UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q | | | | | |
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20222023
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☐ | 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: 000-49796
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 74-3032373 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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54 St. Emanuel Street, Mobile, Alabama | | 36602 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(251) 639-8100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | CPSI | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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 ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large accelerated filer | | ¨ | | Accelerated filer | | ý |
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Non-accelerated filer | | ¨ | | Smaller reporting company | | ☐ |
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Emerging growth company | | ☐ | | | | |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ý
As of November 2, 2022,9, 2023, there were 14,514,13714,548,776 shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022)2023)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. | Financial Statements. |
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| | | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Assets | Assets | | | | Assets | | | |
Current assets: | Current assets: | | Current assets: | |
Cash and cash equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 15,558 | | | $ | 11,431 | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,473 | | | $ | 6,951 | |
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $2,565 and $1,826, respectively) | 45,627 | | | 34,431 | | |
Financing receivables, current portion, net (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $251 and $325, respectively) | 5,028 | | | 6,488 | | |
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $3,323 and $2,854, respectively) | | Accounts receivable (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $3,323 and $2,854, respectively) | 59,024 | | | 51,311 | |
Financing receivables, current portion, net (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $319 and $223, respectively) | | Financing receivables, current portion, net (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $319 and $223, respectively) | 4,251 | | | 4,474 | |
Inventories | Inventories | 1,754 | | | 855 | | Inventories | 941 | | | 784 | |
Prepaid income taxes | Prepaid income taxes | 955 | | | 4,599 | | Prepaid income taxes | — | | | 701 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | Prepaid expenses and other | 11,890 | | | 11,194 | | Prepaid expenses and other | 13,111 | | | 10,338 | |
Total current assets | Total current assets | 80,812 | | | 68,998 | | Total current assets | 78,800 | | | 74,559 | |
Property and equipment, net | Property and equipment, net | 10,301 | | | 11,590 | | Property and equipment, net | 8,707 | | | 9,884 | |
Software development costs, net | Software development costs, net | 23,955 | | | 11,644 | | Software development costs, net | 39,732 | | | 27,257 | |
Operating lease assets | Operating lease assets | 7,999 | | | 7,097 | | Operating lease assets | 5,138 | | | 7,567 | |
Financing receivables, net of current portion (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $376 and $397, respectively) | 4,227 | | | 7,231 | | |
Financing receivables, net of current portion (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $121 and $326, respectively) | | Financing receivables, net of current portion (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $121 and $326, respectively) | 1,615 | | | 3,312 | |
Other assets, net of current portion | Other assets, net of current portion | 5,631 | | | 3,874 | | Other assets, net of current portion | 7,330 | | | 8,131 | |
Intangible assets, net | Intangible assets, net | 106,486 | | | 95,203 | | Intangible assets, net | 89,956 | | | 102,000 | |
Goodwill | Goodwill | 198,584 | | | 177,713 | | Goodwill | 198,253 | | | 198,253 | |
| Total assets | Total assets | $ | 437,995 | | | $ | 383,350 | | Total assets | $ | 429,531 | | | $ | 430,963 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | | Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | |
Current liabilities: | Current liabilities: | | Current liabilities: | |
Accounts payable | Accounts payable | $ | 7,476 | | | $ | 8,079 | | Accounts payable | $ | 13,368 | | | $ | 7,035 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | Current portion of long-term debt | 3,141 | | | 4,394 | | Current portion of long-term debt | 3,141 | | | 3,141 | |
Deferred revenue | Deferred revenue | 12,255 | | | 11,529 | | Deferred revenue | 8,806 | | | 11,590 | |
Accrued vacation | Accrued vacation | 6,350 | | | 5,262 | | Accrued vacation | 6,040 | | | 6,214 | |
| Income taxes payable | | Income taxes payable | 316 | | | — | |
Other accrued liabilities | Other accrued liabilities | 16,181 | | | 17,163 | | Other accrued liabilities | 23,121 | | | 16,475 | |
Total current liabilities | Total current liabilities | 45,403 | | | 46,427 | | Total current liabilities | 54,792 | | | 44,455 | |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | Long-term debt, net of current portion | 137,174 | | | 94,966 | | Long-term debt, net of current portion | 138,748 | | | 136,388 | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 6,088 | | | 5,505 | | Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 3,421 | | | 5,651 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | Deferred tax liabilities | 16,372 | | | 13,880 | | Deferred tax liabilities | 4,587 | | | 12,758 | |
Total liabilities | Total liabilities | 205,037 | | | 160,778 | | Total liabilities | 201,548 | | | 199,252 | |
Stockholders’ equity: | Stockholders’ equity: | | | | Stockholders’ equity: | | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000 shares authorized; 14,914 and 14,734 shares issued, respectively | 15 | | | 15 | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000 shares authorized; 15,121 and 14,913 shares issued, respectively | | Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000 shares authorized; 15,121 and 14,913 shares issued, respectively | 15 | | | 15 | |
Additional paid-in capital | Additional paid-in capital | 192,363 | | | 187,079 | | Additional paid-in capital | 194,437 | | | 192,275 | |
| Retained earnings | Retained earnings | 51,404 | | | 38,054 | | Retained earnings | 50,606 | | | 53,921 | |
Treasury stock, 354 shares and 89 shares, respectively | (10,824) | | | (2,576) | | |
Treasury stock, 572 shares and 483 shares, respectively | | Treasury stock, 572 shares and 483 shares, respectively | (17,075) | | | (14,500) | |
Total stockholders’ equity | Total stockholders’ equity | 232,958 | | | 222,572 | | Total stockholders’ equity | 227,983 | | | 231,711 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 437,995 | | | $ | 383,350 | | Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 429,531 | | | $ | 430,963 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Sales revenues: | | | | | | | |
TruBridge | $ | 47,878 | | | $ | 34,531 | | | $ | 139,569 | | | $ | 98,736 | |
System sales and support | 34,949 | | | 35,560 | | | 103,855 | | | 107,893 | |
Total sales revenues | 82,827 | | | 70,091 | | | 243,424 | | | 206,629 | |
Costs of sales: | | | | | | | |
TruBridge | 26,190 | | | 17,377 | | | 73,863 | | | 50,349 | |
System sales and support | 18,619 | | | 17,425 | | | 52,278 | | | 52,250 | |
Total costs of sales | 44,809 | | | 34,802 | | | 126,141 | | | 102,599 | |
Gross profit | 38,018 | | | 35,289 | | | 117,283 | | | 104,030 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Product development | 7,822 | | | 7,700 | | | 22,036 | | | 22,598 | |
Sales and marketing | 7,309 | | | 5,200 | | | 22,578 | | | 15,813 | |
General and administrative | 13,458 | | | 14,184 | | | 41,235 | | | 38,322 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 4,486 | | | 3,674 | | | 12,917 | | | 10,114 | |
Total operating expenses | 33,075 | | | 30,758 | | | 98,766 | | | 86,847 | |
Operating income | 4,943 | | | 4,531 | | | 18,517 | | | 17,183 | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | |
Other income | 355 | | | 123 | | | 914 | | | 1,160 | |
(Loss) gain on contingent consideration | (589) | | | — | | | 992 | | | — | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | | | (125) | | | — | |
Interest expense | (1,771) | | | (825) | | | (4,044) | | | (2,249) | |
Total other income (expense) | (2,005) | | | (702) | | | (2,263) | | | (1,089) | |
Income before taxes | 2,938 | | | 3,829 | | | 16,254 | | | 16,094 | |
Provision for income taxes | 777 | | | 1,085 | | | 2,904 | | | 3,065 | |
Net income | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | 2,744 | | | $ | 13,350 | | | $ | 13,029 | |
Net income per common share—basic | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.89 | |
Net income per common share—diluted | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.89 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding used in per common share computations: | | | | | | | |
Basic | 14,365 | | | 14,334 | | | 14,405 | | | 14,276 | |
Diluted | 14,365 | | | 14,343 | | | 14,405 | | | 14,303 | |
Dividends declared per common share | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Revenues | | | | | | | |
RCM | $ | 46,582 | | | $ | 46,875 | | | $ | 142,973 | | | $ | 134,200 | |
EHR | 34,493 | | | 34,949 | | | 104,651 | | | 103,855 | |
Patient Engagement | 1,637 | | | 1,003 | | | 5,943 | | | 5,369 | |
Total revenues | 82,712 | | | 82,827 | | | 253,567 | | | 243,424 | |
Expenses | | | | | | | |
Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | | | | | | | |
RCM | 27,159 | | | 25,289 | | | 81,461 | | | 71,068 | |
EHR | 15,655 | | | 17,103 | | | 47,894 | | | 48,164 | |
Patient Engagement | 1,049 | | | 901 | | | 2,818 | | | 2,795 | |
Total costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | 43,863 | | | 43,293 | | | 132,173 | | | 122,027 | |
Product development | 9,778 | | | 7,987 | | | 26,899 | | | 22,897 | |
Sales and marketing | 6,818 | | | 7,309 | | | 21,906 | | | 22,578 | |
General and administrative | 20,961 | | | 13,163 | | | 54,471 | | | 40,315 | |
Amortization | 6,208 | | | 5,510 | | | 17,549 | | | 15,200 | |
Depreciation | 297 | | | 622 | | | 1,392 | | | 1,890 | |
Total expenses | 87,925 | | | 77,884 | | | 254,390 | | | 224,907 | |
Operating income (loss) | (5,213) | | | 4,943 | | | (823) | | | 18,517 | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | |
Other income | 224 | | | 355 | | | 569 | | | 914 | |
Gain (loss) on contingent consideration | — | | | (589) | | | — | | | 992 | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | | | — | | | (125) | |
Interest expense | (3,071) | | | (1,771) | | | (8,405) | | | (4,044) | |
Total other income (expense) | (2,847) | | | (2,005) | | | (7,836) | | | (2,263) | |
Income (loss) before taxes | (8,060) | | | 2,938 | | | (8,659) | | | 16,254 | |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (4,498) | | | 777 | | | (5,344) | | | 2,904 | |
Net income (loss) | $ | (3,562) | | | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | (3,315) | | | $ | 13,350 | |
Net income (loss) per common share—basic | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.23) | | | $ | 0.91 | |
Net income (loss) per common share—diluted | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.23) | | | $ | 0.91 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding used in per common share computations: | | | | | | | |
Basic | 14,205 | | | 14,365 | | | 14,181 | | | 14,405 | |
Diluted | 14,205 | | | 14,365 | | | 14,181 | | | 14,405 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in-Capital | | | Retained Earnings | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders’ Equity | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in-Capital | | | Retained Earnings | | Treasury Stock | | Total Stockholders’ Equity |
| | | | Total Stockholders’ Equity | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in-Capital | | | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock |
| | Shares | | Amount | | | | | Amount | | | |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021: | | | | |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: | | | |
Balance at June 30, 2023 | | Balance at June 30, 2023 | 15,099 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 193,399 | | | | $ | 54,168 | | | $ | (17,032) | | | $ | 230,550 | |
Net loss | | Net loss | — | | | — | | | — | | | | (3,562) | | | — | | | (3,562) | |
| Issuance of restricted stock | | Issuance of restricted stock | 24 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Forfeiture of common stock | | Forfeiture of common stock | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation | | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 1,038 | | | | — | | | — | | | 1,038 | |
Treasury stock acquired | | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (43) | | | (43) | |
Balance at September 30, 2023 | | Balance at September 30, 2023 | 15,121 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 194,437 | | | | $ | 50,606 | | | $ | (17,075) | | | $ | 227,983 | |
| Balance at June 30, 2022 | Balance at June 30, 2022 | 14,897 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 190,499 | | | | $ | 49,243 | | | $ | (6,824) | | | $ | 232,933 | | Balance at June 30, 2022 | 14,897 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 190,499 | | | | $ | 49,243 | | | $ | (6,824) | | | $ | 232,933 | |
Net income | Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 2,161 | | | — | | | 2,161 | | Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 2,161 | | | — | | | 2,161 | |
| Issuance of restricted stock | Issuance of restricted stock | 17 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | Issuance of restricted stock | 17 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 1,864 | | | | — | | | — | | | 1,864 | | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 1,864 | | | | — | | | — | | | 1,864 | |
Treasury stock acquired | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (4,000) | | | (4,000) | | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (4,000) | | | (4,000) | |
Balance at September 30, 2022 | Balance at September 30, 2022 | 14,914 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 192,363 | | | | $ | 51,404 | | | $ | (10,824) | | | $ | 232,958 | | Balance at September 30, 2022 | 14,914 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 192,363 | | | | $ | 51,404 | | | $ | (10,824) | | | $ | 232,958 | |
| Balance at June 30, 2021 | 14,734 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 184,101 | | | | $ | 29,909 | | | $ | (2,483) | | | $ | 211,542 | | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 2,744 | | | — | | | 2,744 | | |
| Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 1,700 | | | | — | | | — | | | 1,700 | | |
| Balance at September 30, 2021 | 14,734 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 185,801 | | | | $ | 32,653 | | | $ | (2,483) | | | $ | 215,986 | | |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021: | | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 14,734 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 187,079 | | | | $ | 38,054 | | | $ | (2,576) | | | $ | 222,572 | | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 13,350 | | | — | | | 13,350 | | |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2022 | | Balance at December 31, 2022 | 14,913 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 192,275 | | | | $ | 53,921 | | | $ | (14,500) | | | $ | 231,711 | |
Net loss | | Net loss | — | | | — | | | — | | | | (3,315) | | | — | | | (3,315) | |
| Issuance of restricted stock | Issuance of restricted stock | 189 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | Issuance of restricted stock | 210 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Forfeiture of restricted stock | Forfeiture of restricted stock | (9) | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | Forfeiture of restricted stock | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 5,284 | | | | — | | | — | | | 5,284 | | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 2,162 | | | | — | | | — | | | 2,162 | |
Treasury stock acquired | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (8,248) | | | (8,248) | | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (2,575) | | | (2,575) | |
| Balance at September 30, 2022 | 14,914 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 192,363 | | | | $ | 51,404 | | | $ | (10,824) | | | $ | 232,958 | | |
Balance at September 30, 2023 | | Balance at September 30, 2023 | 15,121 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 194,437 | | | | $ | 50,606 | | | $ | (17,075) | | | $ | 227,983 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | 14,511 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 181,622 | | | | $ | 19,624 | | | $ | (1,261) | | | $ | 200,000 | | |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | | Balance at December 31, 2021 | 14,734 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 187,079 | | | | $ | 38,054 | | | $ | (2,576) | | | $ | 222,572 | |
Net income | Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 13,029 | | | — | | | 13,029 | | Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | | 13,350 | | | — | | | 13,350 | |
| Issuance of restricted stock | Issuance of restricted stock | 229 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | Issuance of restricted stock | 189 | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Forfeiture of common stock | Forfeiture of common stock | (6) | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | Forfeiture of common stock | (9) | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 4,179 | | | | — | | | — | | | 4,179 | | Stock-based compensation | — | | | — | | | 5,284 | | | | — | | | — | | | 5,284 | |
Treasury stock acquired | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (1,222) | | | (1,222) | | Treasury stock acquired | — | | | — | | | — | | | | — | | | (8,248) | | | (8,248) | |
| Balance at September 30, 2021 | 14,734 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 185,801 | | | | $ | 32,653 | | | $ | (2,483) | | | $ | 215,986 | | |
Balance at September 30, 2022 | | Balance at September 30, 2022 | 14,914 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 192,363 | | | | $ | 51,404 | | | $ | (10,824) | | | $ | 232,958 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Operating Activities: | Operating Activities: | | | | Operating Activities: | | | |
Net income | $ | 13,350 | | | $ | 13,029 | | |
Adjustments to net income: | | |
Net income (loss) | | Net income (loss) | $ | (3,315) | | | $ | 13,350 | |
Adjustments to net income (loss): | | Adjustments to net income (loss): | |
Provision for credit losses | Provision for credit losses | 1,202 | | | 2,080 | | Provision for credit losses | 810 | | | 1,202 | |
Deferred taxes | Deferred taxes | (3,073) | | | 2,306 | | Deferred taxes | (8,171) | | | (3,073) | |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation | 5,284 | | | 4,179 | | Stock-based compensation | 2,162 | | | 5,284 | |
Depreciation | Depreciation | 1,890 | | | 1,641 | | Depreciation | 1,392 | | | 1,890 | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | Loss on extinguishment of debt | 125 | | | — | | Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | 125 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 12,917 | | | 10,114 | | Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 12,043 | | | 12,917 | |
Amortization of software development costs | Amortization of software development costs | 2,283 | | | 527 | | Amortization of software development costs | 5,506 | | | 2,283 | |
Amortization of deferred finance costs | Amortization of deferred finance costs | 242 | | | 220 | | Amortization of deferred finance costs | 269 | | | 242 | |
Gain on contingent consideration | Gain on contingent consideration | (992) | | | — | | Gain on contingent consideration | — | | | (992) | |
| Non-cash operating lease costs | | Non-cash operating lease costs | 1,478 | | | — | |
Loss on disposal of PP&E | Loss on disposal of PP&E | — | | | 313 | | Loss on disposal of PP&E | 117 | | | — | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |
Accounts receivable | Accounts receivable | (6,877) | | | 1,304 | | Accounts receivable | (8,632) | | | (6,877) | |
Financing receivables | Financing receivables | 4,598 | | | 5,962 | | Financing receivables | 2,029 | | | 4,598 | |
Inventories | Inventories | (899) | | | (67) | | Inventories | (157) | | | (899) | |
Prepaid expenses and other | Prepaid expenses and other | (1,982) | | | (2,892) | | Prepaid expenses and other | (1,972) | | | (1,982) | |
Accounts payable | Accounts payable | (988) | | | (2,723) | | Accounts payable | 6,333 | | | (988) | |
Deferred revenue | Deferred revenue | 726 | | | 1,414 | | Deferred revenue | (2,784) | | | 726 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | Operating lease liabilities | (1,462) | | | — | |
Other liabilities | Other liabilities | (1,239) | | | (666) | | Other liabilities | 6,656 | | | (1,239) | |
Prepaid income taxes | Prepaid income taxes | 3,644 | | | (2,267) | | Prepaid income taxes | 1,017 | | | 3,644 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | Net cash provided by operating activities | 30,211 | | | 34,474 | | Net cash provided by operating activities | 13,319 | | | 30,211 | |
Investing Activities: | Investing Activities: | | Investing Activities: | |
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired | Purchase of business, net of cash acquired | (43,696) | | | (59,634) | | Purchase of business, net of cash acquired | — | | | (43,696) | |
Investment in software development | Investment in software development | (14,594) | | | (6,447) | | Investment in software development | (17,981) | | | (14,594) | |
Purchase of property and equipment | Purchase of property and equipment | (134) | | | (915) | | Purchase of property and equipment | (332) | | | (134) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | Net cash used in investing activities | (58,424) | | | (66,996) | | Net cash used in investing activities | (18,313) | | | (58,424) | |
Financing Activities: | Financing Activities: | | | | Financing Activities: | | | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | Proceeds from long-term debt | 575 | | | — | | Proceeds from long-term debt | — | | | 575 | |
Payments of long-term debt principal | Payments of long-term debt principal | (2,687) | | | (2,813) | | Payments of long-term debt principal | (2,625) | | | (2,687) | |
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 48,000 | | | 61,000 | | Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 9,716 | | | 48,000 | |
Payments of revolving line of credit | Payments of revolving line of credit | (5,300) | | | (20,000) | | Payments of revolving line of credit | (5,000) | | | (5,300) | |
| Treasury stock purchases | Treasury stock purchases | (8,248) | | | (1,222) | | Treasury stock purchases | (2,575) | | | (8,248) | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 32,340 | | | 36,965 | | |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 4,127 | | | 4,443 | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (484) | | | 32,340 | |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (5,478) | | | 4,127 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 11,431 | | | 12,671 | | Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 6,951 | | | 11,431 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 15,558 | | | $ | 17,114 | | Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,473 | | | $ | 15,558 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | |
Cash paid for interest | Cash paid for interest | $ | 3,677 | | | $ | 1,979 | | Cash paid for interest | $ | 6,217 | | | $ | 3,677 | |
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refund | Cash paid for income taxes, net of refund | $ | 2,656 | | | $ | 3,116 | | Cash paid for income taxes, net of refund | $ | 1,796 | | | $ | 2,656 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the periods presented. All such adjustments are considered of a normal recurring nature. Quarterly results of operations are not necessarily indicative of annual results.
Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20212022 was derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet at that date. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. ("CPSI" or the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 20212022 and the notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.
Commencing with the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company realigned its reporting structure due to certain organizational changes. As a result, the Company changed its three reportable segments from (i) TruBridge, (ii) Acute Care Electronic Health Record ("EHR"), and (iii) Post-acute Care EHR to (i) Revenue Cycle Management ("RCM"), (ii) EHR, and (iii) Patient Engagement. All prior segment information has been recast to reflect the Company's new segment structure and current period presentation. Refer to Note 17 - Segment Reporting for more information.
Additional changes to the presentation of amounts within our condensed consolidated statements of income are as follows:
•During the first quarter of 2023, we identified certain costs related to the implementation of our cloud strategy and our security operations center that were recorded within the caption "Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) - EHR" on our condensed consolidated statements of income, that we determined do not solely contribute to the production of EHR products and services, but support the overall business. Consequently, effective January 1, 2023, certain costs related to the implementation of our cloud strategy, which were formerly included within the caption "Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) - EHR," have been recorded as components of "Product development" expenses. In addition, certain costs related to the Company's security operations center, which were formerly included within the caption "Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) - EHR," have been recorded as components of "General and administrative" expenses. Additionally, immaterial travel costs were reclassified from within the caption "Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) - RCM" to "Product development" expenses. Amounts presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
•In addition, during the first quarter of 2023, we refined our operating expense allocation methodology to more accurately distribute the appropriate share of costs among operating segments. Amounts presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 have been reclassified and are reflective of the current operating expense methodology in order to conform to the current presentation.
•During the third quarter of 2023, we changed the presentation of certain costs previously recorded within the expense captions of "Product development" and "General and administrative" to better comply with the disclosure requirements of Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 11.B., Miscellaneous Disclosure: Depreciation and Depletion Excluded from Cost of Sales. These changes are summarized as follows:
◦Amortization expense associated with capitalized software development costs, previously recorded within the expense caption of "Product development," have been combined with amounts previously recorded within the expense caption "Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles" and reflected in a newly-presented expense caption of "Amortization."
◦Depreciation expense previously recorded within the expense caption of "General and administrative" have been reclassified within the newly-presented expense caption of "Depreciation."
During the second quarter
◦The expense caption previously labelled as "Costs of 2021, we elected to change our method of estimating the labor costs incurred in developing software assets requiring capitalization under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350-40, Internal Use Software. Prior to this change, we estimated the associated labor costs using an estimated time-equivalent for workload metrics commonly utilized within agile software development environments. With this change, we now estimate these labor costs using the distribution of these agile workload metrics between capitalizable and non-capitalizable units of work. We believe this change is preferable as the new methodology better estimates capitalizable labor costs and is consistent with industry best practices. We have determined that this change is a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle and, as such,sales" has been accountedrenamed "Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation)," with the previously reported reference to "Gross profit" removed from the current presentation.
The following table provides the amounts reclassified and the impact of applying the current operating expense allocation methodology for on a prospective basis. See Note 6, “Software Development,” for further information.the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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| Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
(in thousands) | As previously reported | | Re-classifications | | As reclassified | | Impact of operating expense allocations | | As currently reported |
Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | | | | | | | | | |
RCM | $ | 25,289 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,289 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,289 | |
EHR | 18,619 | | | (874) | | | 17,745 | | | (642) | | | 17,103 | |
Other expenses | | | | | | | | | |
Product development | 7,822 | | | (477) | | | 7,345 | | | 642 | | | 7,987 | |
General and administrative | 13,458 | | | (295) | | | 13,163 | | | — | | | 13,163 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 4,486 | | | (4,486) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Amortization | — | | | 5,510 | | | 5,510 | | | — | | | 5,510 | |
Depreciation | — | | | 622 | | | 622 | | | — | | | 622 | |
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| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
(in thousands) | As previously reported | | Re-classifications | | As reclassified | | Impact of operating expense allocations | | As currently reported |
Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | | | | | | | | | |
RCM | $ | 71,068 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,068 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,068 | |
EHR | 52,278 | | | (2,169) | | | 50,109 | | | (1,945) | | | 48,164 | |
Other expenses | | | | | | | | | |
Product development | 22,036 | | | (1,084) | | | 20,952 | | | 1,945 | | | 22,897 | |
General and administrative | 41,235 | | | (920) | | | 40,315 | | | — | | | 40,315 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 12,917 | | | (12,917) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Amortization | — | | | 15,200 | | | 15,200 | | | — | | | 15,200 | |
Depreciation | — | | | 1,890 | | | 1,890 | | | — | | | 1,890 | |
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of CPSI include the accounts of TruBridge, LLC ("TruBridge"), Evident, LLC ("Evident"), Healthland Holding Inc. ("HHI"), iNetXperts, Corp. d/b/a Get Real Health ("Get Real Health"), TruCode LLC ("TruCode"),the Company and Healthcare Resource Group, Inc. ("HRG"), all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of CPSI. The accounts of HHI include those of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Healthland Inc. ("Healthland"), Rycan Technologies, Inc. ("Rycan"), and American HealthTech, Inc. ("AHT").subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
New Accounting Standards Adopted in 20222023
There were no new accounting standards required to be adopted in 20222023 that would have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Standards Yet to be Adopted
We do not believe that any other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if adopted, would have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to clients in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products and services. We enter into contracts that can include various combinations of products and services, which are generally distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. The Company employs the 5-step revenue recognition model under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to: (1) identify the contract with the client, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3)
determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
Revenue is recognized net of shipping charges and any taxes collected from clients, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
TruBridge•Revenue Cycle Management
TruBridgeOur RCM business unit provides an array of business processing services ("BPS") consisting of accounts receivable management, private pay services, insurance services, medical coding, electronic billing, statement processing, payroll processing, and contract management. Fees are recognized over the period of the client contractual relationship as the services are performed based on the stand-alone selling price ("SSP"), net of discounts. SSP for BPS services is determined based on observable stand-alone selling prices. Fees for many of these services are invoiced, and revenue recognized accordingly, based on the volume of transactions or a percentage of client accounts receivable collections. Payment is due monthly for BPS with certain amounts varying based on utilization and/or volumes.
TruBridgeOur RCM business unit also provides professional IT services. Revenue from professional IT services is recognized as the services are performed based on SSP.SSP, which is determined by observable stand-alone selling prices. Payment is due monthly as services are performed.
Lastly, TruBridgeour RCM business unit also provides various revenue cycle optimizationcertain software solutions on a subscription orand related support under Software as a Service (“SaaS”("SaaS") basis. Subscription revenuearrangements and time-based software licenses. Revenue from SaaS arrangements is recognized in a manner consistent with SaaS arrangements for EHR software, as a separate performance obligationdiscussed below. Revenue from time-based software licenses is recognized upon delivery to the client (“point in time”) and revenue from non-license components (i.e., support) is recognized ratably over the subscriptionrespective contract term (“over time”). SSP for time-based licenses is determined using the residual approach, while the non-license component is based on SSP, which is cost plus a reasonable margin. SaaS revenue is recognized as a separate performance obligation on a monthly basis as the SaaS service is provided to the client over the contract term. Payment is due monthly for subscriptions and SaaS services provided.
System Sales and Support•Electronic Health Records
The Company enters into contractual obligations to sell perpetual software licenses, installation, conversion, and related training hardware andservices, software application support, hardware, and hardware maintenance services to acute care community hospitals and post-acute care providers.
•Non-recurring Revenues
•Perpetual software licenses and installation, conversion, and related training services are not considered separate and distinct performance obligations due to the proprietary nature of our software and are, therefore, accounted for as a single performance obligation on a module-by-module basis. Revenue is recognized as each module's implementation is completed based on the module's SSP, net of discounts. We determine each module's SSP using the residual method. Fees for licenses and installation, conversion, and related training services are typically due in three installments: (1) at placement of order, (2) upon installation of software and commencement of training, and (3) upon satisfactory completion of monthly accounting cycle or end-of-month operation by application and as applicable for each application. Often, short-term and/or long-term financing arrangements are provided for software implementations; refer to Note 11 - Financing Receivables for further
information. Electronic health records ("EHR")EHR implementations include a system warranty that terminates thirty days from the software go-live date, the date on which the client begins using the system in a live environment.
•Hardware revenue is recognized separately from software licenses at the point in time it is delivered to the client. The SSP of hardware is cost plus a reasonable margin.margin and revenue is recognized on a gross basis. Payment is generally due upon delivery of the hardware to the client. Standard manufacturer warranties apply to hardware.
•Recurring Revenues
•Software application support and hardware maintenance services sold with software licenses and hardware are separate and distinct performance obligations. Revenue for support and maintenance services is recognized based on SSP, which is the renewal price, ratably over the life of the contract, which is generally three to five years. Payment is due monthly for support and maintenance services provided.
•Subscriptions to third partythird-party content revenue is recognized as a separate performance obligation ratably over the subscription term based on SSP, which is cost plus a reasonable margin.margin, and revenue is recognized on a gross basis. Payment is due monthly for subscriptions to third party content.
•SaaS arrangements for EHR software and related conversion and training services are considered a single performance obligation. Revenue is recognized on a monthly basis as the SaaS service is provided to the client over the contract term. Payment is due monthly for SaaS services provided.
Refer to Note 17 - Segment Reporting,of the consolidated financial statements for further information, including revenue by client base (acute care or post-acute care) bifurcated by recurring and non-recurring revenue.
•Patient Engagement
The Company enters into contractual obligations to sell perpetual and term-based software licenses, implementation and customization professional services, and software application support services to a variety of healthcare organizations including hospital systems, health ministries, and government and non-profit organizations.
•Non-recurring Revenues
•Perpetual software licenses are sold only to one re-seller client and are considered a separate and distinct performance obligation. Revenue is recognized at the point in time perpetual licenses are delivered to the client, which occurs at the time of sale. The SSP of perpetual licenses is directly observable. Payment is generally due upon delivery of licenses.
•Implementation and customization services are considered a separate and distinct performance obligation. Revenue is recognized over time based on SSP, which is generally directly observable. Payment for professional services is typically due in two installments: (1) upon signature of the agreement and (2) upon customer acceptance of the delivered services.
•Recurring Revenues
•Term-based software licenses are considered a separate and distinct performance obligation. Revenue is recognized based on SSP, which is directly observable, at the point in time the term-based licenses are delivered to the client or upon annual renewal. Payment is generally due upon delivery of licenses or upon annual renewal.
•Software application support services sold with software licenses are separate and distinct performance obligations. The related revenues are recognized based on SSP, which is the renewal price, ratably over the life of the contract, which is generally three to five years. Payment is generally due for the full amount of annual support fees at the beginning of an annual license term.
Refer to Note 17 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue represents amounts invoiced to clients for which the services under contract have not been completed and revenue has not been recognized, including annual renewals of certain software subscriptions and customer deposits for implementations to be performed at a later date. Revenue is recognized ratably over the life of the software subscriptions as services are provided and at the point-in-time when implementations have been completed.
The following table details deferred revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | (In thousands) | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 |
Beginning balance | Beginning balance | | $ | 11,529 | | | $ | 8,130 | | Beginning balance | | $ | 11,590 | | | $ | 11,529 | |
Deferred revenue recorded | Deferred revenue recorded | | 19,474 | | | 16,886 | | Deferred revenue recorded | | 13,417 | | | 19,474 | |
Deferred revenue acquired | | — | | | 1,300 | | |
| Less deferred revenue recognized as revenue | Less deferred revenue recognized as revenue | | (18,748) | | | (15,472) | | Less deferred revenue recognized as revenue | | (16,201) | | | (18,748) | |
Ending balance | Ending balance | | $ | 12,255 | | | $ | 10,844 | | Ending balance | | $ | 8,806 | | | $ | 12,255 | |
The deferred revenue recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is comprised primarily of the annual renewals of certain software subscriptions billed during the first quarter of each year and deposits collected for future EHR installations. The deferred revenue recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is comprised primarily of the periodic recognition of annual renewals that were deferred until earned and deposits for future EHR installations that were deferred until earned.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract with a Customer
Costs to obtain a contract include the commission costs related to SaaS licensing agreements,and RCM arrangements, which are capitalized and amortized ratably over the expected life of the customer. As a practical expedient, we generally recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the asset would have been one year or less, with the exception of commissions generated from TruBridge sales. TruBridge commissions, which are paid up to twelve months in advance of services performed, are capitalized and amortized over the prepayment period.less. Costs to obtain a contract are expensed within salesthe caption "Expenses - Sales and marketing expensesmarketing" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Contract fulfillment costs related to the implementation of SaaS arrangements are capitalized and amortized ratably over the expected life of the customer. Costs to fulfill contracts consist of the payroll costs for the implementation of SaaS arrangements, including time for training, conversionconversions, and installation that is necessary for the software to be utilized. Contract fulfillment costs are expensed within the caption "System sales"Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortiztion and supportdepreciation) - Cost of sales"EHR" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Costs to obtain and fulfill contracts related to SaaS and RCM arrangements are included within the "Prepaid expenses and other" and "Other assets, net of current portion" line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table details costs to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | |
Beginning balance | $ | 7,312 | | | $ | 5,992 | | | |
Costs to obtain and fulfill contracts capitalized | 7,460 | | | 4,719 | | | |
Less costs to obtain and fulfill contracts recognized as expense | (5,440) | | | (4,441) | | | |
Ending balance | $ | 9,332 | | | $ | 6,270 | | | |
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(In thousands) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | |
Beginning balance | $ | 11,577 | | | $ | 7,312 | | | |
Costs to obtain and fulfill contracts capitalized | 5,221 | | | 7,460 | | | |
Less costs to obtain and fulfill contracts recognized as expense | (4,214) | | | (5,440) | | | |
Ending balance | $ | 12,584 | | | $ | 9,332 | | | |
Remaining Performance Obligations
Disclosures regarding remaining performance obligations are not considered material as the overwhelming majority of the Company's remaining performance obligations either (a) are related to contracts with an expected duration of one year or less, or (b) exhibit revenue recognition in the amount to which the Company has the right to invoice.
4. BUSINESS COMBINATION
Acquisition of Healthcare Resource Group
On March 1, 2022, we acquired all of the assets and liabilities of Healthcare Resource Group, Inc., a Washington corporation ("HRG"), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 1, 2022. Based in Spokane, Washington, HRG is a leading provider of customized revenue cycle management ("RCM")RCM solutions and consulting services that enable hospitals and clinics to improve efficiency, profitability, and patient satisfaction.
Consideration for the acquisition included cash (net of cash of the acquired entity) of $43.9$43.6 million (inclusive of seller's transaction expenses). During 2022, we have incurred approximately $1.0$1.2 million of pre-tax acquisition costs in connection with the acquisition of HRG. Acquisition costs are included in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income.
Our acquisition of HRG will bewas treated as a purchase in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction. Our allocation of the purchase price iswas based on management's judgment after evaluating several factors, including a preliminary valuation assessment. The allocation is preliminary and subject to changes, which could be significant, as additional information becomes available and appraisals of intangible assets and deferred tax positions are finalized.
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price paid for HRG as of September 30, 2022 was as follows:
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(In thousands) | Purchase Price Allocation |
Acquired cash | $ | 3,989 | |
Accounts receivable | 5,655 |
Prepaid expenses | 398 |
Property and equipment | 467 |
Other assets | 73 |
Intangible assets | 24,200 |
Operating lease assets | 1,315 |
Goodwill | 21,08120,750 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (2,403) |
Deferred taxes, net | (5,565) |
Operating lease liability | (1,315) |
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Net assets acquired | $ | 47,89547,564 | |
The intangible assets in the table above are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from four to nine years. The amortization is included in amortization of acquisition-related intangiblesthe caption "amortization" in our condensed consolidated statements of income.
The fair value measurements of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities were based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy (see Note 16 - Fair Value). Level 3 inputs included, among others, discount rates that we estimated would be used by a market participant in valuing these assets and liabilities, projections of revenues and cash flows, client attrition rates and market comparables.
Our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes revenues of approximately $24.5 million and pre-tax net income of approximately $5.8 million attributed to the acquired business since the March 1, 2022 acquisition date.
The following unaudited pro forma revenue, net income and earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 give effect to the HRG acquisition as if it had been completed on January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the operating results actually would have been during the periods presented had the HRG acquisition been completed during the periods presented. In addition, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to project future operating results. The pro forma information does not fully reflect: (1) any anticipated synergies (or costs to achieve synergies) or (2) the impact of non-recurring items directly related to the HRG acquisition.
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Pro forma revenues | $ | 82,827 | | | $ | 78,395 | | | $ | 249,764 | | | $ | 231,049 | |
Pro forma net income | $ | 2,285 | | | $ | 2,146 | | | $ | 13,973 | | | $ | 11,520 | |
Pro forma diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.95 | | | $ | 0.78 | |
Pro forma net income was calculated by adjusting the results for the applicable period to reflect the additional amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied on January 1, 2021 and other miscellaneous, immaterial adjustments.
Acquisition of TruCode
On May 12, 2021, we acquired all of the assets and liabilities of TruCode LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“TruCode”), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 12, 2021. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, TruCode provides configurable, knowledge-based software that gives coders, clinical documentation improvement specialists and auditors the flexibility to code according to their knowledge, preferences and experience. The cloud-based medical coding solution has been bundled with the TruBridge solutions and services to enhance revenue cycle performance for healthcare organizations of all sizes.
Consideration for the acquisition included cash (net of cash of the acquired entity) of $59.9 million (inclusive of sellers' transaction expenses), plus a contingent earnout payment of up to $15.0 million tied to TruCode's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") (subject to certain pro-forma adjustments) for the twelve-month period concluding on the anniversary date of the acquisition (the "earnout period"). As of September 30, 2022, $1.0 million of the original $2.5 million contingent consideration estimated in determining the purchase price was reversed as TruCode's earnings over the earnout period were less than estimated at the date of acquisition. During 2021, we incurred approximately $0.9 million of pre-tax acquisition costs in connection with the acquisition of TruCode. Acquisition costs are included in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income.
Our acquisition of TruCode was treated as a purchase in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction. Our allocation of the purchase price is based on management's judgment after evaluating several factors, including a valuation assessment.
The allocation of the purchase price paid for TruCode was as follows:
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Acquired cash | $ | 4,249 | |
Accounts receivable | 924 |
Prepaid expenses | 2 |
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Intangible assets | 37,300 |
Goodwill | 27,287 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,840) |
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Contingent consideration | (2,500) |
Deferred revenue | (1,300) |
Net assets acquired | $ | 64,122 | |
The intangible assets in the table above are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The amortization is included in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles in our condensed consolidated statements of income.
The fair value measurements of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities were based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy (see Note 16 - Fair Value). Level 3 inputs included, among others, discount rates that we estimated would be used by a market participant in valuing these assets and liabilities, projections of revenues and cash flows, client attrition rates and market comparables.
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment, net was comprised of the following at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Land | Land | $ | 2,848 | | | $ | 2,848 | | Land | $ | 2,848 | | | $ | 2,848 | |
Buildings and improvements | Buildings and improvements | 8,279 | | | 8,269 | | Buildings and improvements | 8,481 | | | 8,320 | |
| Computer equipment | Computer equipment | 8,133 | | | 7,868 | | Computer equipment | 8,383 | | | 8,228 | |
Leasehold improvements | Leasehold improvements | 783 | | | 783 | | Leasehold improvements | 606 | | | 783 | |
Office furniture and fixtures | Office furniture and fixtures | 1,008 | | | 682 | | Office furniture and fixtures | 1,025 | | | 1,008 | |
Automobiles | Automobiles | 18 | | | 18 | | Automobiles | 18 | | | 18 | |
Property and equipment, gross | Property and equipment, gross | 21,069 | | | 20,468 | | Property and equipment, gross | 21,361 | | | 21,205 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | Less: accumulated depreciation | (10,768) | | | (8,878) | | Less: accumulated depreciation | (12,654) | | | (11,321) | |
Property and equipment, net | Property and equipment, net | $ | 10,301 | | | $ | 11,590 | | Property and equipment, net | $ | 8,707 | | | $ | 9,884 | |
6. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Software development costs are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software. We capitalize incurred labor costs for software development from the time the preliminary project phase is completed until the software is available for general release. Research and development costs and other computer software maintenance costs related to software development are expensed as incurred. We estimate the useful life of our capitalized software and amortize its value on a straight-line basis over that estimated life, which is estimated to be five years. If the actual useful life of the asset is determined to be shorter than our estimated useful life, we will amortize the remaining book value over the remaining actual useful life, or the asset may be deemed to be impaired and, accordingly, a write-down of the value of the asset may be recorded as a charge to earnings. Amortization begins when the related software features are placed in service.
During the second quarter of 2021, our ongoing monitoring activities associated with the capitalization of software development costs and the related correlation between capitalization rates and operational metrics designed to reflect the distribution of work revealed that our then-current labor capitalization methodology did not fully reflect all of the critical activities necessary to develop software assets. Consequently, during the second quarter of 2021, we elected to change our
method of estimating the labor costs incurred in developing software assets. Prior to this change, we estimated the associated labor costs using an estimated time-equivalent for workload metrics commonly utilized within agile software development environments. With this change, we now estimate these labor costs using the distribution of these agile workload metrics between capitalizable and non-capitalizable units of work. We believe this change is preferable as the new methodology better estimates capitalizable labor costs and is consistent with industry best practices. We have determined that this change in accounting for software development costs is a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle and, as such, has been accounted for on a prospective basis. In connection with this change, we capitalized software development costs of $8.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2021. We estimate that the effect of this change was to increase capitalized amounts by approximately $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, with a corresponding decrease to product development costs.
Software development costs, net was comprised of the following at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Software development costs | Software development costs | $ | 27,287 | | | $ | 12,693 | | Software development costs | $ | 49,770 | | | $ | 31,789 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | Less: accumulated amortization | (3,332) | | | (1,049) | | Less: accumulated amortization | (10,038) | | | (4,532) | |
Software development costs, net | Software development costs, net | $ | 23,955 | | | $ | 11,644 | | Software development costs, net | $ | 39,732 | | | $ | 27,257 | |
7. OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other accrued liabilities was comprised of the following at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Salaries and benefits | Salaries and benefits | $ | 8,857 | | | $ | 8,482 | | Salaries and benefits | $ | 7,253 | | | $ | 8,430 | |
Severance | Severance | 147 | | | 236 | | Severance | 7,783 | | | 2,504 | |
Commissions | Commissions | 1,001 | | | 1,158 | | Commissions | 740 | | | 1,280 | |
Self-insurance reserves | Self-insurance reserves | 1,450 | | | 1,409 | | Self-insurance reserves | — | | | 1,358 | |
Contingent consideration | 1,508 | | | 2,500 | | |
Interest | | Interest | 1,919 | | | — | |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 2,051 | | | 1,592 | | Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 1,880 | | | 2,063 | |
Other | Other | 1,167 | | | 1,786 | | Other | 3,546 | | | 840 | |
Other accrued liabilities | Other accrued liabilities | $ | 16,181 | | | $ | 17,163 | | Other accrued liabilities | $ | 23,121 | | | $ | 16,475 | |
Prior to 2023, our employee health benefits plan was administered as a self-insured plan, with the Company bearing the risk of claims (partially limited by related stop-loss insurance, as is industry norm). Under a self-insured plan, we maintained reserves for an estimate of the liability from claims that have been incurred but were not yet reported at the end of the period. Effective January 1, 2023, our employee health benefits plan is now administered as a fully-insured plan, with full risk of claims exposure transferred to the health insurance carrier, thus ceasing the need for self-insurance reserves.
8. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") data for its common stock. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the net income attributable to stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the net income attributable to stockholders of the Company and the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares, including awards under stock-based compensation arrangements.
The Company's unvested restricted stock awards (see Note 10) are considered participating securities under ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, because they entitle holders to non-forfeitable rights to dividends until the awards vest or are forfeited. When a company has a security that qualifies as a "participating security," the Codification requires the use of the two-class method when computing basic EPS. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines EPS for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. In determining the amount of net income to allocate to common stockholders, income is allocated to both common stock and participating securities based on their respective weighted average shares outstanding for the period, with net income attributable to common stockholders ultimately equaling net income less net income attributable to participating securities. Diluted EPS for the Company's common stock is computed using the more dilutive of the two-class method or the treasury stock method.
The following is a calculation of the basic and diluted EPS for the Company's common stock, including a reconciliation between net income and net income attributable to common stockholders: | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands, except per share data) | (In thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 | (In thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net income | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | 2,744 | | | $ | 13,350 | | | $ | 13,029 | | |
Less: Net income attributable to participating securities | (42) | | | (59) | | | (261) | | | (293) | | |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 2,119 | | | $ | 2,685 | | | $ | 13,089 | | | $ | 12,736 | | |
Net income (loss) | | Net income (loss) | $ | (3,562) | | | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | (3,315) | | | $ | 13,350 | |
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to participating securities | | Less: Net (income) loss attributable to participating securities | 82 | | | (42) | | | 73 | | | (261) | |
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | | Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (3,480) | | | $ | 2,119 | | | $ | (3,242) | | | $ | 13,089 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic per common share computations | Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic per common share computations | 14,365 | | | 14,334 | | | 14,405 | | | 14,276 | | Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic per common share computations | 14,205 | | | 14,365 | | | 14,181 | | | 14,405 | |
Add: Dilutive potential common shares | Add: Dilutive potential common shares | — | | | 9 | | | — | | | 27 | | Add: Dilutive potential common shares | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Weighted average shares outstanding used in diluted per common share computations | Weighted average shares outstanding used in diluted per common share computations | 14,365 | | | 14,343 | | | 14,405 | | | 14,303 | | Weighted average shares outstanding used in diluted per common share computations | 14,205 | | | 14,365 | | | 14,181 | | | 14,405 | |
| Basic EPS | Basic EPS | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.89 | | Basic EPS | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.23) | | | $ | 0.91 | |
Diluted EPS | Diluted EPS | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 0.89 | | Diluted EPS | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.23) | | | $ | 0.91 | |
During 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2022,2023, performance share awards were granted to certain executive officers and key employees of the Company that will result in the issuance of common stock if the predefined performance criteria are met. The awards provide for an aggregate target of 279,374273,791 shares, of which none have been included in the calculation of diluted EPS for the three or nine months ended September 30, 20222023 because the related threshold award performance levels have not been achieved as of September 30, 2022.2023. See Note 10 - Stock-Based Compensation and Equity for more information.
9. INCOME TAXES
The Company determines the tax provision for interim periods using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate ("ETR"), adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate,ETR, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. If a reliable estimate of the annual ETR cannot be made, the actual ETR for the year to date may be the best estimate of the annual ETR.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 decreased2023 increased to 26.4%55.8% from 28.3%26.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2021, resulting2022, with the largest contributing factor being the impact of the research and development ("R&D") tax credit. This credit, which is not correlated with taxable income, resulted in an immaterial impactincremental benefit of 24.2% over the corresponding benefit during the third quarter of 2022. In periods with taxable income, the benefit from the R&D tax credit serves to reduce income tax expense.expense, thereby lowering the effective tax rate. However, in periods with taxable loss, the benefit from the R&D tax credit serves to increase the income tax benefit, thereby increasing the effective tax rate.
Our
Similarly, our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased slightly2023 increased to 17.9%61.7% from 19.0%17.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022, as the R&D tax credit resulted in an incremental benefit of 26.5% over the corresponding benefit during the first nine months of 2022. Additionally, our effective state income tax rate increased to 12.3% during the first nine months of 2023 from 1.7% during the first nine months of 2022, as the allocation of net income (loss) to individual subsidiaries and those subsidiaries' relative state income tax exposure caused the related effective tax rate to deviate significantly from historical norms. Lastly, the impact of provision-to-return adjustments on our effective tax rate increased to 11.3% during the first nine months of 2023 compared to only 1.3% during the first nine months of 2022 due to a change in method for calculating the 2022 tax benefit related to the R&D tax credit, which was previously estimated assuming we would continue to apply the ASC 730 Safe Harbor Directive in determining credit amounts. The results of our 2022 R&D tax credit study, completed during the third quarter of 2023, indicated a more beneficial R&D tax credit utilizing the standard, pre-Safe Harbor method for determining qualified research expenditures. As such, we have elected to forego applying the ASC 730 Safe Harbor Directive for tax year 2022.
10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND EQUITY
Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee's or non-employee director's requisite service period.
The following table details total stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, included in the condensed consolidated statements of income: | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | (In thousands) | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 | (In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Costs of sales | $ | 274 | | | $ | 311 | | | $ | 851 | | | $ | 793 | | |
Operating expenses | 1,590 | | | 1,389 | | | 4,433 | | | 3,386 | | |
Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | | Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | $ | 237 | | | $ | 274 | | | $ | 558 | | | $ | 851 | |
Other expenses | | Other expenses | 801 | | | 1,590 | | | 1,604 | | | 4,433 | |
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense | Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense | 1,864 | | | 1,700 | | | 5,284 | | | 4,179 | | Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense | 1,038 | | | 1,864 | | | 2,162 | | | 5,284 | |
Less: income tax effect | Less: income tax effect | (410) | | | (374) | | | (1,162) | | | (919) | | Less: income tax effect | (228) | | | (410) | | | (476) | | | (1,162) | |
Net stock-based compensation expense | Net stock-based compensation expense | $ | 1,454 | | | $ | 1,326 | | | $ | 4,122 | | | $ | 3,260 | | Net stock-based compensation expense | $ | 810 | | | $ | 1,454 | | | $ | 1,686 | | | $ | 4,122 | |
The Company's stock-based compensation awards are in the form of restricted stock and performance share awards granted pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). As of September 30, 2022,2023, there was
$12.0 $7.6 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested and unearned, as applicable, stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
Restricted Stock
The Company grants restricted stock to executive officers, certain key employees and non-employee directors under the Plan with the fair value of the awards representing the fair value of the common stock on the date the restricted stock is granted. During the vesting period, recipients of restricted stock are entitled to dividends and possespossess voting rights. Shares of restricted stock generally vest in equal annual installments over the applicable vesting period, which ranges from one to three years. The Company records expenses for these grants on a straight-line basis over the applicable vesting periods.
A summary of restricted stock activity under the Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is as follows:
| | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | |
| | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | |
Unvested restricted stock outstanding at beginning of period | Unvested restricted stock outstanding at beginning of period | 314,883 | | | $ | 29.79 | | | 412,967 | | | $ | 28.87 | | | Unvested restricted stock outstanding at beginning of period | 281,161 | | | $ | 32.24 | | | 314,883 | | | $ | 29.79 | | |
Granted | Granted | 161,375 | | | 34.22 | | | 153,700 | | | 31.22 | | | Granted | 210,351 | | | 26.44 | | | 161,375 | | | 34.22 | | |
| Vested | Vested | (181,405) | | | 29.79 | | | (245,455) | | | 29.16 | | | Vested | (145,529) | | | 31.35 | | | (181,405) | | | 29.79 | | |
Forfeited | Forfeited | (8,936) | | | 31.60 | | | (6,329) | | | 29.10 | | | Forfeited | (2,668) | | | 29.23 | | | (8,936) | | | 31.60 | | |
Unvested restricted stock outstanding at end of period | Unvested restricted stock outstanding at end of period | 285,917 | | | $ | 32.23 | | | 314,883 | | | $ | 29.79 | | | Unvested restricted stock outstanding at end of period | 343,315 | | | $ | 29.08 | | | 285,917 | | | $ | 32.23 | | |
Performance Share Awards
The Company grants performance share awards to executive officers and certain key employees under the Plan, with the number of shares of common stock earned and issuable under each award determined at the end of a three-year performance period, based on the Company's achievement of performance goals predetermined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at the time of grant. These performance share awards include a modifier to the total number of shares earned based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") compared to a small-cap stock market index. If certain levels of the performance objective are met, the award results in the issuance of shares of common stock corresponding to such level. Performance share awards that result in the issuance of shares of common stock are not subject to time-based vesting at the conclusion of the three-year performance period.
In the event that the Company's financial performance meets the predetermined targets for the performance objectives of the performance share awards, the Company will issue each award recipient the number of shares of common stock equal to the target award specified in the individual's underlying performance share award agreement. In the event the financial results of the Company exceed the predetermined targets, additional shares up to the maximum award may be issued. In the event the financial results of the Company fall below the predetermined targets, a reduced number of shares may be issued. If the financial results of the Company fall below the threshold performance levels, no shares may be issued. The total number of shares issued for the performance share award may be increased, decreased, or unchanged based on the TSR modifier described above.
The recipients of performance share awards do not receive dividends or possess voting rights during the performance period and, accordingly, the fair value of the performance share awards is the quoted market value of CPSI's common stock on the grant date less the present value of the expected dividends not received during the relevant period. The TSR modifier applicable to the performance share awards is considered a market condition and therefore is reflected in the grant date fair value of the award. A Monte Carlo simulation has been used to account for this market condition in the grant date fair value of the award.
Expense related to performance share awards is recognized using ratable straight-line amortization over the three-year performance period. In the event the Company determines it is no longer probable that the minimum performance level will be achieved, all previously recognized compensation expense related to the applicable awards is reversed in the period such a determination is made.
A summary of performance share award activity under the Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is as follows, based on the target award amounts set forth in the performance share award agreements:
| | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | |
| | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | | Shares | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | |
Performance share awards outstanding at beginning of period | Performance share awards outstanding at beginning of period | 249,952 | | | $ | 29.59 | | | 252,852 | | | $ | 29.27 | | | Performance share awards outstanding at beginning of period | 252,375 | | | $ | 31.84 | | | 249,952 | | | $ | 29.59 | | |
Granted | Granted | 101,799 | | | 37.98 | | | 93,444 | | | 31.26 | | | Granted | 122,071 | | | 31.21 | | | 101,799 | | | 37.98 | | |
Forfeited or unearned | Forfeited or unearned | (45,060) | | | 31.70 | | | (20,373) | | | 29.92 | | | Forfeited or unearned | (100,655) | | | 27.46 | | | (45,060) | | | 31.70 | | |
Earned and issued | Earned and issued | (27,317) | | | 31.75 | | | (75,971) | | | 30.50 | | | Earned and issued | — | | | — | | | (27,317) | | | 31.75 | | |
| Performance share awards outstanding at end of period | Performance share awards outstanding at end of period | 279,374 | | | $ | 32.09 | | | 249,952 | | | $ | 29.59 | | | Performance share awards outstanding at end of period | 273,791 | | | $ | 33.17 | | | 279,374 | | | $ | 32.09 | | |
Stock Repurchases
On September 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $30.0 million of our common stock through September 3, 2022. On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors extended the expiration date of the stock repurchase program to September 4, 2024. We repurchased 49,789 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 212,299 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 17,387 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be repurchased under the stock repurchase program was $21.6$16.5 million as of September 30, 2022.2023. Any future stock repurchase transactions may be made through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any repurchase activity will depend on many factors, such as the availability of shares of our common stock, general market conditions, the trading price of our common stock, alternative uses for capital, the Company’s financial performance, compliance with the terms of our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and other factors. Concurrent with the authorization of this stock repurchase program in September 2020, the Board of Directors opted to indefinitely suspend all quarterly dividends.
In addition to shares repurchased under the approved stock repurchase program, we purchased 39,716 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 52,905 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 21,444 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to fund required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock. Shares withheld to cover required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock do not reduce our total share repurchase authority.
11. FINANCING RECEIVABLES
Short-Term Payment Plans
The Company provides fixed monthly payment arrangements ("short-term payment plans") over terms ranging from three to twelve months for certain add-on software installations. As a practical expedient, we do not adjust the amount of consideration recognized as revenue for the financing component as unearned income when we expect payment within one year or less. These receivables, included in the current portion of financing receivables, were comprised of the following at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Short-term payment plans, gross | $ | 402 | | | $ | 121 | |
Less: allowance for losses | (20) | | | (6) | |
Short-term payment plans, net | $ | 382 | | | $ | 115 | |
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(In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Short-term payment plans, gross | $ | 1,107 | | | $ | 330 | |
Less: allowance for losses | (55) | | | (16) | |
Short-term payment plans, net | $ | 1,052 | | | $ | 314 | |
Long-Term Financing Arrangements
Additionally, the Company provides financing for purchases of its information and patient care systems to certain healthcare providers under long-term financing arrangements expiring in various years through 2028.2029. Under long-term financing arrangements, the transaction price is adjusted by a discount rate that reflects market conditions that would be used for a separate financing transaction between the Company and licensee at contract inception, and takes into account the credit characteristics of the licensee and market interest rates as of the date of the agreement. As such, the amount of fixed fee revenue recognized at the beginning of the license term will be reduced by the calculated financing component. As payments are received from the licensee, the Company recognizes a portion of the financing component as interest income, reported as other income in the condensed consolidated statements of income. These receivables typically have terms from two to seven years.
The decrease in long-term financing arrangement balances during the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 is primarily a result of the continued evolution of customer licensing preferences. Although the overwhelming majority of our historical EHR installations prior to 2019 were made under a perpetual license model, the dramatic shift in customer preferences to a SaaS license model began during 2019 with 49% of the year's new acute care EHR installations being performed in a SaaS model, compared to only 12% in 2018. The shift in customer preference toward a SaaS model has since continued, with SaaS installations representing approximately 68% of new acute care EHR installations in 2020, 63% in 2021, and 100% in 2022 and the first nine months of 2022.ended September 30, 2023. Due to the nature of the revenue recognition requirements for SaaS arrangements coupled with recurring monthly payments, these arrangements do not give rise to long-term financing arrangements.
The components of these receivables were as follows at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Long-term financing arrangements, gross | Long-term financing arrangements, gross | $ | 10,291 | | | $ | 15,659 | | Long-term financing arrangements, gross | $ | 5,575 | | | $ | 8,683 | |
Less: allowance for expected credit losses | Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (607) | | | (716) | | Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (385) | | | (533) | |
Less: unearned income | Less: unearned income | (811) | | | (1,339) | | Less: unearned income | (376) | | | (678) | |
Long-term financing arrangements, net | Long-term financing arrangements, net | $ | 8,873 | | | $ | 13,604 | | Long-term financing arrangements, net | $ | 4,814 | | | $ | 7,472 | |
Future minimum payments to be received subsequent to September 30, 20222023 are as follows: | | | | | |
(In thousands) | |
Years Ending December 31, | |
2022 | $ | 2,744 | |
2023 | 4,146 | |
2024 | 2,315 | |
2025 | 948 | |
2026 | 117 | |
Thereafter | 21 | |
Total minimum payments to be received | 10,291 | |
Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (607) | |
Less: unearned income | (811) | |
Receivables, net | $ | 8,873 | |
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(In thousands) | |
Years Ending December 31, | |
2023 | $ | 1,142 | |
2024 | 2,859 | |
2025 | 1,391 | |
2026 | 153 | |
2027 | 15 | |
Thereafter | 15 | |
Total minimum payments to be received | 5,575 | |
Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (385) | |
Less: unearned income | (376) | |
Receivables, net | $ | 4,814 | |
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Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
The following table is a roll-forward of the allowance for expected credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and year ended December 31, 2021:2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | Balance at Beginning of Period | | Provision | | Charge-offs | | Recoveries | | Balance at End of Period |
September 30, 2022 | $ | 722 | | | $ | (133) | | | $ | 38 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 627 | |
December 31, 2021 | $ | 1,489 | | | $ | 481 | | | $ | (1,248) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 722 | |
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(In thousands) | Balance at Beginning of Period | | Provision | | Charge-offs | | Recoveries | | Balance at End of Period |
September 30, 2023 | $ | 549 | | | $ | (109) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440 | |
December 31, 2022 | $ | 722 | | | $ | (211) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 38 | | | $ | 549 | |
The Company’s financing receivables are comprised of a single portfolio segment, as the balances are all derived from short-term payment plan arrangements and long-term financing arrangements within our target market of community
hospitals. The Company evaluates the credit quality of its financing receivables based on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, customer collection experience, current and future economic conditions, the customer’s financial condition, and known risk characteristics impacting the respective customer base of community hospitals, the most notable of which relate to enacted and potential changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates as community hospitals typically generate a significant portion of their revenues and related cash flows from beneficiaries of these programs. In addition to specific account identification, the Company utilizes historical collection experience to establish the allowance for expected credit losses. Financing receivables are written off only after the Company has exhausted all collection efforts.
Customer payments are considered past due if a scheduled payment is not received within contractually agreed upon terms. To facilitate customer collection and credit monitoring efforts, financing receivable amounts are invoiced and reclassified to trade accounts receivable when they become due, with all invoiced amounts placed on nonaccrual status. As a result, all past due amounts related to the Company’s financing receivables are included in trade accounts receivable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following is an analysis of the age of financing receivables amounts (excluding short-term payment plans) that have been reclassified to trade accounts receivable and were past due as of September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | 1 to 90 Days Past Due | | 91 to 180 Days Past Due | | 181 + Days Past Due | | Total Past Due |
September 30, 2022 | $ | 1,052 | | | $ | 201 | | | $ | 270 | | | $ | 1,523 | |
December 31, 2021 | $ | 713 | | | $ | 78 | | | $ | 73 | | | $ | 864 | |
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(In thousands) | 1 to 90 Days Past Due | | 91 to 180 Days Past Due | | 181 + Days Past Due | | Total Past Due |
September 30, 2023 | $ | 576 | | | $ | 153 | | | $ | 264 | | | $ | 993 | |
December 31, 2022 | $ | 1,086 | | | $ | 278 | | | $ | 283 | | | $ | 1,647 | |
From time to time, the Company may agree to alternative payment terms outside of the terms of the original financing receivable agreement due to customer difficulties in achieving the original terms. In general, such alternative payment arrangements do not result in a re-aging of the related receivables. Rather, payments pursuant to any alternative payment arrangements are applied to the already outstanding invoices beginning with the oldest outstanding invoices as the payments are received.
Because amounts are reclassified to trade accounts receivable when they become due, there are no past due amounts included within financing receivables, current portion, net or financing receivables, net of current portion in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company utilizes an aging of trade accounts receivable as the primary credit quality indicator for its financing receivables, which is facilitated by the reclassification of customer payment amounts to trade accounts receivable when they become due. The table below categorizes customer financing receivable balances (excluding short-term payment plans) based on the age of the oldest payment outstanding that has been reclassified to trade accounts receivable: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Stratification of uninvoiced client financing receivables based on aging of related trade accounts receivable: | Stratification of uninvoiced client financing receivables based on aging of related trade accounts receivable: | | | | Stratification of uninvoiced client financing receivables based on aging of related trade accounts receivable: | | | |
Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 1 to 90 Days Past Due | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 1 to 90 Days Past Due | $ | 4,985 | | | $ | 9,100 | | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 1 to 90 Days Past Due | $ | 1,720 | | | $ | 3,876 | |
Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 91 to 180 Days Past Due | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 91 to 180 Days Past Due | 2,237 | | | 329 | | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 91 to 180 Days Past Due | 1,564 | | | 1,369 | |
Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 181 + Days Past Due | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 181 + Days Past Due | 867 | | | 386 | | Uninvoiced client financing receivables related to trade accounts receivable that are 181 + Days Past Due | 1,107 | | | 1,894 | |
Total uninvoiced client financing receivables balances of clients with a trade accounts receivable | Total uninvoiced client financing receivables balances of clients with a trade accounts receivable | $ | 8,089 | | | $ | 9,815 | | Total uninvoiced client financing receivables balances of clients with a trade accounts receivable | $ | 4,391 | | | $ | 7,139 | |
Total uninvoiced client financing receivables of clients with no related trade accounts receivable | Total uninvoiced client financing receivables of clients with no related trade accounts receivable | 1,391 | | | 4,505 | | Total uninvoiced client financing receivables of clients with no related trade accounts receivable | 808 | | | 866 | |
Total financing receivables with contractual maturities of one year or less | Total financing receivables with contractual maturities of one year or less | 402 | | | 121 | | Total financing receivables with contractual maturities of one year or less | 1,107 | | | 330 | |
Less: allowance for expected credit losses | Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (627) | | | (722) | | Less: allowance for expected credit losses | (440) | | | (549) | |
Total financing receivables | Total financing receivables | $ | 9,255 | | | $ | 13,719 | | Total financing receivables | $ | 5,866 | | | $ | 7,786 | |
12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Our purchased definite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2022 |
(In thousands) | Customer Relationships | | Trademark | | Developed Technology | | Non-Compete Agreements | | Total |
Gross carrying amount, beginning of period | $ | 112,570 | | | $ | 12,320 | | | $ | 37,600 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 162,490 | |
Intangible assets acquired | 19,600 | | | — | | | 3,200 | | | 1,400 | | | 24,200 | |
Accumulated amortization | (49,623) | | | (5,851) | | | (24,567) | | | (163) | | | (80,204) | |
Net intangible assets as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 82,547 | | | $ | 6,469 | | | $ | 16,233 | | | $ | 1,237 | | | $ | 106,486 | |
Weighted average remaining years of useful life | 8 | | 13 | | 8 | | 5 | | 10 |
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| December 31, 2021 |
(In thousands) | Customer Relationships | | Trademark | | Developed Technology | | Non-Compete Agreements | | Total |
Gross carrying amount, beginning of period | $ | 84,370 | | | $ | 11,120 | | | $ | 29,700 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 125,190 | |
Intangible assets acquired | 28,200 | | | 1,200 | | | 7,900 | | | — | | | 37,300 | |
Accumulated amortization | (41,738) | | | (5,177) | | | (20,372) | | | — | | | (67,287) | |
Net intangible assets as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 70,832 | | | $ | 7,143 | | | $ | 17,228 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 95,203 | |
12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Our purchased definite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2023 |
(In thousands) | Customer Relationships | | Trademark | | Developed Technology | | Non-Compete Agreements | | Total |
Gross carrying amount, beginning of period | $ | 132,170 | | | $ | 12,320 | | | $ | 40,800 | | | $ | 1,400 | | | $ | 186,690 | |
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Accumulated amortization | (60,619) | | | (6,750) | | | (28,922) | | | (443) | | | (96,734) | |
Net intangible assets as of September 30, 2023 | $ | 71,551 | | | $ | 5,570 | | | $ | 11,878 | | | $ | 957 | | | $ | 89,956 | |
Weighted average remaining years of useful life | 7.6 | | 12.5 | | 8.3 | | 3.4 | | 9.5 |
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| December 31, 2022 |
(In thousands) | Customer Relationships | | Trademark | | Developed Technology | | Non-Compete Agreements | | Total |
Gross carrying amount, beginning of period | $ | 112,570 | | | $ | 12,320 | | | $ | 37,600 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 162,490 | |
Intangible assets acquired | 19,600 | | | — | | | 3,200 | | | 1,400 | | | 24,200 | |
Accumulated amortization | (52,371) | | | (6,076) | | | (26,010) | | | (233) | | | (84,690) | |
Net intangible assets as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 79,799 | | | $ | 6,244 | | | $ | 14,790 | | | $ | 1,167 | | | $ | 102,000 | |
The following table represents the remaining amortization of definite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2022:2023: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | | (In thousands) | |
For the year ended December 31, | For the year ended December 31, | | For the year ended December 31, | |
2022 | $ | 4,486 | | |
2023 | 2023 | 16,058 | | 2023 | $ | 4,014 | |
2024 | 2024 | 14,523 | | 2024 | 14,523 | |
2025 | 2025 | 14,208 | | 2025 | 14,208 | |
2026 | 2026 | 12,919 | | 2026 | 12,919 | |
2027 | | 2027 | 9,047 | |
Thereafter | Thereafter | 44,292 | | Thereafter | 35,245 | |
Total | Total | $ | 106,486 | | Total | $ | 89,956 | |
The following table sets forth the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:2023: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | Acute Care EHR | Post-acute Care EHR | TruBridge | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 97,095 | | $ | 29,570 | | $ | 51,048 | | $ | 177,713 | |
Goodwill acquired | — | | — | | 20,871 | | 20,871 | |
| | | | |
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 97,095 | | $ | 29,570 | | $ | 71,919 | | $ | 198,584 | |
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(In thousands) | RCM | EHR | Patient Engagement | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 61,821 | | $ | 126,665 | | $ | 9,767 | | $ | 198,253 | |
Goodwill impairment | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| | | | |
Balance as of September 30, 2023 | $ | 61,821 | | $ | 126,665 | | $ | 9,767 | | $ | 198,253 | |
Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually on October 1, or more frequently if indicators of impairment are present or changes in circumstances suggest that impairment may exist.
13. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt was comprised of the following at September 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | (In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Term loan facility | Term loan facility | $ | 68,250 | | | $ | 69,375 | | Term loan facility | $ | 64,750 | | | $ | 67,375 | |
Revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility | 73,700 | | | 31,000 | | Revolving credit facility | 78,416 | | | 73,700 | |
| Debt obligations | Debt obligations | 141,950 | | | 100,375 | | Debt obligations | 143,166 | | | 141,075 | |
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs | Less: unamortized debt issuance costs | (1,635) | | | (1,015) | | Less: unamortized debt issuance costs | (1,277) | | | (1,546) | |
Debt obligation, net | Debt obligation, net | 140,315 | | | 99,360 | | Debt obligation, net | 141,889 | | | 139,529 | |
Less: current portion | Less: current portion | (3,141) | | | (4,394) | | Less: current portion | (3,141) | | | (3,141) | |
Long-term debt | Long-term debt | $ | 137,174 | | | $ | 94,966 | | Long-term debt | $ | 138,748 | | | $ | 136,388 | |
As of September 30, 2022,2023, the carrying value of debt approximated the fair value due to the variable interest rate, which reflected the market rate.
Credit Agreement
In conjunction with our acquisition of HHIHealthland Holding Inc. ("HHI") in January 2016, we entered into a syndicated credit agreement with Regions Bank ("Regions") serving as administrative agent, which provided for a $125 million term loan facility and a $50 million revolving credit facility. On June 16, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that increased the aggregate principal amount of our credit facilities to $185 million, including a $75 million term loan facility and a $110 million revolving credit facility. On May 2, 2022, we entered into a First Amendment (the "First Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, that increased the aggregate principal amount of our credit facilities to $230 million, which includes a $70 million term loan facility and a $160 million revolving credit facility. In addition, the interest rate provisions of the First Amendment reflect the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") as the new benchmark interest rate for each loan.
Each of our credit facilities continues to bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) the Adjusted SOFR rate for the relevant interest period, subject to a floor of 0.50%, (2) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (a) the prime lending rate of Regions, (b) the federal funds rate for the relevant
interest period plus one half of one percent per annum and (c) the one month SOFR rate, subject to the aforementioned floor, plus one percent per annum, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2). The applicable margin range for SOFR loans and the letter of credit fee ranges from 1.8% to 3.0%. The applicable margin range for base rate loans ranges from 0.8% to 2.0%, in each case based on the Company's consolidated net leverage ratio.
Principal payments with respect to the term loan facility are due on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning June 30, 2022, with quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.9 million through March 31, 2027, with maturity on May 2, 2027 or such earlier date as the obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, become due and payable pursuant to the terms of such agreement. Any principal outstanding under the revolving credit facility is due and payable on the maturity date.
Anticipated annual future maturities of the term loan facility and revolving credit facility are as follows as of September 30, 2022:2023: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | | (In thousands) | |
2022 | $ | 875 | | |
2023 | 2023 | 3,500 | | 2023 | $ | 875 | |
2024 | 2024 | 3,500 | | 2024 | 3,500 | |
2025 | 2025 | 3,500 | | 2025 | 3,500 | |
2026 | 2026 | 3,500 | | 2026 | 3,500 | |
2027 | | 2027 | 131,791 | |
Thereafter | Thereafter | 127,075 | | Thereafter | — | |
| | $ | 141,950 | | | $ | 143,166 | |
Our credit facilities are secured pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2020, among the parties identified as obligors therein and Regions, as collateral agent, on a first priority basis by a security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions) of the Company and certain
subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), including certain registered intellectual property and the capital stock of certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The First Amendment provides incremental facility capacity of $75 million, subject to certain conditions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, includes a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and in each case subject to certain exceptions and baskets, impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including the ability to incur additional debt; incur liens and encumbrances; make certain restricted payments, including paying dividends on the Company's equity securities or payments to redeem, repurchase, or retire the Company's equity securities (which are subject to our compliance, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the restricted payment, with the fixed charge coverage ratio and consolidated net leverage ratio described below); enter into certain restrictive agreements; make investments, loans and acquisitions; merge or consolidate with any other person; dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with affiliates; and materially alter the business we conduct. The First Amendment requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 throughout the duration of such agreement. Under the First Amendment, the Company is required to comply with a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of 3.75:1.00 for each quarter through March 31, 2023, after which time the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio will be 3.50:1.00. Further, under the First Amendment, in connection with any acquisition by the Company exceeding $25 million, the Company may elect to increase the maximum permitted consolidated net leverage ratio for the fiscal quarter in which the acquisition occurs and each of the following three fiscal quarters by 0.50:1.00 above the otherwise permitted maximum. If the consolidated net leverage ratio is less than 2.50:1.00, there is no limit on the amount of incremental facilities. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default. We believe thatOn March 9, 2023, the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio was amended to specifically exclude from the definition of fixed charges the Company's share repurchases conducted during the third and fourth quarters of 2022. As of September 30, 2023, we were not in compliance with the covenants contained in such agreementfixed charge coverage ratio required by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. On November 8, 2023, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors entered into a Waiver with Regions Bank, as administrative agent, and various other lenders, which provided for a one-time waiver of September 30, 2022.this failure as an event of default.
The First Amendment removed the requirement that the Company mandatorily prepay the credit facilities with excess cash flow generated during the prior fiscal year. The Company is permitted to voluntarily prepay the credit facilities at any time without penalty, subject to customary “breakage” costs with respect to prepayments of SOFR rate loans made on a day other than the last day of any applicable interest period.
14. OPERATING LEASES
The Company leases office space in various locations in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Maryland, Mississippi, and Washington. These leases have terms expiring from 20222023 through 20302029 but do contain optional extension terms. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
On April 30, 2023, the company terminated its lease agreement for approximately 12,500 square feet of office space in Plymouth, Minnesota. Pursuant to a Termination of Lease Agreement dated April 18, 2023, the Company paid $1.1 million to the landlord as consideration for the early termination. In connection with the lease termination, the Company derecognized the assets and liabilities associated with the operating lease and recorded a $0.1 million loss on the disposal of leasehold improvement.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows: | | | | | | | |
(In thousands) | September 30, 2022 | | |
Operating lease assets | | | |
Operating lease assets | $ | 7,999 | | | |
Operating lease liabilities | | | |
Other accrued liabilities | 2,051 | | | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 6,088 | | | |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 8,139 | | | |
Weighted average remaining lease term in years | 5 | | |
Weighted average discount rate | 4.4% | | |
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(In thousands) | September 30, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 | | |
Operating lease assets | | | | | |
Operating lease assets | $ | 5,138 | | | $ | 7,567 | | | |
Operating lease liabilities | | | | | |
Other accrued liabilities | 1,880 | | 2,063 | | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 3,421 | | | 5,651 | | | |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 5,301 | | | $ | 7,714 | | | |
Weighted average remaining lease term in years | 4.2 | | 5 | | |
Weighted average discount rate | 4.2% | | 4.4% | | |
Because our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. We used the incremental borrowing rate on January 1, 2019, for operating leases that commenced prior to that date.
The future minimum lease payments payable under these operating leases subsequent to September 30, 20222023 are as follows: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | | (In thousands) | |
2022 | $ | 511 | | |
2023 | 2023 | 2,063 | | 2023 | $ | 476 | |
2024 | 2024 | 1,994 | | 2024 | 1,804 | |
2025 | 2025 | 1,258 | | 2025 | 1,063 | |
2026 | 2026 | 1,225 | | 2026 | 1,025 | |
2027 | | 2027 | 706 | |
Thereafter | Thereafter | 2,065 | | Thereafter | 693 | |
Total lease payments | Total lease payments | 9,116 | | Total lease payments | 5,767 | |
Less imputed interest | Less imputed interest | (977) | | Less imputed interest | (466) | |
Total | Total | $ | 8,139 | | Total | $ | 5,301 | |
Total lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 was $1.6$1.5 million and $1.4$1.6 million, respectively.
Total cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities within operating cash flows from operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 was $1.6$1.5 million and $2.3$1.6 million, respectively.
15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company is involved in routine litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believeIn March 2022, the Company was served with a qui tam complaint (United States, ex. rel. Kruse v. Computer Programs and Systems, Inc., et. al., Case No. 3cv18-938 (N.D. Tex.)). The complaint alleges that at various times since 2012, CPSI, TruBridge and three hospital customers violated and conspired to violate the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(1)(A), (B), (C) and (G), and (a)(3), the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act, the Texas False Claims Act, and the New Mexico False Claims Act, and demands unspecified damages. The complaint further alleges that TruBridge retaliated against the relator in violation of 31 U.S.C. 3730(h), when it terminated the relator's employment in May 2017. Although the U.S. Department of Justice and all of the state and local governments have declined to intervene, the relator continues to pursue the case. The court has set a trial date for February 2025. The Company believes that the claims in this matter are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against all allegations. Given the current status of these matters, the Company is unable to express a view regarding the ultimate outcome or, if the outcome is adverse, to estimate an amount or range of reasonably possible that suchloss. Depending on the outcome of these matters, will havethere could be a material adverse effectimpact on the Company’sCompany's financial statements.
16. FAIR VALUE
FASB Codification topic, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands financial statement disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell
an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Codification does not require any new fair
value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The Codification requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
As of September 30, 2022,2023, we measured the fair value of contingent consideration that represents the potential earnout incentive for TruCode's former equity holders. We estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration based on the probability of TruCode meeting EBITDA targets (subject to certain pro-forma adjustments). We did not have any other instruments that requiredrequire fair value measurement as of September 30, 2022.
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and fair value of the contingent consideration at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively:
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| | | Fair Value at September 30, 2022 Using |
| Carrying Amount at | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | | Significant Other Observable Inputs | | Significant Unobservable Inputs |
(In thousands) | 9/30/2022 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Description | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration | $ | 1,508 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,508 | |
Total | $ | 1,508 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,508 | |
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| | | Fair Value at December 31, 2021 Using |
| Carrying Amount at | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | | Significant Other Observable Inputs | | Significant Unobservable Inputs |
(In thousands) | 12/31/2021 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Description | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration | $ | 2,500 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,500 | |
Total | $ | 2,500 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,500 | |
measurement.
17. SEGMENT REPORTING
Our chief operating decision makers ("CODM") utilizepreviously utilized the following three operating segments, "TruBridge," "Acute Care EHR," andEHR", "Post-acute Care EHR" and "TruBridge". However, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company made a number of changes to its organizational structure and management system to better align the Company's operating model to its strategic initiatives. As a result of these changes, the Company revised its operating segments. The new operating and reportable segments, based on our three distinct business units with unique market dynamics and opportunities.opportunities, are "RCM", "EHR", and "Patient Engagement". These segments represent the components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM in assessing segment performance and in allocating the Company's resources. Management evaluates the performance of the segments based on revenues and adjusted EBITDA. The Company previously evaluated the performance of the segments based on segment gross profit. Management believes adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure to assess the performance and liquidity of the Company as it provides meaningful operating results by excluding the effects of expenses that are not reflective of its operating business performance. Our CODM group is comprised of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief GrowthOperating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Accounting policies for each of the reportable segments are the same as those used on a consolidated basis. The segment disclosures below for the three and nine months ended Septemberr 30, 2022 have been recast to conform to the current year presentation.
Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net income as reported and adjusts for (i) deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments arising from purchase allocation adjustments related to business acquisitions; (ii) depreciation expense; (iii) amortization of software development costs; (iv) amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets; (v) stock-based compensation; (vi) severance and other non-recurring charges; (vii) interest expense and other, net; (viii) gain (loss)(gain) loss on contingent consideration; and (ix) the provision (benefit) for income taxes. There are no intersegment revenues to be eliminated in computing segment revenue.
The CODM do not evaluate operating segments nor make decisions regarding operating segments based on assets. Consequently, we do not disclose total assets by reportable segment.
The following table presents a summary of the revenues and adjusted EBITDA of our three operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022: | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | (In thousands) | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 | (In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Revenues by segment: | Revenues by segment: | | | | | | | | Revenues by segment: | | | | | | | |
TruBridge | $ | 47,878 | | | $ | 34,531 | | | 139,569 | | | 98,736 | | |
Acute Care EHR | | | | | | | | |
RCM | | RCM | $ | 46,582 | | | $ | 46,875 | | | $ | 142,973 | | | $ | 134,200 | |
EHR | | EHR | |
Recurring revenue | Recurring revenue | 27,237 | | | 26,776 | | | $ | 81,333 | | | $ | 80,792 | | Recurring revenue | |
Acute EHR | | Acute EHR | 27,925 | | | 27,237 | | | 83,886 | | | 81,333 | |
Post-acute EHR | | Post-acute EHR | 3,594 | | | 3,817 | | | 11,230 | | | 11,504 | |
Total recurring EHR revenue | | Total recurring EHR revenue | 31,519 | | | 31,054 | | | 95,116 | | | 92,837 | |
Non-recurring revenue | Non-recurring revenue | 3,500 | | | 4,350 | | | 9,467 | | | 13,786 | | Non-recurring revenue | |
Total Acute Care EHR revenue | 30,737 | | | 31,126 | | | 90,800 | | | 94,578 | | |
Post-acute Care EHR | | | | | | | | |
Recurring revenue | 3,817 | | | 4,010 | | | 11,504 | | | 12,402 | | |
Non-recurring revenue | 395 | | | 424 | | | 1,551 | | | 913 | | |
Total Post-acute Care EHR revenue | 4,212 | | | 4,434 | | | 13,055 | | | 13,315 | | |
Acute EHR | | Acute EHR | 2,624 | | | 3,500 | | | 8,460 | | | 9,467 | |
Post-acute EHR | | Post-acute EHR | 350 | | | 395 | | | 1,075 | | | 1,551 | |
Total non-recurring EHR revenue | | Total non-recurring EHR revenue | 2,974 | | | 3,895 | | | 9,535 | | | 11,018 | |
Total EHR revenue | | Total EHR revenue | $ | 34,493 | | | $ | 34,949 | | | $ | 104,651 | | | $ | 103,855 | |
Patient Engagement | | Patient Engagement | 1,637 | | | 1,003 | | | 5,943 | | | 5,369 | |
Total revenues | Total revenues | $ | 82,827 | | | $ | 70,091 | | | $ | 243,424 | | | $ | 206,629 | | Total revenues | $ | 82,712 | | | $ | 82,827 | | | $ | 253,567 | | | $ | 243,424 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA by segment: | Adjusted EBITDA by segment: | | Adjusted EBITDA by segment: | |
TruBridge | 8,060 | | | 6,840 | | | 27,609 | | | 20,216 | | |
Acute Care EHR | 4,584 | | | 4,773 | | | 13,915 | | | 15,650 | | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 705 | | | 624 | | | 1,147 | | | 2,487 | | |
RCM | | RCM | $ | 4,623 | | | $ | 8,750 | | | $ | 18,205 | | | 26,395 | |
EHR | | EHR | 5,669 | | | 5,751 | | | 17,394 | | | 17,621 | |
Patient Engagement | | Patient Engagement | (570) | | | (1,152) | | | (6) | | | (1,345) | |
Total adjusted EBITDA | Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 13,349 | | | $ | 12,237 | | | $ | 42,671 | | | $ | 38,353 | | Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 9,722 | | | $ | 13,349 | | | $ | 35,593 | | | $ | 42,671 | |
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The following table reconciles net income from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA: | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | (In thousands) | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 | (In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net income from continuing operations, as reported | $ | 2,161 | | | $ | 2,744 | | | 13,350 | | | 13,029 | | |
Deferred revenue and other acquisition-related adjustments | — | | | 388 | | | 109 | | | 546 | | |
Net income (loss), as reported | | Net income (loss), as reported | $ | (3,562) | | | $ | 2,161 | | | (3,315) | | | 13,350 | |
Deferred revenue and other purchase accounting adjustments | | Deferred revenue and other purchase accounting adjustments | — | | | — | | | — | | | 109 | |
Depreciation expense | Depreciation expense | 622 | | | 525 | | | 1,890 | | | 1,641 | | Depreciation expense | 297 | | | 622 | | | 1,392 | | | 1,890 | |
Amortization of software development costs | Amortization of software development costs | 1,024 | | | 262 | | | 2,283 | | | 527 | | Amortization of software development costs | 2,194 | | | 1,024 | | | 5,506 | | | 2,283 | |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 4,486 | | | 3,674 | | | 12,917 | | | 10,114 | | Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 4,014 | | | 4,486 | | | 12,043 | | | 12,917 | |
Stock-based compensation | Stock-based compensation | 1,864 | | | 1,700 | | | 5,284 | | | 4,179 | | Stock-based compensation | 1,038 | | | 1,864 | | | 2,162 | | | 5,284 | |
Severance and other non-recurring charges | Severance and other non-recurring charges | 410 | | | 1,157 | | | 1,671 | | | 4,163 | | Severance and other non-recurring charges | 7,392 | | | 410 | | | 15,313 | | | 1,671 | |
Interest expense and other, net | Interest expense and other, net | 1,416 | | | 702 | | | 3,255 | | | 1,089 | | Interest expense and other, net | 2,847 | | | 1,416 | | | 7,836 | | | 3,255 | |
(Gain)/Loss on contingent consideration | 589 | | | — | | | (992) | | | — | | |
Provision for income taxes | 777 | | | 1,085 | | | 2,904 | | | 3,065 | | |
(Gain) loss on contingent consideration | | (Gain) loss on contingent consideration | — | | | 589 | | | — | | | (992) | |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (4,498) | | | 777 | | | (5,344) | | | 2,904 | |
Total adjusted EBITDA | Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 13,349 | | | $ | 12,237 | | | $ | 42,671 | | | $ | 38,353 | | Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 9,722 | | | $ | 13,349 | | | $ | 35,593 | | | $ | 42,671 | |
Certain of the items excluded or adjusted to arrive at adjusted EBITDA are described below:
•Deferred revenue and other acquisition-relatedpurchase accounting adjustments - Deferred revenue and other acquisition-relatedpurchase accounting adjustments includes acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustments, which reflect the fair value adjustments to deferred revenues acquired in business acquisitions. The fair value of deferred revenue represents an amount equivalent to the estimated cost plus an appropriate profit margin, to perform services related to the acquiree's software and product support, which assumes a legal obligation to do so, based on the deferred revenue balance as of the acquisition date. We add back deferred revenue and other adjustments for adjusted EBITDA because we believe the inclusion of this amount directly correlates to the underlying performance of our operations.
•Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles - Acquisition relatedAcquisition-related amortization expense is a non-cash expense arising primarily from the acquisition of intangibles in connection with acquisitions or investments. We exclude acquisition-related amortization expense from adjusted EBITDA because we believe (i) the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of new acquisitions and full amortization of previously acquired intangible assets.
•Stock-based compensation - Stock-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense arising from the grant of stock-based awards. We exclude stock-based compensation expense from adjusted EBITDA because we believe (i) the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of the timing and valuation of grants of new stock-based awards, including grants in connection with acquisitions.
•Severance and other non-recurring charges - Non-recurring charges relate to certain severance and other charges incurred in connection with activities that are considered non-recurring. We exclude non-recurring expenses (primarily related to costs associated with our recent business transformation initiative and non-recurring lease termination costs) and transaction-related costs from adjusted EBITDA because we believe (i) the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods.
•(Gain) loss on contingent consideration - The purchase agreement for our acquisition of TruCode in 2021 contained contingent consideration, or "earnout," provisions whereby the previous shareholders of TruCode would receive additional consideration at the conclusion of a one-year period beginning on the acquisition date and ending on the first anniversary of the acquisition date, depending on the achievement of certain profitability targets. After the initial measurement period, U.S. GAAP requires that any adjustments to the estimated fair value of this contingent liability, including upon final determination of amounts due, should be recorded in the relevant period's earnings. We exclude gains on contingent consideration from adjusted EBITDA because we believe (i) the amount of such gains in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such gains can vary between periods.
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 16, 2023, the Company acquired all of the assets and liabilities of Viewgol, LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company ("Viewgol"), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 16, 2023. Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, Viewgol is a full suite RCM service provider for the ambulatory healthcare market, providing analytics software paired with outsourcing capabilities through its Indian offshore resource center.
The Securities Purchase Agreement provides for an aggregate purchase price of $36.0 million, with an additional earnout of up to approximately $31.5 million based on a combination of achieving profitability metrics for 2024 and the creation of additional offshore resources supporting TruBridge, CPSI's existing RCM subsidiary.
The Company expects to account for the acquisition as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Due to the proximity of the acquisition date to the Company’s filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023, the initial accounting for the Viewgol business combination is incomplete, and therefore the Company is unable to disclose certain information required by ASC 805, including the provisional amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for fair value of consideration transferred, each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and goodwill.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere herein.
This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified generally by the use of forward-looking terminology and words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "potential," "may," "continue," "should," "will" and words of comparable meaning. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this report relating to estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and future financial results are forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors may include:
Risks Related to Our Industry
•a public health crisis, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and related economic disruption;
•saturation of our target market and hospital consolidations;
•unfavorable economic or market conditions that may cause a decline in spending for information technology and services;
•significant legislative and regulatory uncertainty in the healthcare industry;
•exposure to liability for failure to comply with regulatory requirements;
Risks Related to Our Business
•transition to a subscription-based recurring revenue model and modernization of our technology;
•competition with companies that have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we have;
•potential future acquisitions that may be expensive, time consuming, and subject to other inherent risks;
•our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
•disruption from periodic restructuring of our sales force;
•our potential inability to manage our growth in the new markets we may enter;
•exposure to numerous and often conflicting laws, regulations, policies, standards or other requirements through our international business activities;
•potential litigation against us;us and investigations;
•our use of offshore third-party resources;
Risks Related to Our Products and Services
•potential failure to develop new products or enhance current products that keep pace with market demands;
•exposure to claims if our products fail to provide accurate and timely information for clinical decision-making;
•exposure to claims for breaches of security and viruses in our systems;
•undetected errors or problems in new products or enhancements;
•our potential inability to convince customers to migrate to current or future releases of our products;
•failure to maintain our margins and service rates;
•increase in the percentage of total revenues represented by service revenues, which have lower gross margins;
•exposure to liability in the event we provide inaccurate claims data to payors;
•exposure to liability claims arising out of the licensing of our software and provision of services;
•dependence on licenses of rights, products and services from third parties;
•a failure to protect our intellectual property rights;
•exposure to significant license fees or damages for intellectual property infringement;
•service interruptions resulting from loss of power and/or telecommunications capabilities;
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
•our potential inability to secure additional financing on favorable terms to meet our future capital needs;
•substantial indebtedness that may adversely affect our business operations;
•our ability to incur substantially more debt;
•pressures on cash flow to service our outstanding debt;
•restrictive terms of our credit agreement on our current and future operations;
Risks Related to Our Common Stock and Other General Risks
•changes in and interpretations of financial accounting matters that govern the measurement of our performance;
•the potential for our goodwill or intangible assets to become impaired;
•quarterly fluctuations in our financial results due to various factors;
•volatility in our stock price;
•failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;
•lack of employment or non-competition agreements with most of our key personnel;
•inherent limitations in our internal control over financial reporting;
•vulnerability to significant damage from natural disasters; and
•exposure to market risk related to interest rate changes.changes;
•potential material adverse effects due to macroeconomic conditions; and
•potential material adverse effects due to bank failures or changes in related legislation or regulation.
Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause differences between forward-looking statements and future actual results is discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022 and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Background
CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare solutions and services for community hospitals, their clinics and other healthcare systems and post-acute care facilities.systems. Founded in 1979, CPSI offers its products and services through sixis the parent of seven companies - TruBridge, LLC ("TruBridge"),– Evident, LLC ("Evident"), American HealthTech, Inc. ("AHT"), TruBridge, LLC ("TruBridge"), iNetXperts, Corp. d/b/a Get Real Health ("Get Real Health"), TruCode LLC ("TruCode"), and Healthcare Resource Group, Inc. ("HRG"), and Viewgol, LLC ("Viewgol"). TheseOur combined companies are focused on improvinghelping improve the health of the communities we serve, connecting communities for a better patient care experience, and improving the financial operations of our clients. The individual contributionscustomers. Evident provides comprehensive acute care electronic healthcare record ("EHR") solutions for community hospitals and their affiliated clinics. AHT is one of eachthe nation’s largest providers of these companies towards this combined focus are as follows:
•post-acute care EHR solutions and services for post-acute care facilities. TruBridge providesfocuses on providing business, management, consulting and managed IT services, along with its complete revenue cycle management ("RCM") solution, for all care settings. Get Real Health focuses on solutions aimed at improving patient engagement for individuals and healthcare providers. TruCode provides medical coding software that enables complete and accurate code assignment for optimal reimbursement. HRG provides specialized RCM solutions for facilities of all sizes. Viewgol, which was acquired in October 2023 and will be included within our RCM segment, provides revenue cycle analytics software and outsourced service solutions to the ambulatory healthcare market.
Commencing with the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company operates its business in three operating segments, which are also our reportable segments: RCM, EHR, and Patient Engagement. The individual companies align with the reporting segments and contribute towards the combined focus of improving the health of the communities we serve as follows:
•The RCM reporting segment includes TruBridge, HRG, and TruCode, and focuses on providing business management, consulting, and managed IT services along with its complete RCM solution for all care settings, regardless of their primary healthcare information solutions provider. Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2023, the RCM reporting segment will also include the results of Viewgol.
•The EHR segment includes Evident which makes up our Acute Care EHR reporting segment,and AHT, and provides comprehensive acute and post-acute care electronic health record ("EHR")EHR solutions Thrive and Centriq, and related services for community hospitals, and their physician clinics.
•AHT, which makes up our Post-acute Care EHR reporting segment, provides a comprehensive post-acute care EHR solutionclinics, and related services for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
•The Patient Engagement segment offers comprehensive patient engagement and empowerment technology solutions through Get Real Health included within our TruBridge segment, delivers technology solutions to improve patient outcomes and engagement strategies with care providers.
•TruCode, included within our TruBridge segment, provides configurable, knowledge-based software that gives coders, clinical documentation improvement specialists and auditors the flexibility to code according to their knowledge, preferences and experience.
•HRG, included within our TruBridge segment, provides customized RCM solutions and consulting services that enable hospitals and clinics to improve efficiency, profitability, and patient satisfaction.
Our companies currently support acute care facilitiescommunity hospitals and post-acute care facilitiesother healthcare systems with a geographically diverse customerpatient mix within the domestic community healthcare market. Our target market for our TruBridge services includes community hospitals with fewer than 600 acute care beds. Our target market for our acute careRCM, EHR, and Patient Engagement solutions includes community hospitals with fewer than 200400 acute care beds. Our primary focus within this defined target market is on hospitals with fewer than 100 beds which comprise approximatelyand their clinics, as well as independent or small to medium sized chains of skilled nursing facilities. 98% of our acute care hospital EHR client base.customer base is comprised of hospitals with fewer than 100 beds. The target market for our post-acute care solutions consists of approximately 15,500 skilled nursing facilities that are either independently owned or part of a larger management group with multiple facilities.
See Note 17 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information on our three reportable segments.
Management Overview
Strategy
Our core strategy is to achieve meaningful long-term revenue growth by cross-selling TruBridgeRCM services into our existing EHR customer base, expanding TruBridgeRCM market share with sales to new community hospitals and larger health systems, and pursuing competitive EHR takeaway opportunities in the acute and post-acute markets. We may also seek to grow through
acquisitions of businesses, technologies or products if we determine that such acquisitions are likely to help us meet our strategic goals.
The opportunity to cross-sell TruBridgeRCM services is greatest within our Acute Care EHR customer base. As such, retention of existing Acute Care EHR customers is a key component of our long-term growth strategy by protecting this base of potential TruBridgeRCM customers, while at the same time serving as a leading indicator of our market position and stability of revenues and cash flows.
We determine retention rates by reference to the amount of beginning-of-period Acute Care EHR recurring revenues that have not been lost due to customer attrition from our production environment customer base. Production environment customers are those that are using our applications to document live patient encounters, as opposed to legacy environment customers that have view-only access to historical patient records. TheseSince 2019, these retention rates have consistently remained in the mid-to-high 90th percentile rangesranges. Specifically, we achieved retention rates of 94.9% in 2022, 98.2% in 2021 and have not materially deviated from this range during94.9% in 2020. The annualized retention rate in the first nine months of 2022.2023 was 92.8%, as EHR product consolidation has led to an increase in attrition from our non-flagship products. We have increased customer retention efforts by enhancing support services, investing in tooling and instrumentation to proactively monitor for potential disruptions, and deploying in-application experience software that delivers application specificapplication-specific insights while using our products.
As we pursue meaningful long-term revenue growth by leveraging TruBridgeRCM as a growth agent, we are placing ever-increasing value in further developing our already significant recurring revenue base to further stabilize our revenues and cash flows. As such, maintaining and growing recurring revenues are key components of our long-term growth strategy, aided by the aforementioned focus on customer retention. This includes a renewed focus on driving demand for subscriptions for our existing technology solutions and expanding the footprint for TruBridgeRCM services beyond our EHR customer base.
While the combination of revenue growth and operating leverage results in increased margin realization, we also look to increase margins through specific cost containment measures where appropriate as we continue to leverage opportunities for greater operating efficiencies. However, in the immediate future, we anticipate incremental margin pressure from the continued client transition from perpetual license arrangements to “Software as a Service” ("SaaS") arrangements as described below.
Industry Dynamics
Turbulence in the U.S. and worldwide economies and financial markets impacts almost all industries. While the healthcare industry is not immune to economic cycles, we believe it is more significantly affected by U.S. regulatory and national health initiatives. In recent years, there have been significant changes to provider reimbursement by the U.S. federal government, followed by commercial payers and state governments. There is increasing pressure on healthcare organizations to reduce costs and increase quality while replacing the fee-for-service reimbursement model in part by enrolling in an advanced payment model that incentivizes high-quality, cost effective-care via value-based reimbursement. This pressure could further encourage adoption of healthcare IT and increase demand for business management, consulting, and managed IT services, as the future success of these healthcare providers is greatly dependent upon their ability to engage patient populations and to coordinate patient care across a multitude of settings, while optimizing operating efficiency along the way.
Additionally, healthcare organizations with a large dependency on Medicare and Medicaid populations, such as community hospitals, have been affected by the challenging financial condition of the federal government and many state governments and government programs. Accordingly, we recognize that prospective hospital clients often do not have the necessary capital to make investments in information technology while those with the necessary capital have become more selective in their investments. Despite these challenges, we believe healthcare IT will be an area of continued investment due to its unique potential to improve safety and efficiency and reduce costs while meeting current and future regulatory, compliance and government reimbursement requirements.
EHR License Model Preferences
Much of the variability in our periodic revenues and profitability has been and will continue to be due to changing demand for different license models for our technology solutions, with variability in operating cash flows further impacted by the financing decisions within those license models. Our technology solutions are generally deployed in one of two license models: (1) perpetual licenses, for which the related revenue is recognized effectively upon installation, and (2) “Software as a Service” or “SaaS”
“SaaS” arrangements, including our Cloud Electronic Health Record (“Cloud EHR”) offering, which generally result in revenue being recognized monthly as the services are provided over the term of the arrangement.
The overwhelming majority of our historical EHR installations have been under a perpetual license model, but new customer demand has dramatically shifted towards a SaaS license model in the past several years. SaaS license models made up only 12% of annual new acute care EHR installations in 2018, increasing to 63%100% during 20212022 and 100% for the first nine months of 2022.2023. These SaaS offerings are becoming increasingly attractive to our clients because this configuration allows them to obtain access
to advanced software products without a significant initial capital outlay. We expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future, with the resulting impact on the Company’s financial statements being reduced system salesEHR revenues in the period of installation in exchange for increased recurring periodic revenues (reflected in system sales and supportEHR revenues) over the term of the SaaS arrangement. This naturally places downward pressure on short-term revenue growth and profitability metrics, but benefits long-term revenue growth and profitability which, in our view, is consistent with our goal of delivering long-term shareholder value.
For customers electing to purchase our technology solutions under a traditional perpetual license, we have historically made financing arrangements available on a case-by-case basis, depending on the various aspects of the proposed contract and customer attributes. These financing arrangements have comprised the majority of our perpetual license installations over the past several years, and include short-term payment plans and longer-term lease financing through us or third-party financing companies. The aforementioned shift in customer preference towards SaaS arrangements has significantly reduced the frequency of new financing arrangements for customer purchases under a perpetual license. When combined with scheduled payments on existing financing arrangements, the reduced frequency of new financing arrangements has resulted in a substantial reduction in financing receivables during 20212022 and the first nine months of 2022.2023.
For those perpetual license clients not seeking a financing arrangement, the payment schedule of the typical contract is structured to provide for a scheduling deposit due at contract signing, with the remainder of the contracted fees due at various stages of the installation process (delivery of hardware, installation of software and commencement of training, and satisfactory completion of a monthly accounting cycle or end-of-month operation by each respective application, as applicable).
Margin Optimization Efforts
Our core growth strategy includes an element geared towards margin optimization by identifying opportunities to further improve our cost structure by executing against initiatives related to organizational realignment, expanded use of offshore partnershipsresources and the use of automation to increase the efficiency and value of our associates' efforts.
Regarding theInitial organizational realignment on February 1,efforts began during 2021, when we committed to a reduction in force that resulted in the termination of approximately 1.0% of our workforce (21 employees). The reduction in force was a component of a broader strategic review of the Company's operations that was intended to more effectively align our resources with business priorities. Substantially allOther related initiatives include our ongoing implementation of the employees impacted by the reductionScaled Agile Framework® throughout our EHR product development, implementation and support functions to enhance cohesion, time-to-market and customer satisfaction. This framework is a set of organization and workflow patterns intended to guide enterprises in force exited the Company in the first quarterscaling lean and agile practices and promote alignment, collaboration, and delivery across large numbers of 2021, with the last of the impacted employees exiting in the third quarter of 2021. The Company incurred expenses of approximately $2.7 million related to the reduction in force. These expenses consisted of one-time termination benefits to the affected employees, including but not limited to severance payments, healthcare benefits, and payments for accrued vacation time. As a result of the reduction in force, the Company realized approximately $3.9 million in annual savings compared to prior expense levels.agile teams.
The remaining margin optimization initiatives of enhanced leveragingexpanded utilization of offshore partnershipsresources and automation have commenced and, to date, have provided meaningful efficiencies to our operations, particularly within TruBridge.RCM. As a service organization, TruBridge'sRCM's cost structure is heavily dependent upon human capital, subjecting TruBridgeit to the complexities and risks associated with this resource. Chief among these complexities and risks is the ever-present pressure of wage inflation, which has recently become a reality as national and international economies recover from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and has compelled the Company to make compensation adjustments that are outside of historical norms. Prior to our October 2023 acquisition of Viewgol, we were solely reliant upon third party partnerships for offshore resources, increasing both the execution risk of this initiative and the related cost of scaling this labor force. With Viewgol as a subsidiary, we have greatly enhanced our control over the resource availability for this initiative and we expect to achieve impressive per-unit cost efficiencies.
We believe that our efforts towards margin optimization are well-timed, enabling a rapid response to actual or expected wage inflation in order to preserve TruBridgeRCM gross margins, but we cannot guarantee that these efforts will fully eliminate any related margin deterioration.
In addition to wage inflation, we are a party to contracts with certain third-party suppliers and vendors that allow for annual price adjustments indexed to inflation. While we continually seek to proactively manage controllable expenses, inflationary pressure on costs has led to, and could lead to, erosion of margins.
Labor Capitalization
During the second quarter of 2021, our ongoing monitoring activities associated with the capitalization of software development costs and the related correlation between capitalization rates and operational metrics designed to reflect the distribution of work revealed that our then-current labor capitalization methodology did not fully reflect all of the critical activities necessary to develop software assets. Consequently, during the second quarter of 2021, we elected to change our method of estimating the labor costs incurred in developing software assets requiring capitalization under ASC 350-40, Internal Use of Software. Prior to this change, we estimated the associated labor costs using an estimated time-equivalent for workload metrics commonly utilized within agile software development environments. With this change, we now estimate these labor costs using the distribution of these agile workload metrics between capitalizable and non-capitalizable units of work. We
believeResults of Operations
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company made a number of changes to its organizational structure and management system to align the Company's operating model to its strategic initiatives. With these changes the Company revised its reportable segments to RCM, EHR, and Patient Engagement, but this change is preferable asrealignment of the new methodology better estimates capitalizable labor costs and is consistentCompany's reportable segments did not impact its consolidated financial statements. Throughout this discussion, prior-year results have been recast to conform with industry best practices. We have determined that thisthe change in accounting for software development costs is a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle and, as such, has been accounted for on a prospective basis. In connection with this change, we capitalized $8.8 million of software development costs during 2021. We estimate that the effect of this change was to increase capitalized amounts by approximately $4.6 million during 2021 with a corresponding decrease to product development costs. The additional capitalized amounts will be amortized over an average of 5 years, leading to increased amortization expense in future years.
COVID-19
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations was broad-sweeping, most notably causing severe deterioration in United States community hospital patient volumes that negatively impacted the revenues, gross margins, and income of our TruBridge service offerings. While patient volumes have continued to recover and are largely in line with pre-COVID-19 levels, we cannot predict the extent to which our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity will ultimately be impacted, including as a result of macro-economic impacts to the global supply chain, labor shortages, and inflationary pressures. However, we continue to assess its impact on our business and continue to actively manage our response. For further details on the potential impact of COVID-19 on our business, refer to "Risk Factors," in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Results of Operationsreportable segments noted above.
During the first nine months of 2022,2023, we generated revenues of $243.4$253.6 million from the sale of our products and services, compared to $206.6$243.4 million during the first nine months of 2021,2022, an increase of 18%4% that is due to the combination of inorganic growth through our recent acquisitionsacquisition of TruCode and HRG and organic growth for TruBridge as revenue cycleRCM solutions continue to gain traction in the domestic healthcare landscape. Despite this substantial increase in revenues, net income increased only $0.3(loss) decreased by $16.7 million to $13.4a net loss of $3.3 million during the first nine months of 20222023 from the prior year-yearprior-year period as investments in operational capacitydue to the combined effects of (i) increased severance costs associated with employees displaced by our ongoing implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework®, (ii) increased non-recurring charges largely resulting from past business acquisitions, exploratory efforts related to future acquisitions, and lease termination costs related to our efforts to right-size our real estate footprint, (iii) increased interest expense to minimize incremental profitability. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $4.3 million, from $34.5 million during the first nine months of 2021 to $30.2 million during the first nine months of 2022, primarily due to less cash-advantageous changesacquisition-fueled growth in working capital, most notably as it relateslong-term debt and a rising interest rate environment, (iv) increased costs related to expansionour strategy to migrate to a public cloud environment in accounts receivable.order to increase business agility and improve security, and (v) increased amortization of capitalized software development costs.
The following table sets forth certain items included in our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, expressed as a percentage of our total revenues for these periods:
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TruBridge | $ | 47,878 | | | 57.8 | % | | $ | 34,531 | | | 49.3 | % | | $ | 139,569 | | | 57.3 | % | | $ | 98,736 | | | 47.8 | % |
System sales and support: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 30,737 | | | 37.1 | % | | 31,126 | | | 44.4 | % | | 90,800 | | | 37.3 | % | | 94,578 | | | 45.8 | % |
Post-acute Care EHR | 4,212 | | | 5.1 | % | | 4,434 | | | 6.3 | % | | 13,055 | | | 5.4 | % | | 13,315 | | | 6.4 | % |
Total System sales and support | 34,949 | | | 42.2 | % | | 35,560 | | | 50.7 | % | | 103,855 | | | 42.7 | % | | 107,893 | | | 52.2 | % |
Total sales revenues | 82,827 | | | 100 | % | | 70,091 | | | 100 | % | | 243,424 | | | 100 | % | | 206,629 | | | 100 | % |
Costs of sales: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TruBridge | 26,190 | | | 31.6 | % | | 17,377 | | | 24.8 | % | | 73,863 | | | 30.3 | % | | 50,349 | | | 24.4 | % |
System sales and support: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 17,245 | | | 20.8 | % | | 16,200 | | | 23.1 | % | | 48,038 | | | 19.7 | % | | 48,644 | | | 23.5 | % |
Post-acute Care EHR | 1,374 | | | 1.7 | % | | 1,225 | | | 1.7 | % | | 4,240 | | | 1.7 | % | | 3,606 | | | 1.7 | % |
Total System sales and support | 18,619 | | | 22.5 | % | | 17,425 | | | 24.9 | % | | 52,278 | | | 21.5 | % | | 52,250 | | | 25.3 | % |
Total costs of sales | 44,809 | | | 54.1 | % | | 34,802 | | | 49.7 | % | | 126,141 | | | 51.8 | % | | 102,599 | | | 49.7 | % |
Gross profit | 38,018 | | | 45.9 | % | | 35,289 | | | 50.3 | % | | 117,283 | | | 48.2 | % | | 104,030 | | | 50.3 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product development | 7,822 | | | 9.4 | % | | 7,700 | | | 11.0 | % | | 22,036 | | | 9.1 | % | | 22,598 | | | 10.9 | % |
Sales and marketing | 7,309 | | | 8.8 | % | | 5,200 | | | 7.4 | % | | 22,578 | | | 9.3 | % | | 15,813 | | | 7.7 | % |
General and administrative | 13,458 | | | 16.2 | % | | 14,184 | | | 20.2 | % | | 41,235 | | | 16.9 | % | | 38,322 | | | 18.5 | % |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 4,486 | | | 5.4 | % | | 3,674 | | | 5.2 | % | | 12,917 | | | 5.3 | % | | 10,114 | | | 4.9 | % |
Total operating expenses | 33,075 | | | 39.9 | % | | 30,758 | | | 43.9 | % | | 98,766 | | | 40.6 | % | | 86,847 | | | 42.0 | % |
Operating income | 4,943 | | | 6.0 | % | | 4,531 | | | 6.5 | % | | 18,517 | | | 7.6 | % | | 17,183 | | | 8.3 | % |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income | 355 | | | 0.4 | % | | 123 | | | 0.2 | % | | 914 | | | 0.4 | % | | 1,160 | | | 0.6 | % |
(Loss) gain on contingent consideration | (589) | | | (0.7) | % | | — | | | — | % | | 992 | | | 0.4 | % | | — | | | — | % |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | % | | — | | | — | % | | (125) | | | (0.1) | % | | — | | | — | % |
Interest expense | (1,771) | | | (2.1) | % | | (825) | | | (1.2) | % | | (4,044) | | | (1.7) | % | | (2,249) | | | (1.1) | % |
Total other income (expense) | (2,005) | | | (2.4) | % | | (702) | | | (1.0) | % | | (2,263) | | | (0.9) | % | | (1,089) | | | (0.5) | % |
Income before taxes | 2,938 | | | 3.5 | % | | 3,829 | | | 5.5 | % | | 16,254 | | | 6.7 | % | | 16,094 | | | 7.8 | % |
Provision for income taxes | 777 | | | 0.9 | % | | 1,085 | | | 1.5 | % | | 2,904 | | | 1.2 | % | | 3,065 | | | 1.5 | % |
Net income | $ | 2,161 | | | 2.6 | % | | $ | 2,744 | | | 3.9 | % | | $ | 13,350 | | | 5.5 | % | | $ | 13,029 | | | 6.3 | % |
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
(In thousands) | Amount | | % Sales | | Amount | | % Sales | | Amount | | % Sales | | Amount | | % Sales |
INCOME DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RCM | $ | 46,582 | | | 56.3 | % | | $ | 46,875 | | | 56.6 | % | | $ | 142,973 | | | 56.4 | % | | $ | 134,200 | | | 55.1 | % |
EHR | 34,493 | | | 41.7 | % | | 34,949 | | | 42.2 | % | | 104,651 | | | 41.3 | % | | 103,855 | | | 42.7 | % |
Patient Engagement | 1,637 | | | 2.0 | % | | 1,003 | | | 1.2 | % | | 5,943 | | | 2.3 | % | | 5,369 | | | 2.2 | % |
Total revenues | 82,712 | | | 100.0 | % | | 82,827 | | | 100.0 | % | | 253,567 | | | 100.0 | % | | 243,424 | | | 100.0 | % |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RCM | 27,159 | | | 32.8 | % | | 25,289 | | | 30.5 | % | | 81,461 | | | 32.1 | % | | 71,068 | | | 29.2 | % |
EHR | 15,655 | | | 18.9 | % | | 17,103 | | | 20.6 | % | | 47,894 | | | 18.9 | % | | 48,164 | | | 19.8 | % |
Patient Engagement | 1,049 | | | 1.3 | % | | 901 | | | 1.1 | % | | 2,818 | | | 1.1 | % | | 2,795 | | | 1.1 | % |
Total costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) | 43,863 | | | 53.0 | % | | 43,293 | | | 52.3 | % | | 132,173 | | | 52.1 | % | | 122,027 | | | 50.1 | % |
Product development | 9,778 | | | 11.8 | % | | 7,987 | | | 9.6 | % | | 26,899 | | | 10.6 | % | | 22,897 | | | 9.4 | % |
Sales and marketing | 6,818 | | | 8.2 | % | | 7,309 | | | 8.8 | % | | 21,906 | | | 8.6 | % | | 22,578 | | | 9.3 | % |
General and administrative | 20,961 | | | 25.3 | % | | 13,163 | | | 15.9 | % | | 54,471 | | | 21.5 | % | | 40,315 | | | 16.6 | % |
Amortization | 6,208 | | | 7.5 | % | | 5,510 | | | 6.7 | % | | 17,549 | | | 6.9 | % | | 15,200 | | | 6.2 | % |
Depreciation | 297 | | | 0.4 | % | | 622 | | | 0.8 | % | | 1,392 | | | 0.5 | % | | 1,890 | | | 0.8 | % |
Total expenses | 87,925 | | | 106.3 | % | | 77,884 | | | 94.0 | % | | 254,390 | | | 100.3 | % | | 224,907 | | | 92.4 | % |
Operating income (loss) | (5,213) | | | (6.3) | % | | 4,943 | | | 6.0 | % | | (823) | | | (0.3) | % | | 18,517 | | | 7.6 | % |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income | 224 | | | 0.3 | % | | 355 | | | 0.4 | % | | 569 | | | 0.2 | % | | 914 | | | 0.4 | % |
Gain (loss) on contingent consideration | — | | | — | % | | (589) | | | (0.7) | % | | — | | | — | % | | 992 | | | 0.4 | % |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | | | — | % | | — | | | — | % | | — | | | — | % | | (125) | | | (0.1) | % |
Interest expense | (3,071) | | | (3.7) | % | | (1,771) | | | (2.1) | % | | (8,405) | | | (3.3) | % | | (4,044) | | | (1.7) | % |
Total other income (expense) | (2,847) | | | (3.4) | % | | (2,005) | | | (2.4) | % | | (7,836) | | | (3.1) | % | | (2,263) | | | (0.9) | % |
Income (loss) before taxes | (8,060) | | | (9.7) | % | | 2,938 | | | 3.5 | % | | (8,659) | | | (3.4) | % | | 16,254 | | | 6.7 | % |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (4,498) | | | (5.4) | % | | 777 | | | 0.9 | % | | (5,344) | | | (2.1) | % | | 2,904 | | | 1.2 | % |
Net income (loss) | $ | (3,562) | | | (4.3) | % | | $ | 2,161 | | | 2.6 | % | | $ | (3,315) | | | (1.3) | % | | $ | 13,350 | | | 5.5 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, 20222023 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 20212022
Revenues
Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased2023 decreased by $12.7$0.1 million or approximately 18%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022.
TruBridge revenues increased by $13.3 million, or 39%, compared to the third quarter of 2021, as acquisition-fueled growth added to the organic growth of our revenue cycle service and patient engagement offerings. HRG, acquired in March 2022, provided inorganic revenue growth, contributing $9.9 million of revenues during the third quarter of 2022. Organic revenue
growth has materialized as our hospital clients operate in an environment typified by rising costs and increased complexity and are increasingly seeking to alleviate themselves of the ever-increasing administrative burden of operating their own business office functions. This increasing demand for services, coupled with the positive impact of improving hospital patient volumes on TruBridge revenues, resulted in organic revenue growth of $3.5 million, or 10%.
System sales and supportRCM revenues decreased by $0.6$0.3 million, or 2%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. System sales and support revenues were comprised of the following during the respective periods: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | 2022 | | 2021 |
Recurring system sales and support revenues (1) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | $ | 27,237 | | | $ | 26,776 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 3,817 | | | 4,010 | |
Total recurring system sales and support revenues | 31,054 | | | 30,786 | |
Non-recurring system sales and support revenues (2) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 3,500 | | | 4,350 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 395 | | | 424 | |
Total non-recurring system sales and support revenues | 3,895 | | | 4,774 | |
Total system sales and support revenue | $ | 34,949 | | | $ | 35,560 | |
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(1) Mostly comprised of support and maintenance, third-party subscriptions, and SaaS revenues. |
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(2) Mostly comprised of installation revenues from the sale of our acute care and post-acute care EHR solutions and related applications under a perpetual (non-subscription) licensing model. |
Recurring system sales and support revenues increased by $0.3 million, orless than 1%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. Acute Care EHR recurring revenues increased by $0.5 million, or 2%,2022 as recent efforts to emphasize SaaS arrangements have resulted in the accumulation of significant sources of recurring revenues, albeit at the expense of nonrecurring revenues. Post-acute Care EHR recurring revenues decreased by $0.2 million, or 5%,customer attrition, most notably due to a single customer within our medical coding service line, offset much of the loss of certain significant customers during early 2022.
Non-recurring system sales and support revenues decreased by $0.9 million, or 18%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. Acute Care EHR non-recurring revenues decreased by $0.9 million compared to the third quarter of 2021, due partly to a decrease in the number of perpetual license installations of our Acute Care EHR solutions. We installed our Acute Care EHR solutions at sixrevenue gains from new hospital clients during the third quarter of 2022 (all of which are under SaaS arrangements, resulting in revenue being recognized ratablycontract wins over the contract term) compared to five new hospital clients during the third quarter of 2021 (two under a SaaS arrangement). This decrease in perpetual license activity for new hospital installations resulted in a $0.3 million decrease in revenues from the third quarter of 2021. High penetration rates within our Acute Care EHR customer base for our suite of complementary applications resulted in a $0.5 million decrease in the related revenues from add-on sales. Lastly, Post-acute Care EHR nonrecurring revenues were relatively unchanged from amounts during the third quarter of 2021.
Costs of Sales
Total costs of sales increased by $10.0 million, or 29%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, costs of sales increased to 54% of revenues during the third quarter of 2022 compared to 50% during the third quarter of 2021.
Our costs associated with TruBridge sales and support increased by $8.8 million, or 51%, compared to the third quarter of 2021, primarily driven by our recent acquisition of HRG, which contributed total expenses of $5.8 million to the third quarter of 2022. The remaining cost increases for TruBridge are organic in nature, caused by resource expansion necessitated by the growing customer base and improved patient volumes. The gross margin on these services decreased to 45% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to 50% in the third quarter of 2021 due to the addition of HRG, which is mostly comprised of lower margin services.
Costs of Acute Care EHR system sales and support increased by $1.0 million, or 6%, compared to the third quarter of 2021, as a competitive labor market necessitated compensation adjustments during 2022 that were higher than our historical norms and associate travel has increased substantially as the global travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have abated. The gross margin on Acute Care EHR system sales and support decreased to 44% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 48% in the third quarter of 2021, as high incremental-margin nonrecurring revenues continue to decline due to our continuing strategy of shifting more of the customer license mix from perpetual to SaaS.trailing twelve months.
Costs of Post-acute Care EHR system sales and support increasedrevenues decreased by $0.1$0.5 million, or 12%1%, compared to the third quarter of 2021, with increased labor2022, and travel costs comprising the majoritywere comprised of the increase. The gross margin onfollowing during the respective periods: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 |
Recurring EHR revenues (1) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | $ | 27,925 | | | $ | 27,237 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 3,594 | | | 3,817 | |
Total recurring EHR revenues | 31,519 | | | 31,054 | |
Non-recurring EHR revenues (2) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 2,624 | | | 3,500 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 350 | | | 395 | |
Total non-recurring EHR revenues | 2,974 | | | 3,895 | |
Total EHR revenue | $ | 34,493 | | | $ | 34,949 | |
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(1) Mostly comprised of support and maintenance, third-party subscriptions, and SaaS revenues. |
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(2) Mostly comprised of installation revenues from the sale of our acute care and post-acute care EHR solutions and related applications under a perpetual (non-subscription) licensing model. |
Recurring EHR revenues increased by $0.5 million, or 1%, compared to the third quarter of 2022. Although customer attrition over the trailing twelve months resulted in a decrease in Post-acute Care EHR systemrecurring revenues of $0.2 million, or 6%, Acute Care EHR recurring revenues increased by $0.7 million, or 3%, as continued efforts to emphasize SaaS arrangements have led to the accumulation of significant sources of recurring revenues.
Non-recurring EHR revenues decreased by $0.9 million, or 24%, compared to the third quarter of 2022. The consequence of our continued focus on increasing recurring revenues has been the de-emphasizing of nonrecurring, perpetual license sales.
Patient Engagement revenues increased by $0.6 million, or 63%, compared to the prior year period due to additional international license sales from our Canadian market reseller relationship.
Costs of Revenue (exclusive of amortization and support decreaseddepreciation)
Total costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) increased by $0.6 million compared to 67% inthe third quarter of 2022. As a percentage of total revenues, costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) increased to 53% of revenues during the third quarter of 2023 compared to 52% during the third quarter of 2022.
Costs associated with our RCM revenues increased by $1.9 million, or 7%, compared to the third quarter of 2022, as the necessary responses to domestic labor market challenges have increased costs associated with our people-intensive service offerings. While efforts are well underway to mitigate these domestic labor market challenges through our acquisition of Viewgol and expansion of our offshore partnerships, these efforts have yet to reach the scale necessary to fully offset the impact of domestic wage inflation. Adding to these challenges, (i) revenue growth in the trailing twelve months has largely come from lower margin revenue streams; (ii) over the trailing twelve months we experienced the loss of a single large customer with a margin profile well beyond our typical customer margin profile; and (iii) we faced increased costs associated with enhancing our compliance function within the RCM business unit to accommodate scale.
Costs associated with our EHR revenues decreased by $1.4 million, or 8%, compared to 72% in the third quarter of 2021,2022, primarily as our ongoing implementation of the increaseScaled Agile Framework® resulted in costsjob displacement for a number of sales worked in tandemour employees.
Costs associated with a decrease inout Patient Engagement revenues were effectively flat, increasing only $0.1 million compared to reduce margins.the third quarter of 2022.
Product Development
Product development expenses consist primarily of compensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) and infrastructure costs incurred, but not capitalized, for new product development and product enhancements. Product development costs increased by $0.1 million, or 2%, compared to the third quarter of 2021, as increased costs associated with our strategy to migrate to a public cloud environment, resource expansion, and increased amortization of capitalized software development costs were mostly offset by an increase in product development labor capitalization. Our recent acquisition of HRG resulted in $0.1 million of incremental product development expenses during the third quarter of 2022.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing costs increased by $2.1 million, or 41%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. Resource expansion resulted in a $0.4 million increase in payroll costs and an improved sales environment resulted in a $0.5 million increase in commission expenses. Marketing program costs increased by $0.4 million due to more aggressive marketing of our solutions and services combined with specific campaigns to increase brand awareness for our portfolio of companies. Lastly, our recent acquisition of HRG resulted in incremental sales and marketing expense of $0.3 million during the third quarter of 2022.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.7 million, or 5%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. Health claims experience associated with our self-insured employee health benefits plan improved significantly from the third quarter of 2021, resulting in a $0.4 million decrease in the related expense despite increased enrollment driven by our recent acquisition of HRG. Bad debt expense decreased by $0.8 million as receivables collection experience has improved. The combined $1.2 million decrease in health claims expense and bad debt expense more that offset the incremental recurring expenses related to our recent acquisition of HRG, which totaled $0.7 million during the third quarter of 2022.
Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangibles
Amortization expense associated with acquisition-related intangible assets increased by $0.8$1.8 million, or 22%, compared to the third quarter of 2021,2022, primarily due mostly to the amortization of intangibles acquired in the HRG acquisition.
Total Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses increased by $2.3 million, or 8%, comparedcosts related to the third quarter of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, total operating expenses decreasedour strategy to 40% of revenues in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 44% in the third quarter of 2021.
Total Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) increased to expense of $2.0 million during the third quarter of 2022 compared to expense of $0.7 million during the third quarter of 2021, due mostlymigrate to a $0.9 million increase in interest expense caused by a rising interest rate environment and a higher level of funded debt. Adding to this increased interest expense was a $0.6 million loss on contingent consideration. Our acquisition of TruCode in May 2021 included a contingent earnout payment of up to $15 million tied to TruCode's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") (subject to certain pro-forma adjustments) for the twelve month period concluding on the anniversary date of the acquisition (the "earnout period"). During the third quarter of 2022, we increased our estimate of the eventual earnout payment from $0.9 million to $1.5 million as certain costs were identified that are specifically excluded from the related purchase agreement's definitions governing EBITDA calculations, increasing our estimates of the related EBITDA amount.
Income Before Taxes
As a result of the foregoing factors, income before taxes decreased by $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of 2021.public cloud environment.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing costs decreased by $0.5 million, or 7%, compared to the third quarter of 2022, as lowered bookings performance caused a decrease in commission expense.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased by $7.8 million, or 59%, compared to the third quarter of 2022. Our ongoing implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework® resulted in job displacement for a number of our employees, resulting in a $5.3 million increase in related non-recurring severance costs. Other non-recurring charges increased by $1.7 million, largely as the result acquisition-related activity.
Amortization & Depreciation
Combined amortization and depreciation expense increased by $0.4 million, or 6%, as increasing capitalized software development asset balances resulted in an increase in the related amortization.
Total Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) decreased to expense of $2.8 million during the third quarter of 2023 compared to expense of $2.0 million during the third quarter of 2022, as a rising interest rate environment and a higher level of funded debt caused a $1.3 million increase in interest expense.
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
As a result of the foregoing factors, income (loss) before taxes decreased by $11.0 million, to a loss before taxes of $8.1 million in the third quarter of 2023 compared to income before taxes of $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2022.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 decreased2023 increased to 26.4%55.8% from 28.3%26.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2021, resulting2022, with the largest contributing factor being the impact of the research and development ("R&D") tax credit. This credit, which is not correlated with taxable income, resulted in an immaterial impactincremental benefit of 24.2% over the corresponding benefit during the third quarter of 2022. In periods with taxable income, the benefit from the R&D tax credit serves to reduce income tax expense.expense, thereby lowering the effective tax rate. However, in periods with taxable loss, the benefit from the R&D tax credit serves to increase the income tax benefit, thereby increasing the effective tax rate.
Net Income (Loss)
Net income (loss) for the third quarter of 20222023 decreased by $0.6$5.7 million to $2.2a net loss of $3.6 million, or $0.15$0.24 per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $2.7$2.2 million, or $0.19$0.15 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021. Net income represented 2.6% of revenue for the third quarter of 2022, compared to 3.9% of revenue for the third quarter of 2021.2022.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared2023 compared with Nine Months Endedmonths ended September 30, 20212022
Revenues
Total revenues for the first nine months of 2022ended September 30, 2023 increased by $36.8$10.1 million, or approximately 18%4%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
RCM revenues increased by $8.8 million, or 7%, compared to the first nine months of 2021.
TruBridge revenues increased by $40.8 million, or 41%, compared to the first nine months 2021,2022, as acquisition-fueled growth from our March 2022 acquisition of HRG added to the organic growth of our revenue cycle service and patient engagementRCM offerings. TruCode, acquired in May 2021, contributed $10.2 million of revenues during the first nine months of 2022, compared to only $4.3 million of revenues during the first nine months of 2021, which reflects less than five months' activity. Our acquisition of HRG in March 2022 provided further inorganic revenue growth, contributing $24.5 million of revenues during the first nine months of 2022. Organic revenue growth has materialized as our hospital clients operate in an environment typified by rising costs and increased complexity and are increasingly seeking to alleviate themselves of the ever-increasing administrative burden of operating their own business office functions. This increasing demand for services, coupled with the positive impact of improving hospital patient volumes on TruBridge revenues, resulted in organic revenue growth of $10.5 million, or 11%.
System sales and support revenues decreased by $4.0 million, or 4%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. System sales and support revenues were comprised of the following during the respective periods: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | 2022 | | 2021 |
Recurring system sales and support revenues (1) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | $ | 81,333 | | | $ | 80,792 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 11,504 | | | 12,402 | |
Total recurring system sales and support revenues | 92,837 | | | 93,194 | |
Non-recurring system sales and support revenues (2) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 9,467 | | | 13,786 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 1,551 | | | 913 | |
Total non-recurring system sales and support revenues | 11,018 | | | 14,699 | |
Total system sales and support revenue | $ | 103,855 | | | $ | 107,893 | |
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(1) Mostly comprised of support and maintenance, third-party subscriptions, and SaaS revenues. |
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(2) Mostly comprised of installation revenues from the sale of our acute care and post-acute care EHR solutions and related applications under a perpetual (non-subscription) licensing model. |
Recurring system sales and support revenues decreased by $0.4 million, or less than 1%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. Acute Care EHR recurring revenues increased by $0.5 million, or 1%, as recent efforts to emphasize SaaS arrangements have resulted in the accumulation of significant sources of recurring revenues, albeit at the expense of nonrecurring revenues. Post-acute Care EHR recurring revenues decreased by $0.9 million, or 7%, due to the loss of certain significant customers during early 2022.
Non-recurring system sales and supportEHR revenues decreasedincreased by $3.7$0.8 million, or 25%1%, compared to the first nine months of 2021.2022, and were comprised of the following during the respective periods: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 |
Recurring EHR revenues (1) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | $ | 83,886 | | | $ | 81,333 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 11,230 | | | 11,504 | |
Total recurring EHR revenues | 95,116 | | | 92,837 | |
Non-recurring EHR revenues (2) | | | |
Acute Care EHR | 8,460 | | | 9,467 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 1,075 | | | 1,551 | |
Total non-recurring EHR revenues | 9,535 | | | 11,018 | |
Total EHR revenue | $ | 104,651 | | | $ | 103,855 | |
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(1) Mostly comprised of support and maintenance, third-party subscriptions, and SaaS revenues. |
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(2) Mostly comprised of installation revenues from the sale of our acute care and post-acute care EHR solutions and related applications under a perpetual (non-subscription) licensing model. |
Recurring EHR revenues increased by $2.3 million, or 2%, compared to the first nine months of 2022. Although customer attrition over the trailing twelve months resulted in a decrease in Post-acute EHR recurring revenues of $0.3 million, or 2%, Acute Care EHR non-recurringrecurring revenues increased by $2.6 million, or 3%, as continued efforts to emphasize SaaS arrangements have led to the accumulation of significant sources of recurring revenue.
Non-recurring EHR revenues decreased by $4.3$1.5 million, or 13%, compared to the first nine months of 2022. The consequence of our continued focus on increasing recurring revenues has been the de-emphasizing of nonrecurring, perpetual license sales.
Patient Engagement revenues increased by $0.6 million, or 11%, as delivery of certain services formerly provided by our Acute Care EHR segment are now the responsibility of our Patient Engagement segment, with the related revenues and direct costs now reflected in our Patient Engagement segment's results.
Costs of Revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation)
Total costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) increased by $10.1 million compared to the first nine months of 2021, due mostly to a decrease in the number of perpetual license installations of our Acute Care EHR solutions. We installed our Acute Care EHR solutions at 16 new hospital clients during the first nine months of 2022 (all of which are under SaaS arrangements, resulting in revenue being recognized ratably over the contract term) compared to 15 new hospital clients during the first nine months of 2021 (eight under a SaaS arrangement). Post-acute Care EHR nonrecurring revenues increased by $0.6 million compared to the first nine months of 2021 due to a temporarily beneficial shift in license mix.
Costs of Sales
Total costs of sales increased by $23.5 million, or 23%, compared to the first nine months of 2021.2022. As a percentage of total revenues, costs of salesrevenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) increased to 52% of revenues during the first nine months of 20222023 compared to 50% during the first nine months of 2021.2022.
Our costsCosts associated with TruBridge sales and supportour RCM revenues increased by $23.5$10.4 million, or 47%15%, compared to the first nine months of 2021,2022. This increase has primarily been driven by our recent acquisitionsacquisition of TruCodeHRG and HRG,the aforementioned necessary responses to domestic labor market challenges, which contributed total expenses of $2.1 million and $18.6 million, respectively, tohave increased the first nine months of 2022. Comparatively, the first nine months of 2021 included only $1.0 million of expensescosts associated with TruCode, which reflects less than five months' activity. The remaining cost increases for TruBridge are organic in nature, caused by resource expansion necessitated by the growing customer base and improved patient volumes. The gross margin on these services decreased to 47%our people-intensive service offerings. Additionally, (i) revenue growth in the first ninetrailing twelve months of 2022 compared to 49% in the first nine months of 2021 due to the addition of HRG, which is mostly comprised ofhas largely come from lower margin services.revenue streams; (ii) during the trailing twelve months we experienced the loss of a single large customer with a margin profile well beyond our typical customer margin profile; and (iii) we faced increased costs associated with enhancing our compliance function within the RCM business unit to accommodate scale.
Costs of Acute Careassociated with our EHR system sales and supportrevenues decreased by $0.6$0.3 million, or 1%, compared to the first nine months of 2021,2022, primarily as our ongoing implementation of the continuing shift in customer preferences towards a SaaS license modelScaled Agile Framework® resulted in increased capitalizationjob displacement for a number of contract fulfillment costs. The gross margin on Acute Care EHR system sales and support decreasedour employees.
Costs associated with our Patient Engagement revenues were effectively flat, increasing less than $0.1 million compared to 47% during the first nine months of 2022, compared to 49% during the first nine months2022.
Product Development
Product development expenses consist primarily of 2021, as declining recurring revenues werecompensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) and infrastructure costs incurred, but not indicative of our resource needs, resulting in a dynamic of revenue declines outpacing expense declines.
Costs of Post-acute Care EHR system salescapitalized, for new product development and supportproduct enhancements. Product development costs increased by $0.6$4.0 million, or 18%17%, compared to the first nine months of 2021, with increased labor and travel costs comprising the majority of the increase. The gross margin on Post-acute Care EHR system sales and support decreased2022, primarily due to 68% in the first nine months of 2022, compared to 73% in the first nine months of 2021, as the increase in costs of sales worked in tandem with a decrease in revenues to reduce margins..
Product Development
Product development costs decreased by $0.6 million, or 2%, compared to the first nine months of 2021, with the primary driver being a $4.9 million, or 80%, increase in product development labor capitalization pursuant to the aforementioned change in our method of estimating the labor costs incurred in developing software assets requiring capitalization under ASC 350-40, Internal Use Software. This increased capitalization rate was partially offset by increased amortization of the related assets and increased costs related to our strategy to migrate to a public cloud environment. Combined, our recent acquisitions of TruCodeenvironment and HRG resulted in $1.5 million of product development expenses during the first nine months of 2022, compared to only $0.5 million during the first nine months of 2021.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing costs increased by $6.8 million, or 43%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. The first nine months of 2022 marked the return of our in-person National Client Conference, which had migrated to virtual-only sessions since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in incremental expense of $1.1 million. Resource expansion resulted in a $0.9 million increase in payroll costs and an improved sales environment resulted in a $1.3 million increase in commission expenses. Similarly, travel costs have increased by $0.4 million as travel patterns return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Marketing program costs increased by $1.0 million due to more aggressive marketing of our solutions and services combined with specific campaigns to increase brand awareness for our portfolio of companies. Improved confidence in achievement of long-term incentive targets resulted in an increase in stock-based compensation costs of $0.6 million. Lastly, our recent acquisitions of TruCode and HRG resulted in combined sales and marketing expense of $1.4 million during the first nine months of 2022, compared to only $0.2 million during the first nine months of 2021.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased by $2.9 million, or 8%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. Volatility in employee health claims coupled with an expanding employee base resulted in a $1.8 million increase in employee benefits costs while expanding resources drove payroll to an increase of $0.6 million and improved confidence in achievement of long-termother workplace modernization initiatives.
incentive targets resulted in an increase in stock-based compensationSales and Marketing
Sales and marketing costs of $0.8 million. Combined, our recent acquisitions of TruCode and HRG resulted in $2.7 million of general and administrative expenses during the first nine months of 2022, compared to only $0.6 million during the first nine months of 2021. These increases in general and administrative expenses were partially offsetdecreased by a decrease of $2.0 million in severance costs as the aforementioned margin optimization efforts resulted in a significant reduction-in-force during the first nine months of 2021, with no initiatives of such scale during the first nine months of 2022.
Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangibles
Amortization expense associated with acquisition-related intangible assets increased by $2.8$0.7 million, or 28%3%, compared to the first nine months of 2021, due mostly to the amortization of intangibles acquired2022, as lowered bookings performance caused a decrease in the TruCodecommission expense.
General and HRG acquisitions.Administrative
Total Operating Expenses
Total operatingGeneral and administrative expenses increased by $11.9$14.2 million, or 14%35%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. As2022. Our ongoing implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework® resulted in job displacement for a percentagenumber of total revenues, total operating expenses decreased slightlyour employees, resulting in a $9.0 million increase in related non-recurring severance costs. Other non-recurring charges increased by $4.6 million, largely as the result of acquisition-related activity and lease termination costs related to 41% of revenues duringour efforts to right-size our real estate footprint.
Amortization & Depreciation
Combined amortization and depreciation expense increased by $1.9 million, or 11%, as increasing capitalized software development asset balances resulted in an increase in the first nine months of 2022, compared to 42% during the first nine months of 2021.related amortization.
Total Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) increased to expense of $7.8 million during the first nine months of 2023 compared to expense of $2.3 million during the first nine months of 2022 compared to expense2022. A rising interest rate environment and a higher level of $1.1funded debt caused a $4.4 million during the first nine months of 2021. Our acquisition of TruCodeincrease in May 2021 included a contingent earnout payment of up to $15 million tied to TruCode's earnings before interest tax, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") (subject to certain pro-forma adjustments) for the twelve month period concluding on the anniversary date of the acquisition (the "earnout period"). Duringexpense. Additionally, during the first nine months of 2022, $1.0 million of the original $2.5 million contingent consideration estimated in determining the TruCode purchase price was reversed as ourupdated estimates of TruCode's earnings over the earnout period were less than estimated aton the date of acquisition. This gain onThere were no such adjustments to contingent consideration was more than offset by increased interest expense, caused by a rising interest rate environment and a higher levelarrangements recorded during the first nine months of funded debt.2023 as the related earnout payments were made during 2022.
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
As a result of the foregoing factors, income (loss) before taxes increaseddecreased by $0.2$24.9 million, to a loss before taxes of $8.7 million in the first nine months of 20222023 compared to income before taxes of $16.3 million in the first nine months of 2021.2022.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased2023 increased to 17.9%61.7% from 19.0%17.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022, as the R&D tax credit resulted in an incremental benefit of 26.5% over the corresponding benefit during the first nine months of 2022. Additionally, our effective state income tax rate increased to 12.3% during the first nine months of 2023 from 1.7% during the first nine months of 2022, as the allocation of net income (loss) to individual subsidiaries and those subsidiaries' relative state income tax exposure caused the related effective tax rate to deviate significantly from historical norms. Lastly, the impact of provision-to-return adjustments on our effective tax rate increased to 11.3% during the first nine months of 2023 compared to only 1.3% during the first nine months of 2022 due to a change in method for calculating the 2022 tax benefit related to the R&D tax credit, which was previously estimated assuming we would continue to apply the ASC 730 Safe Harbor Directive in determining credit amounts. The results of our 2022 R&D tax credit study, completed during the third quarter of 2023, indicated a more beneficial R&D tax credit utilizing the standard, pre-Safe Harbor method for determining qualified research expenditures. As such, we have elected to forego applying the ASC 730 Safe Harbor Directive for tax year 2022.
Net Income (Loss)
Net income (loss) for the first nine months of 2022 increased2023 decreased by $0.3$16.7 million to $13.4a net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.91$0.23 per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $13.0$13.4 million, or $0.89$0.91 per basic and diluted share, for the first nine months of 2021. Net income represented 5.5% of revenue for the first nine months of 2022, compared to 6.3% of revenue for the first nine months of 2021.2022.
Supplemental Segment Information
Our reportable segments have been determined in accordance with ASC 280 - Segment Reporting. We have three reportable operating segments: TruBridge, Acute CareRCM, EHR, and Post-acute Care EHR.Patient Engagement. We evaluate each of our three operating segments based on segment revenues and segment adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net income as reported and adjusts for (i) deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments arising from purchase allocation adjustments related to business acquisitions; (ii) depreciation expense; (iii)
amortization of software development costs; (iv) amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets; (v) stock-based compensation; (vi) severance and other non-recurring charges; (vii) interest expense and other, net; (viii) gain(gain) loss on contingent consideration; and (ix) the provision (benefit) for income taxes. The segment measurements provided to and evaluated by the chief operating decision makers ("CODM") are described in Note 17.17 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. These results should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a summary of the revenues and adjusted EBITDA of our three operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022:
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TruBridge | $ | 47,878 | | | $ | 34,531 | | | $ | 13,347 | | | 39 | % | | $ | 139,569 | | | $ | 98,736 | | | $ | 40,833 | | | 41 | % |
Acute Care EHR | 30,737 | | | 31,126 | | | (389) | | | (1) | % | | 90,800 | | | 94,578 | | | (3,778) | | | (4) | % |
Post-acute Care EHR | 4,212 | | | 4,434 | | | (222) | | | (5) | % | | 13,055 | | | 13,315 | | | (260) | | | (2) | % |
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TruBridge | $ | 8,060 | | | $ | 6,840 | | | $ | 1,220 | | | 18 | % | | $ | 27,609 | | | $ | 20,216 | | | $ | 7,393 | | | 37 | % |
Acute Care EHR | 4,584 | | | 4,773 | | | (189) | | | (4) | % | | 13,915 | | | 15,650 | | | (1,735) | | | (11) | % |
Post-acute Care EHR | 705 | | | 624 | | | 81 | | | 13 | % | | 1,147 | | | 2,487 | | | (1,340) | | | (54) | % |
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RCM | $ | 46,582 | | | $ | 46,875 | | | $ | (293) | | | (1) | % | | $ | 142,973 | | | $ | 134,200 | | | $ | 8,773 | | | 7 | % |
EHR | 34,493 | | | 34,949 | | | (456) | | | (1) | % | | 104,651 | | | 103,855 | | | 796 | | | 1 | % |
Patient Engagement | 1,637 | | | 1,003 | | | 634 | | | 63 | % | | 5,943 | | | 5,369 | | | 574 | | | 11 | % |
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RCM | $ | 4,623 | | | $ | 8,750 | | | $ | (4,127) | | | (47) | % | | $ | 18,205 | | | $ | 26,395 | | | $ | (8,190) | | | (31) | % |
EHR | 5,669 | | | 5,751 | | | (82) | | | (1) | % | | 17,394 | | | 17,621 | | | (227) | | | (1) | % |
Patient Engagement | (570) | | | (1,152) | | | 582 | | | 51 | % | | (6) | | | (1,345) | | | 1,339 | | | 100 | % |
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Segment Revenues
Refer to the corresponding discussion of revenues for each of our reportable segments previously provided under the Revenues heading of this Management's Discussion and Analysis. There are no intersegment revenues to be eliminated in computing segment revenue.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA - Three Months Ended September 30, 20222023 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 20212022
TruBridgeRCM adjusted EBITDA increaseddecreased by $1.2$4.1 million, or 18%47%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. Revenue growth2022. The period's modest revenue decrease of $0.3 million, or less than 1%, was met with an increase in the related costs of 39%revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) of $1.9 million, or 7%, primarily due to upward pressure on costs associated with our people-intensive service offerings. This direct-labor headwind was partially offsetcompounded by a 440 basis point decrease in gross margins, as growth materialized from lower-margin, resource-intensive service lines. This decrease in gross margins combined with expandedexpanding operating expenses to limitexert downward pressure on adjusted EBITDA growth despite this dramatic increase in revenues.EBITDA.
Acute Care EHR adjusted EBITDA decreased by $0.2 million, or 4%. The aforementioned decrease in non-recurring revenues caused a $1.4 million decrease in gross profit, which was partially offset by improved operating expenses resulting from increased product development labor capitalization rates.
Post-acute Care EHR adjusted EBITDA increased byless than $0.1 million, or 13%1%, compared to the third quarter of 2022, primarily as customer attrition causeddeclining revenues were offset by our ongoing implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework®, which resulted in job displacement for a moderatenumber of our employees, thereby benefiting the segment's profitability.
Patient Engagement adjusted EBITDA improved to a loss of $0.6 million compared to a loss of $1.2 million during the third quarter of 2022, primarily as a result of improved revenue decline while our product development resources experienced a favorable shift in workload mix away from support functions and towards capitalizable projects, resulting in significantly decreased operating expenses.performance (as previously discussed).
Segment Adjusted EBITDA - Nine Months Ended September 30, 20222023 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 20212022
TruBridgeRCM adjusted EBITDA increaseddecreased by $7.4$8.2 million, or 37%31%, compared to the first nine months of 2021. Revenue2022. Although our March 2022 acquisition of HRG propelled revenue growth of 41%$8.8 million, or 7%, this revenue growth was partially offset by a 193 basis point decrease in gross margins, as growth materialized from lower-margin, resource-intensive service lines. This decrease in gross margins combinedmet with expanded operating expenses to limit adjusted EBITDA growth despite this dramatican increase in revenues.
Acute Care EHR adjusted EBITDA decreased by $1.7costs of revenue (exclusive of amortization and depreciation) for the entirety of our RCM business of $10.4 million, or 11%15%, as gross margins decreased 148 basis points but overall operating costs decreased as improved labor capitalization rates drove product development expenses lower, mostly offsetting increasedprimarily due to upward pressure on costs associated with our sales and marketing efforts (including the resumption of our in-person National Client Conference) and increased benefits costs.
Post-acute Care EHR adjusted EBITDA decreasedpeople-intensive service offerings. This direct-labor headwind was compounded by $1.3 million, or 54%. Despite only a slight decrease in related revenues, adjusted EBITDA suffered fromexpanding operating expenses driven by the aforementioned gross margin compression of our post-acute care EHR business and increased operating expenses as our product development resources experienced an unfavorable shift in workload mix away from capitalizable projectscosts related to our strategy to migrate to the public cloud and towards support functions duringgeneral and administrative costs related to our ongoing implementation of the first half of 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s liquidity and capital resources were not materially impacted by COVID-19 and related economic conditions during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For further discussion regarding the potential future impacts of COVID-19 and related economic conditions on the Company’s liquidity and capital resources, see “COVID-19” in this Management'sScaled Agile Framework®.
DiscussionEHR adjusted EBITDA decreased by $0.2 million, or 1%, compared to the first nine months of 2022. Although revenues increased by $0.8 million, or 1%, and Analysiscosts of Financial Conditionrevenue (exclusive of amortization and Resultsdepreciation) decreased by $0.3 million, or 1%, the expansion of Operationsother operating expenses resulted in a slight decrease in adjusted EBITDA.
Patient Engagement adjusted EBITDA increased by $1.3 million compared to the first nine months of 2022. The previously-discussed improved revenue performance worked in tandem with lowered sales and Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors”marketing cost allocations to result in our Annual Report on Form 10-Kadjusted EBITDA that was roughly break-even for the year ended December 31, 2021.first nine months of 2023 compared to a loss of $1.3 million during the first nine months of 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of September 30, 2022,2023, our principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $15.6$1.5 million and our remaining borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility of $86.3$81.6 million, compared to $11.4$7.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $79.0$86.3 million of remaining borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2021.2022. In conjunction with our acquisition of HHI in January 2016, we entered into a syndicated credit agreement which provided for a $125 million term loan facility and a $50 million revolving credit facility. On June 16, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that increased the aggregate principal amount of our credit facilities to $185 million, includingwhich included a $75 million term loan facility and a $110 million revolving credit facility. On May 2, 2022, we entered into a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that further increased the aggregate principal amount of our credit facilities to $260$230 million, which includesincluded a $70 million term loan facility and a $160 million revolving credit facility.
As of September 30, 2022,2023, we had $142.0$143.2 million in principal amount of indebtedness outstanding under the credit facilities. In addition, we had operating lease liabilities totaling approximately $8.1 million payable over the next eight years. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents of $15.6$1.5 million as of September 30, 2022,2023, the future operating cash flows of the combined entity, and our remaining borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility of $86.3$81.6 million as of September 30, 2022,2023, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund ongoing cash requirements for the next twelve months and beyond. We cannot provide assurance that our actual cash requirements will not be greater than we expect as of the date of filing of this Form 10-Q. If sources of liquidity are not available or if we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations during the next twelve months, we may be required to obtain additional sources of funds through additional operational improvements, capital market transactions, asset sales or financing from third parties, a combination thereof or otherwise. We cannot provide assurance that these additional sources of funds will be available or, if available, would have reasonable terms. Aside from normal operating cash requirements, obligations under our Credit Agreement (as discussed below) and operating leases, and opportunistic uses of capital in share repurchases and business acquisition transactions, we do not have any material cash commitments or planned cash commitments. Although the Company currently has no obligations related to planned acquisitions, the Company's strategy includes the potential for future acquisitions, which may be funded through draws on the credit facilities or the use of the other sources of liquidity described above.
On October 16, 2023, we made a draw of $41.0 million on the revolving credit facility in connection with the closing of the Viewgol acquisition, leaving a remaining $40.6 million of available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility as of that date. A portion of the proceeds from the draw, together with available cash on hand, was used by CPSI to make the various required payments at the closing of the acquisition.
Operating Cash Flow Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $4.3$16.9 million from $34.5 million provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $30.2 million provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.2022 to $13.3 million provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in cash flows provided by operations is primarily due to disadvantageous changesthe aforementioned decrease in working capital, most notably as it relates to an expansion in accounts receivable.
TruBridge customers are billed monthly in arrears, generally within 10 days of the end-date of the respective month of service.As a result, a significant portion of our accounts receivable are unbilled and accrued at the end of each quarterly reporting period.The acquisition of HRG and eventual inclusion of the related accounts in the TruBridge billing cadence resulted in a significant increase in these unbilled and accrued receivables.This dynamic, coupled with organic revenue growth and timing of customer payments, caused a significant expansion in accounts receivable during the first nine months of 2022, resulting in a $6.9 million detrimental impact to operating cash flows.Comparatively, accounts receivable contracted during the first nine months of 2021, resulting in a benefit to operating cash flows of $1.3 million.net income.
Investing Cash Flow Activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $8.6$40.1 million, with $58.4$18.3 million used in the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 compared to $67.0$58.4 million used during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We2022. Most notably, we completed our $43.7$43.6 million acquisition of HRG during the first quarter of 2022. Conversely, we completed our $59.6 million acquisition of TruCode during the second quarter of 2021. In addition, cash outflows for the investment2022 with no similar activity in software development increased from $6.4 million during the first nine months of 20212023. Partially offsetting this significant decrease in cash outflows related to acquisition activity was a $3.4 million increase in cash outflows related to capitalized software development efforts. Specifically, cash outflows related to capitalized software development efforts increased from $14.6 million during the first nine months of 2022 due to $18.0 million during the aforementioned change in methodology for estimating labor costs eligible for capitalization and a favorable shift infirst nine months of 2023 as our workload mix has shifted away from support functionsaddressing deficiencies in legacy code related to existing applications towards adding features and towards capitalizable projects.functionalities to our cloud-native solutions and increased development efforts related to non-customer-facing, internal-use software.
Financing Cash Flow Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, our financing activities were a net sourceuse of cash in the amount of $32.3$0.5 million, as $48.0$9.7 million in borrowings from our revolving line of credit used to fund our acquisition of HRG, were partially offset by long-term debt principal payments of $8.0$7.6 million and $8.2$2.6 million used to repurchase shares of our common stock, which are treated as treasury stock. Financing activities were a net source of cash in the amount of $37.0$32.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021,2022, as $61.0$48.0 million in borrowings from our revolving line of credit were partially offset by long-term debt principal payments of $22.8$8.0 million and $1.2$8.2 million used to repurchase shares of our common stock.
On September 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $30.0 million in aggregate amount of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On July 27, 2022, our Board of Directors extended the expiration of the stock repurchase program to September 4, 2024. These shares may be purchased from time to time throughout the duration of the stock repurchase program depending upon market conditions. Our ability to repurchase shares is subject to compliance with the terms of our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Concurrent with the authorization of this stock repurchase program, in September 2020, the Board of Directors opted to indefinitely suspend all quarterly dividends.
Credit Agreement
As of September 30, 2022,2023, we had $68.3$64.8 million in principal amount outstanding under the term loan facility and $73.7 million$78.4 million in principal amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Each of our credit facilities continues to bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) the Adjusted SOFR rate for the relevant interest period, subject to a floor of 0.50%, (2) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (a) the prime lending rate of Regions, (b) the federal funds rate for the relevant interest period plus one half of one percent per annum and (c) the one month SOFR rate, subject to the aforementioned floor, plus one percent per annum, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2). The applicable margin range for SOFR loans and the letter of credit fee ranges from 1.8% to 3.0%. The applicable margin range for base rate loans ranges from 0.8% to 2.0%, in each case based on the Company's consolidated net leverage ratio.
Principal payments with respect to the term loan facility are due on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning June 30, 2022, with quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.9 million through March 31, 2027, with maturity on May 2, 2027 or or such earlier date as the obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, become due and payable pursuant to the terms of such agreement. Any principal outstanding under the revolving credit facility is due and payable on the maturity date.
Our credit facilities are secured pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2020, among the parties identified as obligors therein and Regions, as collateral agent, on a first priority basis by a security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions) of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), including certain registered intellectual property and the capital stock of certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The First Amendment provides incremental facility capacity of $75 million, subject to certain conditions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, includes a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and in each case subject to certain exceptions and baskets, impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including the ability to incur additional debt; incur liens and encumbrances; make certain restricted payments, including paying dividends on the Company's equity securities or payments to redeem, repurchase, or retire the Company's equity securities (which are subject to our compliance, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the restricted payment, with the fixed charge coverage ratio and consolidated net leverage ratio described below); enter into certain restrictive agreements; make investments, loans and acquisitions; merge or consolidate with any other person; dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with affiliates; and materially alter the business we conduct. The First Amendment requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 throughout the duration of such agreement. Under the First Amendment, the Company is required to comply with a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of 3.75:1.00 for each quarter through March 31, 2023, after which time the maximum consolidated net leverage ratio will be 3.50:1.00. Further, under the First Amendment, in connection with any acquisition by the Company exceeding $25 million, the Company may elect to increase the maximum permitted consolidated net leverage ratio for the fiscal quarter in which the acquisition occurs and each of the following three fiscal quarters by 0.50:1.00 above the otherwise permitted maximum. If the consolidated net leverage ratio is less than 2.50:1:00, there is no limit on the incremental facilities.facility. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default. We believe thatOn March 10, 2023, the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio was amended to specifically exclude from the definition of fixed charges the Company's share repurchases conducted during the third and fourth quarters of 2022.
As of September 30, 2023, we were not in compliance with the covenants containedfixed charge coverage ratio required by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. On November 8, 2023, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors entered into a Waiver with Regions Bank, as administrative agent, and various other lenders, which provided for a one-time waiver of this failure as an event of default. Any failure by us to comply with this or another covenant in the future may result in an event of default. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to comply with this covenant or obtain amendments or waivers to avoid future covenant violations, or that such agreement as of September 30, 2022.amendments or waivers will be available on commercially acceptable terms.
The First Amendment removed the requirement that the Company mandatorily prepay the credit facilities with excess cash flow generated during the prior fiscal year. The Company is permitted to voluntarily prepay the credit facilities at any time without penalty, subject to customary “breakage” costs with respect to prepayments of SOFR rate loans made on a day other than the last day of any applicable interest period.
Backlog
Backlog consists of revenues we reasonably expect to recognize over the next twelve months under all existing contracts, including those with remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less and those with fees that are variable in which we estimate future revenues.contracts. The revenues to be recognized may relate to a combination of one-time fees for system sales and recurring fees for support and maintenance and TruBridgeRCM services. As of September 30, 2023, we had a twelve-month backlog of approximately $9 million in connection with non-recurring system purchases and approximately $311 million in connection with recurring payments under support and maintenance and RCM services. As of September 30, 2022, we had a twelve-month backlog of approximately $7 million in connection with non-recurring system purchases and approximately $316 million in connection with recurring payments under support and maintenance Cloud EHR contracts, and TruBridge services, $32 million of which was attributable to HRG. As of September 30, 2021, we had a twelve-month backlog of approximately $6 million in connection with non-recurring system purchases and approximately $272 million in connection with recurring payments under support and maintenance, Cloud EHR contracts, and TruBridgeRCM services.
Bookings
Bookings is a key operational metric used by management to assess the relative success of our sales generation efforts, and were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TruBridge (1) | $ | 11,532 | | | $ | 13,073 | | | 37,260 | | | 22,009 | |
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Acute Care EHR | 7,982 | | | 15,298 | | | $ | 24,565 | | | $ | 30,437 | |
Post-acute Care EHR | 1,024 | | | 951 | | | 2,909 | | | 2,204 | |
Total system sales and support | 9,006 | | | 16,249 | | | 27,474 | | | 32,641 | |
Total bookings | $ | 20,538 | | | $ | 29,322 | | | $ | 64,734 | | | $ | 54,650 | |
(1) Generally calculated as the total contract price (for non-recurring, project-related amounts) and annualized contract value (for recurring amounts). |
(2) Generally calculated as the total contract price (for system sales) and annualized contract value (for support). |
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RCM (1) | $ | 9,080 | | | $ | 11,272 | | | $ | 34,828 | | | $ | 34,692 | |
EHR(2) | 6,507 | | | 9,006 | | | 22,258 | | | 27,474 | |
Patient Engagement (1) | 661 | | | 260 | | | 2,004 | | | 2,568 | |
Total bookings | $ | 16,248 | | | $ | 20,538 | | | $ | 59,090 | | | $ | 64,734 | |
(1) Generally calculated as the total contract price (for non-recurring, project-related amounts) and annualized contract value (for recurring amounts). |
(2) Generally calculated as the total contract price (for system sales) including annualized contract value (for support) for perpetual license system sales and total contract price for SaaS sales. |
TruBridgeRCM
RCM bookings during the third quarter of 20222023 decreased by $1.5$2.2 million, or 12%19%, from the third quarter of 2021. TruBridge bookings during2022 as the third quarter of 2021 were a then-record, propelled by large international client wins for Get Real Health's patient engagement solutions. The lack of any such large Get Real Health international client wins during the third quarter of 2022 resulted in a decrease in Get Real Health bookings of $5.1 million, which was largely offset by continuedrelative strength in our core markets for TruBridge services, particularly as it relates tobookings from healthcare providers utilizing competing EHR products ("net-new") was outpaced by declining bookings from our existing EHR customer base. Compared tobase ("cross-sell"). Cross-sell bookings decreased by $5.5 million, or 54%, experiencing uncharacteristically high volatility as the first nine monthspace of 2021, TruBridgeprospective sales decisions slowed. The decline in cross-sell bookings experienced during the third quarter of 2023 reversed many of the year-to-date gains in bookings we had achieved as of June 30, 2023, resulting in RCM bookings during the first nine months of 2022 increased by $15.3 million, or 69%, as sales activities during2023 that were effectively flat with the first nine months of 2021 suffered from a number of incremental headwinds, chief among them being (a) COVID-19 related distractions, including increased infection rates for certain geographies and widespread focus on eventual vaccine rollouts, (b) reorganization transitions related to our February 2021 reduction-in-force, and (c) lower-value regulatory purchases required2022.
EHR
EHR bookings decreased by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Price Transparency mandate requiring hospitals to provide clear, accessible pricing information online. These topics disproportionately dominated sales discussions and resources, with the related headwinds beginning to dissipate$2.5 million during the third quarter of 2021.
Acute Care EHR bookings during the third quarter of 2022 decreased by $7.3 million,2023, or 48%28%, compared to the third quarter of 20212022 and decreased by $5.9$5.2 million, during the first nine months of 2022, or 19%, compared to the first nine months of 2021 as the decision environment for new system sales arrangements has proven particularly challenging.
Post-acute2022. Acute Care EHR bookings duringdecreased by $2.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2022 increased by $0.1and $5.1 million or 8%, over the third quarter of 2021 and increased by $0.7 million duringcompared to the first nine months of 2022, or 32%, over the first nine monthsprimarily due to a challenging decision environment for new Acute Care EHR system sales arrangements, including lowered volumes for migration opportunities from Centriq (acquired in our 2016 acquisition of 2021 as the improved sales environment worked in tandem with recent product innovations designedHHI) to improve the competitive position ofThrive, our AHT products.flagship hospital EHR product.
Patient Engagement
Patient engagement bookings increased by $0.4 million during the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022, but decreased by $0.6 million, or 22%, compared to the first nine months of 2022. The first nine months of 2022 benefited from one reseller's purchases of block licenses for the deployment of Get Real Health's products in Canada, with no such large purchases in the first nine months of 2023. As a relatively small operator in a still-nascent market, volatility in bookings is expected to remain a characteristic of our patient engagement business as the industry matures and the business grows to scale.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our Management Discussion and Analysis is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make subjective or complex judgments that may affect the reported financial condition and results of operations. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the reported values of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and other financial amounts that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates and these estimates may differ under different assumptions or conditions. We continually evaluate the information used to make these estimates as our business and the economic environment changes.
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, we identified our critical accounting polices and estimates related to revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, income taxes,estimates, business combinations, including purchased intangible assets, and software development costs. There have been no significant changes to these critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to the potential changefluctuations in the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), which replaced the British Bankers Association London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") as the new banchmarkbenchmark interest rate for our credit facililties.facilities. We had $142.0$143.2 million of outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities with Regions Bank at September 30, 2022.2023. The term loan facility and revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) the Adjusted SOFR rate for the relevant interest period, subject to a floor of 0.50%, (2) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (a) the prime lending rate of Regions, (b) the federal funds rate for the relevant interest period plus one half of one percent per annum and (c) the one month SOFR rate, subject to the aforementioned floor, plus one percent per annum, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2). Accordingly, we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings under the credit facilities. A one hundred basis point change in interest rate on our borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 20222023 would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $1.4 million annually.
We did not have investments as of September 30, 2023 and do not utilize derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risks.
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Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Because of the inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, with a company have been prevented or detected on a timely basis. Even disclosure controls and procedures determined to be effective can only provide reasonable assurance that their objectives are achieved.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to a material weakness in our control environment and financial reporting processes, our disclosure controls and procedures arewere not effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Material Weakness
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. During their review of debt covenant compliance applicable to the third quarter of 2023, our external auditors identified an instance of non-compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which resulted in an event of default that was not identified by management on a timely basis. When identified, corrective actions were taken in respect of this default, and we obtained a waiver from the lenders in relation to this matter. In the absence of identifying this non-compliance and obtaining a waiver, the Company would have been required to reclassify the indebtedness under the credit facility from long-term to short-term. We have, therefore, concluded that there is a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting, as our controls over debt covenant monitoring and compliance were not operating with sufficient precision and timeliness.
No material financial statement misstatements were identified in relation to this material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. Based on additional procedures and post-closing review, management concluded that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is implementing a plan to remediate this material weakness. Remedial actions are expected to include increasing management oversight, increasing training and understanding of personnel involved in covenant obligation compliance, and improving the compliance, monitoring, documentation and reporting processes.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
On March 1, 2022, we acquired HRG, as further described in Note 4 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. We continue to integrate policies, processes, people, technology, and operations for our combined operations, and we will continue to evaluate the impact of any related changes to internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) during the quarter ended September 30, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Consistent with the guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission that an assessment of internal control over financial reporting of a recently acquired business may be omitted from management's evaluation, management has excluded HRG, which was acquired March 1, 2022, from its assessment. The assets of HRG excluded from our assessment represented approximately 11% of the Company's total assets as of September 30, 2022 and approximately 1% of the Company's consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
From time to time, we arehave been and may again become involved in routine litigation that ariseslegal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved inpresently a party to any claims outside the ordinary courselitigation or legal proceedings that we believe to be material and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, that are material to ouroperating results, financial condition or results of operations.cash flows. See Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies included in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for information concerning other potential contingencies.
With regard to the previously disclosed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") investigation, on September 13, 2023, the SEC staff sent a letter to the Company stating that the SEC staff has concluded its investigation as to the Company and that based on the information to date, the SEC staff does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the Company.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part 1, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K and Part II, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q other than as described in the risk factor below.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK AND OTHER GENERAL RISKS
In our internal control over financial reporting, we identified a material weakness. If we fail to remedy this weakness or otherwise fail to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, this may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.
We are required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to furnish a report by management on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and to include a report by our independent auditors attesting to such effectiveness. Any failure by us to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our ability to report accurately our financial condition or results of operations.
As discussed in this report under "Controls and Procedures," during their review of debt covenant compliance applicable to the third quarter of 2023, our external auditors identified an instance of non-compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which resulted in an event of default that was not identified by management on a timely basis. In the absence of identifying this non-compliance and obtaining a waiver, the Company would have been required to reclassify the indebtedness under the credit facility from long-term to short-term. Our management, therefore, concluded that, as of September 30, 2023, we had a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as our controls over debt covenant monitoring and compliance were not operating with sufficient precision and timeliness. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We intend to remediate the identified material weakness, but no assurance can be given that such weakness will be fully remedied in a timely fashion.
If we are unable to remediate this weakness, or otherwise to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent auditors determine that we have a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our common stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Failure to remedy any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain other effective control systems required of public companies, also could restrict our future access to the capital markets.
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
Repurchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2022:2023:
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Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(2) |
Beginning of Period | | | | $ | 25,562,194 | |
July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022 | — | | $ | — | | — | | 25,562,194 | |
August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022 | 66,297 | | 30.95 | | 66,297 | | 23,510,576 | |
September 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022 | 67,223 | | 28.99 | | 67,223 | | $ | 21,561,995 | |
Total | 133,520 | | $ | 29.96 | | 133,520 | | |
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(1) Shares purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2022 pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase program. |
(2) On September 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $30.0 million of our common stock through September 3, 2022. On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors extended the expiration date of the stock repurchase program to September 4, 2024. Any future stock repurchase transactions may be made through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased(1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(3) |
Beginning of Period | | | | $ | 16,471,896 | |
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023 | 1,507 | | 25.27 | | — | | 16,471,896 | |
August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023 | 220 | | $ | 26.38 | | — | | 16,471,896 | |
September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 | — | | — | | — | | 16,471,896 | |
Total | 1,727 | | $ | 25.41 | | — | | |
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(1) We repurchased 1,727 shares during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that were not made pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase program, but were purchased to fund required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock. Shares withheld to cover required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock do not reduce our total share repurchase authority. |
(2) Shares purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2023 pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase program. |
(3) On September 4, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $30.0 million of our common stock through September 3, 2022. On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors extended the expiration date of the stock repurchase program to September 4, 2024. Any future stock repurchase transactions may be made through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
Not applicable.
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Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. |
Not applicable.
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Item 5. | Other Information. |
None.(a) On November 8, 2023, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors entered into a Waiver (the “Credit Agreement Waiver”) with Regions Bank, as administrative agent, and various other lenders, which provided for a one-time waiver of the following event of default under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement: our failure to have a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00, measured for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement Waiver is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement Waiver which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, none of the Company's directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).
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*Certain annexes and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. CPSI hereby agrees to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted documents to the SEC upon its request. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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11/7/20229/2023 | | By: | | /s/ Christopher L. Fowler |
| | | | Christopher L. Fowler |
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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11/7/20229/2023 | | By: | | /s/ Matt J. Chambless |
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| | | | Chief Financial Officer |