Mar 31, 2023

Encompass Health Q1 2023 Earnings Report

Encompass Health's Q1 2023 performance was driven by strong discharge growth and improved labor costs.

Key Takeaways

Encompass Health reported a strong first quarter in 2023, with a 9.5% increase in net operating revenue and a 17.5% growth in Adjusted EBITDA. The company's performance was driven by a 9.4% increase in discharges and substantial improvement in labor costs. Encompass Health also increased its full-year guidance for net operating revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share.

Revenue growth of 9.5% was primarily driven by increased volumes, with total discharge growth of 9.4% including same-store growth of 5.9%.

Cash flows provided by operating activities increased 4.1% year-over-year to $227.9 million, primarily due to improved collections of accounts receivable.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 17.5%, primarily due to increased revenue and a decrease in contract labor expense and sign-on and shift bonuses.

The company increased its full-year guidance for net operating revenue to $4,700 to $4,770 million and for adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Encompass Health to $2.94 to $3.23.

Total Revenue
$1.16B
Previous year: $1.33B
-13.0%
EPS
$0.88
Previous year: $0.97
-9.3%
Net patient revenue per discharge
$20.4K
Previous year: $20.4K
+0.0%
Discharges
55.56K
Previous year: 50.77K
+9.4%
Gross Profit
$1.11B
Previous year: $1.28B
-13.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$85M
Previous year: $94.2M
-9.8%
Free Cash Flow
$131M
Previous year: $166M
-20.9%
Total Assets
$5.75B
Previous year: $6.94B
-17.2%

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Forward Guidance

The Company increased its full-year guidance as follows:

Positive Outlook

  • Net operating revenue is now expected to be between $4,700 million and $4,770 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $870 million to $910 million.
  • Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Encompass Health are anticipated to be between $2.94 and $3.23.