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Coventry Health Care Reports Second Quarter Earnings

BETHESDA, Md. (July 29, 2011) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  Operating revenues totaled $3.0 billion for the quarter, an increase of 6% from the prior year quarter, with net earnings of $224.5 million or earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.51. These results include EPS of $0.03 from the Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-Service (MA-PFFS) product and EPS of $0.68 related to the definitive settlement agreement associated with the provider class action litigation in Louisiana which was approved by the court during the quarter. Excluding the impact of the provider class action litigation adjustment(1), earnings for the quarter were $123.3 million, or $0.83 EPS.

“Continuing the momentum that was built during the first quarter, the outstanding second quarter results that we are reporting today are a product of strong financial and operational execution in each of our businesses,” said Allen F. Wise, chairman and chief executive officer of Coventry.  “More importantly, we are pleased with the positioning of our businesses and are excited about seizing future growth opportunities including our recent Medicaid award with the Commonwealth of Kentucky.”


Consolidated Highlights
·  
Awarded contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky to provide Medicaid services in seven of the eight Kentucky regions which is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2011
·  
Sequential growth of 12,000 members in health plan commercial risk products during the second quarter
·  
Approximately $1.3 billion of deployable free cash at the parent at June 30, 2011
o  
Received $466 million in dividends from regulated subsidiaries during June
·  
Completed $600 million public offering of 5.45% Senior Notes due 2021
o  
Deployed portion of proceeds to repay $380 million of existing debt
·  
Entered into a new $750 million, five-year unsecured revolving credit facility
·  
Repurchased 1.5 million shares for $50 million during the second quarter
o  
Total year-to-date share repurchase of 3.1 million shares for $100 million

 


(1)  
On May 31, 2011, the Company announced that it will record a non-recurring pre-tax adjustment to earnings in the second quarter of 2011 in the amount of $159.3 million, or $0.68 per diluted share related to such litigation.  The Company believes that disclosing adjusted earnings figures which exclude the impact of this litigation provides a more meaningful measure of its operating results for comparison to future periods and previously announced guidance.

 
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Selected Second Quarter 2011 Highlights

·  
Health Plan Commercial Risk. As of June 30, 2011, health plan commercial risk membership was 1,648,000, an increase of 126,000 members from the prior year quarter and an increase of 12,000 members sequentially.  The health plan commercial group risk medical loss ratio (MLR) was 81.1% in the quarter and 80.7% year-to-date.


·  
Medicare Advantage. As of June 30, 2011, Medicare Advantage Coordinated Care Plan (MA-CCP) membership was 219,000, an increase of 27,000 members from the prior year quarter.  The MA-CCP MLR was 82.9% in the quarter and 83.6% year-to-date.  During the second quarter, the run-out of the MA-PFFS product line contributed $0.03 EPS.  When combined with the $0.08 EPS contribution reported in the first quarter, the total year-to-date contribution from the run-out of the MA-PFFS product line was $0.11 EPS. As previously announced, the Company did not renew this product line effective January 1, 2010.


·  
Medicare Part D. As of June 30, 2011, Medicare Part D membership was 1,150,000, approximately flat to the prior quarter.  The Medicare Part D MLR was 88.8% in the quarter, a decrease of 190 basis points from the prior year quarter.  The Medicare Part D MLR was 92.5% year-to-date, a decrease of 60 basis points from the prior year-to-date.


·  
Medicaid. As of June 30, 2011, Medicaid membership was 467,000, an increase of 54,000 members from the prior year quarter.  The Medicaid MLR was 86.9% in the quarter and 86.4% year-to-date.



























 
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2011 Full Year Guidance
·  
Risk revenue of $10.55 billion to $11.00 billion
·  
Management services revenue of $1.180 billion to $1.195 billion
·  
Consolidated revenue of $11.730 billion to $12.195 billion
·  
Consolidated MLR of 81.8% to 82.3%
·  
Cost of sales expense of $272.0 million to $278.0 million
·  
Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) of $2.00 billion to $2.04 billion
·  
Settlement of provider class action of $159.3 million
·  
Depreciation and amortization expense of $136.0 million to $140.0 million
·  
Other income of $78.0 million to $82.0 million
·  
Interest expense of $98.0 million to $99.0 million
·  
Tax rate of 36.0% to 37.0%
·  
Diluted share count of 147.0 million to 149.0 million
·  
GAAP EPS of $3.48 to $3.63, including impact of settlement adjustment of $0.68
o  
Adjusted EPS of $2.80 to $2.95, excluding settlement adjustment(1)































 
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Mr. Allen F. Wise, chairman and chief executive officer of Coventry, will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 29, 2011.  To listen to the call, dial toll-free at 888-359-3613 or, for international callers, 719-457-2639. Callers will be asked to identify themselves and their affiliations.  The conference call will also be webcast from Coventry’s Investor Relations site at www.coventryhealthcare.com.  Coventry asks participants on both the call and webcast to review and be familiar with its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  A replay of the call will be available for one week at (888) 203-1112 or, for international callers, (719) 457-0820. The access code is 7615468.

 
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are defined as statements that are not historical facts and include those statements relating to future events or future financial performance, including the guidance herein. Actual performance may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties including those described in Coventry’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and Coventry’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Among the factors that may materially affect Coventry’s business, operations or financial condition are the ability to accurately estimate and control future health care costs; the ability to increase premiums to offset increases in the Company’s health care costs; general economic conditions and disruptions in the financial markets; changes in laws or regulations or government investigations; potential state guaranty fund assessments; changes in government funding and various other risks associated with our participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs; a reduction in the number of members in the Company’s health plans; the Company’s ability to acquire additional managed care businesses and the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into its operations; an ability to attract new members or to increase or maintain premium rates; the non-renewal or termination of the Company’s government contracts, or unsuccessful bids for business with government agencies; failure of the Company’s independent agents and brokers to continue to market its products to employers; a failure to obtain cost-effective agreements with a sufficient number of providers that could result in higher medical costs and a decrease in membership; negative publicity regarding the managed health care industry generally or the Company in particular; a failure to effectively protect, maintain, and develop our information technology systems; periodic reviews, audits and investigations under the Company’s contracts with federal and state government agencies; litigation, including litigation based on new or evolving legal theories; volatility in the Company’s stock price and trading volume; the Company’s indebtedness, which imposes certain restrictions on its business and operations; an inability to generate sufficient cash to service the Company’s indebtedness; a substantial amount of Coventry’s cash flow is generated by its regulated subsidiaries; the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law, which could delay, discourage or prevent a change in control of the Company that its stockholders may consider favorable; and an impairment of the Company’s intangible assets.  Coventry undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
 

Coventry Health Care (www.coventryhealthcare.com) is a diversified national managed healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland, operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental and workers’ compensation services companies.  Coventry provides a full range of risk and fee-based managed care products and services to a broad cross section of individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators.
 
 
 

            
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
Quarters Ended
   
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Operating revenues:
                       
Managed care premiums
  $ 2,737,594     $ 2,570,508     $ 5,492,930     $ 5,141,083  
Management services
    295,452       297,633       589,054       586,036  
Total operating revenues
    3,033,046       2,868,141       6,081,984       5,727,119  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Medical costs
    2,248,793       2,032,556       4,523,953       4,146,898  
Cost of sales
    70,194       64,116       138,092       123,262  
Selling, general, administrative
    484,879       454,254       983,470       949,159  
Provider class action
    (159,300 )     278,000       (159,300 )     278,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    33,379       33,985       69,195       69,504  
Total operating expenses
    2,677,945       2,862,911       5,555,410       5,566,823  
                                 
Operating earnings
    355,101       5,230       526,574       160,296  
Operating earnings percentage of total revenues
    11.7 %     0.2 %     8.7 %     2.8 %
                                 
Interest expense
    22,579       20,195       42,616       40,325  
Other income, net
    23,819       18,207       43,287       38,494  
                                 
Earnings before income taxes
    356,341       3,242       527,245       158,465  
                                 
Provision for income taxes
    131,846       2,221       192,517       60,119  
Net earnings
  $ 224,495     $ 1,021     $ 334,728     $ 98,346  
                                 
Net earnings per share:
                               
     Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.53     $ 0.01     $ 2.28     $ 0.67  
     Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.51     $ 0.01     $ 2.25     $ 0.67  
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
    146,342       145,943       146,778       145,863  
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
    148,704       147,300       148,942       147,291  











 
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands)



   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
       
Assets:
                 
                   
Current assets:
                 
   Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,645,616     $ 1,358,531     $ 1,853,988  
   Restricted cash – litigation escrow
    150,500       150,500       -  
   Short-term investments
    254,166       308,845       16,849  
   Accounts receivable, net
    264,846       275,821       276,694  
   Other receivables, net
    588,653       566,170       515,882  
   Other current assets
    268,389       331,612       371,528  
Total current assets
    3,172,170       2,991,479       3,034,941  
                         
Long-term investments
    2,461,548       2,349,200       2,184,606  
Property and equipment, net
    260,462       262,365       262,282  
Goodwill
    2,552,348       2,554,966       2,550,570  
Other intangible assets, net
    399,641       415,706       431,886  
Other long-term assets
    37,824       30,267       31,300  
Total assets
  $ 8,883,993     $ 8,603,983     $ 8,495,585  
                         
                         
                         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
                       
                         
Current liabilities:
                       
   Medical liabilities
  $ 1,278,647     $ 1,307,378     $ 1,237,690  
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    702,973       849,479       942,226  
   Deferred revenue
    158,185       161,409       103,082  
   Current portion of long-term debt
    233,903       233,903       -  
Total current liabilities
    2,373,708       2,552,169       2,282,998  
                         
Long-term debt
    1,584,456       1,365,585       1,599,396  
Other long-term liabilities
    431,007       416,391       414,025  
Total liabilities
    4,389,171       4,334,145       4,296,419  
                         
Stockholders’ equity
    4,494,822       4,269,838       4,199,166  
                         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 8,883,993     $ 8,603,983     $ 8,495,585  

 

 
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)

   
Quarter Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2011
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
   Net earnings
  $ 224,495     $ 334,728  
   Adjustments to earnings:
               
      Depreciation and amortization
    33,379       69,195  
      Amortization of stock compensation
    10,288       18,515  
      Provider class action – reserve release
    (159,300 )     (159,300 )
      Provider class action – DTA adjustment
    58,145       58,145  
   Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
      Restricted cash – litigation escrow
    -       (150,500 )
      Accounts receivable, net
    11,011       12,704  
      Medical liabilities
    (28,239 )     40,704  
      Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
    20,089       (15,392 )
      Deferred revenue
    (3,224 )     55,185  
   Other operating activities
    (8,751 )     (77,478 )
   Net cash flows from operating activities
    157,893       186,506  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
   Capital expenditures, net
    (15,337 )     (34,995 )
   Payments for investments, net of sales and maturities
    (40,921 )     (504,241 )
   Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (4,000 )     (4,000 )
   Net cash flows from investing activities
    (60,258 )     (543,236 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
   Proceeds from issuance of stock
    28,648       37,514  
   Payments for repurchase of stock
    (55,040 )     (106,824 )
   Proceeds from issuance of debt, net
    590,305       590,305  
   Repayment of debt
    (380,029 )     (380,029 )
   Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
    5,566       7,392  
   Net cash flows from financing activities
    189,450       148,358  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for current period
    287,085       (208,372 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,358,531       1,853,988  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,645,616     $ 1,645,616  
                 
                 
                 
Cash and Investments:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,645,616     $ 1,645,616  
Short-term investments
    254,166       254,166  
Long-term investments
    2,461,548       2,461,548  
Total cash and investments
  $ 4,361,330     $ 4,361,330  
 
 
 
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS
 (Unaudited)
 
      Q2 2011       Q1 2011    
Total
2010
      Q4 2010       Q3 2010       Q2 2010       Q1 2010  
Membership by Product (000s)
                                                     
Health Plan Commercial Risk
    1,648       1,636             1,641       1,533       1,522       1,501  
Health Plan Commercial ASO
    689       688             698       636       657       663  
Medicare Advantage CCP
    219       219             224       193       192       190  
Medicaid Risk
    467       468             468       462       413       406  
Health Plan Total
    3,023       3,011             3,031       2,824       2,784       2,760  
                                                       
Other National ASO
    379       383             459       462       466       482  
Total Medical Membership
    3,402       3,394             3,490       3,286       3,250       3,242  
                                                       
Medicare Part D
    1,150       1,159             1,628       1,618       1,631       1,600  
                                                       
Total Membership
    4,552       4,553             5,118       4,904       4,881       4,842  
                                                       
Revenues by Product Type (000s)
                                                     
Commercial Risk
  $ 1,510,849     $ 1,491,099     $ 5,540,470     $ 1,475,773     $ 1,380,019     $ 1,367,457     $ 1,317,221  
Commercial Management Services
    74,016       77,842       327,084       81,861       79,869       82,395       82,957  
Medicare Advantage
    601,240       591,242       2,114,205       579,329       522,202       505,084       507,592  
Medicaid Risk
    305,788       311,066       1,133,353       312,359       286,762       268,460       265,771  
Total Health Plan and Medical Services Businesses
    2,491,893       2,471,249       9,115,112       2,449,322       2,268,852       2,223,396       2,173,541  
 
                                                       
Medicare Part D
    316,196       358,445       1,604,198       357,941       348,784       423,664       473,809  
Other Premiums
    26,709       26,415       100,130       24,770       25,054       25,201       25,105  
Other Management Services
    223,892       218,141       856,072       215,279       215,185       217,706       207,904  
Total Specialized Managed Care Businesses
    566,797       603,001       2,560,400       597,990       589,023       666,571       706,818  
                                                         
Total Premiums
    2,760,782       2,778,267       10,492,356       2,750,172       2,562,821       2,589,866       2,589,498  
Total Management Services
    297,908       295,983       1,183,156       297,140       295,054       300,101       290,861  
Other/Eliminations
    (25,644 )     (25,312 )     (87,596 )     (22,296 )     (22,094 )     (21,826 )     (21,381 )
Total Revenue
   $ 3,033,046     $ 3,048,938     $ 11,587,916     $ 3,025,016     $ 2,835,781     $ 2,868,141     $ 2,858,978  
                                                         
Consolidated Coventry
                                                       
                                                         
Operating Income % of Revenues
    11.7 %     5.6 %     5.9 %     7.8 %     10.3 %     0.2 %     5.4 %
                                                         
SGA % of Revenues
    16.0 %     16.4 %     16.9 %     17.6 %     17.0 %     15.8 %     17.3 %
                                                         
Total Health Plan Medical Liabilities (000s)(2)
  $ 1,094,021     $ 1,087,137             $ 1,021,667     $ 952,810     $ 1,026,355     $ 979,173  
Health Plan Days in Claims Payable (DCP) (2)
    50.48       50.40               48.62       51.70       55.47       54.14  
                                                         
Total Debt (millions)
  $ 1,818.4     $ 1,599.5             $ 1,599.4     $ 1,599.3     $ 1,599.2     $ 1,599.1  
Total Capital (millions)
  $ 6,313.2     $ 5,869.3             $ 5,798.6     $ 5,655.7     $ 5,442.7     $ 5,418.2  
Debt to Capital
    28.8 %     27.3 %             27.6 %     28.3 %     29.4 %     29.5 %
                                                         
                                                         
 
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
SELECTED REVENUE AND MEDICAL COST STATISTICS
 (Unaudited)


      Q2 2011       Q1 2011    
Total
 2010
      Q4 2010       Q3 2010       Q2 2010       Q1 2010  
Revenue PMPM
                                                     
Health Plan Commercial Group Risk
  $ 322.83     $ 320.97     $ 314.58     $ 316.34     $ 315.82     $ 313.92     $ 312.05  
Medicare Advantage(3), (4)
  $ 909.10     $ 883.09     $ 876.67     $ 857.39     $ 899.89     $ 867.43     $ 885.26  
Medicare Part D(5)
  $ 93.72     $ 90.86     $ 87.96     $ 85.74     $ 87.56     $ 90.49     $ 88.05  
Medicaid
  $ 218.28     $ 221.16     $ 218.98     $ 223.54     $ 215.51     $ 217.77     $ 218.76  
                                                         
                                                         
MLR%
                                                       
Consolidated Total
    82.1 %     82.6 %     79.4 %     79.0 %     77.2 %     79.1 %     82.3 %
                                                         
Health Plan Commercial Group Risk
    81.1 %     80.2 %     79.2 %     81.3 %     76.8 %     78.3 %     80.2 %
Medicare Advantage(4)
    82.9 %     84.2 %     82.0 %     84.1 %     77.0 %     81.2 %     85.7 %
Medicare Part D
    88.8 %     95.8 %     83.7 %     64.7 %     79.0 %     90.7 %     95.3 %
Medicaid
    86.9 %     86.0 %     85.7 %     85.4 %     89.0 %     84.2 %     84.0 %





(2)  
“Total Health Plan Medical Liabilities” and “Health Plan Days in Claims Payable” are calculated consistent with prior disclosures to exclude MA-PFFS for all periods presented due to the Company’s non-renewal of this product line effective January 1, 2010.  These statistics exclude the effect of the Preferred Health Systems acquisition for the first quarter of 2010 due to the timing of closing (February 1, 2010).

(3)  
Revenue PMPM excludes the impact of revenue ceded to external parties.

(4)  
Beginning with Q1 2010, Medicare Advantage revenue and medical cost statistics represent the MA-CCP business only as the Company did not renew the MA-PFFS product line effective January 1, 2010.

(5)  
Revenue PMPM excludes the impact of CMS risk-share premium adjustments and revenue ceded to external parties.
 
 

 

 

 
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