8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2015

ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34504	20-5340172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2300 Warrenville Road, Downers Grove, Illinois	60515
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(630) 296-3400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 5, 2015, Addus HomeCare Corporation issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Addus HomeCare Corporation dated March 5, 2015.

SIGNATURES

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

	ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION
Dated: March 5, 2015	By:	/s/    Dennis Meulemans
	Name:	Dennis Meulemans
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Addus HomeCare Corporation dated March 5, 2015.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:
Dennis Meulemans	Scott Brittain
Chief Financial Officer	Corporate Communications, Inc.
Addus HomeCare	(615) 324-7308
(630) 296-3400	scott.brittain@cci-ir.com
dmeulemans@addus.com

ADDUS HOMECARE ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2014 RESULTS

• Net service revenues increase 18.3% to $82.6 million

• Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations grows 38.5% to $0.36

• Net income from continuing operations per diluted share grows 17.9% to $0.33

Downers Grove, Illinois (March 5, 2015) – Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS), a comprehensive provider of home and community-based services that primarily are social in nature, provided in the home and focused on the dual eligible population, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.

For the fourth quarter, net service revenues grew 18.3% to $82.6 million from $69.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Net income from continuing operations was $3.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with $3.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations grew 38.5% to $0.36 for the fourth quarter of 2014, which exclude legal and consulting expenses related to acquisition activity in both 2014 and 2013 and a favorable impact of higher than expected Worker Opportunity Tax Credits realized in 2013. (See page 7 for a reconciliation of all non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures.)

Net service revenues for 2014 increased 17.7% to $312.9 million from $265.9 million for 2013. Net income from continuing operations for 2014 was $12.0 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared with $11.2 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for 2013. Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations grew 14.0% to $1.14 in 2014, which exclude expenses related to acquisition activity in both 2014 and 2013 and a favorable impact of higher than expected Worker Opportunity Tax Credits realized in 2013, including amounts related to 2012.

“We had a strong fourth quarter to complete a successful 2014 for Addus,” said Mark Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Addus HomeCare. “We produced significant revenue growth and improved profit margins versus the fourth quarter of 2013, driven by double-digit growth in billable census. These results reflected our continued organic growth with traditional payors and the ongoing transition of dual eligible consumers to managed care. As a result of this transition, managed care revenues increased to 15.4% of total net revenues compared with 2.1% for the fourth quarter of 2013. Our fourth quarter results also reflected the full-year impact of our 2013 acquisitions and our acquisition of Aid & Assist at Home in June 2014. We were further pleased to announce our most recent acquisition in early January 2015 of Priority Home Health Care, Inc., in Ohio, a state in the forefront of transitioning its long-term care programs to managed care organizations (MCOs).

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“Addus remains fully engaged in positioning itself to benefit from the ongoing transition to MCOs in many states across the country. Our initiatives include our marketing and sales efforts with existing and potential MCO customers and our focused acquisition activities. We also continue our investments in our technology infrastructure to transform a historically paper-based industry and connect our consumers to the healthcare industry electronically.

“In addition, we strengthened the depth of our executive management team during the fourth quarter by naming Maxine Hochhauser as Chief Operating Officer and promoting Darby Anderson to Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer. These appointments recognize both our near and long-term business development opportunities and our continuing efforts to differentiate Addus through superior execution as the leading home care company serving MCOs.”

The Company’s 18.3% growth in net revenue for the quarter was driven by an increase in same-store sales of 7.4% and in revenues from acquisitions of 10.9%. These increases reflected a 14.7% rise in average billable census for the quarter. In addition, average billable hours per census per month grew 2.5% for the quarter, and revenue per billable hour increased 0.6%.

Profit margins also increased for the quarter, with gross profit margin up 150 basis points as a percentage of net revenue. These improvements, combined with revenue growth, produced a 46.8% increase in adjusted EBITDA to $7.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 from $4.8 million of the same prior-year quarter. (See page 7 for a reconciliation of all non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures.)

At the end of 2014, Addus had $13.4 million in cash, no bank debt and $40 million of availability under its revolving credit facility. Net cash utilized on operations was $0.6 million for the fourth quarter, and net cash generated by operations was $7.0 million for full-year 2014.

The Company believes the material weaknesses in internal controls that existed on December 31, 2013, have been remediated, which will be reflected in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K; however, the audit and final testing are not yet complete.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information provided in this release includes adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company defines adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations as diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted for M&A expenses and tax benefit from worker opportunity tax credits. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as earnings before discontinued operations, interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expense and stock-based compensation expense. The Company has provided, in the financial statement tables included in this press release, a reconciliation of adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations to diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, and a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, in each case, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes that adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors, management and others in evaluating the Company’s operating performance, to provide investors with insight and consistency in the Company’s financial reporting and to present a basis for comparison of the Company’s business operations among periods, and to facilitate comparison with the results of the Company’s peers.

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Conference Call

Addus will host a conference call to discuss its results for the fourth quarter today beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The toll-free dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 383-8009 (international dial-in number is (617) 597-5342), passcode 14146906. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through midnight on March 12, 2015, by dialing (888) 286-8010 (international dial-in number is (617) 801-6888) and entering passcode 88120633.

A live broadcast of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website: www.addus.com. An online replay of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s website for one month, beginning approximately three hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “continue,” “expect,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the anticipated transition to managed care providers, expected benefits and costs of acquisitions and dispositions, management plans related to dispositions, the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected, the failure of the business to perform as expected, changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes in Addus HomeCare’s relationships with referral sources, increased competition for Addus HomeCare’s services, changes in the interpretation of government regulations, the uncertainty regarding the outcome of discussions with managed care organizations, changes in tax rates, the impact of adverse weather, and other risks set forth in the Risk Factors section in Addus HomeCare’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2014, and in Addus HomeCare’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2014, August 11, 2014 and November 7, 2014, each of which is available at http://www.sec.gov. Addus HomeCare undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. (Unaudited tables and notes follow).

About Addus

Addus is a comprehensive provider of home and community-based services that primarily are social in nature, provided in the home and focused on the dual eligible population. Addus’ services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, and adult day care. Addus’ consumers are individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization, such as the elderly, chronically ill and disabled. Addus’ payor clients include federal, state and local governmental agencies, managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private individuals. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Cash Flow Information

(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Income Statement Information:	For the Three Months Ended December 31,						For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net service revenues	$	82,636		$	69,882		$	312,942		$	265,941
Cost of service revenues		59,989			51,780			229,207			198,202
Gross profit		22,647			18,102			83,735			67,739
		27.4	%		25.9	%		26.8	%		25.5	%
General and administrative expenses		16,259			14,092			61,834			50,118
Depreciation and amortization		1,146			534			3,830			2,160
Total operating expenses		17,405			14,626			65,664			52,278
Operating income from continuing operations		5,242			3,476			18,071			15,461
Total interest expense (income), net		196			160			680			486
Income from continuing operations before taxes		5,046			3,316			17,391			14,975
Income tax expense		1,403			192			5,428			3,812
Net income from continuing operations		3,643			3,124			11,963			11,163
Discontinued operations:
Income (expense) from home health business, net of tax		280			(90	)		280			(980	)
(Loss) gain on sale of home health business, net of tax		—			(2,149	)		—			8,962
Net income	$	3,923		$	885		$	12,243		$	19,145
Net income per share:
Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.33		$	0.29		$	1.10		$	1.03
Discontinued operations		0.03			(0.21	)		0.02			0.74
Basic income per share	$	0.36		$	0.08		$	1.12		$	1.77
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.33		$	0.28		$	1.08		$	1.01
Discontinued operations		0.02			(0.20	)		0.02			0.72
Diluted income per share	$	0.35		$	0.08		$	1.10		$	1.73
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		10,929			10,838			10,900			10,826
Diluted		11,143			11,154			11,114			11,075
Cash Flow Information:	For the Three Months Ended December 31,						For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(562	)	$	2,290		$	7,028		$	27,393
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(484	)		(16,189	)		(13,633	)		2,893
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		285			—			4,403			(16,458	)
Net change in cash		(761	)		(13,899	)		(2,202	)		13,828
Cash at the beginning of the period		14,124			29,464			15,565			1,737
Cash at the end of the period	$	13,363		$	15,565		$	13,363		$	15,565

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands)

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	13,363	$	15,565
Accounts receivable, net		68,333		61,354
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,168		6,235
Deferred tax assets		8,508		8,326
Total current assets		97,372		91,480
Property and equipment, net		7,695		2,634
Other assets
Goodwill		64,220		60,026
Intangible assets, net		10,347		8,762
Investment in joint venture		900		900
Other assets		269		132
Total other assets		75,736		69,820
Total assets	$	180,803	$	163,934
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	3,951	$	4,633
Current portion of capital lease obligations		986		—
Current portion of contingent earn-out obligation		1,000		—
Accrued expenses		37,268		40,904
Total current liabilities		43,205		45,537
Long-term liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities		5,845		3,441
Capital lease obligations, less current portion		2,677		—
Contingent earn-out obligation, less current portion		1,120		1,100
Total long-term liabilities		9,642		4,541
Total liabilities		52,847		50,078
Total stockholders’ equity		127,956		113,856
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	180,803	$	163,934

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Key Statistical and Financial Data (Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,						For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
General:
Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) (1)	$	7,076		$	4,821		$	23,759		$	18,796
States served at period end								22			21
Locations at period end								129			121
Employees at period end								18,054			16,585
Operations:
Average billable census - same store		29,166			27,522			28,725			26,689
Average billable census - acquisitions		2,914			453			2,294			113
Average billable census total		32,080			27,975			31,019			26,802
Billable hours (in thousands)		4,825			4,104			18,335			15,621
Average billable hours per census per month		50.1			48.9			49.3			48.6
Billable hours per business day		75,385			62,175			71,903			59,850
Revenues per billable hour	$	17.13		$	17.03		$	17.07		$	17.02
Percentage of Revenues by Payor:
State, local and other governmental programs		80.3	%		93.1	%		86.4	%		93.6	%
Managed Care		15.4			2.1			9.1			1.0
Private duty		3.2			3.6			3.4			3.9
Commercial		1.1	%		1.2	%		1.1	%		1.5	%

⁽¹⁾  We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before discontinued operations, interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expenses and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure used by management that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP AND GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,						For the Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA: (1)
Net income	$	3,923		$	885		$	12,243		$	19,145
Less: (Earnings) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(280	)		2,239			(280	)		(7,982	)
Net income from continuing operations		3,643			3,124			11,963			11,163
Interest expense, net		196			160			680			486
Income tax expense from continuing operations		1,403			192			5,428			3,812
Depreciation and amortization		1,146			534			3,830			2,160
M&A expenses		423			660			1,031			660
Stock-based compensation expense		265			151			827			515
Adjusted EBITDA	$	7,076		$	4,821		$	23,759		$	18,796
Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share: (2)
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.33		$	0.28		$	1.08		$	1.01
M&A expenses		0.03			0.04			0.06			0.04
Tax benefit from worker opportunity tax credits		—			(0.06	)		—			(0.05	)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.36		$	0.26		$	1.14		$	1.00

⁽¹⁾  We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before discontinued operations, interest expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, M&A expenses and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure used by management that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

⁽²⁾ We define Adjusted diluted earnings per share as earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted for M&A expenses and tax benefit from worker opportunity tax credits. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is a performance measure used by management that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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