Claritev Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results with Initial Guidance for Full Year 2025
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Q4 2024 Revenues of
$232.1 million $138.0 million $141.6 million
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Full Year 2024 Revenues of
$930.6 million $1,645.8 million $576.7 million
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Full Year 2025 Revenues guidance of (2)% to flat as compared to FY 2024 and FY 2025 Adjusted EBITDA % guidance of
62.5% to63.5%
Chairman, CEO and President Travis Dalton said, “We are celebrating the rebranding launch of our new company name, which signals our turn in the transformation journey to becoming a market-leading health technology organization. I am extremely proud of our talented team of leaders and associates whose rigor and discipline have laid the foundation for our way up and forward. By focusing our purpose-built solutions across the healthcare ecosystem — including payors, employers, patients, providers and third parties — we aim to make healthcare more affordable for all.”
“We are happy with the outcome of our debt refinancing that closed last month with an aggregate
Mr. Dalton concluded, “As I shared on our last earnings call, our expectation that fourth quarter results would mirror our third quarter results rang true, with a slight beat on sequential revenue and consistent adjusted EBITDA. As we start The Turn in 2025, we are working to stabilize the single-client impact and enhance our core solutions, all while staying focused on being product-led, partner-enabled and technology-driven. Our 2025 guidance reflects our view on the balancing of all these elements. I am optimistic for our future and look forward to reporting out on the progress of our journey and the great milestones along the way.”
Fourth Quarter 2024 Business and Financial Highlights
All comparisons are to the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
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Revenues of
$232.1 million 4.9% , compared to revenues of$244.1 million -
Net loss of
$138.0 million $31.4 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
$141.6 million $156.8 million -
The Company ended Q4 2024 with
$16.8 million
Full Year 2024 Business and Financial Highlights
All comparisons to the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Revenues of
$930.6 million 3.2% , compared to revenues of$961.5 million -
Net loss of
$1,645.8 million $91.7 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
$576.7 million $618.0 million -
Net cash provided by operating activities of
$107.6 million $171.7 million -
Free Cash Flow of
$(10.5) million $62.9 million -
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company processed approximately
$177.6 billion $24.7 billion $168.6 billion $22.9 billion
2025 Financial Guidance1
Financial Metric |
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Full Year 2025 Guidance |
Revenues |
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(2)% to flat from FY 2024 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 |
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Capital expenditures |
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Effective tax rate |
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Free Cash Flow |
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1 We have not reconciled the forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA guidance included above to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because this cannot be done without unreasonable effort due to the variability and low visibility with respect to certain costs, the most significant of which are incentive compensation (including stock-based compensation), transformation-related expenses, certain fair value measurements, which are potential adjustments to future earnings. We expect the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call today, Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
To pre-register, go to: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=c3f55c26&confId=76349
A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.claritev.com/events-and-presentations. Participants should join the webcast ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The earnings release and supplemental slide deck will also be available on this section of the Company’s website.
For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available approximately two hours after the call through the archived webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website. For those requiring operator assistance please dial (404) 975-4839 or (833) 470-1428. The access code is 940787.
About Claritev
Claritev, formerly known as MultiPlan, is a healthcare technology, data and insights company focused on delivering affordability, transparency and quality to the
Claritev serves more than 700 healthcare payors, over 100,000 employers, 60 million consumers, and 1.4 million contracted providers. For more information, visit claritev.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that express our and our subsidiaries’ opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this press release, including, but not limited to, statements relating to our ability to execute on our transformation plan, the anticipated benefits of our transformation plan, the anticipated benefits of our debt refinancing, our 2025 outlook and guidance, and the long-term prospects of the Company. Such forward-looking statements are based on available current market information and management’s expectations, beliefs and forecasts concerning future events impacting the business. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that these forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include: loss of our clients, particularly our largest clients; interruptions or security breaches of our information technology systems and other cybersecurity attacks; the ability to achieve the goals of our strategic plans and recognize the anticipated strategic, operational, growth and efficiency benefits when expected; our ability to enter new lines of business and broaden the scope of our services; the loss of key members of our management team or inability to maintain sufficient qualified personnel; our ability to continue to attract, motivate and retain a large number of skilled employees, and adapt to the effects of inflationary pressure on wages; trends in the
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on our business. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting our business will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by us. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Unlevered Free Cash Flow and Adjusted cash conversion ratio are supplemental measures of Claritev’s performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures are not measurements of our financial or operating performance under GAAP, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net (loss) income, cash flows or any other measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA represents net (loss) income before interest expense, interest income, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, and non-income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA as further adjusted by certain items as described in the table below.
In addition, in evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA you should be aware that in the future, we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. The presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. The calculations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Based on our industry and debt financing experience, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are customarily used by investors, analysts and other interested parties to provide useful information regarding a company’s ability to service and/or incur indebtedness.
We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and analysts in assessing our operating performance during the periods these charges were incurred on a consistent basis with the periods during which these charges were not incurred. Both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider either in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:
- EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
- EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes; and
- Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the tangible assets being depreciated will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
Claritev’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results and financial position will be unaffected by unusual items.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, all as disclosed in the Statements of Cash Flows. Unlevered Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, plus cash interest paid, all as disclosed in the Statements of Cash Flows. Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow are measures of our operational performance used by management to evaluate our business after purchases of property and equipment and, in the case of Unlevered Free Cash Flow, prior to the impact of our capital structure. Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, consolidated net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Additionally, Claritev’s definitions of Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow are limited, in that they do not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures, due to the fact that the measures do not deduct the payments required for debt service, in the case of Unlevered Free Cash Flow, and other contractual obligations or payments made for business acquisitions.
Adjusted cash conversion ratio is defined as Unlevered Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Claritev believes that the presentation of the Adjusted cash conversion ratio provides useful information to investors because it is an financial performance measure that shows how much of its Adjusted EBITDA Claritev converts into Unlevered Free Cash Flow.
CLARITEV CORPORATION
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December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
16,848 |
|
|
$ |
71,547 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
12,824 |
|
|
|
9,947 |
|
Trade accounts receivable, net |
|
89,758 |
|
|
|
76,558 |
|
Unbilled Independent Dispute Resolution fees, net |
|
21,850 |
|
|
|
8,197 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
20,493 |
|
|
|
23,432 |
|
Prepaid taxes |
|
6,747 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
Other current assets, net |
|
6,995 |
|
|
|
2,548 |
|
Total current assets |
|
175,515 |
|
|
|
193,593 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
292,649 |
|
|
|
267,429 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
16,097 |
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|
|
19,680 |
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Goodwill |
|
2,403,140 |
|
|
|
3,829,002 |
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Other intangibles, net |
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2,226,323 |
|
|
|
2,633,207 |
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Other assets, net |
|
37,103 |
|
|
|
21,776 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
5,150,827 |
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$ |
6,964,687 |
|
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
86,327 |
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$ |
19,590 |
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Accrued interest |
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55,532 |
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|
56,827 |
|
Operating lease obligation, short-term |
|
4,385 |
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|
|
4,792 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
|
13,250 |
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|
|
13,250 |
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Accrued compensation |
|
33,690 |
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|
|
44,720 |
|
Accrued legal contingencies |
|
1,623 |
|
|
|
12,123 |
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
18,983 |
|
|
|
15,437 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
213,790 |
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|
|
166,739 |
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Long-term debt |
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4,509,725 |
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4,532,733 |
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Operating lease obligation, long-term |
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13,857 |
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|
|
17,124 |
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Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares |
|
— |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
325,834 |
|
|
|
521,707 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
3,599 |
|
|
|
16,783 |
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Total liabilities |
|
5,066,805 |
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|
5,255,563 |
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Shareholders’ equity: |
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Shareholder interests |
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Preferred stock, |
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— |
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— |
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Common stock, |
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2 |
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|
2 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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2,372,954 |
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|
|
2,348,570 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(5,063 |
) |
|
|
(11,778 |
) |
Retained deficit |
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(2,145,138 |
) |
|
|
(499,307 |
) |
Treasury stock — 742,859 and 487,223 shares |
|
(138,733 |
) |
|
|
(128,363 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
84,022 |
|
|
|
1,709,124 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
5,150,827 |
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|
$ |
6,964,687 |
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CLARITEV CORPORATION
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
930,624 |
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$ |
961,524 |
|
Costs of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of intangible assets shown below) |
|
|
239,404 |
|
|
|
235,468 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
160,215 |
|
|
|
144,057 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
88,190 |
|
|
|
77,323 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
343,883 |
|
|
|
342,694 |
|
Loss on impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
|
1,488,863 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
2,320,555 |
|
|
|
799,542 |
|
Operating (loss) income |
|
|
(1,389,931 |
) |
|
|
161,982 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
326,371 |
|
|
|
333,208 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
(3,130 |
) |
|
|
(8,233 |
) |
Transaction Costs - Refinancing Transaction |
|
|
63,930 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(5,913 |
) |
|
|
(53,968 |
) |
Gain on change in fair value of Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares |
|
|
(477 |
) |
|
|
(1,965 |
) |
Net loss before taxes |
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|
(1,770,712 |
) |
|
|
(107,060 |
) |
Benefit for income taxes |
|
|
(124,881 |
) |
|
|
(15,363 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(1,645,831 |
) |
|
$ |
(91,697 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
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Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted |
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|
16,147,506 |
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|
16,128,366 |
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|
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Net loss per share – Basic and Diluted |
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$ |
(101.92 |
) |
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$ |
(5.69 |
) |
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|
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Net loss |
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$ |
(1,645,831 |
) |
|
$ |
(91,697 |
) |
Other comprehensive income: |
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|
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Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax |
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|
6,715 |
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|
|
(11,778 |
) |
Comprehensive loss |
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$ |
(1,639,116 |
) |
|
$ |
(103,475 |
) |
CLARITEV CORPORATION
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ |
(1,645,831 |
) |
|
$ |
(91,697 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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|
|
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Depreciation |
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88,190 |
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|
|
77,323 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
|
343,883 |
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|
|
342,694 |
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Amortization of the right-of-use asset |
|
4,364 |
|
|
|
5,769 |
|
Loss on impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
1,488,863 |
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|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
26,645 |
|
|
|
18,018 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
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(198,008 |
) |
|
|
(114,060 |
) |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts |
|
10,974 |
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|
|
10,663 |
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
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(5,913 |
) |
|
|
(53,968 |
) |
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
8,595 |
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|
|
851 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares |
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(477 |
) |
|
|
(1,965 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from acquisitions: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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(13,200 |
) |
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|
4,402 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(31,761 |
) |
|
|
(6,615 |
) |
Prepaid taxes |
|
(5,383 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
Operating lease obligation |
|
(5,541 |
) |
|
|
(6,601 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other |
|
42,216 |
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|
|
(13,081 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
107,616 |
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|
|
171,720 |
|
Investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(118,123 |
) |
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|
(108,852 |
) |
BST Acquisition, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
(140,940 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(118,123 |
) |
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|
(249,792 |
) |
Financing activities: |
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Repayments of Term Loan B |
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(13,250 |
) |
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|
(13,250 |
) |
Repurchase of |
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— |
|
|
|
(134,975 |
) |
Repurchase of Senior Convertible PIK Notes |
|
(14,886 |
) |
|
|
(17,563 |
) |
Taxes paid on settlement of vested share awards |
|
(3,356 |
) |
|
|
(465 |
) |
CLARITEV CORPORATION
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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|
|
2023 |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
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(10,370 |
) |
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|
(15,218 |
) |
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Borrowings on finance leases, net |
|
67 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
|
1,095 |
|
|
|
508 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(41,315 |
) |
|
|
(180,993 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(51,822 |
) |
|
|
(259,065 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
81,494 |
|
|
|
340,559 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ |
29,672 |
|
|
$ |
81,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
16,848 |
|
|
$ |
71,547 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
12,824 |
|
|
|
9,947 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ |
29,672 |
|
|
$ |
81,494 |
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|
|
|
|
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Noncash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
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Purchases of property and equipment not yet paid |
$ |
12,530 |
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|
$ |
8,649 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities |
$ |
5,015 |
|
|
$ |
1,304 |
|
Debt issuance costs not yet paid |
|
4,267 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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|
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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|
|
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Interest |
$ |
(315,245 |
) |
|
$ |
(323,396 |
) |
Income taxes, net of refunds |
$ |
(80,089 |
) |
|
$ |
(100,083 |
) |
CLARITEV CORPORATION
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Year Ended December 31, |
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|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net loss |
|
$ |
(1,645,831 |
) |
|
$ |
(91,697 |
) |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
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Interest expense |
|
|
326,371 |
|
|
|
333,208 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
(3,130 |
) |
|
|
(8,233 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(124,881 |
) |
|
|
(15,363 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
|
88,190 |
|
|
|
77,323 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
343,883 |
|
|
|
342,694 |
|
Non-income taxes |
|
|
2,338 |
|
|
|
2,283 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
(1,013,060 |
) |
|
$ |
640,215 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
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Other expenses, net (1) |
|
|
5,402 |
|
|
|
3,472 |
|
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
|
8,595 |
|
|
|
851 |
|
Integration expenses |
|
|
2,683 |
|
|
|
3,358 |
|
Change in fair value of Private Placement Warrants and Unvested Founder Shares |
|
|
(477 |
) |
|
|
(1,965 |
) |
Transaction-related expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,064 |
|
Transaction Costs - Refinancing Transaction |
|
|
63,930 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(5,913 |
) |
|
|
(53,968 |
) |
Loss on impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
|
1,488,863 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
26,645 |
|
|
|
18,018 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
576,668 |
|
|
$ |
618,045 |
|
(1) "Other expenses, net" represents miscellaneous non-recurring expenses, impairment of other assets, gain or loss on disposal of leases, tax penalties, non-integration related severance costs, implementation costs for cloud computing arrangements, and transformation costs including internal labor.
CLARITEV CORPORATION
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|
Year Ended December 31, |
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|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
107,616 |
|
|
$ |
171,720 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(118,123 |
) |
|
|
(108,852 |
) |
Free Cash Flow |
|
|
(10,507 |
) |
|
|
62,868 |
|
Interest paid |
|
|
315,245 |
|
|
|
323,396 |
|
Unlevered Free Cash Flow |
|
$ |
304,738 |
|
|
$ |
386,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
576,668 |
|
|
$ |
618,045 |
|
Adjusted Cash Conversion Ratio |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
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Net cash used in investing activities |
|
$ |
(118,123 |
) |
|
$ |
(249,792 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
$ |
(41,315 |
) |
|
$ |
(180,993 |
) |
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Investor Relations Contact
Jason Wong
SVP, Treasury & Investor Relations
Claritev
866-909-7427
investor@claritev.com
Shawna Gasik
AVP, Investor Relations
Claritev
866-909-7427
investor@claritev.com
Source: Claritev Corporation
