TORONTO--(
BUSINESS WIRE
)--NeuPath Health Inc. (TSXV:NPTH), (“NeuPath” or the “Company”), owner and operator of a network of clinics delivering category-leading chronic pain treatment, today announced its financial and operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023. All figures are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.
“I am very proud of our team and our successes in 2023, which have resulted from a focus on our core clinic operations and improving our balance sheet,” said Joe Walewicz, NeuPath’s Chief Executive Officer. “We will continue to direct our energy towards adding more physicians, to serve more patients, in more locations, providing greater community access to medically necessary treatments.”
Financial and Operational Highlights
Total revenue was $16.8 million and $66.1 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, up 4% versus the fourth quarter of 2022 and 6% for the year, delivering another record year of revenues;
Adjusted EBITDA was $0.8 million and $3.2 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, up 41% year-over-year;
For the year ended December 31, 2023, capacity utilization improved to 68%, up from 62% in the prior year;
The company finished the year with $3.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and long-term debt of $6.1 million, of which $2.4 million is interest-bearing; and
On January 12, 2024, the Company closed the acquisition of the assets of SIBI Medical Inc., operating as the London Spine Centre in London, Ontario. The London Spine Centre has an interdisciplinary group of healthcare providers that use evidence-based care to help treat back, neck and other spinal conditions.
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Non-International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”) and Other Financial Measures defined by the Company below.
Q4 2023 Financial Results
Total Revenue
Total revenue is comprised of clinic revenue and non-clinic revenue. Total revenue was $16.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $16.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Total revenue was $66.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $62.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Clinic Revenue
Clinic revenue is generated through the provision of medical services to patients. Clinic revenue was $15.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $15.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Clinic revenue was $61.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $58.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in clinic revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to stronger revenues from fluoroscopy and existing medical clinics.
Non-clinic Revenue
Non-clinic revenue was $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Non-clinic revenue was $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Non-clinic revenue is earned from physician staffing allocation services where the Company provides physicians for provincial and federal correctional institutions across Canada, and from contract research services provided to pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations. This revenue fluctuates depending on the need for physicians in certain institutions and the timing and enrolment of clinical studies that the Company is working on.
Gross margin % was 19.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to 17.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Gross margin % was 18.6% for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 17.3% for the year ended December 31, 2022. Gross margin for the comparative year was impacted by remuneration payment accruals due to the HealthPointe acquisition resulting in increased cost of medical services of $0.8 million. Excluding these transaction-related accruals, gross margin % would have been 18.7% and 18.5% for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022. (see
Non-IFRS Financial Measures - Gross Margin, Gross Margin %, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin %
)
.
Adjusted EBITDA was $0.8 million and $3.2 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $0.8 million and $2.3 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As at December 31, 2023, the Company’s net debt was $2.9 million, compared to $5.3 million as at December 31, 2022. The Company’s net debt as at December 31, 2023 consisted of $3.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and long-term debt of $6.1 million compared to $1.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and long-term debt of $6.8 million as at December 31, 2022.
Non-IFRS Financial and Other Measures
The Company discloses non-IFRS measures (such as EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, gross margin and adjusted gross margin) and non-IFRS ratios (such as gross margin % and adjusted gross margin %) that do not have standardized meanings prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The Company believes that shareholders, investment analysts and other readers find such measures helpful in understanding the Company’s financial performance. Non-IFRS financial measures and other measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and may not have been calculated in the same way as similarly named financial measures presented by other reporting issuers and therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Furthermore, these non-IFRS measures and other measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance or cash flows as prepared in accordance with IFRS. These measures should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for related financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA refers to net income (loss) determined in accordance with IFRS, before depreciation and amortization, net interest expense (income) and income tax expense (recovery). The Company defines adjusted EBITDA, as EBITDA, excluding stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs, gain on derecognition of other obligations, fair value adjustments, transaction costs, impairment charges, gain on sale of building, government loan forgiveness and finance income. Management believes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are useful supplemental non-GAAP measures to determine the Company’s ability to generate cash available for operations, working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayments, interest expense and income taxes.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net and comprehensive income (loss) to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:
Three months ended
December 31
Year ended
December 31
2023
2022
2023
2022
(in thousands)
$
$
$
$
Net and comprehensive loss
(368
)
(1,860
)
(191
)
(4,275
)
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization
738
669
2,603
2,665
Interest cost
267
214
928
832
Income tax expense
(13
)
29
246
194
EBITDA
624
(948
)
3,586
(584
)
Add back:
Stock-based compensation
44
53
183
98
Transaction costs
(1)
134
202
226
808
Finance income
(1
)
(4
)
(9
)
(22
)
Restructuring
-
67
-
519
Gain on sale of building
-
-
(758
)
-
Gain on government loans
(40
)
-
(40
)
-
Gain on derecognition of other obligations
-
(500
)
-
(500
)
Impairment
-
1,938
-
1,938
Adjusted EBITDA
761
808
3,188
2,257
Attributed to:
Shareholders of NeuPath Health Inc.
740
829
3,190
2,350
Non-controlling interest
21
(21
)
(2
)
(93
)
761
808
3,188
2,257
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For the year ended December 31, 2022, $750 of accrued contingent consideration that under IFRS 3,
Business Combinations
(“IFRS 3”) was not permitted to be included in the acquisition cost has been accounted for as remuneration rather than consideration transferred.
Gross Margin, Gross Margin %, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin %
Management believes gross margin, gross margin %, adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin % are important supplemental non-GAAP measures for evaluating operating performance and to allow for operating performance comparability from period-to-period. Gross margin is calculated as total revenue minus COMS. Gross margin % is calculated as gross margin divided by total revenue. Adjusted gross margin is calculated as gross margin, plus remuneration payment accruals related to the HealthPointe acquisition. Adjusted gross margin % is calculated as adjusted gross margin divided by total revenue.
The following table provides a reconciliation of total revenue to gross margin and adjusted gross margin:
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
(in thousands, except for %s)
$
$
Clinic revenue
60,988
58,702
Non-clinic revenue
5,114
3,951
Total revenue
66,102
62,653
Cost of medical services
53,805
51,834
Gross margin
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12,297
10,819
Gross margin %
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18.6%
17.3%
Add back:
HealthPointe remuneration payment accruals
(2)
-
750
Adjusted gross margin
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12,297
11,569
Adjusted gross margin %
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18.6%
18.5%
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Gross margin, gross margin %, adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin % are non-IFRS measures. Please refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures above.
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Includes accrued contingent consideration that under IFRS 3 was not permitted to be included in the acquisition cost and has been accounted for as remuneration rather than consideration transferred.
For further details on the results, please refer to NeuPath’s Management, Discussion and Analysis and Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, which are available on the Company’s website (
www.neupath.com
) and under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ (
www.sedarplus.ca
).
About NeuPath
NeuPath operates a network of healthcare clinics and related businesses focused on improved access to care and outcomes for patients by leveraging best-in-class treatments and delivering patient-centered multidisciplinary care. We operate a network of medical clinics in Ontario and Alberta that provide comprehensive assessments and rehabilitation services to clients with chronic pain, musculoskeletal/back injuries, sports related injuries and concussions. In addition, NeuPath provides workplace health services and independent medical assessments to employers and disability insurers through a national network of healthcare providers, as well as contract research services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. NeuPath is focused on enabling each individual to live their best life. For additional information, please visit
www.neupath.com
.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future including, without limitation, the Company’s expectation of continued operational improvements in 2024 and the execution of the Company’s growth opportunities are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations included in this news release include, among other things, adverse market conditions, risks associated with obtaining and maintaining the necessary governmental permits and licenses related to the business of the Company, increasing competition in the market and other risks generally inherent in the chronic pain, sports medicine, concussion and workplace health services markets. A comprehensive discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s annual information form dated March 14, 2024 filed on SEDAR
+
under the Company’s profile at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to their inherent uncertainty.
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