Regional Health Properties Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results
Regional Health Properties, Inc. (RHE, RHEPA) reported a net loss of $3.3 million for Q4 2020, compared to a $1.5 million loss in Q4 2019. For the full year, the company posted a $9.7 million net loss, significantly worsening from a $3.5 million loss the previous year. Total rental revenue fell 20.2% in Q4 2020 to $3.4 million, with annual revenue down 14.3% to $16.3 million. Despite these challenges, management indicated a positive cash flow and an increase in rent collections to 91% as of early March 2021. They also highlighted strategic operator transitions and potential refinancing opportunities.
- 91% of 2020 cash rent collected as of March 2021.
- Positive cash flow from continuing operations in Q4 2020.
- Encouraging preliminary results from transitioned facilities.
- Net loss of $3.3 million in Q4 2020, up from $1.5 million in Q4 2019.
- Annual net loss increased to $9.7 million in 2020 from $3.5 million in 2019.
- Total rental revenue decreased by 20.2% in Q4 2020.
Regional Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE American: RHE) (NYSE American: RHEpA), a self-managed healthcare real estate investment company that invests primarily in real estate purposed for senior living and long-term care, reported results for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Business Update
- Successfully transitioned two non-performing facilities affiliated with one operator, preliminary results for transitioned facilities for January and February 2021 very encouraging
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Collected
91% of 2020 cash rent - Generated positive free cash flow from continuing operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, despite covid-19 headwinds
Brent Morrison, Regional Health Properties’ Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “Our portfolio occupancy experienced some softness going into yearend but we remain hopeful that the vaccine rollout and reinstating family visitation privileges should reverse the downward trend by the second half of 2021. We have a strong and experienced portfolio of operating partners and remain confident in their abilities to continue to navigate through the challenges resulting from the ongoing pandemic.” Ben Waites, Regional’s Chief Financial Officer added “I’m excited to join the Regional team. I look forward to furthering the company’s progress and see Regional well positioned to weather the storm. We see opportunities to refinance some of our senior debt secured by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as other capital structure improvements.”
Management periodically monitors a number of facility performance metrics, including rent coverages both before and after management fees. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s portfolio rent coverage before management fees was 1.77x and rent coverage after management fees was 1.28x. Occupancy and skilled mix for the Company’s portfolio were
Rent Collections and Operator Changes
As of the year ended December 31, 2020, we collected
As announced in December, we terminated a lease with the operator of two facilities located in Georgia. One facility was transitioned to Empire Care Centers, a new operator to Regional and the second building is being managed by Vero Health Care, a current leasee of the company. Preliminary operating results from January and February for these facilities are encouraging.
Summary of Financial Results for the Three and 12 Months Ended December 31, 2020
Total rental revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased
General and administrative costs increased
Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts increased to
Interest expense decreased by
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the fourth quarter of 2020, was
Net loss attributable to Regional Health Properties, Inc.’s common stockholders in the fourth quarter of 2020 was
Cash at December 31, 2020, totaled
About Regional Health Properties
Regional Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE American: RHE) (NYSE American: RHEpA) is the successor to AdCare Health Systems, Inc., and is a self-managed healthcare real estate investment company that invests primarily in real estate purposed for senior living and long-term healthcare through facility lease and sub-lease transactions.
Regional currently owns, leases, manages for third parties and operates, 24 facilities (12 of which are owned by Regional, nine of which are leased by Regional and three of which are managed by Regional for third parties). Effective January 1, 2021, the Company commenced operation of one previously subleased facility as a portfolio stabilization measure.
For more information, visit www.regionalhealthproperties.com.
Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “likely,” “will,” “seeks,” “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Statements in this press release regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, among others: our dependence on the operating success of our operators; the significant amount of, and our ability to service, our indebtedness; covenants in our debt agreements that may restrict our ability to make investments, incur additional indebtedness and refinance indebtedness on favorable terms; the availability and cost of capital; our ability to raise capital through equity and debt financings or through the sale of assets; the effect of increasing healthcare regulation and enforcement on our operators and the dependence of our operators on reimbursement from governmental and other third-party payors; the relatively illiquid nature of real estate investments; the impact of litigation and rising insurance costs on the business of our operators; the impact on us of litigation relating to our prior operation of our healthcare properties; the effect of our operators declaring bankruptcy, becoming insolvent or failing to pay rent as due; the ability of any of our operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations and to impede our ability to collect unpaid rent or interest during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding and retain security deposits for the debtor’s obligations; our ability to find replacement operators and the impact of unforeseen costs in acquiring new properties; the impact of COVID-19 on our business and the business of our operators, including without limitation, the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased costs experienced by our operators in connection therewith, and the extent to which government support may be available to our operators to offset such costs and the conditions related thereto; and other factors discussed from time to time in our news releases, public statements and documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this press release, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law.
REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(Amounts in 000’s) |
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ASSETS |
December 31,
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December 31,
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Property and equipment, net |
$ |
52,533 |
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$ |
54,672 |
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Cash |
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4,186 |
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4,383 |
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Restricted cash |
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3,306 |
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3,655 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance of |
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2,100 |
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963 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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328 |
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249 |
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Notes receivable |
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444 |
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840 |
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Intangible assets - bed licenses |
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2,471 |
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2,471 |
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Intangible assets - lease rights, net |
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158 |
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462 |
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Right-of-use operating lease assets |
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33,740 |
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37,287 |
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Goodwill |
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1,585 |
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1,585 |
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Lease deposits and other deposits |
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514 |
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517 |
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Straight-line rent receivable |
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6,660 |
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6,674 |
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Total assets |
$ |
108,025 |
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$ |
113,758 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Senior debt, net |
$ |
47,275 |
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$ |
48,415 |
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Bonds, net |
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6,342 |
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6,409 |
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Other debt, net |
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822 |
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539 |
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Accounts payable |
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3,008 |
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3,699 |
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Accrued expenses |
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2,225 |
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2,613 |
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Operating lease obligation |
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35,884 |
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39,262 |
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Other liabilities |
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1,365 |
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1,078 |
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Total liabilities |
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96,921 |
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102,015 |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock and additional paid-in capital, no par value; 55,000 shares authorized; 1,688 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 |
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62,041 |
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61,992 |
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Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000 shares authorized; 2,812 shares issued and outstanding, redemption amount |
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62,423 |
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62,423 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(113,360 |
) |
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(112,672 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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11,104 |
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11,743 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
108,025 |
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$ |
113,758 |
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REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(Amounts in 000’s, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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Revenues: |
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Rental revenues |
$ |
3,427 |
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$ |
4,297 |
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$ |
16,325 |
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$ |
19,043 |
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Management fees |
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269 |
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279 |
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1,001 |
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995 |
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Other revenues |
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29 |
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3 |
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253 |
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96 |
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Total revenues |
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3,725 |
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4,579 |
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17,579 |
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20,134 |
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Expenses: |
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Facility rent expense |
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1,639 |
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1,639 |
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6,558 |
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6,645 |
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Cost of management fees |
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189 |
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194 |
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675 |
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661 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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655 |
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|
777 |
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2,894 |
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3,438 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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1,039 |
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641 |
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3,373 |
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3,192 |
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Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts |
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272 |
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(67 |
) |
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925 |
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(281 |
) |
Other operating expenses |
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230 |
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196 |
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860 |
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1,017 |
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Total expenses |
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4,024 |
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3,380 |
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15,285 |
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14,672 |
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Income from operations |
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(299 |
) |
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1,199 |
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2,294 |
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5,462 |
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Other expense (income): |
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Interest expense, net |
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686 |
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730 |
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2,777 |
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5,265 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
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- |
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(20 |
) |
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- |
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2,458 |
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Gain on disposal of assets |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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(7,141 |
) |
Other expense (income), net |
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(23 |
) |
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- |
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121 |
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6 |
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Total other expense (income), net |
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663 |
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710 |
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2,898 |
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588 |
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(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |
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(962 |
) |
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489 |
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(604 |
) |
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4,874 |
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Income tax expense |
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- |
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(44 |
) |
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- |
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- |
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(Loss) income from continuing operations |
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(962 |
) |
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533 |
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(604 |
) |
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4,874 |
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(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
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(51 |
) |
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215 |
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(84 |
) |
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626 |
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Net (Loss) income |
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(1,013 |
) |
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748 |
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(688 |
) |
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5,500 |
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Preferred stock dividends - undeclared |
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(2,249 |
) |
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(2,249 |
) |
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(8,997 |
) |
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(8,997 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to Regional Health Properties, Inc. |
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Common Stockholders |
$ |
(3,262 |
) |
$ |
(1,501 |
) |
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$ |
(9,685 |
) |
$ |
(3,497 |
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Net (loss) income per share of common stock attributable to Regional Health Properties, Inc. |
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Basic and diluted: |
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Continuing operations |
$ |
(1.90 |
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$ |
(1.02 |
) |
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$ |
(5.69 |
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$ |
(2.44 |
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Discontinued operations |
$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
0.13 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
$ |
0.37 |
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$ |
(1.93 |
) |
$ |
(0.89 |
) |
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$ |
(5.74 |
) |
$ |
(2.07 |
) |
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Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: |
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Basic and diluted |
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1,688 |
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1,688 |
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1,688 |
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1,688 |
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Twelve Months
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Portfolio Operating Metrics (1) |
December 31, 2019 |
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March 31, 2020 |
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June 30, 2020 |
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September 30, 2020 |
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December 31, 2020 |
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Occupancy % |
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Quality Mix (2) |
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Rent Coverage Before Management Fees (3) |
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1.57 |
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1.59 |
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1.55 |
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1.58 |
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1.77 |
Rent Coverage After Management Fees (3) |
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1.18 |
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1.21 |
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1.20 |
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1.24 |
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1.28 |
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(1) Excludes three managed facilities in Ohio. |
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(2) Quality Mix refers to all payor types less Medicaid. |
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(3) EBITDAR coverage and EBITDARM coverage include information provided by our tenants. The Company has not independently verified this information, but have no reason to believe such information to be inaccurate in any material respect. |
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