UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. |
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 000-33009
MEDCATH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of | 56-2248952 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
incorporation or organization) |
10720 Sikes Place Suite 300
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(704) 815-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
Yesþ Noo¨
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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).
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As of February 4, 2011,3, 2012, there were 20,308,07020,350,478 shares of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.
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(Liquidation Basis)
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December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 158,475 | $ | 33,141 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 44,795 | 43,811 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | — | 6,188 | ||||||
Medical supplies | 10,644 | 10,550 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 7,815 | 13,247 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12,902 | 13,453 | ||||||
Current assets of discontinued operations | 57,345 | 47,920 | ||||||
Total current assets | 291,976 | 168,310 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 176,885 | 182,222 | ||||||
Other assets | 11,652 | 24,716 | ||||||
Non-current assets of discontinued operations | 1,232 | 119,290 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 481,745 | $ | 494,538 | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 19,957 | $ | 15,716 | ||||
Income tax payable | 14,316 | — | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 11,705 | 16,418 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 21,073 | 16,663 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases | 61,573 | 16,672 | ||||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 17,014 | 35,044 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 145,638 | 100,513 | ||||||
Long-term debt | — | 52,500 | ||||||
Obligations under capital leases | 5,822 | 6,500 | ||||||
Other long-term obligations | 3,883 | 5,053 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations | — | 35,968 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 155,343 | 200,534 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7) | ||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiaries | 5,812 | 11,534 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | — | — | ||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 22,262,431 issued and 20,308,070 outstanding at December 31, 2010 22,423,666 issued and 20,469,305 outstanding at September 30, 2010 | 216 | 216 | ||||||
Paid-in capital | 457,952 | 457,725 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (102,752 | ) | (139,791 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | (444 | ) | |||||
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,945,361 shares at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010 | (44,797 | ) | (44,797 | ) | ||||
Total MedCath Corporation stockholders’ equity | 310,619 | 272,909 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 9,971 | 9,561 | ||||||
Total equity | 320,590 | 282,470 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 481,745 | $ | 494,538 | ||||
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2011 | 2011 | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 150,045 | $ | 304,403 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 17,528 | 18,619 | ||||||
Notes receivable | 22,122 | 22,317 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 3,073 | 7,636 | ||||||
Medical supplies | 1,865 | 1,789 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 2,435 | 2,605 | ||||||
Property and equipment | 37,886 | 37,901 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 5,379 | — | ||||||
Investment in affiliates | 3,125 | 13,400 | ||||||
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Total assets | $ | 243,458 | $ | 408,670 | ||||
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Accounts payable | $ | 5,350 | $ | 19,038 | ||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 6,856 | 13,287 | ||||||
Dividends payable | — | 139,373 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 23,579 | 28,342 | ||||||
Obligations under capital leases | 456 | 520 | ||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | — | 459 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 36,241 | 201,019 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests at settlement amount | 17,321 | 16,448 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests | 53,562 | 217,467 | ||||||
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Net Assets in Liquidation | $ | 189,896 | $ | 191,203 | ||||
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(Liquidation Basis)
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net revenue | $ | 88,900 | $ | 87,830 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Personnel expense | 32,454 | 31,636 | ||||||
Medical supplies expense | 19,222 | 22,107 | ||||||
Bad debt expense | 9,709 | 7,506 | ||||||
Other operating expenses | 24,116 | 22,344 | ||||||
Pre-opening expenses | — | 866 | ||||||
Depreciation | 4,887 | 5,938 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets | 93 | 96 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 90,481 | 90,493 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (1,581 | ) | (2,663 | ) | ||||
Other income (expenses): | ||||||||
Interest expense | (1,082 | ) | (945 | ) | ||||
Interest and other income | 489 | 70 | ||||||
Gain on sale of unconsolidated investees | 15,391 | — | ||||||
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 602 | 1,516 | ||||||
Total other income (expense), net | 15,400 | 641 | ||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 13,819 | (2,022 | ) | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 4,482 | (1,337 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 9,337 | (685 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 39,128 | (1,130 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) | 48,465 | (1,815 | ) | |||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (11,426 | ) | (841 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to MedCath Corporation | $ | 37,039 | $ | (2,656 | ) | |||
Amounts attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders: | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes | $ | 7,162 | $ | (1,902 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 29,877 | (754 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 37,039 | $ | (2,656 | ) | |||
Earnings (loss) per share, basic | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders | $ | 0.36 | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders | 1.50 | (0.04 | ) | |||||
Earnings (loss) per share, basic | $ | 1.86 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders | $ | 0.36 | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders | 1.50 | (0.04 | ) | |||||
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted | $ | 1.86 | $ | (0.13 | ) | |||
Weighted average number of shares, basic | 19,943 | 19,743 | ||||||
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock | 4 | — | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares, diluted | 19,947 | 19,743 | ||||||
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Net assets in liquidation as of September 30, 2011 | $ | 191,203 | ||
Net operations from October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 | 272 | |||
Adjustments to net realizable value of assets | (1,067 | ) | ||
Adjustments to accrued liquidation costs during the three months ended December 31, 2011 | (512 | ) | ||
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Net assets in liquidation as of December 31, 2011 | $ | 189,896 | ||
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(Going Concern Basis)
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Shares | Par Value | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Shares | Amount | Interest | (Permanent) | Equity) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010 | 22,424 | $ | 216 | $ | 457,725 | $ | (139,791 | ) | $ | (444 | ) | 1,954 | $ | (44,797 | ) | $ | 9,561 | $ | 282,470 | $ | 11,534 | |||||||||||||||||||
Share based compensation | — | — | 1,932 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,932 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax withholdings for vested restricted stock awards | (162 | ) | — | (1,705 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (1,705 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (7,568 | ) | (7,568 | ) | (3,560 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other transactions impacting noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of call of noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (5,700 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | 37,039 | — | — | — | 7,933 | 44,972 | 3,493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of amounts included in net income, net of tax benefit (*) | — | — | — | — | 444 | — | — | — | 444 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 45,416 | 3,493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010 | 22,262 | $ | 216 | $ | 457,952 | $ | (102,752 | ) | $ | — | 1,954 | $ | (44,797 | ) | $ | 9,971 | $ | 320,590 | $ | 5,812 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||
2010 | ||||
Net revenue | $ | 38,840 | ||
Operating expenses: | ||||
Personnel expense | 17,746 | |||
Medical supplies expense | 8,084 | |||
Bad debt expense | 5,625 | |||
Other operating expenses | 14,113 | |||
Depreciation | 2,248 | |||
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets | 42 | |||
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Total operating expenses | 47,858 | |||
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Loss from operations | (9,018 | ) | ||
Other income (expenses): | ||||
Interest expense | (965 | ) | ||
Interest and other income | 69 | |||
Gain on sale of unconsolidated investees | 15,391 | |||
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 331 | |||
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Total other income (expense), net | 14,826 | |||
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 5,808 | |||
Income tax expense | 2,140 | |||
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Income from continuing operations | 3,668 | |||
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 44,797 | |||
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Net income | 48,465 | |||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (11,426 | ) | ||
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Net income attributable to MedCath Corporation | $ | 37,039 | ||
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Amounts attributable to MedCath Corporation common stockholders: | ||||
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes | $ | 3,470 | ||
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 33,569 | |||
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Net income | $ | 37,039 | ||
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Earnings per share, basic | ||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to MedCath | ||||
Corporation common stockholders | $ | 0.17 | ||
Income from discontinued operations attributable to MedCath | ||||
Corporation common stockholders | 1.69 | |||
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Earnings per share, basic | $ | 1.86 | ||
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Income from continuing operations attributable to MedCath | ||||
Corporation common stockholders | $ | 0.17 | ||
Income from discontinued operations attributable to MedCath | ||||
Corporation common stockholders | 1.69 | |||
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Earnings per share, diluted | $ | 1.86 | ||
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Weighted average number of shares, basic | 19,943 | |||
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock | 4 | |||
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Weighted average number of shares, diluted | 19,947 | |||
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(Going Concern Basis)
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Net income (loss) | $ | 48,465 | $ | (1,815 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes | (39,128 | ) | 1,130 | |||||
Bad debt expense | 9,709 | 7,506 | ||||||
Depreciation | 4,887 | 5,938 | ||||||
Gain on sale of unconsolidated investees | (15,391 | ) | — | |||||
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets | 93 | 96 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 1,932 | 608 | ||||||
Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 313 | 252 | ||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received | (84 | ) | 6,217 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,085 | (103 | ) | |||||
Change in assets and liabilities that relate to operations: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (10,693 | ) | (12,106 | ) | ||||
Medical supplies | (94 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||
Prepaid and other assets | 2,266 | (3,088 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (2,825 | ) | (2,523 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | 535 | 2,039 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of discontinued operations | (5,131 | ) | 1,496 | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (4,596 | ) | 3,535 | |||||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (157 | ) | (7,532 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 418 | 70 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated affiliates | 31,851 | — | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations | 32,112 | (7,462 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations | 194,616 | (1,774 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 226,728 | (9,236 | ) | |||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (7,662 | ) | (5,000 | ) | ||||
Repayments of obligations under capital leases | (614 | ) | (454 | ) | ||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (4,504 | ) | (6,924 | ) | ||||
Investment by noncontrolling interest | — | 153 | ||||||
Sale of equity interest in subsidiary | — | 140 | ||||||
Tax withholding of vested restricted stock awards | (153 | ) | (253 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | (12,933 | ) | (12,338 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities of discontinued operations | (52,327 | ) | (9,083 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (65,260 | ) | (21,421 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 156,872 | (27,122 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 47,030 | 61,701 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 203,902 | $ | 34,579 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations | 158,475 | 20,249 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations | 45,427 | 14,330 |
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2010 | ||||
Net income | $ | 48,465 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes | (44,797 | ) | ||
Bad debt expense | 5,625 | |||
Depreciation | 2,248 | |||
Gain on sale of unconsolidated investees | (15,391 | ) | ||
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets | 42 | |||
Share-based compensation expense | 1,932 | |||
Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 313 | |||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received | (120 | ) | ||
Deferred income taxes | 1,085 | |||
Change in assets and liabilities that relate to operations: | ||||
Accounts receivable | (6,575 | ) | ||
Medical supplies | 225 | |||
Prepaid and other assets | 2,281 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,194 | ) | ||
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Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations | (5,861 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations | 1,265 | |||
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Net cash used in operating activities | (4,596 | ) | ||
Investing activities: | ||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (41 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated affiliates | 24,851 | |||
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Net cash provided by investing activities of continuing operations | 24,810 | |||
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations | 201,918 | |||
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Net cash provided by investing activities | 226,728 | |||
Financing activities: | ||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (7,662 | ) | ||
Repayments of obligations under capital leases | (69 | ) | ||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (944 | ) | ||
Tax withholding of vested restricted stock awards | (153 | ) | ||
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Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | (8,828 | ) | ||
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations | (56,432 | ) | ||
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Net cash used in financing activities | (65,260 | ) | ||
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 156,872 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||
Beginning of period | 47,030 | |||
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End of period | $ | 203,902 | ||
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Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations | 146,744 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations | 57,158 |
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(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
1. Business and Basis of Presentation
MedCath Corporation (the “Company” or “MedCath”) primarily focuses on providing high acuity services, including the diagnosishistorically owned and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Company owns and operatesoperated hospitals in partnership with physicians. As of December 31, 2010,physicians whom the Company had ownership interests in and operated six hospitals, including five in which the Company owned a majority interest.
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As a result of the adoption of a formal Plan of Dissolution, the Company’s activities are now limited to operating Bakersfield Heart Hospital, fulfilling transition service obligations to the purchaser of its hospitals, realizing the value of its remaining assets; making tax and regulatory filings; winding down its remaining business activities and making distributions to its stockholders. Winding down its remaining business activities includes the corporate division functions, managing Bakersfield Heart Hospital until its value is realized through a sale transaction, realizing the value of corporate held assets and paying the creditors of previously sold hospitals in which the Company retained net working capital.
Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, although the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.2011. During the three months ended December 31, 2010,2011, the Company has not made any material changes in the selection or application of its critical accounting policies that were set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.
Segment Reporting - Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. Two or more operating segments may be aggregated into a single reportable segment if the segments have similar economic and overall industry characteristics, such as customer class, products and service. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, evaluates performance and makes operating decisions about allocating resources based on financial data presented on a consolidated basis. Through March 31, 2011, the Company’s reportable segments consisted of the Hospital Division and the MedCath Partners Division. However, during the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company disposed of its interest in the Partners Division. Accordingly, the Company’s sole reporting segment is the Hospital Division.
MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
2. Plan of Dissolution and Liquidation Basis of Accounting
Plan of Dissolution— The Company’s Plan of Dissolution provides for the completion of the voluntary liquidation, winding up and dissolution of the Company. As a result of the stockholders approval of the Plan of Dissolution, the Company will seek to (i) sell its remaining assets, (ii) pay, or establish a reserve to pay, all of the Company’s liabilities, including without limitation (a) any liabilities arising out of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) inplantable cardioverter defibrillator (“ICD”) Investigation (see Note 6), (b) other currently unknown or unanticipated liabilities, and (c) a reserve of such additional amount as the Company’s Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) with respect to additional liabilities that may arise after the Company files for dissolution, and (iii) make one or more additional liquidating distributions. Thereafter, the Company will file a certificate of dissolution in accordance with Section 275 of the DGCL (the “Filing”) in order to dissolve and will attempt to liquidate any of its remaining unsold assets, satisfy or make reasonable provisions for the satisfaction of its remaining obligations, and make distributions to stockholders of any available liquidation proceeds, as well as any remaining cash on hand. Although not currently contemplated by the Company’s Board of Directors, if at any time prior to the Filing the Company’s Board of Directors determines that the Plan of Dissolution is not in the best interests of its stockholders, the Board of Directors may direct that the Plan of Dissolution be abandoned, or may amend or modify the Plan of Dissolution, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, without further stockholder approval. After the Filing, the Board of Directors may seek stockholder approval for the revocation of the Dissolution if it determines that the Plan of Dissolution is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
2.Liquidation Basis of Accounting
Basis of Consolidation — As a result of the Company’s Board approving the Plan of Dissolution and the stockholders’ approval of the Plan of Dissolution, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective September 22, 2011. This basis of accounting is considered appropriate when liquidation of a company is imminent. Under this basis of accounting, assets are valued at their net realizable values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts.
Use of Estimates— The conditions required to adopt the liquidation basis of accounting were met on September 22, 2011 (the “Effective Date”). The conversion from the going concern to liquidation basis of accounting required management to make significant estimates and judgments.
Accrued Cost of Liquidation
The Company accrued the estimated costs expected to be incurred during the dissolution period. The dissolution period provides time for the Company to sell its remaining assets and file articles of dissolution. Under DGCL, the dissolution period after the filing of the articles of dissolution must be a minimum of three years. In determining its total estimated costs to liquidate, the Company estimated that it will incur costs through September 30, 2015. The estimates were based on prior history, known future events, contractual obligations and the estimated time to complete the liquidation. The Company has recorded total accrued liabilities of $35.8 million, excluding obligations under capital leases, on the statement of net assets as of December 31, 2011. The $35.8 million is the total expected payments for the settlement of liabilities. The $35.8 million includes $23.7 million in accrued liabilities related to the Company’s corporate division and $12.1 million related to the Company’s previously sold entities and for Bakersfield Heart Hospital. Total accrued liabilities do not include any amount related to the DOJ ICD investigation since the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the amounts that could have to be repaid, if any, upon resolution of the investigation. Activities relative to liquidation accruals related to the Company’s corporate division for the three months ended December 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions):
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Salaries, wages and benefits | $ | 11.2 | $ | (5.7 | ) | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | 4.7 | ||||||
Outsourcing information technology and central business office functions | 1.6 | (0.8 | ) | 1.5 | 2.3 | |||||||||||
Contract breakage costs | 2.8 | — | — | 2.8 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 5.4 | (2.1 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 3.0 | ||||||||||
Legal, Board and other professional fees | 11.6 | (3.0 | ) | 0.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||||
Office and storage expense | 1.8 | (0.1 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 1.4 | ||||||||||
Lease expense | 0.7 | (0.2 | ) | — | 0.5 | |||||||||||
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MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
Net Assets and Liabilities in Liquidation
In connection with the Company’s stockholders’ approval of the Plan of Dissolution, the Board of Directors declared a liquidating distribution of $6.85 per share of common stock outstanding on September 22, 2011, which was paid October 13, 2011 to stockholders of record on October 6, 2011. This was the first liquidating distribution declared under the Plan of Dissolution and aggregated $139.4 million resulting in a corresponding reduction of dividends payable.
The disposition of the Company’s 34.82% minority ownership interest in Harlingen Medical Center (“HMC”) in Harlingen, Texas, and its 36.06% ownership interest in HMC Realty, LLC, a real estate venture in Harlingen, Texas, which held the real estate related to Harlingen Medical Center, for total consideration of $9.0 million to Prime Health Services. The transaction was completed on November 30, 2011 and resulted in a reduction of $8.5 million to investment in affiliates. In addition, the Company paid approximately $0.5 million of closing costs related to such disposition.
3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following is a summary of new accounting pronouncements that have been adopted or that may apply to the Company.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Updates (“ASU”) 2010-24, “Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation of Insurance Claims and Related Insurance Recoveries,” which clarifies that a health care entity should not net insurance recoveries against a related claim liability. The guidance provided in this ASU is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2010, fiscal 2012 for the Company. The Company is evaluating the potential impacts the adoption of this ASU willdid not have any impact on ourthe Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-23, “Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Measuring Charity Care for Disclosure,” which requires a company in the healthcare industry to use its direct and indirect costs of providing charity care as the measurement basis for charity care disclosures. This ASU also requires additional disclosures of the method used to identify such costs. The guidance provided in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, fiscal 2012 for the Company. The adoption of this ASU isdid not expected to have any impact on the Company’s previously reported results of operations. However, the following additional disclosures outline the Company’s policy on provision of charity care and the aggregate direct and indirect costs of providing such care for the three months ended December 31, 2010:
The Company provides care to patients who meet certain criteria under our charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than the Company’s established rates. Patients that receive charity care discounts must provide a complete and accurate application, be in need of non-elective care and meet certain federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Because the Company does not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care, they are not reported as net revenue. The aggregate direct and indirect cost of provision of such care based on the assigned diagnosis-related group to such patients aggregated $0.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010.
In July 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-07, “Presentation and Disclosure of Patient Service Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Certain Health Care Entities,” whereby a health care entity is required to present the provision for bad debts as a component of net revenues within the revenue section of the statement of operations. A health care entity that recognizes significant amounts of patient services revenue at the time the services are rendered even though it does not assess the patient’s ability to pay will be required to disclose the following:
a. | Its policy for assessing the timing and amount of uncollectible patient service revenue recognized as bad debts by major payor source of revenue; and |
b. | Qualitative and quantitative information about significant changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to patient accounts receivable. |
Public entities will be required to provide these disclosures and statement of operations presentation for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011, fiscal 2013 for the Company, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial position orstatements.
MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
4. Discontinued Operations
The results of operations.
Prior to its adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting on September 22, 2011, the Company sold its interests in certain businesses and reported the results of operations of those businesses as discontinued operations in its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. As a result, the Company has classifiedreclassified the results of operations of the following entities within income from discontinued operations, net of taxes in the accompanying statement of operations for the three month period ended December 31, 2010. The net realizable value of the assets and settlement amount of liabilities on the statement of net assets in liquidation includes the assets and liabilities of these entitiesall continuing and discontinued operations.
Effective August 1, 2011, the Company sold its ownership interest and management rights in Arkansas Heart Hospital (“AHH”) to AR-MED, LLC, which is majority owned by Dr. Bruce Murphy, a physician affiliated with Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, P.A., and an existing investor in AHH. The transaction valued AHH at $73.0 million plus a percentage of the hospital’s available cash. The purchaser and Dr. Murphy have been classified within currentagreed to indemnify MedCath for liabilities arising from the pre-closing operations of the hospital, including not limited any liabilities that may arise from the pending ICD investigation (see Note 6).
Effective August 1, 2011, the Company sold the majority of the assets of Heart Hospital of New Mexico (“HHNM”) to Lovelace Health System, Inc., which is an affiliate of Ardent Health Services, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The transaction valued the assets at $119.0 million. The limited liability company that owned HHNM, of which 74.8% is owned by MedCath, retained its net working capital. In order to obtain the required approval of HHNM’s physician partners to the sale of HHNM, MedCath paid $22.0 million of the Company’s net proceeds from the sale to such physician partners. Such payment was allocated as an additional noncontrolling interest.
Effective May 4, 2011 the Company sold the majority of the assets of its seven cardiac diagnostic and non-currenttherapeutic facilities (which are referred to as the MedCath Partners division) to DLP Healthcare, a joint venture of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. and Duke University Health System. The transaction valued the assets sold at $25.0 million and involved the sale of certain North Carolina-based assets related to the operation of cardiac catheterization laboratories in North Carolina. MedCath retained working capital related to the assets sold and also retained assets related to catheterization labs leased to two health care systems outside of North Carolina. Further, MedCath retained certain assets and currentliabilities arising from this business that arose before closing. The transaction was completed effective May 4, 2011.
As the sale of the MedCath Partners division met the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation, the previously reported gains and long-term liabilitieslosses on sale of its equity interests have also been reclassified to discontinued operations onoperations. Such transactions are as follows:
Effective May 5, 2011, MedCath Partners sold its 9.2% ownership interest in Coastal Carolina Heart to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for $5.0 million.
On January 1, 2011, MedCath Partners sold its 14.8% equity interest in Central New Jersey Heart Services, LLC for $0.6 million.
On November 1, 2010, MedCath Partners sold its equity interest in Southwest Arizona Heart and Vascular Center, LLC for $7.0 million. The Company recognized a $1.8 million write down of its investment in the consolidated balance sheets.fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 to record the Company’s investment in such business at its net realizable value expected from the sale proceeds.
MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
During November 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of TexSan Heart Hospital (San Antonio, Texas) (“TexSan”) to Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio for $76.25 million, plus an adjustment for retained working capital. The transaction closed on December 31, 2010 with the Company retaining all accounts receivable and the hospital’s remaining liabilities. In addition, the Company acquired the partnership’s minority investors’ ownership in accordance with the terms of a call option agreement. See Note 76 for further discussion. The gain from this sale of $34.3$32.4 million has been included in income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2010.
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During February 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of HHAHeart Hospital of Austin (Texas) (“HHA”) to St. David’s Healthcare Partnership L.P. for $83.8 million plus retention of working capital to St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, L.P, which resulted in a gain of $35.7 million.capital. The transaction closed on November 1, 2010.
The Company has entered into transition services agreements with the buyers of certain of its sold assets that extend into fiscal 2011.2012. As a result, the Company entered into a Managed Services Agreementmanaged services agreement with McKesson Technologies, Inc. (“McKesson”) whereby McKesson would employ the majority of the Company’s information technology employees effective November 1, 2010.
The results of operations and the assets and liabilities of discontinued operations included in the consolidated statementsstatement of operations and consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net revenue | $ | 22,004 | $ | 59,386 | ||||
Gain (loss) from dispositions, net | 69,903 | — | ||||||
Loss on early termination of debt | (11,130 | ) | — | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 57,762 | (1,423 | ) | |||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | 18,634 | (293 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) | 39,128 | (1,130 | ) | |||||
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (9,251 | ) | 376 | |||||
Net income (loss) attributable to MedCath Corporation | $ | 29,877 | $ | (754 | ) | |||
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 45,427 | $ | 13,889 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 11,478 | 23,597 | ||||||
Other current assets | 440 | 10,434 | ||||||
Current assets of discontinued operations | $ | 57,345 | $ | 47,920 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | — | $ | 115,670 | ||||
Other assets | 1,232 | 3,620 | ||||||
Long-term assets of discontinued operations | $ | 1,232 | $ | 119,290 | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 14,003 | $ | 25,379 | ||||
Accrued liabilities and current portion of obligations under capital leases | 3,011 | 9,665 | ||||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | 17,014 | $ | 35,044 | ||||
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases | $ | — | $ | 35,302 | ||||
Other long-term obligations | — | 666 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | 35,968 | ||||
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 | ||||
Net revenue | $ | 72,063 | ||
Gain from dispositions, net | 69,903 | |||
Loss on early termination of debt | (11,130 | ) | ||
Income before income taxes | 65,773 | |||
Income tax expense | 20,976 | |||
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Net income | 44,797 | |||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (11,228 | ) | ||
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Net income attributable to MedCath Corporation | $ | 33,569 | ||
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December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Receivables, principally from patients and third-party payors | $ | 106,804 | $ | 103,314 | ||||
Receivables, principally from billings to hospitals for various cardiovascular procedures | 1,428 | 1,027 | ||||||
Other | 2,975 | 2,555 | ||||||
111,207 | 106,896 | |||||||
Less allowance for doubtful accounts | (66,412 | ) | (63,085 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 44,795 | $ | 43,811 | ||||
The Company’s determination of the appropriate consolidation method to follow with respect to investments in affiliates is based on the amount of control the Company has and the ownership level in the underlying entity. Investments in entities that the Company does not control, but over whose operations the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence (including investments where the Company has a less than 20% ownership) are accounted for under the equity method. The Company additionally considers if it is the primary beneficiary of (and therefore should consolidate) any entity whose operations the Company does not control. At December 31, 2010,2011, all of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method. AtAs of December 31, 2010,2011, the Company’s net realizable value in a partnership that owns a medical office building located in Austin, Texas represents the Company’s sole remaining unconsolidated affiliate.
MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
On November 30, 2011, the Company ownsentered into a noncontrollingdefinitive agreement and simultaneously sold its ownership interest in Harlingen Medical Center and certain diagnostic venturesHMC Realty, LLC to Prime Healthcare Services (“Prime”). The transaction valued the Company’s combined ownership interest in Harlingen Medical Center and partnerships, for whichHMC Realty, LLC at $9.0 million. Anticipated net proceeds to the Company neither has substantive control overfrom the ventures nor issale, along with the primary beneficiary. These investments are includedrecapture of prior losses attributable to the operation of Harlingen Medical Center, resulted in Other Assetsa tax gain on the consolidated balance sheets.
On October 1, 2010, the Company sold its interest in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota for $25.1 million to Avera McKennan whereby Avera McKennan purchased a MedCath subsidiary which was the indirect owner of a one-third ownership interest and which held management rights in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota.interest. Prior to its disposition, the Company had accounted for its investment in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota using the equity method of accounting. The Company recognized a gain on the disposition of $15.4 million. The Company’s investment in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota reflected its proportionate share of an interest rate swap that the hospital had entered into. The cumulative unrealized loss of $0.5 million (net of taxes) was reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income as part of the gain in connection with the sale of the Company’s ownership interest.
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Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net revenue | $ | 35,968 | $ | 53,326 | ||||
Income from operations | $ | 6,425 | $ | 8,073 | ||||
Net income | $ | 4,440 | $ | 5,777 |
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Current assets | $ | 33,063 | $ | 58,690 | ||||
Long-term assets | $ | 79,092 | $ | 144,402 | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 14,325 | $ | 23,922 | ||||
Long-term liabilities | $ | 98,848 | $ | 121,524 |
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Amended Credit Facility | 58,901 | 66,563 | ||||||
Less current portion | (58,901 | ) | (14,063 | ) | ||||
Long-term debt | $ | — | $ | 52,500 | ||||
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Put and Call Options— During August 2010, the Company entered into a put/callamended its partnership agreement with the minority shareholders one of its hospitals, whereby call and put options were added relative to the Company’s noncontrolling interest in the hospital. The call allowed the Company to acquire all of the noncontrolling interest in the hospital owned by physician investors for the net amount of the physician investors’ unreturned capital contributions adjusted upward for any proportionate share of additional proceeds upon a disposition transaction. The put allowed the Company’s noncontrolling shareholdersstockholders in the hospital to put their shares to the Company for the net amount of the physician investors’ unreturned capital contributions.
The noncontrolling shareholders’stockholders’ recorded basis in their partnership interest was zero prior to the amendment of this agreement. Accordingly, the Company recognized a redeemable noncontrolling interest of $4.5 million ($2.9 million net of taxes) as of September 30, 2010. During December 2010, the Company exercised its call right and recognized additional redeemable noncontrolling interest of $2.2 million.interest. Furthermore, upon exercise, the Company converted the outstanding balance of the noncontrolling interest in this partnership together with amounts due from the noncontrolling shareholdersstockholders into a net obligation, of $5.7which $3.0 million which is included in other accrued liabilitiesremains outstanding as of December 31, 2010.
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Final determination of amounts due providers under the Medicare program often takes several years because of such audits, as well as resulting provider appeals and the application of technical reimbursement provisions. The Company believes that adequate provisions have been made for any adjustments that might result from these programs; however, due to the complexity of laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the manner in which they are interpreted and the other complexities involved in estimating net revenue, there is a possibility that recorded estimates will change by a material amount in the future.
In 2005, CMS began using recovery audit contractors (“RAC”) to detect Medicare overpayments not identified through existing claims review mechanisms. RACs perform post-discharge audits of medical records to identify Medicare overpayments resulting from incorrect payment amounts, non-covered services, incorrectly coded services, and duplicate services. CMS has given RACs the authority to look back at claims up to three years old, provided that the claim was paid on or after October 1, 2007. Claims identified as overpayments will be subject to the Medicare appeals process. The Health Care Reform Laws expanded the RAC program’s scope to include Medicaid claims by requiring all states to enter into contracts with RACs by December 31, 2010. The Company believes the claims for reimbursement submitted to the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Company’s facilities have been accurate, however the Company is unable to reasonably estimate what the potential result of future RAC audits or other reimbursement matters could be.
The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including malpractice claims arising from services provided to patients that have been asserted by various claimants and additional claims that may be asserted for known incidents through December 31, 2010.2011. These claims and legal actions are in various stages, and some may ultimately be brought to trial. Moreover, additional claims arising from services provided to patients in the past and other legal actions may be asserted in the future. The Company is protecting its interests in all such claims and actions and does not expect the ultimate resolution of these matters to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
On March 12, 2010, the DOJ issued a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to one of the Company’s hospitals regarding ICD implantations (the “ICD Investigation”). The CID was issued in connection with an ongoing, national investigation relating to ICDs and Medicare coverage requirements for these devices. The CID requested certain documents and patient medical records regarding the implantation of ICDs for the period 2002 to the present. The Company has provided materials responsive to the CID.
On September 17, 2010, consistent with letters received by other hospitals and hospital systems, the DOJ sent a letter notifying the Company of the DOJ’s investigation of eight Company hospitals regarding ICD implantations. In its letter, the DOJ stated that its review was preliminary and its data suggests that Company hospitals may have submitted claims for ICDs and related services that were inconsistent with Medicare policy.
Based upon the Company’s legal advisors’ discussions and meetings with the DOJ, the primary focus of the investigations involves ICDs implanted since October 1, 2003 within prohibited timeframes (i.e., timeframe violations). A “timeframe violation” involves an ICD implanted for “primary prevention” (i.e., prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients without a history of induced or spontaneous arrhythmias) within 30 days of a myocardial infarction, or within 90 days of a coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The timeframes do not apply to ICDs implanted for “secondary prevention” (i.e., prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients who have survived a prior cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia).
On November 19, 2010, the DOJ provided the Company a spreadsheet detailing instances (based upon the DOJ’s data) in which an ICD was implanted at the eight Company hospitals in potential violation of the applicable timeframes. The data provided by the DOJ is “raw,” and the Company understands that, as of this date, such data had not been analyzed by the DOJ. Additionally, the DOJ confirmed that some of the ICDs identified in its data as alleged timeframe violations were in fact appropriately implanted and billed to Medicare, including those implanted for secondary prevention.
On February 17, 2011, legal counsel for the Company met with representatives of the DOJ to discuss the agency’s review of the patient medical records provided in response to the CID. In addition to discussing the DOJ’s review process, DOJ reconfirmed that certain ICD implantations were not being examined by the agency. As noted above, these include implantations prior to October 1, 2003 and implantations for secondary (rather than primary) prevention. With respect to primary prevention implantations, the Company discussed clinical comments supporting the implantations and agreed to additional meetings and presentations regarding those implantations for other Company hospitals.
During the period March 2011 through December 2011, legal counsel for the Company has met on multiple occasions with representatives of the DOJ to discuss the investigation and present preliminary findings regarding an internal review of a Company hospital other than the hospital subject to the CID. These preliminary findings were submitted to the DOJ and continue to be discussed by the parties. The Company intends to similarly present and submit findings for its other hospitals under investigation.
As discussed above, the Company has complied with all requests from the DOJ for information, is actively engaged in discussions with the DOJ regarding the issues involved in the ICD Investigation, and continues to review the ICD implantations under investigation. Pursuant to the DOJ’s requests, the Company has entered into tolling agreements that tolled the statute of limitations for allegations related to ICDs until October 31, 2012. To date, the DOJ has not asserted any claims against the Company and the Company expects to continue to have input into the investigation. Because the investigation is in its early stages, however, the Company is unable to evaluate the outcome of the investigations and is unable to reasonably estimate the amounts to be repaid, which may be material upon resolution of the investigations. However, the Company understands that this investigation is being conducted under the False Claims Act which could expose the Company to treble damages should the DOJ’s preliminary analysis of the Company’s hospitals’ ICD claims be substantiated. The Company’s total ICD net revenue historically has been a material component of total net patient revenue and the results of this investigation could have a material effect on the Company’s net assets in liquidation and the amount it will be able to distribute to its stockholders in connection with its planned liquidation and dissolution.
On January 8, 2009, the California Supreme Court ruled inProspect Medical Group, Inc., et al. v. Northridge Emergency Medical Group, et al.(2009) 45 Cal. 4th 497, that under California’s Knox-Keene statute healthcare providers may not bill patients for covered emergency out-patient services for which health plans or capitated payors are invoiced by the provider but fail to pay the provider. The California Supreme Court held that the only recourse for healthcare providers is to pursue the payors directly. TheProspectdecision does not apply to amounts that the health plan or capitated payor is not obligated to pay under the terms of the insured’s policy or plan. Although the decision only considered emergency providers and referred to HMOs and capitated payors, future court decisions on how the so-called “balance billing” statute is interpreted does pose a risk to healthcare providers that perform emergency or other out-patient services in the state of California.
MEDCATH CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All tables in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
During October, 2009, a purported class action law suit was filed by an individual against the Bakersfield Heart Hospital, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. In the complaint the plaintiff alleges that under California law, and specifically under the Knox-Keene Healthcare Service Plan Act of 1975 and under the Health and Safety Code of California, California prohibits the practice of “balance billing” for patients who are provided emergency services. On November 24, 2010, the court granted the Bakersfield Heart Hospital’s motion to strike plaintiff’s class allegations.
During June 20102011 and 2009,2010, the Company entered into a one-year claims-made policy providing coverage for medical malpractice claim amounts in excess of $2.0 million of retained liability per claim. The Company also purchased additional insurance to reduce the retained liability per claim to $250,000$0.3 million for the MedCath Partners Division, for each respective fiscal year. Because of the Company’s self-insured retention levels, the Company is required to recognize an estimated expense/liability for the amount of retained liability applicable to each malpractice claim. As of December 31, 20102011 and September 30, 2010,2011, the total estimated liability for the Company’s self-insured retention on medical malpractice claims, including an estimated amount for incurred but not reported claims, was $2.7$1.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, which is included in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.statements of net assets. The Company maintains this reserve based on actuarial estimates using the Company’s historical experience with claims and assumptions about future events.
In addition to reserves for medical malpractice, the Company also maintains reserves for self-insured workman’s compensation, healthcare and dental coverage. The total estimated reserve for self-insured liabilities for workman’s compensation, employee health and dental claims was $3.0$0.4 million and $3.3$1.0 million as of December 31, 20102011 and September 30, 2010,2011, respectively, which is included in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.statements of net assets. The Company maintains this reserve based on historical experience with claims. The Company maintains commercial stop loss coverage for health and dental insurance program of $175,000$0.2 million per plan participant.
7. Per Share Data
Basic— The calculation of basic earnings per share includes 150,900 and 101,500 of restricted stock units that have vested but as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, have not been converted into common stock.
Diluted— The calculation of diluted earnings per share considers the potential dilutive effect of options to purchase 913,812 and 986,637 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $9.95 to $33.05, which were outstanding at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as well as 309,405 and 782,707 shares of restricted stock which were outstanding at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.2010. Dilutive options of 3,941 have been included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share at December 31, 2010. Of the outstanding stock options, 897,500 options have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share at December 31, 2010, because thesethe options were anti-dilutive. No options or restricted stock were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share at December 31, 2009, as the consideration of such shares would be anti-dilutive due to the loss from continuing operations, net of tax.
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Compensation expense from the grant of equity awards made to employees and directors are recognized based on the estimated fair value of each award over each applicable awards vesting period. The Company estimates the fair value of equity awards on the date of grant using, either an option-pricing model for stock options or the closing market price of the Company’s stock for restricted stock and restricted stock units. Stock based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock based compensation expense recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $1.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively.million. The associated tax benefits related to the compensation expense recognized for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $0.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
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Number of | Average | Number of | Average | |||||||||||||
Stock Options | Exercise Price | Stock Options | Exercise Price | |||||||||||||
Outstanding stock options, beginning of period | 932,137 | $ | 21.89 | 1,027,387 | $ | 22.25 | ||||||||||
Granted | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Cancelled | (18,325 | ) | 21.81 | (40,750 | ) | 22.94 | ||||||||||
Outstanding stock options, end of period | 913,812 | $ | 21.89 | 986,637 | $ | 22.23 | ||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards
There were no grants of restricted stock during the three months ended December 31, 2010. All restricted stock granted became fully vested on September 30, 2011. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company granted to employees 369,164 shares of restricted stock. Restricted stock granted to employees, excluding executives of the Company, vest annually on December 31 over a three year period. Executives of the Company defined by the Company as vice president or higher, received two equal grants of restricted stock. The first grant vests annually in December of each year over a three year period. The second grant vests annually in December of each year, over a three year period if certain performance conditions are met. All unvested2010, 423,980 restricted stock awards and units previously granted became vested.
9. Subsequent Events
MedCath received a secured promissory note from CCG for its purchase of LMCHH that was to employees becomes fully vested upon a change in control of the Company as defined in the Company’s 2006 Stock Option and Award Plan. At Decembermature on January 31, 2010 the Company had $1.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense associated with restricted stock awards.
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Stock Awards | Average | Stock Awards | Average | |||||||||||||
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Outstanding restricted stock awards and units, beginning of period | 884,285 | $ | 8.67 | 654,327 | $ | 9.64 | ||||||||||
Granted | — | — | 369,164 | 6.99 | ||||||||||||
Vested | (423,980 | ) | 9.42 | (90,195 | ) | 9.30 | ||||||||||
Cancelled | — | — | (10,026 | ) | 9.03 | |||||||||||
Outstanding restricted stock awards and units, end of period | 460,305 | $ | 7.99 | 923,270 | $ | 8.54 | ||||||||||
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Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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Net revenue: | ||||||||
Hospital Division | $ | 86,618 | $ | 84,382 | ||||
MedCath Partners Division | 2,228 | 3,336 | ||||||
Corporate and other | 54 | 112 | ||||||
Consolidated totals | $ | 88,900 | $ | 87,830 | ||||
Income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||
Hospital Division | $ | 4,005 | $ | (16 | ) | |||
MedCath Partners Division | 44 | (175 | ) | |||||
Corporate and other | (5,630 | ) | (2,472 | ) | ||||
Consolidated totals | $ | (1,581 | ) | $ | (2,663 | ) | ||
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Aggregate identifiable assets: | ||||||||
Hospital Division | $ | 296,226 | $ | 414,656 | ||||
MedCath Partners Division | 11,401 | 20,210 | ||||||
Corporate and other | 174,118 | 59,672 | ||||||
Consolidated totals | $ | 481,745 | $ | 494,538 | ||||
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2010 | 2010 | |||||||
Land | $ | 17,635 | $ | 17,635 | ||||
Buildings | 149,901 | 149,897 | ||||||
Equipment | 155,972 | 163,746 | ||||||
Construction in progress | 29 | 25 | ||||||
Total, at cost | 323,537 | 331,303 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (146,652 | ) | (149,081 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 176,885 | $ | 182,222 | ||||
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.2011.
Overview
We are a healthcare provider that owned and operated hospitals that are focused primarily on providing high acuity services, including the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. We own and operate hospitals in partnership with physicians whom we believe have established reputations for clinical excellence. As noted below, during the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we sold three of our majority owned hospitals and our equity interest in one of our minority owned hospitals. As a result, at December 31, 2010, we currently own interests in six hospitals, with a total of 533 licensed beds, of which 489 are staffed and available, and that are located in five states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. Each of our majority-owned hospitals is a freestanding, licensed general acute care hospital that provides a wide range of health services with a majority focus on cardiovascular care. Each of our hospitals has a 24-hour emergency room staffed by emergency department physicians.
Accordingly, as of December 31, 2011, we had a 53.3% ownership interest in Bakersfield Heart Hospital in Bakersfield, California. We manage our remaining hospital from our corporate office located in Charlotte, North Carolina. On September 22, 2011, at a special meeting of stockholders and following the recommendation of the Board of Directors, our stockholders approved (a) the sale of all or substantially all of our remaining assets prior to filing a certificate of dissolution and the complete liquidation of the Company (as described in Section 356(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (b) the dissolution of the Company under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“Plan of Liquidation”). Accordingly, we adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of September 22, 2011 since the liquidation and dissolution of the Company was considered imminent. As a result of the adoption of a formal Plan of Dissolution, our activities are now limited to operating Bakersfield Heart Hospital, fulfilling transition service obligations to the purchaser of our hospitals, realizing the value of our remaining assets; making tax and regulatory filings; winding down our remaining business activities and making distributions to our stockholders. Winding down our remaining business activities includes continuing our corporate division functions, managing our remaining hospital, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, until its value is realized through a sale transaction, realizing the value of corporate held assets and paying the creditors of previously sold hospitals in which we retained net working capital. Management’s goal is to liquidate all of the Company’s remaining assets as soon as practical while seeking to maximize stockholder value. We currently anticipate that all of the remaining operating assets of the Company will be sold in calendar 2012, and that an additional liquidating distribution will be paid before the Company files a certificate of dissolution, subject to the Company’s obligation to pay or make provisions to satisfy all of its expenses and liabilities. After the sale of its operating assets, the Company intends to retain an amount of assets that are needed to ensure that it has sufficient assets to pay or satisfy all of its remaining expenses and liabilities. Payroll and related costs and other expenses are currently anticipated to be incurred at least through September 30, 2015 in order to complete all required regulatory filings and audits. Accordingly, our estimate of expenses anticipated to be incurred during the period from January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2015 have been accrued as of December 31, 2011 in our financial statements prepared on the liquidation basis of accounting. Such estimate does not include any estimate of liabilities arising from the ICD Investigation or other unknown or anticipated liabilities. The Company may transfer all of its assets to a liquidating trust prior to September 30, 2015 and may make additional liquidating distributions prior to September 30, 2015. Since the announcement of the Strategic Options Committee and commencement of our strategic options process, the Company has completed the following transactions: The disposition of Arizona Heart Hospital in which the Company sold the majority of the hospital’s assets to Vanguard Health Systems for $32.0 million, plus retained working capital. The transaction was completed effective October 1, 2010. The disposition of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary that held 33.3% ownership of | |||
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Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
Division | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Hospital | 97.4 | % | 96.1 | % | ||||
MedCath Partners | 2.5 | % | 3.8 | % | ||||
Corporate and other | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||
Net Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||
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Payor | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Medicare | 50.8 | % | 53.9 | % | ||||
Medicaid | 4.3 | % | 3.9 | % | ||||
Commercial and other, including self-pay | 44.9 | % | 42.2 | % | ||||
Total consolidated net revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||
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Net revenue | $ | 88,900 | $ | 87,830 | 1.2 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||
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Personnel expense | 32,454 | 31,636 | 2.6 | % | 36.5 | % | 36.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Medical supplies expense | 19,222 | 22,107 | (13.1 | )% | 21.6 | % | 25.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Bad debt expense | 9,709 | 7,506 | 29.3 | % | 10.9 | % | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 24,116 | 22,344 | 7.9 | % | 27.1 | % | 25.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Pre-opening expenses | — | 866 | (100.0 | )% | — | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | 4,887 | 5,938 | (17.7 | )% | 5.5 | % | 6.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and other assets | 93 | 96 | (3.1 | )% | 0.1 | % | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,581 | ) | (2,663 | ) | (40.6 | )% | (1.8 | )% | (3.0 | )% | ||||||||||
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Interest expense | (1,082 | ) | (945 | ) | (14.5 | )% | (1.2 | )% | (1.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Interest and other income, net | 489 | 70 | (598.6 | )% | 0.6 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliates | 15,391 | — | N/M | 17.3 | % | — | ||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 602 | 1,516 | (60.3 | )% | 0.7 | % | 1.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 13,819 | (2,022 | ) | (783.4 | )% | 15.6 | % | (2.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 4,482 | (1,337 | ) | (435.2 | )% | 5.0 | % | (1.5 | )% | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 9,337 | (685 | ) | (1463.1 | )% | 10.5 | % | (0.8 | )% | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 39,128 | (1,130 | ) | (3562.7 | )% | 44.0 | % | (1.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 48,465 | (1,815 | ) | (2770.2 | )% | 54.5 | % | (2.1 | )% | |||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (11,426 | ) | (841 | ) | 1258.6 | % | (12.9 | )% | (1.0 | )% | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to MedCath Corporation | $ | 37,039 | $ | (2,656 | ) | (1494.5 | )% | 41.7 | % | (3.0 | )% | |||||||||
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Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes | $ | 7,162 | $ | (1,902 | ) | (476.6 | )% | 8.1 | % | (2.2 | )% | |||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | 29,877 | (754 | ) | (4062.5 | )% | 33.6 | % | (0.9 | )% | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 37,039 | $ | (2,656 | ) | (1494.5 | )% | 41.7 | % | (3.0 | )% | |||||||||
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Number of hospitals | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
Licensed beds (b) | 421 | 421 | ||||||||||
Staffed and available beds (c) | 380 | 380 | ||||||||||
Admissions (d) | 4,438 | 4,482 | (1.0 | )% | ||||||||
Adjusted admissions (e) | 6,841 | 6,485 | 5.5 | % | ||||||||
Patient days (f) | 16,254 | 16,672 | (2.5 | )% | ||||||||
Adjusted patient days (g) | 25,143 | 24,324 | 3.4 | % | ||||||||
Average length of stay (days) (h) | 3.66 | 3.72 | (1.4 | )% | ||||||||
Occupancy (i) | 46.5 | % | 47.7 | % | ||||||||
Inpatient catheterization procedures (j) | 1,792 | 1,964 | (8.8 | )% | ||||||||
Inpatient surgical procedures (k) | 1,032 | 1,085 | (4.9 | )% | ||||||||
Hospital net revenue (in thousands except percentages) | $ | 86,618 | $ | 84,382 | 2.6 | % |
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Professional fees | $ | 1.2 | ||
Purchased services — nonclinical | $ | 0.7 | ||
Corporate division medical benefits | $ | 0.4 | ||
Repairs and maintenance | $ | 0.3 | ||
Temporary labor | $ | 0.3 | ||
Insurance expense | $ | 0.2 | ||
Bonus expense | $ | 0.2 | ||
Physician practice expenses | $ | (0.3 | ) | |
Recruiting, relocation and travel expense | $ | (0.4 | ) | |
Salaries and wages | $ | (0.6 | ) |
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The disposition of Heart Hospital of Austin in which the Company and the physician owners sold substantially all of the hospital’s assets to St. David’s Healthcare Partnership L.P. for approximately $83.8 million, plus retained working capital. The transaction was completed effective November 1, 2010.
The disposition of the Company’s approximate 27.0% ownership interest in Southwest Arizona Heart and Vascular, LLC (Yuma, AZ) to the joint venture’s physician partners for $7.0 million. The transaction was completed effective November 1, 2010.
The disposition of TexSan Heart Hospital in which the Company sold the majority of the hospital’s assets to Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio for $76.25 million, plus an adjustment for retained working capital. The transaction was completed effective December 31, 2010.
The disposition of MedCath Partners in which the Company sold the majority of the division’s assets to DLP Healthcare, a joint venture of Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. and Duke University Health System for $25.0 million. The transaction was completed effective May 4, 2011.
The disposition of the Company’s 9.2% ownership interest in Coastal Carolina Heart to New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLC. Such sales occurredfor $5.0 million. The transaction was completed in May 2011.
The disposition of the Company’s 70.3% of ownership interest and management rights in Arkansas Heart Hospital to AR-MED, LLC, for $73.0 million plus a percentage of the hospital’s available cash. The transaction was completed on July 31, 2011.
The disposition of Heart Hospital of New Mexico in which the Company sold the majority of the hospitals assets to Lovelace Health System, Inc. for $119.0 million. The transaction was completed on July 31, 2011.
Subsequent to our adoption of the Plan of Dissolution on September 22, 2011, we have completed three transactions including:
The disposition of the Company’s 95.4% ownership interest in Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital (“LMCHH”) to Cardiovascular Care Group for $23.0 million on September 30, 2011, subject to certain working capital adjustments. A promissory note was received as consideration in connection with the sale. On January 9, 2012 such note was paid in full after immaterial adjustments for final net working capital were made.
The disposition of Hualapai Mountain Medical Center in which the Company sold the majority of the hospitals assets to Kingman Regional Medical Center for $31.0 million plus retention of working capital. The transaction was completed on September 30, 2011.
The disposition of the Company’s 34.82% minority ownership interest in Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, and its 36.06% ownership interest in HMC Realty, LLC, a real estate venture in Harlingen, Texas, which holds the real estate related to Harlingen Medical Center, for total consideration of $9.0 million to Prime Health Services. The transaction was completed on November 30, 2011.
In connection with our stockholders’ approval of the Plan of Dissolution, our Board of Directors declared a liquidating distribution of $6.85 per share of common stock outstanding on September 22, 2011, which was paid October 13, 2011 to stockholders of record on October 1, 20106, 2011. This was the first liquidating distribution declared under the Plan of Dissolution.
Plan of Dissolution
As a result of the September 22, 2011 approval of the Plan of Dissolution by our stockholders, the following events have occurred, or the Company anticipates the following will occur:
The Company made a distribution of $139.4 million, equal to $6.85 per share of the Company’s common stock as (the “First Liquidating Distribution”) as a result of, among other things, the sales of a material portion of our assets;
We will seek to sell all or substantially all of our remaining assets (“Remaining Assets”);
We will seek to pay, or establish a reserve to pay, all of the Company’s liabilities, including without limitation (a) any liabilities arising out of the DOJ’s ICD investigation, (b) other currently unknown or unanticipated liabilities, and November 1, 2010, respectively.(c) a reserve of such additional amount as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) with respect to additional liabilities that may arise after the Filing (the “Liability Payment Condition”);
We will file a certificate of dissolution in accordance with Section 275 of the DGCL (the “Filing”) no later than the date which is on or about the one year anniversary date the Stockholders approved the Plan of Dissolution (the “Outside Filing Date”). However, the date of Filing may be extended by the Board of Directors under certain circumstances discussed below;
If prior to the Outside Filing Date the Board of Directors determines in the exercise of its fiduciary duties that the Company has (a) sold substantially all, but not necessarily all, of its Remaining Assets (the “Asset Sale Condition” and, together with the Liability Payment Condition, the “Additional Distribution Conditions”) and (b) satisfied the Liability Payment Condition, then the Company currently anticipates making one or more additional liquidating distributions (the “Additional Liquidating Distributions”, which defined term refers to any additional liquidating distributions made either before or after the Filing) prior to the Filing;
If the Board of Directors determines that the Additional Distribution Conditions have not been satisfied by the Outside Filing Date, then the Company currently anticipates calling a special meeting of its stockholders and submitting an additional proxy statement to seek the approval of our stockholders to delay the Filing for such additional period of time as the Board of Directors determines is advisable to provide the Company with an extended time period during which to satisfy the Additional Distribution Conditions and make additional liquidating distributions prior to the Filing (such extended date of the Filing hereafter referred to as the “Extended Filing Date”). If such approval from our stockholders is obtained, then the Filing will be delayed to the Extended Filing Date in accordance with the terms described in such subsequent proxy statement. If such approval to delay the Filing is not obtained from our stockholders, then the Filing will not be so delayed and the Filing will be made on or about the Outside Filing Date;
In addition to the First Liquidating Distribution, the Company will seek to make one or more Additional Liquidating Distributions to stockholders of the Company’s common stock as of the record date for any such distributions under the circumstances described herein.
• | The amount and timing of any Additional Liquidating Distributions may be subject to material reduction and delay based upon, among other factors: (i) the Company's ability to sell all or a substantial portion of the Remaining Assets as well as the timing and terms thereof, (ii) the payment or establishment of reserves to satisfy any liabilities arising out of the ICD Investigation, other currently unknown or unanticipated liabilities (which may be material) and the establishment of a reserve of such additional amount as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate under the DGCL with respect to additional liabilities that may arise or be identified after the Filing; |
• | The Company has not been able to quantify a reserve for any liabilities, if any, arising out of the ICD Investigation, other currently unknown or unanticipated liabilities or a reserve of such additional amount as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate under the DGCL with respect to additional liabilities that may arise or be identified after the Filing, the amounts of which may materially reduce the amount of any Additional Liquidating Distributions; |
It is not possible to predict with certainty the portion of any Additional Liquidating Distributions which will be made before the Filing and the portion of any Additional Liquidating Distributions that will be made after the Filing, or the amount of any Additional Liquidating Distributions. The Board of Directors, in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, will make the determination as to whether and when the Additional Distribution Conditions have been satisfied which may be prior to the Outside Filing Date or the Extended Filing Date or after such dates;
As of the date of the Filing, the Company will close its stock transfer books and the Company’s common stock will cease to trade, and the Company anticipates publicly announcing, and filing with the SEC, a current report on Form 8-K informing our stockholders of the Company’s intention to make the Filing at least 20 days prior to the date on which such Filing is to be made;
After the Filing, the Company will seek to sell or otherwise liquidate its remaining assets in accordance with the provisions of Sections 280 and 281(a) of the DGCL which it has not sold prior to the Filing;
After the Filing, the Company will pay, or establish reserves for payment of, all of its liabilities and obligations in the manner provided under the DGCL. Those liabilities and obligations will include, among other things, all valid claims made against us and all expenses arising out of the sale of assets, the liquidation and dissolution provided for in the Plan of Dissolution and the liabilities associated with the pending ICD Investigation. We do not know the amount of these potential liabilities but currently believe that such amounts may be material and may materially reduce the amount of Additional Liquidating Distributions. Such payments and reserves will be made using the funds which the Company retains or collects as of or after the Filing;
After the Filing, when the Company has paid or made adequate provision for payment of all of its liabilities and obligations in the manner provided under the DGCL, including without limitation liabilities which may arise in respect of the ICD Investigation, successfully sold any of its Remaining Assets, one or more Additional Liquidating Distributions may be made to stockholders as of the record date for such distributions which record date shall be on or about the date of the Filing. The timing and amount of the benefits of the Tax Attributes realized by the Company will also affect the amounts and timing of any Additional Liquidating Distributions. We currently anticipate that any post-Filing Additional Liquidating Distributions would be made no sooner than at least the date which is approximately nine months after the Filing as a result of the dissolution process required pursuant to the DGCL and may not occur, if at all, until several years after the Filing. After the Filing, the Company may transfer some or all of its assets to a liquidating trust or limited liability company for the benefit of our stockholders.
Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation
The Company’s net asset value decreased approximately $1.3 million for the period from September 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The change in net earningsassets was due to a $0.3 million positive impact related to operations, a $1.1 million reduction in the net realizable value of unconsolidated affiliates.assets, and a $0.5 million decrease related to the reduction in estimated net liquidation costs during the wind-down period.
The net earningsrealizable value of unconsolidated affiliatesassets decline of $1.1 million was due to a $0.2 million reduction of the note receivable balance due related to the sale of one of the Company’s hospitals, a $0.2 million decrease in the estimated net realizable value of deposits that management now believes are comprisednot collectible and a $1.8 million reduction in the net realizable value of the Company’s investment in a partnership that owns a medical office building as a result of recent market offers. These declines were offset by a $1.1 million increase in our deferred tax assets in liquidation.
Activities relative to liquidation accruals related to the Company’s corporate division for the three months ended December 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions):
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Salaries, wages and benefits | $ | 11.2 | $ | (5.7 | ) | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | 4.7 | ||||||
Outsourcing information technology and central business office functions | 1.6 | (0.8 | ) | 1.5 | 2.3 | |||||||||||
Contract breakage costs | 2.8 | — | — | 2.8 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 5.4 | (2.1 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 3.0 | ||||||||||
Legal, Board and other professional fees | 11.6 | (3.0 | ) | 0.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||||
Office and storage expense | 1.8 | (0.1 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 1.4 | ||||||||||
Lease expense | 0.7 | (0.2 | ) | — | 0.5 | |||||||||||
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Salaries, wages and benefits were adjusted by $0.8 million to account for an increase in transition service revenues that offset our salaries, wages and benefits expense. We entered into several transition services agreements during fiscal 2011 with buyers of our shareassets to provide information technology and business office support. Some of earnings in unconsolidated hospitals,these services were extended beyond their original service end date. We also entered into a hospital realty investment and several ventures withinnew transition services agreement during our MedCath Partners Division. The Company owned two unconsolidated hospitals untilfirst quarter of fiscal 2012 with the dispositionbuyer of itsHarlingen Medical Center (“HMC”). We sold our equity interest in AHHSD on October 1, 2010.
Impact of Unknown Contingencies on Net Asset Realizable Value— The net realizable value of assets under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) may not represent the same amount we believe is distributable to our stockholders if we were to present a range of estimated proceeds available for distribution to our stockholders as presented in our August 17, 2011 proxy filing. The net realizable value of our assets under GAAP at December 31, 2011 does not take into consideration any estimated range of potential unknown contingencies. Accounting for contingencies under GAAP requires that the contingency be probable and estimable in order to be accrued. However, based on our prior experience, we do expect that we will incur contingencies during our wind-down period that we cannot estimate at this time. Such contingencies may include any amounts due to creditors as a result of fiscal 2010. AHHSD contributed $1.0 millionthe DGCL process we will follow once we file for articles of net earnings during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and was disposed on October 1, 2010 resulting in the noted decrease in such equity in net earnings. The Company expects continued decreasesdissolution, any amounts due to the dispositiongovernment for unknown reimbursement claims, such as recovery audits (“RAC” audits), cost report settlements, and any other unknown contingent liability that may arise during the normal course of its interestoperations during the wind-down period, including legal claims. We previously estimated a range of potential unknown contingencies in Southwest Arizona Heart and Vascular Center, LLCour proxy filing filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on November 1, 2010.
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Impact of Unrealized Tax Attributes on Net Asset Realizable Value —The first quarter fiscal 2010 effective rate is above our federal statutory rate of 35.0% duetotal assets available for stockholder distribution does not take into consideration $8.0 million, or $0.39 per common share, in tax attributes that are not recognizable under GAAP. These attributes may be recognizable once we have a definitive plan in place to the recognition of a disproportionate share of the losses atdissolve certain of our hospitals, partially offset bypartnerships.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As a result of the allocationadoption of income allocablea formal Plan of Dissolution, our activities are now limited to operating Bakersfield Heart Hospital, fulfilling transition service obligations to the purchaser of our hospitals; realizing the value of our remaining assets; making tax and regulatory filings; winding down our remaining business activities; and making distributions to our noncontrolling interests.stockholders. Winding down our remaining business activities includes the corporate division functions, managing our remaining hospital, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, until its value is realized, realizing the value of corporate held assets and paying the creditors of previously sold hospitals in which we retained net working capital. The Company has recognized a disproportionate sharebelieves the following table accurately describes the costs and obligations that are expected to be paid over the period of losses at certainliquidation of our hospitals duethe Company.
Based on the Company’s net asset balances as of December 31, 2011, the Company believes proceeds from the liquidation of assets will be sufficient to cumulative lossesprovide payment in full to its creditors; however, there can be no assurances this will be the case. Payments are estimated as follows:
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The net assets available for distribution does not include expenses related to events or claims that we cannot reasonably quantity or predict and which may be material, including the cost and expenses related to the ICD Investigation.
These projected payments are based on significant estimates and judgments. The total amount available for stockholder distribution does not take into consideration any estimate of liabilities arising from the ICD Investigation or other unknown or unanticipated liabilities that may arise. Through the liquidation period, if the Company is able to generate cash proceeds in excess of initial capitalizationwhat is needed to satisfy all the Company’s obligations, the Company will distribute any proceeds to stockholders. The actual amount and committed capitaltiming of future liquidating distributions, if any, to stockholders is dependent upon the resolution of all open items and periods with taxing authorities; the ultimate settlement amounts of the Company’s partners or members.
The above does not take into consideration any estimate of liabilities arising from the ICD Investigation or other unknown or unanticipated liabilities which may arise during the wind-down period. However, based on our prior experience, we do expect that we will incur contingencies during our wind-down period that we cannot estimate at this time. Such contingencies may include any amounts outstanding underdue to creditors as a result of the Amended Credit Facility.
Impact of Unrealized Tax Attributes on Net Asset Realizable Value —The total assets available for stockholder distribution does not take into consideration $8.0 million, or $0.39 per common share, in accordance with the related hospital operating agreements, andtax attributes that are not recognizable under GAAP. These attributes may be recognizable once we receivehave a fee for providing these guarantees from either the hospitals or the physician investors. Accessdefinitive plan in place to available borrowings underdissolve certain of our Amended Credit Facility is dependent on the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the financial covenants contained in the Amended Credit Facility. Deterioration in the Company’s operating results could result in failure to maintain compliance with these covenants, which would restrict or eliminate access to available funds.
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We typically receive a fee from the minority partners in the subsidiary hospitals as further consideration for providing these intercompany real estate and equipment loans.
Because these intercompany notes receivable and related interest income are eliminated with the corresponding notes payable and interest expense in the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements the amounts outstanding under these notes do not appear in our consolidated financial statements or accompanying notes. Information about the aggregate amount of these notes outstanding from time to time may be helpful, however, in understanding the amount of our total investment in our hospitals. In addition, we believe investors and others will benefit from a greater understanding of the significance of the priority rights we have under these intercompany notes receivable to distributions of cash by our hospitals as funds are generated from future operations, a potential sale of a hospital, or other sources. Because these notes receivable are senior to the equity interests of MedCath and our partners in each hospital, in the event of a sale of a hospital, the hospital would be required first to pay to us any balance outstanding under its intercompany notes prior to distributing any of the net proceeds of the sale to any of the hospital’s equity investors as a return on their investment based on their pro-rata ownership interests. Also, asappropriate payments to us to amortize principal balances outstanding and to pay interest due under these notes are generally made to us from a hospital's available cash flows prior to any pro-rata distributions of a hospital’s earnings to the equity investors in the hospitals.
Results of Operations — Going Concern Basis
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010
Net Revenue.Our consolidated net revenue totaled $38.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010. This revenue was comprised of the operations of Bakersfield Heart Hospital, Hualapai Mountain Medical Center (“HMMC”) and Louisiana Heart Hospital. Subsequent to the adoption of liquidation basis of accounting on September 22, 2011, the Company disposed of its interest in HMMC and Louisiana Heart Hospital. Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 included charity care deductions of $0.4 million.
Personnel expense. Personnel expense totaled $17.7 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Included in personnel expense is $1.9 million stock based compensation. As part of the strategic options process and the impact that certain related events may have on non-deductibility of executive compensation, the compensation committee of our intercompany financingBoard of Directors waived the performance vesting criteria for certain executive management’s restricted stock shares during the first quarter of fiscal 2011, therefore, all future stock based compensation related to the shares that would have vested over time as performance criteria were met was recognized during the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
Medical supplies expense. Medical supplies expense totaled $8.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
Bad debt expense. Bad debt expense totaled $5.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 principally due to the large volume of self-pay net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. We reserve for the estimated bad debt on self-pay net revenue at the time of recognition based on our historical collection experience related to self-pay patients.
Other operating expenses.Other operating expenses totaled $14.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and cash management structure, we sweep cash from individualincluded $2.5 million related to our strategic options process along with normal operating expenses such as purchased contract services, corporate salaries and wages, insurance expense and repairs and maintenance.
Depreciation expense.Depreciation expense totaled $2.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
Interest expense. Interest expense totaled $1.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and principally represented amounts outstanding under the Company’s former debt facility, which was paid in full and terminated in May 2011.
Gain on sale of equity interests.The gain on sale of equity interests of $15.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 is related to the sale of our interest in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota (“AHHSD”). This sale occurred on October 1, 2010.
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.The net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates are comprised of our share of earnings in unconsolidated hospitals, as amounts are availablea hospital realty investment and a partnership that owns a medical office building located in excessAustin, Texas.
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates totaled $0.3 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2011, which principally represents the Company’s share of the individual hospital’s working capital needs. These funds are advanced pursuantearnings of Harlingen Medical Center and HMC Realty, LLC. The Company disposed of its interests in these two entities in November 2011.
Net income attributable to cash management agreements withnoncontrolling interest. Noncontrolling interest share of earnings of consolidated subsidiaries totaled $11.4 million for the individual hospital that establishfirst quarter of fiscal 2011.
Income tax expense. Income tax expense totaled $2.1 million for the termsfirst quarter of the advances and provide for afiscal 2011, which represents an effective tax rate of interest to be paid consistent with the market36.8%. The first quarter fiscal 2011 effective rate earned by us on the investmentis above our federal statutory rate of its funds. These cash advances are35.0% primarily due back to the individual hospital on demand and are subordinateeffect of income allocable to our equity investment in the hospital venture.
Retained Obligations Subsequent to Disposition.Included inIncome from discontinued operations, are certain liabilities thatnet of taxes.Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes totaled $44.8 million, net of taxes for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company has retained upon the disposition of the related entity. As the Company’s hospitals are organized as partnerships,recognized pre-tax gains upon disposition of the relatedassets of discontinued operations assets and certain liabilities, the partnerships are responsible for the resolution of outstanding payables, remaining obligations, including those related to cost reports, medical malpractice and other obligations and wind down$69.9 million, partially offset by an $11.1 million loss on early termination of debt at one of the respective tax filingsfacilities. The significant components of the partnership. The partnershipsgains recognized are also responsible for any unknown liabilities that may arise. The Company has reported all known obligations in its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2010a $35.7 million gain and September 30, 2010. However, asa $34.3 million gain on the ultimate resolutionsale of the outstanding payablesassets of Heart Hospital of Austin and obligations may take in excess of one year, our estimates may prove incorrect and result in the Company paying amounts in excess of those recorded at the respective balance sheet date.
Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting policies are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.2011. During the first three months of fiscal 20112012 we adopted a new accounting policy as discussed in Note 23 —Recent Accounting Pronouncementsto our consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this new accounting policy did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements and matters discussed in this report, such as the payment of distributions to stockholders, and in exhibits to this report constitute forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “approximates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends” and “hopes” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We have based these statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot assure you that we will achieve our goals. In light
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
We maintain a policy for managing risk related to exposure to variability in interest rates, commodity prices, and other relevant market rates and prices which includes considering entering into derivative instruments (freestanding derivatives), or contracts or instruments containing features or terms that behave in a manner similar to derivative instruments (embedded derivatives) in order to mitigate our risks. In addition, we may be required to hedge some or all of our market risk exposure, especially to interest rates, by creditors who provide debt funding to us. The Company disposed of its minority interest in a hospital that maintained a cash flow hedge on October 1, 2010. As a result, the Company does not have outstanding any derivatives at December 31, 2010. There was no material change in our policy for managing risk related to variability in interest rates, commodity prices, other relevant market rates and prices during the first three months of 2011. See Item 7A in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 for further discussions about market risk.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
The President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2010,2011, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 20102011 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner, and includes controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
We are occasionally involved in legal proceedings and other claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. See Note 76 —Contingencies and Commitmentsto the consolidated financial statements included in this report.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Information concerning certain risks and uncertainties appears under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I, Item 2 of this report and Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.2011. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties before making an investment decision with respect to our securities. Such risks and uncertainties could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.
During the period covered by this report, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 20102011 or filings subsequently made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 6. | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) | Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed | |
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MEDCATH CORPORATION | |||||||
Dated: February 9, | |||||||
2012 | |||||||
/s/ JAMES A. PARKER | |||||||
James A. Parker | |||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | |||||||
By: | /s/ LORA RAMSEY | ||||||
Lora Ramsey | |||||||
Vice President and (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) | Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed | |
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