Amedisys (AMED) 8-K Amedisys Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:	Investor Contact:	Media Contact:
	Amedisys, Inc.	Amedisys, Inc.
	Tom Dolan	Jacqueline Chen Valencia
	Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer	Senior Vice President – Marketing & Communications
	(225) 292-3391	(225) 299-3688
	tom.dolan@amedisys.com	jacqueline.chen@amedisys.com

AMEDISYS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (July 31, 2013) — Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading home health and hospice company, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

• After adding back $5.1 million and $1.4 million ($3.1 million and $0.8 million, net of income tax) or $0.10 and $0.03 per diluted share for exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations, the following would have been our adjusted results:

• Net service revenue of $313.1 million compared to $363.1 million in 2012, a decrease of 13.7%.

• Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc., of $5.4 million compared to $8.7 million in 2012, a decrease of 38.0%.

• Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.17 compared to $0.29 per diluted share in 2012, a decrease of 41.4%.

• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization attributable to continuing operations (“EBITDA”) of $19.1 million compared to $26.6 million in 2012, a decrease of 28.3%.

Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

• After adding back $7.1 million and $5.1 million ($4.3 million and $3.0 million, net of income tax) or $0.14 and $0.10 per diluted share for exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations, the following would have been our adjusted results:

• Net service revenue of $639.2 million compared to $719.0 million in 2012, a decrease of 11.1%.

• Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc., of $9.8 million compared to $17.7 million in 2012, a decrease of 44.7%.

• Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share of $0.31 compared to $0.59 per diluted share in 2012, a decrease of 47.5%.

• EBITDA of $37.0 million compared to $53.9 million in 2012, a decrease of 31.4%.

William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are pleased to report adjusted earnings for the second quarter of $0.17 per share, an improvement of $0.03 sequentially. Despite a $0.09 negative impact from sequestration and continued lower volumes, reductions in operating expenses led to the improved results. We continue to make progress on numerous strategic initiatives focused on growth, increasing efficiency and continued improvement in patient outcomes.”

2013 Guidance

• Net service revenue is anticipated to be in the range of $1.240 billion to $1.280 billion.

• Diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.45 to $0.55 based on an estimated 31.5 million shares outstanding.

This guidance excludes any one-time costs associated with our announced market exit activity or corporate expense initiatives. Our guidance includes an estimate of legal costs associated with our on-going government investigations.

We urge caution in considering the current trends and 2013 guidance disclosed in this press release. The home health and hospice industry is highly competitive and subject to intensive regulations, and trends and guidance are subject to numerous factors, risks, and uncertainties, some of which are referenced in the cautionary language below and others that are described more fully in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K which can be found on the SEC’s internet website,http://www.sec.gov, and our internet website,http://www.amedisys.com. We disclaim any obligations to update disclosed information on trends.

* See page 8 for the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures

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Earnings Call and Webcast Information

To participate in the conference call, please call a few minutes before 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to either (877) 512-9171 (Toll free) or (815) 573-0979 (Toll), use conference ID #22419959. A replay of the conference call will be available through August 7, 2013. The replay dial in number is (855) 859-2056 (Toll free) or (404) 537-3406 (Toll), use conference ID #22419959.

The call will also be available through our website and for seven days thereafter at the following web address:http://investors.amedisys.com.

We are headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AMED.”

Additional information

Our company website address iswww.amedisys.com. We use our website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important information, including press releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding our company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Investor Relations subpage of our website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled “Investors” on our website home page. We also use our website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding our company in advance of or in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the same information. Therefore, investors should look to the Investor Relations subpage of our website for important and time-critical information. Visitors to our website can also register to receive automatic e-mail and other notifications alerting them when new information is made available on the Investor Relations subpage of our website.

Forward-Looking Statements

When included in this press release, words like “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “may,” “might,” “would,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described therein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: changes in Medicare and other medical payment levels, our ability to open care centers, acquire additional care centers and integrate and operate these care centers effectively, our ability to divest care centers currently held for sale, changes in or our failure to comply with existing Federal and State laws or regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, competition in the home health industry, changes in the case mix of patients and payment methodologies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, our ability to maintain or establish new patient referral sources, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in payments and covered services due to the economic downturn and deficit spending by Federal and State governments, future cost containment initiatives undertaken by third-party payors, our access to financing due to the volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets, our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements, business disruptions due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, our ability to integrate and manage our information systems, changes in or developments with respect to any litigation or investigations relating to the Company, including the SEC investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Investigative Demand and various other matters, many of which are beyond our control.

Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of future events. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking and we do not intend to release publicly any updates or changes in our expectations concerning the forward-looking statements or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any forward-looking statement may be based, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules: EBITDA, defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, adjusted EBITDA, defined as EBITDA plus exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations, adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc., defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. plus exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations, and adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share, defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share plus the earnings per share effect of exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations. In accordance with SEC rules, we have provided herein a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures under GAAP. Management believes that these are useful gauges of our performance and are common measures used in our industry to assess relative financial performance among companies.

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AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECT CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(Amounts in thousands, except share, per share data and statistical information)

(Unaudited)

Balance Sheet Information

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30,118		$	14,545
Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $17,610 and $20,994		124,766			169,172
Prepaid expenses		13,369			10,631
Other current assets		12,006			11,440
Assets held for sale		1,550			—
Total current assets		181,809			205,788
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $120,012, and $113,154		156,887			156,709
Goodwill		209,260			209,594
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $24,560 and $23,457		43,109			47,050
Deferred tax asset		85,256			92,804
Other assets, net		23,932			18,650
Total assets	$	700,253		$	730,595
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	21,658		$	29,175
Payroll and employee benefits		76,205			79,341
Accrued expenses		54,175			54,855
Current portion of long-term obligations		35,807			35,807
Current portion of deferred income taxes		3,169			5,609
Total current liabilities		191,014			204,787
Long-term obligations, less current portion		39,000			66,904
Other long-term obligations		5,209			4,671
Total liabilities		235,223			276,362
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized; 32,973,576 and 31,876,508 share issued; and 32,106,174 and 31,086,619 share outstanding		33			32
Additional paid-in capital		458,475			450,792
Treasury stock at cost, 867,402 and 789,889 shares of common stock		(18,056	)		(17,116	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		15			15
Retained earnings		23,136			18,617
Total Amedisys, Inc. stockholders’ equity		463,603			452,340
Noncontrolling interests		1,427			1,893
Total equity		465,030			454,233
Total liabilities and equity	$	700,253		$	730,595

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Income Statement Information

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,						For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net service revenue	$	313,148		$	363,068		$	639,201		$	719,056
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		176,077			202,586			360,233			401,637
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits		74,601			82,983			154,043			166,270
Non-cash compensation		1,224			2,298			3,280			4,780
Other		41,121			45,632			82,739			88,240
Provision for doubtful accounts		4,658			4,534			8,502			10,217
Depreciation and amortization		11,674			9,678			21,621			19,515
Operating expenses		309,355			347,711			630,418			690,659
Operating income		3,793			15,357			8,783			28,397
Other (expense) income:
Interest income		11			28			22			42
Interest expense		(730	)		(2,002	)		(1,836	)		(4,076	)
Equity in earnings from equity investments		337			396			700			701
Gain on sale of care centers		357			—			357			—
Miscellaneous, net		136			(126	)		196			309
Total other expense, net		111			(1,704	)		(561	)		(3,024	)
Income before income taxes		3,904			13,653			8,222			25,373
Income tax expense		(1,566	)		(5,666	)		(3,260	)		(10,530	)
Income from continuing operations		2,338			7,987			4,962			14,843
Discontinued operations, net of tax		(490	)		(21	)		(982	)		(1,414	)
Net income		1,848			7,966			3,980			13,429
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(7	)		(84	)		539			(127	)
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	1,841		$	7,882		$	4,519		$	13,302
Basic earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.07		$	0.26		$	0.18		$	0.50
Discontinued operations, net of tax		(0.01	)		—			(0.03	)		(0.05	)
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.06		$	0.26		$	0.15		$	0.45
Weighted average shares outstanding		31,160			29,780			30,900			29,584
Diluted earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.07		$	0.26		$	0.17		$	0.49
Discontinued operations, net of tax		(0.01	)		—			(0.03	)		(0.05	)
Net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders	$	0.06		$	0.26		$	0.14		$	0.44
Weighted average shares outstanding		31,489			30,026			31,298			29,903
Amounts attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	2,331		$	7,903		$	5,501		$	14,716
Discontinued operations, net of tax		(490	)		(21	)		(982	)		(1,414	)
Net income	$	1,841		$	7,882		$	4,519		$	13,302

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Cash Flow and Days Revenue Outstanding, Net Information

	For the Three-Month Periods  ended June 30,						For the Six-Month Periods  ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	33,561		$	21,178		$	65,977		$	32,105
Net cash used in investing activities		(7,390	)		(17,878	)		(24,215	)		(27,931	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(3,074	)		(7,432	)		(26,189	)		(15,020	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		23,097			(4,132	)		15,573			(10,846	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		7,021			41,290			14,545			48,004
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	30,118		$	37,158		$	30,118		$	37,158
Days revenue outstanding, net (1)		33.9			38.0			33.9			38.0

(1) Our calculation of days revenue outstanding, net at June 30, 2013 and 2012 is derived by dividing our ending patient accounts receivable (i.e., net of estimated revenue adjustments and allowance for doubtful accounts) by our average daily net patient revenue for the three month-period ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Supplemental Information - Home Health

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June  30,
	2013			2012
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	202.9		$	229.4
Non-Medicare		45.7			61.2
Net service revenue		248.6			290.6
Cost of service		142.0			165.3
Gross margin		106.6			125.3
Other operating expenses		81.2			88.8
Operating income	$	25.4		$	36.5
Key Statistical Data:
Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1)
Revenue		(10	%)		(8	%)
Admissions		0	%		2	%
Recertifications		(18	%)		(7	%)
Total:
Admissions		47,381			48,023
Recertifications		27,331			33,965
Completed Episodes		74,963			79,781
Visits		1,312,222			1,546,329
Average revenue per completed episode (2)	$	2,828		$	2,879
Visits per completed episode (3)		17.6			19.1
Non-Medicare:
Admissions		18,161			23,047
Recertifications		7,516			10,465
Visits		378,928			523,111
Total:
Cost per Visit	$	83.98		$	79.86
Visits		1,691,150			2,069,440

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	For the Six-Month Periods Ended June  30,
	2013			2012
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	413.9		$	460.7
Non-Medicare		94.9			117.7
Net service revenue		508.8			578.4
Cost of service		291.3			328.5
Gross margin		217.5			249.9
Other operating expenses		165.4			181.0
Operating income	$	52.1		$	68.9
Key Statistical Data:
Medicare:
Same Store Volume (1)
Revenue		(9	%)		(8	%)
Admissions		1	%		0	%
Recertifications		(17	%)		(6	%)
Total:
Admissions		97,047			96,767
Recertifications		55,836			68,328
Completed Episodes		150,362			158,352
Visits		2,671,801			3,099,753
Average revenue per completed episode (2)	$	2,801		$	2,876
Visits per completed episode (3)		17.5			18.9
Non-Medicare:
Admissions		39,699			45,333
Recertifications		15,707			19,942
Visits		800,086			1,008,690
Total:
Cost per Visit	$	83.90		$	79.95
Visits		3,471,887			4,108,443

(1) Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications volume is the percent increase (decrease) in our Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications for the period as a percent of the Medicare revenue, admissions or recertifications of the prior period.

(2) Average Medicare revenue per completed episode is the average Medicare revenue earned for each Medicare completed episode of care which excludes the impact of sequestration.

(3) Medicare visits per completed episode are the home health Medicare visits on completed episodes divided by the home health Medicare episodes completed during the period.

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Supplemental Information - Hospice

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June  30,
	2013			2012
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	60.8		$	68.7
Non-Medicare		3.7			3.8
Net service revenue		64.5			72.5
Cost of service		34.1			37.3
Gross margin		30.4			35.2
Other operating expenses		17.7			18.7
Operating income	$	12.7		$	16.5
Key Statistical Data:
Same store Medicare revenue growth (1)		(12	%)		22	%
Hospice Admits		4,600			4,797
Average daily census		4,939			5,402
Revenue per day	$	143.63		$	147.39
Cost of service per day	$	75.40		$	75.79
Average length of stay		99			95

	For the Six-Month Periods Ended June  30,
	2013			2012
Financial Information (in millions):
Medicare	$	122.9		$	132.9
Non-Medicare		7.5			7.7
Net service revenue		130.4			140.6
Cost of service		68.9			73.1
Gross margin		61.5			67.5
Other operating expenses		37.4			36.0
Operating income	$	24.1		$	31.5
Key Statistical Data:
Same store Medicare revenue growth (1)		(8	%)		20	%
Hospice Admits		9,528			9,589
Average daily census		4,973			5,248
Revenue per day	$	144.84		$	147.29
Cost of service per day	$	76.30		$	76.45
Average length of stay		101			93

(1) Same store Medicare revenue growth is the percent increase in our Medicare revenue for the period as a percent of the Medicare revenue of the prior period.

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AMEDISYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE TO GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,					For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	2,331		$	7,903	$	5,501		$	14,716
Add:
Provision for income taxes		1,566			5,666		3,260			10,530
Interest expense, net		719			1,974		1,814			4,034
Depreciation and amortization		11,674			9,678		21,621			19,515
EBITDA (1)	$	16,290		$	25,221	$	32,196		$	48,795
Add:
Exit activity costs (2)		3,855			—		3,855			—
Gain on sale of care centers		(357	)		—		(357	)		—
Intangible write-off		(2,286	)		—		(2,286	)		—
Legal fees (investigations)		1,584			1,406		3,587			5,113
Adjusted EBITDA (3)	$	19,086		$	26,627	$	36,995		$	53,908

Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations Attributable to Amedisys, Inc.:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,					For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc.	$	2,331		$	7,903	$	5,501		$	14,716
Add:
Exit activity costs (2)		2,332			—		2,332			—
Gain on sale of care centers		(216	)		—		(216	)		—
Legal fees (investigations)		959			823		2,170			2,991
Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. (4)	$	5,406		$	8,726	$	9,787		$	17,707

Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations Attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per Diluted Share:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,					For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share	$	0.07		$	0.26	$	0.17		$	0.49
Add:
Exit activity costs (2)		0.08			—		0.08			—
Gain on sale of care centers		(0.01	)		—		(0.01	)		—
Legal fees (investigations)		0.03			0.03		0.07			0.10
Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share (5)	$	0.17		$	0.29	$	0.31		$	0.59

(1) EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. This calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this non-GAAP financial measure in the same manner.

(2) Exit activity costs of $3.8 million ($2.3 million net of tax or $0.08 per diluted share) include charges of $2.3 million in depreciation and amortization expense related to the write-off of intangible assets, $0.8 million in other general and administrative expenses related to lease termination costs and $0.7 million in salaries and benefits related to severance costs during the three-month period ended June 30, 2013.

(3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization plus exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. This calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this non-GAAP financial measure in the same manner.

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(4) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. is defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. plus exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers, and legal fees associated with investigations. Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. This calculation of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this non-GAAP measure in the same manner.

(5) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share is defined as diluted earnings from continuing operations per share plus the earnings per share effect of exit activity costs, the gain on sale of care centers and legal fees associated with investigations. Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators or operating performance. This calculation of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies calculate this non-GAAP financial measure in the same manner.

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