MTBC Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

Highlights:

• Revenue of $5.1 million for first quarter 2016
• Adjusted EBITDA of $65,000 or 1.3% of revenue
• Full year revenue guidance range reaffirmed at $27 − $30 million
• Full year Adjusted EBITDA guidance range reaffirmed at $1.5 − $2.0 million

SOMERSET, N.J., May 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (Nasdaq:MTBC), a leading provider of proprietary, web-based electronic health records, practice management and mHealth solutions, today announced financial and operational results for first quarter 2016, while reaffirming guidance for 2016.

“During the first quarter, we made solid strides toward achieving our 2016 growth and EBITDA objectives,” said Mahmud Haq, MTBC’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our management team continued to execute our long term business strategy of growth through acquisitions on favorable terms, while delivering a second consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA and finishing the quarter with $7.4 million of growth capital.”

“We are strategically deploying our growth capital, most recently with the acquisition of Tennessee-based Renaissance Physician Services on April 30 and our acquisition of Texas-based Gulf Coast Billing, Inc. in mid-February,” said Stephen Snyder, MTBC’s President. “We were pleased to acquire Renaissance and Gulf Coast at attractive valuations, with purchase terms that closely align our collective interests in revenue retention and growth,” he continued. He further explained, “We look forward to deploying additional growth capital as we finalize agreements with other potential sellers that will align with our 2016 growth and profitability objectives.”

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $5.1 million, compared to $6.1 million in the same period last year.

“Year over year, our revenue was down, principally due to loss of clients during 2015 from the companies we purchased at the time of the IPO,” said Bill Korn, MTBC’s Chief Financial Officer. “Our first quarter revenue is seasonally our lowest in terms of revenue and profits, similar to other revenue cycle management companies, due to annual deductibles, which most insurance plans contain. We recognize revenue when the doctor is paid, so while providers wait for patient payments, our revenues are delayed. We anticipate reporting revenue growth during the remainder of the year.”

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Adjusted EBITDA was $65,000, or 1.3% of revenue, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of ($710,000), or (11.6%) of revenue, in the same period last year. Direct operating costs were reduced by 35%, from $3.5 million to $2.3 million, and general and administrative expenses declined from $3.1 million to $2.9 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, our non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was ($217,000), or ($0.02) per share, which marked a significant improvement compared to the non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income of ($854,000), or ($0.08) per share, in the same period last year.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the GAAP Net Loss was $2.0 million, or $0.21 per share, compared to a GAAP Net Loss of $1.2 million, or $0.12 per share, in the same period last year. While the GAAP Net Loss increased, the difference is primarily the result of the $829,000 non-cash reduction in the value of the shares held in escrow for the sellers of the three companies we acquired at the time of our IPO.

The difference of $2.0 million between Adjusted EBITDA and the GAAP Net Loss in first quarter 2016 reflects $1.2 million of non-cash amortization and depreciation expense, $489,000 of stock-based compensation, $212,000 of integration and transaction costs related to recent acquisitions, $43,000 of provision for taxes, and $134,000 of net interest expense, offset by a $45,000 decrease in the contingent consideration liability.

We are confirming our 2016 guidance, first communicated in January 2016 and summarized in the following table:

The Company anticipates 2016 full-year revenue of $27 – $30 million, which represents growth of $4 – $7 million over 2015 revenue. We anticipate 2016 full-year Adjusted EBITDA of $1.5 – $2.0 million.

Conference Call Information

MTBC management will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 to discuss the first quarter 2016 results. The conference call will be accessible by dialing 866-652-5200, or 412-317-6060 for international callers, and referencing “MTBC First Quarter 2016 Earnings Call.” An audio webcast of the call will be available live and archived on MTBC’s investor relations website at ir.mtbc.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after conclusion of the call and will be accessible through September 30, 2016. The replay can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529, or 412-317-0088 for international callers, and providing access code 10084750.

About MTBC

MTBC is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers practicing in ambulatory care settings. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS) platform helps our customers increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. MTBC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “MTBC,” and its Series A Preferred Stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “MTBCP.”

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to manage growth; integrate acquisitions; effectively migrate and keep newly acquired customers and other important risks and uncertainties referenced and discussed under the heading titled “Risk Factors” in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

The following is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used by us to describe our financial results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

While management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying performance of our business operations, investors are reminded to consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, it should be noted that these non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies, and management may utilize other measures to illustrate performance in the future. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA

Set forth below is a reconciliation of our “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin,” which represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income

Set forth below is a reconciliation of our “Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income” and “Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share.”

For purposes of determining non-GAAP adjusted net income per share, we used the number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period on March 31, 2016 and 2015 including the shares which were issued but are considered contingent consideration, in order to provide insight into results considering the total number of shares which were issued at the time of the acquisitions.

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. However, management believes that, in order to properly understand our short-term and long-term financial and operational trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of certain non-cash or non-recurring items, when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in frequency and impact on continuing operations. Management also uses results of operations before such items to evaluate the operating performance of MTBC and compare it against past periods, make operating decisions, and serve as a basis for strategic planning. These non-GAAP financial measures provide management with additional means to understand and evaluate the operating results and trends in our ongoing business by eliminating certain non-cash expenses and other items that management believes might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods more difficult, obscure trends in ongoing operations, or reduce management's ability to make useful forecasts. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional means of evaluating period-over-period operating performance. In addition, management understands that some investors and financial analysts find this information helpful in analyzing our financial and operational performance and comparing this performance to our peers and competitors.

Management defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as the sum of GAAP net income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes, net interest expense, other (income) expense, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, amortization of purchased intangible assets, integration costs, nonrecurring transaction costs, and changes in contingent consideration, and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue.

Management defines “non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income” as the sum of GAAP net income (loss) before stock-based compensation expense, amortization of purchased intangible assets, other (income) expense, nonrecurring transaction costs, integration costs, changes in contingent consideration, any tax impact related to these preceding items and income tax expense related to goodwill, and “non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share” as non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income divided by common shares outstanding at the end of the period, including the shares which were issued but are subject to forfeiture and considered contingent consideration. Management considers all of these non-GAAP financial measures to be important indicators of our operational strength and performance of our business and a good measure of our historical operating trends, in particular the extent to which ongoing operations impact our overall financial performance.

In addition to items routinely excluded from non-GAAP EBITDA, management excludes or adjusts each of the items identified below from the applicable non-GAAP financial measure referenced above for the reasons set forth with respect to that excluded item:

Other (income) expense – net. Other (income) expense is excluded because foreign currency gains and losses, whether realized or unrealized, and other non-operating expenses are non-cash expenditures that management does not consider part of ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of our business, and also because the total amount of the expense is partially outside of our control. Foreign currency gains and losses are based on global market factors which are unrelated to our performance during the period in which the gains and losses are realized.

Stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense is excluded because this is primarily a non-cash expenditure that management does not consider part of ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of our business, and also because the total amount of the expenditure is partially outside of our control because it is based on factors such as stock price, volatility, and interest rates, which may be unrelated to our performance during the period in which the expenses are incurred.

Amortization of purchased intangible assets. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition. Accordingly, this item is not considered by management in making operating decisions. Management does not believe such charges accurately reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are incurred.

Nonrecurring transaction costs. Nonrecurring transaction costs are upfront costs related to acquisitions and related transactions, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, and other non-recurring costs related to specific transactions. Management believes that such expenses do not have a direct correlation to future business operations, and therefore, these costs are not considered by management in making operating decisions. Management does not believe such charges accurately reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are incurred.

Integration costs. Integration costs are severance payments for certain employees relating to our acquisitions and exit costs related to terminating leases and other contractual agreements. Accordingly, management believes that such expenses do not have a direct correlation to future business operations, and therefore, these costs are not considered by management in making operating decisions. Management does not believe such charges accurately reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are incurred.

Changes in contingent consideration. Contingent consideration represents the amount payable to the sellers of the acquired businesses based on the achievement of defined performance measures contained in the purchase agreements. Contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period, and changes arise from changes in MTBC’s stock prices as well as changes in the forecasted revenues of the acquired businesses.

Tax expense related to goodwill. Income tax expense resulting from the amortization of goodwill related to our acquisitions represents a charge to record the tax expense resulting from amortizing goodwill over 15 years for tax purposes. Goodwill is not amortized for GAAP reporting. This expense is not anticipated to result in a cash payment.

Disclaimer:

This press release is for information purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.