claims and claims incurred but not reported. The reserves are established based on quarterly consultation with third-party independent actuaries using actuarial principles and assumptions that consider a number of factors, including historical claim payment patterns (including legal costs) and changes in case reserves and the assumed rate of inflation in healthcare costs and property damage repairs.

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The Company’s most recent actuarial valuation was completed in March 2007. As a result of this actuarial valuation, in the three months ended March 31, 2007 the Company recorded a reduction in its provision for insurance liabilities of approximately $5.2 million related to its reserves for losses in prior years.  No reductions of prior year insurance provisions were recorded during the same period in 2006.

The long-term portion of insurance reserves were $154.1 million and $150.0 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, net

The Company determines its allowances based on payor reimbursement schedules, historical write-off experience and other economic data. The allowances for contractual discounts and uncompensated care are reviewed monthly. Account balances are charged off against the uncompensated care allowance when it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. Write-offs to the contractual allowance occur when payment is received. The allowance for uncompensated care is related principally to receivables recorded for self-pay patients.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized at the time of service and is recorded net of provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care. Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care as a percentage of gross revenue and gross revenue less contractual discount provisions, are as follows for the three months ended March 31:

 

2007

 

2006

 

Gross revenue

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

Provision for contractual discounts

 

 

42.4

%

 

 

43.1

%

 

Provision for estimated uncompensated care

 

 

19.5

%

 

 

18.2

%

 

After contractual provisions

 

 

33.8

%

 

 

32.0

%

 

Healthcare reimbursement is complex and may involve lengthy delays. Third-party payors are continuing their efforts to control expenditures for healthcare, including proposals to revise reimbursement policies. The Company has from time to time experienced delays in reimbursement from third-party payors. In addition, third-party payors may disallow, in whole or in part, claims for reimbursement based on determinations that certain amounts are not reimbursable under plan coverage, determinations of medical necessity, or the need for additional information. Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are very complex and subject to interpretation. As a result, there is a reasonable possibility that recorded estimates will change materially in the short-term. Retroactive adjustments may change the amounts realized from third-party payors and are considered in the recognition of revenue on an estimated basis in the period the related services are rendered. Such amounts are adjusted in future periods, as adjustments become known.  Retroactive adjustments recorded in the first quarter, which increased revenue, were 2.8% of consolidated net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to 1.1% of consolidated net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

The Company also provides services to patients who have no insurance or other third-party payor coverage. In certain circumstances, federal law requires providers to render services to any patient who requires emergency care regardless of their ability to pay.

Equity Structure

On December 21, 2005, the Company effected a reorganization and issued 8.1 million shares of class A common stock in an initial public offering. Pursuant to the reorganization, EMS LP, the former top-tier holding company of AMR and EmCare, became the consolidated subsidiary of EMSC, a newly formed corporation. To effect the reorganization, the holders of the capital stock of the sole general partner of EMS LP contributed that capital stock to the Company in exchange for class B common stock; the general partner was merged into the Company and the Company became the sole general partner of EMS LP. Concurrently, the holders of class B units of EMS LP contributed their units to the Company in exchange for shares of the Company’s class A common stock, and the holders of certain class A units of EMS LP contributed their units to the Company in exchange for shares of the Company’s class B common stock.

The Company holds 22.7% of the equity interests in EMS LP. LP exchangeable units, held by persons affiliated with the Company’s principal equity holder, represent the balance of the EMS LP equity. The LP exchangeable units are exchangeable at any time, at the option of the holder, for shares of the Company’s class B common stock on a one-for-one basis. The holders of the LP exchangeable units have the right to vote, through the trustee holder of the Company’s class B

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special voting stock, at all stockholder meetings at which holders of the Company’s class B common stock or class B special voting stock are entitled to vote.

In the EMS LP partnership agreement, the Company has agreed to maintain the economic equivalency of the LP exchangeable units and the class B common stock, and the holders of the LP exchangeable units have no general voting rights. The LP exchangeable units, when considered with the class B special voting stock, have the same rights, privileges and characteristics of the Company’s class B common stock. The LP exchangeable units are intended to be economically equivalent to the class B common stock of the Company in that the LP exchangeable units carry the right to vote (by virtue of the class B special voting stock) with the holders of class B common stock as if one class, and entitle holders to receive distributions only if the equivalent dividends are declared on the Company’s class B common stock. Accordingly, the Company accounts for the LP exchangeable units as if the LP exchangeable units were shares of its common stock, including reporting the LP exchangeable units in the equity section of the Company’s balance sheet and including the number of outstanding LP exchangeable units in both its basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the recognition and disclosure provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).  This interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements.  Under FIN 48, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, and accounting in interim periods.

As a result of the implementation of FIN 48 at January 1, 2007, the Company recorded a $49.0 million liability with an offsetting increase to net current deferred tax assets.

In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, EMSC recognized accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense, which is consistent with the recognition of these items in prior reporting periods.  As of January 1, 2007, the Company recorded a liability of approximately $4.8 million and $6.1 million for interest and penalties, respectively.  The liability for interest and penalties did not materially change as of March 31, 2007.

With limited exception, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax audits by taxing authorities for years through 2002.

3.         Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities were as follows at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 

 

March 31, 2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

Accrued wages and benefits

 

$

70,771

 

$

71,578

 

Accrued paid time-off

 

23,459

 

22,816

 

Current portion of self-insurance reserves

 

58,373

 

57,596

 

Accrued restructuring

 

6,204

 

5,738

 

Current portion of compliance and legal

 

3,503

 

4,910

 

Accrued billing and collection fees

 

5,352

 

5,085

 

Accrued profit sharing

 

12,584

 

19,695

 

Accrued interest

 

5,369

 

11,810

 

Other

 

32,043

 

32,403

 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

217,658

 

$

231,631

 

 

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4.         Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 

 

March 31, 2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

Senior subordinated notes due 2015 (10%)

 

$

250,000

 

$

250,000

 

Senior secured term loan due 2012 (7.38% at March 31, 2007)

 

225,896

 

226,472

 

Notes due at various dates from 2007 to 2022 with interest rates from 6% to 10%

 

1,793

 

1,856

 

Capital lease obligations due at various dates from 2007 to 2010 (see note 5)

 

7,791

 

1,447

 

 

 

485,480

 

479,775

 

Less current portion

 

(4,594

)

(4,159

)

Total long-term debt

 

$

480,886

 

$

475,616

 

 

5.         Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

The Company leases various facilities and equipment under operating lease agreements.

The Company also leases certain vehicles under a capital lease and during the three months ended March 31, 2007 extended the terms of this capital lease for an additional three years. Assets under capital lease are capitalized using inherent interest rates at the inception of each lease. Capital leases are collateralized by the leased vehicles.

Services

The Company is subject to the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws which prohibit, among other things, any false claims, or any bribe, kick-back or rebate in return for the referral of Medicare and Medicaid patients. Violation of these prohibitions may result in civil and criminal penalties and exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Management has implemented policies and procedures that management believes will assure that the Company is in substantial compliance with these laws and regulations but there can be no assurance the Company will not be found to have violated certain of these laws and regulations. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from government agencies pursuant to their regulatory or investigational authority. Such requests can include subpoenas or demand letters for documents to assist the government in audits or investigations. The Company is cooperating with the government agencies conducting these investigations and is providing requested information to the government agencies. Other than the proceedings described below, management believes that the outcome of any of these investigations would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

On December 13, 2005, a lawsuit purporting to be a class action was commenced against AMR in Spokane, Washington in Washington State Court, Spokane County.  The complaint alleges that AMR billed patients and third party payors for transports it conducted between 1998 and 2005 at higher rates than contractually permitted.  The court has certified a class in this case, but the size and membership of the class has not been determined.  At this time, AMR does not believe that any incorrect billings are material in amount.

On April 17, 2006, the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or OIG, finalized its draft report requesting that the Company’s Massachusetts subsidiary reimburse the Medicare program for approximately $1.8 million in alleged overpayments from Medicare for services performed between July 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002. The OIG claims that these payments were made for services that did not meet Medicare medical necessity and reimbursement requirements.   On December 10, 2006, AMR paid the $1.8 million in alleged overpayments.  However, the Company disagrees with the OIG’s finding and has filed an administrative appeal. If AMR is successful in the administrative appeal the Company may be entitled to repayment of all or part of the $1.8 million.

Other Legal Matters

EmCare entered into a settlement agreement with respect to June Belt, et. al. v. EmCare, Inc. et. al. brought by a number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The suit was filed on February 25, 2003 in the Eastern District of Texas.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, EmCare has paid $1.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 in satisfaction of all claims in the lawsuit.

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AMR and the City of Stockton, California, are parties to litigation regarding the terms and enforceability of a memorandum of understanding and a related joint venture agreement between the parties to present a joint bid in response to a request for proposals to provide emergency ambulance services in the County of San Joaquin, California. The suit was filed on June 28, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The parties were unable to agree on the final terms of a joint bid. AMR has been awarded the San Joaquin contract. While we are unable at this time to estimate the amount of potential damages, we believe that Stockton may claim as damages a portion of our profit on the contract or the profit Stockton might have realized had the joint venture proceeded.

6.         Restructuring Charges

The Company restructured certain billing functions of AMR and operations in the Los Angeles, California market during the first quarter of 2007 and recorded a restructuring charge of $2.2 million.  This restructuring charge included $0.2 million in lease termination and exit costs and $2.0 million related to termination benefits.

7.         Equity Based Compensation

The Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004) Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123R”) on January 1, 2006 using the prospective transition method.  The stock options are valued using the Black-Scholes valuation method on the date of grant.

Under the Company’s Equity Option Plan, key employees were granted options that permit the individuals to purchase class A common shares and vest ratably generally over a period of four years. In addition, certain performance measures must be met for 50% of the options to become exercisable. Options with similar provisions were granted to non-employee directors. The Company recorded a compensation charge of $300 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

In June 2006, the board of directors adopted an equity compensation program for non-employee directors of the Company, other than the Chair of the Compliance Committee (“Directors’ Plan”). Non-employee directors were granted 8,000 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) on June 1, 2006, each RSU representing one share of the Company’s class A common stock. Immediately following each annual stockholder meeting, each non-employee director will receive a grant of RSUs having a fair market value of $100 on the date of grant, based on the closing price of the Company’s class A common stock on the business day immediately preceding the grant date. The Directors’ Plan allows directors to defer income from the grant of RSUs. The RSUs vest immediately prior to the election of directors at the next following annual stockholder meeting, and will be paid in shares of the Company’s class A common stock (one share for each RSU). Each non-employee director (other than the Chair of the Compliance Committee) is also entitled to an annual cash retainer of $50 to be paid in four quarterly installments. The Directors’ Plan and RSU grants on June 1, 2006 are both subject to stockholder approval at the 2007 annual stockholder meeting. In connection with this plan, the Company expensed $100 in the three months ended March 31, 2007.

8.         Segment Information

The Company is organized around two separately managed business units: healthcare transportation services and emergency management services, which have been identified as operating segments. The healthcare transportation services reportable segment focuses on providing a full range of medical transportation services from basic patient transit to the most advanced emergency care and pre-hospital assistance. The emergency management services reportable segment provides outsourced business services to hospitals primarily for emergency departments, urgent care centers and for certain inpatient departments. The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for purposes of SFAS No. 131 Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (“SFAS 131”), as he assesses the performance of the business units and decides how to allocate resources to the business units. Pre-tax income from continuing operations before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is the measure of profit and loss that the CODM uses to assess performance and make decisions. The accounting policies for reported segments are the same as for the Company as a whole.

10




 

Quarter ended March, 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Healthcare Transportation Services

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

308,108

 

$

295,312

 

Segment EBITDA

 

24,945

 

23,159

 

Emergency Management Services

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

215,211

 

173,812

 

Segment EBITDA

 

29,313

 

15,718

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

523,319

 

469,124

 

Total EBITDA

 

54,258

 

38,877

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

54,258

 

$

38,877

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

(16,779

)

(15,844

)

Interest expense

 

(11,234

)

(11,292

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

37

 

(219

)

Interest and other income

 

657

 

352

 

Income tax expense

 

(10,462

)

(4,628

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

154

 

15

 

Net income

 

$

16,631

 

$

7,261

 

 

9.         Guarantors of Debt

EMS LP financed the acquisition of AMR and EmCare in part by issuing $250.0 million principal amount of senior subordinated notes and borrowing $370.2 million under its senior secured credit facility. Its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AMR HoldCo, Inc. (f/k/a EMSC Management, Inc.) and EmCare HoldCo, Inc., are the issuers of the senior subordinated notes and the borrowers under the senior secured credit facility. As part of the transaction, AMR and its subsidiaries became wholly-owned subsidiaries of AMR HoldCo, Inc. and EmCare and its subsidiaries became wholly-owned subsidiaries of EmCare HoldCo, Inc. The senior subordinated notes and the senior secured credit facility include a full, unconditional and joint and several guarantee by EMSC, EMS LP and EMSC’s domestic subsidiaries. The senior subordinated notes and senior secured credit facility do not include a guarantee by the Company’s captive insurance subsidiary. All of the operating income and cash flow of EMSC, EMS LP, AMR HoldCo, Inc. and EmCare HoldCo, Inc. is generated by AMR, EmCare and their subsidiaries. As a result, funds necessary to meet the debt service obligations under the senior secured notes and senior secured credit facility described above are provided by the distributions or advances from the subsidiary companies, AMR and EmCare. Investments in subsidiary operating companies are accounted for on the equity method. Accordingly, entries necessary to consolidate EMSC, EMS LP, AMR HoldCo, Inc., EmCare HoldCo, Inc. and all of their subsidiaries are reflected in the Eliminations/Adjustments column. Separate complete financial statements of the issuers, EMS LP and subsidiary guarantors would not provide additional material information that would be useful in assessing the financial composition of the issuers, EMS LP or the subsidiary guarantors. The condensed consolidating and combining financial statements for EMSC, EMS LP, the issuers, the guarantors and the non-guarantor are as follows:

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Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

HoldCo, Inc. 

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

523,319

 

$

8,640

 

$

(8,640

)

$

523,319

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

 

 

 

354,932

 

 

 

354,932

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

79,996

 

 

 

79,996

 

Insurance expense

 

 

 

 

 

18,549

 

8,677

 

(8,640

)

18,586

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

13,305

 

 

 

13,305

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

16,779

 

 

 

16,779

 

Restructuring charge

 

 

 

 

 

2,242

 

 

 

2,242

 

Income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

37,516

 

(37

)

 

37,479

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(11,234

)

 

 

(11,234

)

Realized gain on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

37

 

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

657

 

 

 

657

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

26,939

 

 

 

26,939

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

(10,462

)

 

 

(10,462

)

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

16,477

 

 

 

16,477

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

16,631

 

16,631

 

2,826

 

13,805

 

154

 

 

(49,893

)

154

 

Net income

 

$

16,631

 

$

16,631

 

2,826

 

$

13,805

 

$

16,631

 

$

 

$

(49,893

)

$

16,631

 

 

Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

469,124

 

$

9,865

 

$

(9,865

)

$

469,124

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

 

 

 

326,047

 

 

 

326,047

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

66,454

 

 

 

66,454

 

Insurance expense

 

 

 

 

 

23,126

 

9,646

 

(9,865

)

22,907

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

14,839

 

 

 

14,839

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

15,844

 

 

 

15,844

 

Income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

22,814

 

219

 

 

23,033

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(11,292

)

 

 

(11,292

)

Realized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(219

)

 

(219

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

352

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

11,874

 

 

 

11,874

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

(4,628

)

 

 

(4,628

)

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

7,246

 

 

 

7,246

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

7,261

 

7,261

 

2,129

 

5,132

 

15

 

 

(21,783

)

15

 

Net income

 

$

7,261

 

$

7,261

 

$

2,129

 

$

5,132

 

$

7,261

 

$

 

$

(21,783

)

$

7,261

 

 

12




Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

29,234

 

$

598

 

$

 

$

29,832

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

24,153

 

35,866

 

(26,946

)

33,073

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

443,605

 

996

 

 

444,601

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

 

 

 

 

18,102

 

 

 

18,102

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

18,282

 

4,689

 

(595

)

22,376

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

46,428

 

3,163

 

 

49,591

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

579,804

 

45,312

 

(27,541

)

597,575

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

149,754

 

 

 

149,754

 

Intercompany receivable

 

973

 

114,165

 

279,320

 

190,019

 

 

 

(584,477

)

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

64,563

 

 

 

64,563

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

104,340

 

(1,131

)

 

103,209

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

59,541

 

101,517

 

 

161,058

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

274,211

 

458

 

 

274,669

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

 

8,223

 

3,717

 

17,067

 

 

 

29,007

 

Investment and advances in subsidiaries

 

402,569

 

288,404

 

209,772

 

78,618

 

6,994

 

 

(986,357

)

 

Assets

 

$

403,542

 

$

402,569

 

$

497,315

 

$

272,354

 

$

1,256,274

 

$

146,156

 

$

(1,598,375

)

$

1,379,835

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

63,042

 

$

 

$

 

$

63,042

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

3,175

 

2,194

 

182,192

 

30,097

 

 

217,658

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

1,656

 

744

 

2,194

 

 

 

4,594

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

4,831

 

2,938

 

247,428

 

30,097

 

 

285,294

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

282,712

 

190,784

 

7,390

 

 

 

480,886

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

128,589

 

109,065

 

(27,541

)

210,113

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

 

 

584,477

 

 

(584,477

)

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

287,543

 

193,722

 

967,884

 

139,162

 

(612,018

)

976,293

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

(30

)

93

 

Class B common stock

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Partnership equity

 

212,361

 

326,526

 

189,394

 

22,967

 

212,361

 

 

(751,248

)

212,361

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

115,044

 

 

 

 

 

6,690

 

(6,690

)

115,044

 

Retained earnings

 

75,769

 

75,769

 

20,378

 

55,391

 

75,755

 

 

(227,293

)

75,769

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

274

 

274

 

 

274

 

274

 

274

 

(1,096

)

274

 

Equity

 

403,542

 

402,569

 

209,772

 

78,632

 

288,390

 

6,994

 

(986,357

)

403,542

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

$

403,542

 

$

402,569

 

$

497,315

 

$

272,354

 

$

1,256,274

 

$

146,156

 

$

(1,598,375

)

$

1,379,835

 

 

13




Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

HoldCo, Inc.

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

39,329

 

$

7

 

$

 

$

39,336

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

24,912

 

4,812

 

 

29,724

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

415,290

 

1,160

 

 

416,450

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

 

 

 

 

18,089

 

 

 

18,089

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

16,972

 

394

 

(949

)

16,417

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

9,310

 

3,163

 

 

12,473

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

523,902

 

9,536

 

(949

)

532,489

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

147,162

 

 

 

147,162

 

Intercompany receivable

 

400

 

114,165

 

282,691

 

193,177

 

 

 

(590,433

)

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

66,789

 

 

 

66,789

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

104,501

 

(1,131

)

 

103,370

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

59,599

 

103,701

 

 

163,300

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

271,870

 

458

 

 

272,328

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

 

8,590

 

3,838

 

20,351

 

 

 

32,779

 

Investment and advances in subsidiaries

 

385,640

 

271,475

 

206,969

 

64,492

 

6,696

 

 

(935,272

)

 

Assets

 

$

386,040

 

$

385,640

 

$

498,250

 

$

261,507

 

$

1,200,870

 

$

112,564

 

$

(1,526,654

)

$

1,318,217

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

65,172

 

$

 

$

 

$

65,172

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

6,515

 

5,295

 

192,501

 

27,320

 

 

231,631

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

1,656

 

744

 

1,759

 

 

 

4,159

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

8,171

 

6,039

 

259,432

 

27,320

 

 

300,962

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

283,110

 

190,962

 

1,544

 

 

 

475,616

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

78,000

 

78,548

 

(949

)

155,599

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

 

 

590,433

 

 

(590,433

)

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

291,281

 

197,001

 

929,409

 

105,868

 

(591,382

)

932,177

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

(30

)

93

 

Class B common stock

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Partnership equity

 

212,361

 

326,526

 

189,394

 

22,967

 

212,361

 

 

(751,248

)

212,361

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

114,471

 

 

 

 

 

6,690

 

(6,690

)

114,471

 

Retained earnings

 

59,138

 

59,138

 

17,575

 

41,563

 

59,124

 

 

(177,400

)

59,138

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

(24

)

(24

)

 

(24

)

(24

)

(24

)

96

 

(24

)

Equity

 

386,040

 

385,640

 

206,969

 

64,506

 

271,461

 

6,696

 

(935,272

)

386,040

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

$

386,040

 

$

385,640

 

$

498,250

 

$

261,507

 

$

1,200,870

 

$

112,564

 

$

(1,526,654

)

$

1,318,217

 

 

14




Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo Inc.

 

HoldCo Inc.

 

Guarantors

 

Non-guarantors

 

Total

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

(6,049

)

$

2,203

 

$

(3,846

)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(8,321

)

 

(8,321

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

 

125

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

702

 

(1,612

)

(910

)

Net change in deposits and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

3,021

 

 

3,021

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(4,473

)

(1,612

)

(6,085

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of EMSC equity

 

173

 

 

 

 

 

 

173

 

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

 

 

 

 

(2,333

)

 

(2,333

)

Net intercompany borrowings (payments)

 

(173

)

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

Increase in bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

2,587

 

 

2,587

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

427

 

 

427

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

(10,095

)

591

 

(9,504

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

39,329

 

7

 

39,336

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

29,234

 

$

598

 

$

29,832

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMR

 

EmCare

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

EMS LP

 

HoldCo Inc.

 

HoldCo Inc.

 

Guarantors

 

Non-guarantors

 

Total

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

36,095

 

$

681

 

$

36,776

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(13,010

)

 

(13,010

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

 

110

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

 

 

 

(5,356

)

(276

)

(5,632

)

Net change in deposits and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

(757

)

 

(757

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(19,013

)

(276

)

(19,289

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC equity issuance costs

 

(822

)

 

 

 

 

 

(822

)

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

 

 

 

 

(1,986

)

 

(1,986

)

Net intercompany borrowings (payments)

 

822

 

 

 

 

(822

)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

6,114

 

 

6,114

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

3,306

 

 

3,306

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

20,388

 

405

 

20,793

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

18,001

 

47

 

18,048

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,389

 

$

452

 

$

38,841

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors That May Affect Results

Certain statements and information herein may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. Any forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and EMSC undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in EMSC’s filings with the SEC from time to time, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Among the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are: the impact on our revenue of changes in transport volume, mix of insured and uninsured patients, and third party reimbursement rates and methods; the adequacy of our insurance coverage and insurance reserves; potential penalties or changes to our operations if we fail to comply with extensive and complex government regulation of our industry, both as it exists now and as it may change in the future; our ability to recruit and retain qualified physicians and other healthcare professionals, and enforce our non-compete agreements with our physicians; the loss of one or more members of our senior management team; the outcome of government investigations of certain of our business practices; our ability to generate cash flow to service our debt obligations and fund the cost of capital expenditures to maintain and upgrade our vehicle fleet and medical equipment; and the loss of existing contracts and the accuracy of our assessment of costs under new contracts.

All references to “we”, “our”, “us” or “EMSC” refer to Emergency Medical Services Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Emergency Medical Services L.P., or EMS LP. The Company’s business is conducted primarily through two operating subsidiaries, American Medical Response, Inc., or AMR, and EmCare Holdings Inc, or EmCare.

This Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2007.

Company Overview

We are a leading provider of emergency medical services in the United States. We operate our business and market our services under the AMR and EmCare brands. AMR is the leading provider of ambulance transport services in the United States. EmCare is the leading provider of outsourced emergency department staffing and management services in the United States.

American Medical Response

Over its more than 50 years of operating history, AMR has developed the largest network of ambulance transport services in the United States based on net revenue and number of transports. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, approximately 55% of AMR’s net revenue was generated from emergency 9-1-1 ambulance transport services. Non-emergency ambulance transport services, including critical care transfer, wheelchair transports and other interfacility transports, or IFTs, accounted for 32% of AMR’s net revenue for the same period, with the balance generated from fixed wing medical transportation services, Medicaid managed transportation services, and the provision of training, dispatch and other services to communities and public safety agencies.

EmCare

Over its more than 30 years of operating history, EmCare has become the largest provider of outsourced emergency department staffing and related management services to healthcare facilities based on number of contracts with hospitals and affiliated physician groups.

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Recent Developments

On January 1, 2007, we adopted the recognition and disclosure provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).  This interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements.  Under FIN 48, EMSC may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, and accounting in interim periods.

As a result of the implementation of FIN 48 at January 1, 2007, we recorded a $49.0 million liability with an offsetting increase to current deferred tax assets.

In accordance with our accounting policy, EMSC recognized accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense, which is consistent with the recognition of these items in prior reporting periods.  As of January 1, 2007, we recorded a liability of approximately $4.8 million and $6.1 million for interest and penalties, respectively.  The liability for interest and penalties did not materially change as of March 31, 2007.

With limited exception, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax audits by taxing authorities for years through 2002.

Key Factors and Measures We Use to Evaluate Our Business

The key factors and measures we use to evaluate our business focus on the number of patients we treat and transport and the costs we incur to provide the necessary care and transportation for each of our patients.

We evaluate our revenue net of provisions for contractual payor discounts and provisions for uncompensated care. Medicaid, Medicare and certain other payors receive discounts from our standard charges, which we refer to as contractual discounts. In addition, individuals we treat and transport may be personally responsible for a deductible or co-pay under their third party payor coverage, and most of our contracts require us to treat and transport patients who have no insurance or other third party payor coverage. Due to the uncertainty regarding collectibility of charges associated with services we provide to these patients, which we refer to as uncompensated care, our net revenue recognition is based on expected cash collections. Our net revenue is gross billings after provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care. Provisions for contractual discounts and uncompensated care have increased historically primarily as a result of increases in gross billing rates.

In addition to continually monitoring our payor mix, we also analyze certain measures in each of our business segments.

AMR

Approximately 87% of AMR’s net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was transport revenue derived from the treatment and transportation of patients based on billings to third party payors, healthcare facilities and patients. The balance of AMR’s net revenue is derived from direct billings to communities and government agencies for the provision of training, dispatch center and other services.  AMR’s measures for net revenue include transports (segregated into ambulance and wheelchair transports and in certain analyses weighted) and net revenue per transport.

The change from period to period in the number of transports is influenced by increases in transports in existing markets from both new and existing facilities we serve for non-emergency transports, the effects of general community conditions for emergency transports and the impact of newly acquired businesses.

The costs we incur in our AMR business segment consist primarily of compensation and benefits for medical crews and support personnel, direct and indirect operating costs to provide transportation services, and costs related to accident and insurance claims. AMR’s key cost measures include unit hours and cost per unit hour (to measure compensation-related costs and the efficiency of our ambulance deployment), operating costs per transport, and accident and insurance claims.

We have focused our risk mitigation efforts on employee training for proper patient handling techniques, development of clinical and medical equipment protocols, driving safety, implementation of technology to reduce auto incidents and other

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risk mitigation processes which we believe have resulted in a reduction in the frequency, severity and development of claims. We continue to see positive trends in our claims costs but cannot provide assurance that these trends will continue.

EmCare

Of EmCare’s net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 approximately 99% was derived from our hospital contracts for emergency department staffing, hospitalist and radiology services and other management services. Of this revenue, approximately 73% was generated from billings to third party payors and patients for patient visits and approximately 27% was generated from billings to hospitals and affiliated physician groups for professional services. EmCare’s key net revenue measures are patient visits, net revenue per patient visit, and number of contracts.

 The change from period to period in the number of patient visits under our “same store” contracts is influenced by general community conditions as well as hospital-specific elements, many of which are beyond our direct control.

The costs incurred in our EmCare business segment consist primarily of compensation and benefits for physicians and other professional providers, professional liability costs, and contract and other support costs. EmCare’s key cost measures include provider compensation per patient visit and professional liability costs.

We have developed extensive professional liability risk mitigation processes, including risk assessments on medical professionals and hospitals, extensive incident reporting and tracking processes, clinical fail-safe programs, training and education and other risk mitigation programs which we believe have resulted in a continued reduction in the frequency, severity and development of claims. We continue to see positive trends in our claims costs but cannot provide assurance that these trends will continue.

Factors Affecting Operating Results

Changes in Net New Contracts

Our operating results are affected directly by the number of net new contracts and related volumes we have in a period, reflecting the effects of both new contracts and contract expirations. We regularly bid for new contracts, frequently in a formal competitive bidding process that often requires written responses to a Request for Proposal, or RFP, and, in any fiscal period, certain of our contracts will expire. We may elect not to seek extension or renewal of a contract, or may reduce certain services, if we determine that we cannot continue to provide such services on favorable terms. With respect to expiring contracts we would like to renew, we may be required to seek renewal through an RFP, and we may not be successful in retaining any such contracts, or retaining them on terms that are as favorable as present terms.

Inflation

Certain of our expenses, such as wages and benefits, insurance, fuel and equipment repair and maintenance costs, are subject to normal inflationary pressures. Although we have generally been able to offset inflationary cost increases through increased operating efficiencies and successful negotiation of fees and subsidies, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to offset any future inflationary cost increases through similar efficiencies and fee changes.

Critical Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition

Management also regularly analyzes the ultimate collectibility of accounts receivable after certain stages of the collection cycle using a look-back analysis to determine the amount of receivables subsequently collected.  Retroactive adjustments recorded in the first quarter, which increased revenue, were 2.8% of consolidated net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to 1.1% of consolidated net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

The following tables present a comparison of financial data from our unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 for EMSC and our two operating segments.

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Non-GAAP Measures

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”)

EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA is commonly used by management and investors as a measure of leverage capacity, debt service ability and liquidity. EBITDA is not considered a measure of financial performance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and the items excluded from EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing our financial performance. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to such GAAP measures as net income, cash flows provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in our financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. Since EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The table sets forth a reconciliation of EBITDA to income from operations and net income.

 Unaudited Results of Operations and as a Percentage of Net Revenue

(dollars in thousands)

EMSC

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2007

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2006,

 

 

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

523,319

 

100.0

%

$

469,124

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

354,932

 

67.8

 

326,047

 

69.5

 

Operating expenses

 

79,996

 

15.3

 

66,454

 

14.2

 

Insurance expense

 

18,586

 

3.6

 

22,907

 

4.9

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

13,305

 

2.5

 

14,839

 

3.2

 

Restructuring charges

 

2,242

 

0.4

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

54,258

 

10.4

 

38,877

 

8.3

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

16,779

 

3.2

 

15,844

 

3.4

 

Income from operations

 

37,479

 

7.2

 

23,033

 

4.9

 

Interest expense

 

(11,234

)

(2.1

)

(11,292

)

(2.4

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

37

 

0.0

 

(219

)

(0.0

)

Interest and other income

 

657

 

0.1

 

352

 

0.1

 

Income tax expense

 

(10,462

)

(2.0

)

(4,628

)

(1.0

)

Equity in earnings in unconsolidated subsidiary

 

154

 

0.0

 

15

 

0.0

 

Net income

 

$

16,631

 

3.2

%

$

7,261

 

1.5

%

 

AMR

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2007

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2006,

 

 

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

308,108

 

100.0

%

$

295,312

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

192,401

 

62.4

 

190,149

 

64.4

 

Operating expenses

 

69,652

 

22.6

 

58,639

 

19.9

 

Insurance expense

 

9,621

 

3.1

 

12,799

 

4.3

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

9,247

 

3.0

 

10,566

 

3.6

 

Restructuring charges

 

2,242

 

0.7

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

24,945

 

8.1

 

23,159

 

7.8

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

13,750

 

4.5

 

12,610

 

4.3

 

Income from operations

 

$

11,195

 

3.6

%

$

10,549

 

3.6

%

 

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EmCare

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2007

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2006,

 

 

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

 

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

215,211

 

100.0

%

$

173,812

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

162,531

 

75.5

 

135,898

 

78.2

 

Operating expenses

 

10,344

 

4.8

 

7,815

 

4.5

 

Insurance expense

 

8,965

 

4.2

 

10,108

 

5.8

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

4,058

 

1.9

 

4,273

 

2.5

 

EBITDA

 

29,313

 

13.6

 

15,718

 

9.0

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

3,029

 

1.4

 

3,234

 

1.9

 

Income from operations

 

$

26,284

 

12.2

%

$

12,484

 

7.2

%

 

Three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006

Consolidated

Our results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 reflect an increase in net revenue of $54.2 million and an increase in net income of $9.4 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in net income is attributable primarily to an increase of $14.4 million in income from operations partially offset by an increase in income tax expense. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.40 and $0.39, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Both basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.17 for the same period in 2006.

Net revenue

For the three months ended March 31, 2007 we generated net revenue of $523.3 million compared to net revenue of $469.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006, representing an increase of 11.6%. The increase is attributable primarily to increases in rates and volumes on existing contracts and increased volume from net new contracts.

Depreciation and amortization expense

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $16.8 million, or 3.2% of net revenue, compared to $15.8 million, or 3.4% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase is attributable to higher depreciation expense related to growth in capital expenditures during 2006 and changes in the composition and timing of capital expenditures.

Income from operations

Income from operations was $37.5 million, or 7.2% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $23.0 million, or 4.9% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase is attributable primarily to the net impact of revenue growth during the period and continued improvement in insurance claims costs.

Interest expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $11.2 million compared to $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006.  The decrease relates to unscheduled repayments of $19.4 million of our senior secured credit facility in 2006, partially offset by higher interest rates.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense increased by $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, resulting primarily from increased operating income.  Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was 38.8% and 39.0% for the same period in 2006.

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AMR

Net revenue

Net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $308.1 million, an increase of $12.8 million, or 4.3%, from $295.3 million for the same period in 2006. The increase in net revenue was due primarily to an increase in our net revenue per weighted transport of approximately 5.2%, or $15.3 million, of which 4.3% was due to revenue from our fixed wing air transportation services business acquired during 2006 and from our Medicaid managed transportation business in Texas, a contract awarded in 2006.  Net revenue per transport also increased due to rate increases in several markets partially offset by Medicare rate reductions.  A reduction of approximately 34,500 transports and approximately $13.3 million in net revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared with the same period in 2006 was primarily the result of the loss of a portion of AMR’s 9-1-1 contract with Los Angeles County in 2006 and the restructure of our operations in Los Angeles in the first quarter of 2007. Excluding the impact of the Los Angeles reductions, ambulance transport volume increased 4.2%, offset in part by a 6.8% decrease in wheelchair transports for planned reductions in certain markets, resulting in an increase of approximately 28,100 weighted transports compared with the same period in 2006.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation and benefits costs for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $192.4 million, or 62.4% of net revenue, compared to $190.1 million, or 64.4% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Ambulance crew wages per ambulance unit hour increased by approximately 3.6%, or $3.8 million, principally from annual wage rate increases.  Ambulance unit hours decreased period over period by 1.7%, decreasing compensation by $1.8 million.  The decrease is due primarily to the reduction in Los Angeles volumes and the associated decrease in ambulance unit hours, partially offset by unit hour increases related to increased volume in other markets.  Non-crew wages increased by $2.6 million, or 5.6%, due to annual salary increases and additional compensation expenses incurred under our Texas Medicaid managed transportation contract and our fixed wing transportation services business.  Benefits costs decreased by $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, and decreased 1.8% as a percentage of salaries compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to reduced claims costs incurred under our self-insured health plans.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $69.7 million, or 22.6% of net revenue, compared to $58.6 million, or 19.9% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Operating expenses per weighted transport increased 19.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This change is due to additional operating expenses incurred under our Texas Medicaid managed transportation contract and our fixed wing transportation services business, which totaled $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Insurance expense

Insurance expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $9.6 million, or 3.1% of net revenue, compared to $12.8 million, or 4.3% of net revenue, for the same period in 2006. The decrease is due to the continued improvement in current and prior year ultimate claims costs resulting in a reduction of prior year insurance provisions of $3.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.  No reductions of prior year insurance provisions were recorded during the same period in 2006.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $9.2 million, or 3.0% of net revenue, compared to $10.6 million, or 3.6% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease relates to lower support costs across our operations.

Restructuring charges

Restructuring charges of $2.2 million were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2007, related to the closure of one of our billing offices and restructuring our operations in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $13.8 million, or 4.5% of net revenue, compared to $12.6 million, or 4.3% of net revenue, for the same period in 2006. The increase is attributable to higher depreciation expense related to growth in capital expenditures during 2006.

EmCare

Net revenue

Net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $215.2 million, an increase of $41.4 million, or 23.8%, from $173.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase was due primarily to an increase in patient visits from net new hospital contracts and net revenue increases in existing contracts. Following December 31, 2005, we

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added 43 net new contracts which accounted for a net revenue increase of $19.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  Of the 43 net new contracts added since December 31, 2005, 43 were added in 2006 resulting in an increase in net revenue of $19.3 million.  For the three months ended March 31, 2007, EmCare added 17 new contracts and terminated 17 contracts resulting in a decrease in net revenue of $0.2 million.  Net revenue under our “same store” contracts (contracts in existence for the entirety of both periods) increased $22.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 due to a 14.5% increase in net revenue per patient visit from rate increases from our third-party payors and retroactive revenue adjustments of 6.0% recorded in the quarter.  Current period same store patient visits were comparable to prior period visit levels.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation and benefits costs for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $162.5 million, or 75.5% of net revenue, compared to $135.9 million, or 78.2% of net revenue, for the same period in 2006. Provider compensation and benefits costs increased $12.3 million from net new contract additions. “Same store” provider compensation and benefits costs increased $10.7 million due to a 10.6% increase in provider compensation per patient visit primarily due to increases in net revenue per patient visit.  The remaining variance is related to higher variable compensation costs for our billing function due to the increase in patient visits and higher payments on profitability-based incentive compensation plans for non-clinical employees.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $10.3 million, or 4.8% of net revenue, compared to $7.8 million, or 4.5% of net revenue, for the same period in 2006.  Operating expenses increased primarily due to additional patient visits from net new contracts, additional off-hours radiology coverage for new contracts and increased professional fees related to various Company initiatives.

Insurance expense

Professional liability insurance expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $9.0 million, or 4.2% of net revenue, compared to $10.1 million, or 5.8% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease is due to the continued improvement in current and prior year ultimate claims costs.  As a result, a reduction of prior year insurance provisions of $2.0 million was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2007.  No reductions of prior year insurance provisions were recorded during the same period in 2006.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $4.1 million, or 1.9% of net revenue, compared to $4.3 million, or 2.5% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease relates to lower support costs across our operations.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $3.0 million, or 1.4% of net revenue, compared to $3.2 million, or 1.9% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Critical Accounting Policies

For a discussion of accounting policies that we consider critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, please refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies” contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein. As of March 31, 2007, there were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies or estimation procedures.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of liquidity is cash flows provided by our operating activities. We can also use our revolving senior secured credit facility, described below, to supplement cash flows provided by our operating activities if we decide to do so for strategic or operating reasons. Our liquidity needs are primarily to service long-term debt and to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures related to the acquisition of vehicles and medical equipment, technology-related assets and insurance-related deposits.

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We believe our cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by our operating activities, and amounts available under our senior secured credit facility will meet the liquidity requirements of our business through at least the next 12 months. We have available to us, upon compliance with customary conditions, $100.0 million under the revolving credit facility, less any letters of credit outstanding (which totaled $29.9 million at March 31, 2007). Further, we have a conditional right under our senior secured credit facility to request new or existing lenders to provide up to an additional $100.0 million of term debt (in $20.0 million increments).

Cash Flow

The table below summarizes cash flow information derived from our statements of cash flows for the periods indicated, amounts in thousands.

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2007

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2006

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

(3,846

)

$

36,776

 

Investing activities

 

(6,085

)

(19,289

)

Financing activities

 

$

427

 

$

3,306

 

 

Operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $36.8 million provided by operating activities for the same period last year.  Operating cash flows were affected by increased net income, utilization of deferred tax assets, changes in accounts receivable and timing of incentive compensation plan payments.  Working capital uses included in operating cash flows were $49.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, which included a $28.2 million increase in accounts receivable, and a $19.9 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, primarily related to interest and incentive compensation plan payments.  Working capital contributions to operating cash flow were $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and included a decrease in accounts receivable of $20.0 million, including our collection of hurricane-related receivables, an increase in prepaid and other current assets of $10.6 million and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $8.1 million, primarily related to interest payments.

Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $19.3 million for the same period in 2006. The $13.2 million decrease is attributable principally to reductions in capital expenditures and net insurance funding.  Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2007 relates primarily to capital expenditures for the purchase of new vehicles, medical equipment and technology-related assets, which totaled $8.3 million, partially offset by $3.0 million provided by other investing activities.

Financing activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash provided by financing activities was $0.4 million compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006.  The variance relates primarily to bank overdrafts.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our primary exposure to market risk consists of changes in interest rates on certain of our borrowings and changes in fuel prices. We have not entered into hedging transactions or used derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes to mitigate related exposure.

As of March 31, 2007, we had $485.5 million of debt, of which $225.9 million was variable rate debt under our senior secured credit facility and the balance was fixed rate debt, including $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of our senior subordinated notes. Over the past twelve months, prime and LIBOR interest rates have increased by approximately 0.5% and 0.5%, respectively. Changes to these interest rates may continue to occur. Increases and decreases in interest rates affect our interest costs for our variable rate debt. For comparative purposes, for every 0.125% change in interest rates, our interest costs on our senior secured credit facility will change by approximately $0.3 million per year based on our outstanding indebtedness at March 31, 2007.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures conducted within 90 days of the date of filing this Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the date of their evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2007

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are subject to litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business, including litigation principally relating to professional liability, auto accident and workers compensation claims. There can be no assurance that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover all liabilities occurring out of such claims. In the opinion of management, we are not engaged in any legal proceedings that we expect will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of our operations other than as set forth below.

From time to time, in the ordinary course of business and like others in the industry, we receive requests for information from government agencies in connection with their regulatory or investigational authority. Such requests can include subpoenas or demand letters for documents to assist the government in audits or investigations. We review such requests and notices and take appropriate action. We have been subject to certain requests for information and investigations in the past and could be subject to such requests for information and investigations in the future.

We are subject to the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws, which prohibit, among other things, any false claims, or any bribe, kick-back, rebate or other remuneration, in cash or in kind, in return for the referral of Medicare and Medicaid patients. Violation of these prohibitions may result in civil and criminal penalties and exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. We have implemented policies and procedures that management believes will assure that we are in substantial compliance with these laws, but we cannot assure you that the government or a court will not find that some of our business practices violate these laws.

On December 13, 2005, a lawsuit purporting to be a class action was commenced against AMR in Spokane, Washington, in Washington State Court, Spokane County. The complaint alleges that AMR billed patients and third party payors for transports it conducted between 1998 and 2005 at a higher level than contractually permitted. The court has certified a class in this case, but the size and membership of the class has not yet been determined. At this time, AMR does not believe that any incorrect billings are material in amount.

AMR and the City of Stockton, California are parties to litigation regarding the terms and enforceability of a memorandum of understanding and a related joint venture agreement between the parties to present a joint bid in response to a request for proposals to provide emergency ambulance services in the County of San Joaquin, California. The suit was filed on June 28, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The parties were unable to agree on the final terms of a joint bid. AMR has been awarded the San Joaquin contract. While we are unable at this time to estimate the amount of potential damages, we believe that Stockton may claim as damages a portion of our profit on the contract or the profit Stockton might have realized had the joint venture proceeded.

On April 17, 2006, the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or OIG, finalized its draft report requesting that an AMR Massachusetts subsidiary reimburse the Medicare program for approximately $1.8 million in alleged overpayments from Medicare for services performed between July 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002. The OIG claims that these overpayments were made for services that did not meet Medicare medical necessity and reimbursement requirements. On December 10, 2006, we paid the $1.8 million in alleged overpayments. However, we continue to disagree with the OIG’s finding and we have filed an administrative appeal. If we are successful in the administrative appeal we may be entitled to repayment of all or part of the $1.8 million.

EmCare entered into a settlement agreement with respect to June Belt, et al. v. EmCare, Inc., et al. (U.S. Ct. App.—5th Cir.), brought by a number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, which the Court approved in January 2007, EmCare has paid $1.7 million in satisfaction of all claims in the lawsuit, which amount was accrued previously.

In December 2006, AMR received a subpoena from the United States Department of Justice, or DOJ. The subpoena requested copies of documents for the period from January 2000 through the present. The subpoena required us to produce a broad range of documents relating to the operations of certain AMR affiliates in New York. We are in the process of producing documents in response to the subpoena.

For additional information regarding legal proceedings, please refer to note 5, under the caption “Commitments and Contingencies” of the notes accompanying the consolidated financial statements included herein and to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2007.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.3

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.4

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 


*                          Filed with this Report

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 4th day of May, 2007.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

(registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William A. Sanger

 

 

William A. Sanger

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.

 

(registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

Emergency Medical Services Corporation, its
General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William A. Sanger

 

 

William A. Sanger

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.3

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.4

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, as general partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 


*                          Filed with this Report

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