ATI Physical Therapy Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE: ATIP) ("ATI" or the "Company"), a nationally recognized outpatient physical therapy provider in the United States, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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"Our consistent efforts to provide access to quality treatment for our patients underscores our strong operational performance in the third quarter," said Sharon Vitti, Chief Executive Officer of ATI. "We continue to see year-over-year growth in several key areas."

Ms. Vitti continued, "A key enabler to our operational success in the quarter was our continued focus on retaining and attracting top-tier talent. Our clinician retention rate remains steady at pre-pandemic levels and is validated by the results of our recent engagement survey, which showed that our clinicians feel valued and supported. We are committed to investing in our team, knowing that an engaged workforce is critical to maintaining excellence in patient care and operational growth. In addition, we grew our clinician headcount, adding 3% to our base year-over-year. This helps us meet rising patient demand and supports our ongoing efforts to improve access to care in the communities we serve."

Joe Jordan, Chief Financial Officer of ATI, stated, "Our operational advancements stem from our deliberate focus on both our people and operational excellence. We were pleased to report improved revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 compared to Q3 of last year and results that were near the top end of our guidance. For the fourth quarter, we are projecting revenue to be in the range of $182 million and $192 million, with Adjusted EBITDA2 expected to land between $9 million and $14 million. Notwithstanding our operational performance, our liquidity position requires us to pursue additional capital or financing in order to fund our operations and meet our liquidity needs in the near term."

Third Quarter 2024 Results

Supplemental tables of key performance metrics for the first quarter of 2022 through the third quarter of 2024 are presented after the financial statements at the end of this press release. Commentary on performance results in the third quarter of 2024 is as follows:

  • Net revenue was $190.0 million compared to $177.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 7.1%.

    • Net patient revenue was $174.7 million compared to $162.3 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 7.7%, due in part to one more business day in the current period. See below for discussion of drivers to net patient revenue (i.e., patient visits and Rate per Visit).

    • Other revenue was $15.3 million compared to $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 0.4%

  • Visits per Day ("VPD") were 24,860 compared to 23,435 in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 6.1%, driven by the Company's increased capacity to see patients through a higher number of clinical FTE and higher productivity per clinical FTE.

    • VPD per Clinic was 28.3 compared to 25.9 in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 2.4 visits, primarily driven by the Company's continued focus on clinic operational excellence and footprint optimization.

  • Rate per Visit ("RPV") was $109.83 compared to $109.90 in the third quarter of 2023, essentially flat year-over-year.

  • Salaries and related costs were $105.6 million compared to $97.1 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 8.7%, primarily due to added clinicians and support staff, wage inflation, and one more paid day in the current period.

    • PT salaries and related costs per visit were $58.29 compared to $57.47 in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 1.4%, mainly due to higher compensation per FTE, partially offset by a higher labor productivity of 9.4 VPD per clinical FTE compared to 9.3 in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Rent, clinic supplies, contract labor and other was $54.5 million compared to $52.7 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 3.4%, primarily driven by higher spending on contract labor and third-party services, partially offset by a lower number of clinics.

    • PT rent and other per clinic was $60,818 compared to $57,012 in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 6.7%, primarily due to higher contract labor usage and higher spend on third-party services.

  • Provision for doubtful accounts was $4.9 million compared to $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2023. PT provision as a percentage of net patient revenue was 2.8% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 2.1% in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Selling, general and administrative expenses were $23.8 million compared to $25.1 million in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 5.2%, primarily driven by lower corporate insurance and other third-party services costs.

  • Non-cash long-lived asset impairment charges totaled $0.1 million compared to no impairment charges in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Fair value remeasurement losses related to the 2L notes, warrant liability, and contingent common shares liability totaled $19.0 million compared to a gain of $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2023. The fair value remeasurement losses in the third quarter of 2024 were primarily driven by increases in the Company's share price and decreases in interest rates during the period.

  • Interest expense during the quarter was $14.7 million compared to $15.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 4.7%, primarily due to lower interest rates partially offset by higher principal balances outstanding.

  • Income tax (benefit) expense was $(0.1) million, compared to $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Net loss was $32.9 million compared to $14.6 million in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Net loss available to common stockholders was $40.8 million compared to $18.3 million in the third quarter of 2023 primarily due to higher net loss and a higher increase in Series A Senior Preferred Stock redemption value.

    • Fully diluted Class A common stock loss per share was $9.38 compared to $4.42 in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Adjusted EBITDA3 was $12.1 million compared to $9.4 million in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 28.8%, primarily due to higher revenue net cost of services.

    Adjusted EBITDA4 margin was 6.4% compared to 5.3% in the third quarter of 2023.