Universal Health beats, guides below views

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that its reported net income attributable to UHS was $174.8 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to $239.1 million, or $3.00 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2021. Net revenues increased by 5.2% to $3.447 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to $3.275 billion during the fourth quarter of 2021. 

2023 Operating Results Forecast:

Reflected below is our 2023 guidance range for consolidated net revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization, and the impacts of other income/expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests ("Adjusted EBITDA net of NCI"), adjusted net income attributable to UHS per diluted share ("Adjusted EPS-diluted") and capital expenditures. 

Adjusted EPS-diluted and Adjusted EBITDA net of NCI, are non-GAAP financial measures and should be examined in connection with net income determined in accordance with GAAP as presented in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in this report or in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Please see the Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosures - 2023 Operating Results Forecast schedule as included herein for additional information and a reconciliation to the financial forecasts as computed in accordance with GAAP. 

	For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Low	High
Net revenues	$14.044 billion	$14.314 billion
Adjusted EBITDA net of NCI	$1.662 billion	$1.753 billion
Adjusted EPS-diluted	$9.50 per share	$10.50 per share
Capital expenditures	$725 million	$875 million

Our 2023 guidance contains a number of assumptions including, but not limited to, the following:

• The 2023 forecasted amounts exclude the impact of future items, if applicable, that are nonrecurring or non-operational in nature including items such as pre-tax unrealized gains/losses resulting from changes in the market value of shares of certain equity securities, and other potential material items including, but not limited to, reserves for various matters including settlements, legal judgments and lawsuits, potential impacts of non-ordinary course acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or other strategic transactions, costs related to extinguishment of debt, gains/losses on sales of assets and businesses, impairment of long-lived and intangible assets, other amounts that may be reflected in the current financial statements that relate to prior periods, and the impact of share repurchases that differ from our forecasted assumptions. It is also subject to certain conditions including those as set forth below in General Information, Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors and Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
• Our net revenues are estimated to be approximately $14.044 billion to $14.314 billion representing an increase of approximately 4.8% to 6.8% over our 2022 net revenues of approximately $13.399 billion.
• Our Adjusted EBITDA net of NCI is estimated to be approximately $1.662 billion to $1.753 billion, as compared to our 2022 Adjusted EBITDA net of NCI of $1.662 billion.
• Our projected interest expense during 2023 is estimated to increase by approximately $71 million, or 56%, over the interest expense incurred during 2022. The increase is due primarily to increases in our projected average cost of borrowings, and aggregate average borrowings outstanding, pursuant to our revolving credit and tranche A term loan facilities.
• Our Adjusted EPS-diluted range is estimated to be $9.50 per diluted share to $10.50 per diluted share, as compared to our adjusted net income attributable to UHS of $9.88 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2022, as calculated on the attached Supplemental Schedule.

Conference call information:

We will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on February 28, 2023.  A live webcast of the call will be available on our website at www.uhs.com. To participate via telephone, please register in advance by accessing this link. 

Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique passcode and registrant ID that can be used to access the call. A replay of the call will be available for one full year following the live call.

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