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McKesson Reports Fiscal 2020 First-Quarter Results

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today reported that revenues for the first quarter ended June 30, 2019, were $55.7 billion compared to $52.6 billion a year ago, an increase of 6% on a reported basis and an increase of 7% on an FX-adjusted basis.

On the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), first-quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations was $2.27, compared to a loss per diluted share of $(0.69) a year ago.

First-quarter Adjusted Earnings per diluted share was $3.31, an increase of 14% compared to $2.90 a year ago, primarily driven by growth in the U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment and a lower share count, partially offset by a higher tax rate.

“McKesson is off to a strong start in fiscal 2020, and our first-quarter earnings performance exceeded our expectations,” said Brian Tyler, chief executive officer. “Based on the momentum from our first-quarter results and our confidence in the full year outlook, we are raising our previous guidance range for fiscal 2020 and now expect Adjusted Earnings per diluted share of $14.00 to $14.60.”

For the first quarter, McKesson used cash from operations of $51 million, and invested $111 million internally, resulting in negative free cash flow of $162 million. During the quarter, McKesson paid $46 million for acquisitions, and returned $759 million of cash to shareholders via $684 million of common stock repurchases and $75 million of dividend payments. The Board of Directors also approved a 5% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.41 per share. The company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1.9 billion.

U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment

European Pharmaceutical Solutions Segment

Medical-Surgical Solutions Segment

Other remaining businesses (primarily including McKesson Canada, McKesson Prescription Technology Solutions (MRxTS) and the equity method investment in the Change Healthcare Joint Venture (Change Healthcare))

Company Updates

Fiscal 2020 Outlook and Change Healthcare Update

McKesson raised fiscal 2020 Adjusted Earnings per diluted share guidance to $14.00 – $14.60 from a range of $13.85 – $14.45.

Following the completion of the Change Healthcare, Inc. IPO, McKesson owns approximately 58.5% of Change Healthcare, reduced from 70%. McKesson will continue to report the equity income from its interest in Change Healthcare based on its revised equity ownership percentage and with a one-month lag.

McKesson reaffirmed the guidance range for adjusted equity earnings from Change Healthcare of approximately $250 million to $270 million in fiscal 2020. This range reflects McKesson’s revised equity ownership, and includes the expected benefit of lower interest expense for Change Healthcare driven by its repayment of long-term debt.

Dividend Declaration

The company’s Board of Directors yesterday declared a 5% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to 41 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 1, 2019, to stockholders of record on September 3, 2019.

Conference Call Details

The company has scheduled a conference call for today, Wednesday, July 31st, at 5:00 PM ET to discuss the company’s financial performance. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on McKesson’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.mckesson.com. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 323-994-2093. The password is ‘McKesson’. A telephonic replay of this conference call will be available for five calendar days. For individuals wishing to listen to the replay, the dial-in number is 719-457-0820 and the pass code is 5579684. An archive of the conference call will also be available on the company’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.mckesson.com.

Upcoming Investor Events

McKesson management will be participating in the following investor conference:

Audio webcasts will be available live and archived on the company’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.mckesson.com. A complete listing of upcoming events for the investment community is available on the company’s Investor Relations website.

Adjusted Earnings

McKesson separately reports financial results on the basis of Adjusted Earnings. Adjusted Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as GAAP income from continuing operations, excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, transaction-related expenses and adjustments, LIFO inventory-related adjustments, gains from antitrust legal settlements, restructuring and asset impairment charges, and other adjustments. A reconciliation of McKesson’s GAAP financial results to Adjusted Earnings is provided in Schedules 2 and 3 of the financial statement tables included with this release.

The company does not provide forward-looking guidance on a GAAP basis prospectively as McKesson is unable to provide a quantitative reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measure, without unreasonable effort, because McKesson cannot reliably forecast LIFO inventory-related adjustments, gains from antitrust legal settlements, restructuring and asset impairment charges, and other adjustments, which are difficult to predict and estimate. These items are inherently uncertain and depend on various factors, many of which are beyond the company’s control, and as such, any associated estimate and its impact on GAAP performance could vary materially.

FX-Adjusted

McKesson also presents its financial results on an FX-adjusted basis. The company conducts business worldwide in local currencies, including the Euro, British pound and Canadian dollar. As a result, the comparability of the financial results reported in U.S. dollars can be affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. FX-adjusted information is presented to provide a framework for assessing how the company’s business performed excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The supplemental FX-adjusted information of the company’s GAAP financial results and Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP) is provided in Schedule 3 of the financial statement tables included with this release.

Free Cash Flow

McKesson also provides free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less payments for property, plant and equipment and capitalized software expenditures, as outlined in the company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Cautionary Statements

Except for historical information contained in this press release, matters discussed may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in those statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are first made. Except to the extent required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by their use of terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “seeks”, “approximately”, “intends”, “plans”, “estimates” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. The discussion of financial trends, strategy, plans, assumptions or intentions may also include forward-looking statements. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks and uncertainties. We encourage investors to read the important risk factors described in the company’s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risk factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the U.S. healthcare industry and regulatory environment; managing foreign expansion, including the related operating, economic, political and regulatory risks; changes in the Canadian healthcare industry and regulatory environment; exposure to European economic conditions, including recent austerity measures taken by certain European governments; changes in the European regulatory environment with respect to privacy and data protection regulations; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the company’s ability to successfully identify, consummate, finance and integrate acquisitions; the company’s results of operations impacted by the Change Healthcare joint venture; the company’s ability to manage and complete divestitures and distributions; material adverse resolution of pending legal proceedings; competition and industry consolidation; substantial defaults in payment or a material reduction in purchases by, or the loss of, a large customer or group purchasing organization; the loss of government contracts as a result of compliance or funding challenges; public health issues in the U.S. or abroad; cyberattack, natural disaster, or malfunction of sophisticated internal computer systems to perform as designed; the adequacy of insurance to cover property loss or liability claims; the company’s proprietary products and services may not be adequately protected, and its products and solutions may be found to infringe on the rights of others; system errors or failure of our technology products or services to conform to specifications; disaster or other event causing interruption of customer access to data residing in our service centers; changes in circumstances that could impair our goodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets or investments; new or revised tax legislation or challenges to our tax positions; general economic conditions, including changes in the financial markets that may affect the availability and cost of credit to the company, its customers or suppliers; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; withdrawal from participation in multiemployer pension plans or if such plans are reported to have underfunded liabilities; inability to realize the expected benefits from the company’s restructuring and business process initiatives; difficulties with outsourcing and similar third party relationships; risks associated with the company’s retail expansion; and the company’s inability to keep existing retail store locations or open new retail locations in desirable places.

About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 7th on the FORTUNE 500, is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, healthcare technology, community oncology and specialty care. McKesson partners with life sciences companies, manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments and other healthcare organizations to help provide the right medicines, medical products and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively. United by our ICARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities to improve patient care in every setting — one product, one partner, one patient at a time. McKesson has been named a “Most Admired Company” in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “Best Place to Work” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top military-friendly company by Military Friendly. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com.

Schedule 1
McKESSON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – GAAP
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Quarter Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Change

 
Revenues

$

 

55,728

 

$

 

52,607

 

6

 

%

Cost of sales

(52,941

)

(49,828

)

6

 

Gross profit

2,787

 

2,779

 

 

Operating expenses

(2,130

)

(2,127

)

 

Goodwill impairment charges (1)

 

(570

)

(100

)

Restructuring and asset impairment charges (2)

(23

)

(96

)

(76

)

Gain from escrow settlement (3)

 

97

 

(100

)

Total operating expenses

(2,153

)

(2,696

)

(20

)

Operating income

634

 

83

 

664

 

Other income, net (4)

37

 

40

 

(8

)

Income (loss) from equity method investment in Change Healthcare Joint Venture (5)

4

 

(56

)

107

 

Interest expense

(56

)

(61

)

(8

)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

619

 

6

 

NM

 

Income tax expense

(136

)

(87

)

56

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations after tax

483

 

(81

)

696

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

(6

)

1

 

(700

)

Net income (loss)

477

 

(80

)

696

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(54

)

(58

)

(7

)

Net income (loss) attributable to McKesson Corporation

$

 

423

 

$

 

(138

)

407

 

%

 
 
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to McKesson Corporation (a)
Diluted (b)
Continuing operations

$

 

2.27

 

$

 

(0.69

)

429

 

%

Discontinued operations

(0.03

)

0.01

 

(400

)

Total

$

 

2.24

 

$

 

(0.68

)

429

 

%

 
 
Basic
Continuing operations

$

 

2.28

 

$

 

(0.69

)

430

 

%

Discontinued operations

(0.03

)

0.01

 

(400

)

Total

$

 

2.25

 

$

 

(0.68

)

431

 

%

 
Dividends declared per common share

$

 

0.39

 

$

 

0.34

 

 
Weighted average common shares (b)
Diluted

189

 

202

 

(6

)

%

Basic

188

 

202

 

(7

)

(a)

Certain computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

(b)

Net loss per diluted share for fiscal 2019 is calculated by excluding dilutive securities from the denominator due to their antidilutive effects.

NM

Computation not meaningful.
 
Refer to the section entitled “Financial Statement Notes” of this release.
 
Refer to our applicable filings with the SEC for additional disclosures including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for fiscal 2020 and 2019 as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2019.

Schedule 2

McKESSON CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING RESULTS TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS (NON-GAAP)
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Change
Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 Vs. Prior Quarter
As Reported
(GAAP)
Amortization
of Acquisition-
Related
Intangibles
Transaction-
Related
Expenses and
Adjustments
LIFO Inventory-
Related
Adjustments
Gains from
Antitrust Legal
Settlements
Restructuring
and Asset
Impairment
Charges, Net
Other
Adjustments,
Net
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
As Reported
(GAAP)
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
 
Gross profit

$

2,787

 

$

 

$

 

$

(15

)

$

 

$

(3

)

$

 

$

2,769

 

 

%

2

 

%

 
Operating expenses (2)

$

(2,153

)

$

112

 

$

17

 

$

 

$

 

$

23

 

$

2

 

$

(1,999

)

(20

)

%

1

 

%

 
Other income, net (4)

$

37

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

18

 

$

55

 

(8

)

%

34

 

%

 
Income from equity method investment in Change Healthcare Joint Venture (5)

$

4

 

$

77

 

$

27

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

108

 

107

 

%

69

 

%

 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes

$

619

 

$

189

 

$

44

 

$

(15

)

$

 

$

20

 

$

20

 

$

877

 

NM

 

10

 

%

 
Income tax expense

$

(136

)

$

(45

)

$

(11

)

$

4

 

$

 

$

(5

)

$

(5

)

$

(198

)

56

 

%

33

 

%

 
Income from continuing operations, net of tax, attributable to McKesson Corporation

$

429

 

$

144

 

$

33

 

$

(11

)

$

 

$

15

 

$

15

 

$

625

 

409

 

%

6

 

%

 
Earnings per diluted common share from continuing operations, net of tax, attributable to McKesson Corporation (a)

$

2.27

 

$

0.76

 

$

0.18

 

$

(0.06

)

$

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.08

 

$

3.31

 

(c)

429

 

%

14

 

%

 
Diluted weighted average common shares

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

 

189

 

(6

)

%

(7

)

%

 
 
Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
As Reported
(GAAP)
Amortization
of Acquisition-
Related
Intangibles
Transaction-
Related
Expenses and
Adjustments
LIFO Inventory-
Related
Adjustments
Gains from
Antitrust Legal
Settlements
Restructuring
and Asset
Impairment
Charges, Net
Other
Adjustments,
Net
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
 
Gross profit

$

2,779

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

(21

)

$

(35

)

$

 

$

 

$

2,724

 

 
Operating expenses (1) (2) (3)

$

(2,696

)

$

121

 

$

20

 

$

 

$

 

$

96

 

$

487

 

$

(1,972

)

 
Other income, net

$

40

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

41

 

 
Income (loss) from equity method investment in Change Healthcare Joint Venture (5)

$

(56

)

$

77

 

$

40

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

64

 

 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes

$

6

 

$

199

 

$

61

 

$

(21

)

$

(35

)

$

96

 

$

490

 

$

796

 

 
Income tax expense

$

(87

)

$

(50

)

$

(16

)

$

6

 

$

9

 

$

(11

)

$

 

$

(149

)

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, attributable to McKesson Corporation

$

(139

)

$

149

 

$

45

 

$

(15

)

$

(26

)

$

85

 

$

490

 

$

589

 

 
Earnings (loss) per diluted common share from continuing operations, net of tax, attributable to McKesson Corporation (a) (b)

$

(0.69

)

$

0.74

 

$

0.22

 

$

(0.07

)

$

(0.13

)

$

0.42

 

$

2.41

 

$

2.90

 

 
Diluted weighted average common shares (b)

 

202

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

 

203

 

(a)

Certain computations may reflect rounding adjustments.

(b)

We calculate GAAP net loss per diluted share for fiscal 2019 using a weighted average of 202 million common shares, which excludes dilutive securities from the denominator due to their antidilutive effect when calculating a net loss per diluted share. We calculate Adjusted Earnings per diluted share (Non-GAAP) for fiscal 2019 on a fully diluted basis, using a weighted average of 203 million common shares. Because we show the GAAP to Non-GAAP per share reconciling items on a fully-diluted basis, any cross-footing differences in those items are due to different weighted average share counts.

(c)

Adjusted Earnings per share on an FX-Adjusted basis for fiscal 2020 was $3.33 per diluted share, which excludes the foreign currency exchange effect of $0.02 per diluted share.
 
NM Computation not meaningful.
 
Refer to the section entitled “Financial Statement Notes” of this release.
 
For more information relating to the Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP) and FX-Adjusted (Non-GAAP) definitions, refer to the section entitled “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information” of this release.

Schedule 3

McKESSON CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP SEGMENT FINANCIAL RESULTS TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS (NON-GAAP)
(unaudited)
(in millions)
 
Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 Quarter Ended June 30, 2018 GAAP Non-GAAP Change
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
Foreign
Currency
Effects
FX-Adjusted Foreign
Currency Effects
FX-Adjusted As Reported
(GAAP)
Adjusted
Earnings
(Non-GAAP)
FX-Adjusted
(GAAP)
FX-Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
As Reported
(GAAP)
Adjustments As Reported
(GAAP)
Adjustments
REVENUES
U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

$

 

44,165

 

$

 

$

 

44,165

 

$

 

40,977

 

$

 

 

$

 

40,977

 

$

 

$

 

44,165

 

$

 

 

$

 

44,165

 

8

 

%

8

 

%

8

 

%

8

 

%

European Pharmaceutical Solutions

6,710

 

6,710

 

6,935

 

 

6,935

 

412

7,122

 

412

 

7,122

 

(3

)

(3

)

3

 

3

 

Medical-Surgical Solutions

1,903

 

1,903

 

1,703

 

 

1,703

 

1,903

 

 

1,903

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

Other (a)

2,950

 

2,950

 

2,992

 

 

2,992

 

98

3,048

 

98

 

3,048

 

(1

)

(1

)

2

 

2

 

Revenues

$

 

55,728

 

$

 

$

 

55,728

 

$

 

52,607

 

$

 

 

$

 

52,607

 

$

 

510

$

 

56,238

 

$

 

510

 

$

 

56,238

 

6

 

%

6

 

%

7

 

%

7

 

%

 
OPERATING PROFIT (2)
U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

$

 

579

 

$

 

21

$

 

600

 

$

 

543

 

$

 

(3

)

$

 

540

 

$

 

$

 

579

 

$

 

 

$

 

600

 

7

 

%

11

 

%

7

 

%

11

 

%

European Pharmaceutical Solutions (1)

5

 

30

35

 

(560

)

634

 

74

 

1

6

 

2

 

37

 

101

 

(53

)

101

 

(50

)

Medical-Surgical Solutions

125

 

34

159

 

93

 

32

 

125

 

125

 

 

159

 

34

 

27

 

34

 

27

 

Other (a) (3) (5)

141

 

135

276

 

114

 

99

 

213

 

141

 

3

 

279

 

24

 

30

 

24

 

31

 

Operating profit

850

 

220

1,070

 

190

 

762

 

952

 

1

851

 

5

 

1,075

 

347

 

12

 

348

 

13

 

Corporate (4)

(175

)

38

(137

)

(123

)

28

 

(95

)

(175

)

(1

)

(138

)

42

 

44

 

42

 

45

 

Income from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes

$

 

675

 

$

 

258

$

 

933

 

$

 

67

 

$

 

790

 

$

 

857

 

$

 

1

$

 

676

 

$

 

4

 

$

 

937

 

907

 

%

9

 

%

909

 

%

9

 

%

 
 
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) AS A % OF REVENUES
U.S. Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions

1.31

 

%

1.36

 

%

1.33

 

%

1.32

 

%

1.31

 

%

1.36

 

%

(2

)

bp

4

 

bp

(2

)

bp

4

 

bp

European Pharmaceutical Solutions

0.07

 

0.52

 

(8.07

)

1.07

 

0.08

 

0.52

 

814

 

(55

)

815

 

(55

)

Medical-Surgical Solutions

6.57

 

8.36

 

5.46

 

7.34

 

6.57

 

8.36

 

111

 

102

 

111

 

102

 

(a)

Other primarily includes the results of our McKesson Canada and McKesson Prescription Technology Solutions businesses. Operating profit for Other includes our proportionate share of income (loss) from our equity method investment in Change Healthcare Joint Venture.
 
Refer to the section entitled “Financial Statement Notes” of this release.
 
For more information relating to the Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP) and FX-Adjusted (Non-GAAP) definitions, refer to the section entitled “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information” of this release.

Schedule 4

McKESSON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in millions)
 

June 30,

 

March 31,

2019

 

2019

 
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,947

$

2,981

Receivables, net

19,287

18,246

Inventories, net

16,604

16,709

Prepaid expenses and other

590

529

Total Current Assets

38,428

38,465

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

2,466

2,548

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets

2,031

Goodwill

9,441

9,358

Intangible Assets, Net

3,600

3,689

Equity Method Investment in Change Healthcare Joint Venture

3,617

3,513

Other Noncurrent Assets

2,097

2,099

Total Assets

$

61,680

$

59,672

 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Drafts and accounts payable

$

34,021

$

33,853

Current portion of long-term debt

310

330

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

373

Other accrued liabilities

3,248

3,443

Total Current Liabilities

37,952

37,626

Long-Term Debt

7,382

7,265

Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities

3,058

2,998

Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities

1,805

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

2,016

2,103

 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

1,399

1,393

 
McKesson Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

7,874

8,094

Noncontrolling Interests

194

193

Total Equity

8,068

8,287

Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity

$

61,680

$

59,672

Contacts

Holly Weiss, 972-969-9174 (Investors and Financial Media)

Holly.Weiss@McKesson.com

Kristin Chasen, 415-983-8974 (General and Business Media)

Kristin.Chasen@McKesson.com

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