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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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 number: 000-52073
 
SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Yukon Territory   75-2578509
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2441 Warrenville Road, Suite 610, Lisle, IL 60532-3642
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(800) 282-3232
(Registrant’s phone number, including area code)
 
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of April 30, 2009, there were 24,477,294 shares outstanding of the Registrant’s no par value common stock.
 
 

 

 


 

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 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 79,970     $ 67,715  
Restricted cash
    13,628       12,498  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,560 (2008 — $3,570)
    84,379       80,531  
Rebates receivable
    23,887       29,586  
Unbilled revenue
    1       73  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    4,803       4,382  
Inventory
    6,032       6,689  
Income tax recoverable
    2,933       1,459  
Deferred income taxes
    8,546       10,219  
 
           
Total current assets
    224,179       213,152  
 
               
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $20,873 (2008 — $19,449)
    20,117       20,756  
Goodwill
    143,594       143,751  
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $16,924 (2008 — $14,099)
    43,581       46,406  
Deferred financing charges
    1,369       1,481  
Deferred income taxes
    1,461       1,323  
Other assets
    1,397       1,474  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 435,698     $ 428,343  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 7,104     $ 8,302  
Customer deposits
    14,049       11,875  
Salaries and wages payable
    11,779       15,681  
Accrued liabilities
    24,751       32,039  
Pharmacy benefit management rebates payable
    38,777       36,326  
Pharmacy benefit claim payments payable
    51,891       51,406  
Deferred revenue
    11,225       7,978  
Current portion of long-term debt
    4,800       3,720  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    164,376       167,327  
 
               
Long-term debt, less current installments
    42,720       43,920  
Deferred income taxes
    14,539       15,060  
Deferred lease inducements
    3,105       3,217  
Deferred rent
    1,528       1,461  
Other liabilities
    3,035       3,195  
 
           
Total liabilities
    229,303       234,180  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
               
 
               
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common stock: no par value, unlimited shares authorized; 24,476,544 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 (2008- 24,103,032 shares)
    150,495       146,988  
Additional paid-in capital
    12,868       11,854  
Retained earnings
    43,433       35,751  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (401 )     (430 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    206,395       194,163  
 
           
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 435,698     $ 428,343  
 
           
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (unaudited)  
Revenue:
               
PBM
  $ 267,780     $  
HCIT:
               
Transaction processing
    13,727       14,648  
Maintenance
    4,474       4,210  
Professional services
    3,642       3,791  
System sales
    1,337       1,668  
 
           
Total revenue
    290,960       24,317  
 
               
Cost of revenue:
               
PBM
    238,972        
HCIT
    12,804       10,837  
 
           
Total cost of revenue
    251,776       10,837  
 
           
Gross profit
    39,184       13,480  
 
               
Expenses:
               
Product development costs
    3,163       2,458  
Selling, general and administrative
    20,797       5,871  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    1,482       762  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,825       396  
 
           
 
    28,267       9,487  
 
           
 
               
Operating income
    10,917       3,993  
 
               
Interest income
    (246 )     (1,053 )
Interest expense
    956       34  
 
           
Net interest expense (income)
    710       (1,019 )
 
               
Other (income) expense
    (325 )     6  
 
           
 
               
Income before income taxes
    10,532       5,006  
 
               
Income tax expense:
               
Current
    2,201       1,382  
Deferred
    649       267  
 
           
 
    2,850       1,649  
 
           
 
Net income
  $ 7,682     $ 3,357  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.32     $ 0.16  
Diluted
  $ 0.31     $ 0.16  
 
               
Weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share:
               
Basic
    24,324,911       20,995,688  
Diluted
    24,923,208       21,489,156  
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SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (unaudited)  
 
Net income
  $ 7,682     $ 3,357  
 
               
Other comprehensive income — gain on cash flow hedges (net of income taxes of $9 in 2009)
    29        
 
           
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 7,711     $ 3,357  
 
           
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SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (unaudited)  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 7,682     $ 3,357  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Stock-based compensation
    613       779  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    1,976       1,164  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,825       396  
Deferred lease inducements and rent
    (45 )     (64 )
Deferred income taxes
    649       302  
Tax benefit on option exercises
    (1,562 )     (22 )
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange
    (94 )     14  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition:
               
Accounts receivable
    (3,863 )     1,210  
Rebates receivable
    5,699        
Restricted cash
    (1,130 )      
Unbilled revenue
    72       178  
Prepaid expenses
    (421 )     (467 )
Inventory
    657       (15 )
Income tax recoverable
    88       1,018  
Accounts payable
    (1,198 )     (594 )
Accrued liabilities
    (8,617 )     358  
Deferred revenue
    3,247       (755 )
Pharmacy benefit claim payments payable
    485       (238 )
Pharmacy benefit management rebates payable
    2,541       1,412  
Customer deposits
    2,174        
Other
    64        
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,842       8,033  
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (3,289 )     (2,603 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (180 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,469 )     (2,603 )
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from exercise of options
    2,346       195  
Tax benefit on option exercises
    1,562       22  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (120 )      
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    3,788       217  
 
               
Effect of foreign exchange on cash balances
    94       (14 )
 
           
 
               
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    12,255       5,633  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    67,715       90,929  
 
           
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 79,970     $ 96,562  
 
           
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SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(in thousands, except share data)
                                                 
    Common Stock     Additional     Retained     Accumulated Other        
    Number     Amount     paid-in capital     Earnings (deficit)     Comprehensive Loss     Total  
 
Balance at December 31, 2008
    24,103,032     $ 146,988     $ 11,854     $ 35,751     $ (430 )   $ 194,163  
Activity during the period (unaudited):
                                               
Net income
                      7,682             7,682  
Exercise of stock options
    372,500       3,489       (1,143 )                 2,346  
Issuance of shares for acquisition
    21                                
Issuance of restricted stock units
    991       18       (18 )                  
Tax benefit on options exercised
                1,562                   1,562  
Stock-based compensation
                613                   613  
Other comprehensive income
                            29       29  
 
                                   
Balance at March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
    24,476,544       150,495       12,868       43,433       (401 )     206,395  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Balance at December 31, 2007
    20,985,934       103,520       8,299       20,638             132,457  
Activity during the period (unaudited):
                                               
Net income
                      3,357             3,357  
Exercise of stock options
    29,008       303       (108 )                 195  
Tax benefit on options exercised
                22                   22  
Stock-based compensation
                779                   779  
 
                                   
Balance at March 31, 2008 (unaudited)
    21,014,942     $ 103,823     $ 8,992     $ 23,995     $     $ 136,810  
 
                                   
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SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.  
Description of Business
SXC Health Solutions Corp. (the “Company”) is a leading provider of pharmacy benefits management (“PBM”) services and healthcare information technology (“HCIT”) solutions to the healthcare benefits management industry. The Company’s product offerings and solutions combine a wide range of software applications, application service provider processing services and professional services designed for many of the largest organizations in the pharmaceutical supply chain, such as federal, provincial, and state and local governments, pharmacy benefit managers, managed care organizations, retail pharmacy chains and other healthcare intermediaries. The Company is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois with several locations in the U.S. and Canada. For more information please visit www.sxc.com.
2.  
Basis of Presentation
  (a)  
Basis of presentation:
 
     
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and include its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes are expressed in U.S. dollars, except where indicated, which is also the Company’s functional currency.
 
     
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or excluded. As a result, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required to be included in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the most recent audited annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
     
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting policies consistent with the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
     
The financial information included herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2009.
 
     
Effective with the acquisition of National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc. (“NMHC”) on April 30, 2008, the Company began operating in two reportable segments: PBM and HCIT. Please see Note 10 for more information.
 
  (b)  
Use of estimates:
 
     
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include revenue recognition, rebates, purchase price allocation in connection with acquisitions, valuation of property and equipment, valuation of intangible assets acquired and related amortization periods, impairment of goodwill, income tax uncertainties, contingencies and valuation allowances for receivables and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3.  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
FASB Statement No. 161
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”), which amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133. SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS 161 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, and its adoption did not have a material impact to the Company.
FASB Statement No. 141(R)
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”), which applies to all transactions or other events in which an entity (the acquirer) obtains control of one or more businesses. SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interest and goodwill related to a business combination. SFAS 141(R) also establishes what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009, and will impact the Company with respect to future business combinations.

 

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FASB Statement No. 160
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. A noncontrolling interest (previously referred to as a minority interest) is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. SFAS 160 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, and will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including those that arose before the effective date, and its adoption did not have a material impact to the Company.
4.  
Business Combinations
NMHC Acquisition
Effective April 30, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of NMHC, a pharmacy benefit management company, in an exchange offer of (i) 0.217 of a common share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) $7.70 in cash for each outstanding NMHC common share. Total deal consideration approximated $143.8 million, which included the issuance of 2,785,981 shares of the Company’s common stock. The value of the stock issued was based on the guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-12, Determination of the Measurement Date for the Market Price of Acquirer Securities Issued in a Purchase Business Combination. This EITF provides that the value of shares issued is based on the average market price of the acquirer’s stock from a few days before to a few days after the agreement is agreed to and announced. To fund the transaction, the Company entered into a six-year $48.0 million term loan agreement. The Company also signed a $10.0 million senior secured revolving credit agreement. NMHC results of operations are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
Prior to the acquisition, the Company and one of NMHC’s subsidiaries, NMHCRX, Inc., were parties to a consulting agreement and software license and maintenance agreements pursuant to which the Company licensed, and provided consulting and support services in connection with, certain computer software for one of NMHCRX, Inc.’s claims adjudication systems.
The Company and NMHC have similar missions and core values, and the Company believes the synergies gained from this business combination will create long term value for customers, vendors and shareholders, as well as opportunities for new and existing employees by making the Company better positioned to compete in the changing PBM environment.
The purchase price of the acquired operations was comprised of the following (in thousands):
         
Cash payment to NMHC shareholders
  $ 98,711  
Value assigned to shares issued
    40,926  
Direct costs of the acquisition
    4,114  
 
     
Total purchase price
  $ 143,751  
 
     
Direct Costs of the Acquisition
Direct costs of the acquisition include investment banking fees, legal and accounting fees and other external costs directly related to the acquisition.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting with the Company treated as the acquiring entity in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the consideration paid by the Company to complete the acquisition has been allocated preliminarily to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and is subject to future adjustment during the allocation period as defined in SFAS No. 141. The primary areas of the purchase price allocation that could be subject to future adjustment relate to the valuation of pre-acquisition contingencies, taxes and residual goodwill. Additionally, the Company is in the process of making assessments in other areas that could affect the final purchase price allocation. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is non-amortizing for financial statement purposes and is not tax deductible. The changes in goodwill from December 31, 2008 to March 31, 2009 are primarily due to deferred tax adjustments, fixed assets adjustments and revisions to estimated liabilities incurred.

 

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The following summarizes the estimates of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date and are subject to change (in thousands):
         
Current assets
  $ 115,864  
Property and equipment
    3,495  
Goodwill
    124,931  
Intangible assets
    44,420  
Other assets
    1,258  
 
     
Total assets acquired
    289,968  
Current liabilities
    133,405  
Deferred income taxes
    12,516  
Other liabilities
    296  
 
     
Total liabilities assumed
    146,217  
 
     
Net assets acquired
  $ 143,751  
 
     
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized $2.3 million of amortization expense from intangible assets acquired. Amortization for the remainder of 2009 is expected to be $5.3 million. Amortization for 2010 and 2011 is expected to be $6.0 million and $5.3 million, respectively. The estimated fair values and useful lives of intangible assets acquired are as follows (in thousands):
             
    Fair value     Useful Life
Trademarks/Trade names
  $ 1,120     6 months
Customer relationships
    39,700     8 years
Non-compete agreements
    1,480     1 year
Software
    1,120     1 year
Licenses
    1,000     15 years
 
         
Total
  $ 44,420      
 
         
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined historical results of the operations of the Company and NMHC as if the acquisition had occurred on the first day of the period presented. Certain adjustments have been made to reflect changes in depreciation, amortization and income taxes based on the Company’s preliminary estimate of fair values recognized in the application of purchase accounting, and interest expense on borrowings to finance the acquisition. These adjustments are subject to change as the initial estimates are refined over time.
Unaudited pro forma results of operations are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
         
    Three months ended  
    March 31,  
    2008  
Sales
  $ 309,905  
Gross profit
  $ 33,259  
Net loss
  $ 418  
Loss per share:
       
Basic
  $ 0.02  
Diluted
  $ 0.02  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
       
Basic
    23,781,670  
Diluted
    24,275,138  
This unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of what would have occurred if the transaction had taken place on the date presented and is not indicative of what the Company’s actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the period indicated above. Further, the pro forma combined results do not reflect one-time costs to fully merge and operate the combined organization more efficiently, or anticipated synergies expected to result from the combination and should not be relied upon as being indicative of the future results that the Company will experience.
Zynchros Acquisition
On December 22, 2008, the Company announced that it had acquired the assets of Zynchros, a privately-owned leader in formulary management solutions, in a cash transaction effective December 19, 2008. Founded in 2000, Zynchros provides a suite of on-demand formulary management tools to approximately 45 health plan and PBM customers. The zynchros.com platform helps payers to effectively manage their formulary programs, and to maintain Medicare Part D compliance of their programs. The Company recorded identifiable intangible assets of $1.7 million with estimated useful lives of 4 to 5 years and goodwill of $2.7 million associated with the acquisition. The goodwill acquired was allocated to the Company’s HCIT segment. Zynchros’ results of operations are included in the consolidated statement of operations as of the effective date of the acquisition and were not material to the Company’s results of operations on a pro forma basis.

 

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5.  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The components of cash and cash equivalents are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    March 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (unaudited)        
 
               
Cash on deposit
  $ 52,088     $ 46,532  
Payments in transit
    (57,527 )     (55,559 )
U.S. money market funds
    85,381       76,713  
Canadian dollar deposits (March 31, 2009 — Cdn. $35 at 1.2618; December 31, 2008 — Cdn. $35 at 1.2168)
    28       29  
 
           
 
  $ 79,970     $ 67,715  
 
           
6.  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company allocates goodwill to both the PBM and HCIT segments. There were no impairments of goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the useful lives of the related assets. The components of intangible assets were as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    March 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    Gross                   Gross              
    Carrying     Accumulated             Carrying     Accumulated        
    Amount     Amortization     Net     Amount     Amortization     Net  
Customer relationships
  $ 53,100     $ 12,051     $ 41,049     $ 53,100     $ 10,043     $ 43,057  
Acquired software
    3,565       2,318       1,247       3,565       1,903       1,662  
Trademarks/Trade names
    1,360       1,137       223       1,360       1,122       238  
Non-compete agreements
    1,480       1,357       123       1,480       987       493  
Licenses
    1,000       61       939       1,000       44       956  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 60,505     $ 16,924     $ 43,581     $ 60,505     $ 14,099     $ 46,406  
 
                                   
Amortization associated with intangible assets at March 31, 2009 is estimated to be $6.7 million for the remainder of 2009, $8.0 million in 2010, $7.3 million in 2011, $6.8 million in 2012, $5.9 million in 2013 and $5.4 million in 2014.
7.  
Long Term Debt
On April 25, 2008, the Company’s U.S. subsidiary, SXC Health Solutions, Inc. (“US Corp.”), entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for up to $58 million of borrowings, consisting of (i) a $10 million senior secured revolving credit facility (including borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice) referred to as a swing loan (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and (ii) a $48 million senior secured term loan (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). On April 29, 2008, US Corp. borrowed $48 million under the Term Loan Facility to pay a portion of the consideration in connection with the acquisition of NMHC and certain transaction fees and expenses related to the acquisition.
The interest rates applicable to the loans under the Credit Facilities are based on a fluctuating rate measured by reference to either, at US Corp.’s option, (i) a base rate, plus an applicable margin, subject to adjustment, or (ii) an adjusted London interbank offered rate (adjusted for the maximum reserves)(“LIBOR”), plus an applicable margin. The initial rate for all borrowings is prime plus 2.25% with respect to base rate borrowings or LIBOR plus 3.25%. During an event of default, default interest is payable at a rate that is 2% higher than the rate otherwise applicable. The interest rate on the loan at March 31, 2009 was 4.47%. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Credit Facilities, US Corp. is required to pay an unused commitment fee to the lenders in respect of any unutilized commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility at a rate of 0.50% per annum. US Corp. is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees. In addition, pursuant to the terms of its credit agreement, the Company entered into interest rate contracts for 50% of the borrowed amount, or $24 million, to provide protection against fluctuations in interest rates for a three-year period from the date of issue. See Note 13 for more information.
The Credit Facilities require US Corp. to prepay outstanding loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:
   
50% of the net proceeds arising from the issuance or sale by the Company of its own stock;
 
   
100% of the net proceeds of an incurrence of debt, other than proceeds from the debt permitted under the Credit Facilities; and
 
   
100% of the net proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty events, subject to a right to reinvest the proceeds.

 

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The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be applied first to the Term Loan Facility and second to the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan Facility will amortize in quarterly installments, which commenced on June 30, 2008, in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1% (year 1), 10% (years 2 and 3), 15% (years 4 and 5), and 49% (year 6) of the original funded principal amount of such facility. Principal repayments will be $3.7 million in 2009, $4.8 million in 2010, $6.6 million in 2011, $7.2 million in 2012, $19.4 million in 2013 and $5.9 million in 2014. Principal amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility are due and payable in full on April 30, 2013.
The Company and all material U.S. subsidiaries of US Corp. guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement. All future material U.S. subsidiaries of the Company, as well as certain future Canadian subsidiaries, will guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement as well. In addition, the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are secured by the capital stock of US Corp. and certain other subsidiaries of the Company and substantially all other tangible and intangible assets owned by the Company, US Corp. and each subsidiary that guarantees the obligations of US Corp. under the Credit Facilities, subject to certain specified exceptions.
The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants including financial covenants that require the Company to maintain (i) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, (ii) a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and (iii) a maximum capital expenditure level.
In connection with the Term Loan Facility, the Company incurred approximately $1.8 million in financing costs. The financing costs are presented on the consolidated balance sheet as deferred financing charges and are being amortized into interest expense over the life of the loan using the effective interest method.
The fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2009 is $47.5 million, which approximates its carrying value. The estimated fair value of the Company’s variable-rate debt approximates the carrying value of the debt since the variable interest rates are market-based, and the Company believes such debt could be refinanced on materially similar terms.
Interest expense relates to the following (in thousands):
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
Long-term debt
  $ 445     $  
Finacing charges
    112        
Other
    399       34  
 
           
Total
  $ 956     $ 34  
 
           
8.  
Shareholders’ equity
  (a)  
Stock option plan:
 
     
The Company maintains a stock option plan (the “Plan”), as amended, which provides for a maximum of 3,937,500 common shares of the Company to be issued as option grants. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines award amounts, option prices and vesting periods, subject to the provisions of the Plan. All officers, directors, employees and service providers of the Company are eligible to receive option awards at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

 

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  (b)  
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
 
     
The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) which allows eligible employees to withhold annually up to a maximum of 15% of their base salary, or $25,000, subject to IRS limitations, for the purchase of the Company’s common shares. Common shares will be purchased on the last day of each offering period at a discount of 5% of the fair market value of the common shares on such date. The aggregate number of common shares that may be issued under the ESPP may not exceed 100,000 common shares.
 
     
During the first quarter of 2009, the ESPP was amended so that the common shares available for purchase under the ESPP are drawn from reacquired common shares purchased by the Company in the open market. During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, there were 3,720 and nil shares issued under the ESPP, respectively.
 
     
The ESPP is not considered compensatory under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and, therefore, no portion of the costs related to ESPP purchases will be included in the Company’s stock-based compensation expense.
 
  (c)  
Outstanding shares:
 
     
At March 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding common shares of 24,476,544 and stock options outstanding of 1,715,269. At December 31, 2008, the Company had outstanding common shares of 24,103,032 and stock options outstanding of 2,093,194. As of March 31, 2009, stock options outstanding consisted of 776,894 options at a weighted-average exercise price of Canadian $11.79 and 938,375 options at a weighted-average exercise price of U.S. $17.25. In connection with the acquisition of NMHC, the Company issued 2,785,981 common shares to former shareholders of NMHC.
 
  (d)  
Restricted stock units:
 
     
The Company assumed 170,500 restricted stock units of NMHC after the acquisition, which converted into 126,749 restricted stock units of the Company. The restricted stock units vest 33% each in November 2008, November 2009 and November 2010. In September 2008, the Company issued an additional 51,000 restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $15.90 per share to certain new employees who were previous employees of NMHC. These restricted stock units vest in one-fourth increments on each grant date anniversary. At March 31, 2009, there were 102,889 restricted stock units outstanding.
9.  
Stock-based compensation
During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the stock options at the grant date based on the following assumptions:
         
    Three months ended March 31,
    2009   2008
 
       
Total U.S. dollar stock options granted
  500   257,450
Volatility
  55.5%   49.6 – 52.4%
Risk-free interest rate
  1.96%   1.67 – 2.37%
Expected life
  4.5 years   2.5 – 4.5 years
Dividend yield
   
Weighted-average grant date fair value
  $8.09   $4.91
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10.  
Segment information
The Company operates in two geographic areas as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
 
               
Revenue
               
 
United States
  $ 290,467     $ 23,104  
Canada
    493       1,213  
 
           
Total
  $ 290,960     $ 24,317  
 
           
                 
    March 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
 
Net assets
               
 
               
United States
  $ 196,489     $ 182,105  
Canada
    9,906       12,058  
 
           
Total
  $ 206,395     $ 194,163  
 
           
With the acquisition of NMHC during the second quarter of 2008, the Company changed its internal organization structure and now reports two operating segments: PBM and HCIT. The Company evaluates segment performance based upon revenue and gross profit. Results for periods reported prior to the three months ended June 30, 2008 were reported in one operating segment, HCIT. Prior period results have not been restated because to do so would be impracticable. Financial information by segment is presented below (in thousands):
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
PBM:
               
Revenues
  $ 267,780     $  
Gross profit
  $ 28,808     $  
 
               
Total assets at March 31, 2009
  $ 298,875          
 
               
HCIT:
               
Revenues
  $ 23,180     $ 24,317  
Gross profit
  $ 10,376     $ 13,480  
 
               
Total assets at March 31, 2009
  $ 136,823          
 
               
Consolidated:
               
Revenues
  $ 290,960     $ 24,317  
Gross profit
  $ 39,184     $ 13,480  
 
               
Total assets at March 31, 2009
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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, one customer from the PBM segment accounted for 15% of total revenue. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, one customer in the HCIT segment accounted for 10.7% of total revenue.
At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, no one customer accounted for more than 10% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance.
11.  
Income Taxes
Tax benefits utilized by the Company as a result of historical net operating losses (“NOLs”) and tax-related timing differences are recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets (“DTAs”), management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the DTAs will be realized. The ultimate realization of DTAs is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period in which those temporary differences become deductible, in addition to management’s tax planning strategies. In consideration of net losses incurred, the Company has provided a valuation allowance to reduce the net carrying value of DTAs. The amount of this valuation allowance is subject to adjustment by the Company in future periods based upon its assessment of evidence supporting the degree of probability that DTAs will be realized.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was 27% and 33%, respectively.
Uncertain Tax Positions

FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. As of March 31, 2009 and at December 31, 2008, the Company had a long-term accrued liability of $0.3 million related to various federal and state income tax matters on the consolidated balance sheet, the recognition of all of which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate.
Changes in the balance of the liability for tax uncertainties are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Three months ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Beginning balance
  $ 297     $ 202  
Effect of change in accounting position for income tax uncertainties
           
Increase in interest related to tax positions taken in prior years
    11       17  
 
           
Balance at March 31
  $ 308     $ 219  
 
           
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company does not expect the liability to change significantly in the next twelve months.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in Canadian and U.S. federal jurisdictions, and various provincial, state and local jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2004.
12.  
Contingencies
From time to time in connection with its operations, the Company is named as a defendant in actions for damages and costs allegedly sustained by the plaintiffs. The Company has considered these proceedings and disputes in determining the necessity of any reserves for losses that are probable and reasonably estimable. In addition, various aspects of the Company’s business may subject it to litigation and liability for damages arising from errors in the processing of prescription drug claims, failure to meet performance measures within certain contracts relating to its services or its ability to obtain certain levels of discounts or rebates on prescription purchases from retail pharmacies and drug manufacturers or other actions or omissions. The Company’s recorded reserves are based on estimates developed with consideration given to the potential merits of claims or quantification of any performance obligations. The Company takes into account its history of claims, the limitations of any insurance coverage, advice from outside counsel, and management’s strategy with regard to the settlement or defense of such claims and obligations. While the ultimate outcome of those claims, lawsuits or performance obligations cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes, based on its understanding of the facts of these claims and performance obligations, that adequate provisions have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements where required.

 

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The Company provides routine indemnification to its customers against liability if the Company’s products infringe on a third party’s intellectual property rights. The maximum amount of these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated due to their uncertain nature. Historically, the Company has not made payments related to these indemnifications.
During the routine course of securing new clients, the Company is sometimes required to provide payment and performance bonds to cover client transaction fees and any funds and pharmacy benefit claim payments provided by the client in the event that the Company does not perform its duties under the contract. The terms of these payment and performance bonds are typically one year in duration.
13.  
Derivative Instruments and Fair Value
The Company uses variable-rate LIBOR debt to finance its operations. These debt obligations expose the Company to variability in interest payments on its long term-debt due to changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, interest expense increases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, interest expense also decreases.
Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s $48 million credit agreement, the Company entered into interest rate contracts with notional amounts equal to 50% of the borrowed amount, or $24 million, for a three-year period from the date of issue. The Company entered into a 3-year interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $14 million to fix the LIBOR rate on $14 million of the term loan at 4.31%, resulting in an effective rate of 7.56% after adding the 3.25% margin per the credit agreement — see Note 7 for more information. Under the interest rate swap, the Company receives LIBOR-based variable interest rate payments and makes fixed interest rate payments, thereby creating the equivalent to fixed-rate debt. The Company also entered into a 3-year interest rate cap with a notional amount of $10 million to effectively cap the LIBOR rate on $10 million of the term loan at 4.50%, resulting in a maximum effective rate of 7.75% after adding the 3.25% margin per the credit agreement, excluding the associated fees, to help manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These instruments were designated as cash flow hedges during 2008.
The two derivative instruments mentioned above were entered into to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate of LIBOR, and to comply with the terms of the credit agreement.
As of March 31, 2009, both derivative instruments are “out of the money” and the Company is not currently exposed to any credit risk for amounts classified on the consolidated balance sheet should the counterparty in the agreement fail to meet its obligations under the agreement. To manage credit risks, the Company selects counterparties based on credit assessments, limits overall exposure to any single counterparty and monitors the market position with each counterparty. At March 31, 2009, the Company concluded that it was probable that the counterparty would be able to comply with the contractual terms of the agreements and that the forecasted transactions are probable of occurring.
The Company assesses interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than hedging identified exposures. That is, the Company does not speculate using derivative instruments and has not designated any instruments as fair value hedges or hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in foreign operations.
Cash flow hedge accounting may be elected only for highly effective hedges, based upon an assessment, performed at least quarterly, of the historical and prospective future correlation of changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument to changes in the expected future cash flows of the hedged item. To the extent cash flow hedge accounting is applied, the effective portion of any changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“AOCI”). Ineffectiveness, if any, is immediately recognized in the statement of operations. The amount in AOCI is reclassified to earnings when the forecasted transaction occurs, even if the derivative instrument is sold, extinguished or terminated prior to the transaction occurring, if it is still probable that the forecasted transactions will occur. If the forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring, the amount in AOCI is immediately reclassified to earnings.
There was no hedge ineffectiveness subsequent to the implementation of cash flow hedge accounting related to the interest rate swap. SFAS No. 133 and SFAS No. 138 require that all derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values.

 

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Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate, long-term debt obligations subsequent to the implementation of cash flow hedge accounting are reported in AOCI. These amounts are subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings. The amount recorded in AOCI at March 31, 2009 was $0.6 million before income taxes.
As of March 31, 2009, approximately $0.4 million of losses in AOCI related to the interest rate swap are expected to be reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment of the hedged debt obligation within the next 12 months. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, $0.1 million of losses previously recorded in AOCI were reclassified into interest expense.
Effective January 1, 2008, SFAS No. 157 defines a three-level hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, with level 1 considered the most reliable. For assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheet, the table below categorizes fair value measurements across the three levels as of March 31, 2009 (in thousands):
                                 
    Quoted Prices     Significant     Significant        
    in Active     Observable     Unobservable        
    Markets     Inputs     Inputs        
    (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
 
Assets:
                               
Derivatives
  $     $ 5     $     $ 5  
 
                               
Liabilities:
                               
Derivatives
  $     $ 904     $     $ 904  
When available and appropriate, the Company uses quoted market prices in active markets to determine fair value, and classifies such items within Level 1. Level 1 values only include derivative instruments traded on a public exchange. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. If the Company were to use one or more significant unobservable inputs for a model-derived valuation, the resulting valuation would be classified in Level 3.
The Company has classified derivative assets as other noncurrent assets and derivative liabilities as other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values represent quoted prices from a financial institution. Derivative assets relate to the interest rate cap for which the Company paid $0.2 million upon entering into the agreement. At March 31, 2009, the fair value of the asset was insignificant. Derivative liabilities relate to the interest rate swap, which had a fair value of $0.9 million at March 31, 2009.
The following table below categorizes the fair value changes in the derivative agreements during the current period (in thousands):
                                 
Effective portion of gain on       Ineffective portion of loss on           Effective portion of loss on interest rate contracts during term of hedging relationship
interest rate contracts       interest rate contracts   Total change in fair value of   reclassed into interest expense
included in AOCI       included in interest expense   interest rate contracts   during the current period
       
 
                       
$ 39    
 
  $ 11     $ 28     $ 100  

 

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ITEM 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2009.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information in this MD&A, in various filings with regulators, in reports to shareholders and in other communications contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws and is subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to the Company’s industry, objectives, competitive strengths and strategies, future financial performance and market opportunities. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to adequately address: the risks associated with further market acceptance of the Company’s products and services; its ability to manage its growth effectively; its reliance on key customers and key personnel; industry conditions such as consolidation of customers, competitors and acquisition targets; the Company’s ability to acquire a company, manage integration and potential dilution; the impact of technology changes on its products and service offerings, including impacts on the intellectual property rights of others; the impacts of regulation and legislation changes in the healthcare industry; and the sufficiency and fluctuations of its liquidity and capital needs.
When relying on forward-looking information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. In making the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A, the Company does not assume any significant acquisitions, dispositions or one-time items. It does assume, however, the renewal of certain customer contracts. Every year, the Company has major customer contracts that are subject to renewal. In addition, the Company also assumes new customer contracts. In this regard, the Company is pursuing large opportunities that present a very long and complex sales cycle which substantially affect its forecasting abilities. The Company has made certain assumptions with respect to the timing of the realization of these opportunities which it thinks are reasonable but which may not be achieved. Furthermore, the pursuit of these larger opportunities does not ensure a linear progression of revenue and earnings since they may involve significant up-front costs followed by renewals and cancellations of existing contracts. The Company has also assumed that the material factors referred to in the previous paragraph will not have an impact such that the forward-looking information contained herein will differ materially from actual results or events. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, refer to the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A represent the Company’s current expectations and, accordingly, are subject to change. However, the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
PBM Business
The Company provides comprehensive PBM services to customers, which include managed care organizations, local governments, unions, corporations, HMOs, employers, workers’ compensation plans, third party health care plan administrators, and federal and state government programs through its network of licensed pharmacies throughout the United States. The PBM services include electronic point-of-sale pharmacy claims management, retail pharmacy network management, mail service pharmacy claims management, specialty pharmacy claims management, Medicare Part D services, benefit design consultation, preferred drug management programs, drug review and analysis, consulting services, data access and reporting and information analysis. The Company owns a mail service pharmacy (“Mail Service”) and a specialty service pharmacy (“Specialty Service”). In addition, the Company is a national provider of drug benefits to its customers under the federal government’s Medicare Part D program.
Revenue primarily consists of sales of prescription drugs, together with any associated administrative fees, to customers and participants, either through the Company’s nationwide network of pharmacies, Mail Service pharmacy or Specialty Service pharmacy. Revenue related to the sales of prescription drugs is recognized when the claims are adjudicated and the prescription drugs are shipped. Claims are adjudicated at the point-of-sale using an on-line processing system.
Participant co-payments related to the Company’s nationwide network of pharmacies are not recorded as revenue. Under the Company’s customer contracts, the pharmacy is solely obligated to collect the co-payments from the participants. As such, the Company does not include participant co-payments to retail pharmacies in revenue or cost of revenue. If these amounts were included in revenue and cost of revenue, operating income and net income would not have been affected.
The Company evaluates customer contracts to determine whether it acts as a principal or as an agent in the fulfillment of prescriptions through its retail pharmacy network. The Company acts as a principal in most of its transactions with customers and revenue is recognized at the prescription price (ingredient cost plus dispensing fee) negotiated with customers, as well as an administrative fee (“Gross Reporting”). Gross Reporting is appropriate because the Company (i) has separate contractual relationships with customers and with pharmacies, (ii) is responsible to validate and manage a claim through the claims adjudication process, (iii) commits to set prescription prices for the pharmacy, including instructing the pharmacy as to how that price is to be settled (co-payment requirements), (iv) manages the overall prescription drug relationship with the patients, who are participants of customers’ plans, and (v) has credit risk for the price due from the customer. In instances where the Company merely administers a customer’s network pharmacy contract to which the Company is not a party and under which the Company does not assume credit risk, the Company only records an administrative fee as revenue. For these customers, the Company earns an administrative fee for collecting payments from the customer and remitting the corresponding amount to the pharmacies in the customer’s network. In these transactions, the Company acts as a conduit for the customer. As the Company is not the principal in these transactions, the drug ingredient cost is not included in revenue or in cost of revenue. As such, there is no impact to gross profit based upon whether gross or net reporting is used.

 

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HCIT Business
The Company is also a leading provider of HCIT solutions and services to providers, payers and other participants in the pharmaceutical supply chain in North America. The Company’s product offerings include a wide range of software products for managing prescription drug programs and for drug prescribing and dispensing. The Company’s solutions are available on a license basis with on-going maintenance and support or on a transaction fee basis using an Application Service Provider (“ASP”) model. The Company’s payer customers include over 70 managed care organizations, Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations, government agencies, employers and intermediaries such as Pharmacy Benefit Managers. The Company’s provider customers include over 1,400 independent, regional chain, institutional, and mail-order pharmacies. The solutions offered by the Company’s services assist both payers and providers in managing the complexity and reducing the cost of their prescription drug programs and dispensing activities.
The Company’s profitability from HCIT depends primarily on revenue derived from transaction processing services, software license sales, hardware sales, maintenance, and professional services. Recurring revenue remains a cornerstone of the Company’s business model and consists of transaction processing services and maintenance. Growth in revenue from recurring sources has been driven primarily by growth in the Company’s transaction processing business in the form of claims processing for its payer customers and switching services for its provider customers. Through the Company’s transaction processing business, where the Company is generally paid based on the volume of transactions processed, the Company continues to benefit from the growth in pharmaceutical drug use in the United States. The Company believes that aging demographics and increased use of prescription drugs will continue to benefit the transaction processing business. In addition to benefiting from this industry growth, the Company continues to focus on increasing recurring revenue in the transaction processing area by adding new transaction processing customers to its existing customer base. The recognition of revenue depends on various factors including the type of service provided, contract parameters, and any undelivered elements.
Operating Expenses
The Company’s operating expenses primarily consist of cost of revenue, product development costs, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) costs, depreciation and amortization. Cost of revenue includes the costs of drugs dispensed as well as costs related to the products and services provided to customers and costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the transaction processing centers. These costs include salaries and related expenses for professional services personnel, transaction processing centers’ personnel, customer support personnel, any hardware or equipment sold to customers and depreciation expense related to data center operations. Product development costs consist of staffing expenses to produce enhancements and new initiatives. SG&A costs relate to selling expenses, commissions, marketing, network administration and administrative costs, including legal, accounting, investor relations and corporate development costs. Depreciation expense relates to the depreciation of property and equipment used by the Company. Amortization expense relates to definite-lived intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions.
Industry
The PBM industry is intensely competitive, generally resulting in continuous pressure on gross profit as a percentage of total revenue. In recent years, industry consolidation and dramatic growth in managed healthcare have led to increasingly aggressive pricing of PBM services. Given the pressure on all parties to reduce healthcare costs, the Company expects this competitive environment to continue for the foreseeable future. The Company looks to continue to drive purchasing efficiencies of pharmaceuticals to improve operating margins as well as targeting the acquisition of other businesses as ways to achieve its strategy of expanding its product offerings and customer base to remain competitive. The Company also looks to retain and expand its customer base by improving the quality of service provided by enhancing its solutions and lowering the total drug spend for customers.
The complicated environment in which the Company operates presents it with opportunities, challenges and risks. The Company’s clients are paramount to its success; the retention of existing and winning of new clients and members poses the greatest opportunity, and the loss thereof represents an ongoing risk. The preservation of the Company’s relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and retail pharmacies is very important to the execution of its business strategies. The Company’s future success will hinge on its ability to drive mail volume and increase generic dispensing rates in light of the significant brand-name drug patent expirations expected to occur over the next several years, and its ability to continue to provide innovative and competitive clinical and other services to clients and patients, including the Company’s active participation in the Medicare Part D benefit and the rapidly growing specialty pharmacy industry.
The Company operates in a competitive environment as clients and other payers seek to control the growth in the cost of providing prescription drug benefits. The Company’s business model is designed to reduce the level of drug cost. The Company helps manage drug cost primarily by its programs designed to maximize the substitution of expensive brand-name drugs by equivalent but much lower cost generic drugs, obtaining competitive discounts from brand-name and generic drug pharmaceutical manufacturers, obtaining rebates from brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers, securing discounts from retail pharmacies, applying the Company’s sophisticated clinical programs and efficiently administering prescriptions dispensed through the Company’s Mail Service and Specialty Service pharmacies.
Various aspects of the Company’s business are governed by federal and state laws and regulations. Because sanctions may be imposed for violations of these laws, compliance is a significant operational requirement. The Company believes it is in substantial compliance with all existing legal requirements material to the operation of its business. There are, however, significant uncertainties involving the application of many of these legal requirements to its business. In addition, there are numerous proposed health care laws and regulations at the federal and state levels, many of which could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company is unable to predict what additional federal or state legislation or regulatory initiatives may be enacted in the future relating to its business or the health care industry in general, or what effect any such legislation or regulations might have on it. The Company also cannot provide any assurance that federal or state governments will not impose additional restrictions or adopt interpretations of existing laws or regulations that could have a material adverse effect on its business or financial performance.

 

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Competitive Strengths
The Company has demonstrated its ability to serve a broad range of clients from large managed care organizations and state governments to employer groups with fewer than a thousand members. The Company believes its principal competitive strengths are:
Flexible, Customized and Independent Services. The Company believes it is important to provide its clients with customized solutions and recommendations with their best interests in mind. Accordingly, the formulary and plan designs the Company suggests to clients are highly flexible and not influenced by manufacturer relationships. Some larger competitors that have manufacturer affiliations or retail pharmacy assets are often in a position where they may benefit from increasing the volume of drug utilization generally or that of certain specific drugs. These conflicts also arise where revenue from pharmaceutical manufacturers may support the inclusion of certain drugs on formulary which would not otherwise be included, serving as an important source of profit for the PBM. Prospective customers recognize the benefit of our independence from manufacturer affiliations and retail pharmacy assets.
Information-Based Cost-Containment Methods. Through the use of the Company’s customized information technology systems, the Company believes that it provides its clients and members with access to information on a rapid basis that allows the Company to work with its clients to manage the costs of prescription drugs. For example, the Company’s web-based systems allow clients to choose which metrics are most important to them when evaluating their PBM program. The Company then provides customized reporting solutions for these key performance indicators. In addition, members can access the web-based programs to evaluate their costs for selected drugs and pharmacies and the benefits of the options for prescription drugs. The Company believes these services allow it to further differentiate itself from its competitors.
Selected financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008
NMHC Acquisition
Effective April 30, 2008, the Company completed its acquisition of National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc. (“NMHC”). The Company believes that NMHC is a complementary company, the acquisition of which is expected to yield benefits for health plan sponsors through more effective cost-management solutions and innovative programs. The Company also believes that it can operate the combined companies more efficiently than either company could have operated on its own. In that regard, the acquisition has enabled the combined companies to achieve significant synergies from purchasing scale and operating efficiencies. Purchasing synergies are largely comprised of purchase discounts and/or rebates obtained from generic and brand name manufacturers and cost efficiencies obtained from retail pharmacy networks. Operating synergies include decreases in overhead expense, as well as increases in productivity and efficiencies by eliminating excess capacity. The Company expects synergies to increase during the remainder of the year. Over the long term, the Company expects that the acquisition will create significant incremental revenue opportunities. These opportunities are expected to be derived from a variety of new programs and benefit designs that leverage client relationships.
Effective with the acquisition, the Company is now comprised of two operating segments: PBM and HCIT.
Selected financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are noted below:
   
Total revenue in 2009 was $291.0 million, which included $267.8 million of revenue from the Company’s new PBM segment, which is largely attributable to the acquisition of NMHC in April 2008, as compared to $24.3 million in 2008.
 
   
The Company reported net income of $7.7 million, or $0.31 per share (fully-diluted), for the three months ended March 31, 2009, which included $2.8 million of expense related to the amortization of intangible assets, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.16 per share (fully-diluted), for the same period in 2008, which included $0.4 million of expense related to the amortization of intangible assets.
Results of Operations
Three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008
                 
    Three months ended March 31,  
In thousands, except per share data   2009     2008  
Revenue
  $ 290,960     $ 24,317  
Gross profit
    39,184       13,480  
Product development costs
    3,163       2,458  
SG&A
    20,797       5,871  
Depreciation of property and equipment
    1,482       762  
Amortization of inangible assets
    2,825       396  
Interest expense (income), net
    710       (1,019 )
Other expense (income), net
    (325 )     6  
 
           
Income before income taxes
    10,532       5,006  
Income tax expense
    2,850       1,649  
 
           
Net income
  $ 7,682     $ 3,357  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.16  
Revenue
Revenue increased $266.7 million to $291.0 million during 2009, primarily due to the NMHC acquisition, and consists primarily of PBM revenue of $267.8 million. Revenue under the contracts acquired in the NMHC acquisition are recorded gross as the Company acts as a principal in the transaction, whereas revenues from the majority of historical PBM contracts are recorded net as the Company functions as an agent. In addition, revenue increased due to new contracts that began in 2008.

 

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Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased $241.0 million to $251.8 million during 2009, primarily due to the NMHC acquisition, and consists primarily of PBM cost of revenue of $239.0 million. Cost of revenue in the PBM segment relates to the actual cost of the prescription drugs sold. Cost of revenue for the HCIT segment relates primarily to the cost of labor to deliver the services provided.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased $25.7 million during 2009, primarily due to the NMHC acquisition, as well as the launch of new contracts during 2008.
Product Development Costs
Product development costs for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $3.2 million compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Product development continues to be a key focus of the Company as it continues to pursue enhancements of existing products, as well as the development of new offerings, to support its market expansion.
Product development costs include stock-based compensation cost of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
SG&A Costs
SG&A costs for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $20.8 million compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase is largely attributable to increased operating expenses due to the acquisition of NMHC. SG&A costs consist primarily of employee costs in addition to audit, legal, facilities and costs not related to cost of revenue.
SG&A costs include stock-based compensation cost of $0.4 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to stock options that fully vested in 2008, partially offset by the assumption and grant of restricted stock units to former employees of NMHC in 2008.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense relates to property and equipment for all areas of the Company except for those depreciable assets directly related to the generation of revenue, which is included in the cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of operations. Depreciation expense increased $0.7 million to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $0.8 million for the same period in 2008, due primarily to the expense related to assets associated with the acquisition of NMHC, as well as purchases related to the Company’s expansion of its Lisle, Illinois facility and network capacity.
Amortization
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $2.8 million compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2008. The increase is due to amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisition of NMHC. Amortization expense on all the Company’s intangible assets is expected to be approximately $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Interest Income and Expense
Interest income decreased $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008 due to lower interest rates combined with lower cash balances available for investment. Interest expense increased to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, primarily due to the long-term debt incurred to finance a portion of the NMHC acquisition.
Income Taxes
The Company recognized income tax expense of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an effective tax rate of 27%, compared to a $1.6 million income tax expense, representing an effective tax rate of 33% for the same period in 2008. The change in the effective tax rate is due primarily to the financing structure used to fund the NMHC acquisition.
Net Income
The Company reported net income of $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, or $0.31 per share (fully-diluted), compared to $3.4 million, or $0.16 per share (fully-diluted), for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Segment Analysis
Effective with the acquisition of NMHC, the Company evaluates segment performance based on revenue and gross profit. Results for periods reported prior to the three months ended June 30, 2008 were reported in one operating segment, HCIT. Prior period results have not been restated because to do so would be impracticable. A reconciliation of the Company’s business segments to the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    PBM     HCIT     Consolidated  
    2009     2008     2009     2008     2009     2008  
Revenue
  $ 267,780     $     $ 23,180     $ 24,317     $ 290,960     $ 24,317  
Gross profit
  $ 28,808     $     $ 10,376     $ 13,480     $ 39,184     $ 13,480  
Gross profit %
    10.8 %     0.0 %     44.8 %     55.4 %     13.5 %     55.4 %

 

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PBM
Revenue was $267.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 due to the acquisition of NMHC and the launch of new contracts in 2008.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, there was $2.9 million of co-payments included in revenue related to prescriptions filled at the Company’s Mail and Specialty Service pharmacy. Co-payments retained by retail pharmacies on prescriptions filled for participants are not included in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Under customer contracts, the pharmacy is solely obligated to collect the co-payments from the participants and as such, the Company does not assume liability for participant co-payments in retail pharmacy transactions. Therefore, the Company does not include participant co-payments to retail pharmacies in revenue or cost of revenue.
Cost of revenue was $239.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, nearly all of which was due to the acquisition of NMHC. Cost of revenue is predominantly comprised of the cost of prescription drugs. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 89% for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Gross profit was $28.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, nearly all of which was due to the acquisition of NMHC, complemented by new customers added and increased volumes realized following the acquisition. Gross profit margin was 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
HCIT
HCIT revenue is comprised of the following components for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                 
    2009     2008  
Recurring
               
Transaction processing
  $ 13,727     $ 14,648  
Maintenance
    4,474       4,210  
 
           
Total recurring
    18,201       18,858  
 
               
Non-Recurring
               
Professional services
    3,642       3,791  
System sales
    1,337       1,668  
 
           
Total non-recurring
    4,979       5,459  
 
           
Total revenue
  $ 23,180     $ 24,317  
 
           
Total HCIT revenue decreased $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008. On a percentage basis, recurring revenue accounted for 79% and 78% of total HCIT revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Recurring revenue consists of transaction processing and maintenance revenue.
Recurring Revenue: Recurring revenue decreased 3.5% to $18.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $18.9 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease is due primarily to the reclassification of certain customers into the PBM segment effective April 1, 2008. Recurring revenue is subject to fluctuations caused by the following: the number and timing of new customers, fluctuations in transaction volumes, and the number of contract terminations and renewals.
Transaction processing revenue, which consists of claims processing, decreased $0.9 million, or 6.3%, to $13.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $14.6 million for the same period in 2008, due primarily to the reclassification of certain customers into the PBM segment effective April 1, 2008.
Maintenance revenue, which consists of maintenance contracts on system sales, increased slightly to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $4.2 million for the same period in 2008.
Non-Recurring Revenue: Non-recurring revenue decreased 8.8% to $5.0 million, or 21% of total HCIT revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $5.5 million, or 22% of total HCIT revenue, for the same period in 2008.
Professional services revenue decreased $0.2 million, or 3.9%, to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2008. Professional services revenue is derived from providing support projects for both system sales and transaction processing clients, on an as-needed basis. This revenue is dependent on customers continuing to require the Company to assist them on both a fixed bid and time and materials basis.
System sales are derived from license upgrades and additional applications for existing and new clients, as well as software and hardware sales to pharmacies that purchase the Company’s pharmacy system. Systems sales revenue decreased $0.4 million, or 19.8%, to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Cost of Revenue: Cost of revenue increased 18.2% to $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $10.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase is due primarily to personnel and support costs related to the growing transaction processing business.
Cost of revenue includes depreciation expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and $0.4 million for the same period in 2008. In addition, cost of revenue includes stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million each for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Gross Profit: Gross profit margin was 45% for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 55% for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Gross profit decreased $3.1 million to $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $13.5 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease is due primarily to the reclassification of certain customers to the PBM segment effective April 1, 2008.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, the Company’s sources of liquidity have primarily been cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from its public offerings. The Company’s principal uses of cash have been to fund working capital, finance capital expenditures, satisfy contractual obligations and to meet acquisition and investment needs. The Company anticipates that these uses will continue to be the principal demands on cash in the future.
At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totalling $80.0 million and $67.7 million, respectively. The Company believes that its cash on hand, together with cash generated from operating activities and amounts available under its existing credit facility, will be sufficient to support planned operations for the foreseeable future. At March 31, 2009, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, deposits in banks, money market funds and bank term deposits with original maturities of 90 days or less. As of March 31, 2009, all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were exposed to market risks, primarily changes in U.S. interest rates. Declines in interest rates over time will reduce interest income related to these balances.
Credit Agreement
On April 25, 2008, the Company’s U.S. subsidiary, SXC Health Solutions, Inc. (“US Corp.”), entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for up to $58 million of borrowings, consisting of (i) a $10 million senior secured revolving credit facility (including borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swing loans (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and (ii) a $48 million senior secured term loan (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). On April 29, 2008, US Corp borrowed $48 million under the Term Loan Facility to pay a portion of the consideration in connection with the acquisition of NMHC and certain transaction fees and expenses related to the acquisition.
The interest rates applicable to the loans under the Credit Facilities are based on a fluctuating rate measured by reference to either, at US Corp.’s option, (i) a base rate, plus an applicable margin, subject to adjustment, or (ii) an adjusted London interbank offered rate (adjusted for maximum reserves) (“LIBOR”), plus an applicable margin. The initial margin for all borrowings is 2.25% with respect to base rate borrowings and 3.25% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The interest rate at March 31, 2009 was 4.47%. During an event of default, default interest is payable at a rate that is 2% higher than the rate otherwise applicable. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Credit Facilities, US Corp. is required to pay an unused commitment fee to the lenders in respect of any unutilized commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility at a rate of 0.50% per annum. US Corp. is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees.
The Credit Facilities require US Corp. to prepay outstanding loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:
 
50% of the net proceeds arising from the issuance or sale by the Company of its own stock;
 
 
100% of the net proceeds of any incurrence of debt, other than proceeds from debt permitted under the Credit Facilities; and
 
 
100% of the net proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty events, subject to a right to reinvest the proceeds.
The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be applied first to the Term Loan Facility and second to the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan Facility will amortize in quarterly installments, which began on June 30, 2008, in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1% (year 1), 10% (years 2 and 3), 15% (years 4 and 5), and 49% (year 6) of the original funded principal amount of such facility. Principal repayments will be $3.7 million in 2009, $4.8 million in 2010, $6.6 million in 2011, $7.2 million in 2012, $19.4 million in 2013 and $5.9 million in 2014. Principal amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility are due and payable in full on April 30, 2013.
The Company and all material US subsidiaries of US Corp. guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement. All future material U.S. subsidiaries of the Company, as well as certain future Canadian subsidiaries, will guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement as well. In addition, the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are secured by the capital stock of US Corp. and certain other subsidiaries of the Company and substantially all other tangible and intangible assets owned by the Company, US Corp. and each subsidiary that guarantees the obligations of US Corp. under the Credit Facilities, subject to certain specified exceptions.
The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants, including financial covenants that require the Company to maintain (i) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, (ii) a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and (iii) a maximum capital expenditure level. In addition, the Company was required to enter into interest rate contracts to provide protection against fluctuations in interest rates for 50% of the borrowed amount as required by the Credit Agreement.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

At March 31, 2009, cash and cash-equivalents totaled $80.0 million, up $12.3 million from $67.7 million at December 31, 2008. The increase is primarily related to favorable operating cash flows.
Selected balance sheet highlights at March 31, 2009 are as follows:
   
Restricted cash totaling $13.6 million relates to cash balances required to be maintained in accordance with various state statues, contractual terms with customers and other customer restrictions related to the PBM business associated with the acquisition of NMHC. The Company continues to monitor changes in balance requirements that may release restrictions and allow the funds to be used for general corporate purposes.
 
   
Rebates receivable of $23.9 million relate to billed and unbilled PBM receivables from pharmaceutical manufacturers in connection with the administration of the rebate program where the Company is the principal contracting party. The receivable and related payables are based on estimates, which are subject to final settlement.

 

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The Company’s inventory balance of $6.0 million consists predominately of prescription drugs and medical supplies at its Mail Service and Specialty Service pharmacies.
 
   
Other assets of $1.4 million consist primarily of security deposits related to the Company’s inventory facilities.
 
   
Customer deposits payable of $14.0 million relate to deposits required by the Company from certain customers in order to satisfy liabilities incurred on the customer’s behalf for the adjudication of pharmacy claims.
Cash flows from operating activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company generated $11.8 million of cash through its operations. Cash from operations consisted of net income of $7.7 million adjusted for $4.8 million in depreciation and amortization, $0.6 million in stock-based compensation expense, a reduction of rebates receivable of $5.7 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $3.2 million, an increase in rebates payable of $2.5 million and an increase in customer deposits of $2.2 million. These were partially offset by a reduction of accrued liabilities of $8.6 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $3.9 million, a reduction in accounts payable of $1.2 million and an increase in restricted cash of $1.1 million.
Changes in the Company’s cash from operations results primarily from the timing of collections on its accounts receivable and payment or processing of its various accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Company continually monitors its balance of trade accounts receivable and devotes ample resources to collection efforts on those balances. Rebates receivable and the related payable are primarily estimates based on claims submitted. Rebates are typically paid to customers on a quarterly basis upon receipt of the billed funds from the pharmaceutical manufacturers. The timing of the payments to customers and collections from pharmaceutical manufacturers on rebates causes fluctuations on the balance sheet, as well as in the Company’s cash from operating activities.
Changes in non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization are caused by the purchase and acquisition of capital and intangible assets. In addition, as assets become fully depreciated or amortized, the related expenses will decrease.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, as well as non-cash items related to income taxes, will fluctuate based on working capital requirements and the tax provision, which is determined by examining taxes actually paid or owed, as well as amounts expected to be paid or owed.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company generated $8.0 million of cash through its operations, which primarily consisted of $3.4 million of net income adjusted for $1.6 million in depreciation and amortization, $0.8 million in stock-based compensation expense, a reduction of accounts receivable of $1.2 million, an increase in accrued liabilities of $0.4 million and an increase in rebates payable of $1.4 million. These were partially offset by a reduction of deferred revenue of $0.8 million and a reduction of accounts payable of $0.6 million.
Cash flows from investing activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company used $3.5 million of cash for investing activities, which consisted primarily of the purchases of property and equipment to support increased transaction volume.
As the Company grows, it continues to purchase capital assets to support increases in network capacity and personnel. The Company monitors and budgets these costs to ensure the expenditures aid in its strategic growth plan.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company used $2.6 million of cash for investing activities, which consisted of purchases of property and equipment to support increased transaction volume activity.
Cash flows from financing activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company generated $3.8 million of cash from financing activities, which consisted of exercise of stock options of $2.3 million and a $1.6 million tax benefit on the exercise of stock options, partially offset by repayments of long-term debt of $0.1 million.
Cash flows from financing activities generally fluctuate based on the timing of option exercises by the Company’s employees, which is affected by market prices, vesting dates and expiration dates. In addition, the Company is required to make quarterly principal and interest payments on its long-term debt, which varies based on the loan’s repayment schedule and respective interest rates.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company generated $0.2 million of cash from financing activities, which consisted of the proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Future Capital Requirements
The Company’s future capital requirements depend on many factors, including its product development programs. The Company expects to fund the growth of its business through cash flows from operations and its cash and cash equivalents. The Company expects that purchases of property and equipment will remain consistent with the prior year. The Company cannot provide assurance that its actual cash requirements will not be greater than expected as of the date of this report. The Company will, from time to time, consider the acquisition of, or investment in, complementary businesses, products, services and technologies, which might impact liquidity requirements or cause the issuance of additional equity or debt securities. Any issuance of additional equity or debt securities may result in dilution to shareholders, and the Company cannot be certain that additional public or private financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
If sources of liquidity are not available or if it cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations during the next twelve months, the Company might be required to obtain additional funds through operating improvements, capital markets transactions, asset sales or financing from third parties or a combination thereof. The Company cannot provide assurance that these additional sources of funds will be available or, if available, will have reasonable terms.
If adequate funds are not available, the Company may have to substantially reduce or eliminate expenditures for marketing, research and development and testing of proposed products, or obtain funds through arrangements with partners that require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its technologies or products. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital if its capital resources are exhausted. A lack of liquidity and an inability to raise capital when needed may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to continue its operations or expand its business.

 

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Contingencies
From time to time in connection with its operations, the Company is named as a defendant in actions for damages and costs allegedly sustained by the plaintiffs. The Company has considered these proceedings and disputes in determining the necessity of any reserves for losses that are probable and reasonably estimable. In addition, various aspects of the Company’s business may subject it to litigation and liability for damages arising from errors in processing prescription drug claims, failure to meet performance measures within certain contracts relating to its services or its ability to obtain certain levels of discounts or rebates on prescription purchases from retail pharmacies and drug manufacturers, or other actions or omissions. The Company’s recorded reserves are based on estimates developed with consideration given to the potential merits of claims or quantification of any performance obligations. The Company takes into account its history of claims, the limitations of any insurance coverage, advice from outside counsel, and management’s strategy with regard to the settlement or defense of such claims and obligations. While the ultimate outcome of those claims, lawsuits or performance obligations cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes, based on its understanding of the facts of these claims and performance obligations, that adequate provisions have been recorded in the accounts where required.
The Company provides routine indemnification to its customers against liability if the Company’s products infringe on a third party’s intellectual property rights. The maximum amount of these indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated due to their uncertain nature. Historically, the Company has not made payments related to these indemnifications.
During the routine course of securing new clients, the Company is sometimes required to provide payment and performance bonds to cover client transaction fees and any funds and pharmacy benefit claim payments provided by the client in the event that the Company does not perform its duties under the contract. The terms of these payment and performance bonds are typically one year in duration.
Contractual Obligations
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, there have been no significant changes to the Company’s contractual obligations as disclosed in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Outstanding Securities
As of April 30, 2009, the Company had 24,477,294 common shares outstanding, 1,714,144 options outstanding and 102,889 restricted stock units outstanding. The options are exercisable on a one-for-one basis into common shares and, upon vesting, the restricted stock units convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis.
Critical Accounting Estimates
See Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates in the 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Recent Accounting Standards
FASB Statement No. 161
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”), which amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133. SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS 161 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, and its adoption did not have a material impact to the Company.
FASB Statement No. 141(R)
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”), which applies to all transactions or other events in which an entity (the acquirer) obtains control of one or more businesses. SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interest and goodwill related to a business combination. SFAS 141(R) also establishes what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009, and will impact the Company with respect to future business combinations entered into on or after January 1, 2009.
FASB Statement No. 160
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. A noncontrolling interest (previously referred to as a minority interest) is the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. SFAS 160 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, and will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including those that arose before the effective date, and its adoption did not have a material impact to the Company.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company is exposed to market risk in the normal course of its business operations, including the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates with Canada.
There has been no material change in the Company’s exposure to market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation”).
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any disclosure 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 disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the Evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act, was accumulated and communicated to management, including to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)) during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings and claims. The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings or claims, which, in the opinion of management, will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. If the Company failed to prevail in any of these legal matters or if several of these legal matters were resolved against the Company in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular reporting period could be materially adversely affected. The Company can give no assurance, however, that its operating results and financial condition will not be materially adversely affected, or that the Company will not be required to materially change its business practices, based on: (i) future enactment of new healthcare or other laws or regulations; (ii) the interpretation or application of existing laws or regulations, as they may relate to the Company’s business or the pharmacy benefit management industry; (iii) pending or future federal or state governmental investigations of the Company’s business or the pharmacy benefit management industry; (iv) institution of government enforcement actions against the Company; or (v) adverse developments in other pending or future legal proceedings against the Company or affecting the pharmacy benefit management industry.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
In the first quarter of 2009, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
ITEM 5. Other Information
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ITEM 6. Exhibits
             
Exhibit Number   Description of Document   Reference
       
 
   
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification of CEO as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification of CFO as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  SXC Health Solutions Corp.
 
 
May 7, 2009  By:   /s/ Jeffrey Park    
    Jeffrey Park   
    Chief Financial Officer
(on behalf of the registrant and
as Chief Accounting Officer) 
 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
             
Exhibit        
Number   Description of Document   Reference
       
 
   
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification of CEO as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification of CFO as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  Filed herewith

 

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