Healthcare Services reports Q2 EPS 12c, consensus 17c

Reports Q2 revenue $418.90M, consensus $418.70M. Ted Wahl, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In Q2, we delivered strong core earnings and added to an already robust new business pipeline, while navigating a difficult cash collections environment. Industry fundamentals continue to improve, and a stabilizing labor market and select state-based reimbursement increases have contributed to the gradual but steady occupancy recovery. While there remains uncertainty as to what a minimum staffing requirement might look like for the industry, we remain hopeful that CMS will fully consider the impact on operators before finalizing a rule, and have confidence in our customers’ ability to manage any such rule.” Mr. Wahl concluded, “We enter the second half of the year with three clear priorities. The first is continuing to manage direct costs at 86%, excluding CECL. The second is collecting what we bill, building on the strong momentum gained in May and June. The third and perhaps the most impactful is the realization of our business development efforts yielding new facility starts. There is a high level of internal enthusiasm as we pivot to growth mode through the back half of 2023 and into 2024.”