Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII) announced today results for its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.

Revenues for the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter reached $127.9 million, compared with $128.4 million reported for the fiscal 2015 fourth quarter. Non-GAAP net income for the 2016 fourth quarter was $11.5 million compared with non-GAAP net income of $12.5 million in the 2015 fourth quarter. On a GAAP basis, net loss for the 2016 fourth quarter was $(16.3) million, compared with net income of $10.7 million in the 2015 fourth quarter.

On a non-GAAP basis, fully diluted earnings per share for the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter was $0.19 versus $0.21 reported in the fourth quarter a year ago. On a GAAP basis, fully diluted loss per share was $(0.27) in the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter compared with $0.18 earnings per share for the same period a year ago.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, revenues reached $492.5 million, compared with $490.2 million for the 2015 fiscal year. The recurring revenue base, which includes software-related subscription services, support and maintenance, RCM, and EDI, reached $386.0 million and represented approximately 78 percent of total revenues for the fiscal year ended 2016.

Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2016 was $44.1 million as compared to non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2015 of $37.7 million. GAAP net income for fiscal 2016 was $5.7 million, versus $27.3 million reported in fiscal 2015. On a non-GAAP basis, fully diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2016 was $0.72 versus $0.62 reported in the prior year. On a GAAP basis, fully diluted earnings per share for the 2016 fiscal year was $0.09, compared with $0.45 reported in the 2015 fiscal year.

The Company also confirmed the guidance it provided in their April 28, 2016 release “Business Strategy Review” as it relates to revenues and non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share. Currently, the Company expects fiscal year 2017 revenues of between $508 million and $522 million and Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share between $0.78 and $0.86.

“These results are in line with the preliminary results we announced on our Business Strategy Update conference call held April 28, 2016,” noted Rusty Frantz, president and chief executive officer. “We continue to execute on the plan laid out at that time and believe we are well positioned to achieve long-term revenue and earnings growth and thus drive shareholder value.”

Quality Systems will host a conference call to discuss its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and year-end results on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). All participants should dial 1-866-900-9499 at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call and reference conference ID #10622905. International callers should dial 1-937-502-2136. To hear a live Web simulcast or to listen to the archived webcast following completion of the call, please visit the Company’s website at www.qsii.com, click on the "Investors” tab, then select "Conference Calls," to access the link to the call. To listen to a telephone replay of the conference call, please dial 800-585-8367 or 404-537-3406 and enter conference ID #10622905. The replay will be available from approximately 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, May 19, 2016, through 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. A transcript of the conference call will be made available on the Company’s website at www.qsii.com.

As previously announced, Quality Systems will host its Investment Community Analyst Day for those analysts that follow the Company on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM local time at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City, located at 119 West 56th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), 212-245-5000. The general public can access the live management presentation in real-time by visiting www.qsii.com, clicking on Investors, and selecting Events & Presentations. An archive of the analyst session will also be available for 90 days.

In addition, the Company will hold its 2016 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 1:00 PM local time. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel, 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, California 92612. Holders of record as of June 17, 2016 are eligible to vote and attend. Proxy materials and the 2016 Annual Report will be made available to shareholders of record and will also be posted on the Company’s website at www.qsii.com.

About Quality Systems, Inc.

Irvine, Calif.-based Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) and its subsidiary, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, develop and provide a range of software and services for medical and dental group practices, including practice management and electronic health record applications, patient portal, interoperability and connectivity products, and population health management and analytics offerings. Services include managed cloud services, revenue cycle management, claims clearinghouse, data interchange and value-add consulting. The Company’s solution portfolio is readily integrated and collectively positioned to drive low total cost of ownership for its client partners, as well as enable the transition to value-based healthcare. Visit www.qsii.com and www.nextgen.com for additional information.

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SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including but not limited to, statements regarding future events, developments in the healthcare sector and regulatory framework, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future (including, without limitation, statements concerning revenue, net income, and earnings per share). Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause the results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements and additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in Part I, Item A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to: the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; seasonal patterns of sales and customer buying behavior; impact of incentive payments under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on sales and the ability of the Company to meet continued certification requirements; the development by service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; undetected errors or bugs in software; product liability; changing economic, political or regulatory influences in the health-care industry; changes in product-pricing policies; availability of third-party products and components; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; the Company's ability or inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; changes of accounting estimates and assumptions used to prepare the prior periods' financial statements; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies, products, or technologies; and general economic conditions. A significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales of software product licenses and computer hardware is concluded in the last month of a fiscal quarter, generally with a concentration of such revenues earned in the final ten business days of that month. Due to these and other factors, the Company's revenues and operating results are very difficult to forecast. A major portion of the Company's costs and expenses, such as personnel and facilities, are of a fixed nature and, accordingly, a shortfall or decline in quarterly and/or annual revenues typically results in lower profitability or losses. As a result, comparison of the Company's period-to-period financial performance is not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This news release contains certain non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures, which are provided only as supplemental information. Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with the comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or a substitute for U.S. GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure in the accompanying financial tables. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently than Quality Systems, which limits comparability between companies. The Company believes that its presentation of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share provides useful supplemental information to investors and management regarding the Company's financial condition and results. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company calculates non-GAAP diluted earnings per share by excluding acquisition costs, losses related to the disposition of a business segment, amortization of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill and other assets, securities litigation defense costs, share-based compensation, and other non-run-rate expenses from GAAP income (loss) before provision for income taxes. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company began utilizing a normalized non-GAAP tax rate to provide better consistency across the interim reporting periods within a given fiscal year, by eliminating the effects of non-recurring and period-specific items which can vary in size and frequency, and which are not necessarily reflective of the Company’s longer-term operations. The normalized non-GAAP tax rate applied to each quarter of fiscal year 2016 and expected to be applied for the fiscal 2017 period is 30.5%. The determination of this rate is based on the consideration of both historic and projected financial results. The Company intends to re-evaluate this normalized non-GAAP tax rate on an annual basis or more frequently if any significant events occur that may materially affect this rate, such as merger and acquisition activity, changes in business outlook, or changes in expectations regarding tax regulations.

The Company’s future period guidance in this release includes adjustments for items not indicative of the Company’s core operations. Such adjustments are generally expected to be of a nature similar to those adjustments applied to the Company’s historic GAAP financial results in the determination of the Company’s non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. Such adjustments, however, may be affected by changes in ongoing assumptions and judgments as to the items that are excluded in the calculation of non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, as described in this press release. The exact amount of these adjustments are not currently determinable, but may be significant. It is therefore not practicable to reconcile this non-GAAP guidance to the most comparable GAAP measures.

       

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended March 31, Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2016     2015 2016     2015
Revenues:
Software license and hardware $ 18,497 $ 21,144 $ 70,523 $ 81,649
Software related subscription services 19,015   13,326   55,403   44,592  
Total software, hardware and related 37,512 34,470 125,926 126,241
Support and maintenance 39,792 43,234 165,200 169,219
Revenue cycle management and related services 20,376 19,720 83,006 74,237
Electronic data interchange and data services 20,930 20,082 82,343 76,358
Professional services 9,302   10,882   36,002   44,170  
Total revenues 127,912   128,388   492,477   490,225  
Cost of revenue:
Software license and hardware 7,357 6,477 27,506 28,803
Software related subscription services 9,168   5,643   26,622   20,672  
Total software, hardware and related 16,525 12,120 54,128 49,475
Support and maintenance 7,455 7,802 31,329 28,866
Revenue cycle management and related services 14,018 14,252 57,591 54,406
Electronic data interchange and data services 12,851 12,274 50,153 48,244
Professional services 8,406   9,393     32,414   42,173  
Total cost of revenue 59,255   55,841   225,615   223,164  
Gross profit 68,657 72,547 266,862 267,061
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 40,272 41,279 156,234 158,172
Research and development costs, net 16,077 17,638 65,661 69,240
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2,675 898 5,367 3,693
Impairment of assets 32,238   —   32,238   —  
Total operating expenses 91,262   59,815   259,500   231,105  
Income from operations (22,605 ) 12,732 7,362 35,956
Interest income 27 40 428 111
Interest expense (1,295 ) (311 ) (1,304 ) (341 )
Other expense, net (19 ) (45 ) (166 ) (62 )
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit of) income taxes (23,892 ) 12,416 6,320 35,664
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes (7,570 ) 1,673   663   8,332  
Net income (loss) $ (16,322 ) $ 10,743   $ 5,657   $ 27,332  
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ (0.27 ) $ 0.18 $ 0.09 $ 0.45
Diluted $ (0.27 ) $ 0.18 $ 0.09 $ 0.45
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 60,899 60,288 60,635 60,259
Diluted 60,899 60,956 61,233 60,849
Dividends declared per common share $ — $ 0.175 $ 0.525 $ 0.70
 
       

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 
March 31, March 31,
2016 2015
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,176 $ 118,993
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 5,320 2,419
Marketable securities 9,297 11,592
Accounts receivable, net 94,024 107,669
Inventory 555 622
Income taxes receivable 32,709 3,147
Deferred income taxes, net — —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,910   11,535  
Total current assets 183,991 255,977
Equipment and improvements, net 25,790 20,807
Capitalized software costs, net 13,250 40,397
Deferred income taxes, net 8,198 30,197
Intangibles, net 91,675 27,689
Goodwill 188,837 73,571
Other assets 19,049   11,883  
Total assets $ 530,790   $ 460,521  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 11,126 $ 10,018
Deferred revenue 57,935 66,343
Accrued compensation and related benefits 18,670 24,051
Income taxes payable 91 10,048
Dividends payable — 10,700
Other current liabilities 50,238   33,924  
Total current liabilities 138,060 155,084
Deferred revenue, net of current 1,335 1,349
Deferred compensation 6,357 5,750
Line of credit 105,000 —
Other noncurrent liabilities 10,661   14,798  
Total liabilities 261,413 176,981
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock

$0.01 par value; authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 60,978 and 60,303
shares at March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

610 603
Additional paid-in capital 211,262 198,650
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (481 ) (192 )
Retained earnings 57,986   84,479  
Total shareholders' equity 269,377   283,540  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 530,790   $ 460,521  
 
   

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 
Three Months Ended March 31, Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2016   2015 2016   2015
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes - GAAP $ (23,892 ) $ 12,416 $ 6,320 $ 35,664
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Acquisition costs, net (95 ) 441 5,648 2,923
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 5,612 1,756 11,014 7,126
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs 258 — 258 —

Loss on disposition of Hospital Solutions Division and related costs

311 — 2,064 —
Securities litigation defense costs, net of insurance (1,866 ) 1,491 (2,147 ) 3,951
Share-based compensation 967 845 3,295 3,471
Impairment of assets and related wind-down costs* 32,832 — 32,832 —
Other non-run-rate expenses** 2,477   —   4,199   315
Total adjustments to GAAP income before provision for income taxes: 40,496   4,533   57,163   17,786
Income before provision for income taxes - Non-GAAP 16,604 16,949 63,483 53,450
Provision for income taxes 5,064   4,425   19,362   15,718
Net income - Non-GAAP $ 11,540   $ 12,524   $ 44,121   $ 37,732
Diluted net income per share - Non-GAAP $ 0.19 $ 0.21 $ 0.72 $ 0.62
Weighted-average shares outstanding (diluted): 61,375 60,956 61,233 60,849
 

* For the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, impairment of assets and related wind-down costs consists of $32,238 impairment of previously capitalized investment in the NextGen Now development project and $594 of related wind-down costs.

** For the three months ended March 31, 2016, other non-run-rate expenses consist of $1,145 of professional services costs not related to ongoing core operations, $474 incremental costs related to the transition of Company executive officers, and $858 of other costs, including severance, retention, and other employee-related costs. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, other non-run-rate expenses consist of $1,417 of professional services costs not related to ongoing core operations, $1,412 incremental costs related to the transition of Company executive officers, and $1,370 of severance, retention, and other employee-related costs.