Updated 2019 Guidance
| • | | Net service revenue is anticipated to be in the range of $1.94 billion to $1.98 billion. |
| • | | Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be in the range of $213 million to $216 million. |
| • | | Adjusted diluted earnings per share is anticipated to be in the range of $4.05 to $4.12 based on an estimated 33.1 million shares outstanding. |
This guidance excludes the effects of any future acquisitions, if any are made.
We urge caution in considering the current trends and 2019 guidance disclosed in this press release. The home health and hospice industry is highly competitive and subject to intensive regulations, and trends 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 Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q, and current reports on Form8-K which can be found on the SEC’s internet website,http://www.sec.gov, and our internet website,http://www.amedisys.com.
Earnings Call and Webcast Information
Amedisys will host a conference call on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter results. To participate on the conference call, please call before 11:00 a.m. ET to either (877)524-8416 (Toll-Free) or (412)902-1028 (Toll). A replay of the conference call will be available through September 1, 2019 by dialing (877)660-6853 (Toll-Free) or (201)612-7415 (Toll) and entering conference ID #13691942.
A live webcast of the call will be accessible through our website on our Investor Relations section at the following web address:http://investors.amedisys.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes reconciliations of the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) tonon-GAAP financial measures. Thenon-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules are as follows: (1) adjusted EBITDA, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. before provision for income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation and amortization, excluding certain items; (2) adjusted net service revenue, defined as net service revenue excluding certain items; (3) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. excluding certain items; and (4) adjusted net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. per diluted share, defined as net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc. common stockholders per diluted share excluding certain items. Management believes that thesenon-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, are useful gauges of our current performance and are also included in internal management reporting. Thesenon-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not more meaningful than or as an alternative to the GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release and the company’s financial statements.Non-GAAP measures as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies since not all companies calculate thesenon-GAAP measures consistently.
Additional information
Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health, hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 3,000 hospitals and 65,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys is a publicly held company. With more than 21,000 employees in 471 care centers within 38 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 376,000 patients and clients in need every year. For more information about the Company, please visit: www.amedisys.com.
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