NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Change Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNG), a leading independent healthcare technology company, today announced increased financial guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 as summarized below.
$ in Millions except per share data |
Previous Guidance |
Updated Guidance |
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Solutions Revenue |
$670 - $690 |
$690 - $710 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$180 - $190 |
$200 - $215 |
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Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
$0.20 - $0.23 |
$0.24 - $0.28 |
The Company's updated guidance reflects slightly higher than expected healthcare utilization trends in the current period primarily impacting the Technology-Enabled Services and Network Solutions businesses. While favorable trends are expected to have a positive impact on the company’s year-to-date performance, the company continues to assume a gradual improvement of healthcare utilization throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.
"The increase in our earnings guidance for our second quarter reflects continued improvement in healthcare utilization in the U.S., and we believe it demonstrates our ability to effectively manage our business during the pandemic while ensuring we meet the critical needs of our customers and partners," said Neil de Crescenzo, president and chief executive officer. "With heightened awareness and demand for solutions that improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance transparency, Change Healthcare is well positioned to address customer needs and accelerate growth and performance.”
About Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare (Nasdaq: CHNG) is a leading independent healthcare technology company, focused on insights, innovation, and accelerating the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through the power of the Change Healthcare Platform. We provide data and analytics-driven solutions to improve clinical, financial, administrative, and patient engagement outcomes in the U.S. healthcare system.
Learn more at changehealthcare.com.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In the company’s press releases, prepared remarks, conference calls, slide presentations and webcasts, there may be use or discussion of non-GAAP financial measures. We believe such measures provide supplemental information to investors with regard to our operating performance and assist investors’ ability to compare our financial results to those of other companies in the same industry. These non-GAAP financial measures are calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not as superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be defined and calculated differently by others in the same industry.
A reconciliation of the forward-looking second-quarter 2021 adjusted EBITDA outlook to net income cannot be provided without unreasonable effort because of the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the various adjusting items necessary for such reconciliation that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, Change Healthcare is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a material impact on its future financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
