• Revenue increased 13.9% to a quarterly record of $403.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $354.4 million in the second quarter of 2022; Excluding Revenue from our Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) reporting segment, Revenue from the Imaging Centers reporting segment in the second quarter of 2023 was $401.3 million, an increase of 13.8% from last year’s second quarter of $352.8 million
• Excluding losses from our AI reporting segment, Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ from the Imaging Centers reporting segment was a quarterly record of $63.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared with $55.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 14.7%; Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾, including losses from our AI reporting segment, was $60.4 million in the second quarter of 2023 as compared with $51.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 17.7%
• After adjusting for certain unusual or one-time items impacting the quarter and AI losses, Adjusted Earnings⁽³⁾ was $14.9 million and diluted Adjusted Earnings Per Share⁽³⁾ was $0.24 for the second quarter of 2023 compared with Adjusted Earnings⁽³⁾ of $8.6 million and diluted Adjusted Earnings Per Share⁽³⁾ of $0.15 for the second quarter of 2022
• Aggregate procedural volumes increased 11.4% and same-center procedural volumes increased 7.1% compared with the second quarter of 2022
• On June 16^th, RadNet completed its upsized public offering of common stock, raising $246 million of net proceeds; At June 30, 2023, RadNet had a $357 million cash balance
• RadNet increases full-year 2023 guidance levels for Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ from the Imaging Center Segment

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 363 owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported financial results for its second quarter of 2023.

Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of RadNet, commented, “I am very pleased with the continued strength of our core imaging center business. In our Imaging Center segment, Revenue increased 13.8% and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased 14.7% from last year’s second quarter. Our record quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ were driven by 11.4% aggregate and 7.1% same-center procedural volume growth relative to last year’s second quarter, along with effective expense management. We continue to benefit from the steady growth in the overall industry as well as the accelerating shift from hospital-based procedures to lower-cost, more convenient freestanding centers.”

“As a result of the positive trends we are experiencing in our core business and the strong financial performance of the first and second quarters, we have elected to revise upwards our 2023 full year Imaging Center segment Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ guidance levels in anticipation of financial results that we believe will exceed both our original guidance ranges and those that were revised after our first quarter results,” added Dr. Berger.

Dr. Berger continued, “Our AI segment has begun to demonstrate accelerated growth. Compared with last year’s second quarter, our AI revenue grew 52.8%. Additionally, for the first six months of 2023 compared with last year’s same six-month period, our AI division Revenue grew 109%. We are experiencing increasing enrollment as we roll-out our Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection program and we are encouraged about its future success. While this service offering continues to gain acceptance from our patients and referring physicians, we have spent a considerable amount time and effort in optimizing the educational benefits and pricing to achieve wider adoption and exposure. These efforts purposefully slowed the roll-out by 90-120 days, impacting the implementation and delaying the financial performance of the program.”  

“To assist with the growth and commercialization of our digital health businesses, which in addition to our AI initiatives, includes our eRAD radiology informatics businesses, we are pleased to welcome the addition to our management team of Sham Sokka and Sanjog Misra, both with extensive experience in medical software and AI businesses. These senior management additions emphasize our commitment to, and confidence in our digital businesses. We believe these digital health initiatives will have a transformative impact on both RadNet’s AI and Imaging Center businesses, and positions us to be a significant agent of change in our dynamic industry, an industry that is driven by technology and innovation,” said Dr. Berger.

“In response to the heavy volume demands we are experiencing in many of our imaging center regions, we are growing capacity and access through the de novo strategy we embarked on last year. We opened one de novo facility during the second quarter, and anticipate opening five additional centers by year end as well as another six facilities planned in 2024. Our hospital and health system joint venture offerings continue to grow with new system partnerships and through expansion of existing relationships,” concluded Dr. Berger.  

Second Quarter Financial Results

For the second quarter of 2023, RadNet reported Revenue from its Imaging Centers reporting segment of $401.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $63.7 million, which exclude Revenue and Losses from the AI reporting segment. As compared with last year’s second quarter, Revenue increased $48.5 million (or 13.8%) and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased $8.2 million (or 14.7%). Including our AI reporting segment, Revenue was $403.7 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 13.9% from $354.4 million in last year’s second quarter. Including the losses of the AI reporting segment, Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ was $60.4 million in the second quarter of 2023 and $51.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 17.7%.

For the second quarter of 2023, RadNet reported Net Income of $8.4 million as compared with $7.9 million for the second quarter of 2022. Diluted Net Income Per Share for the second quarter of 2023 was $0.12, compared with a Diluted Net Income Per Share of $0.13 in the second quarter of 2022, based upon a weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding of 60.9 million shares in 2023 and 57.0 million shares in 2022.

There were a number of unusual or one-time items impacting the second quarter including: $4.2 million of non-cash gain from interest rate swaps; $1.0 million expense related to the change in valuation of contingent consideration related to completed acquisitions; $759,000 expense related to leases for our de novo facilities under construction that have yet to open their operations; and $8.7 million of pre-tax losses related to our AI reporting segment. Adjusting for the above items, Adjusted Earnings⁽³⁾ from the Imaging Centers reporting segment was $14.9 million and diluted Adjusted Earnings Per Share⁽³⁾ was $0.24 during the second quarter of 2023. This compares with Adjusted Earnings⁽³⁾ of $8.6 million and diluted Adjusted Earnings Per Share⁽³⁾ of $0.15 during the second quarter of 2022.

Also, affecting Net Income in the second quarter of 2023 were certain non-cash expenses and unusual items including: $4.9 million of non-cash employee stock compensation expense resulting from the vesting of certain options and restricted stock; $1.9 million of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost savings initiatives; $77,000 loss on the disposal of certain capital equipment; and $748,000 of non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs and loan discounts related to financing fees paid as part of our existing credit facilities.

For the second quarter of 2023, as compared with the prior year’s second quarter, MRI volume increased 11.8%, CT volume increased 11.3% and PET/CT volume increased 18.3%. Overall volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased 11.4% over the prior year’s second quarter. On a same-center basis, including only those centers which were part of RadNet for both the second quarters of 2023 and 2022, MRI volume increased 7.3%, CT volume increased 6.3% and PET/CT volume increased 18.8%. Overall same-center volume, taking into account routine imaging exams, inclusive of x-ray, ultrasound, mammography and other exams, increased 7.1% over the prior year’s same quarter.

Six Month Financial Results

For the six month period of 2023, RadNet reported Revenue from its Imaging Centers reporting segment of $789.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ Excluding Losses from the AI reporting segment of $116.4 million. Revenue increased $95.8 million (or 13.8%) and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased $19.1 million (or 19.7%). Including our AI reporting segment Revenue of $4.5 million, Revenue was $794.3 million in the six months of 2023, an increase of 14.1% from $696.1 million in last year’s six-month period. Including the AI reporting segment Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ losses, Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ for the six month period of 2023 was $108.6 million as compared with $89.5 million in the same six month period of 2022.

For the six-month period in 2023, RadNet reported Net Loss of $12.6 million, compared with Net Income of $10.9 million in the first six months of 2022. Per share Net Loss for the first six months of 2023 was $(0.21), compared to a diluted Net Income per share of $0.18 in the same six-month period of 2022 (based upon a weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding of 59.2 million in 2023 and 56.7 million in 2022).

Affecting Net Income for the six month period of 2023 were certain non-cash expenses and non-recurring items including: $17.1 million of non-cash employee stock compensation expense; $16.2 million of pre-tax losses related to our AI reporting segment; $2.0 million of severance paid in connection with headcount reductions related to cost savings initiatives; $1.7 million of non-operational rent expense associated with certain un-opened de novo locations: $656,000 loss on the disposal of certain capital equipment; $66,000 of non-cash gain from interest rate swaps; and $1.5 million of amortization of deferred financing costs and loan discount related to our existing credit facilities.

2023 Guidance Update

RadNet amends its previously announced guidance levels as follows:

(a)  Net of proceeds from the sale of equipment, imaging centers and joint venture interests, and excludes New Jersey Imaging Network capital expenditures.
(b)   Defined by the Company as Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ less Capital Expenditures and Cash Paid for Interest.
(c)   Excludes payments to counterparties on interest rate swaps and nets interest income from our cash balance recorded in Other Income.

“We have increased our guidance ranges in our core Imaging Center reporting segment for Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ to reflect the strong financial results in the first half of 2023 as compared with our budget. Additionally, we have lowered our guidance ranges for Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ for the AI Segment to reflect delays resulting from optimizing the implementation of our Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection program.”

Conference Call for Today

Dr. Howard Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Stolper, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2023 results on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time (10:30 a.m. Eastern Time).

Conference Call Details:

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Time: 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
Dial In-Number: 844-826-3035
International Dial-In Number: 412-317-5195

It is recommended that participants dial in approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start of the 10:30 a.m. call. There will also be simultaneous and archived webcasts available at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1626353&tp_key=fb76d167b0 or http://www.radnet.com under the “Investors” menu section and “News Releases” sub-menu of the website. An archived replay of the call will also be available and can be accessed by dialing 844-512-2921 from the U.S., or 412-317-6671 for international callers, and using the passcode 10181301.

About RadNet, Inc.

RadNet, Inc., is the leading national provider of freestanding, fixed-site diagnostic imaging services and related information technology solutions (including artificial intelligence) in the United States based on the number of locations and annual imaging revenue. RadNet has a network of 363 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers. RadNet's markets include Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. Together with affiliated radiologists, inclusive of full-time and per diem employees and technicians, RadNet has a total of approximately 9,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.radnet.com.

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Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

• the availability and terms of capital to fund our business;
• our ability to service our indebtedness, make principal and interest payments as those payments become due and remain in compliance with applicable debt covenants, in addition to our ability to refinance such indebtedness on acceptable terms;
• changes in general economic conditions nationally and regionally in the markets in which we operate;
• the availability and terms of capital to fund the expansion of our business and improvements to our existing facilities;
• our ability to maintain our current credit rating and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position if we do not do so;
• our ability to acquire, develop, implement and monetize technology, digital health initiatives, artificial intelligence algorithms and applications;
• volatility in interest and exchange rates, or credit markets;
• the adequacy of our cash flow and earnings to fund our current and future operations;
• changes in service mix, revenue mix and procedure volumes;
• delays in receiving payments for services provided;
• increased bankruptcies among our partner physicians or joint venture partners;
• the impact of the political environment and related developments on the current healthcare marketplace and on our business, including with respect to the future of the Affordable Care Act;
• the extent to which the ongoing implementation of healthcare reform, or changes in or new legislation, regulations or guidance, enforcement thereof by federal and state regulators or related litigation result in a reduction in coverage or reimbursement rates for our services, or other material impacts to our business;
• closures or slowdowns and changes in labor costs and labor difficulties, including stoppages affecting either our operations or our suppliers' abilities to deliver supplies needed in our facilities;
• the occurrence of hostilities, political instability or catastrophic events;
• the emergence or reemergence of and effects related to future pandemics, epidemics and infectious diseases; and
• noncompliance by us with any privacy or security laws or any cybersecurity incident or other security breach by us or a third party involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information.
  

Any forward-looking statement contained in this current report is based on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of changed circumstances, new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Regulation G: GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Information

This release contains certain financial information not reported in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics to measure its financial results. The Company believes that, in addition to GAAP metrics, these non-GAAP metrics assist the Company in measuring its cash-based performance. The Company believes this information is useful to investors and other interested parties because it removes unusual and nonrecurring charges that occur in the affected period and provides a basis for measuring the Company's financial condition against other quarters. Such information should not be considered as a substitute for any measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of this information to the most comparable GAAP measures is included in this release in the tables which follow.

CONTACTS:

RadNet, Inc.
Mark Stolper, 310-445-2800
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Footnotes

⁽¹⁾ The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, each from continuing operations and adjusted for losses or gains on the sale of equipment, other income or loss, debt extinguishments and non-cash equity compensation. Adjusted EBITDA includes equity earnings in unconsolidated operations and subtracts allocations of earnings to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, and is adjusted for non-cash or extraordinary and one-time events taken place during the period.

Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure used as analytical indicator by RadNet management and the healthcare industry to assess business performance, and is a measure of leverage capacity and ability to service debt. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. As Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and is therefore susceptible to varying methods of calculation, this metric, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

⁽²⁾ As noted above, the Company defines Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less total Capital Expenditures (whether completed with cash or financed) and Cash Interest paid. Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company uses Free Cash Flow because the Company believes it provides useful information for investors and management because it measures our capacity to generate cash from our operating activities. Free Cash Flow does not represent total cash flow since it does not include the cash flows generated by or used in financing activities. In addition, our definition of Free Cash Flow may differ from definitions used by other companies.

Free Cash Flow should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. As Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and is therefore susceptible to varying methods of calculation, this metric, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

⁽³⁾ The Company defines Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share as net income or loss attributable to RadNet, Inc. common stockholders and excludes losses or gains on the disposal of equipment, loss on debt extinguishments, bargain purchase gains, severance costs, loss on impairment, loss or gain on swap valuation, gain on extinguishment of debt, unusual or non-recurring entries that impact the Company’s tax provision and any other non-recurring or unusual transactions recorded during the period.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share is reconciled to its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure. Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share is a non-GAAP financial measure used as analytical indicator by RadNet management and the healthcare industry to assess business performance. Adjusted Earnings Per Share should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted Earnings Per Share should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. As Adjusted Earnings Per Share is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and is therefore susceptible to varying methods of calculation, this metric, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.