NYSE$USPH

US Physical Therapy Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported increased revenue and earnings, driven by strong patient volumes and industrial injury prevention services.

U.S. Physical Therapy reported a strong fourth quarter and full year 2021, marked by record patient volumes and significant growth in industrial injury prevention services. Total revenue for the quarter increased by 10.5% compared to the previous year, and the company provided positive earnings guidance for 2022.

  • Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased by 10.5% to $129.8 million.
  • Net income attributable to USPH shareholders was $10.2 million, compared to $13.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Industrial injury prevention services revenue reached an all-time high of $13.4 million, a 38.5% increase year-over-year.
  • The Board of Directors raised the Company’s quarterly dividend from $0.38 per share to $0.41 per share, an increase of 7.9%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$130M

Previous: $117M+10.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.72

Previous: $1.08-33.3%
Net Rate per Visit

$103.53

No prior period
Net Income

$14.4M

Previous: $18.6M-22.5%
Operating Income

$16.5M

Previous: $18.2M-9.5%
Gross Profit

$27.2M

Previous: $29.1M-6.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$28.6M

Previous: $32.9M-13.2%
Total Assets

$749M

Previous: $594M+26.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.59M

Previous: $2.59M-38.8%

Revenue & EPS history

US Physical Therapy · Revenue · Quarterly

$130M

Q4 2021+10.5%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

US Physical Therapy · $128M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Physical Therapy Operations
    $114M
  • Injury Prevention
    $13.4M

Forward guidance

Management expects Operating Results for 2022 to be in the range of $3.25 to $3.35 per diluted share, considering Medicare rate reductions and the phase-out of sequestration relief.

Tailwinds

  • Projected Operating Results from existing operations
  • Exclusion of future acquisitions from earnings guidance
  • Estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 27.1%
  • Raised the Company’s quarterly dividend on February 22, 2022, from $0.38 per share to $0.41 per share, an increase of 7.9%
  • The Board of Directors subsequently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share payable on April 8, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2022.

Headwinds

  • Medicare rate reduction for the full year of 2022 of approximately 0.75%
  • Phase-out of sequestration relief resulting in a 1% to 2% reduction in the rate applied to all Medicare payments
  • 15% decrease in rate for care provided to a Medicare patient by a physical therapy assistant effective January 1, 2022
  • The earnings guidance represents projected Operating Results from existing operations and excludes future acquisitions.
  • The annual guidance figures will not be updated unless there is a material development that causes management to believe that Operating Results will be significantly outside the given range.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

35 / 66 earnings

Positive

+17.3%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-27.5%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.5%+1.3%
Q4 2025-2.9%+1.9%-8.5%
Q3 2025+0.9%-15.8%-13.8%
Q2 2025+14.7%+20.4%+17.8%
Q1 2025-0.1%+8.8%+8.9%
Q4 2024-6.0%-9.5%-18.0%
Q3 2024+17.3%+14.8%+17.9%
Q2 2024-6.8%-3.9%-5.4%
Q1 2024-2.2%+0.2%-8.0%
Q4 2023+3.4%+2.8%+9.8%
Q3 2023-2.8%-3.3%+4.3%
Q2 2023-8.6%-8.1%-19.8%
Q1 2023+4.5%+10.1%+2.1%
Q4 2022+2.1%+2.2%-5.7%
Q3 2022-8.9%-4.0%-0.3%
Q2 2022-27.5%-29.9%-37.0%
Q1 2022-4.4%-4.1%+4.2%
Q4 2021-5.8%-6.5%-2.1%
Q3 2021-3.6%-8.2%-21.6%
Q2 2021-3.6%-5.4%-1.1%
Q1 2021+6.0%+4.5%+6.6%
Q4 2020-17.2%-19.8%-24.3%
Q3 2020+8.4%+26.6%+29.2%
Q2 2020+2.4%+1.1%+3.7%
Q1 2020-1.0%+2.7%+0.9%
Q4 2019-17.7%-16.0%-49.0%
Q3 2019-20.1%-20.4%-20.5%
Q2 2019+3.9%+6.1%+8.1%
Q1 2019+2.3%+3.3%-1.2%
Q4 2018+3.2%+3.4%+2.1%
Q3 2018+5.1%+6.5%+10.7%
Q2 2018+8.9%+7.0%+18.9%
Q1 2018-1.4%-0.5%+2.4%
Q4 2017+6.8%+2.7%+4.9%
Q3 2017-2.6%-2.9%+5.7%
Q2 2017+2.4%+2.6%-2.9%
Q1 2017-6.0%+0.8%-2.1%
Q4 2016+1.7%+2.0%-1.2%
Q3 2016-1.2%+0.5%+14.3%
Q2 2016+4.7%+4.0%+9.7%
Q1 2016+12.7%
Q4 2015+1.2%
Q3 2015+2.3%
Q2 2015-5.0%
Q1 2015+7.9%
Q4 2014+5.4%
Q3 2014-7.2%
Q2 2014+5.8%
Q1 2014+3.0%
Q4 2013-0.3%
Q3 2013-7.1%
Q2 2013+6.0%
Q1 2013+3.5%
Q4 2012-4.6%
Q3 2012+0.6%
Q2 2012+0.6%
Q1 2011+1.0%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q4 2009-0.2%
Q4 2011-0.2%
Q3 2010+1.9%
Q3 2011+1.9%
Q2 2011-10.9%
Q4 2010-10.9%
Q2 2010-10.9%
Q1 2010+12.8%

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