Company Well-Positioned to Successfully Manage COVID-Related Impacts
Reports 72% Increase in First Quarter Revenue to $81.0 Million
Reports $12.1 Million in Quarterly Operating Cash Flow, Adding to its Already Strong Balance SheetNEW YORK, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Progyny, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNY), a leading benefits management company specializing in fertility and family building benefits solutions in the United States, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (“the first quarter of 2020”) as compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 (“the prior year period”).“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our members’ access to care was meaningfully disrupted during the first quarter,” said David Schlanger, Chief Executive Officer of Progyny. “We believe this disruption is temporary because fertility is commonly recognized as an essential medical service, including by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the prevalence of infertility means people will still need assistance in order to pursue their dreams of having a family.”“The clinics in our network have implemented, or are currently implementing, safety protocols and other necessary measures in order to be up and running for their full range of treatments over the course of the next several weeks,” continued Mr. Schlanger. “Our members are ready to resume treatment and want to do so in a way that feels safe.”“Though our first quarter results were negatively impacted by the disruption in providing care in March due to COVID-19, we are reporting solid revenue, net income and Adjusted EBITDA growth, as well as substantial operating and free cash flow, due to the strong start we had to the year,” said Pete Anevski, Progyny’s President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer. “We are looking forward to our clinics building back up to their pre-COVID patient volumes.”Impact of COVID-19 on First Quarter Results
As the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding, state and local governments implemented shelter-in-place orders. As a result, our members’ access to care was impacted regionally. On March 17, 2020, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (“ASRM”) issued guidelines recommending the suspension of new treatment cycles. As a result, the significant majority of our members were unable to complete diagnostics or initiate new treatment cycles, and our volumes declined precipitously as of that date.Net income per share attributable to common stockholders reflects weighted-average shares outstanding as adjusted for potential dilutive securities, including options to purchase common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. In addition, 1Q 2019 reflects an adjustment related to undistributed earnings of participating securities. Note the Company effected a 1-for-4.5454 reverse stock split of its common stock and convertible preferred stock on October 14, 2019. For ease of comparability, all periods presented in this release retroactively give effect to the reverse stock split as if it occurred at the beginning of the periods presented.Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. Please see Annex A of this release for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP for each of the periods presented.Financial HighlightsRevenue was $81.0 million, a 72% increase as compared to $47.2 million reported in the prior year period.Fertility benefit services revenue was $59.4 million, a 47% increase from the $40.4 million reported in the prior year period, primarily driven by an increase in our number of clients and covered lives.Pharmacy benefit services revenue was $21.6 million as compared to $6.8 million reported in the prior year period. The growth in pharmacy benefit services revenue was primarily driven by an increase in the number of clients that are providing the pharmacy benefit as compared to the prior year period.Gross profit was $16.6 million, an increase of 67% from the prior year period, primarily due to the higher revenue. Gross margin was 20.5%, reflecting a decrease of 60 basis points from the 21.1% gross margin in the prior year period. The decline in gross margin was due primarily to the Company’s decision to keep all of its care management staff in place during the pause in treatments caused by COVID-19. This decision was made in anticipation of the resumption in services across regions and the corresponding ramp up toward normal service levels.Net income was $4.1 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 61%, from the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to the increase in revenue.Net income attributable to common stockholders was $4.1 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $31 thousand, or $0.01 per share, in the prior year period. The improvement reflects higher net income as well as the absence in the current period of a warrant valuation adjustment expense related to convertible preferred stock warrants, which were converted to common shares effective with the Company’s initial public offering. In October 2019, all outstanding convertible preferred stock warrants were converted into warrants to purchase common stock and the warrants are no longer subject to a valuation adjustment.Adjusted EBITDA was $7.1 million, an increase of $2.8 million, or 64%, from the prior year period due to the higher revenue. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 8.8%, a slight decline from the 9.2% margin in the prior year period due primarily to the company’s decision to keep its overall workforce intact amid the temporary disruption in treatment volumes because of COVID-19.Readers are encouraged to review Annex A for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.Balance Sheet and Financial Position
As of March 31, 2020, the Company had total working capital of approximately $103 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $91.6 million, reflecting an increase of $11.3 million from the December 31, 2019 cash and cash equivalents balance, and no debt.Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first quarter of 2020 was $12.1 million, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $6.2 million in the prior year period. The strong cash flow from operations this quarter was primarily due to the continued improvement in our implementation processes for new clients, mitigating what is typically a negative impact to cash flows in the first quarter following a client’s launch of the benefit.Operational Metrics:
Clients and MembersAssisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) Cycles and Utilization Rates
Impact of COVID-19 on Second Quarter Results and Beyond
ASRM updated its guidelines on April 24, 2020, which were then reaffirmed on May 11, 2020, providing fertility clinics with a path for the safe and gradual resumption of patient care. Additionally, many state and local governments have begun to ease stay-at-home orders, as well as allow for the resumption of non-emergent medical procedures. “Over the last few weeks, we have begun to see a week-to-week acceleration in both the volume of patient appointments as well as the dispensing of fertility medications. This acceleration demonstrates that members are anxious to return to treatment and is evidence that the pause they have endured in their treatment hasn’t dimmed their desire to achieve their family-building goals. If access to care continues to improve as currently anticipated, we would expect our minimum second quarter results to be at least $45 million in revenue, $4.2 million in net loss, and $(1.3) million in Adjusted EBITDA1,” said Mr. Schlanger. “Relative to other areas of the economy that have been significantly affected by COVID-19, we believe Progyny’s business will recover more quickly. We have been shielded from the worst impacts of the historic levels of unemployment due to the composition of our client base, and our 2.1 million members as of March 31st remain intact as of today.”Although the volume of appointments has been accelerating, significant uncertainty remains as to the timing of the resumption of services at our network clinics, as well as how long it will take both clinics and patients to return to normal practice volumes and member utilization levels. Consequently, the company is not in a position to provide full year financial guidance at this time.Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. Please see Annex A of this release for a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to forward-looking net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP for the period presented.Conference Call Information
Progyny will host a conference call at 4:45 P.M. Eastern Time (1:45 P.M. Pacific Time) today to discuss its financial results. Interested participants from the United States may join by calling 1.877.883.0383 and using conference ID 5829856. Participants from international locations may join by calling 1.412.902.6506 and using the same conference ID. A replay of the call will be available until May 19, 2020 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time by dialing 1.877.344.7529 (U.S. participants) or 1.412.317.0088 (international) and entering passcode 10143051. A live audio webcast of the call and subsequent replay will also be available through the Events & Presentations section of the Company’s Investor Relations website at investors.progyny.com.About Progyny
Progyny (Nasdaq: PGNY) is a leading fertility benefits management company in the US. We are redefining fertility and family building benefits, proving that a comprehensive and inclusive fertility solution can simultaneously benefit employers, patients, and physicians. Our benefits solution empowers patients with education and guidance from a dedicated Patient Care Advocate (PCA), provides access to a premier network of fertility specialists using the latest science and technologies, reduces healthcare costs for the nation’s leading employers, and drives optimal clinical outcomes. We envision a world where anyone who wants to have a child can do so.Headquartered in New York City, Progyny has been named a CNBC 50 Disruptor for three years in a row, to the INC. 5000, Crain’s Fast 50 for NYC, and Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for two years in a row, and Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas. For more information, visit www.progyny.com.Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our positioning to successfully manage the impact of COVID-19 and the associated economic uncertainty on our business, our financial outlook for the second quarter of 2020, the impact of COVID-19 on our second quarter results and beyond and on our number of members, our expectations on the timing of recovery of the fertility industry and the resumption of fertility services at provider clinics, our industry, business strategy, ability to acquire new clients and successfully engage new and existing clients, plans, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, and other financial and operating information. 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For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the current report on Form 8-K filed today and subsequent reports that we file with the SEC which are available at http://investors.progyny.com and on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual future results could differ materially from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release and the accompanying tables include a non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA.Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when taken together with our GAAP financial results, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating performance and facilitates internal comparisons of our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. In particular, we believe that the use of Adjusted EBITDA is helpful to our investors as it is a measure used by management in assessing the health of our business, determining incentive compensation, evaluating our operating performance, and for internal planning and forecasting purposes.Adjusted EBITDA is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include: (1) it does not properly reflect capital commitments to be paid in the future; (2) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the underlying assets may need to be replaced and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect these capital expenditures; (3) it does not consider the impact of stock-based compensation expense; (4) it does not reflect other non-operating expenses, including interest expense, net; (5) it does not consider the impact of any stock warrant valuation adjustment; (6) it does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and (7) it does not include legal fees that may be payable in connection with a vendor arbitration. In addition, our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we calculate the measure, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, when evaluating our performance, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including our net income from continuing operations and other GAAP results.We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income, adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense; other income; interest (income) expense, net; convertible preferred stock warrant valuation adjustment; provision for income taxes and legal fees associated with a vendor arbitration. Please see Annex A: “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” elsewhere in this press release.For Further Information, Please Contact:
Investors:
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ANNEX APROGYNY, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited)
(in thousands)Adjusted EBITDA
The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for each of the periods presented:
Reconciliation of Anticipated Adjusted EBITDA to Anticipated Net Loss for the Three Months Ending June 30, 2020
* All of the numbers in the table above reflect our future outlook as of the date hereof. Net loss and Adjusted EBITDA ranges do not reflect any estimate for legal fees associated with a vendor arbitration, nor do they contemplate any adjustment of the valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets.
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