NYSE$EHC

Encompass Health Corp · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Encompass Health reported solid financial results with year-over-year growth in revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, but revised full-year guidance for 2021 due to COVID-related headwinds.

Encompass Health's Q3 2021 results showed revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA increase. The inpatient rehabilitation business experienced strong revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth, while the home health and hospice business faced COVID-related headwinds. The company lowered its full-year 2021 guidance due to these challenges.

  • Consolidated net operating revenues increased by 9.4% year-over-year to $1,284.8 million.
  • Income from continuing operations attributable to Encompass Health per diluted share increased by 28.2% to $1.00.
  • Adjusted earnings per share increased by 32.1% to $1.03.
  • Inpatient rehabilitation segment revenue grew by 12.4%, driven by increased volumes and pricing.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.28B

Previous: $1.17B+9.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.03

Previous: $0.78+32.1%
Discharges

50.0K

Previous: 46.0K+8.7%
Net patient revenue per discharge

$19.7K

Previous: $19.2K+2.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$336M

Previous: -$256M-31.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$236M

Previous: -$179M-32.4%
Net Income

$100M

Previous: $77.7M+28.7%
Operating Income

-$217M

Previous: -$203M-7.3%
Gross Profit

$1.23B

Previous: $1.12B+9.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$94.8M

Previous: $450M-78.9%
Total Assets

$6.72B

Previous: $6.61B+1.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.9M

Previous: $8.3M-16.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Encompass Health · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.28B

Q3 2021+9.4%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company revised its full-year guidance as follows:

Tailwinds

  • Net operating revenues are expected to be between $5,080 million and $5,130 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be between $1,025 million and $1,045 million.
  • Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Encompass Health are anticipated to be between $4.23 and $4.38.
  • The company expects to effect the partial or full separation of its home health and hospice business into an independent public company.
  • The company believes that effecting the separation via the formation of an independent public company is superior to the other alternatives considered.

Headwinds

  • Lowered full-year 2021 guidance due to current challenges.
  • Home health and hospice business experienced COVID-related headwinds which limited volume growth and increased costs.
  • Strategic alternatives review costs negatively impacted income from operations.
  • Decline in admissions was attributable primarily to COVID-related challenges.
  • The 10.4% decrease in Adjusted EBITDA resulted primarily from COVID-related challenges that limited volume and increased expenses.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

64%

42 / 66 earnings

Positive

+11.8%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-9.0%

Q1 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.1%+5.0%+6.0%
Q4 2025+5.9%+13.9%+7.4%
Q3 2025-6.9%-6.8%-7.5%
Q1 2025+11.8%+15.4%+17.2%
Q4 2024+1.3%-0.6%+0.7%
Q3 2024+7.0%+5.8%+10.0%
Q2 2024-8.7%-7.5%+1.0%
Q1 2024+0.3%+1.4%+2.5%
Q4 2023+1.7%+1.9%+5.9%
Q3 2023-1.9%+0.9%+6.7%
Q2 2023+5.0%+6.4%+7.6%
Q1 2023+0.7%-0.6%-5.9%
Q4 2022+1.6%+3.1%-9.1%
Q3 2022+6.4%+11.1%+16.6%
Q2 2022+0.6%+4.5%-4.0%
Q1 2022+2.6%+2.5%-2.0%
Q4 2021+1.5%-2.9%+8.8%
Q3 2021-6.0%-5.8%-9.8%
Q2 2021+0.7%+3.5%-4.1%
Q1 2021-1.6%-2.7%-2.5%
Q4 2020-3.9%-6.2%-6.1%
Q3 2020-2.6%-3.0%+25.9%
Q2 2020+4.5%+3.1%-6.4%
Q1 2020-1.1%-7.1%+6.4%
Q4 2019+0.4%+3.1%-2.6%
Q3 2019-5.8%+2.0%+5.5%
Q2 2019-4.0%-7.4%-12.6%
Q1 2019+5.3%+3.6%-4.6%
Q4 2018-4.4%-3.5%-13.3%
Q3 2018-5.7%-4.0%+1.4%
Q2 2018+8.8%+5.9%+17.4%
Q1 2018+7.2%+7.3%+10.3%
Q4 2017+3.0%+3.9%+7.7%
Q3 2017+1.8%+2.0%+8.7%
Q2 2017+1.9%-0.2%+3.6%
Q1 2017+7.9%+10.0%+6.3%
Q4 2016+0.1%+0.5%-1.9%
Q3 2016+1.8%+0.7%+5.6%
Q2 2016+6.7%+3.1%-0.3%
Q1 2016+10.9%
Q4 2015+9.2%
Q3 2015-0.3%
Q2 2015-2.9%
Q1 2015-9.0%
Q4 2014-4.7%
Q3 2014-3.0%
Q2 2014+7.4%
Q1 2014-0.4%
Q4 2013-2.8%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013+4.7%
Q1 2013+3.1%
Q4 2012+7.2%
Q3 2012+2.5%
Q2 2012-3.7%
Q1 2012+9.2%
Q4 2010+3.9%
Q4 2011+3.9%
Q3 2011-1.0%
Q2 2011-9.0%
Q1 2010+0.4%
Q1 2011+2.5%
Q4 2008+7.8%
Q3 2010+2.2%
Q2 2010-1.0%
Q4 2009-1.0%

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