Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CCRN)
today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March
31, 2024.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Variance
Variance
Q1 2024 vs
Q1 2024 vs
Dollars are in thousands, except per share
amounts
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
Q4 2023
Revenue
$
379,174
(39)
%
(8)
%
Gross profit margin*
20.4
%
(200)
bps
(150)
bps
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
2,692
(91)
%
(70)
%
Diluted EPS
$
0.08
$
(0.73)
$
(0.18)
Adjusted EBITDA*
$
15,282
(71)
%
(26)
%
Adjusted EBITDA margin*
4.0
%
(440)
bps
(100)
bps
Adjusted EPS*
$
0.19
$
(0.65)
$
(0.10)
Cash flows provided by operations
$
6,011
(87)
%
(50)
%
* Represents amounts that are not
calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) and are referred to as non-GAAP measures. Please
refer to the accompanying discussion below of how these non-GAAP
financial measures are calculated and used under “Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” and tables reconciling these measures to the
closest GAAP measure.
First Quarter Business Highlights
- Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS all within guidance
ranges
- Physician Staffing and Homecare Staffing experienced
year-over-year revenue growth
- No debt outstanding as of March 31, 2024
- Repurchased approximately 300,000 shares of common stock for
$6.4 million
“Our first quarter results reflect our ability to execute in a
challenging market. We are especially pleased with the momentum we
are seeing in physician staffing, homecare, and education,” said
John A. Martins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross
Country Healthcare. He continued, “With near-term headwinds for
contingent nursing labor, we continue to right-size our
infrastructure while managing the business for the long-term. I am
encouraged by the prospects for growth and improved profitability
as we execute our strategy as a tech-enabled workforce solutions
provider.”
First quarter consolidated revenue was $379.2 million, a
decrease of 39% year-over-year and 8% sequentially. Consolidated
gross profit margin was 20.4%, down 200 basis points year-over-year
and 150 basis points sequentially. Net income attributable to
common stockholders was $2.7 million compared to $29.4 million in
the prior year and $9.0 million in the prior quarter. Diluted
earnings per share (EPS) was $0.08 compared to $0.81 in the prior
year and $0.26 in the prior quarter. Adjusted earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) was $15.3
million, or 4.0% of revenue, as compared with $52.1 million, or
8.4% of revenue, in the prior year, and $20.6 million, or 5.0% of
revenue, in the prior quarter. Adjusted EPS was $0.19, compared to
$0.84 in the prior year and $0.29 in the prior quarter.
Quarterly Business Segment Highlights
Nurse and Allied Staffing
Revenue was $332.2 million, a decrease of 43% year-over-year and
10% sequentially. Contribution income was $27.2 million, a decrease
from $67.2 million year-over-year and $33.9 million sequentially.
Average field contract personnel on a full-time equivalent (FTE)
basis were 9,124 as compared with 12,518 in the prior year and
9,570 in the prior quarter. Revenue per FTE per day was $397
compared to $513 in the prior year and $414 in the prior
quarter.
Physician Staffing
Revenue was $47.0 million, an increase of 16% year-over-year and
flat sequentially. Contribution income was $3.1 million, an
increase from $1.7 million year-over-year and $1.9 million
sequentially. Total days filled were 23,785 as compared with 22,097
in the prior year and 23,578 in the prior quarter. Revenue per day
filled was $1,976 as compared with $1,829 in the prior year and
$1,988 in the prior quarter.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months
ended March 31, 2024 was $6.0 million, as compared to $46.9 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $12.1 million for the
three months ended December 31, 2023.
During the first quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 0.3
million shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate price
of $6.4 million, at an average market price of $20.51 per share. As
of March 31, 2024, the Company had 34.3 million unrestricted shares
outstanding and $70.9 million remaining for share repurchase.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $5.2 million in cash and
cash equivalents with no debt outstanding. There were no borrowings
drawn under its revolving senior secured asset-based credit
facility (ABL). As of March 31, 2024, borrowing base availability
under the ABL was $200.1 million, with $186.3 million of
availability net of $13.8 million of letters of credit.
Outlook for Second Quarter 2024
The guidance below applies to management’s expectations for the
second quarter of 2024.
Q2 2024 Range
Year-over-Year
Sequential
Change
Change
Revenue
$330 million - $340 million
(39)% - (37)%
(13)% - (10)%
Adjusted EBITDA*
$10.0 million - $15.0 million
(77)% - (66)%
(35)% - (2)%
Adjusted EPS*
$0.10 - $0.20
$(0.59) - $(0.49)
$(0.09) - $0.01
* Refer to discussion of non-GAAP
financial measures and reconciliation tables below.
The above estimates are based on current management expectations
and, as such, are forward-looking and actual results may differ
materially. The above ranges do not include the potential impact of
any future divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business
combinations, changes in debt structure, or future significant
share repurchases.
INVITATION TO CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will hold its quarterly conference call on
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss its
first quarter 2024 financial results. This call will be webcast
live and can be accessed at the Company’s website at
ir.crosscountry.com or by dialing 888-566-1290 from anywhere in the
U.S. or by dialing 773-799-3776 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode:
Cross Country. A replay of the webcast will be available from May
1st through May 15th on the Company’s website and a replay of the
conference call will be available by telephone by calling
800-835-8067 from anywhere in the U.S. or 203-369-3354 from
non-U.S. locations - Passcode: 5204.
ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. is a market-leading, tech-enabled
workforce solutions and advisory firm with 38 years of industry
experience and insight. We help clients tackle complex
labor-related challenges and achieve high-quality outcomes, while
reducing complexity and improving visibility through data-driven
insights. Diversity, equality, and inclusion is at the heart of the
organization’s overall corporate social responsibility program, and
closely aligned with our core values to create a better future for
its people, communities, and its stockholders.
Copies of this and other press releases, as well as additional
information about the Company, can be accessed online at
ir.crosscountry.com. Stockholders and prospective investors can
also register to automatically receive the Company’s press
releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), and other notices by e-mail.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release and the accompanying financial statement
tables reference non-GAAP financial measures, such as gross profit
margin, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS. Such non-GAAP financial
measures are provided as additional information and should not be
considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial
measures are provided for consistency and comparability to prior
year results; furthermore, management believes such non-GAAP
financial measures are useful to investors when evaluating the
Company’s performance, as such non-GAAP financial measures exclude
certain items that management believes are not indicative of the
Company’s future operating performance. Pro forma measures, if
applicable, are adjusted to include the results of our
acquisitions, and exclude the results of divestments, as if the
transactions occurred in the beginning of the periods mentioned.
Such non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the
non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The financial
statement tables that accompany this press release include a
reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure and a more detailed
discussion of each financial measure; as such, the financial
statement tables should be read in conjunction with the
presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures.
In addition, forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS
for fiscal 2024 exclude potential charges or gains that may be
recorded during the fiscal year, including among other things, the
potential impact of any future divestitures, mergers, acquisitions,
or other business combinations, changes in debt structure, or
future significant share repurchases. We have not attempted to
provide reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP earnings
guidance to the comparable GAAP measure, as permitted by Item
10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, because the impact and timing of
these potential charges or gains is inherently uncertain and
difficult to predict and is unavailable without unreasonable
efforts. In addition, the Company believes such reconciliations
would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be
confusing to investors. Such items could have a substantial impact
on GAAP measures of our financial performance.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to historical information, this press release
contains statements relating to our future results (including
certain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the “safe harbor”
created by those sections. Forward-looking statements consist of
statements that are predictive in nature and/or depend upon or
refer to future events. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “suggests,” “appears,”
“seeks,” “will,” “could,” and variations of such words and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that may cause our actual results and performance
to be materially different from any future results or performance
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the overall
macroeconomic environment, including increased inflation and
interest rates, demand for the healthcare services we provide, both
nationally and in the regions in which we operate, our ability to
attract and retain qualified nurses, physicians, and other
healthcare personnel, costs and availability of short-term housing
for our travel healthcare professionals, the functioning of our
information systems, the effect of cyber security risks and cyber
incidents on our business, the effect of existing or future
government regulation and federal and state legislative and
enforcement initiatives on our business, including data privacy and
protection laws, social, ethical, and security issues relating to
the use of artificial intelligence, our customers’ ability to pay
us for our services, our ability to successfully implement our
acquisition and development strategies, including our ability to
successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize synergies
from such acquisitions, the effect of liabilities and other claims
asserted against us, the effect of competition in the markets we
serve, our ability to successfully defend the Company, its
subsidiaries, and its officers and directors on the merits of any
lawsuit or determine its potential liability, if any, and other
factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth
in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed and updated in
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC.
You should consult any further disclosures that the Company makes
on related subjects in its filings with the SEC.
Although we believe that these statements are based upon
reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results and
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions
only as of the date of this press release. There can be no
assurance that (i) we have correctly measured or identified all of
the factors affecting our business or the extent of these factors’
likely impact, (ii) the available information with respect to these
factors on which such analysis is based is complete or accurate,
(iii) such analysis is correct, or (iv) our strategy, which is
based in part on this analysis, will be successful. Except as may
be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update
or revise forward-looking statements. All references to “the
Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or “Cross Country” in this press
release mean Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2023
Revenue from services
$
379,174
$
622,707
$
414,035
Operating expenses:
Direct operating expenses
301,877
483,284
323,546
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
63,252
84,260
67,566
Bad debt expense
1,290
4,908
4,165
Depreciation and amortization
4,642
4,904
4,471
Restructuring costs
938
429
863
Legal and other losses
3,650
1,125
—
Impairment charges
604
—
—
Total operating expenses
376,253
578,910
400,611
Income from operations
2,921
43,797
13,424
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense
462
3,690
586
Other income, net
(1,230
)
(12
)
(131
)
Income before income taxes
3,689
40,119
12,969
Income tax expense
997
10,683
3,931
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
2,692
$
29,436
$
9,038
Net income per share attributable to
common stockholders - Basic
$
0.08
$
0.82
$
0.26
Net income per share attributable to
common stockholders - Diluted
$
0.08
$
0.81
$
0.26
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
34,216
35,864
34,481
Diluted
34,597
36,560
34,685
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2023
Adjusted EBITDA:a
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
2,692
$
29,436
$
9,038
Interest expense
462
3,690
586
Income tax expense
997
10,683
3,931
Depreciation and amortization
4,642
4,904
4,471
Acquisition and integration-related
benefits
—
(18
)
—
Restructuring costsb
938
429
863
Legal and other lossesc
3,650
1,125
—
Impairment chargesd
604
—
—
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
—
—
44
Loss on lease termination
—
8
—
Other income, net
(1,230
)
(20
)
(175
)
Equity compensation
1,198
1,775
1,166
System conversion costse
1,329
129
668
Adjusted EBITDAa
$
15,282
$
52,141
$
20,592
Adjusted EBITDA margina
4.0
%
8.4
%
5.0
%
Adjusted EPS:f
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
2,692
$
29,436
$
9,038
Non-GAAP adjustments - pretax:
Acquisition and integration-related
benefits
—
(18
)
—
Restructuring costsb
938
429
863
Legal and other lossesc
3,650
1,125
—
Impairment chargesd
604
—
—
Other income, net
(1,115
)
—
—
System conversion costse
1,329
129
668
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
(1,405
)
(427
)
(400
)
Adjusted net income attributable to common
stockholders - non-GAAP
$
6,693
$
30,674
$
10,169
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares - basic,
GAAP
34,216
35,864
34,481
Dilutive impact of share-based
payments
381
696
204
Adjusted weighted average common shares -
diluted, non-GAAP
34,597
36,560
34,685
Reconciliation:
Diluted EPS, GAAP
$
0.08
$
0.81
$
0.26
Non-GAAP adjustments - pretax:
Restructuring costsb
0.02
0.01
0.02
Legal and other lossesc
0.10
0.03
—
Impairment chargesd
0.02
—
—
Other income, net
(0.03
)
—
—
System conversion costse
0.04
—
0.03
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
(0.04
)
(0.01
)
(0.02
)
Adjusted EPS, non-GAAPf
$
0.19
$
0.84
$
0.29
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands)
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,242
$
17,094
Accounts receivable, net
357,458
372,352
Income taxes receivable
6,326
6,898
Prepaid expenses
7,616
7,681
Insurance recovery receivable
8,815
9,097
Other current assets
1,861
2,031
Total current assets
387,318
415,153
Property and equipment, net
28,200
27,339
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,831
2,599
Goodwill
135,430
135,430
Other intangible assets, net
51,742
54,468
Deferred tax assets
6,805
5,954
Insurance recovery receivable
23,120
25,714
Cloud computing
7,209
5,987
Other assets
6,784
6,673
Total assets
$
648,439
$
679,317
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
68,921
$
85,333
Accrued compensation and benefits
51,606
52,297
Operating lease liabilities
2,362
2,604
Earnout liability
4,100
6,794
Other current liabilities
1,453
1,559
Total current liabilities
128,442
148,587
Operating lease liabilities
2,130
2,663
Accrued claims
34,299
34,853
Earnout liability
—
5,000
Uncertain tax positions
11,339
10,603
Other liabilities
4,039
4,218
Total liabilities
180,249
205,924
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock
4
4
Additional paid-in capital
228,525
236,417
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,388
)
(1,385
)
Retained earnings
241,049
238,357
Total stockholders’ equity
468,190
473,393
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
648,439
$
679,317
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Segment Datag
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year-over-Year
Sequential
March 31,
% of
March 31,
% of
December 31,
% of
% change
% change
2024
Total
2023
Total
2023
Total
Fav (Unfav)
Fav (Unfav)
Revenue from services:
Nurse and Allied Staffing
$
332,186
88
%
$
582,302
94
%
$
367,155
89
%
(43
)%
(10
)%
Physician Staffing
46,988
12
%
40,405
6
%
46,880
11
%
16
%
—
%
$
379,174
100
%
$
622,707
100
%
$
414,035
100
%
(39
)%
(8
)%
Contribution income:h
Nurse and Allied Staffing
$
27,183
$
67,169
$
33,901
(60
)%
(20
)%
Physician Staffing
3,138
1,724
1,947
82
%
61
%
30,321
68,893
35,848
(56
)%
(15
)%
Corporate overheadi
17,566
18,656
17,090
6
%
(3
)%
Depreciation and amortization
4,642
4,904
4,471
5
%
(4
)%
Restructuring costsb
938
429
863
(119
)%
(9
)%
Legal and other lossesc
3,650
1,125
—
(224
)%
(100
)%
Impairment chargesd
604
—
—
(100
)%
(100
)%
Other benefits
—
(18
)
—
(100
)%
—
%
Income from operations
$
2,921
$
43,797
$
13,424
(93
)%
(78
)%
Other benefits include acquisition and
integration-related benefits.
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Summary Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2023
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
6,011
$
46,865
$
12,074
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,210
)
(3,496
)
(2,875
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(15,653
)
(46,681
)
(6,416
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash
—
(1
)
10
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(11,852
)
(3,313
)
2,793
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
17,094
3,604
14,301
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
$
5,242
$
291
$
17,094
Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc.
Other Financial Data
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
2023
Revenue from services
$
379,174
$
622,707
$
414,035
Less: Direct operating expenses
301,877
483,284
323,546
Gross profit
$
77,297
$
139,423
$
90,489
Consolidated gross profit marginj
20.4
%
22.4
%
21.9
%
Nurse and Allied
Staffing statistical data:
FTEsk
9,124
12,518
9,570
Average Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue
per FTE per dayl
$
397
$
513
$
414
Physician Staffing
statistical data:
Days filledm
23,785
22,097
23,578
Revenue per day filledn
$
1,976
$
1,829
$
1,988
(a)
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial
measure, is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit),
depreciation and amortization, acquisition and integration-related
(benefits) costs, restructuring (benefits) costs, legal and other
losses, impairment charges, gain or loss on derivative, loss on
early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on disposal of fixed
assets, gain or loss on lease termination, gain or loss on sale of
business, other expense (income), net, equity compensation, and
system conversion costs. Adjusted EBITDA is not and should not be
considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP.
Management presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes that
Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplement to net income attributable
to common stockholders as an indicator of operating performance.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes and as one
performance measure in its incentive programs for certain members
of its management team. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined, closely
matches the operating measure as defined by the Company's credit
facilities. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing
Adjusted EBITDA by the Company's consolidated revenue.
(b)
Restructuring costs were primarily
comprised of employee termination costs, lease-related exit costs,
and reorganization costs as part of planned cost savings
initiatives.
(c)
Includes legal costs and other settlement
charges as presented on the consolidated statements of operations,
as well as losses pertaining to matters outside the normal course
of operations.
(d)
Impairment charges of $0.6 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2024 were related to right-of-use
assets and related property in connection with vacated leases in
the first quarter of 2024.
(e)
System conversion costs include enterprise
resource planning system costs related to the upgrading and
integrating of our middle and back-office platforms, with certain
development costs capitalized and amortized in accordance with the
Company’s policies, and applicant tracking system costs related to
the Company’s project to replace its legacy system supporting its
travel nurse staffing business.
(f)
Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial
measure, is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders per diluted share before the diluted EPS impact of
acquisition and integration-related (benefits) costs, restructuring
(benefits) costs, legal and other losses, impairment charges, gain
or loss on derivative, loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain
or loss on sale of business, system conversion costs, and
nonrecurring income tax adjustments. Adjusted EPS is not and should
not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP.
Management presents Adjusted EPS because it believes that Adjusted
EPS is a useful supplement to its reported EPS as an indicator of
operating performance. Management believes Adjusted EPS provides a
more useful comparison of the Company’s underlying business
performance from period to period and is more representative of the
future earnings capacity of the Company than EPS. Quarterly
non-GAAP adjustment may vary due to rounding.
(g)
Segment data is provided in accordance
with the Segment Reporting Topic of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification.
(h)
Contribution income is defined as income
(loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization,
acquisition and integration-related (benefits) costs, restructuring
(benefits) costs, legal and other losses, impairment charges, and
corporate overhead. Contribution income is a financial measure used
by management when assessing segment performance.
(i)
Corporate overhead includes unallocated
executive leadership and other centralized corporate functional
support costs such as finance, IT, legal, human resources, and
marketing, as well as public company expenses and Company-wide
projects (initiatives).
(j)
Gross profit is defined as revenue from
services less direct operating expenses. The Company’s gross profit
excludes allocated depreciation and amortization expense. Gross
profit margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by revenue
from services.
(k)
FTEs represent the average number of Nurse
and Allied Staffing contract personnel on a full-time equivalent
basis.
(l)
Average revenue per FTE per day is
calculated by dividing Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue, excluding
permanent placement, per FTE by the number of days worked in the
respective periods.
(m)
Days filled is calculated by dividing the
total hours invoiced during the period, including an estimate for
the impact of accrued revenue, by 8 hours.
(n)
Revenue per day filled is calculated by
dividing revenue as reported by days filled for the period
presented.
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Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. William J. Burns, Executive Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer 561-237-2555
wburns@crosscountry.com
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