BHG - CORRECTING and REPLACING Bright Health Group Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

November, 10 2022 04:30 PM Bright Health Group Inc.

Original press release issued November 9, 2022 has been replaced with this version to correct a typographical error in the Financial Outlook section. “Adjusted EBITDA for 2022 is expected to be a loss of between $550.0 million and $700.0 million”, a correction from the original version which listed a range of $500.0 million to $700.0 million.

The updated release reads:

BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

Revenue of $1.6 billion, up 51.3% from Q3'21, GAAP Net Loss of $259.4 million, Adjusted EBITDA Loss of $82.9 million

Q2’22 Enterprise Medical Cost Ratio of 90.6%, a strong improvement from the prior year

Lowering Full Year 2022 Enterprise Medical Cost Ratio guidance range to 90% to 92%

Positively revising Full Year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA loss guidance range to $550 to $700 million

Bright Health Group, Inc. (“Bright Health Group” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BHG), the technology enabled, value-driven healthcare company serving aging and underserved consumers with unmet clinical needs, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

“Bright Health Group continued to deliver against our financial targets in the Third Quarter and we have confidence in our improved guidance for the year,” said Mike Mikan, President and CEO of Bright Health Group. “Our Medicare Advantage and NeueHealth businesses continued to outperform our expectations in the quarter. With our strengthened capital position and transition to a more focused business model, we expect to reach Adjusted EBITDA profitability in 2023 and continue to drive our differentiated Fully Aligned Care Model.”

Key Metrics

As of September 30,

2022

2021

Consumer and Patient Metrics

Bright HealthCare Commercial Consumers

1,025,000

600,000

Medicare Advantage Consumers

125,000

110,000

NeueHealth Value-Based Patients

520,000

170,000


Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended
($ in thousands)
September 30,

September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021
Financial Metrics







Revenue
$
1,632,292


$
1,078,657


$
5,044,495


$
3,067,055

Medical Cost Ratio ⁽¹⁾

90.6
%


103.0
%


87.9
%


90.3
%
Operating Cost Ratio

18.2
%


28.7
%


22.3
%


25.4
%
GAAP Net Loss ⁽²⁾
$
(259,361
)

$
(296,722
)

$
(691,320
)

$
(364,990
)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$
(82,929
)

$
(292,176
)

$
(352,620
)

$
(399,769
)

(1)

Medical Cost Ratio for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, include a 140 basis point and 540 basis point, respectively, unfavorable impact from COVID-19 related costs. Medical Cost Ratio for the six months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, include a 200 basis point and 420 basis point, respectively, unfavorable impact from COVID-19 related costs.
(2)

GAAP Net Loss for the three months ended September 30, 2022 includes Goodwill impairment of $74.2 million and Intangibles Assets impairment of $42.6 million. GAAP Net Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes Goodwill impairment of $74.2 million and Intangibles Assets impairment of $49.3 million. The Goodwill and Intangible Assets impairments are primarily due to macro and strategic factors.



See the table at the end of this release for additional information and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure used in the table above.

Financial Outlook

For full year 2022, Bright Health Group is providing the following guidance and commentary:

Bright Health Group’s total Revenue is expected to be $6.8 billion with an expected enterprise Medical Cost Ratio between 90% and 92%.
On a segment basis, Bright HealthCare combined Commercial and Medicare Advantage end-of-year membership is expected to be over 1,000,000, while NeueHealth Revenue is expected to be approximately $2.2 billion.
Intercompany Revenue elimination, comprised of payments from Bright HealthCare to NeueHealth for managing patient care and for network services, is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion.
Adjusted EBITDA for 2022 is expected to be a loss of between $550.0 million and $700.0 million ^† .

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, Bright Health Group will discuss the Company’s results, strategy, and outlook on a conference call with investors at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. Bright Health Group will host a live webcast of this conference call which can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the company’s website (investors.brighthealthgroup.com). Following the call, a webcast replay will be available on the same site. This earnings release and the Form 8-K filed November 9, 2022, can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website. We routinely post important information on our website, including corporate and investor presentations and financial information. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of our website. Accordingly, investors should monitor this portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

About Bright Health Group

Bright Health Group is a technology enabled, value-driven healthcare company that organizes and operates networks of affiliate care providers to be successful at managing population risk. We focus on serving aging and underserved consumers that have unmet clinical needs through our Fully Aligned Care Model in Florida, Texas and California, some of the largest markets in healthcare where 26% of the U.S. aging population call home. We believe everyone should have access to personal, affordable, and high-quality healthcare. Our mission is to Make healthcare right. Together. For more information, visit www.brighthealthgroup.com .

Notes

^† A reconciliation of the projected Adjusted EBITDA, which is a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, is not provided because the Company is unable to provide such reconciliation without unreasonable effort. The inability to provide a reconciliation is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty predicting the occurrence, the financial impact and the periods in which the non-GAAP adjustments may be recognized. These GAAP measures may include the impact of such items as interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill or intangible assets, share-based compensation expense, transaction costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of equity securities, contract termination costs, restructuring costs; and the tax effect of all such items. Historically, the Company has excluded these items from non-GAAP financial measures. The Company currently expects to continue to exclude these items in future disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures and may also exclude other items that may arise (collectively, “non-GAAP adjustments”). The decisions and events that typically lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments, such as a decision to exit part of the business, are inherently unpredictable as to if or when they may occur. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies. These statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimates,” “projections,” “outlook,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include any statements regarding our plans and expectations with respect to Bright Health Group, Inc. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Factors that might materially affect such forward-looking statements include: our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to quickly and efficiently wind down our IFP businesses and MA businesses outside of California; our ability to accurately estimate and effectively manage the costs relating to changes in our businesses offerings and models; a delay or inability to withdraw regulated capital from our subsidiaries; a lack of acceptance or slow adoption of our business model; our ability to retain existing consumers and expand consumer enrollment; our ability to obtain and accurately assess, code, and report Individual and Family Plan and Medicare Advantage risk adjustment factor scores for consumers; our ability to contract with care providers and arrange for the provision of quality care; our ability to accurately estimate our medical expenses, effectively manage our costs and claims liabilities or appropriately price our products and charge premiums; our ability to obtain claims information timely and accurately; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations; the risks associated with our reliance on third-party providers to operate our business; the impact of modifications or changes to the U.S. health insurance markets; our ability to manage the growth of our business; our ability to operate, update or implement our technology platform and other information technology systems; our ability to retain key executives; our ability to successfully pursue acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses; the occurrence of severe weather events, catastrophic health events, natural or man-made disasters, and social and political conditions or civil unrest; our ability to prevent and contain data security incidents and the impact of data security incidents on our members, patients, employees and financial results; our ability to comply with requirements to maintain effective internal controls; our ability to adapt to the new risks associated with our expansion into Direct Contracting; and the other factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K (including all amendments to those reports) and our other filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Bright Health Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

1,605,525

1,061,179

Short-term investments

299,897

193,835

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $7,129 and $4,074, respectively

120,489

113,474

Direct contracting performance year receivable

234,776

—

Prepaids and other current assets

377,214

291,712

Total current assets

2,637,901

1,660,200

Other assets:

Long-term investments

865,677

675,192

Property, equipment and capitalized software, net

47,938

38,344

Goodwill

761,285

835,140

Intangible assets, net

263,265

343,860

Other non-current assets

36,061

45,603

Total other assets

1,974,226

1,938,139

Total assets

4,612,127

3,598,339

Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Redeemable Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Current liabilities:

Medical costs payable

975,126

817,975

Accounts payable

111,272

118,140

Unearned revenue

195,892

53,295

Risk adjustment payable

1,308,959

931,170

Direct contracting performance year obligation

155,145

—

Short-term borrowings

303,947

155,000

Other current liabilities

201,014

207,238

Total current liabilities

3,251,355

2,282,818

Other liabilities

33,121

41,994

Total liabilities

3,284,476

2,324,812

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

211,026

128,407

Series A redeemable preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized in 2022 and 2021; 750,000 and — shares issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively

747,481

—

Shareholders’ equity (deficit):

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized in 2022 and 2021; 629,915,081 and 628,622,872 shares issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

2,939,820

2,861,243

Accumulated deficit

(2,476,822

)

(1,700,851

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(81,917

)

(3,335

)

Treasury Stock

(12,000

)

(12,000

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

369,144

1,145,120

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, redeemable preferred stock and shareholders’ equity (deficit)

4,612,127

3,598,339

Bright Health Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)




?
Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,
?
2022
?
2021

2022
?
2021
Revenue:
?
?
?


?

Premium revenue
$
1,463,011


$
1,020,233


$
4,580,790


$
2,922,950

Direct contracting revenue

145,433



—



465,435



—

Service revenue

12,117



11,079



37,390



31,602

Investment income (loss)

11,731



47,345



(39,120
)


112,503

Total revenue

1,632,292

?

1,078,657



5,044,495

?

3,067,055

Operating expenses:
?
?
?

?
?
?
Medical costs

1,456,862



1,050,943



4,435,624



2,640,143

Operating costs

297,445



309,790



1,122,964



779,090

Goodwill impairment

74,165



—



74,165



—

Intangible assets impairment

42,611



—



49,331



—

Depreciation and amortization

13,904



14,205



40,173



25,981

Total operating expenses

1,884,987

?

1,374,938



5,722,257

?

3,445,214

Operating loss

(252,695
)
?

(296,281
)


(677,762
)
?

(378,159
)
Interest expense

4,905



1,594



6,435



6,282

Other income

(2
)


(1,226
)


(784
)


(1,226
)
Loss before income taxes

(257,598
)
?

(296,649
)


(683,413
)
?

(383,215
)
Income tax (benefit) expense

1,763



73



7,907



(18,225
)
Net loss

(259,361
)
?

(296,722
)


(691,320
)
?

(364,990
)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

(46,710
)


(3,942
)


(84,651
)


(5,354
)
Series A preferred stock dividend accrued

(9,684
)


—



(28,083
)


—

Net loss attributable to Bright Health Group, Inc. common shareholders
$
(315,755
)
?
$
(300,664
)

$
(804,054
)
?
$
(370,344
)
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to Bright Health Group, Inc. common shareholders
$
(0.50
)

$
(0.48
)

$
(1.28
)

$
(1.19
)
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

629,718



630,378



629,231



312,294

Bright Health Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (Unaudited)


?
Nine Months Ended September 30,
?
2022

2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
?
?
?
Net loss
$
(691,320
)
?
$
(370,344
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
?
?
?
Depreciation and amortization

40,173



25,981

Impairment of intangible assets

49,331



—

Impairment of goodwill

74,165



—

Share-based compensation

77,263



43,234

Deferred income taxes

1,590



(17,946
)
Unrealized gains on equity securities

58,821



(109,012
)
Other, net

9,612



14,555

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and liabilities:



Accounts receivable

(7,015
)


(18,683
)
Direct contracting performance year receivable

(234,776
)


—

Other assets

(77,551
)


(86,836
)
Medical cost payable

157,151



342,531

Risk adjustment payable

377,789



359,257

Accounts payable and other liabilities

(21,188
)


53,853

Unearned revenue

142,597



(3,476
)
Direct contracting performance year obligation

155,145



—

Net cash provided by operating activities

111,787

?

233,114

Cash flows from investing activities:
?
?
?
Purchases of investments

(1,422,025
)


(736,838
)
Proceeds from sales, paydown, and maturities of investments

980,763



536,110

Purchases of property and equipment

(21,579
)


(20,682
)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(310
)


(431,718
)
Net cash used in investing activities

(463,151
)
?

(653,128
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
?
?
?
Net proceeds from short-term borrowings

148,947



—

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

747,481



—

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

1,314



10,581

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

(2,032
)


—

Payments for debt issuance costs

—



(3,391
)
Proceeds from IPO

—



887,328

Payments for IPO offering costs

—



(6,686
)
Net cash provided by financing activities

895,710

?

887,832

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

544,346

?

467,818

Cash and cash equivalents?–?beginning of year
$
1,061,179

?
$
488,371

Bright Health Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Segment Information (in thousands) (Unaudited)




*Bright HealthCare - Commercial*
Three Months Ended

Nine months ended
($ in thousands)
September 30,

September 30,
Statements of income (loss) data:
2022

2021

2022

2021








Revenue:







Premium revenue
$
976,568


$
625,926


$
3,085,066


$
1,930,925

Investment income

6,849



1,058



13,103



3,386

Total revenue

983,417



626,984



3,098,169



1,934,311

Operating costs







Medical costs

896,645



673,679



2,646,265



1,682,380

Operating costs

161,913



181,808



701,374



465,680

Goodwill impairment

4,148



—



4,148



—

Intangible assets impairment

—



—



6,720



—

Depreciation and amortization

—



145



145



290

Total operating costs

1,062,706



855,632



3,358,652



2,148,350

Operating loss
$
(79,289
)

$
(228,648
)

$
(260,483
)

$
(214,039
)








Medical Cost Ratio (MCR)

91.8
%


107.6
%


85.8
%


87.1
%

*Medicare Advantage*
Three Months Ended

Nine months ended
(in thousands)
September 30,

September 30,
Statements of income (loss) and operating data:
2022

2021

2022

2021








Revenue:







Premium revenue
$
408,939


$
368,599


$
1,258,846


$
929,374

Investment income

36



29



83



105

Total revenue

408,975



368,628



1,258,929



929,479

Operating costs







Medical costs

362,527



345,402



1,157,528



905,816

Operating costs

43,291



50,434



127,986



119,111

Goodwill impairment

70,017



—



70,017



—

Depreciation and amortization

4,416



3,781



13,291



9,903

Total operating costs

480,251



399,617



1,368,822



1,034,830

Operating loss
$
(71,276
)

$
(30,989
)

$
(109,893
)

$
(105,351
)








Medical Cost Ratio (MCR)

88.7
%


93.7
%


92.0
%


97.5
%

*NeueHealth*
Three Months Ended

Nine months ended
(in thousands)
September 30,

September 30,
Statements of income (loss) and operating data:
2022

2021

2022

2021








Revenue:







Premium revenue
$
328,135


$
156,990


$
1,059,597


$
221,836

Direct Contracting revenue

145,433



—



465,435



—

Service revenue

23,615



19,556



72,387



54,809

Investment income (loss)

4,846



46,258



(52,306
)


109,012

Total revenue

502,029



222,804



1,545,113



385,657

Operating costs







Medical costs

447,604



163,279



1,453,985



211,176

Operating costs

42,448



38,650



133,926



86,008

Intangible assets impairment

42,611



—



42,611



—

Depreciation and amortization

6,913



9,563



20,572



14,362

Total operating costs

539,576



211,492



1,651,094



311,546

Operating loss
$
(37,547
)

$
11,312


$
(105,981
)

$
74,111









Medical Cost Ratio (MCR)

94.5
%


104.0
%


95.3
%


95.2
%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net Loss excluding Interest Expense, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, adjusted for the impact of impairment of goodwill or intangible assets, acquisition and financing-related transaction costs, share-based compensation, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of equity securities, contract termination costs and restructuring costs. This non-GAAP measure has been presented in this quarterly Earnings Release as a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP because we believe it assists management and investors in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding and including items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Management believes this measure is useful to investors in highlighting trends in our operating performance, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which we operate and capital investments. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA to supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, to establish discretionary annual incentive compensation and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. Management supplements GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to Net Income (Loss) as a measure of financial performance or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow available for management’s discretionary use as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentation of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:


Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)
2022

2021

2022

2021
Net loss
$
(259,361
)

$
(296,722
)

$
(691,320
)

$
(364,990
)
Interest expense

4,905



1,594



6,435



6,282

Income tax (benefit) expense

1,763



73



7,907



(18,225
)
Depreciation and amortization

13,904



14,205



40,173



25,981

Goodwill impairment

74,165



—



74,165



—

Intangible assets impairment

42,611



—



49,331



—

Transaction costs ^(a)

7



448



417



5,598

Share-based compensation expense ^(b)

24,122



24,180



77,263



43,234

Change in fair value of equity securities ^(c)

12,189



(46,258
)


69,340



(109,012
)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration ^(d)

—



304



—



1,363

Contract termination costs ^(e)

—



10,000



1,241



10,000

Restructuring costs ^(f)

2,766



—



12,428



—

Adjusted EBITDA
$
(82,929
)

$
(292,176
)

$
(352,620
)

$
(399,769
)

(a)

Transaction costs include accounting, tax, valuation, consulting, legal and investment banking fees directly relating to business combinations and certain costs associated with our initial public offering. These costs can vary from period to period and impact comparability, and we do not believe such transaction costs reflect the ongoing performance of our business.

(b)

Represents non-cash compensation expense related to stock option and restricted stock unit award grants, which can vary from period to period based on a number of factors, including the timing, quantity and grant date fair value of the awards.

(c)

Beginning in 2022, Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of changes in unrealized gains and losses on equity securities. The comparable period in 2021 has been recast to exclude changes in unrealized gains and losses on equity securities.

(d)

Represents the non-cash change in fair value of contingent consideration from business combinations, which is remeasured at fair value each reporting period.

(e)

Represents amounts paid for early termination of existing vendor contracts.

(f)

Restructuring costs represents severance costs as part of a workforce reduction in 2022 and impairment of capitalized software as a result of our decision to exit the Commercial business for the 2023 plan year.

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Investor Contact:
Stephen Hagan
IR@brighthealthgroup.com

Media Contact:
media@brighthealthgroup.com

Company Name:	Bright Health Group Inc.
Stock Symbol:	BHG
Market:	NYSE

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