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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark one)

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

 

Or

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                 to

 

Commission file number:

001-32701

 


 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-3738384

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

 

 

6200 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 200

 

 

Greenwood Village, CO

 

80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-495-1200

 

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report:

Not applicable

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act). Yes o No x

 

The registrant is a privately held corporation, and its common stock is not publicly traded.  Shares of common stock outstanding at May 9, 2012 — 1,000.  All of our outstanding stock was held at such date by CDRT Acquisition Corporation, our sole stockholder.

 

 

 



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INDEX

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

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Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for the Successor and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 for the Predecessor

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for the Successor and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 for the Predecessor

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

30

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

30

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

32

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

33

 

 

 

Signatures

 

34

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Revenue, net of contractual discounts

 

$

1,407,790

 

 

$

1,279,120

 

Provision for uncompensated care

 

(601,496

)

 

(518,285

)

Net revenue

 

806,294

 

 

760,835

 

Compensation and benefits

 

565,865

 

 

537,077

 

Operating expenses

 

107,581

 

 

96,963

 

Insurance expense

 

24,890

 

 

26,539

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

18,993

 

 

17,835

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

30,490

 

 

17,525

 

Restructuring charges

 

5,979

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

52,496

 

 

64,896

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

287

 

 

396

 

Interest expense

 

(43,452

)

 

(4,817

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

298

 

 

(4

)

Interest and other income (expense)

 

162

 

 

(1,746

)

Income from operations before income taxes, equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and noncontrolling interest

 

9,791

 

 

58,725

 

Income tax expense

 

(4,238

)

 

(22,652

)

Income from operations before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and noncontrolling interest

 

5,553

 

 

36,073

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

109

 

 

91

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

130

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Emergency Medical Services Corporation

 

5,792

 

 

36,164

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains during the period

 

42

 

 

629

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments

 

(11

)

 

984

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

5,823

 

 

$

37,777

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2012

 

December 31
2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

229,361

 

$

134,023

 

Insurance collateral

 

26,387

 

40,835

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

561,069

 

525,722

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

22,742

 

22,693

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

25,903

 

26,175

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

25,062

 

24,228

 

Total current assets

 

890,524

 

773,676

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

190,653

 

191,946

 

Intangible assets, net

 

547,669

 

564,227

 

Insurance collateral

 

55,188

 

105,763

 

Goodwill

 

2,273,319

 

2,269,140

 

Other long-term assets

 

106,775

 

108,356

 

Total assets

 

$

4,064,128

 

$

4,013,108

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

58,270

 

$

50,512

 

Accrued liabilities

 

352,932

 

323,251

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

15,138

 

14,590

 

Total current liabilities

 

426,340

 

388,353

 

Long-term debt

 

2,354,413

 

2,357,699

 

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

 

151,308

 

151,308

 

Insurance reserves and other long-term liabilities

 

209,127

 

202,258

 

Total liabilities

 

3,141,188

 

3,099,618

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding in 2012 and 2011)

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

904,226

 

903,173

 

Retained earnings

 

18,811

 

13,019

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,671

)

(2,702

)

Total Emergency Medical Services Corporation equity

 

920,366

 

913,490

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

2,574

 

 

Total equity

 

922,940

 

913,490

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

4,064,128

 

$

4,013,108

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

5,792

 

 

$

36,164

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

34,724

 

 

18,315

 

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

4

 

 

39

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

1,062

 

 

1,962

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

 

(1,169

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

(109

)

 

(91

)

Noncontrolling interest in earnings

 

(130

)

 

 

Dividends received

 

611

 

 

427

 

Deferred income taxes

 

100

 

 

345

 

Changes in operating assets/liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other accounts receivable

 

(35,347

)

 

(10,762

)

Parts and supplies inventory

 

(49

)

 

(81

)

Prepaids and other current assets

 

272

 

 

(4,741

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

46,049

 

 

29,087

 

Insurance accruals

 

(2,929

)

 

2,504

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

50,050

 

 

71,999

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(12,710

)

 

(15,306

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

73

 

 

10

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

 

(1,000

)

 

(32,720

)

Net change in insurance collateral

 

54,527

 

 

12,406

 

Other investing activities

 

(2,805

)

 

474

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

38,085

 

 

(35,136

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC issuance of class A common stock

 

 

 

551

 

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

(3,649

)

 

(1,966

)

Debt issue costs

 

(95

)

 

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest

 

2,704

 

 

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

 

1,169

 

Class A common stock repurchased as treasury stock

 

 

 

(1,303

)

Net change in bank overdrafts

 

8,243

 

 

12,097

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

7,203

 

 

10,548

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

95,338

 

 

47,411

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

134,023

 

 

287,361

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

229,361

 

 

$

334,772

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

1.              General

 

Basis of Presentation of Financial Statements

 

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements for Emergency Medical Services Corporation (“EMSC” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting, and accordingly, do not include all of the disclosures required for annual financial statements.  For further information, see the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including the accounting policies and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

On May 25, 2011, EMSC was acquired through a merger transaction (“Merger”) by investment funds (the “CD&R Affiliates”) sponsored by, or affiliated with, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (“CD&R”).  As a result of the Merger, EMSC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDRT Acquisition Corporation and the Company’s stock ceased to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Details of the Merger are more fully discussed in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated statements of operations and cash flows are presented for two periods: Successor (the three month period ended March 31, 2012) and Predecessor (the three month period ended March 31, 2011), which relate to the period succeeding the Merger and the period preceding the Merger, respectively.  The Company applied purchase accounting to the opening balance sheet and results of operations on May 25, 2011.  The Merger resulted in a new basis of accounting beginning on May 25, 2011 and the financial reporting periods are presented as follows:

 

·                  The three month period ended March 31, 2012 is presented on a Successor basis, reflecting the Merger of the Company and the affiliate of CD&R.

 

·                  The three month period ended March 31, 2011 is presented on a Predecessor basis.  The consolidated financial statements for all Predecessor periods have been prepared using the historical basis of accounting for the Company.  As a result of the Merger and the associated purchase accounting, the consolidated financial statements of the Successor are not comparable to periods preceding the Merger.

 

In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented.  Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012.

 

The Company’s business is conducted primarily through two operating subsidiaries, EmCare Holdings Inc. (“EmCare”), its facility-based physician services segment, and American Medical Response, Inc. (“AMR”), its medical transportation services segment.

 

2.              Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include all wholly-owned subsidiaries of EMSC, including EmCare and AMR and their respective subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations, financial condition and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Insurance

 

Insurance collateral is comprised principally of government and investment grade securities and cash deposits with third parties and supports the Company’s insurance program and reserves. Certain of these investments, if sold or otherwise liquidated, would have to be replaced by other suitable financial assurances and are, therefore, considered restricted.

 

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Insurance collateral also includes a receivable from insurers of $10.8 million as of December 31, 2011 for liabilities in excess of our self-insured retention. This receivable was reversed in the first quarter of 2012 upon settlement of the related liability.

 

Insurance reserves are established for automobile, workers compensation, general liability and professional liability claims utilizing policies with both fully-insured and self-insured components. This includes the use of an off-shore captive insurance program through a wholly-owned subsidiary for certain liability programs for both EmCare and AMR. In those instances where the Company has obtained third-party insurance coverage, the Company normally retains liability for the first $1 to $2 million of the loss. Insurance reserves cover known claims and incidents within the level of Company retention that may result in the assertion of additional claims, as well as claims from unknown incidents that may be asserted arising from activities through the balance sheet date.

 

The Company establishes reserves for claims based upon an assessment of actual claims and claims incurred but not reported.  The reserves are established based on quarterly consultation with third-party independent actuaries using actuarial principles and assumptions that consider a number of factors, including historical claim payment patterns (including legal costs) and changes in case reserves and the assumed rate of inflation in healthcare costs and property damage repairs.

 

The Company’s most recent actuarial valuation was completed in March 2012. As a result of this and previous actuarial valuations, the Company recorded a decrease in its provisions for insurance liabilities of $0.4 million during the Successor quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to an increase of $2.5 million during the Predecessor quarter ended March 31, 2011 related to reserves for losses in prior years.

 

The long-term portion of insurance reserves was $188.1 million and $186.0 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, net

 

The Company estimates its allowances based on payor reimbursement schedules, historical collections and write-off experience and other economic data. The allowances for contractual discounts and uncompensated care are reviewed monthly. Account balances are charged off against the uncompensated care allowance, which relates principally to receivables recorded for self-pay patients, when it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. Write-offs to the contractual allowance occur when payment is received. The Company’s accounts receivable and allowances are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,
2012

 

December 31,
2011

 

Gross trade accounts receivable

 

$

2,677,603

 

$

2,435,233

 

Allowance for contractual discounts

 

1,307,993

 

1,254,452

 

Allowance for uncompensated care

 

809,150

 

655,419

 

Net trade accounts receivable

 

560,460

 

525,362

 

Other receivables, net

 

609

 

360

 

Net accounts receivable

 

$

561,069

 

$

525,722

 

 

Other receivables primarily represent EmCare hospital subsidies and fees, and AMR fees for stand-by and special events and subsidies from community organizations.

 

Accounts receivable allowances at EmCare are estimated based on cash collection and write-off experience at a facility level contract and facility specific payor mix.  These allowances are reviewed and adjusted monthly through revenue provisions. In addition, a look-back analysis is done, typically after 15 months, to compare actual cash collected on a date of service basis to the revenue recorded for that period. Any adjustment necessary for an overage or deficit in these allowances based on actual collections is recorded through a revenue adjustment in the current period.

 

AMR contractual allowances are determined primarily on payor reimbursement schedules that are included and regularly updated in the billing systems, and by historical collection experience. The billing systems calculate the difference between payor specific gross billings and contractually agreed to, or governmentally driven, reimbursement rates. The allowance for uncompensated care at AMR is related principally to receivables recorded for self-pay patients. AMR’s allowances on self-pay accounts receivable are estimated on claim level, historical write-off experience.

 

Business Combinations

 

Assets and liabilities of an acquired business are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the acquisition consideration over the estimated fair values is recorded as goodwill. All acquisition costs are expensed as

 

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incurred. While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions as a part of the acquisition consideration allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, the estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period any subsequent adjustments are recorded as expense.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Fee-for-service revenue is recognized at the time of service and is recorded net of provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care.  Fee-for-service revenue represents billings for services provided to patients, for which the Company receives payment from the patient or their third-party payor.  Provisions for contractual discounts are related to differences between gross charges and specific payor, including governmental, reimbursement schedules.  Subsidy and fee revenue primarily represent hospital subsidies and fees at EmCare and fees for stand-by, special event and community subsidies at AMR.  Provisions for estimated uncompensated care, or bad debt expense, are related principally to the number of self-pay patients treated in the period and are based primarily on historical collection experience to reduce revenues net of contractual discounts to the estimated amounts the Company expects to collect.

 

Net revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Fee-for-service revenue, net of contractuals:

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare

 

$

192,710

 

$

195,348

 

Medicaid

 

46,110

 

53,483

 

Commercial insurance and managed care

 

502,099

 

443,880

 

Self-pay

 

528,545

 

448,605

 

Sub-total

 

1,269,464

 

1,141,316

 

Subsidies and fees

 

138,326

 

137,804

 

Revenue, net of contractuals

 

1,407,790

 

1,279,120

 

Provision for uncompensated care

 

(601,496

)

(518,285

)

Net revenue

 

$

806,294

 

$

760,835

 

 

Healthcare reimbursement is complex and may involve lengthy delays. Third-party payors are continuing their efforts to control expenditures for healthcare, including proposals to revise reimbursement policies. The Company has from time to time experienced delays in reimbursement from third-party payors. In addition, third-party payors may disallow, in whole or in part, claims for payment based on determinations that certain amounts are not reimbursable under plan coverage, determinations of medical necessity, or the need for additional information. Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are very complex and subject to interpretation. Revenue is recognized on an estimated basis in the period in which related services are rendered. As a result, there is a reasonable possibility that recorded estimates will change materially in the short-term. Such amounts, including adjustments between provisions for contractual discounts and uncompensated care, are adjusted in future periods, as adjustments become known. These adjustments were less than 1% of net revenue for the Successor and Predecessor periods.

 

The Company provides services to patients who have no insurance or other third-party payor coverage. In certain circumstances, federal law requires providers to render services to any patient who requires care regardless of their ability to pay. Services to these patients are not considered to be charity care and provisions for uncompensated care for these services are estimated accordingly.

 

Merger

 

On February 13, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”). On May 25, 2011, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). The Company finalized its business combination accounting during the first quarter of 2012 with adjustments related to goodwill allocations between segments. For additional details, refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

The allocation of goodwill by segment is as follows as of March 31, 2012 (in millions):

 

EmCare 

 

$

1,366

 

AMR

 

832

 

 

 

$

2,198

 

 

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Merger and Other Related Costs

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded $2.0 million of pretax Merger related costs consisting primarily of legal fees, which are included in interest and other income (expense) on the accompanying statement of operations.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

The following Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations reflects the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the Merger had occurred on January 1, 2011. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to events that are (1) directly attributed to the Merger, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. Such items include interest expense related to debt issued in conjunction with the Merger as well as additional amortization expense associated with the valuation of intangible assets. This unaudited pro forma information should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the Merger had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future. Balances for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 are not shown as there are no adjustments necessary in the Successor period.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Statements of Operation

 

 

 

Quarter ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

Net revenue

 

$

760,835

 

Compensation and benefits

 

537,077

 

Operating expenses

 

96,963

 

Insurance expense

 

26,539

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

18,650

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

29,193

 

Income from operations

 

52,413

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

396

 

Interest expense

 

(42,873

)

Realized loss on investments

 

(4

)

Interest and other income

 

209

 

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

10,141

 

Income tax expense

 

(4,390

)

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

5,751

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

91

 

Net income

 

$

5,842

 

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company classifies its financial instruments that are reported at fair value based on a hierarchal framework which ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Market price observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of instrument and the characteristics specific to the instrument. Instruments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

 

Financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1—Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. The Company does not adjust the quoted price for these assets or liabilities, which include investments held in connection with the Company’s captive insurance program.

 

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Level 2—Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. Balances in this category include fixed income mortgage backed securities, corporate bonds, and derivatives.

 

Level 3—Pricing inputs are unobservable as of the reporting date and reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the fair value of the asset or liability. Balances in this category include the Company’s estimate, using a combination of internal and external fair value analyses, of contingent consideration for acquisitions made in prior periods.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of EMSC’s financial instruments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

$

44,111

 

$

12,521

 

$

 

$

56,632

 

$

96,875

 

$

12,579

 

$

 

$

109,454

 

Fuel hedge

 

$

 

$

646

 

$

 

$

646

 

$

 

$

245

 

$

 

$

245

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,030

 

$

5,030

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,030

 

$

5,030

 

Interest rate swap

 

$

 

$

2,791

 

$

 

$

2,791

 

$

 

$

2,373

 

$

 

$

2,373

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No 2011-7, Presentation and Disclosure of Patient Service Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Certain Health Care Entities (“ASU 2011-7”) to give further transparency about a health care entity’s net patient service revenue and the related allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

ASU 2011-7 requires the following:

 

·                  presentation of bad debt expense, which the Company classifies as uncompensated care, as contra-revenue on the statement of operations;

 

·                  the Company’s policy for considering collectability in the timing of revenue and bad debt recognized;

 

·                  disclosure of the amount of revenue, net of contractual discounts by major payor source; and

 

·                  quantitative and qualitative information about changes in the bad debt allowance, including judgments and changes in estimates.

 

The Company adopted this new guidance effective January 1, 2012 by separating out its uncompensated care provision on the statement of operations and by providing additional disclosure to footnote 2 under Revenue Recognition for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

3.              Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities were as follows at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Accrued wages and benefits

 

$

118,968

 

$

110,761

 

Accrued paid time-off

 

27,966

 

26,210

 

Current portion of self-insurance reserves

 

46,102

 

61,865

 

Accrued restructuring

 

8,888

 

4,598

 

Current portion of compliance and legal

 

4,749

 

3,268

 

Accrued billing and collection fees

 

5,051

 

4,940

 

Accrued incentive compensation

 

23,442

 

18,591

 

Accrued interest

 

28,283

 

10,550

 

Accrued income taxes

 

5,805

 

2,036

 

Transaction related liabilities

 

40,405

 

38,782

 

Other

 

43,273

 

41,650

 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

352,932

 

$

323,251

 

 

4.              Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt and capital leases consisted of the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

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March 31,
2012

 

December 31,
2011

 

Senior subordinated unsecured notes due 2019

 

$

950,000

 

$

950,000

 

Senior secured term loan due 2018 (5.25% at March 31, 2012)

 

1,417,853

 

1,421,101

 

Notes due at various dates from 2012 to 2022 with interest rates from 6% to 10%

 

1,138

 

590

 

Capital lease obligations due at various dates from 2012 to 2018

 

560

 

598

 

 

 

2,369,551

 

2,372,289

 

Less current portion

 

(15,138

)

(14,590

)

Total long-term debt

 

$

2,354,413

 

$

2,357,699

 

 

5.              Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Company manages its exposure to changes in fuel prices and interest rates and, from time to time, uses highly effective derivative instruments to manage well-defined risk exposures. The Company monitors its positions and the credit ratings of its counterparties and does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties. The Company does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

 

At March 31, 2012, the Company was party to a series of fuel hedge transactions with a major financial institution under one master agreement. Each of the transactions effectively fixes the cost of diesel fuel at prices ranging from $3.24 to $4.06 per gallon. The Company purchases the diesel fuel at the market rate and periodically settles with its counterparty for the difference between the national average price for the period published by the Department of Energy and the agreed upon fixed price. The transactions fix the price for a total of 2.2 million gallons, which represents approximately 12% of the Company’s total estimated usage during the periods hedged, and are spread over periods from April 2012 through December 2013. As of March 31, 2012, the Company recorded, as a component of other comprehensive income before applicable tax impacts, an asset associated with the fair value of the fuel hedge in the amount of $0.6 million, compared to $0.2 million as of December 31, 2011. Settlement of hedge agreements are included in operating expenses and resulted in net receipts from the counterparty of $0.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and $0.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Over the next 12 months, the Company expects to reclassify $0.6 million of deferred gain from accumulated comprehensive income as the related fuel hedge transactions mature.

 

In October 2011, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements which mature on August 31, 2015.  The swap agreements are with major financial institutions and effectively convert a total of $400 million in variable rate debt to fixed rate debt with an effective rate of 5.74%.  The Company will continue to make interest payments based on the variable rate associated with the debt (based on LIBOR, but not less than 1.5%) and will periodically settle with its counterparties for the difference between the rate paid and the fixed rate. The Company recorded, as a component of other comprehensive income before applicable tax impacts, a liability associated with the fair value of the interest rate swap in the amount of $2.8 million as of March 31, 2012, compared to $2.4 million as of December 31, 2011.  As of March 31, 2012, there have not been any additional payments made or received under these hedge agreements.  Over the next 12 months, the Company expects to reclassify $0.7 million of deferred loss from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense as the related interest rate swap transactions mature.

 

6.              Restructuring Charges

 

The Company recorded a restructuring charge of $6.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 related to continuing efforts to re-align AMR’s operations. Payments currently under this plan are expected to be complete by March 2013. The accrued restructuring liability as of March 31, 2012 of $8.9 million includes accruals on restructuring plans from prior years in addition to the 2012 plan outlined below.

 

 

 

2012 Plan

 

 

 

Lease & Other
Contract
Termination Costs

 

Severance

 

Total

 

Incurred

 

$

5,000

 

$

979

 

$

5,979

 

Paid

 

 

(101

)

(101

)

March 31, 2012

 

$

5,000

 

$

878

 

$

5,878

 

 

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7.              Commitments and Contingencies

 

Lease Commitments

 

The Company leases various facilities and equipment under operating lease agreements.

 

The Company also leases certain leasehold improvements under capital leases. Assets under capital leases are capitalized using inherent interest rates at the inception of each lease. Capital leases are collateralized by the underlying assets.

 

Services

 

The Company is subject to the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws which prohibit, among other things, any false claims, or any bribe, kickback or rebate in return for the referral of Medicare and Medicaid patients. Violation of these prohibitions may result in civil and criminal penalties and exclusion from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Management has implemented policies and procedures that management believes will assure that the Company is in substantial compliance with these laws and regulations but there can be no assurance the Company will not be found to have violated certain of these laws and regulations. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from government agencies pursuant to their regulatory or investigational authority. Such requests can include subpoenas or demand letters for documents to assist the government agencies in audits or investigations. The Company is cooperating with the government agencies conducting these investigations and is providing requested information to the government agencies. Other than the proceedings described below, management believes that the outcome of any of these investigations would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

Like other ambulance companies, AMR has provided discounts to its healthcare facility customers (nursing homes and hospitals) in certain circumstances. The Company has attempted to comply with applicable law where such discounts are provided. During the first quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company was advised by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that it was investigating certain business practices at AMR. The specific practices at issue were (1) whether ambulance transports involving Medicare eligible patients complied with the “medical necessity” requirement imposed by Medicare regulations, (2) whether patient signatures, when required, were properly obtained from Medicare eligible patients, and (3) whether discounts in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute were provided by AMR in exchange for referrals involving Medicare eligible patients. In connection with the third issue, the government alleged that certain of AMR’s hospital and nursing home contracts in effect in Texas in periods prior to 2002 contained discounts in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The Company negotiated a settlement with the government pursuant to which the Company paid $9 million and obtained a release of all claims related to such conduct alleged to have occurred in Texas in periods prior to 2002. In connection with the settlement, AMR entered into a Corporate Integrity Agreement (“CIA”) which was effective for a period of five years beginning September 12, 2006, and which was released in February 2012.

 

In December 2006, AMR received a subpoena from the DOJ.  The subpoena requested copies of documents for the period from January 2000 through the present.  The subpoena required AMR to produce a broad range of documents relating to the operations of certain AMR affiliates in New York.  The Company produced documents responsive to the subpoena. The government identified claims for reimbursement that the government believes lack support for the level billed, and invited the Company to respond to the identified areas of concern. The Company reviewed the information provided by the government and provided its response.  On May 20, 2011, AMR entered into a settlement agreement with the DOJ and a CIA with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) in connection with this matter. Under the terms of the settlement, AMR paid $2.7 million to the federal government. In connection with the settlement, the Company entered into a CIA with a five-year period beginning May 20, 2011. Pursuant to this CIA, the Company is required to maintain a compliance program, which includes, among other elements, the appointment of a compliance officer and committee, training of employees nationwide, safeguards for its billing operations as they relate to services provided in New York, including specific training for operations and billing personnel providing services in New York, review by an independent review organization and reporting of certain reportable events. The Company entered into the settlement in order to avoid the uncertainties of litigation, and has not admitted any wrongdoing.

 

In July 2011, AMR received a request from the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California (“USAO”) asking AMR to preserve certain documents concerning AMR’s provision of ambulance services within the City of Riverside, California.  The USAO indicated that it, together with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, are investigating whether AMR violated the federal False Claims Act and/or the federal Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with AMR’s provision of ambulance transport services within the City of Riverside.  The California Attorney General’s Office is conducting a parallel state investigation for possible violations of the California

 

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False Claims Act.  The Company complied with the USAO’s request to preserve documents.  In October 2011, the USAO served AMR with a subpoena compelling production of certain documents, and AMR is in the process of complying with the USAO’s subpoena.

 

Other Legal Matters

 

Four different lawsuits purporting to be class actions have been filed against AMR and certain subsidiaries in California alleging violations of California wage and hour laws.  On April 16, 2008, Lori Bartoni commenced a suit in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Alameda; on July 8, 2008, Vaughn Banta filed suit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles; on January 22, 2009, Laura Karapetian filed suit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, and on March 11, 2010, Melanie Aguilar filed suit in Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.  The Banta and Karapetian cases have been coordinated with the Bartoni case in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Alameda.  At the present time, courts have not certified classes in any of these cases.  Plaintiffs allege principally that the AMR entities failed to pay overtime charges pursuant to California law, and failed to provide required meal breaks or pay premium compensation for missed meal breaks.  Plaintiffs are seeking to certify the classes and are seeking lost wages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and other sanctions permitted under California law for violations of wage hour laws.  The Company is unable at this time to estimate the amount of potential damages, if any.

 

All of the eleven purported class actions relating to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 13, 2011, among EMSC, CDRT Acquisition Corporation and CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., or the Merger Agreement, which were filed in state court in Delaware and federal and state courts in Colorado against various combinations of EMSC, the members of EMSC’s board of directors, and other parties have now been voluntarily dismissed or settled.   Seven of the eleven actions were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery beginning on February 22, 2011, and were consolidated into one action entitled In re Emergency Medical Services Corporation Shareholder Litigation, Consolidated C.A. No. 6248-VCS.   That consolidated class action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs on September 26, 2011.  Two actions, entitled Scott A. Halliday v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 2011CV316 (filed on February 15, 2011), and Alma C. Howell v. William Sanger, et. al., Case No. 2011CV488 (filed on March 1, 2011), were filed in the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado.  Those two actions were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs on September 16, 2011 and October 24, 2011, respectively.  Two other actions, entitled Michael Wooten v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-CV-00412  (filed on February 17, 2011), and Neal Greenberg v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et. al., Case No. 11-CV-00496 (filed on February 28, 2011), were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and were also consolidated.   On March 23, 2012, the U.S. District Court issued a final order of judgment approving the impending settlement that EMSC had previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and EMSC incurred no material charges in connection with the settlement.  That order approved the settlement as set forth in a Stipulation of Settlement among the parties dated as of November 28, 2011 and released all of the plaintiffs’ and the class’s claims against the defendants.

 

In addition to the foregoing shareholder class actions, Merion Capital, L.P., a former stockholder of the Company, has filed an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to exercise its right to appraisal of its holdings in the Company prior to the Merger. Merion Capital was the holder of 599,000 shares of class A common stock in the Company prior to the Merger. The Company has not paid any merger consideration for these shares and has recorded a reserve in the amount of $38.3 million for such unpaid merger consideration pending conclusion of the appraisal action.

 

The Company is involved in other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the outcome of these legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

 

8.              Equity Based Compensation

 

Successor Equity Plans

 

Management of EMSC was allowed to rollover stock options of the Predecessor into fully vested options of the Successor. In addition, EMSC established a stock compensation plan after the Merger whereby certain members of management were awarded stock options in the Successor Company. The stock options are valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model on the date of grant. These options have a $64.00 strike price and vest ratably through December 2015. A compensation charge of $1.1 million was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

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In August 2011, the non-employee directors of the Company, other than the Chairman of the Board, were given the option to defer a portion of their director fees and receive it in the form of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company granted 986 RSUs based on a market price of $64.00 per share.

 

Predecessor Equity Plans

 

For a detailed description of the Company’s pre-merger stock compensation plans, refer to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Total equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations resulting from stock options, non-vested restricted stock awards and non-vested restricted stock units was $2.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

 

9.              Related Party Transactions

 

Upon completion of the Merger, the Company and CDRT Holding Corporation (“Holding”), the Company’s indirect parent company, entered into a consulting agreement with CD&R, dated May 25, 2011 (the “Consulting Agreement”), pursuant to which CD&R will provide Holding and its subsidiaries, including the Company, with financial, investment banking, management, advisory and other services. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, Holding, or one or more of its subsidiaries, will pay CD&R an annual fee of $5.0 million, plus expenses. CD&R may also charge a transaction fee for certain types of transactions completed by Holding or one or more of its subsidiaries, plus expenses. The Company expensed $1.25 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

The Company was party to a management agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Onex Corporation, the Company’s prior principal equityholder, until May 25, 2011. In exchange for an annual management fee of $1.0 million, the Onex subsidiary provided the Company with corporate finance and strategic planning consulting services. For the Predecessor quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company expensed $0.25 million in respect of this fee.

 

10.       Variable Interest Entities

 

GAAP requires the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and activities of Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) to be consolidated if an entity’s interest in the VIE has specific characteristics including: voting rights not proportional to ownership and the right to receive a majority of expected income or absorb a majority of expected losses. In addition, the entity exposed to the majority of the risks and rewards associated with the VIE is deemed its primary beneficiary and must consolidate the entity.

 

EmCare entered into an agreement in 2011 with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HCA Holdings Inc. to form an entity which would provide physician services to various healthcare facilities (“HCA-EmCare JV”). HCA-EmCare JV began providing services to healthcare facilities during the first quarter of 2012 and meets the definition of a VIE. The Company determined that, although EmCare only holds 50% voting control, EmCare is the primary beneficiary and must consolidate this VIE because:

 

·                  EmCare provides management services to HCA-EmCare JV including recruiting, credentialing, scheduling, billing, payroll, accounting and other various administrative services and therefore substantially all of HCA-EmCare JV’s activities involve EmCare; and

 

·                  as payment for management services, EmCare is entitled to receive a base management fee from HCA-EmCare JV as well as a bonus management fee.

 

The following is a summary of the HCA-EmCare JV assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012, which are included in the consolidated financial statements. There were no balances in the HCA-EmCare JV as of December 31, 2011.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

Current assets

 

$

6,482

 

Current liabilities

 

4,210

 

 

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11.       Segment Information

 

The Company is organized around two separately managed business units: outsourced facility-based physician services and medical transportation services, which have been identified as operating segments. The facility-based physician services reportable segment provides physician services to hospitals primarily for emergency departments and urgent care centers, as well as for hospitalist/inpatient, radiology, teleradiology and anesthesiology services. The medical transportation services reportable segment focuses on providing a full range of medical transportation services from basic patient transit to the most advanced emergency care and pre-hospital assistance. The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) as he assesses the performance of the business units and decides how to allocate resources to the business units.

 

Net income attributable to EMSC before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary, income tax expense, interest and other income (expense), realized gain (loss) on investments, interest expense, equity-based compensation, related party management fees, restructuring charges, depreciation and amortization expense, and net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is the measure of profit and loss that the CODM uses to assess performance, measure liquidity and make decisions. The Company modified the definition of Adjusted EBITDA following the Merger. The accounting policies for reported segments are the same as for the Company as a whole.

 

The following tables present the Company’s operating segment results for the Successor quarter ended March 31, 2012 and the Predecessor quarter ended March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Facility-Based Physician Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

$

449,004

 

 

$

396,627

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

56,714

 

 

48,201

 

Medical Transportation Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

357,290

 

 

364,208

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

34,850

 

 

36,828

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net revenue

 

806,294

 

 

760,835

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

91,564

 

 

85,029

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

91,564

 

 

$

85,029

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

(30,490

)

 

(17,525

)

Restructuring charges

 

(5,979

)

 

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(1,062

)

 

(1,962

)

Related party management fees

 

(1,250

)

 

(250

)

Interest expense

 

(43,452

)

 

(4,817

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

298

 

 

(4

)

Interest and other income (expense)

 

162

 

 

(1,746

)

Income tax expense

 

(4,238

)

 

(22,652

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

109

 

 

91

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

130

 

 

 

Net income attributable to EMSC

 

$

5,792

 

 

$

36,164

 

 

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to cash flows provided by operating activities is as follows:

 

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Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

91,564

 

 

$

85,029

 

Related party management fees

 

(1,250

)

 

(250

)

Restructuring charges

 

(5,979

)

 

 

Interest expense (less deferred loan fee amortization)

 

(39,215

)

 

(4,017

)

Change in accounts receivable

 

(35,347

)

 

(10,762

)

Change in other operating assets/liabilities

 

43,343

 

 

26,769

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

 

(1,169

)

Interest and other income (expense)

 

162

 

 

(1,746

)

Income tax expense, net of change in deferred taxes

 

(4,138

)

 

(22,307

)

Other

 

910

 

 

452

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$

50,050

 

 

$

71,999

 

 

12.                 Guarantors of Debt

 

EMSC is the issuer of the senior unsecured notes and the borrower under the Credit Facilities. The senior unsecured notes and the Credit Facilities are guaranteed by each of EMSC’s domestic subsidiaries, except for any subsidiaries subject to regulation as an insurance company, including EMSC’s captive insurance subsidiary. All of the operating income and cash flow of EMSC is generated by AMR, EmCare and their subsidiaries. As a result, funds necessary to meet the debt service obligations under the senior unsecured notes and the Credit Facilities are provided by the distributions or advances from the subsidiary companies, AMR and EmCare. Investments in subsidiary operating companies are accounted for on the equity method. Accordingly, entries necessary to consolidate EMSC and all of its subsidiaries are reflected in the Eliminations/Adjustments column. Separate complete financial statements of EMSC and subsidiary guarantors would not provide additional material information that would be useful in assessing the financial composition of EMSC or the subsidiary guarantors.

 

EMSC’s payment obligations under the senior unsecured notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the guarantors. Each of the guarantors is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by EMSC, and all guarantees are full and unconditional. A guarantor will be released from its obligations under its guarantee under certain customary circumstances, including, (i) the sale or disposition of the guarantor, (ii) the release of the guarantor from all of its obligations under all guarantees related to any indebtedness of EMSC, (iii) the merger or consolidation of the guarantor as specified in the indenture governing the senior unsecured notes, (iv) the guarantor becomes an unrestricted subsidiary, (v) the defeasance of EMSC’s obligations under the indenture governing the senior unsecured notes or (vi) the payment in full of the principal amount of the senior unsecured notes.

 

The condensed consolidating financial statements for EMSC, the guarantors and the non-guarantors are as follows:

 

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Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

 

$

805,844

 

$

19,292

 

$

(18,842

)

$

806,294

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

565,726

 

139

 

 

565,865

 

Operating expenses

 

 

107,579

 

2

 

 

107,581

 

Insurance expense

 

 

24,532

 

19,200

 

(18,842

)

24,890

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

18,971

 

22

 

 

18,993

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

30,490

 

 

 

30,490

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

5,979

 

 

 

5,979

 

Income from operations

 

 

52,567

 

(71

)

 

52,496

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

 

244

 

43

 

 

287

 

Interest expense

 

 

(43,452

)

 

 

(43,452

)

Realized (loss) gain on investments

 

 

(4

)

302

 

 

298

 

Interest and other income (expense)

 

 

316

 

(154

)

 

162

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

9,671

 

120

 

 

9,791

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(4,235

)

(3

)

 

(4,238

)

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and noncontrolling interest

 

 

5,436

 

117

 

 

5,553

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

5,792

 

 

109

 

(5,792

)

109

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

130

 

 

 

130

 

Net income attributable to EMSC

 

$

5,792

 

$

5,566

 

$

226

 

$

(5,792

)

$

5,792

 

 

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

 

$

760,450

 

$

18,375

 

$

(17,990

)

$

760,835

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

536,741

 

336

 

 

537,077

 

Operating expenses

 

 

96,954

 

9

 

 

96,963

 

Insurance expense

 

 

26,355

 

18,174

 

(17,990

)

26,539

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

17,398

 

437

 

 

17,835

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

17,525

 

 

 

17,525

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

65,477

 

(581

)

 

64,896

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

 

231

 

165

 

 

396

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,817

)

 

 

(4,817

)

Realized loss on investments

 

 

 

(4

)

 

(4

)

Interest and other (expense) income

 

 

(1,695

)

(51

)

 

(1,746

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

59,196

 

(471

)

 

58,725

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(22,647

)

(5

)

 

(22,652

)

Income (loss) before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

36,549

 

(476

)

 

36,073

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

36,164

 

 

91

 

(36,164

)

91

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

36,164

 

$

36,549

 

$

(385

)

$

(36,164

)

$

36,164

 

 

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Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

219,924

 

$

9,437

 

$

 

$

229,361

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

11,877

 

80,416

 

(65,906

)

26,387

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

 

559,334

 

1,735

 

 

561,069

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

 

22,742

 

 

 

22,742

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

 

28,213

 

39

 

(2,349

)

25,903

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

 

21,692

 

3,370

 

 

25,062

 

Current assets

 

 

863,782

 

94,997

 

(68,255

)

890,524

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

190,653

 

 

 

190,653

 

Intercompany receivable

 

2,378,900

 

 

 

(2,378,900

)

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

547,669

 

 

 

547,669

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

 

 

707

 

(2,702

)

1,995

 

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

15,269

 

39,919

 

 

55,188

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,271,894

 

1,425

 

 

2,273,319

 

Other long-term assets

 

95,687

 

9,777

 

1,311

 

 

106,775

 

Investment and advances in subsidiaries

 

881,518

 

2,548

 

 

(884,066

)

 

Assets

 

$

3,356,105

 

$

3,902,299

 

$

134,950

 

$

(3,329,226

)

$

4,064,128

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

57,945

 

$

325

 

$

 

$

58,270

 

Accrued liabilities

 

67,886

 

269,419

 

15,627

 

 

352,932

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

14,400

 

738

 

 

 

15,138

 

Current liabilities

 

82,286

 

328,102

 

15,952

 

 

426,340

 

Long-term debt

 

2,353,453

 

960

 

 

 

2,354,413

 

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

 

 

151,308

 

 

 

151,308

 

Insurance reserves and other long-term liabilities

 

 

156,634

 

118,753

 

(66,260

)

209,127

 

Intercompany payable

 

 

2,381,203

 

(2,303

)

(2,378,900

)

 

Liabilities

 

2,435,739

 

3,018,207

 

132,402

 

(2,445,160

)

3,141,188

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

30

 

(30

)

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

904,226

 

867,377

 

 

(867,377

)

904,226

 

Retained earnings

 

18,811

 

16,539

 

2,272

 

(18,811

)

18,811

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(2,671

)

(2,398

)

246

 

2,152

 

(2,671

)

Total EMSC equity

 

920,366

 

881,518

 

2,548

 

(884,066

)

920,366

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

2,574

 

 

 

2,574

 

Total equity

 

920,366

 

884,092

 

2,548

 

(884,066

)

922,940

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

$

3,356,105

 

$

3,902,299

 

$

134,950

 

$

(3,329,226

)

$

4,064,128

 

 

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Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

Eliminations/

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Adjustments

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

$

104,657

 

$

29,366

 

$

 

$

134,023

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

23,236

 

83,505

 

(65,906

)

40,835

 

Trade and other accounts receivable, net

 

 

524,235

 

1,487

 

 

525,722

 

Parts and supplies inventory

 

 

22,693

 

 

 

22,693

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

 

26,566

 

225

 

(616

)

26,175

 

Current deferred tax assets

 

 

20,615

 

3,613

 

 

24,228

 

Current assets

 

 

722,002

 

118,196

 

(66,522

)

773,676

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

191,946

 

 

 

191,946

 

Intercompany receivable

 

2,926,448

 

 

 

(2,926,448

)

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

564,227

 

 

 

564,227

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

 

 

4,111

 

(6,106

)

1,995

 

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

7,317

 

98,446

 

 

105,763

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,265,811

 

3,329

 

 

2,269,140

 

Other long-term assets

 

102,652

 

3,880

 

1,824

 

 

108,356

 

Investment and advances in subsidiaries

 

304,377

 

1,549

 

 

(305,926

)

 

Assets

 

$

3,333,477

 

$

3,760,843

 

$

215,689

 

$

(3,296,901

)

$

4,013,108

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

50,196

 

$

316

 

$

 

$

50,512

 

Accrued liabilities

 

48,886

 

256,614

 

17,751

 

 

323,251

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

14,400

 

190

 

 

 

14,590

 

Current liabilities

 

63,286

 

307,000

 

18,067

 

 

388,353

 

Long-term debt

 

2,356,701

 

998

 

 

 

2,357,699

 

Long-term deferred tax liability

 

 

151,308

 

 

 

151,308

 

Insurance reserves and other long-term liabilities

 

 

130,899

 

135,886

 

(64,527

)

202,258

 

Intercompany payable

 

 

2,866,261

 

60,187

 

(2,926,448

)

 

Liabilities

 

2,419,987

 

3,456,466

 

214,140

 

(2,990,975

)

3,099,618

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

30

 

(30

)

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

903,173

 

296,332

 

 

(296,332

)

903,173

 

Retained earnings

 

13,019

 

10,747

 

2,272

 

(13,019

)

13,019

 

Accumulated comprehensive loss

 

(2,702

)

(2,702

)

(753

)

3,455

 

(2,702

)

Equity

 

913,490

 

304,377

 

1,549

 

(305,926

)

913,490

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

$

3,333,477

 

$

3,760,843

 

$

215,689

 

$

(3,296,901

)

$

4,013,108

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-guarantors

 

Total

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

 

$

121,292

 

$

(71,242

)

$

50,050

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(12,710

)

 

(12,710

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

73

 

 

73

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

 

 

(1,000

)

 

(1,000

)

Net change in insurance collateral

 

 

(7,089

)

61,616

 

54,527

 

Other investing activities

 

 

(2,805

)

 

(2,805

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(23,531

)

61,616

 

38,085

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

(3,649

)

 

 

(3,649

)

Debt issue costs

 

(95

)

 

 

(95

)

Receipts from noncontrolling interest

 

 

2,704

 

 

2,704

 

Net change in bank overdrafts

 

 

8,243

 

 

8,243

 

Net intercompany borrowings (payments)

 

3,744

 

6,559

 

(10,303

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

17,506

 

(10,303

)

7,203

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

115,267

 

(19,929

)

95,338

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

104,657

 

29,366

 

134,023

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

$

219,924

 

$

9,437

 

$

229,361

 

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC

 

Guarantors

 

Non-guarantors

 

Total

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

 

$

71,843

 

$

156

 

$

71,999

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(15,306

)

 

(15,306

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

 

 

(32,720

)

 

(32,720

)

Net change in insurance collateral

 

 

12,406

 

 

12,406

 

Other investing activities

 

 

474

 

 

474

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(35,136

)

 

(35,136

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMSC issuance of class A common stock

 

551

 

 

 

551

 

Class A common stock repurchased as treasury stock

 

(1,303

)

 

 

(1,303

)

Repayments of capital lease obligations and other debt

 

(1,966

)

 

 

(1,966

)

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

1,169

 

 

 

1,169

 

Net change in bank overdrafts

 

 

12,097

 

 

12,097

 

Net intercompany borrowings (payments)

 

1,549

 

(2,243

)

694

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

9,854

 

694

 

10,548

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

46,561

 

850

 

47,411

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

282,434

 

4,927

 

287,361

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

$

328,995

 

$

5,777

 

$

334,772

 

 

13.         Subsequent Events

 

The Company’s management has evaluated events subsequent to March 31, 2012 through the issuance date of this report to identify any necessary changes to the consolidated financial statements or related disclosures. Below is a description of events for which disclosure was deemed necessary.

 

On April 10, 2012, the Company voluntarily prepaid $100 million of principal borrowings under its $1,440 million senior secured term loan facility.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors That May Affect Results

 

Certain statements and information herein may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. Any forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and EMSC undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in EMSC’s filings with the SEC from time to time, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in EMSC’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report. Among the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are: the impact on our revenue of changes in transport volume, mix of insured and uninsured patients, and third party reimbursement rates and methods; the adequacy of our insurance coverage and insurance reserves; potential penalties or changes to our operations if we fail to comply with extensive and complex government regulation of our industry; the impact of changes in the healthcare industry; our ability to recruit and retain qualified physicians and other healthcare professionals, and enforce our non-compete agreements with our physicians; our ability to generate cash flow to service our debt obligations; the cost of capital expenditures to maintain and upgrade our vehicle fleet and medical equipment; the loss of one or more members of our senior management team; the outcome of government investigations of certain of our business practices; our ability to successfully restructure our operations to comply with future changes in government regulation; the loss of existing contracts and the accuracy of our assessment of costs under new contracts; the high level of competition in our industry; our ability to maintain or implement complex information systems; our ability to implement our business strategy; our ability to successfully integrate strategic acquisitions; our ability to comply with the terms of our settlement agreements with the government; the risk that the benefits from the Merger, as defined below, and related transactions may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; and risks related to other factors discussed in the Quarterly Report.

 

Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “objectives,” “intends,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plans,” “potential,” “near-term,” “long-term,” “projections,” “assumptions,” “projects,” “guidance,” “forecasts,” “outlook,” “target,” “trends,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We qualify any forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors.

 

All references to “we”, “our”, “us”, or “EMSC”, refer to Emergency Medical Services Corporation and its subsidiaries. Our business is conducted primarily through two operating subsidiaries, EmCare Holdings Inc., or EmCare, and American Medical Response, Inc., or AMR.

 

This Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with EMSC’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2012.

 

Company Overview

 

We are a leading provider of outsourced facility-based physician services and medical transportation services in the United States. We operate our business and market our services under the EmCare and AMR brands. EmCare, over its 40 years of operating history, is a leading provider of physician services in the United States based on number of contracts with hospitals and affiliated physician groups. Through EmCare, we provide facility-based physician services for emergency departments, anesthesiology, hospitalist/inpatient, radiology, teleradiology and surgery staffing, and other management services. AMR, over its nearly 55 years of operating history, is a leading provider of ground and fixed-wing ambulance services in the United States based on net revenue and number of transports.

 

On May 25, 2011, the Company merged with affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, or CD&R. This transaction is referred to in this Quarterly Report as the “Merger”. See “Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for details related to the Merger.

 

EMSC applied business combination accounting to the opening balance sheet and results of operations on May 25, 2011 as the Merger occurred at the close of business on May 24, 2011. The business combination adjustments had a material impact on the Successor period presented, for the three months ended March 31, 2012, due most significantly to the amortization of intangible assets and interest expense and will have a material impact on future earnings. Initial adjustments to allocate the

 

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acquisition consideration to fixed assets and identifiable intangible assets were recorded in the third and fourth quarters of 2011 based on a valuation report from a third party valuation firm. The Company finalized its business combination accounting during the first quarter of 2012 with adjustments related to goodwill allocations between segments.

 

Presentation

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented for two periods: Predecessor and Successor results, which primarily relate to the periods preceding the Merger and the period succeeding the Merger, respectively.  Items that are not comparable between the two periods presented include depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, interest and other income (expense) and income tax expense, which had significant impacts as a result of the Merger, but are addressed separately in the discussion below.  See Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Key Factors and Measures We Use to Evaluate Our Business

 

The key factors and measures we use to evaluate our business focus on the number of patients we treat and transport and the costs we incur to provide the necessary care and transportation for each of our patients.

 

We evaluate our revenue net of provisions for contractual payor discounts and provisions for uncompensated care. Medicaid, Medicare and certain other payors receive discounts from our standard charges, which we refer to as contractual discounts. In addition, individuals we treat and transport may be personally responsible for a deductible or co-pay under their third party payor coverage, and most of our contracts require us to treat and transport patients who have no insurance or other third party payor coverage. Due to the uncertainty regarding collectability of charges associated with services we provide to these patients, which we refer to as uncompensated care, our net revenue recognition is based on expected cash collections. Our net revenue represents gross billings after provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care. Provisions for contractual discounts and uncompensated care have increased historically primarily as a result of increases in gross billing rates without corresponding increases in payor reimbursement.

 

The table below summarizes our approximate payor mix as a percentage of both net revenue and total patient encounters and transports for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. In determining the net revenue payor mix, we use cash collections in the period as an approximation of net revenue recorded.

 

 

 

Percentage of Cash
Collections (Net Revenue)

 

Percentage of Total Volume

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Medicare

 

20.9

%

22.3

%

26.0

%

26.4

%

Medicaid

 

5.0

%

6.0

%

10.6

%

13.2

%

Commercial insurance and managed care

 

51.3

%

48.4

%

44.4

%

42.4

%

Self-pay

 

5.1

%

4.6

%

19.0

%

18.0

%

Subsidies & fees

 

17.7

%

18.7

%

 

 

Total

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

In addition to continually monitoring our payor mix, we also analyze certain measures in each of our business segments.

 

EmCare

 

Of EmCare’s net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012, approximately 78% was derived from our hospital contracts for emergency department staffing, 11% from contracts related to anesthesiology services, 4% from our hospitalist/inpatient services, 3% from our radiology/teleradiology services, 1% from our surgery services, and 3% from other hospital management services. Approximately 81% of EmCare’s net revenue was generated from billings to third party payors and patients for patient encounters and approximately 19% was generated from billings to hospitals and affiliated physician groups for professional services. EmCare’s key net revenue measures are patient encounters, segregated into emergency department visits, radiology reads, and anesthesiology and hospitalist encounters and that we weight in certain analyses, net revenue per patient encounter, and number of contracts.

 

The change from period to period in the number of patient encounters under our “same store” contracts is influenced by general community conditions as well as hospital-specific elements, many of which are beyond our direct control.

 

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The costs incurred in our EmCare business segment consist primarily of compensation and benefits for physicians and other professional providers, professional liability costs, and contract and other support costs. EmCare’s key cost measures include provider compensation per patient encounter and professional liability costs.

 

We have developed extensive professional liability risk mitigation processes, including risk assessments on medical professionals and hospitals, extensive incident reporting and tracking processes, clinical fail-safe programs, training and education and other risk mitigation programs which we believe have resulted in a reduction in the frequency, severity and development of claims.

 

Our EmCare business segment is less capital intensive than AMR, and EmCare’s depreciation expense relates primarily to charges for usage of computer hardware and software, and other technologies. Amortization expense relates primarily to intangibles recorded for customer relationships.

 

AMR

 

Approximately 86% of AMR’s net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was transport revenue derived from the treatment and transportation of patients, including fixed wing medical transportation services, based on billings to third party payors, healthcare facilities and patients. The balance of AMR’s net revenue is derived from direct billings to communities and government agencies for the provision of training, dispatch center and other services. AMR’s measures for net revenue include transports, segregated into ambulance and wheelchair transports and that we weight in certain analyses, and net revenue per transport.

 

The change from period to period in the number of transports and net revenue per transport is influenced by the mix of emergency versus non-emergency transports, changes in transports in existing markets from both new and existing facilities we serve for non-emergency transports, the effects of general community conditions for emergency transports and the impact of newly acquired businesses and markets AMR has exited.

 

The costs we incur in our AMR business segment consist primarily of compensation and benefits for ambulance crews and support personnel, direct and indirect operating costs to provide transportation services, and costs related to accident and insurance claims. AMR’s key cost measures include unit hours and cost per unit hour (to measure compensation-related costs and the efficiency of our ambulance deployment), operating costs per transport, and accident and insurance claims.

 

We have focused our risk mitigation efforts on employee training for proper patient handling techniques, development of clinical and medical equipment protocols, driving safety, implementation of technology to reduce auto incidents and other risk mitigation processes which we believe have resulted in a reduction in the frequency, severity and development of claims.

 

Our AMR business segment requires various investments in long-term assets and depreciation expense relates primarily to charges for usage of these assets, including vehicles, computer hardware and software, equipment, and other technologies. Amortization expense relates primarily to intangibles recorded for customer relationships.

 

Factors Affecting Operating Results

 

Changes in Net New Contracts

 

Our operating results are affected directly by the number of net new contracts and related volumes we have in a period, reflecting the effects of both new contracts and contract expirations. We regularly bid for new contracts, frequently in a formal competitive bidding process that often requires written responses to a Request for Proposal, or RFP, and, in any fiscal period, certain of our contracts will expire. We may elect not to seek extension or renewal of a contract, or may reduce certain services, if we determine that we cannot continue to provide such services on favorable terms. With respect to expiring contracts we would like to renew, we may be required to seek renewal through an RFP, and we may not be successful in retaining any such contracts, or retaining them on terms that are as favorable as present terms.

 

Inflation

 

Certain of our expenses, such as wages and benefits, insurance, fuel and equipment repair and maintenance costs, are subject to normal inflationary pressures. Fuel expense represented 11.3% and 10.7% of AMR’s operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Although we have generally been able to offset inflationary cost increases

 

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through increased operating efficiencies and successful negotiation of fees and subsidies, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to offset any future inflationary cost increases through similar efficiencies and fee changes.

 

Medicare Fee Schedule Changes

 

Medicare law requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to adjust the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payment rates annually based on a formula which includes an application of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) that was adopted in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. This formula has yielded negative updates every year beginning in 2002, although CMS was able to take administrative steps to avoid a reduction in 2003 and Congress took a series of legislative actions to prevent reductions each year from 2004 through 2012. Absent further legislative action by Congress, the reduced MPFS would go into effect on January 1, 2013.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

For a discussion of accounting policies that we consider critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, please refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein. As of March 31, 2012, there were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies or estimation procedures.

 

Business Combinations

 

Assets and liabilities of an acquired business are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the acquisition consideration over the estimated fair values is recorded as goodwill. All acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. While we use our best estimates and assumptions as a part of the acquisition consideration allocation process to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period any subsequent adjustments are recorded as expense.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized at the time of service and is recorded net of provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care. We estimate our provision for contractual discounts and uncompensated care based on payor reimbursement schedules, historical collections and write-off experience and other economic data. As a result of the estimates used in recording the provisions and the nature of healthcare collections, which may involve lengthy delays, there is a reasonable possibility that recorded estimates will change materially in the short-term.

 

The changes in the provisions for contractual discounts and uncompensated care are primarily a result of changes in our gross fee-for-service rate schedules and gross accounts receivable balances. These gross fee schedules, including any changes to existing fee schedules, generally are negotiated with various contracting entities, including municipalities and facilities. Fee schedule increases are billed for all revenue sources and to all payors under that specific contract; however, reimbursement in the case of certain state and federal payors, including Medicare and Medicaid, will not change as a result of the change in gross fee schedules. In certain cases, this results in a higher level of contractual and uncompensated care provisions and allowances, requiring a higher percentage of contractual discount and uncompensated care provisions compared to gross charges.

 

In addition, management analyzes the ultimate collectability of revenue and accounts receivable after certain stages of the collection cycle using a look-back analysis to determine the amount of receivables subsequently collected. Adjustments related to this analysis are recorded as a reduction or increase to net revenue each month, and were less than 1% of net revenue during each of the three month periods ending March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

Results of Operations

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

 

The following tables present a comparison of financial data from our unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 for EMSC and our two operating segments.

 

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Non-GAAP Measures

 

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to EMSC before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary, income tax expense, interest and other income (expense), realized gain (loss) on investments, interest expense, equity-based compensation, related party management fees, restructuring charges, depreciation and amortization expense, and net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest. Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used by management and investors as a performance measure and liquidity indicator. Adjusted EBITDA is not considered a measure of financial performance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to such GAAP measures as net income, cash flows provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in our financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. Since Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The tables set forth a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income and cash flows provided by operating activities.

 

Unaudited Consolidated Results of Operations and as a Percentage of Net Revenue

(dollars in thousands)

EMSC

 

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

% of net
revenue

 

2011

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

806,294

 

100.0

%

$

760,835

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

565,865

 

70.2

 

537,077

 

70.6

 

Operating expenses

 

107,581

 

13.3

 

96,963

 

12.7

 

Insurance expense

 

24,890

 

3.1

 

26,539

 

3.5

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

18,993

 

2.4

 

17,835

 

2.3

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(1,062

)

(0.1

)

(1,962

)

(0.3

)

Related party management fees

 

(1,250

)

(0.2

)

(250

)

(0.0

)

Interest income from restricted assets

 

(287

)

(0.0

)

(396

)

(0.1

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

91,564

 

11.4

%

$

85,029

 

11.2

%

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(1,062

)

(0.1

)

(1,962

)

(0.3

)

Related party management fees

 

(1,250

)

(0.2

)

(250

)

(0.0

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

(30,490

)

(3.8

)

(17,525

)

(2.3

)

Restructuring charges

 

(5,979

)

(0.7

)

 

 

Interest expense

 

(43,452

)

(5.4

)

(4,817

)

(0.6

)

Realized gain (loss) on investments

 

298

 

0.0

 

(4

)

(0.0

)

Interest and other income (expense)

 

162

 

0.0

 

(1,746

)

(0.2

)

Income tax expense

 

(4,238

)

(0.5

)

(22,652

)

(3.0

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary

 

109

 

0.0

 

91

 

0.0

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

130

 

0.0

 

 

 

Net income attributable to EMSC

 

$

5,792

 

0.7

%

$

36,164

 

4.8

%

 

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Unaudited Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

Quarter ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

91,564

 

 

$

85,029

 

Related party management fees

 

(1,250

)

 

(250

)

Restructuring charges

 

(5,979

)

 

 

Interest expense (less deferred loan fee amortization)

 

(39,215

)

 

(4,017

)

Change in accounts receivable

 

(35,347

)

 

(10,762

)

Change in other operating assets/liabilities

 

43,343

 

 

26,769

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

 

(1,169

)

Interest and other income (expense)

 

162

 

 

(1,746

)

Income tax expense, net of change in deferred taxes

 

(4,138

)

 

(22,307

)

Other

 

910

 

 

452

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$

50,050

 

 

$

71,999

 

 

Unaudited Segment Results of Operations and as a Percentage of Net Revenue

(dollars in thousands)

 

EmCare

 

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

% of net
revenue

 

2011

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

449,004

 

100.0

%

$

396,627

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

353,866

 

78.8

 

315,039

 

79.4

 

Operating expenses

 

17,333

 

3.9

 

12,673

 

3.2

 

Insurance expense

 

13,579

 

3.0

 

14,657

 

3.7

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

8,657

 

1.9

 

7,195

 

1.8

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

(128

)

(0.0

)

(165

)

(0.0

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(467

)

(0.1

)

(863

)

(0.2

)

Related party management fees

 

(550

)

(0.1

)

(110

)

(0.0

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

56,714

 

12.6

%

$

48,201

 

12.2

%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

56,714

 

12.6

 

48,201

 

12.2

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

(13,762

)

(3.1

)

(5,954

)

(1.5

)

Interest income from restricted assets

 

(128

)

(0.0

)

(165

)

(0.0

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(467

)

(0.1

)

(863

)

(0.2

)

Related party management fees

 

(550

)

(0.1

)

(110

)

(0.0

)

Income from operations

 

$

41,807

 

9.3

%

$

41,109

 

10.4

%

 

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AMR

 

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

% of net
revenue

 

2011

 

% of net
revenue

 

Net revenue

 

$

357,290

 

100.0

%

$

364,208

 

100.0

%

Compensation and benefits

 

211,999

 

59.3

 

222,038

 

61.0

 

Operating expenses

 

90,248

 

25.3

 

84,290

 

23.1

 

Insurance expense

 

11,311

 

3.2

 

11,882

 

3.3

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

10,336

 

2.9

 

10,640

 

2.9

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

(159

)

(0.0

)

(231

)

(0.1

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(595

)

(0.2

)

(1,099

)

(0.3

)

Related party management fees

 

(700

)

(0.2

)

(140

)

(0.0

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

34,850

 

9.8

%

$

36,828

 

10.1

%

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

34,850

 

9.8

 

36,828

 

10.1

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

(16,728

)

(4.7

)

(11,571

)

(3.2

)

Restructuring charges

 

(5,979

)

(1.7

)

 

 

Interest income from restricted assets

 

(159

)

(0.0

)

(231

)

(0.1

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

(595

)

(0.2

)

(1,099

)

(0.3

)

Related party management fees

 

(700

)

(0.2

)

(140

)

(0.0

)

Income from operations

 

$

10,689

 

3.0

%

$

23,787

 

6.5

%

 

Quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2011

 

Consolidated

 

Our results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 reflect an increase in net revenue of $45.5 million and a decrease in net income of $30.4 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease in net income is attributable primarily to increases in interest expense and depreciation and amortization expense, partially offset by a decrease in income tax expense associated with the Merger transaction.

 

Net revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, we generated net revenue of $806.3 million compared to net revenue of $760.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, representing an increase of 6.0%. The increase is attributable primarily to increases in rates and volumes on existing contracts combined with increased volume from net new contracts and acquisitions.

 

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA was $91.6 million, or 11.4% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $85.0 million, or 11.2% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Restructuring charges. Restructuring charges of $6.0 million were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2012, related to continuing efforts to re-align AMR’s operations.

 

Interest expense. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $43.5 million compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change was due to the increase in our outstanding debt and effective interest rate associated with the issuance of our new senior subordinated unsecured notes and borrowings under our new credit facilities in May 2011. In conjunction with entering into our new credit facilities, we increased our total outstanding debt by $2.0 billion.

 

Income tax expense. Income tax expense decreased by $18.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Our effective tax rate was 43.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 38.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in our effective tax rate was primarily a result of certain state taxes which have tax rates not based on pre-tax book income.

 

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EmCare

 

Net revenue. Net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $449.0 million, an increase of $52.4 million, or 13.2%, from $396.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was due to an increase in patient encounters from net new hospital contracts and net revenue increases in existing contracts. Net new contracts since December 31, 2010 accounted for a net revenue increase of $25.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, of which $19.7 million came from net new contracts added in 2011, with the remaining increase in net revenue from those added in 2012. Net revenue under our “same store” contracts (contracts in existence for the entirety of both periods) increased $27.0 million, or 7.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The change was due to a 3.3% increase in same store weighted patient encounters and a 4.6% increase in revenue per weighted patient encounter.

 

Compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefits costs for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $353.9 million, or 78.8% of net revenue, compared to $315.0 million, or 79.4% of net revenue, for the same period in 2011. Provider compensation costs increased $18.6 million from net new contract additions. Same store provider compensation costs were $13.1 million higher than the prior period due primarily to a 3.3% increase in same store weighted patient encounters and a 2.4% increase in provider compensation per weighted patient encounter. Non-provider compensation and total benefits costs increased by $7.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The increase is due to our recent acquisitions and organic growth.

 

Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $17.3 million, or 3.9% of net revenue, compared to $12.7 million, or 3.2% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Operating expenses increased $4.6 million due primarily to increased billing and collection fees from our recent acquisitions and organic growth.

 

Insurance expense. Professional liability insurance expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $13.6 million, or 3.0% of net revenue, compared to $14.7 million, or 3.7% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011. We recorded a decrease of prior year insurance provisions of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to an increase of $1.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $8.7 million, or 1.9% of net revenue, compared to $7.2 million, or 1.8% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $13.8 million, or 3.1% of net revenue, compared to $6.0 million, or 1.5% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The $7.8 million increase is due primarily to additional amortization expense associated with intangible assets recorded as a result of the Merger.

 

AMR

 

Net revenue. Net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $357.3 million, a decrease of $6.9 million, or 1.9%, from $364.2 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease in net revenue was due primarily to a decrease of 1.9%, or $7.0 million, in weighted transport volume. There was no material change in net revenue per weighted transport for AMR in total; however, net revenue per weighted transport increased by 1.2% from growth in our managed transportation business, offset by a 1.2% decrease in rates due primarily to the net impact of markets entered and exited combined with recent acquisitions. Weighted transports decreased 14,400 from the same quarter last year. The change was due to an increase of 25,100 weighted transports from acquisitions and an increase of 7,900 weighted transports from our entry into new markets, offset by a decrease in weighted transport volume in existing markets of 0.7%, or 5,100 weighted transports, and a decrease of 42,300 weighted transports from exited markets.

 

Compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $212.0 million, or 59.3% of net revenue, compared to $222.0 million, or 61.0% of net revenue, for the same period last year. Ambulance crew wages per ambulance unit hour decreased by approximately 3.1%, or $3.7 million, attributable primarily to the net impact from markets entered and exited combined with recent acquisitions. Non-crew compensation decreased period over period by $1.7 million due to net reductions in costs supporting AMR operating markets. Total benefits related costs decreased $2.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 due primarily to markets exited recently.

 

Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $90.2 million, or 25.3% of net revenue, compared to $84.3 million, or 23.1% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change is due

 

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primarily to increased costs of $1.9 million associated with the net impact from markets entered and exited combined with recent acquisitions, increased fuel costs of $1.2 million, and increased legal fees and settlements of $1.5 million.

 

Insurance expense. Insurance expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $11.3 million, or 3.2% of net revenue, compared to $11.9 million, or 3.3% of net revenue, for the same period in 2011. We recorded a decrease of prior year insurance provisions of less than $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to an increase of $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $10.3 million, or 2.9% of net revenue, compared to $10.6 million, or 2.9% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $16.7 million, or 4.7% of net revenue, compared to $11.6 million, or 3.2% of net revenue, for the same period in 2011. The increase was due primarily to additional depreciation and amortization expense associated with adjustments to tangible and intangible assets recorded as a result of the Merger.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our primary source of liquidity is cash flows provided by our operating activities. We can also use our asset-based revolving credit facility, to supplement cash flows provided by our operating activities if we decide to do so for strategic or operating reasons. Our liquidity needs are primarily to service long-term debt and to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures related to the acquisition of vehicles and medical equipment, technology-related assets and insurance-related deposits.

 

We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by our operating activities and amounts available under our credit facility will be adequate to meet the liquidity requirements of our business through at least the next 12 months. Our asset-based revolving credit facility, or the ABL Facility, provides for up to $350 million of senior secured first priority borrowings, subject to a borrowing base of $382.7 million as of March 31, 2012. The ABL Facility is available to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2012, we had available borrowing capacity of $261.4 million and $88.6 million of letters of credit issued under the ABL Facility.

 

We may from time to time repurchase or otherwise retire or extend our debt and/or take other steps to reduce our debt or otherwise improve our financial position.  These actions may include open market debt repurchases, negotiated repurchases, other retirements of outstanding debt and/or opportunistic refinancing of debt.  The amount of debt that may be repurchased or otherwise retired or refinanced, if any, will depend on market conditions, trading levels of our debt, our cash position, compliance with debt covenants and other considerations.  Our affiliates may also purchase our debt from time to time, through open market purchases or other transactions.  In such cases, our debt may not be retired, in which case we would continue to pay interest in accordance with the terms of the debt, and we would continue to reflect the debt as outstanding in our consolidated statements of financial position.

 

Cash Flow

 

The table below summarizes cash flow information derived from our statements of cash flows for the periods indicated, amounts in thousands.

 

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Quarter ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

50,050

 

$

71,999

 

Investing activities

 

38,085

 

(35,136

)

Financing activities

 

7,203

 

10,548

 

 

Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $50.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $72.0 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease in operating cash flows was affected primarily by a decrease in net income and cash flows from operating assets and liabilities. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased cash flows from operations $46.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $29.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change is due primarily to the timing of payroll related liabilities, incentive compensation and interest payments during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

 

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Accounts receivable increased $35.3 million and $10.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Days sales outstanding, or DSO, increased 1 day during the three months ended March 31, 2012. EmCare’s DSO increased 2 days primarily as a result of new contract starts.

 

We regularly analyze DSO which is calculated by dividing our net revenue for the quarter by the number of days in the quarter. The result is divided into net accounts receivable at the end of the period. DSO provides us with a gauge to measure receivables, revenue and collection activities. The following table outlines our DSO by segment and in total excluding the impact of acquisitions completed within the specific quarter:

 

 

 

Q1 2012

 

Q4 2011

 

Q3 2011

 

Q2 2011

 

Q1 2011

 

Q4 2010

 

EmCare

 

59

 

57

 

54

 

52

 

54

 

54

 

AMR

 

69

 

68

 

68

 

68

 

66

 

69

 

EMSC

 

63

 

62

 

60

 

59

 

60

 

61

 

 

Investing activities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $38.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $35.1 million for the same period in 2011. The increase is due primarily to a return of insurance collateral combined with a decrease in acquisition activity. Acquisitions of businesses totaled $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012, which related to a prior year acquisition, compared to $32.7 million during the same period in 2011.

 

Financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $10.5 million for the same period in 2011. At March 31, 2012, there were no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Our primary exposure to market risk consists of changes in interest rates on certain of our borrowings and changes in fuel prices. While we have from time to time entered into transactions to mitigate our exposure to both changes in interest rates and fuel prices, we do not use these instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

 

We manage our exposure to changes in fuel prices and, as appropriate, use highly effective derivative instruments to manage well-defined risk exposures. As of March 31, 2012, we were party to a series of fuel hedge transactions with a major financial institution under one master agreement. Each of the transactions effectively fixes the cost of diesel fuel at prices ranging from $3.24 to $4.06 per gallon. We purchase the diesel fuel at the market rate and periodically settle with our counterparty for the difference between the national average price for the period published by the Department of Energy and the agreed upon fixed price. The transactions fix the price for a total of 2.2 million gallons and are spread over periods from April 2012 through December 2013.

 

On October 17, 2011, we entered into interest rate swap agreements which mature on August 31, 2015. The swap agreements are with major financial institutions and effectively convert a notional amount of $400 million in variable rate debt to fixed rate debt with an effective rate of 5.74%. We will continue to make interest payments based on the variable rate associated with the debt (based on LIBOR, but not less than 1.5%) and will periodically settle with our counterparties for the difference between the rate paid and the fixed rate.

 

As of March 31, 2012, we had $2,369.0 million of debt, excluding capital leases, of which $1,417.9 million was variable rate debt under our senior secured credit facility and the balance was fixed rate debt. An increase or decrease in interest rates of 0.5%, above our LIBOR floor of 1.5%, will impact our interest costs by $7.1 million annually. In April 2012, we voluntarily prepaid $100 million of principal borrowings under our senior secured term loan credit facility.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our

 

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management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures conducted as of the end of the period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the date of their evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a -15(e) and 15d -15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) were effective as of March 31, 2012.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

For additional information regarding legal proceedings, please refer to Note 8, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements included herein, and to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2012.

 

All of the eleven purported class actions relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which were filed in state court in Delaware and federal and state courts in Colorado against various combinations of EMSC, the members of EMSC’s board of directors, and other parties have now been voluntarily dismissed or settled.  Seven of the eleven actions were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery beginning on February 22, 2011, and were consolidated into one action entitled In re Emergency Medical Services Corporation Shareholder Litigation, Consolidated C.A. No. 6248-VCS.  That consolidated class action was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs on September 26, 2011.  Two actions, entitled Scott A. Halliday v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 2011CV316 (filed on February 15, 2011), and Alma C. Howell v. William Sanger, et. al., Case No. 2011CV488 (filed on March 1, 2011), were filed in the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado.  Those two actions were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs on September 16, 2011 and October 24, 2011, respectively.  Two other actions, entitled Michael Wooten v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-CV-00412  (filed on February 17, 2011), and Neal Greenberg v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et. al., Case No. 11-CV-00496 (filed on February 28, 2011), were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and were also consolidated.  On March 23, 2012, the U.S. District Court issued a final order of judgment approving the impending settlement that EMSC had previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and EMSC incurred no material charges in connection with the settlement.  That order approved the settlement as set forth in a Stipulation of Settlement among the parties dated as of November 28, 2011 and released all of the plaintiffs’ and the class’s claims against the defendants.

 

In addition to the foregoing shareholder class actions, Merion Capital, L.P., a former stockholder of EMSC, has filed an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to exercise its right to appraisal of its holdings in EMSC prior to the Merger. Merion Capital was the holder of 599,000 shares of class A common stock in EMSC prior to the Merger. We have not paid any merger consideration for these shares and have recorded a reserve in the amount of $38.3 million for such unpaid merger consideration pending conclusion of the appraisal action.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” sections of EMSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

4.1

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated November 7, 2011, among EMSC, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (as successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee.*

 

 

 

4.2

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 11, 2012, among EMSC, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (as successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee.*

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

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The following materials from EMSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (2) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (3) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (4) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.*

 


*    Filed with this Report

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

(registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

May 11, 2012

 

By:

/s/ William A. Sanger

 

Date

 

 

William A. Sanger

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randel G. Owen

 

 

 

Randel G. Owen

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

4.1

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated November 7, 2011, among EMSC, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (as successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee.*

 

 

 

4.2

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 11, 2012, among EMSC, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (as successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee.*

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

101

 

The following materials from EMSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (2) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (3) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (4) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.*

 


*    Filed with this Report

 

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