EX-99.1 2 a5132975ex99-1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 VCA Antech, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2006--VCA Antech, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF): -- Revenue increased 25.3% to $234.2 million -- Gross profit increased 25.7% to $63.5 million -- Reported diluted earnings per common share was $0.35 -- Adjusted diluted earnings per common share increased 28.6% to $0.27 VCA Antech, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF), a leading animal healthcare company in the United States, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 as follows: revenue increased 25.3% to a first quarter record of $234.2 million; gross profit increased 25.7% to $63.5 million; net income was $29.7 million; and diluted earnings per common share was $0.35. The quarter ended March 31, 2006 includes a tax benefit in the amount of $6.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted common share, due to a favorable outcome of an income tax audit that resulted in a change to our estimated tax liabilities. Excluding this item, adjusted net income for the quarter increased 32.5% to $22.9 million and adjusted diluted earnings per common share increased 28.6% to $0.27. Bob Antin, Chairman and CEO, stated, "We had an outstanding first quarter marked by continued growth in our core businesses. On a 25.3% increase in consolidated revenue, gross profit increased 25.7% and our consolidated gross profit margin increased to 27.1% compared to 27.0% in the first quarter of 2005. Our consolidated operating margin was 19.1% compared to 19.5% in the comparable prior year quarter. Operating income for the first quarter of 2006 includes a non-cash compensation charge of $776,000, or 0.3% of consolidated revenue, as a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006. "We are also pleased to report that our strong cash position and operating cash flows during the quarter allowed us to voluntarily prepay $40.0 million of our senior term notes. "Our laboratory internal revenue growth was 15.2%, generating a 19.6% increase in laboratory gross profit and an increase in laboratory gross profit margin to 46.4% compared to 44.7% in the comparable prior year quarter. Our laboratory operating margin increased to 39.7% compared to 38.4% in the comparable prior year quarter. "Our consolidated animal hospital revenue increased 27.9% to $170.5 million. We saw improvements in the performance of those animal hospitals that we have operated for more than one year. We experienced animal hospital same-store revenue growth, adjusted for one additional business day, of 5.3% and animal hospital same-store gross profit margin increased to 19.8% from 19.5% in the comparable prior year period. We continue to experience lower gross profit margins on animal hospitals acquired within the last year, including Pet's Choice, Inc. (acquired on July 1, 2005), resulting in a consolidated animal hospital gross profit margin of 19.1% for the first quarter of 2006 as compared to 19.3% in the comparable period in 2005. Our consolidated animal hospital operating margin for the first quarter of 2006 was 16.4% compared to 16.5% in the comparable prior year quarter. The consolidated animal hospital operating income for the first quarter of 2006 includes a non-cash compensation charge of $215,000 as a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R. "Our medical technology revenue increased 78.2% to $8.0 million, resulting in an increase in gross profit margin to 31.3% compared to 23.2% in the comparable prior year quarter. Our medical technology segment reported an operating loss of $149,000 compared to an operating loss of $528,000 reported in the first quarter of 2005." Non-GAAP Financial Measures We believe investors' understanding of our total performance is enhanced by disclosing adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per common share. We define adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per common share as the reported items, adjusted to exclude certain significant items. Adjusted diluted earnings per common share is adjusted net income divided by diluted common shares outstanding. Management uses adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per common share because they exclude the effect of significant items that we believe are not representative of our core operations for the periods presented. As a result, these non-GAAP financial measures help to provide meaningful comparisons of our overall performance from one reporting period to another and meaningful assessments of our future performance and related trends. For the first quarter of 2006, the only item excluded in computing adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per common share was the $6.8 million tax benefit recorded during that period. No items were excluded for the comparable quarter in 2005. There is a material limitation associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures: our computation of adjusted net income excludes the impact of these excluded items and as a result, our computation of adjusted diluted earnings per common share does not depict diluted earnings per common share in accordance with GAAP. To compensate for the limitations in the non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, our disclosures provide a complete understanding of all adjustments found in non-GAAP financial measures, and we reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures in the attached financial schedules titled "Supplemental Operating Data." Conference Call We will discuss our company's first quarter 2006 financial results during a conference call today, April 26, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. You can access a live broadcast of the call by visiting our website at http://investor.vcaantech.com. You can also access the call via telephone by dialing 800-289-0544. Interested parties should call at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to register. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including our statement regarding continued growth in our core businesses. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ are: a material adverse change in our financial condition or operations; the rate of our laboratory internal revenue growth and animal hospital same-store revenue growth; the level of direct costs and our ability to maintain revenue at a level necessary to maintain expected operating margins; the level of selling, general and administrative costs; the effects of our recent acquisitions, including Pet's Choice, Inc., and our ability to effectively manage our growth and achieve operating synergies; a continued decline in demand for some of our products and services; any disruption in our information technology systems or transportation networks; the effects of competition; any impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill; changes in prevailing interest rates; our ability to service our debt; and general economic conditions. These and other risk factors are discussed in our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and the reader is directed to these statements for a further discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We own, operate and manage the largest networks of freestanding veterinary hospitals and veterinary-exclusive clinical laboratories in the country, and we supply ultrasound and digital radiography equipment to the veterinary industry. VCA Antech, Inc. Consolidated Income Statements For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (Unaudited -- In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------------------- 2006 2005 --------------- -------------- Revenue: Laboratory $ 61,537 $ 53,439 Animal hospital 170,523 133,354 Medical technology 7,992 4,484 Intercompany (5,872) (4,414) --------------- -------------- 234,180 186,863 --------------- -------------- Direct costs 170,659 136,336 Gross profit: Laboratory 28,550 23,869 Animal hospital 32,597 25,735 Medical technology 2,502 1,039 Intercompany (128) (116) --------------- -------------- 63,521 50,527 --------------- -------------- Selling, general and administrative: Laboratory 4,094 3,365 Animal hospital 4,823 3,703 Medical technology 2,651 1,567 Corporate 7,317 5,497 --------------- -------------- 18,885 14,132 --------------- -------------- Gain on sale of assets (118) (10) --------------- -------------- Operating income 44,754 36,405 Interest expense, net 6,312 6,667 Other (income) expense (66) 64 Minority interest expense 774 685 --------------- -------------- Income before provision for income taxes 37,734 28,989 Provision for income taxes 8,075 11,743 --------------- -------------- Net income $ 29,659 $ 17,246 =============== ============== Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.35 $ 0.21 =============== ============== Shares used for computing diluted earnings per common share 84,583 83,511 =============== ============== VCA Antech, Inc. Supplemental Operating Data For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (Unaudited -- In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------------------- 2006 2005 --------------- -------------- Table #1 Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income Net income $ 29,659 $ 17,246 Certain significant item: Tax benefit (6,806) - --------------- -------------- Adjusted net income $ 22,853 $ 17,246 =============== ============== Table #2 Reconciliation of diluted earnings per common share to adjusted diluted earnings per common share Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.35 $ 0.21 Certain significant item as detailed in Table #1 (0.08) - --------------- -------------- Adjusted diluted earnings per common share $ 0.27 $ 0.21 =============== ============== Shares used for computing adjusted diluted earnings per common share 84,583 83,511 =============== ============== Table #3 Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization included in direct costs: Laboratory $ 1,057 $ 887 Animal hospital 3,506 2,726 Medical technology 318 278 Intercompany (31) - --------------- -------------- 4,850 3,891 --------------- -------------- Depreciation and amortization included in selling, general and administrative expense 572 451 --------------- -------------- Total depreciation and amortization $ 5,422 $ 4,342 =============== ============== VCA Antech, Inc. Supplemental Operating Data - Continued As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (Unaudited - In Thousands) March 31, December 31, 2006 2005 --------------- -------------- Table #4 Selected consolidated balance sheet data Cash $ 32,180 $ 58,488 Accounts receivable, net $ 36,773 $ 36,104 Stockholders' equity $ 341,437 $ 308,751 Total assets $ 886,193 $ 897,073 Debt: Revolving credit facility $ - $ - Senior term notes 395,563 436,613 Other debt and capital leases 19,150 16,099 --------------- -------------- Total debt $ 414,713 $ 452,712 =============== ============== For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (Unaudited -- In Thousands) For the Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------------------- 2006 2005 --------------- -------------- Table #5 Selected cash flow and expense data Net cash provided by operating activities $ 38,477 $ 35,368 Rent expense $ 7,690 $ 6,052 Capital expenditures $ 7,860 $ 7,209 CONTACT: VCA Antech, Inc. Tom Fuller, 310-571-6505