BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Option Care Health, Inc. (the “Company” or “Option Care Health”) (Nasdaq: OPCH), the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Net revenue of $1,124.4 million, up 9.5% compared to $1,027.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022
• Gross profit of $247.1 million, or 22.0% of revenue, up 6.9% compared to $231.1 million, or 22.5% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2022
• Net income of $57.2 million, or $0.32 earnings per share, inclusive of the impact from non-operating income, compared to net income of $47.5 million, or $0.26 earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2022
• Adjusted EBITDA of $111.6 million, up 18.4% compared to $94.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022
• Cash flow from operations of $51.0 million, and cash balances of $343.8 million at the end of the fourth quarter
• The Company announced that it fulfilled $250 million in share repurchases and the Board of Directors authorized an additional $250 million share repurchase authorization

Full Year 2023 Financial Highlights

• Net revenue of $4,302.3 million, up 9.1% compared to $3,944.7 million in full year 2022
• Gross profit of $981.2 million, or 22.8% of revenue, up 13.2% compared to $866.9 million, or 22.0% of revenue, in full year 2022
• Net income of $267.1 million, or $1.48 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $150.6 million, or $0.83 earnings per share, in full year 2022
• Adjusted EBITDA of $425.2 million, up 24.0% compared to $342.9 million in full year 2022
• Cash flow from operations of $371.3 million, up 38.8% compared to $267.5 million in full year 2022

John C. Rademacher, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The Option Care Health team delivered strong financial results in the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 and continued to execute on our commitment to clinical excellence by providing extraordinary patient care through our resilient national platform. The patient is at the center of everything we do, and I am excited to build on this momentum in 2024 to further our mission to provide innovative services that improve outcomes, reduce costs, and deliver hope for patients and families.”

Full Year 2024 Financial Guidance

For the full year 2024, Option Care Health expects to deliver the following financial results:

• Net revenue of $4.6 billion to $4.8 billion
• Adjusted EBITDA of $425 million to $450 million
• Cash flow from operations of at least $300 million

Additionally, the Company anticipates an effective tax rate of 26% - 28% and net interest expense of approximately $55 million to $60 million.

Conference Call

Option Care Health will host a conference call to discuss its financial results later today at 8:30 a.m. EST. The conference call can be accessed via a live audio webcast that will be available online at investors.optioncarehealth.com. A replay of the call will be available via webcast for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call, at the same web link, and will remain available for approximately 90 days.

About Option Care Health

Option Care Health is the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services. With over 7,500 team members, including more than 4,500 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is reimagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and teammates. To learn more, please visit our website at OptionCareHealth.com.

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Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company is also reporting Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be used in isolation or as a substitute or alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as a substitute or alternative to cash flow from operating activities or a measure of the Company’s liquidity. In addition, the Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company, represents net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, and restructuring, acquisition, integration and other. As part of restructuring, acquisition, integration and other, the Company may incur significant charges such as the write down of certain long‑lived assets, temporary redundant expenses, professional fees, potential retention and severance costs and potential accelerated payments or termination costs for certain of its contractual obligations. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful supplemental information regarding the performance of Option Care Health’s business operations and facilitates comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results. We have not reconciled Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income as management believes creation of this reconciliation would not be practicable due to the uncertainty regarding, and potential variability of, material reconciling items. For a full reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, please see below.

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