UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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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, 2009
OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Commission
File Number: 0-17821
ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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11-2962027
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1660
Walt Whitman Road, Suite 105, Melville, NY 11747
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number: (631) 547-6520
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.
x
Yes
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No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted 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 and post such files).
¨
Yes
¨
No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer
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Accelerated
Filer
x
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Non-accelerated
Filer
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Smaller
Reporting Company
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨
Yes
x
No
As of
November 5, 2009, there were 28,699,094 shares of the Registrant’s common stock,
$0.001 par value, outstanding.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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3
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Item 1: Financial
Statements:
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5
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6
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7
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8
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21
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32
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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33
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33
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37
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ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Some of
the statements made under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which reflect
our plans, beliefs and current views with respect to, among other things, future
events and our financial performance. You are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such statements. We often identify these forward-looking
statements by use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,”
“may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “intent” or similar
forward-looking words. Specifically, this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q contains, among others, forward-looking statements
regarding:
§
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The
impact of changes in reimbursement rates on our results of operations,
including the impact of the California Medi-Cal reductions, the
discontinuation of the California Pilot Program, and changes in the
calculation of average wholesale
prices;
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§
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The
amount and timing of retroactive reimbursement from the State of
California as a result of the overturned 10% rate
cuts;
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§
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The
impact of litigation on our financial condition and results of operations
and our ability to defend against and prosecute such
litigation;
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§
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The
outcome of the routine audit by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector
General for the State of New York;
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§
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The
impact of recent accounting pronouncements on our results of operations or
financial position;
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The
timing of our receipt of third-party reimbursement, including premium
reimbursement from California and New
York;
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§
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Fluctuations
in the payor and product mix and the amount of bad debt expense of our
Specialty Infusion business;
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§
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The
continuation of our Transition Services Agreement with RAM Capital
Group;
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The
declaration or payment of
dividends;
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Impairment
to goodwill;
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The
types of instruments in which we invest and the extent of interest rate
risks we face;
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§
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Our
need to make additional capital expenditures and our ability to satisfy
our operating expenses and capital requirements needs with our revenues
and cash balance;
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§
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Growth
opportunities and cost efficiencies from our merger with Biomed America,
Inc., or Biomed;
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The
satisfaction of our minimum purchase obligations under our agreement with
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation;
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Our
ability to raise additional capital or obtain
financing;
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§
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The
sale of our auction-rate
securities;
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Our
ability to operate profitably and grow our company, including through
acquisition opportunities; and
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The
consummation of the merger with Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp. and
Brickell Bay Merger Corp., which we refer to as the H.I.G.
Merger.
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The
forward-looking statements included herein and any expectations based on such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
results contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to:
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The
effect of regulatory changes, including the Medicare Prescription Drug
Improvement and Modernization Act of
2003;
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The
reduction of reimbursement rates and changes in reimbursement policies and
standards by government and other third-party
payors;
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Declining
general economic conditions and restrictions in the credit
markets;
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Sufficiency
of records to support our New York Medicaid
billings;
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California
State budgetary issues;
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Our
ability to manage our growth with a limited management
team;
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Compliance
with our financial covenants under the Credit and Guaranty Agreement with
CIT Healthcare LLC;
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Reliance
on RAM Capital Group for the successful integration of the Biomed
business;
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The
continuation of premium reimbursement in New York;
and
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The
satisfaction of the conditions to closing of the H.I.G.
Merger.
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as well
as other risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in Part
II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q. Moreover, we operate in a continually changing business
environment, and new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to
time. Management cannot predict these new risks or uncertainties, nor
can it assess the impact, if any, that such risks or uncertainties may have on
our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may
cause actual results to differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statement. Accordingly, the risks and uncertainties to which we are
subject can be expected to change over time, and we undertake no obligation to
update publicly or review the risks or uncertainties or any of the
forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether
as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.
Item 1.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
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September
30,
2009
(Unaudited)
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December
31,
2008
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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21,053
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$
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18,385
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Short
term investments
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259
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259
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Accounts
receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,498 in 2009 and
$2,248 in 2008)
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48,694
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44,706
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Inventories
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16,965
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12,897
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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935
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655
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Deferred
tax asset
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2,071
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1,305
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Total
current assets
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89,977
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78,207
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Property
and equipment, net
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1,769
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1,647
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Goodwill
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176,902
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134,298
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Intangible
assets, net
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49,737
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53,655
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Marketable
securities, non-current
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2,107
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2,155
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Other
assets
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942
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1,027
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Total
assets
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$
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321,434
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$
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270,989
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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27,019
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$
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24,617
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Accrued
expenses
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3,843
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2,819
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Income
taxes payable
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677
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1,648
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Current
maturities of long term debt and capital leases
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2,207
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1,701
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Total
current liabilities
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33,746
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30,785
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Long
term liabilities:
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Long-term
debt
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30,529
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32,204
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Revolving
credit facility
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20,000
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17,821
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Notes
payable – affiliates
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25,936
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3,644
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Deferred
tax liability
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14,927
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17,085
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Other
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3,179
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41
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Total
liabilities
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128,317
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101,580
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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Stockholders’
Equity:
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Convertible
preferred stock, $.001 par value, shares authorized 20,000; issued
and
outstanding
-0- in 2009 and 2008
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—
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—
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Common
stock, $.001 par value, shares authorized 80,000; issued and
outstanding 28,699 in 2009 and 25,946 in 2008
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29
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26
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Additional
paid-in capital
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182,356
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168,386
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Accumulated
earnings
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10,790
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1,033
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(58
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)
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(36
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)
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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193,117
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169,409
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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321,434
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$
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270,989
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See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Net
sales
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$
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103,382
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$
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92,136
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$
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299,624
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$
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243,824
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Cost
of goods sold
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84,413
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75,519
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243,764
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200,467
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Gross
profit
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18,969
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16,617
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55,860
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43,357
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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10,179
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8,873
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29,655
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25,685
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Depreciation
and amortization
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1,486
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1,607
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4,477
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4,192
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Merger
related expenses
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468
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—
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468
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—
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Litigation
settlement
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—
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—
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—
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3,950
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Impairment
of long-lived asset
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—
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519
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—
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519
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Operating
income
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6,836
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5,618
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21,260
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9,011
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Interest
expense
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943
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939
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2,419
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1,842
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Interest
income
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(14
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)
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(62
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)
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(65
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)
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(344
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)
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Other
(income) expense – Change in fair value of warrants
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(59
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)
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—
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725
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—
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Income
before taxes
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5,966
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4,741
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18,181
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7,513
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Provision
for taxes
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2,720
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1,929
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8,234
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3,058
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Net
income
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$
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3,246
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$
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2,812
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$
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9,947
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$
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4,455
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Basic
earnings per common share
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$
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0.11
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$
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0.11
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$
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0.36
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$
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0.22
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Diluted
earnings per common share
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$
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0.11
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$
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0.11
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$
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0.34
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$
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0.19
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Basic
weighted average of common shares outstanding
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28,698
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25,686
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27,526
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20,615
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Diluted
weighted average of common shares outstanding
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29,187
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26,198
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29,097
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23,187
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See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands)
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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2009
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|
2008
|
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Net
income
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$
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9,947
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$
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4,455
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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4,477
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4,192
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Impairment
of long-lived asset
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—
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519
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Deferred
rent
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12
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(19
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Amortization
of deferred financing costs
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140
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91
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Amortization
of debt discount on acquisition notes
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39
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26
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Change
in fair value of warrants
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725
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—
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Change
in fair value of interest rate cap contract
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(18
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)
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30
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Provision
for doubtful accounts
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1,978
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|
946
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Non-cash
stock compensation expense
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|
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1,159
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|
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151
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Deferred
income taxes
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(1,034
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)
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396
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(5,966
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)
|
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(7,207
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)
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Inventories
|
|
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(4,068
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)
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(4,902
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)
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
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(282
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)
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(239
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)
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Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and income taxes payable
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|
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2,457
|
|
|
|
4,087
|
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
9,566
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2,526
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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|
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Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
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(681
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)
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(575
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)
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Purchases
of short term investments
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|
|
—
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|
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(300
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)
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Sales
of short term investments and non-current marketable
securities
|
|
|
26
|
|
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7,390
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|
Payment
for investment in Biomed, net of cash acquired
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|
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(7,502
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)
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|
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(50,239
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)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(8,157
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)
|
|
|
(43,724
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net
proceeds from exercise of employee stock options
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|
|
27
|
|
|
|
332
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|
Proceeds
from CIT revolver note
|
|
|
2,179
|
|
|
|
17,821
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|
Proceeds
from capital lease
|
|
|
454
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Net
proceeds from CIT term loan
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
34,738
|
|
Payment
for CIT interest rate cap contract
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(112
|
)
|
Payment
for deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(907
|
)
|
Payment
for Biomed loans assumed
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(14,925
|
)
|
Tax
(provision) benefit from exercise of employee stock
options
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
2,177
|
|
Repayment
of CIT term loan and capital leases
|
|
|
(1,342
|
)
|
|
|
(474
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,259
|
|
|
|
38,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
2,668
|
|
|
|
(2,548
|
)
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
18,385
|
|
|
|
19,557
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
|
$
|
21,053
|
|
|
$
|
17,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes paid
|
|
$
|
10,486
|
|
|
$
|
426
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
1,982
|
|
|
$
|
1,337
|
|
See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(In
thousands, except per share data)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
(a)
Allion Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company” or “Allion”) is a national provider of
specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients,
as well as specialized biopharmaceutical medications and services to chronically
ill patients. The Company works closely with physicians, nurses,
clinics and AIDS Service Organizations and with government and private payors to
improve clinical outcomes and reduce treatment costs for its
patients.
The
Company operates its business as two reporting segments. The
Company’s Specialty HIV division distributes medications, ancillary drugs and
nutritional supplies under its trade name MOMS Pharmacy. Most of the Company’s
HIV/AIDS patients rely on Medicaid and other state-administered programs, such
as the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, to pay for their HIV/AIDS
medications.
The
Company’s Specialty Infusion division, acquired in April 2008, focuses on
specialty biopharmaceutical medications under the name Biomed. Biomed
provides services for intravenous immunoglobulin, blood clotting factor, and
other therapies for patients living with chronic diseases.
On
October 18, 2009, the Company entered into a merger agreement with affiliates of
H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (see Note 15. – Subsequent Event).
(b) The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Allion and its
subsidiaries. The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2009, the
consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are unaudited and have been prepared by
the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with Article 10 of
Regulation S-X and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they
do not include all of the information and footnotes required to be presented for
complete financial statements. The accompanying financial statements reflect all
adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) that are, in the opinion
of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim
periods presented. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2008 has been derived from audited financial statements
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) on March 9, 2009.
The
financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared with the
assumption that users of the interim financial information have read or have
access to the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in audited
financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed
or omitted. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the
Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. The results of operations for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2009 or any other interim
period.
(c)
Management has evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date through
the financial statement issuance date for appropriate accounting and
disclosure.
NOTE
2. NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
Company presents earnings per share in accordance with the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260,
“Earnings per Share” (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings per Share”). All per share amounts
have been calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding
during each period. Diluted earnings per share are adjusted for the impact of
common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method when the effect is
dilutive. Options and warrants to purchase 1,317 and 1,413 shares of
common stock were outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Also included in diluted shares outstanding for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 are 1,144 incremental shares related
to the component of the Biomed earn-out payment that was settled in common stock
on June 26, 2009 (see Note 4. Acquisition). The diluted shares outstanding for
the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were 29,187 and
26,198, respectively, and resulted in diluted earnings per share of $0.11 for
both periods. The diluted shares outstanding for the nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were 29,097 and 23,187, respectively,
and resulted in diluted earnings per share of $0.34 and $0.19,
respectively. For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, the diluted earnings per share does not include the impact of 430 and
761 common stock options and warrants then outstanding, respectively, and for
the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the diluted earnings
per share does not include the impact of 654 and 761 common stock options and
warrants then outstanding, respectively, as, in each case, the effect of their
inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
The basic
and diluted weighted average shares for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and basic earnings per common share for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 have been adjusted in the current period. The
adjustments were made to correct an error in the calculation of weighted average
shares outstanding and its related impact on basic earnings per share for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008. The effect of this adjustment
is not material, either quantitatively or qualitatively, to the Company’s 2008
consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On June
12, 2009, the FASB issued the following statements:
·
|
SFAS
No. 166, “Accounting for Transfer of Financial Assets – an amendment of
FASB Statement 140”(“SFAS No. 166”);
and
|
·
|
SFAS
No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (R)” (“SFAS No.
167”).
|
Both
statements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after November
15, 2009. Both statements have not yet been included in the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”).
SFAS No.
166 will improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability
of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements
about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial
position, financial performance and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing
involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. SFAS No. 166
eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity,” changes the
requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional
disclosures. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the
adoption of SFAS No. 166 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
SFAS No.
167 will improve the financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable
interest entities and is a revision of FASB Interpretation No. 46,
“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” SFAS No. 167 changes
how a reporting entity determines when an entity that is insufficiently
capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be
consolidated. The determination of whether a reporting entity is
required to consolidate another entity is based on, among other things, the
other entity’s purpose and design and the reporting entity’s ability to direct
the activities of the other entity that most significantly impact the other
entity’s economic performance. The Company is currently assessing the
impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 167 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
On June
29, 2009, the FASB issued ASC No. 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles” (“ASC No. 105”) (formerly SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162”), which established only
two levels of U.S. GAAP: authoritative and nonauthoritative. The
Codification became the source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. GAAP,
except for rules and releases of the SEC, which are also sources of
authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of
ASC No. 105, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting
and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC
accounting literature not included in the Codification became
non-authoritative. Following the Codification, the FASB will not
issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging
Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates
(“ASU”), which will serve to update the Codification, provide background
information about the guidance and provide the basis for conclusions on the
changes to the Codification. ASC No. 105 was effective for financial statements
issued for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15,
2009. The Company began to use the new guidelines and numbering
system prescribed by the Codification during the third quarter of
2009. As the Codification did not change or alter existing U.S. GAAP,
the adoption of ASC No. 105 by the Company did not have an impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
In order
to assist in the transition to the Codification, the Company is providing the
Codification cross-reference topic alongside the references to the standards
issued and adopted prior to the adoption of the Codification.
On August
26, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”
(“ASU No. 2009-05”), to clarify how entities should estimate the fair value of
liabilities under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC
820”). ASU 2009-05 reiterates that the definition of fair value for a
liability is the price that would be paid to transfer it in an orderly
transaction between market participants. ASU 2009-05 provides
clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market
for an identical liability is not available, an entity is required to measure
fair value using one or more of the following techniques:
·
|
A
valuation technique that uses either the quoted price of the identical
liability when traded as an asset or quoted price for similar liabilities
or for similar liabilities when traded as assets;
or
|
·
|
Another
valuation technique that is consistent with principles of ASC
820.
|
ASU No.
2009-05 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after
its issuance. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the
adoption of ASU No. 2009-05 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
On
October 7, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue
Arrangements - a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (“ASU No.
2009-13”), to address the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to
enable vendors to account for products or services separately rather than as a
combined unit. This subtopic of ASU 605-25, “Revenue
Recognition-Multiple-Element Arrangements” addresses how to separate
deliverables and how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or
more units of accounting. ASU No. 2009-13 will be effective
prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in
fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Alternatively,
adoption may be on a retrospective basis, and early application is
permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the
adoption of ASU No. 2009-13 will have on its consolidated financials
statements.
NOTE
4. ACQUISITION
On April
4, 2008, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Biomed Healthcare, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Biomed Merger Sub”), completed the acquisition of Biomed
America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Biomed”), pursuant to an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the “Biomed Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2008, by and
among Allion, Bomed Merger Sub, Biomed and Biomed’s majority owner, Parallex
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The acquisition was
effected by the merger of Biomed with and into Biomed Merger Sub, with Biomed
Merger Sub as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
(the “Biomed Merger”). The primary reason for acquiring Biomed was to
expand the Company’s product and service offerings and diversify its payor base
by increasing the revenues received from non-government
payors. The Company’s management believes Biomed has a leading
reputation among patients and referring physicians managing hemophilia, immune
deficiencies and other chronic conditions.
The consideration paid at
closing, which approximated a multiple of eight times Biomed’s annualized
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), was
the result of a negotiation between the parties and the Company’s valuation of
the business. The Company’s valuation of the business was determined by using a
discounted cash flow analysis of Biomed’s five year projections, a review and
analysis of comparable company valuations and precedent
transactions.
The
purchase price paid at the closing for all of the outstanding shares of Biomed
totaled $121,189 and was paid with funds from a new senior credit facility
provided by CIT Healthcare LLC (“CIT”) (see Note 7. Financing Activity),
available cash, and newly issued Allion common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(“Common Stock”) and Series A-1 preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share
(“Series A-1 Preferred Stock”). The aggregate consideration paid to
the former Biomed stockholders consisted of $48,000 in cash and a combined total
of approximately 9,350 shares of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred
Stock. In accordance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635(a), at the
closing of the Biomed Merger, the Company issued to the former Biomed
stockholders new Common Stock in an amount equal to 19.9% of its Common Stock
outstanding, with the remainder of the stock portion of the purchase price
issued in shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock. The total number of
shares of Common Stock issued at closing was 3,225, and the total number of
shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued at closing was
6,125. On June 24, 2008, the Company’s stockholders approved the
issuance of 6,125 shares of Common Stock, resulting in a one-for-one conversion
of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock into Common Stock. In connection
with the Biomed Merger, the Company also assumed $18,569 of Biomed’s outstanding
indebtedness and incurred direct acquisition costs of $2,580. In
addition to the purchase price, the Company made an earn out payment in June
2009 to the former Biomed stockholders pursuant to the Biomed Agreement, because
the Biomed business EBITDA for the twelve months ended April 30, 2009 exceeded
$14,750. The total amount of the final earn out payment was valued at
$44,413 and was recorded as an increase to goodwill. The aggregate
earn out consideration paid to the former Biomed stockholders consisted of
$7,500 in cash, $22,292 in subordinated promissory notes and 2,625 shares of
Common Stock, which was valued at $14,621.
For
purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that were issued in
connection with the earn out payment, the Company divided the portion of the
earn out payment that was paid in Common Stock by $8.00 per share, pursuant to
the terms of the Biomed Agreement because the most recent 10-day average of the
closing price of the Common Stock was less than $8.00 per share. The
calculation resulted in the issuance of 2,625 shares of Common
Stock. The total shares of Common Stock issued to the former Biomed
stockholders, including the shares issued for the earn out payment, represented
42% of the total Allion shares outstanding at the time of issuance.
The
following allocation of the purchase price and the transaction costs is based on
information available to the Company’s management at the time the consolidated
financial statements were prepared.
Purchase Price Paid
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid to seller at closing
|
|
$
|
48,000
|
|
Cash
paid to seller for earn-out obligation
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
Notes
payable assumed
|
|
|
13,944
|
|
Long-term
debt assumed
|
|
|
4,625
|
|
Subordinated
promissory notes issued for earn-out obligation
|
|
|
22,292
|
|
Fair
value of Common Stock issued (1)
|
|
|
16,574
|
|
Fair
value of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued (2)
|
|
|
35,466
|
|
Fair
value of Common Stock issued for earn-out obligation (3)
|
|
|
14,621
|
|
Direct
acquisition costs (4)
|
|
|
2,580
|
|
Total
purchase price
|
|
$
|
165,602
|
|
Allocation of Purchase
Price
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
relationships (10 year life)
|
|
$
|
24,950
|
|
Trade
name (20 year life)
|
|
|
6,230
|
|
Covenant
not to compete (3 year life)
|
|
|
540
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
135,009
|
|
|
|
|
166,729
|
|
Assets
/ liabilities assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
|
15,963
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
1,914
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
280
|
|
Fixed
assets
|
|
|
465
|
|
Notes
receivable / other assets
|
|
|
202
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
(7,693
|
)
|
Capital lease
obligation
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Deferred
tax asset
|
|
|
525
|
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
(12,779
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
165,602
|
|
_____________________________
(1)
|
The
consideration associated with the Common Stock was valued at $5.14 per
share based on the average closing price of Common Stock three days before
and after the March 13, 2008 announcement of the Biomed
Merger.
|
(2)
|
The
consideration associated with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was valued at
$5.79 per share based on an independent
valuation.
|
(3)
|
The
consideration associated with the Common Stock was valued at $5.57 per
share based on the closing price of the Common Stock on April 30, 2009,
the date the contingent consideration was considered earned and
issuable.
|
(4)
|
A
portion of this amount was paid in
2007.
|
The
acquisition was recorded by allocating the purchase price to the assets
acquired, including intangible assets, based on their estimated fair values at
the acquisition date. The excess cost over the net amounts assigned
to the fair value of the assets acquired is recorded as goodwill and reflects
the benefit the Company expects to realize from expanding its product offering
and diversifying its payor base. The results of operations from the
acquisition are included in Allion’s consolidated operating results as of April
4, 2008, the date Biomed was acquired. The Biomed business operates
as a separate reportable segment (see Note 9. Operating
Segments). The goodwill and identifiable intangible assets recorded
as a result of the Biomed acquisition are not expected to be deductible for tax
purposes.
The
Company prepared an estimate of the fair value of the material identifiable
intangible assets of Biomed and utilized the services of a third party appraisal
firm to assist in that estimate. The methodology and key assumptions
used in determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired are as
follows:
Intangible asset:
|
Trade Name
|
Covenant not to compete
|
Customer relationships
|
|
|
|
|
Methodology:
|
Income
approach -
|
Income
approach
|
Income
approach
|
|
Relief
from Royalty Method
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Key
assumptions:
|
|
|
|
Risk
Adjusted Rate of Return
|
13.5%
|
13.5%
|
14.0%
|
Effective
Tax Rate
|
40.0%
|
40.0%
|
40.0%
|
Remaining
Life for Amortization Purposes
|
15
yrs.
|
15
yrs.
|
15
yrs.
|
Royalty
Rate
|
1.0%
|
-
|
-
|
Remaining
Economic Life:
|
20
yrs
|
3
year agreement
|
4
yrs. (IVIG)
|
|
|
|
13
yrs. (Blood Factor)
|
Attrition
Rate:
|
-
|
-
|
66.7%
(IVIG)
|
|
|
|
10.0%
(Blood Factor)
|
Included
in goodwill is the fair value of the assembled workforce of $760. The assembled
staff was valued by estimating the cost to replace the employees as of the
valuation date. Because the workforce was in place and the existing employment
relationships were assumed along with the rest of the Biomed business, the value
to the Company is the total cost the Company would have incurred had it been
required to replace the workforce.
The
following unaudited pro forma results were developed assuming the acquisition of
Biomed occurred on January 1, 2008 and that the 11,975 shares of Common
Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, including the earn out shares, were also
issued as of January 1, 2008. The pro forma results do not purport to
represent what the Company’s results of operations actually would have been if
the Biomed transaction had occurred on the date indicated or what the Company’s
results of operations will be in future periods. The financial results for the
periods prior to the acquisition were based on audited or reviewed financial
statements, where required, or internal financial statements as provided by
Biomed.
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
264,229
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
5,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per common share
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On April
2, 2007, Ground Zero Software, Inc. (“Ground Zero”) notified the Company of the
termination of the license for the
LabTracker – HIV™
software,
pursuant to the terms of the Distribution and License Agreement, dated March 1,
2005 (the “License Agreement”), between Oris Medical Systems, Inc. (“OMS”) and
Ground Zero. OMS assigned the License Agreement to the Company when the Company
acquired substantially all of OMS’s assets in June 2005.
On
May 6, 2008, the Company settled its litigation with OMS (see Note 11.
Contingencies-Legal Proceedings). As a result of the settlement, the
original asset purchase agreement terminated, and effective September 1, 2008,
all parties were released from the related non-compete, non solicitation and
confidentiality agreements. In September 2008, the Company decided to
abandon and cease use of all the remaining assets recorded as part of the June
2005 acquisition of the net assets of OMS. Accordingly, the Company
recognized an impairment loss for the net value of the remaining acquired
intangible assets and capitalized software development of $519 ($981, less
accumulated amortization of $462) for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2008.
NOTE
5. SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
Short
term investments of $259 at both September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
include a certificate of deposit with an original term of twelve months, ending
in November 2009, and an annual interest rate of 2.47%.
NOTE
6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820
(formerly SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”) clarifies the definition of
fair value of assets and liabilities, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value of assets and liabilities and expands the disclosures on fair value
measurements. The Company adopted the methods of fair value as
described in ASC 820 to value its financial assets and liabilities effective
January 1, 2008 and, with respect to its non-financial assets and liabilities
effective as of January 1, 2009, neither of which had a material impact on the
Company’s financial statements. ASC 820 defines fair value as the
price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
(an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
reporting date. ASC 820 establishes consistency and comparability by
providing a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques into three broad levels, described below:
·
|
Level
1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities (observable market
inputs).
|
·
|
Level
2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1,
that are observable for the asset or liability (includes quoted market
prices for similar assets or identical or similar assets in markets in
which there are few transactions, as well as prices that are not current
or vary substantially).
|
·
|
Level
3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the entity’s own assumptions
in pricing the asset or liability (used when little or no market data is
available).
|
ASC 820
requires the use of observable market inputs (quoted market prices) when
measuring fair value and requires a Level 1 quoted price be used to measure fair
value whenever possible. The following table presents the
Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a
recurring basis:
|
|
As of September 30, 2009
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction
rate securities
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
Derivative
contracts
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant
contracts
|
|
$
|
1,948
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,948
|
|
Financial
assets and liabilities included in the Company’s financial statements and
measured at fair value as of September 30, 2009 are classified based on the
valuation technique levels as follows:
Non-current
marketable securities of $2,107 at September 30, 2009 consist of auction rate
securities (“ARS”), which were measured using unobservable inputs (Level
3). The Company’s warrant contracts were also measured using Level 3
inputs. These securities and warrant contracts were assigned to Level
3 because broker/dealer/valuation specialist quotes are significant inputs to
the valuation, and there is a lack of transparency as to whether these quotes
are based on information that is observable in the marketplace.
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had a derivative asset contract, which consisted
of an interest rate cap contract outstanding with a notional amount of $17,500
that expires in April 2011. This derivative contract is valued using
current quoted market prices and significant other observable and unobservable
inputs and is considered a Level 2 item.
The
majority of the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities are not required
to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, the
Company is required on a non-recurring basis to use fair value measurements when
analyzing asset impairment as it relates to goodwill and other indefinite-lived
intangible assets and long-lived assets. Goodwill and other
indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed annually for potential
impairment utilizing an income and market approach when measuring the fair value
of the Company’s reporting units. Goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible
assets, and long-lived assets are also reviewed for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may
not be recoverable.
The
carrying amount of cash, accounts receivables and accounts payables and other
short-term financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their
short-term nature. The Company believes that borrowings outstanding
under its revolving credit facility and term loan approximate fair value because
such borrowings bear interest at current variable market rates. There
are no quoted market prices available for notes payable – affiliates; however,
the Company believes that the carrying amounts approximate fair value, because
these notes bear interest at prime plus 1%.
Auction
Rate Securities
As of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had $2,107 and $2,155,
respectively, of ARS, the fair value of which has been measured using Level 3
inputs. These ARS are collateralized with Federal Family Education
Loan Program student loans. The monthly auctions for ARS have
historically provided a liquid market for these securities. However,
since February 2008, there has not been a successful auction due to the lack of
sufficient buyers for these ARS. The Company has used a discounted
cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value of its investment in ARS
as of September 30, 2009. The assumptions used in preparing the
discounted cash flow model include estimates for interest rates, estimates for
discount rates using yields of comparable traded instruments adjusted for
illiquidity and other risk factors, amount of cash flows, and expected holding
periods of the ARS. These inputs reflect the Company’s own
assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing
the ARS, including assumptions about risk developed based on the best
information available in the circumstances.
Based on
this assessment of fair value, as of September 30, 2009, the Company has
recorded a temporary impairment charge on these securities. The
unrealized loss through September 30, 2009 was $97 ($58 net of tax) and is
recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. The Company currently has
the ability and intent to hold these ARS investments until a recovery of the
auction process occurs or until maturity (ranging from 2037 to
2041). As of March 31, 2008, the Company reclassified the entire ARS
investment balance from short term investments to marketable securities,
non-current on its consolidated balance sheet because of the Company’s belief
that it could take longer than one year for its investments in ARS to
settle.
The
following table reflects the activity for the ARS, measured at fair value using
Level 3 inputs:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Balance
at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
2,125
|
|
|
$
|
2,152
|
|
|
$
|
2,155
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Transfers
to Level 3 investments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
2,228
|
|
Total
gains and losses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included
in earnings – realized
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
Unrealized
losses included in accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
other
comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
|
|
(60
|
)
|
Balance
at end of period
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
|
$
|
2,161
|
|
|
$
|
2,107
|
|
|
$
|
2,161
|
|
Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
The
Company is exposed to various risks involved in its ongoing business operations,
including interest rate risk that the Company manages through the use of a
derivative instrument. The Company has entered into an interest rate
cap contract to manage the risk of interest rate variability associated with its
variable rate borrowings. ASC 815 (formerly SFAS No. 133, “Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) requires businesses to
recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair
value in the balance sheet. A business may elect to apply hedge
accounting to its derivative instruments. The Company has elected not
to apply hedge accounting to its interest rate cap contract. As a
result, all gains and losses associated with the interest rate cap contract are
recognized in earnings in the Company’s income statement within interest expense
and as a non-cash adjustment to net cash provided by operating activities in the
statement of cash flows, in the period the gain or loss is
realized.
On
January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 815-40 “Derivatives
and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”) (formerly EITF
07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument(or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an
Entity’s Own Stock”), which provides that an entity should use a two step
approach to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded
feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s
contingent exercise price and settlement provisions. As a result of
the adoption of ASC 815-40, the Company’s outstanding stock warrants must be
accounted for as derivative liability instruments. Prior to the
adoption of ASC 815-40, the Company accounted for warrants in stockholders’
equity under ASC 815-10 (formerly SFAS No. 133). The Company recognized a
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $271 ($190 net of tax),
which represents the difference between the amounts recognized in the balance
sheet before initial adoption of ASC 815-40 and the amounts recognized in the
balance sheet at initial adoption of ASC 815-40 on January 1,
2009. Additionally, the Company recorded an increase in long term
liabilities of $1,425, representing the fair value of the warrants outstanding,
and a decrease in additional paid-in capital of $1,154 as a result of the
adoption of ASC 815-40. The fair value of each warrant is remeasured
each quarter using a Black-Scholes valuation model, which considers the
risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, volatility factor and expected life
specific to each individual warrant until settlement or
expiration. Changes in the fair value resulting from the quarterly
revaluation of the warrants are recognized in earnings in the Company’s income
statement in other expense and as non-cash adjustment to net cash provided by
operating activities in the statement of cash flows. During the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded other (income)
expense of $(59) and $ 725, respectively, relating to the change in fair value
of warrants during the periods.
The
Company estimates the fair value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes
valuation model with the following assumptions:
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
.14%
- 2.93%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
0%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
30.88%
- 54.29%
|
Expected
warrant term
|
|
3
Months – 6 Years
|
The
risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes valuation model is based on
the market yield currently available in U.S. Treasury securities with equivalent
maturities. The Company has not declared or paid any dividends and does not
currently expect to do so in the future. The expected term of the warrants
represents the contractual term of the warrants. Expected volatility
is based on market prices of traded shares for comparable entities within the
Company’s industry.
The
following table reflects the activity for the warrants, measured at fair value
using Level 3 inputs:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Balance
at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
2,007
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Transfers
to Level 3 liability
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,425
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Settlement
of Level 3 liability
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
gains and losses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included
in earnings – (change in value)
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Balance
at end of period
|
|
$
|
1,948
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,948
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Information
related to the Company’s derivative instruments is presented below:
|
Fair
Value of Derivative Instruments
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
Balance
Sheet Location
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Balance
Sheet Location
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Derivatives:
|
|
|
Interest
rate cap contract
|
Prepaid
Expenses and Other Current Assets
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
Prepaid
Expenses and Other Current Assets
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability Derivatives:
|
|
|
Warrant
contract
|
Other
Long Term Liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,948
|
|
Other
Long Term Liabilities
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
The
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
of (Gain) or Loss on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
Location
of (Gain) or Loss on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Interest
rate cap contract
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
Warrant
contract
|
Other
expense
|
|
$
|
(59
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
725
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
NOTE
7. FINANCING ACTIVITY
On April 4, 2008, in connection with
the acquisition of Biomed (see Note 4. Acquisition), the Company entered into a
Credit and Guaranty Agreement with CIT (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides
for a five-year $55,000 senior secured credit facility comprised of a $35,000
term loan and a $20,000 revolving credit facility. At the Company’s
option, the principal balance of loans outstanding under the term loan and the
revolving credit facility bear annual interest at a rate equal to a base rate
(higher of the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%, or J.P. Morgan Chase Bank’s prime
rate) plus 3%, or LIBOR plus 4%. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company incurred $35 and $907, respectively, in
deferred financing costs related to this financing, which are being amortized
over the five-year term of the loan. As of September 30, 2009,
unamortized deferred financing costs related to the senior secured credit
facility were $666. The Company may prepay the term loan and the
revolving credit facility in whole or in part at any time without penalty,
subject to reimbursement of the lenders’ customary breakage and redeployment
costs in the case of prepayment of LIBOR borrowings. The Credit
Agreement covenants include the requirement to maintain certain financial
ratios. As of September 30, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all
financial covenants. The Credit Agreement is secured by a senior
secured first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s
assets and is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any of the Company’s
current or future direct or indirect subsidiaries that are not borrowers under
the Credit Agreement.
Revolving
Credit Facility
At
September 30, 2009, the Company’s borrowing under the revolving credit facility
was $20,000, and the interest rates on the revolving credit facility ranged from
4.246% to 4.249%. The weighted average annual interest rate for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 on the revolving credit facility
was 4.3% and 4.4%, respectively. The Company is required to pay the
lender a fee equal to 0.5% per annum on the unused portion of the revolving
credit facility.
Term
Loan
At
September 30, 2009, the Company’s borrowing under the term loan was $32,813, and
the interest rate on the term loan was 4.244%. The weighted average
annual interest rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 on
the term loan was 4.4% and 4.7%, respectively. The Company is
required to make consecutive quarterly principal payments on the term loan,
which commenced on September 30, 2008, with a final payment due on April 4,
2013.
Long term
debt under the Company’s senior secured credit facility consists of the
following:
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Term
loan, net of original issue discount of $184 in 2009 and $223 in
2008
|
|
$
|
32,629
|
|
|
$
|
33,902
|
|
Less:
current maturities
|
|
|
2,100
|
|
|
|
1,698
|
|
Long
term debt
|
|
$
|
30,529
|
|
|
$
|
32,204
|
|
The
Company is required to maintain interest rate protection in connection with its
variable rate borrowings associated with its term loan. The Company manages the
risk of interest rate variability through the use of an interest rate cap
contract, a derivative financial instrument designed to hedge potential changes
in variable interest rates. At September 30, 2009, the Company had an interest
rate cap contract outstanding with a notional amount of $17,500 that expires in
April 2011. Through this contract, the Company has capped the LIBOR
component of its interest rate at 5%. As of September 30, 2009, the
three-month LIBOR rate was 0.287%. See Note 6. Fair Value
Measurements.
The
Company did not elect to apply hedge accounting to the interest rate cap
contract. The fair value of the derivative resulted in a
mark-to-market gains of $10 and $18 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, respectively, and mark-to-market losses of $25 and $30
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively.
Capital
Lease
In July
2009, the Company entered into a capital lease arrangement relating to certain
machinery and equipment. The lease is payable in monthly installments
of $11, including interest at 6.665%, maturing in June 2013.
NOTE
8. NOTES PAYABLE – AFFILIATES
At
September 30, 2009, Notes payable – affiliates consists of unsecured
subordinated promissory notes (the “Subordinated Notes”) in the amount of
$22,292 that were issued in connection with the Biomed earn out (see Note 4.
Acquisition). These Subordinated Notes were issued on June 25, 2009
and bear interest at a base rate of prime plus 1% per annum. The
weighted average interest rate on the Subordinated Notes for each of the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 4.25%. The Subordinated
Notes and all accrued interest are due on June 25, 2011.
Also
included in Notes payable – affiliates at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, are three unsecured notes in the amount of $3,000, $425 and
$219. All three notes are due on demand and bear interest at 6% per
annum.
All notes
are subordinated to the Company’s senior secured credit facility and have been
classified as long-term.
NOTE
9. OPERATING SEGMENTS
With the
acquisition of Biomed in April 2008, management has determined that the Company
operates in two reportable segments: (1) Specialty HIV, through which the
Company provides specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on
HIV/AIDS patients, and (2) Specialty Infusion, through which the Company
provides specialized biopharmaceutical medications and services to chronically
ill patients. The Company allocates all revenue and operating
expenses to the segments. Costs specific to a segment are charged
directly to the segment. Corporate expenses are allocated to each
segment based on revenues. The following table sets forth selected
information by segment:
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Results
of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Sales:
Specialty
HIV
|
|
$
|
78,374
|
|
|
$
|
70,305
|
|
|
$
|
224,567
|
|
|
$
|
204,256
|
|
Specialty
Infusion
|
|
|
25,008
|
|
|
|
21,831
|
|
|
|
75,057
|
|
|
|
39,568
|
|
Total
Net Sales
|
|
|
103,382
|
|
|
|
92,136
|
|
|
|
299,624
|
|
|
|
243,824
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income (1):
Specialty
HIV (2)
|
|
|
2,761
|
|
|
|
2,108
|
|
|
|
7,575
|
|
|
|
2,214
|
|
Specialty
Infusion
|
|
|
4,075
|
|
|
|
3,510
|
|
|
|
13,685
|
|
|
|
6,797
|
|
Total
Operating Income
|
|
|
6,836
|
|
|
|
5,618
|
|
|
|
21,260
|
|
|
|
9,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Expense, Net
|
|
|
929
|
|
|
|
877
|
|
|
|
2,354
|
|
|
|
1,498
|
|
Other
(Income) Expense
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Provision
for Taxes
|
|
|
2,720
|
|
|
|
1,929
|
|
|
|
8,234
|
|
|
|
3,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$
|
3,246
|
|
|
$
|
2,812
|
|
|
$
|
9,947
|
|
|
$
|
4,455
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
& Amortization Expense:
Specialty
HIV
|
|
$
|
707
|
|
|
$
|
746
|
|
|
$
|
2,108
|
|
|
$
|
2,444
|
|
Specialty
Infusion
|
|
|
779
|
|
|
|
861
|
|
|
|
2,369
|
|
|
|
1,748
|
|
Total
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
|
|
$
|
1,486
|
|
|
$
|
1,607
|
|
|
$
|
4,477
|
|
|
$
|
4,192
|
|
_____________________________
(1)
|
Includes
$468 of merger related expenses for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, of which $355 was charged to the Specialty HIV
segment and $113 was charged to the Specialty Infusion
segment.
|
(2)
|
Includes
a $519 impairment charge for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008 and a $3,950 charge related to the Company’s litigation settlement
with Oris Medical Systems, Inc. for the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
HIV
|
|
$
|
119,375
|
|
|
$
|
120,458
|
|
Specialty
Infusion
|
|
|
202,059
|
|
|
|
150,531
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
|
321,434
|
|
|
$
|
270,989
|
|
NOTE
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
In April
2008, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with the RAM
Capital Group (“RAM”), whereby RAM agreed to provide various financial and
administrative services to the Company related to the Biomed acquisition (see
Note 4. Acquisition) for a fee of $10 per month. The initial term of
the agreement was for twelve months, subject to extension upon the mutual
agreement of RAM Capital and the Company. Although the initial term
of the agreement expired on April 4, 2009, the Company continues to operate
under the terms of the agreement on a month-to-month basis. RAM is
owned by a principal stockholder of the Company.
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, nursing
services were provided to the Specialty Infusion business by an affiliated
party. Fees charged for nursing services provided were $844 and $512
for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and were
$2,393 and $988 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, and are included as a component of Cost of goods
sold.
At both
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, notes payable totaling $25,936 and
$3,644, respectively, was due to affiliates (see Note 8. Notes
Payable-Affiliates).
NOTE
11. CONTINGENCIES – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On
October 18, 2009, the Company entered into a merger agreement with affiliates of
H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (see Note 15. – Subsequent Event). Four
separate complaints have been filed against the Company relating to the merger,
which are detailed below. The Company believes these four lawsuits are without
merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.
Fowler
v. Moran, et al.
, Supreme Court of the
State of New York, County of Suffolk, Index No. 041990/2009.
On October
20, 2009, a complaint was filed by Denise Fowler as a purported class action on
behalf of all of the Company’s stockholders against the Company, each of the
Company’s directors, and Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp. and Brickell Bay Merger
Corp., both affiliates of H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. The plaintiff
alleges that she is an owner of the Company’s common stock. The
complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company’s directors breached
their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed merger transaction
between the Company and affiliates of H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. by
failing to engage in an
honest and fair sale process and by failing to maximize shareholder value in
connection with the merger. In addition, the lawsuit alleges that the Company
and H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary
duties by the Company’s directors. Based on these allegations, the lawsuit
seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief enjoining the transaction. It also
purports to seek recovery of costs of the action, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
Virgin
Islands Government Employees’ Retirement System v. Moran, et al.
, Court of Chancery, State
of Delaware, Case No. 5022.
A second complaint was filed as a purported
class action on October 27, 2009, by the Virgin Islands Government Employees’
Retirement System, which claims to be a stockholder of the Company. The lawsuit
names as defendants the Company, each of the Company’s directors, Brickell Bay
Acquisition Corp. and Brickell Bay Merger Corp., and also names Raymond A.
Mirra, Jr., Shauna Mirra, Parallex LLC and H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. The lawsuit
alleges essentially the same claims and seeks the same remedies as the
Fowler
case. In addition, the
lawsuit alleges that Raymond A. Mirra, Jr., Shauna Mirra, and Parallex LLC, as
controlling shareholder of the Company, violated fiduciary duties to the
Company’s stockholders.
Steamfitters
Local Union 449 v. Moran, et al
., Court of Chancery,
State of Delaware, Case No. 5031.
A third lawsuit was filed as a
purported class action on October 29, 2009, by the Steamfitters Local Union 449,
which claims to be a stockholder of the Company. The lawsuit names the same
defendants as the
Virgin
Islands
case, and alleges essentially the same claims and seeks the same
remedies as the
Virgin Islands
case.
Union Asset Management Holding AG v.
Moran, et. al.
, Court of Chancery, State of Delaware. Case No. 5036. On
November 2, 2009, a fourth complaint was filed as a purported class action by
Union Asset Management Holding AG, which alleges it is the owner of Allion
common stock. The complaint names the same defendants as the
Virgin Islands
and
Steamfitters
cases, and
alleges essentially the same claims and seeks the same remedies as those
cases.
The
Company was also previously involved in another lawsuit,
Oris Medical Systems, Inc. v. Allion
Healthcare, Inc., et al.,
Superior Court of California, San Diego County,
Action No. GIC 870818. OMS filed a complaint against the Company,
Oris Health, Inc. (“Oris Health”) and MOMS Pharmacy, Inc. (“MOMS”) on August 14,
2006, alleging claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing, specific performance, accounting, fraud, negligent
misrepresentation, rescission, conversion and declaratory relief, allegedly
arising out of the May 19, 2005 Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase
Agreement”) between Oris Health and MOMS on the one hand, and OMS on the other
hand. The court dismissed the negligent misrepresentation cause of
action. The Company, Oris Health and MOMS filed a cross-complaint
against OMS, OMS’ majority shareholder Pat Iantorno, and the Iantorno Management
Group for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and
fair dealing, fraud, rescission, and related claims. Prior to trial,
which began April 25, 2008, OMS dismissed its claims for rescission and
conversion, and the Company dismissed the fraud claim and several other
claims. On May 6, 2008, during trial, the parties settled the entire
action. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed
to pay OMS $3,950 and dismiss the cross-complaint with prejudice in exchange for
mutual general releases and dismissal of the complaint with
prejudice. As part of the settlement, the parties have agreed that
the Asset Purchase Agreement has terminated, with no further earn out payments
due by the Company. The Company accrued the litigation settlement of
$3,950 during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and paid the settlement on
May 27, 2008.
The
Company is involved from time to time in other legal actions arising in the
ordinary course of its business. The Company currently has no pending or
threatened litigation that it believes will result in an outcome that would
materially affect its business. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that
current or future litigation to which the Company is or may become a party will
not have a material adverse effect on its business.
NOTE
12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN
Under the
terms of the Company’s stock incentive plans, the Board of Directors of the
Company may grant incentive and nonqualified stock options to employees,
officers, directors, agents, consultants and independent contractors of the
Company. Under the terms of the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, the Board of
Directors of the Company may also grant restricted stock awards to employees,
officers, directors, agents, consultants and independent contractors of the
Company. All options are issued at fair market value at the
grant date, and vesting terms vary according to the plans. The plans allow for
the payment of option exercises through the surrender of previously
owned mature shares based on the fair market value of such shares at the date of
surrender. All restricted stock awards are granted at fair
value at the grant date based upon the Company’s closing stock price and have
specified vesting terms.
The
Company follows ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”)
(formerly SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”), which requires that all
share-based payments to employees, including stock options and restricted stock
awards, be recognized as compensation expense in the consolidated financial
statements based on their fair values and over the requisite vesting
period. The Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of
$145 and $57 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, and non-cash compensation expense of $301 and $151 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, relating to share-based
compensation awards, which were recorded as part of selling, general and
administrative expenses.
On
February 4, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company approved the grant of 2,200 cash-settled phantom stock units (the
“Units”) to certain of the Company’s executive officers and
employees. The Units represent the right to earn, on a one-for-one
basis, a cash amount equivalent to the value, as of the vesting date, of an
equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The Units
will vest and be paid in cash on the tenth anniversary of the grant date,
provided that the employee is still employed by the Company. Vesting
of the Units may be accelerated and paid out under the following
conditions:
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in
full upon a change in control of the Company (see Note 15. – Subsequent
Event);
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a
prorata number of Units, calculated as if the Units had vested on a
monthly basis, upon termination of the employee’s employment by the
Company without cause or by the employee for good reason (as such terms
are defined in the award certificate);
or
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in
full upon a change in control of the Company that occurs within nine
months following the employee’s termination (see Note 15. – Subsequent
Event).
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The award
certificate also provides that the employee will be entitled to a tax gross-up
payment to cover excise tax liability incurred, whether pursuant to the terms of
the Units or otherwise, that may be deemed “golden parachute” payments under
Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
These
Units are considered a liability award under ASC 718. A liability
award under ASC 718 is measured based on the award’s fair value and remeasured
at the end of each reporting period until the date of
settlement. Compensation expense will be recorded each period until
settlement, based on the change in the fair value of the Company’s common stock
for each reporting period for the portion of the Unit’s requisite service period
that has been rendered at the reporting date. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded compensation expense of
$312 and $858, respectively, and a liability of $858 at September 30, 2009,
related to these Units. This liability is included within Other
long term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
NOTE
13. INCOME TAXES
The
Company adopted ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes – Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“ASC
740-10”) (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”, effective January
1, 2007.) Under ASC 740-10, tax benefits are recognized only for tax
positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax
authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount
of benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate
settlement.
At
September 30, 2009, the Company did not have accrued interest and penalties
related to any unrecognized tax benefits. The years subject to
potential audit varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Generally,
the Company’s statutes are open for tax years ended December 31, 2005 and
forward. The Company’s major taxing jurisdictions include the United
States, New York, California, Pennsylvania and Kansas.
The
Internal Revenue Service is in the process of auditing the Company’s 2006
Federal Income Tax Return and has notified the Company of its intent to audit
the Company’s 2007 Federal Income Tax Return.
NOTE
14. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
In April
2008, the Company acquired Biomed with part of the consideration paid with newly
issued Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the assumption of
Biomed’s outstanding indebtedness. In June 2009, the Company made an
earn out payment to the former Biomed stockholders, with part of the
consideration paid with newly issued Common Stock and the issuance of
subordinated promissory notes. See Note 4. Acquisition.
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NOTE
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
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On
October 18, 2009, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
“H.I.G. Agreement”) with Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), and Brickell Bay Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“H.I.G. Merger Sub”). Parent and H.I.G. Merger
Sub are controlled by an investment fund affiliated with H.I.G. Capital,
L.L.C. Pursuant to the terms of the H.I.G. Agreement,
H.I.G. Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the
Company as the surviving corporation of the merger (the “H.I.G.
Merger”). In the H.I.G. Merger, each share of common stock of the
Company will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $6.60 per
share in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). In addition, all
outstanding options and warrants will vest in full and will be converted into
the right to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Merger
Consideration over the exercise price per share of such option or
warrant. Also, each share of restricted stock and each holder of an
outstanding cash-settled phantom stock unit, whether or not vested, will be
entitled to receive an amount equal to the number of restricted shares or
phantom stock units multiplied by the Merger Consideration, at which time the
Company will incur additional compensation expense of approximately
$13,662. Holders of the phantom stock units will also be entitled to
receive a tax gross-up payment to cover any excise tax liability such holder may
incur as a result of any payments or benefits that may be deemed “golden
parachute” payments for tax purposes.
Completion
of the H.I.G. Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including
approval by the Company’s stockholders and obtaining certain regulatory
approvals. The H.I.G. Merger is not subject to a financing condition
and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2010.
Merger-related
expenses of $468 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are
primarily related to legal, accounting and advisory fees incurred in connection
with the merger transaction.
ITEM 2.
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MANAGE
MENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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(in
thousands, except share, per share and patient
data)
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Overview
We are a
national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused
on HIV/AIDS patients, as well as specialized biopharmaceutical medications and
services for chronically ill patients. We work closely with
physicians, nurses, clinics and AIDS Service Organizations, or ASOs, and with
government and private payors to improve clinical outcomes and reduce treatment
costs for our patients. We believe that the combination of services we
offer to patients, healthcare providers, and payors makes us an attractive
source of specialty pharmacy and disease management services, contributes to
better clinical outcomes and reduces overall healthcare costs.
We
operate our business as two reporting segments. Our Specialty HIV
division distributes medications, ancillary drugs, and nutritional supplies
under our trade name MOMS Pharmacy. Our Specialty Infusion division,
acquired in April 2008, focuses on providing specialty biopharmaceutical
medications under the name Biomed. Biomed provides services for
intravenous immunoglobulin, blood clotting factor, and other therapies for
patients living with chronic diseases.
Our
Specialty HIV services include the following:
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Specialized
MOMSPak prescription packaging that helps reduce patient error associated
with complex multi-drug regimens, which require multiple drugs to be taken
at varying doses and schedules;
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Reimbursement
experience that assists patients and healthcare providers with the complex
reimbursement processes of Medicaid and other state-administered programs,
such as the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, or ADAP, which many of our
HIV/AIDS patients rely on for
payment;
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Arrangement
for the timely delivery of medications in a discreet and convenient manner
as directed by our patients or their
physicians;
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Specialized
pharmacists who consult with patients, physicians, nurses and ASOs to
provide education, counseling, treatment coordination, clinical
information and compliance monitoring;
and
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Information
systems that make the provision of clinical data and the transmission of
prescriptions more efficient and
accurate.
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We have
grown our Specialty HIV business primarily by acquiring other specialty
pharmacies and expanding our existing business. Since the beginning
of 2003, we have acquired seven specialty pharmacies in California and two
specialty pharmacies in New York. We have generated internal growth
primarily by increasing the number of patients we serve. In addition,
our business has grown as the price of HIV/AIDS medications has
increased. In December 2007, we opened our first satellite pharmacy
in Oakland, California. In October 2008, we opened a new satellite
pharmacy affiliated with the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, a leading provider of
practical support services and advocacy for those with HIV/AIDS in Washington
State. We will continue to evaluate acquisitions, strategic
affiliations with ASOs, and satellite locations to expand our existing Specialty
HIV business as opportunities arise or circumstances warrant.
Our
Specialty Infusion segment provides pharmacy, nursing and reimbursement services
to patients with costly, chronic diseases. These services include the
following:
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Specialized
nursing for the timely administration of medications as directed by
physicians;
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·
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Specialized
pharmacists who consult with patients, physicians, and nurses to provide
education, counseling, treatment coordination, and clinical information;
and
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·
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Reimbursement
experience that assists patients and healthcare providers with complex
reimbursement processes.
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Our
Specialty Infusion business derives revenues primarily from the sale of drugs to
patients and focuses almost exclusively on a limited number of complex and
expensive drugs. Our Specialty Infusion division principally provides
specialty pharmacy and disease management services to patients with the
following conditions: Hemophilia, Autoimmune Disorders/Neuropathies, Primary
Immunodefiency Diseases (PID), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and
HIV/AIDS.
The
following table represents the percentage of total revenues our Specialty
Infusion division generated during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009, from sales of the products used to treat the conditions described
above:
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September
30, 2009
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Therapy
Products
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Therapy
Mix
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Blood
Clotting Factor
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58.9%
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59.4%
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IVIG
(1)
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34.7%
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34.0%
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Other
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6.4%
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6.6%
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Total
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100.0%
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100.0%
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(1)
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Intravenous
immunoglobulin.
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On
October 18, 2009, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, which we
refer to as the H.I.G. Agreement, with Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp.
and Brickell Bay Merger Corp., each of which is controlled by an investment fund
affiliated with H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. Pursuant to the terms of the
H.I.G. Agreement, Brickell Bay Merger Corp. will merge with and into
Allion, with Allion continuing as the surviving corporation, in a transaction we
refer to as the H.I.G. Merger. Pursuant to the
H.I.G. Agreement, upon the completion of the H.I.G. Merger, each
share of Allion common stock will be cancelled and converted into the right to
receive $6.60 per share in cash.
Geographic
Footprint
As of
September 30, 2009, our Specialty HIV division operated twelve pharmacy
locations, strategically located in California (seven separate locations), New
York (two separate locations), Washington (two separate locations), and Florida
to serve major metropolitan areas where high concentrations of HIV/AIDS patients
reside. As of September 30, 2009, our Specialty Infusion division operated six
locations in Kansas, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Texas and
is licensed to dispense drugs in over 40 states.
Net
Sales
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, approximately 56% and 55%,
respectively, of our net sales came from payments directly from government
sources such as Medicaid, ADAP, and Medicare (excluding Part D, described below,
which is administered through private payor sources). These, along
with Medicare Part D, are all highly regulated government programs subject to
frequent changes and cost containment measures. We continually monitor changes
in reimbursement for all products provided.
Based on
revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 for our
Specialty HIV business and our Specialty Infusion business, the following table
presents the percentage of our total revenues reimbursed by these
payors:
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Three
Months Ended September 30, 2009
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Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009
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Specialty
HIV
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Specialty
Infusion
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Total
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Specialty
HIV
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Specialty
Infusion
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Total
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Non
governmental
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38.1
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%
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64.5
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%
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44.4
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%
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36.9
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%
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67.4
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%
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44.6
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%
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Governmental
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Medicaid/ADAP
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61.8
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%
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27.6
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%
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53.6
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%
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63.0
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%
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26.5
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%
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53.8
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%
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Medicare
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0.1
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%
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7.9
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%
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2.0
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%
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0.1
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%
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6.1
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%
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1.6
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%
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Total
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100.0
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%
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100.0
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%
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100.0
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%
|
|
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100.0
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%
|
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100.0
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%
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100.0
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%
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Gross
Profit
Our gross
profit reflects net sales less the cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold is the
cost of pharmaceutical products we purchase from wholesalers and the labor cost
associated with nurses we provide to administer medications. The amount that we
are reimbursed by government and private payors has historically increased as
the price of the pharmaceutical products we purchase has increased. However, as
a result of cost containment initiatives prevalent in the healthcare industry,
private and government payors have reduced reimbursement rates, which may
prevent us from recovering the full amount of any price increases.
Effective
July 1, 2008, the California legislature approved a 10% reduction in the
reimbursement to providers paid under Medi-Cal. The 10% reduction, which was
initiated as part of the fiscal 2009 state budget setting process, included
reduced reimbursement for prescription drugs. On August 18, 2008, the U.S.
District Court issued a preliminary injunction to halt certain portions of the
10% payment reduction, including the reductions related to prescription drugs.
In response to the ruling, the California Department of Health Care Services, or
DHCS, eliminated the 10% payment reduction, effective September 5, 2008. DHCS
also announced that corrections to previously adjudicated claims for dates of
service on or after August 18, 2008 will be reprocessed at rates in effect prior
to the cuts. The State of California filed an appeal of the preliminary
injunction with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 9, 2009, the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals sustained the District Court’s injunction and ordered
DHCS to reimburse providers the 10% reduction previously deducted from provider
payments for the period from July 1, 2008 to August 18, 2008. As of
September 30, 2009, the Company has not recognized any revenues or related
accounts receivable related to this retroactive payment. The Company estimates
its retroactive reimbursement payment will total approximately
$700.
In
September 2008, Assembly Bill 1183 was enacted in California, requiring provider
payments to be reduced by 1% or 5%, depending upon the provider type, for dates
of service on or after March 1, 2009. These reductions replace the 10% provider
payment reductions previously implemented and subsequently overturned by the
courts. On January 16, 2009, Managed Pharmacy Care and other plaintiffs filed a
complaint challenging the 5% rate reduction to providers of pharmacy services
under Assembly Bill 1183. On February 27, 2009, the U.S. District
Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting DHCS from implementing the 5%
reduction in payments to pharmacies for prescription drugs (including
prescription drugs and traditional over-the-counter drugs provided by
prescription) provided under the Medi-Cal fee-for-service program. If ultimately
implemented, we believe the 5% rate reduction will have a material adverse
effect on our operations, financial condition and financial
results. Based on the results for our Specialty HIV business and our
Specialty Infusion business for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our
annualized net sales for prescription drugs from the Medi-Cal program subject to
the 5% and 1% reductions total approximately $63 million and $13 million,
respectively, or 20.9% and 13.2% of our total annualized net sales,
respectively.
Historically,
many government payors, including Medicaid and ADAP, paid us, directly or
indirectly, for the medications we dispense at average wholesale price, or AWP,
or a percentage of AWP. Private payors with whom we may contract also reimburse
us for medications at AWP or a percentage of AWP. Federal and state governmental
attention has focused on the validity of using AWP as the basis for Medicaid
medication payments, including payments for HIV/AIDS medications, and most state
Medicaid programs now pay substantially less than AWP for the prescription drugs
we dispense. Effective September 26, 2009, and in conjunction with a recently
approved class action settlement with two parties that publish the AWP of
pharmaceuticals, the methodology used to calculate AWP was revised, which
reduced AWP for certain brand name prescription drugs used in the pharmacy
industry. Independent of the settlement, the same parties applied the
adjustment to all the other National Drug Codes, including many of the brand
name drugs we dispense. While many non-governmental payors adjusted
reimbursement formulas to correct for this change in methodology, many of the
state Medicaid programs that utilize AWP as a pricing reference have not taken
similar action to date. Due to the uncertainty over pending
litigation and legislative initiatives, we cannot predict with certainty or
accurately quantify the ultimate effect of the AWP reduction. We can
offer no assurance that the changes in the calculation of AWP will not have a
material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
Operating
Expenses
Our
operating expenses are composed of both variable and fixed costs. Our principal
variable costs, which increase as net sales increase, are pharmacy and nursing
labor and delivery of medications to patients. Our principal fixed costs, which
do not vary directly with changes in net sales, are facilities, corporate labor
expenses, equipment and insurance.
While we
believe that we have a sufficient revenue base to continue to operate profitably
given our current level of operating and other expenses, our business remains
subject to uncertainties and potential changes that could result in losses. In
particular, changes to reimbursement rates, unexpected increases in operating
expenses, difficulty integrating acquisitions, or declines in the number of
patients we serve or the number of prescriptions we fill could adversely affect
our future results. For a further discussion regarding these uncertainties and
potential changes, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and Part II, Item 1A. Risk
Factors in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Management
believes that our accounting policies related to revenue recognition, allowance
for doubtful accounts, long-lived asset impairments, and goodwill and other
intangible assets represent “critical accounting policies,” which the SEC
defines as those that are most important to the presentation of a company’s
financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most
difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often because management must make
estimates about uncertain and changing matters. Our critical accounting policies
affect the amount of income and expense we record in each period, as well as the
value of our assets and liabilities and our disclosures regarding contingent
assets and liabilities. In applying these critical accounting policies, we make
estimates and assumptions to prepare our financial statements that, if made
differently, could have a positive or negative effect on our financial results.
We believe that our estimates and assumptions are both reasonable and
appropriate, in light of applicable accounting rules. However, estimates involve
judgments with respect to numerous factors that are difficult to predict and are
beyond management’s control. As a result, actual amounts could differ materially
from estimates. Further information regarding these policies
appears under Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on March 9,
2009. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, there
have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies or to the
related assumptions and estimates involved in applying these
policies. However, we have expanded our disclosures as it relates to
Revenue Recognition and Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, as
follows:
Revenue
Recognition
. Substantially all of our revenues are generated
from the sale of prescription drugs to patients and are reimbursed by government
and private payors. Net sales for both our Specialty HIV and
Specialty Infusion divisions are recognized upon shipment. For the
Specialty Infusion division, and to a lesser degree the Specialty HIV division,
revenues are recorded net of contractual allowances. Contractual
allowances represent estimated differences between billed sales and amounts
expected to be realized from third party payors. We evaluate several
criteria in developing estimated contractual allowances, including historical
trends based on actual claims paid and current contract and reimbursement
terms. Any difference between amounts expected to be realized from
third party payors and actual amounts received are recorded as an adjustment to
sales in the period the actual reimbursement rate is determined.
Any
patient can initiate the filling of prescriptions by having a doctor call in
prescriptions to our pharmacists, faxing our pharmacists a prescription, or
mailing prescriptions to one of our facilities. Once we have verified that the
prescriptions are valid and have received authorization from a patient’s
insurance company or state insurance program, the pharmacist then fills the
prescriptions and ships the medications to the patient through an outside
delivery service, an express courier service or postal mail, or the patient
picks up the prescriptions at the pharmacy. These and other factors
indicate we are a principal in the arrangement with our patients and third party
payors and, as such, we record our revenues and cost of goods sold on a gross
basis in accordance with ASC 605-45 “Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent
Considerations” (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 99-19, “Reporting
Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as Agent”).
Our
Specialty HIV division has been certified as a specialized HIV pharmacy eligible
for premium reimbursement under the New York State Medicaid program since 2005.
We have been notified that the New York program has been extended through
September 2010, and we are awaiting recertification. Until June 30, 2009, our
Specialty HIV division also received premium reimbursement under California’s
HIV/AIDS Pharmacy Pilot Program, which we refer to as the California Pilot
Program. The California Pilot Program has not been renewed for the California
fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. Premium reimbursement for eligible
prescriptions dispensed in the current period are recorded as a component of net
sales. These revenues are estimated at the time service is
provided and accrued to the extent that payment has not been
received. In New York, we receive the premium payment annually, and
we received the annual payment for calendar year 2008 under the New York program
in August 2009. Under the California Pilot Program, we historically
received regular payments for premium reimbursement, which were paid in
conjunction with the regular reimbursement amounts due through the normal
payment cycle. However, since October 1, 2008, we have recognized
revenue of $739, but have collected only $150 under the California Pilot
Program. We believe the budgetary challenges currently experienced in
California may result in further payment delays. Based on this
uncertainty, we did not recognize any revenues related to the California Pilot
Program for the final three months of the California fiscal year ended June 30,
2009. As a result of the non-renewal of the California Pilot Program,
we also did not recognize any revenues related to the California Pilot Program
for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The net accounts
receivable balance at September 30, 2009 related to the California Pilot Program
was $855.
Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets.
In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles –
Goodwill and Other,” or ASC 350 (formerly SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets”), goodwill and intangible assets associated with acquisitions
that are deemed to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are subject
to annual impairment tests.
The
impairment test for goodwill involves comparing the fair value of the reporting
units to their carrying amounts. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit
exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure for a goodwill
impairment loss. This step revalues all assets and liabilities of the reporting
unit to their current fair values and then compares the implied fair value of
the reporting unit’s goodwill to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the
carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value
of the goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the
excess.
The
valuation of goodwill is dependent upon the estimated fair market value of our
three reporting units. The Specialty Infusion segment, which resulted
from the acquisition of Biomed in April 2008, is comprised of only a single
business component and, therefore, was determined to be a separate reporting
unit under ASC 350. All goodwill resulting from the Biomed
acquisition was fully allocated to the Specialty Infusion
segment. The Specialty HIV segment was disaggregated into an East and
West region (or reporting unit) for the purpose of testing goodwill for
impairment. A regional difference in state reimbursement programs
(principally California and New York states) was the principal factor used to
determine the two reporting units. All of the other economic
characteristics of each of the pharmacies within these regions are
similar. The goodwill originating from acquisitions in California and
Washington states are allocated to the West region. The goodwill
originating from acquisitions in New York state is allocated to the East
region.
We
determine fair values of the reporting units by using a combination of the
income and market approach, with equal weighting given to both. We utilize the
income and market approach transaction methods, as they are the most applicable
to the perspective of value. The income approach bears significance because it
considers our future income potential. The market approach
transaction method is appropriate because it reflects market behavior and the
attitudes and actions of market participants. The selected approaches
were determined to be most reasonable given the availability and appropriateness
of data available as of the date of value. An equal weighting was
applied, as there were no material circumstances surrounding the application of
each approach that would require a different weighting mechanism.
The
income approach, or discounted cash flow approach, requires estimates regarding
future operations and the ability to generate cash flows, including projections
of revenue, costs, and capital requirements. It also requires estimates as to
the appropriate discount rates to be used. Our cash flow model used forecasts
for five-year periods and a terminal value. The significant assumptions for
these forecasts included compounded annual revenue growth rates ranging from 6%
to 12%, with an average compounded annual growth rate of approximately 10.5%.
The growth rates, profitability levels, and other variables were determined by
reviewing historical results and current operating trends of the reporting
units. Terminal values for all reporting units were calculated using a long-term
growth rate of 3%. In estimating the fair value of the reporting units for the
2008 impairment tests, we applied discount rates to our reporting units’
projected cash flows of 13%. In developing this discount rate, we
relied upon a weighted average cost of capital, or WACC,
calculation. In order to estimate the cost of equity component of the
WACC, we relied upon the capital asset pricing model. In estimating
the appropriate WACC, assumptions with regard to cost of debt capital, the
risk-free rate, beta, and the debt and equity weights were developed based on
market information known as of the goodwill testing date. The equity
risk premium was based on Ibbotson’s SBBI (2008), a third party research report
used in the development of discount rates. Finally, a size risk
premium was considered to be appropriate and was included as part of the assumed
cost of equity component of the WACC. The size risk premium was also
based on Ibbotson’s SBBI (2008).
The
market approach is based on the comparable transaction method, which considers
the sale and acquisition activities in our industry and derives a range of
valuation multiples. We applied the median of the resulting multiples
(approximately 15.5 times EBITDA) to the reporting units to determine fair value
under this method. This methodology conforms to our prior
valuations.
When we
performed our annual impairment test at December 31, 2008, we determined that,
when either the income or market approach was used on a stand alone basis, no
impairment existed. Given the sensitivity of the valuation of the reporting
units to changes in estimated future cash flows versus the 2008 estimate, an
increase in the discount rate of more than 300 basis points would likely result
in an impairment charge for goodwill. Given the sensitivity of the
valuation of the reporting units to changes in valuation multiples versus the
2008 estimate, a reduction in the assumed valuation multiples of more than 50%
would likely result in an impairment charge for goodwill.
During
the fourth quarter of 2008, we experienced a decline in our market
capitalization due to the current global economic environment and the overall
volatility in the stock market. As a result, our market capitalization was less
than our book value as of the end of 2008. We do not believe that the decline in
our stock price was caused by events directly related to our
company. With respect to the testing of goodwill for impairment, we
believe that it is reasonable to consider market capitalization as an indicator
of fair value over a reasonable period of time. We considered and
evaluated the decline in market capitalization, as well as other factors
described above, and concluded that the carrying value of each reporting unit
continues to be recoverable. If the current economic market
conditions and volatility in the stock market persist, we may be adversely
affected, which could result in an impairment to goodwill in the
future.
We assess
the potential impairment of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible
assets annually, typically in the fourth quarter, and on an interim basis
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may
not be recoverable. Some factors that could trigger an interim impairment review
include the following:
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significant
underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future
operating results;
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significant
changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy
for its overall business; and
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significant
negative industry or economic trends, including sustained declines in
market capitalization.
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Based on
our assessment of the above factors, we have determined that no interim
impairment tests were necessary since our annual impairment test performed at
December 31, 2008.
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Net
Sales.
Total net sales increased 12.2% to $103,382 for three
months ended September 30, 2009 from $92,136 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008. Specialty Infusion revenues increased 14.6% to
$25,008 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $21,831 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in Specialty Infusion
revenues is primarily due to volume growth in both our Blood Clotting Factor and
IVIG therapy products as a result of the addition of new patients and, to a
lesser degree, additional sales of products to existing
patients. Specialty HIV revenues increased 11.5% to $78,374 for the
three months ended September 30, 2009 from $70,305 for three months ended
September 30, 2008. The increase in Specialty HIV revenues is
principally attributable to a 8.2% increase in prescription volume and, to a
lesser degree, an increase in the price of the anti-retroviral drugs we sell,
partially offset by the decrease in revenue recognized for the California Pilot
Program for the three months ended September 30, 2009. For the three
months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded $599 in revenue related to the
California Pilot Program. The California Pilot Program was not
renewed for the California fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. As a
result, we did not record any revenues related to the California Pilot Program
for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The net accounts
receivable balance at September 30, 2009 related to the California Pilot Program
was $855 as compared to $488 at September 30, 2008. Although we have
historically received regular payments for premium reimbursement under the
California Pilot Program, the current budget issues in California have resulted
in payment delays. Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009
relating to the New York premium reimbursement program was $496 as compared to
$442 for the same period in 2008. The accounts receivable
balance at September 30, 2009 related to the New York premium reimbursement was
$1,442 as compared to $937 at September 30, 2008. We received our
annual payment for calendar year 2008 under the New York program in August
2009.
The
following table sets forth the net sales and operating data for our Specialty
HIV segment for each of its distribution regions for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008:
(In
thousands, except patient months and prescription data)
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Three
Months Ended September 30,
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2009
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|
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2008
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Distribution
Region
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Net
Sales
|
|
|
Prescriptions
|
|
|
Patient
Months
|
|
|
Net
Sales
|
|
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Prescriptions
|
|
|
Patient
Months
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California
|
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$
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50,459
|
|
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192,151
|
|
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37,802
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|
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$
|
46,665
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|
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180,693
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|
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37,202
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New
York
|
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24,428
|
|
|
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80,210
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|
|
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11,752
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|
|
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21,822
|
|
|
|
74,880
|
|
|
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11,119
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Washington
|
|
|
2,843
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|
|
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10,576
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|
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1,987
|
|
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|
1,318
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|
|
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5,912
|
|
|
|
1,025
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Florida
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
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2,401
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|
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368
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500
|
|
|
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2,287
|
|
|
|
303
|
|
Total
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$
|
78,374
|
|
|
|
285,338
|
|
|
|
51,909
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|
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$
|
70,305
|
|
|
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263,772
|
|
|
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49,649
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The
prescription and patient month data has been presented to provide additional
information about our operations. A prescription typically represents a 30-day
supply of medication for an individual patient. “Patient months” represents a
count of the number of months during a period that a patient received at least
one prescription. If an individual patient received multiple medications during
each month for a yearly period, a count of 12 would be included in patient
months irrespective of the number of medications filled each month.
Gross
Profit
.
Gross
profit was $18,969 and $16,617 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, respectively, and represents 18.3% and 18.0% of net sales,
respectively. The increase in gross profit as a percent of net sales
is principally attributable to higher gross profit margins in both the Specialty
HIV and Specialty Infusion segments. Gross profit as a percent of
revenues for our Specialty HIV segment increased to 13.8% for the three months
ended September 30, 2009 from 13.6% for the same period in 2008. The
increase in 2009 principally related to the impact of the Medi-Cal rate
reductions in 2008, which affected the period July 1, 2008 to August 18, 2008,
partially offset by revenue related to the California Pilot
Program. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues for our Specialty
Infusion segment increased slightly to 32.7% for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 from 32.3% for the same period in 2008. We expect
to see continued fluctuation in our gross profit due to the payor and product
mix of our Specialty Infusion business.
Selling, General
and Administrative Expenses
.
Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased
to $10,179 from $8,873 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and
increased as a percentage of net sales to 9.8% in 2009 from 9.6% in
2008. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses
was primarily due to higher executive compensation expenses, which includes $313
related to phantom stock units issued on February 4, 2009, reflecting the impact
of the fair value remeasurement and a full quarter of service period
amortization. The increase in selling, general and administrative
expenses as a percentage of net sales was principally due to the increase in
executive compensation expenses as a percentage of revenues, offset in part by
increased operating efficiencies in both the Specialty HIV and Specialty
Infusion pharmacy operations.
Depreciation and
Amortization.
Depreciation and amortization
was $1,486 and $1,607 for
the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and represents
1.4% and 1.7% of net sales, respectively. The decrease in
depreciation and amortization
is primarily due to a reduction in the
amortization of the Biomed intangibles, which were reclassified as Goodwill upon
completion of our fair value estimate of the material identifiable assets of
Biomed in December 2008, and to a lesser extent the abandonment of assets from
Oris Medical Systems, Inc., or OMS, in September 2008.
Merger Related
Expenses.
We incurred $468 of legal, accounting and advisory fees related
to the H.I.G. Merger for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Impairment of Long-Lived Asset.
We have abandoned and ceased
to use all of the remaining assets recorded as part of the June 2005 acquisition
of the net assets of OMS. For the three months ended September 30,
2008, we recorded a charge of $519 ($981, less accumulated amortization of $462)
to reflect the impairment loss for the net value of the remaining acquired
intangible assets and capitalized software development.
Interest Expense.
Interest expense was $943 for the three months ended September 30, 2009,
which represents an increase of $4 over interest expense of $939 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in interest expense in
2009 is principally related to the subordinated debt issued as part of the
Biomed earn out paid in June 2009 offset by a decline in interest rates on our
senior debt, which are tied to LIBOR.
Interest Income.
Interest income was $14 for the three months ended September 30, 2009,
which represents a decrease of $48 over interest income of $62 recorded for the
three months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in interest
income is principally attributable a decline in interest rates, partially offset
by an increase in the amount invested in 2009.
Other (Income)
Expense – Change in Fair Value of Warrants.
On January 1, 2009, we
adopted the provisions of ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in
Entity’s Own Equity, or ASC 815-40, which requires us to remeasure the fair
value of outstanding warrants each period. As a result, we recorded
income of $59 for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Provision for
Taxes
.
Our effective tax
rate increased to 46% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 from
41% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008. The
increase is primarily due to an increase in non-deductible expenses in the three
months ended September 30, 2009 related to the change in fair value of warrants
and grants previously made under our stock-based compensation plan and an
increase in merger-related expenses.
Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008
Net
Sales.
Total net sales for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 increased 22.9% to $299,624 from $243,824 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The increase in total net sales is primarily
attributable to the acquisition of our Specialty Infusion business from Biomed
in April 2008. Specialty HIV revenues increased 9.9% to $224,567 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $204,256 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The increase in Specialty HIV revenues is
principally attributable to a 6.3% increase in prescription volume and, to a
lesser degree, an increase in the price of the anti-retroviral drugs we sell,
partially offset by a decrease in revenue recognized for the California Pilot
Program for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. In the
Specialty HIV division, we recorded revenue of $361 and $1,319 relating to the
California Pilot Program for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The California Pilot Program was not renewed for
the California fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, as a result of which we did
not record any revenues related to the California Pilot Program for the three
months ended September 30, 2009. In addition, due to the ongoing budgetary
challenges experienced in California, we also did not recognize any revenues for
the final three months of the California fiscal year ended June 30,
2009. The net accounts receivable balance at September 30, 2009
related to the California Pilot Program was $855 as compared to $488 at
September 30, 2008. Although we have historically received regular
payments for premium reimbursement under the California Pilot Program, the
current budget issues in California have resulted in payment delays. Revenue for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 relating to the New York premium
reimbursement program was $1,443 as compared to $913 for the same period in
2008. The accounts receivable balance at September 30, 2009 related
to the New York premium reimbursement was $1,442 as compared to $937 at
September 30, 2008. We received our annual payment for calendar year
2008 under the New York program in August 2009.
The
following table sets forth the net sales and operating data for our Specialty
HIV segment for each of its distribution regions for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008:
(In
thousands, except patient months and prescription data)
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Distribution
Region
|
|
Net
Sales
|
|
|
Prescriptions
|
|
|
Patient
Months
|
|
|
Net
Sales
|
|
|
Prescriptions
|
|
|
Patient
Months
|
|
California
|
|
$
|
146,055
|
|
|
|
562,424
|
|
|
|
111,772
|
|
|
$
|
135,735
|
|
|
|
533,814
|
|
|
|
110,645
|
|
New
York
|
|
|
69,833
|
|
|
|
234,181
|
|
|
|
34,856
|
|
|
|
63,567
|
|
|
|
224,799
|
|
|
|
33,459
|
|
Washington
|
|
|
6,979
|
|
|
|
27,374
|
|
|
|
5,203
|
|
|
|
3,497
|
|
|
|
16,411
|
|
|
|
2,946
|
|
Florida
|
|
|
1,700
|
|
|
|
6,768
|
|
|
|
997
|
|
|
|
1,457
|
|
|
|
6,651
|
|
|
|
895
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
224,567
|
|
|
|
830,747
|
|
|
|
152,828
|
|
|
$
|
204,256
|
|
|
|
781,675
|
|
|
|
147,945
|
|
The
prescription and patient month data has been presented to provide additional
information about our operations. A prescription typically represents a 30-day
supply of medication for an individual patient. “Patient months” represents a
count of the number of months during a period that a patient received at least
one prescription. If an individual patient received multiple medications during
each month for a yearly period, a count of 12 would be included in patient
months irrespective of the number of medications filled each month.
Gross
Profit
.
Gross
profit was $55,860 and $43,357 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, respectively, and represents 18.6% and 17.8% of net sales,
respectively. The increase in gross profit and in gross profit as a
percentage of net sales is principally attributable to the acquisition of the
Specialty Infusion business in April 2008, which generally realizes a higher
gross margin than our Specialty HIV business. Gross profit as a
percentage of revenues for our Specialty HIV segment declined to 13.4% for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 from 14.3% for the same period in
2008. This decline principally related to California Medi-Cal
reimbursement rate cuts for non-pharmacy products, reductions in the
reimbursement rates related to Medicare Part D plans, and the decrease in
revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 for the
California Pilot Program. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for
our Specialty Infusion segment declined to 34.2% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 from 35.7% for the same period in 2008. This
decline is principally attributable to changes in the Specialty Infusion payor
and product mix to lower-margin business. We expect to see continued
fluctuation in our gross profit due to the payor and product mix of our
Specialty Infusion business.
Selling, General
and Administrative Expenses
.
Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased
to $29,655 from $25,685 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 but
declined as a percentage of net sales to 9.9% in 2009 from 10.5% in
2008. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses
was primarily due to the acquisition of the Specialty Infusion business from
Biomed in April 2008 and an increase in executive compensation expenses, both
offset in part by the decline in legal expenses principally related to the
litigation with OMS from 2008. The increase in executive compensation
expense includes $858 related to phantom stock units issued in February 4,
2009. The decline in selling, general and administrative expenses as
a percentage of net sales was principally due to the decline in legal expenses
from the 2008 period and an increase in operating efficiencies in both the
Specialty HIV and Specialty Infusion pharmacy operations, offsetting the
increase in executive compensation expense as a percentage of
revenues.
Depreciation and
Amortization.
Depreciation and amortization
was $4,477 and $4,192 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and represents
1.5% and 1.7% of net sales, respectively. The increase in
depreciation and amortization
is primarily due to an increase in
amortization of intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of Biomed in
April 2008, offset in part by a decline in amortization due to the abandonment
of assets from OMS in September 2008.
Merger Related
Expenses.
We incurred $468 of legal, accounting and advisory fees related
to the H.I.G. Merger for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Litigation
Settlement.
As a result of the litigation settlement with OMS,
which is more fully described in Note 11 in the Notes to our Consolidated
Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we recorded a charge
of $3,950 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Also as
part of the settlement, the original asset purchase agreement with OMS
terminated and, effective September 1, 2008, all parties were released from
related non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality
agreements.
Impairment of Long-Lived Asset.
We have abandoned and ceased
to use all of the remaining assets recorded as part of the June 2005 acquisition
of the nets assets of OMS. For the nine months ended September 30,
2008, we recorded a charge of $519 ($981, less accumulated amortization of $462)
to reflect the impairment loss for the net value of the remaining acquired
intangible assets and capitalized software development.
Operating
Income
.
Operating income
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $21,260 as compared to $9,011
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and represents 7.1% and
3.7% of net sales, respectively. The increase in operating income in 2009,
after considering the effect of the OMS litigation settlement and related
expenses, is primarily due to the acquisition of the Specialty Infusion business
from Biomed in April 2008.
Interest Expense.
Interest expense was $2,419 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
which represents an increase of $577 from interest expense of $1,842 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in interest expense is
principally attributable to a full nine months of interest expense in 2009
related to the senior debt used to finance the Biomed acquisition in April 2008,
and to a lesser degree, the interest expense in 2009 related to the subordinated
debt issued as part of the Biomed earn out paid in June 2009, partially offset
by a decline in 2009 of the interest rates on our senior debt, which are tied to
LIBOR.
Interest Income.
Interest income was $65 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
which represents a decrease of $279 from interest income of $344 recorded for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in interest
income is principally attributable to the liquidation of investments as a result
of the financing of the Biomed acquisition.
Other Expense –
Change in Fair Value of Warrants.
On January 1, 2009, we adopted the
provisions of ASC 815-40, which requires us to remeasure the fair value of
outstanding warrants each period. As a result, we recorded a charge
of $725 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Approximately
86% of the $725 charge relates to one series of warrants that expires in January
2010.
Provision for
Taxes
.
Our effective tax
rate increased to 45% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 from
41% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. The
increase is primarily due to an increase in non-deductible expense related to
the change in fair value of warrants and grants previously made under our
stock-based compensation plan, and an increase in merger-related expenses, as
well as a decrease in tax exempt interest as it relates to total income for the
period.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Net cash
provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
was $9,566 as compared to $2,526 for the same period of the prior
year. The increase in 2009 as compared with 2008 was principally due
to growth in our business. Overall working capital requirements for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were principally equal to the working
capital requirements for the same period of the prior year. The
increase in accounts receivable to $48,694 at September 30, 2009 from $44,706 at
December 31, 2008 is primarily the result of the overall revenue growth of our
two business segments. Accounts receivable days sales outstanding at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were essentially equal. The increases
in inventories and accounts payable are due to incremental purchases at the end
of the third quarter of 2009 to take advantage of favorable pricing
opportunities.
Net cash
used in investing activities were $8,157 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 as compared to $43,724 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, cash flows used
in investing activities included $7,502 for the cash portion of the Biomed earn
out payment and the purchase of property and equipment of $681. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, cash flows used in investing
activities included payments of $50,239 for the Biomed acquisition ($48,000 paid
to sellers plus $2,239 paid for acquisition costs), purchases of short term
investments of $300, and the purchase of property and equipment of $575,
partially offset by net sales of short term investments of $7,390.
Net cash
provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
were $1,259 as compared to $38,650 for the same period of the prior
year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, cash flows
provided by financing activities included $2,179 in borrowings from our
revolving credit facility with CIT Healthcare LLC, or CIT, and proceeds from a
capital lease of $454, offset in part by $1,342 in principal payments under our
term loan with CIT and the capital lease. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, cash flows provided by financing activities included $52,559
in proceeds from the CIT debt used to finance the Biomed acquisition and the tax
benefit realized from non-cash compensation related to employee stock options of
$2,177, partially offset by $474 in principal repayments under our term loan
with CIT, a $907 payment for deferred financing costs and a $112 payment for the
interest rate cap contract, both relating to our debt facility with CIT, and a
$14,925 payment for loans assumed as part of the Biomed
acquisition.
As of
September 30, 2009, we had $21,053 of cash and cash equivalents and $259 in
short-term investments, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $18,385 and
short-term investments of $259 as of December 31, 2008. The increase
in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to cash provided by operating
activities of $9,566, partially offset by the $7,502 earn out payment to the
former stockholders of Biomed.
As of
September 30, 2009, we had $2,107 of auction rate securities, or
ARS. These ARS are collateralized with Federal Family Education Loan
Program student loans. The monthly auctions have historically
provided a liquid market for these securities. However, since
February 2008, there has not been a successful auction due to the absence of
sufficient buyers for these ARS. Based on an assessment of fair
value, as of September 30, 2009, we have recorded a temporary impairment charge
of $97 ($58 net of tax) on these securities. We currently have the
ability and intent to hold these ARS investments until a recovery of the auction
process occurs or until maturity (ranging from 2037 to 2041).
At
September 30, 2009, Notes payable – affiliates consisted of unsecured
subordinated promissory notes, which we refer to as the Subordinated Notes, in
the amount of $22,292 that we issued in connection with the Biomed earn out on
June 25, 2009. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at a base rate of prime plus
1% per annum. The weighted average interest rate on the Subordinated
Notes for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
4.25%. The Subordinated Notes and all accrued interest are due on
June 25, 2011. Also included in Notes payable – affiliates at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, are three unsecured notes in the
amount of $3,000, $425 and $219. All three notes are due on demand
and bear interest at 6% per annum. All notes are subordinated to our
senior secured credit facility and have been classified as
long-term.
Other
long term liabilities at September 30, 2009 of $3,179 included warrant contracts
of $1,948 and the liability for phantom stock units of $858.
The
increase of $42,604 in Goodwill to $176,902 at September 30, 2009 from $134,298
at December 31, 2008 represents the goodwill recorded as a result of the final
Biomed earn out payment of $44,415, offset by $1,811 in deferred tax
adjustments.
As of
November 5, 2009, we had approximately $25,418 in cash and short term
investments. We believe that our cash balances will be sufficient to provide us
with the capital required to fund our working capital needs and operating
expense requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Credit
Agreement.
On
April 4, 2008, we acquired 100% of the stock of Biomed for $48,000 in cash,
9,349,959 shares of Allion common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Allion
Series A-1 preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, and the assumption of
$18,569 of Biomed debt.
To
partially fund the cash portion of the Biomed transaction, we entered into a
Credit and Guaranty Agreement, which we refer to as the Credit Agreement, with
CIT and one other lender named therein, which provides for a five-year $55,000
senior secured credit facility, comprised of a $35,000 term loan and a $20,000
revolving credit facility. We also used a portion of the credit facility to
refinance our assumption of $18,569 of Biomed debt. At our option,
the principal balance of the term loan and the revolving credit facility bear
interest at an annual rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin equal to
4.00% or (ii) a base rate equal to the greater of (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank’s
prime rate and (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, plus, in the case of (a)
and (b), an applicable margin equal to 3.00%. We may also use the proceeds under
the revolving credit facility for working capital and other general corporate
purposes.
As of
November 5, 2009, $32,813 principal amount remains outstanding under the term
loan. We are required to make quarterly principal payments on the
term loan, which commenced September 30, 2008. As of November 5,
2009, $20,000 principal amount remains outstanding under the revolving credit
facility. We are required to pay a fee equal to 0.5% annually on the
unused portion of the revolving credit facility. We may prepay the term loan and
revolving credit facility in whole or in part at any time without premium or
penalty, subject to reimbursement of the lenders’ customary breakage and
redeployment costs in the case of prepayment of LIBOR borrowings.
The
Credit Agreement requires us to meet certain financial covenants on a quarterly
basis, beginning June 30, 2008, including a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio
not greater than 3.25 to 1.00, a Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio not greater
than 2.75 to 1.00, and a Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio not less than
1.50 to 1.00, each as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement also imposes certain other restrictions, including annual limits on
capital expenditures and our ability to incur or assume liens, make investments,
incur or assume indebtedness, amend the terms of our subordinated indebtedness,
merge or consolidate, liquidate, dispose of property, pay dividends or make
distributions, redeem stock, repay indebtedness, or change our business. As of
September 30, 2009, we were in compliance with all covenants. The
Credit Agreement is secured by a senior secured first priority security interest
in substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets and is fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by any of our current or future direct or indirect
subsidiaries that are not borrowers under the Credit Agreement.
Operating
Requirements.
Our primary liquidity need is working capital to
purchase medications to fill prescriptions and finance growth in accounts
receivable. Our primary vendor, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, requires
payment within 31 days of delivery of the medications to us. We are reimbursed
by third-party payors, on average, within 35 to 50 days after a prescription is
filled and a claim is submitted in the appropriate format.
Since we
entered into a prime vendor agreement with AmerisourceBergen in 2003, we have
purchased the majority of our medications from AmerisourceBergen. The
agreement with AmerisourceBergen provides that our minimum purchases during the
term of the agreement will be no less than $400,000. We believe we
have met our minimum purchase obligations under this
agreement. Pursuant to the terms of a related security agreement,
AmerisourceBergen has a subordinated security interest in all of our
assets. The original term of the AmerisourceBergen agreement expired
on September 14, 2008. By contract, the term is extended on a
month-to-month basis until either party gives at least ninety days prior written
notice to the other party of its intention not to extend the
agreement.
Long-Term
Requirements.
We expect that the cost of additional
acquisitions will be our primary long-term funding requirement. In addition, as
our business grows, we anticipate that we will need to invest in additional
capital equipment, such as the machines we use to create the MOMSPak, which we
use to dispense medication to our patients. We also may be required to expand
our existing facilities or to invest in modifications or improvements to new or
additional facilities. If our business operates at a loss in the future, we will
also need funding for such losses. Although we currently believe that
we have sufficient capital resources to meet our anticipated working capital and
capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months,
unanticipated events and opportunities may make it necessary for us to return to
the public markets or establish new credit facilities or raise capital in
private transactions in order to meet our capital requirements.
On
November 1, 2009, CIT Group, the parent company of CIT, filed for bankruptcy
protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result, we do not
believe we will have access to any additional funds from CIT under our senior
secured credit facility. If we determine that we need to raise additional
capital, we would likely have to identify other financing sources. However, the
Credit Agreement contains covenants that place certain restrictions on our
ability to incur additional indebtedness, as well as on our ability to create or
allow new security interests or liens on our property. These
restrictions could limit our ability to borrow additional amounts for working
capital and capital expenditures. Further, substantially all of our
assets are currently being used to secure our indebtedness, increasing the
difficulty we may face in obtaining additional financing. As a
result, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate
financing, if needed, on reasonable terms or on a timely basis, if at
all.
Contractual
Obligations.
On October 18, 2009, we
entered into the H.I.G. Agreement, with Brickell Bay Acquisition
Corp., which we refer to as Parent, and Brickell Bay Merger Corp., which we
refer to as H.I.G. Merger Sub, each of which is controlled by an investment fund
affiliated with H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. Pursuant to the terms of the
H.I.G. Agreement, H.I.G. Merger Sub will merge with and into Allion, with Allion
as the surviving corporation in the H.I.G. Merger. Pursuant to the
H.I.G. Agreement, each share of Allion common stock will be cancelled
and converted into the right to receive $6.60 per share in cash, which we refer
to as the Merger Consideration. In addition, prior to the effective
time of the H.I.G. Merger, we will cause all outstanding options to vest in
full, and at the effective time of the H.I.G. Merger, all outstanding options
will be converted into the right to receive an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such
option. Pursuant to the H.I.G. Agreement, all outstanding warrants
(whether or not vested) will be converted into the right to receive an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price
per share of such warrant. Each share of restricted stock and each
holder of an outstanding cash-settled phantom stock unit, whether or not vested,
will also be entitled to receive an amount equal to the number of restricted
shares or phantom stock units multiplied by the Merger
Consideration. Holders of the phantom stock units will further be
entitled to receive a tax gross-up payment to cover any excise tax liability
such holder may incur as a result of any payments or benefits that may be deemed
“golden parachute” payments for tax purposes.
Completion
of the H.I.G. Merger is subject to customary closing conditions including
approval by a majority of our stockholders and obtaining certain regulatory
approvals. The H.I.G. Merger is not subject to a financing condition
and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2010.
We made
an earn out payment in June 2009 to the former Biomed stockholders pursuant to
an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 13, 2008, by and among
Allion, Biomed Merger Sub, Biomed and Biomed’s majority owner, Parallex LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, because the Biomed business earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the twelve months ended April
30, 2009 exceeded $14,750. The total amount of earn out payment was
valued at $44,413, which consisted of $7,500 in cash, $22,292 in subordinated
promissory notes and 2,625,000 shares of Allion common stock valued at
$14,621. The notes are due in June 2011 and bear interest at a rate
of prime plus 1% per annum. The notes are subordinated to the Credit
Agreement and have been classified as long-term.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
. We do not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Item
3.
QUANTI
TATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest
Rate Sensitivity
There
have been no significant changes to our interest rate risk since December 31,
2008. For a discussion of our exposure to interest rate risk, refer
to Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Other
Market Risk
With the
recent liquidity issues experienced in the global credit and capital markets,
$2.1 million of our ARS have experienced multiple failed auctions since early
2008. It is our intent to hold the $2.1 million until liquidity is
restored. Based on an assessment of fair value as of September 30,
2009, we have recorded an unrealized impairment charge of $0.1 million on these
securities.
We are
not subject to other market risks such as currency risk, commodity price risk or
equity price risk.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, 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. In designing and
evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that
any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives,
and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the
cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and
procedures. Management designed our disclosure controls and
procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives.
As of the
end of the period covered by this report, management carried out an evaluation,
under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures,
as defined by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, were effective at the
reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2009.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as
defined by Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
LEGA
L
PROCEEDINGS
Information
regarding reportable legal proceedings is contained in Part I, Item 3. Legal
Proceedings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008, as updated below and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009.
Fowler v. Moran, et al.
,
Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, Index No.
041990/2009. On October 20, 2009, a complaint was filed by Denise Fowler as a
purported class action on behalf of all of the Company’s stockholders against
the Company, each of the Company’s directors, and Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp.
and Brickell Bay Merger Corp., both affiliates of H.I.G. Capital,
L.L.C. The plaintiff alleges that she is an owner of the Company’s
common stock. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the
Company’s directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the
proposed merger transaction between the Company and affiliates of H.I.G.
Capital, L.L.C by failing to engage in an honest and fair sale process and by
failing to maximize shareholder value in connection with the merger. In
addition, the lawsuit alleges that the Company and H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. aided
and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by the Company’s directors.
Based on these allegations, the lawsuit seeks, among other relief, injunctive
relief enjoining the transaction. It also purports to seek recovery of costs of
the action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
Virgin Islands Government Employees’
Retirement System v. Moran, et al.
, Court of Chancery, State of Delaware,
Case No. 5022. A second complaint was filed as a purported class action on
October 27, 2009, by the Virgin Islands Government Employees’ Retirement System,
which claims to be a stockholder of the Company. The lawsuit names as defendants
the Company, each of the Company’s directors, Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp. and
Brickell Bay Merger Corp., and also names Raymond A. Mirra, Jr., Shauna Mirra,
Parallex LLC and H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. The lawsuit alleges essentially the same
claims and seeks the same remedies as the
Fowler
case. In addition, the
lawsuit alleges that Raymond A. Mirra, Jr., Shauna Mirra, and Parallex LLC, as
controlling shareholder of the Company, violated fiduciary duties to the
Company’s stockholders.
Steamfitters Local Union 449 v.
Moran, et al
., Court of Chancery, State of Delaware, Case No. 5031. A
third lawsuit was filed as a purported class action on October 29, 2009, by the
Steamfitters Local Union 449, which claims to be a stockholder of the Company.
The lawsuit names the same defendants as the
Virgin Islands
case, and
alleges essentially the same claims and seeks the same remedies as the
Virgin Islands
case.
Union Asset Management Holding AG v.
Moran, et. al.
, Court of Chancery, State of Delaware. Case No. 5036. On
November 2, 2009, a fourth complaint was filed as a purported class action by
Union Asset Management Holding AG, which alleges it is the owner of Allion
common stock. The complaint names the same defendants as the
Virgin Islands
and
Steamfitters
cases, and
alleges essentially the same claims and seeks the same remedies as those
cases.
The
Company believes these lawsuits are without merit and intends to vigorously
defend against them.
We are
involved from time to time in other legal actions arising in the ordinary course
of our business. We currently have no pending or threatened litigation that we
believe will result in an outcome that would materially affect our business.
Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that future litigation to which we
become a party will not have a material adverse effect on our
business.
In
addition to the risk factors set forth below and the other information set forth
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk
factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which could materially
affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks
described below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks
facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to
us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition and/or operating
results. The information below amends, updates and should be read in
conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
California has
not renewed its preferred reimbursement program, which has caused our net sales
to decline, and our net sales could decline further if we do not continue to
qualify for preferred reimbursement in New York.
In 2004, California approved the
California Pilot Program, which provided additional reimbursement for HIV/AIDS
medications for up to ten qualified pharmacies. We own two of the ten pharmacies
that qualified for this program. As a result of state budget issues, the
California Pilot Program expired on June 30, 2009 and has not been renewed.
The reduction in reimbursement rates as a result of the non-renewal of the
California Pilot Program has adversely affected our results of
operations.
We have
also qualified as a specialty HIV pharmacy in New York that makes us eligible to
receive preferred reimbursement rates for HIV/AIDS medications. Our continuing
qualification for specialized HIV pharmacy reimbursement in New York is
dependent upon our recertification every two years by the Department of Health
in New York as an approved HIV pharmacy. We have been notified that the New York
program has been extended through September 2010, and we are awaiting
recertification. However, we can offer no assurance that we will obtain our
recertification in New York; if we do not, our net sales and profit would be
adversely affected.
There
also can be no assurance that the New York legislature will not change the
premium reimbursement program in a manner adverse to us or will not terminate
early or elect not to renew the program. If the New York program is not renewed
or is terminated early, our net sales and profit could be adversely affected.
Additionally, if New York permits additional pharmacies to take advantage of
these additional reimbursement programs, our competitive advantage in New York
would be adversely impacted.
If we are found
to be in violation of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement regulations, we could
become subject to retroactive adjustments and recoupments, or exclusion from the
Medicaid and Medicare programs.
As a
Medicaid and Medicare provider, we are subject to retroactive adjustments due to
prior-year audits, reviews and investigations, government fraud and abuse
initiatives, and other similar actions. Federal regulations provide for
withholding payments to recoup amounts payable under the programs and, in
certain circumstances, allow for exclusion from Medicaid and
Medicare. In addition, g
overnment payors have
recently increased initiatives to recover improper payments and overpayments.
I
n March
2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, initiated a
demonstration project using Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, who are paid a
contingent fee to detect and correct improper Medicare payments.
The RAC
program, under which RACs collect overpayments from Medicare providers,
including those providers who were paid for services that were not medically
necessary or were incorrectly coded, will be operated throughout the United
States on a permanent basis beginning on January 1, 2010. RACs will have
authority to pursue improper payments made on or after October 1, 2007, and
phase-in reviews under the RAC program, in which RACs conduct data-mining for
clear improper payments (such as duplicate claims) and medical record reviews
have already begun. While we believe we are in material compliance with
applicable Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement regulations, there can be no
assurance that we, pursuant to such audits, reviews, investigations, or other
proceedings, will be found to be in compliance in all respects with such
reimbursement regulations. A determination that we are in violation of any such
reimbursement regulations could result in retroactive adjustments and
recoupments of payments and have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations.
As a
Medicaid and Medicare provider, we are also subject to routine, unscheduled
audits that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations,
should an audit result in a negative finding, and we can offer no assurance that
future Medicaid and Medicare audits will not result in a negative finding. We
have been advised by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General for the State
of New York, which we refer to as the NY State Auditors, in a letter dated
August 21, 2008, that the NY State Auditors will conduct a review of the
records that support our billings to the New York Medicaid program. This routine
audit began in November 2008, with the period under review for the years 2005
through 2007. We are still awaiting the completion of this audit, including an
exit conference to discuss any audit findings. Although we believe that our
records support our New York Medicaid billings, if the audit were to have a
negative outcome, we could be required to make reimbursement repayments, which
could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition.
Changes in
industry pricing benchmarks could adversely affect the reimbursement we receive
for drugs we dispense and, as a result, negatively impact our financial
condition and results of operations.
Historically,
government payors, such as ADAP and Medicaid, which account for a large
percentage of our net sales, paid us directly or indirectly for the medications
we provide at AWP or at a percentage of AWP. Private payors with whom we may
contract also reimburse us for medications at AWP or at a percentage of AWP.
However, federal and state government attention has focused on the validity of
using AWP as the basis for Medicaid and Medicare Part D payments for
HIV/AIDS medications. A number of state governments have brought, and continue
to bring, lawsuits against drug manufacturers and publishers of pricing
compendia over AWP issues. Specifically, many of these lawsuits claim that the
manufacturers’ alleged inflation of the AWPs reported to the publishing
companies, and the publishing companies’ alleged publication of inflated AWPs,
have resulted in overcharges to patients and payors, including the state
Medicaid programs. Some of these lawsuits have resulted in large settlements or
in compensatory and punitive damages. A settlement involving First DataBank and
MediSpan, two companies that collect and disseminate prescription drug pricing
information used to calculate AWP, resulted in a reduction to the published AWPs
on September 26, 2009. In addition, First DataBank and MediSpan have indicated
that they will cease publishing AWPs by September 26, 2011. While we cannot
predict the outcomes of any pending cases, any reductions in the AWPs reported
by manufacturers and published in pricing compendia that may result from these
cases could potentially reduce the price paid to us for medications we dispense,
which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and
results of operations.
These
cases may also result in the elimination of AWP as a pricing benchmark
altogether, and our reimbursement from government and private payors may be
based on less favorable pricing benchmarks in the future, which would have a
negative impact on our net sales. Regardless of the outcome of these cases, we
believe that government and private payors will continue to evaluate pricing
benchmarks other than AWP as the basis for prescription drug
reimbursements.
Payments
to pharmacies for Medicaid-covered outpatient prescription drugs are set by the
states, and most state Medicaid programs now pay substantially less than the AWP
for the prescription drugs we dispense. In addition, federal reimbursement to
states for the federal share of those payments is subject to a ceiling called
the federal upper limit, or FUL. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, or the DRA,
changed the FUL for multiple source drugs to 250% of the average manufacturer
price, or AMP, as of January 1, 2007. The Medicare Improvements for
Patients and Providers Act of 2008, or MIPPA, which was enacted on July 15,
2008, delayed the implementation of this AMP-based methodology for calculating
FULs until October 1, 2009. However, as a result of a
preliminary injunction described below, FULs currently continue to be calculated
at an amount equal to 150% of the published price for the least costly
therapeutic alternative.
On
July 6, 2007, CMS issued final regulations that (1) defined what will
be considered a “multiple source drug,” and (2) defined “AMP” by
identifying the categories of drug sales that would be used to calculate AMP. In
commentary to the final regulations, CMS indicated that it intended to post on
the agency’s website the AMPs reported to CMS by manufacturers, in order to
implement the DRA’s requirements regarding AMP publication. The final
regulations became effective October 1, 2007. While CMS issued the final
regulations in a final rule with comment period, CMS has not yet responded to
comments submitted to the agency on the rule.
The first
publication of AMP data and the resulting FULs was scheduled to occur in
December of 2007. However, on December 19, 2007, the National Association
of Chain Drug Stores, or NACDS, and the National Community Pharmacists’
Association, or NCPA, sought and were granted a preliminary injunction in
U.S. District Court, which halted CMS’ implementation of its AMP
regulations and the posting of any AMP data. In their complaint, the two
pharmacy groups allege that the AMP regulations go beyond what Congress intended
when it passed the Social Security Act. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges, in
part, that (1) in defining “AMP,” CMS included categories of drug sales
that exceed the plain language of the Social Security Act, and (2) CMS’
definition of “multiple source drugs” is impermissibly broad and, in some
respects, contrary to the Social Security Act. On March 14, 2008, CMS
issued an interim final rule revising its definition of “multiple source drug”
to address an issue raised in the NACDS/NCPA lawsuit. On October 7, 2008,
CMS published its final rule on the definition of “multiple source drug,” and on
November 5, 2008, NACDS and NCPA filed an amended complaint challenging
both the interim and the final versions of this rule (and maintaining their
existing challenges to the AMP regulations). At present, the
preliminary injunction remains in place; however, it was modified on June 23,
2009 to permit CMS to provide AMP data to the Government Accountability
Office.
If the
preliminary injunction is lifted and CMS is ultimately allowed to implement the
AMP regulations, the AMP final regulations could adversely impact our
revenues. We continue to review the potential impact that the DRA and
the AMP regulations may have on our business, but we are not yet able to fully
assess their impact on our business or profitability. However, the use of AMP in
the FUL may have the effect of reducing the reimbursement rates for certain
medications that we currently dispense or may dispense in the future. Further,
while states are not required to use AMP to set payment amounts, states may
elect to base all Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement on AMP instead of other
published prices on which they have historically based Medicaid pharmacy
reimbursement, such as AWP. If the individual states make this decision, it may
also have the effect of reducing the reimbursement rates for certain medications
that we currently dispense or may dispense in the future. Further, the Obama
Administration could rescind the AMP regulations and issue new regulations in
their place. We cannot predict the content of such regulations, if issued,
though any such action could have a significant adverse effect on our business
or profitability.
Downturns in the
general economy and restrictions in the credit markets have resulted in reduced
reimbursement rates and may negatively impact our access to financing
sources.
While
sales of our products are not typically sensitive to general declines in
U.S. and regional economies, the significant deterioration in worldwide
economic conditions and the international credit markets have eroded the tax
base and restricted state governments’ ability to obtain financing. As a result,
governmental payors have reduced reimbursement rates and delayed reimbursement
payments. In California, the state legislature did not renew the California
Pilot Program for the 2010 state fiscal year, and budget issues there have led
to significant payment delays, which has adversely affected our results of
operations and financial condition. We believe the budgetary challenges
currently experienced in California may result in further payment
delays. Other states may also reduce reimbursement rates and delay
reimbursement payments as they experience a decline in revenues and funding
sources, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations
and financial condition.
In
addition, the restrictions in the credit markets could make it more difficult
for us to replace our current credit facility or obtain additional financing, if
needed. On November 1, 2009, CIT Group, the parent company of CIT Healthcare
LLC, the lender under our Credit Agreement, filed for bankruptcy protection
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result, if we determine that
we need additional capital to fund our operations or to grow our business, we
would be required to obtain additional financing from other sources. However,
the debt covenants under the Credit Agreement limit our ability to obtain
additional financing, and substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets
our already used to secure our obligations under the Credit Agreement. New
financing sources could also require us to meet more stringent financial
covenants and impose more onerous operating covenants.
Item
2.
UNREGIST
ERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
None.
None
.
Item
4.
SUBMISS
IONS OF
MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
.
None
.
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Exhibits
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2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated October 18, 2009, by and among Allion
Healthcare, Inc., Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp. and Brickell Bay Merger
Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19,
2009.)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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32.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
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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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ALLION
HEALTHCARE, INC.
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By:
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/
S
/ Russell J.
Fichera
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Russell
J. Fichera
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Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibits
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2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated October 18, 2009, by and among Allion
Healthcare, Inc., Brickell Bay Acquisition Corp. and Brickell Bay Merger
Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19,
2009.)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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32.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
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