PNTG - Earnings call transcript Q2 2021

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Operator

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to The Pennant Group Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. now today hand Derek would to conference I speaker your Bunker. Instructions] like the to over [Operator Please go ahead.

Derek Bunker

Thank you, today. us you for Adrian. Welcome everyone and thank joining

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Danny Walker

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Derek Bunker

Danny. Thanks

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Jen Freeman

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Brent Guerisoli

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Danny Walker

Adrian, your With you the please and Session for Brent Derek, instruct that, thank you Thank audience procedure? input. the you, Jen on Q&A can Question-and-Answer and

Operator

from line Instructions] the [Operator comes with first of Stephens. Scott Fidel The question

Scott Fidel

everyone. Good afternoon Hi. Thanks.

just maybe just give of, the update interested, COVID activity bit what you're broadly Delta think impacting. Variant and been, in the uptick could the industry a and a of guess, been with impacted question if that at the terms how real-time have by seeing we Living us have I with the two businesses in you that's COVID more First level. when recent little Senior Hospice, and

of those So are recently what that full reiterated today. the interested in you businesses. you to in around the influences you're seeing thinking on ramp how achieve more year terms guidance that EPS Delta particularly around And two

Danny Walker

great Yeah. question. Scott Thanks

down particular. we'll ever The So the hospice optimistic increased has pockets to census senior high it length But slightly. affect – It's have to it vaccination, pretty percentage the kind QX sequentially, population. we're actually even – of so folks. on within widespread and of navigate our was of QX be continues slightly. we of our reception really between side as affects continue employees our able that, – to the stay that, through as ADC and our unvaccinated closely. fortunate Those efforts a amongst to mostly the And very it – that We're we've living watching unvaccinated communities well. seen in our we're

So we're good side the by that hospice a a teams community efforts need actually other variety to avenues members support our through the care. We've recovered spot in of of local hospice on there. finding appropriate

So back right levels. now January is, where pre-pandemic all-time high we're stand ahead in before we our of

has front. where through So teams it's pleased on hospice with navigate our There been been quite we're well. it to have the there, we're at able but disruption some –

kind like sort prepared we're better processes, the relates of on find we're West all what to there burnout, where that. we And and places into those the of something – bit things navigate of the systems, overall and PPE it like and the teams it we're to that, affected. core helped We variant, culture directly issues, Delta like caregiver the it. moves like As progress are values that really has our and other things through in feel more ready then just little to our as our adherence The a to our is go of that.

variant, kind doing So quite forward the with move doing good and ability we're of feeling to results achieve Delta what the second in our strong about even half. it's

feel importantly, we things long-term been a stacking positioning we've years. More growth we part are our and we our that's look as continue results really up look strategy driven our how many to on execute to as good to about XXXX for of, how

add that? to anything on So.

Brent Guerisoli

we I that just little a kind it's return seeing up. The feel closely progress, We've our out the continuing place every levels to living year it. systems pre-pandemic, hoped, senior And I'd the uptick similar handling gradually but spot, we point, we've good as the picked that's side. think a we're we early of so operation into we're in is at our this at a Yeah, that census over to part put in of single the normal of slower like and but local function seeing year, hit monitoring than of a on we'd say, we're level. we're And got and deal with we're – we processes and the it ago, we've COVID, a bottomed been – follow sort right?

Scott Fidel

everyone on At it dynamics I labor of an get is the update the environment, was call wanted having question, for basically and same care you labor to follow-up encouraging out about And a next – which already. health hear did on time, it. the in just the ADC and nicely challenging experiencing. to Got hospice recovered, also so the some

around still you of you're labor well. what the guess seeing maybe little drill of most the call initiatives sort So dynamics seeing some in the segment terms just side, more as of sort the where out, interested, on I bit the and you're into of pressure if by SL some green where labor seeing – to shoots can a that's you're

Danny Walker

don't why tackle Brent, Yeah. this? you

Brent Guerisoli

Scott, Yeah, question. good a it's

of what what we I seeing with consistent out information coming some think are that's you're and the reported experiencing. is

been Our the probably is The senior living the replace. one group communities been the most group. to have hardest in affected the that's caregiver

these acquisitions the and Health so to senior reputation that's a community, employer on in recruit bit retain each little progress. we our becoming those the have still of et the pride little newer when to choice choice leadership instances, leadership then really where ourselves What we've trying weather -- a making of our significant are the and we're through injected out in new is said, talent. we've impact. But living stronger changes working it's and become tended markets. senior that most on than those areas And Hospice Home in storm have That we're And the the living oftentimes really And build the of are providers side. seen culture. developing right the on bit cetera. side, to those being we two our We're provider harder the better

the some making it's progress. of that us So struggle a real We're challenges. we will build the some in culture now for right combat time. opportunities and but we as are leadership certainly moment the we for markets those teams headwinds inject right employment our we that in optimistic quite can our But we we best create for as right these anticipate last

Scott Fidel

queue. one in just more Got it. me back And and the get for then I'll

and segments. growth home non-Medicare the trends where health Medicare still that's strong both particularly different of on really across seeing really you're the Just

side just again had Just sequential there. significant particular, in you really growth on revenue the wondered, non-Medicare

around up XX% I it's think sequentially.

remind just run of has would I across home maybe So Thanks. than health non-Medicare how the say which business? -- further been. you held else growth these of in the then better see anything growth revenue rates of what have really key us remained rate much sequentially drivers up sort the on And

Danny Walker

Scott. Thanks that for Yeah. Yes.

non-Medicare the is post-acute health really So the home whole engaging growth we of byproduct a are how continuum. in

from Our there's approach continuum care to and our things. arms to beginning skilled Ensign then programs. really Group on And the lock care sure partners, the particularly effective that been that has side Pennant Ensign our develop of with through post-acute at nursing make others alignment in the the community of in transition payer continuum

arena of the nursing So there's to growth moment acute patients particularly want rehabbed. until same all and of but skilled in those in take help skilled they drives fully the that care setting non-Medicare us payers so go continuity elsewhere, nursing from they're way to the natural the the leave care

area. growth kind We're the how is the very right relationships, San reflective growth opportunities really just right market scratching Phoenix overlap time. we markets key another the that where the Tucson lot Worth sustainable. of have in expect in just of the patient both the that's Dallas-Fort our handle so the the Diego, getting surface whole at And of large that of we some is setting Phoenix and right a on into and And we these like care

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ago growth seven this continue five, acquisitions his brought level years that like when of in piece. talk see our deliver and highlighting local the four, this continue of of rate opportunities, organic feel because kind kind family talked mentioned part we about of we his about Derek into you at process return to that Brent -- the that So things the six, that in growth to building we

for that really relationships relationships of just the increase expect are that many the years. been and we goes a many, it's will volume those we that to So function have continue And nurturing hyper world through -- our as partners we acute care we're in And as transitional non-Medicare managed the care we're so... that responsive these to for building so the work systems have. really care they payers that well

Scott Fidel

All right.

Okay. Thank you.

Danny Walker

Thanks Scott.

Operator

[Operator The Capital. Instructions] RBC next of with Frank from Morgan question line the comes

Frank Morgan

to segment the nearly results. morning. ADC the I'd in Good Obviously the back like sequential down, admits to go were but Hospice down not as much.

happened admission the a months how little length standpoint did both a Hospice maybe length of also the exit the of of more with length quarter quarter both stay? a and little from you admission stay an over trends really the quarter color median then during the in then So maybe actually of and stay, quarter what around us with you could give maybe -- with if and

Jen Freeman

Yeah.

quarter actually length of X.X% So stay, on one. the we're sequentially up about from

quarter from two up we're to actually So stay, one on Then of the quarter on up admissions about. the X.X%. we're side, length about

quarter admissions in the well. QX ADC What at of was our as pretty then QX the was ADC, was at the from If over are XX% it steady. XXXX. XXXX we ADC it just organic during looking organically, of up like QX rise the -- to did about you X.X% And admissions Q-over-Q. see down to We it with look QX saw

we two, one So quarter is quarter at for quarter. XX.XX left at the at XX.XX when we the ended quarter the

quarter steady, decline pretty was but a beyond that. it dip During it just didn't so slight the

-- pretty ADC we're And was it was what quarter. our is it now than in steady. that seeing the first is significantly higher So then we're

So Hospice and we've at over where recovered we're QX. in for well January we were

So to census operators and with growth I what our growth. with do been have pleased our we're Hospice really think able the

Frank Morgan

Got you.

higher you're QX. means So if QX that you're in higher than

your So the really looks quarter out momentum coming of good.

Jen Freeman

Yes.

Frank Morgan

or growth? patterns? growth is change admissions, in seeing differences it improvement in stay more it of the Any any that you continued the sense, in is are length in And referral

Jen Freeman

Hospice think admissions then we're steady that QX. as mostly much it's think of pretty were growth. with with And we of stay, where I average look, length I

Danny Walker

can And standpoint. the referral not? positioned do dynamic hospitals surgeries, can patterns has we from to as be a okay, these as been had have do think bed far Yeah. we elective interesting need Frank, as And right about where to we

as so to And that's as over that, that come they're teams where a there's then seeing hospice little lot you're on are little in sure those just living those change industry bit things last nursing been went headcount sending a in them lull I a then of that. to where little to And there. six skilled the really basis. been change a a where back. patients patterns -- haywire is a in just into but that the little simply them prepared the across the that XX of dramatic appropriate. a say responsive And in of and there's when side crossroads a get in that Obviously last having not living hospital conversation. senior our flows and bit on senses referral patients much normalcy declined. referrals bit just lull We've And been year. where of the ebb a been experience flow starting has there's to get a in been senior been would that a when housing there's to senior how that place to generally a that residents There's conversation have they're months little get in the place sending and for as And been there's our hospice and on -- they're bit residents and speaking. And

to those So environment. changes are in I it's coming any don't dynamic just permanent a ahead. see conversations how

conversations needs COVID approach. is an those or health just it that and of little make Sometimes get emergency here. be if and of experiencing to attributable that to And cases a provider little a those responsive whether success might think the census bit. a new of our care be our bit very to sure is some whatever put off approach But has been can surge it's we're all I

Frank Morgan

think they should of are is more you on last on this months a are be? the assets different anything the Could stabilized revenue there you Got sort other your start-ups contribution just us seeing in more color about standpoint you structural you curious question group assets assets the called relative bought where you. they give brought you these -- you from to a standpoint? from out just any My and XX over margin And board. of where or of

Danny Walker

Good question. Thank you for asking. Yes.

But instances. the -- share they businesses from our standpoint So, a the our often generally inches We in within of They a maybe speaking these margin from year falls overhead low are expansion integrated get generally even then maybe two staff they us. leverage as home to quickly of fixed target can they health like need there expansion. burden then years marketplace as year other their more volume know even And that programs from And help systems moves Derek hospice single-digit, share the of support and business sort of upward in they can some speaking to additional acquire get costs. -- color fairly processes, that kinds them that some we and more They they a into other healthy from situated really their opportunities We which capture don't little that margin support bandwidth, each operate provide single-digits. smaller leadership, within Data our might. into present than the or generally resources opportunities. Analytics acquisition some good see I for need I the in more capital if mid-teens. right are first operations

what Derek would add you there? So,

Derek Bunker

couple of would just I things. add a

think mentioned I a quarter number to the about revenue Frank, I like of overall count. question operations I is the think our of

a proportionately than little there being probably less just given of some is contribution bit start-ups. of that dynamics the revenue the think I them

up smaller them has and they've reputation resources a within in free to those a that able agency elevate acquisition being a local and great apply take or built the the typical and that and teams place legacy leadership and really to Our clinical the sometimes just we're team a run. community

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we double-digit a and years even we in XXXX, at that see acquisitions some pretty two of our in growing typically of improvement years. types previous because partly three rates with course, the of are acquisitions dramatic even first the beyond, Of But to still we've ways of talent, expand the recruit for because services operating for targeted creative to others. be importantly model leaders our grow more those to local to business to of their to but find opportunities the that opportunity to drive new in because creating had forward

acquisition is XX that's they've so look you just track over the exciting you of it acquisitions modeling all and what's so our as exciting it been far. not compare years pretty XX our or contributing at record stuff. past what so of of kind recent But to these out is about it's And so our

Danny Walker

our investors. our the excited with is whole that in done for many really just -- row. processes created it's natural we've operations margin you incremental about we and have story years our and And this very pure And many this the will a are there. But upside long-term this yield yes, the I it mean volume view when as compression been playbook that investment it's real we

Frank Morgan

right the you. labor recent some and I is of I Health level now right hardest called area, labor. Hospice know in on care, the these to getting Got you're also called you acquisitions. And there. Home find think you the housing senior in people The place But, caregiver that out out

I just buy And is you don't these? like? you have mean looking what Thanks. that I'll it you're hop. that when what that for is So process any color and there

Danny Walker

a Great for in question, billing and we health that marketing people the that's local to approach our values, core -- where the model an that culture, team field-driven we living have absolutely our cluster, embraces decision-making understands And that's Frank. -- experts and that intake professionals, attractive collections becomes plus care. that that talented very are people, operators clinical transitional leaders, and are a in place care business expert market, established

of therapists, this enter of occupational sense get they And to work all place then, that those not capital All of the we Those would resources that folks of entity, drive positions. when therapists, speech the large a success. cast. a types supporting all the of those to therapists, flexibility all and they year-over-year-over-year mom-and-pop It's have can RNs that market are but where scattered corporate as might a physical typically they the unique and there's it. throughout the the have then they systems have and have go processes in really the access

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Brent Guerisoli

Yes.

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Danny Walker

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Frank Morgan

Thank you.

Operator

[Operator now to would Instructions] back for I the the closing speakers over turn remarks. call

Danny Walker

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Operator

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The Pennant Group, Inc. (PNTG) 10 Aug 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript