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Dec 31, 2019

Ensign Group Q4 2019 Earnings Report

Ensign Group reported record GAAP diluted earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share for Q4 2019.

Key Takeaways

Ensign Group reported a record quarter with GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.49 and adjusted earnings per share of $0.60. The company's performance benefited from improvements in occupancy and skilled mix days and revenue across same store, transitioning, and newly acquired operations. Management raised 2020 annual EPS guidance to $2.50-$2.58 and revenue guidance to $2.42B-$2.45B.

GAAP diluted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.49, representing a 48.5% increase over the prior year quarter.

Spin-adjusted diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter was $0.60, an increase of 39.5% from prior year quarter and an increase of 33.3% sequentially over the third quarter.

Total skilled services revenue was $530.2 million for the quarter, an increase of 20.0% over the prior year quarter and 9.1% sequentially over the third quarter.

Same store occupancy was 80.3%, an increase of 216 basis points over the prior year; and same store skilled managed care and Medicare revenue was up 8.4% and 4.9%, respectively.

Total Revenue
$560M
Previous year: $538M
+4.2%
EPS
$0.6
Previous year: $0.54
+11.1%
Occupancy percentage
79.1%
Previous year: 77.9%
+1.5%
Gross Profit
$85.3M
Previous year: $74.9M
+13.9%
Cash and Equivalents
$59.2M
Previous year: $31M
+90.6%
Free Cash Flow
$38.1M
Previous year: $39.8M
-4.3%
Total Assets
$2.36B
Previous year: $1.18B
+99.8%

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Forward Guidance

Management raised guidance for 2020, with annual earnings per share guidance to $2.50 to $2.58 per diluted share and annual revenue guidance to $2.42 billion to $2.45 billion.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income