Concord Medical Reports Financial Results for the First Half of 2023

BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM), a healthcare provider specialized in cancer treatment, research, education and prevention by establishing proton centers and cancer hospitals and operating an extensive network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023^[1].

2023 First Half Highlights

• Total net revenues were RMB284.5 million (US$39.2 million) in the first half of 2023, representing a 97.2% increase from total net revenues of RMB144.3 million in the same period last year. Total net revenues included the net revenues from the hospital business of RMB158.7 million (US$21.9 million) and the net revenues from the network business of RMB125.8 million (US$17.3 million).
• Gross loss was RMB37.4 million (US$5.2 million) in the first half of 2023, compared to the gross loss of RMB88.7 million in the first half of 2022. The gross loss margin was 13.2% for the first half of 2023, compared to 61.5% for the same period last year.
• Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders in the first half of 2023 was RMB91.0 million (US$12.5 million), compared to RMB114.7 million in the same period last year.
• Basic and diluted loss per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares in the first half of 2023 were both RMB0.69 (US$0.10), compared to RMB0.87 in the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP^[2] net loss in the first half of 2023 was RMB210.3 million (US$29.0 million), compared to non-GAAP net loss of RMB270.0 million in the same period last year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares in the first half of 2023 were both RMB0.69 (US$0.10), compared to RMB0.93 in the same period last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA^[3] (non-GAAP) was negative RMB148.4 million (US$20.5 million) in the first half of 2023, compared to negative RMB194.3 million in the same period last year.

Dr. Jianyu Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Concord Medical, commented, "Concord Medical has delivered an outstanding performance in the first half of 2023, with both its hospital business and network business achieving nearly 100% growth in terms of revenue. Although the hospital business is still in its ramp-up period, its profitability is expected to improve as revenue gradually increases. On the other hand, Concord Medical's flagship hospital, Guangzhou Concord Cancer Center ("Guangzhou Hospital"), has completed the patient treatment clinical trials for its proton therapy equipment for the upcoming official launch of the proton center. Our network business is currently on track, and we will expedite the completion of existing orders while executing our market expansion plan as scheduled. We are confident that Concord Medical will continue to deliver great performance throughout 2023."

2023 First Half Financial Results

Net Revenues

Hospital Business

Net revenues from the hospital business were RMB158.7 million (US$21.9 million) in the first half of 2023, representing a 91.5% increase from net revenues of RMB82.9 million in the first half of 2022, mainly due to (1) gradually development and ramping up of Guangzhou Hospital and (2) business recovery of our three medical institutions located in Shanghai, which were negatively affected by COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2022.

Network Business

Net revenues from the network business were RMB125.8 million (US$17.3 million), representing a 104.9% increase from net revenues of RMB61.4 million in the first half of 2022, mainly because the business recovery of medical solutions since the relief of restrictive policies during the COVID-19 outbreaks.

Cost of Revenues

Hospital Business

Cost of revenues of the hospital business in the first half of 2023 was RMB204.4 million (US$28.2 million), representing a 13.8% increase from cost of revenues of RMB179.7 million in the first half of 2022, mainly because the increase of consumables and maintenance cost, lease cost and staff cost along with the development of hospital business.

Network Business

Cost of revenues of the network business was RMB117.5 million (US$16.2 million), representing a 120.4% increase from RMB53.3 million in the first half of 2022, generally in line with the increase in the net revenues from medical solutions.

Gross (Loss)/Profit and Gross Margin

Hospital Business

Gross loss from the hospital business was RMB45.7 million (US$6.3 million) in the first half of 2023, compared to RMB96.8 million in the same period last year. The gross loss margin of the hospital business for the first half of 2023 was 28.8%, compared to the gross loss margin of 116.8% for the same period last year. The improvement in gross loss margin of the hospital business was primarily because the increase in revenue generated from our hospital business outpaced the increase in corresponding costs along with the ramping up of our medical institutions and their business recovery from the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Network Business

Gross profit from the network business was RMB8.3 million (US$1.1 million), compared to the gross profit of RMB8.1 million in the first half of 2022. The gross profit margin of the network business for the first half of 2023 was 6.6%, compared to the gross profit margin of 13.2% for the same period last year. The decrease in gross profit margin of the network business was primarily due to (1) the expiration of agreements with certain management and technical support customers and less ongoing software development projects for our software development services, which resulted in the decrease in our revenue generated from management and technical support, while we still incurred relatively stable fixed costs, and (2) the cooperation with new customers at the initial stage with higher cost.

Operating Expenses 

Selling expenses were RMB26.4 million (US$3.6 million) in the first half of 2023, compared to RMB26.4 million in the first half of 2022. Selling expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 9.3% in the first half of 2023, compared to 18.3% in the first half of 2022.

General and administrative expenses were RMB150.2 million (US$20.7 million) in the first half of 2023, of which employee benefit expenses were RMB69.7 million (US$9.6 million). In the same period of last year, general and administrative expenses were RMB130.5 million. The increase was mainly attributable to the increase in provisions for allowance for doubtful accounts of accounts receivable and other receivables included in prepayments and other current assets. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 52.8% in the first half of 2023, compared to 90.4% in the first half of 2022.

Capital Expenditures

Comparing to RMB184.0 million in the first half of 2022, capital expenditures were RMB46.5 million (US$6.4 million) in the first half of 2023, mainly due to the decrease in construction fees and medical equipment payment for our hospital business.

Accounts Receivable

As of June 30, 2023, accounts receivable was RMB98.1 million (US$13.5 million), representing a 24.7% decrease from accounts receivable of RMB130.3 million as of December 31, 2022. The average period of sales outstanding for accounts receivable (also known as days sales outstanding) was 158 days in the first half of 2023.

Bank Loans and Other Borrowings

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had bank loans and other borrowings totaling RMB3.0 billion (US$415.2 million).

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), Concord Medical uses certain non-GAAP measures. The Company presents certain of its financial information that is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses, such as non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. The Company believes excluding share-based compensation expenses from its GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors to assess and analyze the Company's core operating results, as such expense is not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company's business operations and do not impact its current cash earnings. Concord Medical also believes these non-GAAP measures excluding share-based compensation expenses are important in helping investors to understand the Company's current financial performance and future prospects and to compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis. In addition, Concord Medical also presents the non-GAAP measure of adjusted EBITDA, which is defined in this announcement as net income/(loss) plus interest expenses, net, income tax expenses, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expenses and other adjustments. Other adjustments include foreign exchange gain/(loss), net, other (expense)/income, net, gain on disposal of equity method investment and gain on disposal of long-lived equipment. Furthermore, adjusted EBITDA eliminates the impact of items that the Company does not consider to be indicative of the performance of the network business and hospital business. The Company believes investors will similarly use adjusted EBITDA as one of the key metrics to evaluate its financial performance and to compare its current operating results with corresponding historical periods and with other companies in the healthcare services industry. The presentation of these additional measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies. The non-GAAP measures have been reconciled to GAAP measures in the attached financial information.

About Concord Medical

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited is a healthcare provider featuring a full cycle of premium oncology services including cancer diagnosis, treatment, education and prevention. The Company focuses on providing multidisciplinary cancer care in all aspects of oncology healthcare services in its cancer hospitals and equipping them with technologically advanced equipment such as the state-of-the-art proton therapy system. The Company is striving to improve the quality and accessibility of cancer care through its network of self-owned cancer hospitals and clinics as well as partnered hospitals across China. For more information, please see http://ir.ccm.cn.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond the Company's control and based upon premises with respect to future business decisions, which are subject to change. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.