ALHC - Alignment Healthcare Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (“Alignment Healthcare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALHC), a mission-based, tech-enabled Medicare Advantage company, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

“Our results in the second quarter exceeded our expectations across the board including our membership, revenue, adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA, leading us to raise our outlook for the full year of 2021,” said John Kao, founder and CEO. “During the quarter, the team made notable progress on our growth strategy by entering new states, expanding to contiguous markets, and developing new, innovative customer-focused plans – all of which put us in a solid position for 2022. We also expanded our provider network to support our growth in these new markets by signing several partnerships with high-quality providers. The power of our AVA technology and our expertise in Medicare Advantage offers a compelling value proposition for providers, helping them grow and gain market share.”

“The positive feedback we are receiving from our members gives me increased confidence that we are on the right track, and I believe the action we took in the second quarter should set us up to deliver sustainable long-term growth,” Kao added.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the three months ended June 30, 2020.

• Health plan membership at the end of the quarter was approximately 84,700, up 32% year over year
• Total revenue was $309.0 million, up 26% year over year
• Health plan premium revenue of $293.4 million represented 32% growth year over year
• Adjusted gross profit was $37.1 million, which excludes depreciation of $0.05 million and equity-based compensation of $2.5 million from medical expense
  • Medical benefits ratio based on adjusted gross profit was 88%
    

Adjusted Gross Profit is reconciled as follows:

• Adjusted EBITDA was ($4.7) million and net loss was ($44.8) million
  
  

Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled as follows:

• As of June 30, 2021, total cash was $494.6 million and debt was $152.0 million (excluding unamortized debt issuance costs)
  

Outlook for Third Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021

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1. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure, that we define as revenue less medical expenses before depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation expense. We cannot reconcile our estimated ranges for adjusted gross profit to gross profit, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and cannot provide estimated ranges for gross profit, without unreasonable efforts because of the uncertainty around certain items that may impact gross profit, including equity-based compensation expense and depreciation and amortization, that are not within our control or cannot be reasonably predicted.
2. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure, that we define as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, reorganization and transaction-related expenses and equity-based compensation expense. We cannot reconcile our estimated ranges for Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and cannot provide estimated ranges for net loss, without unreasonable efforts because of the uncertainty around certain items that may impact net loss, including equity-based compensation expense and depreciation and amortization, that are not within our control or cannot be reasonably predicted.

Conference Call Details
The company will host a conference call at 5 p.m. E.T. today to discuss these results and management’s outlook for future financial and operational performance. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (833) 607-1669 for U.S. participants, or (914) 987-7881 for international participants, and referencing participant code 8778115. A live audio webcast will be available online at https://ir.alignmenthealthcare.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 12 months.

About Alignment Healthcare
Alignment Healthcare is a consumer-centric platform delivering customized health care in the United States to seniors and those who need it most, the chronically ill and frail, through its Medicare Advantage plans. Alignment Healthcare provides partners and patients with customized care and service where they need it and when they need it, including clinical coordination, risk management and technology facilitation. Alignment Healthcare offers health plan options through Alignment Health Plan, and also partners with select health plans to help deliver better benefits at lower costs.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our future growth and our financial outlook for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2021. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance.   For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including our amended registration statement relating to our initial public offering, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 23, 2021 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2021. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update or revise this information unless required by law.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of these financial measures are considered “non-GAAP” financial measures within the meaning of Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with the GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business. These non-GAAP financial measures are also used by our management to evaluate financial results and to plan and forecast future periods. However, non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures used by us may differ from the non-GAAP measures used by other companies, including our competitors. To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, we disclose the following Non-GAAP measures: Medical Benefits Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Gross Profit as these are performance measures that our management uses to assess our operating performance. Because these measures facilitate internal comparisons of our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis, we use these measures for business planning purposes and in evaluating acquisition opportunities.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, reorganization and transaction-related expenses and equity-based compensation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA in lieu of net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Our use of the term Adjusted EBITDA may vary from the use of similar terms by other companies in our industry and accordingly may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Medical Benefits Ratio (MBR)

We calculate our MBR by dividing total medical expenses excluding depreciation and equity-based compensation by total revenues in a given period.

Adjusted Gross Profit

Adjusted Gross Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as revenue less medical expenses before depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation expense.

Adjusted Gross Profit should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted Gross Profit in lieu of gross profit, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Our use of the term Adjusted Gross Profit may vary from the use of similar terms by other companies in our industry and accordingly may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Investor Contact
Bob East
ICR Westwicke for Alignment Healthcare
AlignmentIR@westwicke.com
(443) 213-0500

Media Contact
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mPR, Inc. for Alignment Healthcare
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