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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 8-K
 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2009
 

 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-31719
 
13-4204626
(State of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 

 
200 Oceangate, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90802
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 435-3666

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 

 
Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 28, 2009, Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The full text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The information contained in the websites cited in the press release is not part of this report.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)        Exhibits:
 
Exhibit
 
No.
Description
   
99.1
Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued October 28, 2009, as to financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
    MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
     
Date: October 28, 2009   By:    /s/ Mark L. Andrews
    Mark L. Andrews
    Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel
      and Corporate Secretary
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
No.
Description
   
99.1
Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued October 28, 2009, as to financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
a6085049ex99_1.htm
 
 
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News Release
 
Contact:
Juan José Orellana
Investor Relations
562-435-3666, ext. 111143

MOLINA HEALTHCARE REPORTS
THIRD QUARTER 2009 RESULTS

·  
Diluted earnings per share of $0.33, down 45% from the third quarter of 2008
·  
Year-to-date diluted earnings per share of $1.36, down 15% from 2008
·  
Cash flow from operating activities increases $150 million
·  
Investment earnings decrease $3.1 million
·  
California health plan loses $4.8 million in quarter
·  
Quarterly premium revenues of $915 million, up 16%
·  
Aggregate membership up 14% over the third quarter of 2008
·  
Guidance withdrawn for the fourth quarter 2009

Long Beach, California (October 28, 2009) – Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, of $8.6 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with net income of $16.5 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

“Our results in the quarter reflect the continuing rise in influenza-like illness across the nation, particularly the dramatic surge that has occurred since September as children have returned to school,” said J. Mario Molina, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare.  “We also continue to be adversely affected by state budget pressures and the resulting compressed profit margins of our health plans.  Although we continue to believe the long-term prospects for our company are promising, the near-term uncertainty created by this unprecedented confluence of factors is likely to continue throughout the fourth quarter.”

2009 Medical Cost and Earnings Guidance Withdrawn

The Company currently believes that it will not achieve its previously announced fiscal year 2009 earnings guidance of $2.15 per diluted share.  Due to several factors that make it particularly difficult to predict the Company’s short-term medical costs and earnings, including the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic (and the resulting Declaration of National Emergency by the President), higher utilization associated with new members, and state budgetary shortfalls, including the uncertainty surrounding the Michigan state budget, the Company is withdrawing those elements of its 2009 guidance related to its medical care costs and earnings.  The Company’s 2009 guidance, which was provided in its second quarter earnings release on August 4, 2009, remains unchanged with respect to its premium revenue, investment income, core G&A, administrative expense as a percentage of total revenue, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, total membership, diluted shares outstanding, and effective tax rate.
 
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Overview of Financial Results

Note:  Estimates of utilization and unit costs may not match changes in reported costs due to the impact of shifts in case mix between the periods presented, prior period development, the existence of pass-through contracts in which third parties assume medical risk, and other factors.  Additionally, estimates of utilization for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, exclude the month of September 2009 due to the substantial incompleteness of claims payment data for that month.

Third Quarter 2009 Compared with Third Quarter 2008

Net income in the third quarter of 2009 decreased 48% to $8.6 million compared with net income of $16.5 million in the third quarter of 2008.

California health plan results have continued to exert downward pressure on the Company’s current quarter and year-to-date results.  The California health plan lost approximately $4.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009.

The California health plan is currently engaged in a number of efforts to improve its profitability.  These efforts include provider re-contracting, the restructuring of provider networks, and tighter utilization management.  The California health plan has terminated and/or renegotiated certain of its high-cost providers.  However, because the effective date of the terminations was late in the third quarter or will occur in the fourth quarter, the benefit of the expected cost savings will not be seen until the fourth quarter of 2009, at the earliest.  The California health plan may also selectively reduce membership in certain regions of the state that are operating at a loss. Effective October 1, 2009, the California health plan received a combination of premium rate increases and premium tax relief under its contracts with the state that will combine to improve margins by approximately 4.9%.  This premium relief will provide an immediate benefit to the health plan’s performance in the fourth quarter.  The Company remains committed to the California market due to its size, long-term potential, and barriers to entry.

Premium revenue grew 16% in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008.  Membership grew 14% overall, with Florida, California, Washington, and Ohio gaining the most members.  On a per-member per-month, or PMPM, basis, consolidated premium revenue increased 2%.  Increased membership contributed 87% of the growth in premium revenue in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008, and increases in PMPM revenue, as a result of both rate changes and shifts in member mix, contributed the remaining 13%.

Despite the increase in premium revenue in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008, premium revenue decreased by $10.7 million in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2009.  Premium revenue decreased approximately $10.00 PMPM sequentially as a result of premium decreases in Michigan (approximately 1.4% effective July 1, 2009) and Washington (approximately 7% effective August 1, 2009).  In both states, rates under the Medicaid fee schedule were reduced in a manner the Company believes to be commensurate with the reduction in premium rates.  Member mix and utilization patterns at the Michigan and Washington health plans, however, may differ from the assumptions built into the states’ rate development methodologies.  Through September 30, 2009, the Company did not have sufficient claims data to determine the ultimate impact on its earnings of the reduction in premium revenue and medical costs in Michigan and Washington.  During the third quarter of 2009, the Texas health plan recorded adjustments to decrease premium revenue by $7.8 million relating to a profit-sharing provision in its agreement with the state of Texas.  Effective September 1, 2009, the Florida health plan received a blended premium rate increase of approximately 3%.  Effective October 1, 2009, the Company transitioned approximately 9,000 CHIP members from another health plan into its Texas health plan.
 
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Investment income for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.7 million, a $3.1 million decrease from the $4.8 million in investment income earned in the third quarter of 2008.  This 64% decline was due primarily to lower interest rates.

Medical care costs, in the aggregate, increased approximately 5% on a PMPM basis in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008.  Medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue (the medical care ratio) were 86.7% for the third quarter of 2009 compared with 84.6% for the third quarter of 2008.  Excluding the California health plan, the medical care ratio increased to 85.8% during the third quarter of 2009 compared with 83.9% during the third quarter of 2008.  Medical costs trends were consistent with those identified by the Company in its earnings release for the second quarter of 2009.  Specifically, increased expenses were generally the result of higher utilization rather than higher unit costs (except in the case of outpatient costs, where both utilization and unit costs increased) and were most pronounced in connection with physician and outpatient costs.  The 2009 H1N1 flu and the costs associated with more recently enrolled members were key factors in the higher utilization.

Physician and outpatient costs exhibited the most significant unfavorable cost trend in the third quarter of 2009.  Together, these costs increased nearly 9% on a PMPM basis compared with the third quarter of 2008.  The primary drivers of these increased costs were emergency room utilization (up approximately 6%) and cost per visit (up approximately 9%).  This increase in utilization was most pronounced in the California and Michigan health plans.

Inpatient facility costs decreased approximately 5% PMPM compared with the third quarter of 2008, despite increased utilization.

Pharmacy costs increased approximately 4% PMPM compared with the third quarter of 2008.  Pharmacy utilization increased approximately 5% year-over-year, while unit costs (excluding rebates) decreased approximately 1%.

Capitated costs increased approximately 9% PMPM compared with the third quarter of 2008 as a result of rate increases received for members capitated on a percentage of premium basis at the New Mexico health plan and the transition of members into capitated arrangements at the California health plan.

Days in medical claims and benefits payable were 37 days at September 30, 2009, 39 days at June 30, 2009, and 44 days at September 30, 2008.  As of September 30, 2009, billed charges in ending claims inventory have declined approximately 1%, and the number of claims in ending inventory has declined approximately 18% compared with September 30, 2008.  As of September 30, 2009, billed charges in ending inventory have declined approximately 16% ($28 million), and the number of claims in inventory has declined approximately 8% compared with June 30, 2009.

Core G&A expenses (defined as G&A expenses less premium taxes) were 7.5% of revenue in the third quarter of 2009 compared with 8.0% in the third quarter of 2008 and 7.0% in the second quarter of 2009.  Year-over-year, premium revenue grew faster than administrative costs, causing administrative costs, as a percentage of revenue, to decrease.  Sequentially, there was a slight increase in the core G&A ratio as a result of the sequential premium revenue decrease described above.  On a PMPM basis, core G&A increased slightly to $16.35 in the third quarter of 2009 compared with $16.04 in the second quarter of 2009.
 
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Interest expense for both periods presented includes non-cash interest expense relating to the Company’s convertible senior notes, as a result of the adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options.  The amounts recorded for this additional interest expense totaled $1.2 million ($0.03 per diluted share) for both the third quarter of 2009 and the third quarter of 2008.

Income taxes were recorded at an effective rate of 34.1% in the third quarter of 2009 compared with 39.7% in the third quarter of 2008.  The Company recorded discrete tax benefits of $1 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, primarily related to higher than previously estimated tax credits and a reassessment of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits based on recent examination experience and other factors.  The Company’s tax rate would have been 42% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, absent these discrete tax benefits.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008

Net income decreased 21% to $35.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with net income of $44.8 million in the same period of 2008.

The California health plan lost approximately $15.2 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  As described above, the California health plan is taking several steps to improve its profitability and will benefit in the fourth quarter from a combination of rate increase and premium tax relief that will combine to improve margins by approximately 4.9%, effective October 1, 2009.
 
Premium revenue grew approximately 18% in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with the same period in 2008.  Consolidated premium revenue increased 6% on a PMPM basis.  Increased membership contributed 67% of the growth in premium revenue.

Investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $7.3 million, a $10.2 million decrease from the $17.5 million earned in the same period in 2008.  This 58% decline was primarily due to lower interest rates in 2009.  The Company’s annualized portfolio yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, decreased to 1.4% compared with 3.3% for the same period in 2008.

Medical care costs, in the aggregate, increased approximately 8% on a PMPM basis in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with the same period in 2008.  The medical care ratio was 86.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with 84.9% for the same period in 2008.  Excluding the California health plan, the medical care ratio increased to 85.6% during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with 84.5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  Specifically, increased expenses were generally the result of higher utilization rather than higher unit costs (except in the case of outpatient costs, where both utilization and unit costs increased) and were most pronounced in connection with physician and outpatient costs.  The 2009 H1N1 flu and the costs associated with more recently enrolled members were key factors in the higher utilization.

Analysis of claims paid through September 30, 2009, indicates that, on a consolidated basis, the claims reserve established at December 31, 2008, was adequate.
 
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Physician and outpatient costs exhibited the most significant unfavorable cost trend in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  Together, these costs increased approximately 12% on a PMPM basis compared with the same period in 2008.  Consistent with the Company’s experience throughout 2009, emergency room utilization (up approximately 6%) and cost per visit (up approximately 12%) were the primary drivers of increased cost in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The Company continues to observe hospitals billing for more intensive levels of care than in the same period in 2008.  The billing codes for emergency room level of care – with Level 1 reflecting the least intensive care and Level 5 reflecting the most intensive care – changed significantly in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with the same period in 2008.  As indicated in the following table, Level 1 and Level 2 visits decreased by 16% and 11%, respectively, while Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 visits increased by 10%, 11%, and 13%, respectively.  The Company continues to compile and analyze the data relevant to this apparent up-coding of emergency room claims and will be meeting with regulators and individual hospitals to ensure that emergency room medical care is billed appropriately.
 
 
Emergency Room Visits per 1,000
 
Level
 
1
2
3
4
5
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009, v. Same Period in 2008
-16%
-11%
10%
11%
13%

Inpatient costs increased less than 1% PMPM year-over-year despite increased utilization.

Pharmacy costs increased approximately 4% PMPM year-over-year.  Pharmacy utilization increased approximately 5% year-over-year while unit costs (excluding rebates) increased by approximately 1%.

Capitated costs increased approximately 11% PMPM year-over-year, primarily as a result of rate increases received for members capitated on a percentage of premium basis at the New Mexico health plan and the transition of members into capitated arrangements in California.

Core G&A expenses were 7.4% of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with 8.0% in the same period in 2008.  Year-over-year, premium revenue grew faster than administrative costs, causing administrative costs, as a percentage of revenue, to decrease.  On a PMPM basis, core G&A decreased to $16.38 in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, from $16.90 for the same period in 2008.

Interest expense for both nine-month periods includes non-cash interest expense relating to the Company’s convertible senior notes, as a result of the adoption of ASC Subtopic 470-20.  The amounts recorded for this additional interest expense totaled $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, ($0.08 per diluted share) and $3.5 million for the same period in 2008 ($0.08 per diluted share).

Income taxes were recorded at an effective rate of 31.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared with 40.5% for the same period in 2008.  The Company recorded discrete tax benefits of $5.5 million as a result of settling tax examinations, a reassessment of the tax liability for unrecognized tax benefits, higher than previously estimated tax credits, and the voluntary filing of certain accounting method changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The Company’s tax rate would have been 42% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, absent these discrete tax benefits.
 
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Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $130 million compared with cash used in operating activities of $20 million for 2008, an increase of $150 million.

Significant contributors to this increase included the following:

·  
Increased deferred revenue of $82.3 million, primarily due to the timing of the Ohio health plan’s receipt of premium payments from the state of Ohio;
·  
Increased medical claims and benefits payable of $23.5 million, primarily due to the commencement of operations of the Company’s Florida health plan in 2009; and
·  
Increased collections of accounts receivable totaling $42.7 million, primarily relating to California health plan.  In the prior year, there was a significant increase in the California health plan receivable due to the delayed passage of the California state budget for 2008-2009.

At September 30, 2009, the Company had cash and investments (not including restricted investments) of $679.5 million, including non-current auction rate securities with a fair value of $59.9 million.  At September 30, 2009, the parent company had unrestricted cash and investments of $54.4 million, including auction rate securities with a fair value of $16.7 million.  At December 31, 2008, the parent company had unrestricted cash and investments of $68.9 million.

EBITDA (1)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating income
  $ 16,274     $ 30,429     $ 61,115     $ 85,138  
Add back:
                               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    9,832       8,515       28,468       24,997  
EBITDA
  $ 26,106     $ 38,944     $ 89,583     $ 110,135  

(1)  
The Company calculates EBITDA by adding back depreciation and amortization expense to operating income.  EBITDA is not prepared in conformity with GAAP since it excludes the provisions for income taxes, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization expense.  This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, operating margin, or cash provided by operating activities.  Management uses EBITDA as a metric in evaluating the Company’s financial performance, in evaluating financing and business development decisions, and in forecasting and analyzing future periods.  For these reasons, management believes that EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance and the performance of other companies in our industry.

Securities Purchase Program

Year-to-date, the Company has purchased approximately 1.4 million shares of its common stock for $27.7 million (average cost of $20.49 per share).  These purchases increased diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, by $0.04.  A total of approximately $12.3 million currently remains available under the Company’s securities purchase program.  
 
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Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.  The telephone number for this interactive conference call is 212-231-2927, and a telephonic replay will be available from 7:00 p.m. Eastern time through 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009, by dialing (800) 633-8284 and entering confirmation number 21437533.  A live webcast of the call can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.molinahealthcare.com, or at www.earnings.com.  An online replay will be available beginning about one hour following the conclusion of the call and webcast.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of healthcare services to persons eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals.  Molina Healthcare’s ten licensed health plan subsidiaries in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington currently serve approximately 1.4 million members.  More information about Molina Healthcare can be obtained at www.molinahealthcare.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains “forward-looking statements” identified by words such as “will,” “believes,” “expects” or “expectations,” “projects,” “estimates,” and similar words and expressions.  In addition, any statements that explicitly or implicitly refer to any elements of 2009 guidance, expectations, projections, or their underlying assumptions, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements.  All of our forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions which are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.  Such factors include, without limitation, risks related to: both the 2009 H1N1 flu and the seasonal flu, including utilization rates that are materially elevated above historic seasonal patterns; budgetary pressures on the federal and state governments and their resulting inability to fully fund Medicaid, Medicare, or CHIP, including without limitation the passage of a final budget in Michigan; the potential need to establish a premium deficiency reserve for the California health plan’s Los Angeles County contract for the fourth quarter of 2009; the successful management of our medical costs in all of our health plans; up-coding by providers or billing in a manner at material variance with historic patterns; high rates of  utilization associated with the enrollment of new Medicaid members; the leveraging of our administrative costs to address the needs associated with increased enrollment; growth in our Medicaid and Medicare enrollment consistent with our expectations; uncertainties regarding the impact of federal healthcare reform efforts; rate revisions and the maintenance of existing rate levels that are consistent with our assumptions and expectations; our ability to pass on to providers any rate cuts under our government contracts, including the reduction in provider payment levels under the Michigan and Washington Medicaid fee schedules that are commensurate with the reduced rates paid to our Michigan and Washington health plans; our ability to accurately estimate incurred but not reported medical costs across all health plans; the successful renewal and continuation of the government contracts of all of our health plans; our limited experience operating in Florida; the transition from a non-risk to a risk-based capitation contract by our Utah health plan; the availability of financing to fund and capitalize our acquisitions and start-up activities and to meet our liquidity needs; the illiquidity of our auction rate securities; the successful and cost-effective integration of our acquisitions; earnings seasonality; high profile qui tam matters and negative publicity regarding Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage; changes in funding under our contracts as a result of regulatory and programmatic adjustments and reforms; approval by state regulators of dividends and distributions by our subsidiaries; unexpected changes in member utilization patterns, healthcare practices, or healthcare technologies; high dollar claims related to catastrophic illness; changes in federal or state laws or regulations or in their interpretation; the favorable resolution of litigation or arbitration matters; and other risks and uncertainties as detailed in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov.  All forward-looking statements in this release represent our judgment as of the date of this release.  We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per-share data)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenue:
                       
Premium revenue
  $ 914,805     $ 791,554     $ 2,697,796     $ 2,282,345  
Investment income
    1,707       4,775       7,336       17,517  
Total operating revenue
    916,512       796,329       2,705,132       2,299,862  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Medical care costs
    792,771       669,355       2,333,865       1,936,531  
General and administrative expenses
    97,635       88,030       283,216       253,196  
Depreciation and amortization
    9,832       8,515       28,468       24,997  
Total expenses
    900,238       765,900       2,645,549       2,214,724  
Gain on retirement of convertible senior notes
                1,532        
Operating income
    16,274       30,429       61,115       85,138  
Interest expense (1)
    (3,279 )     (3,120 )     (9,917 )     (9,913 )
                                 
Income before income taxes (1)
    12,995       27,309       51,198       75,225  
Income tax expense (1), (2)
    4,431       10,829       15,858       30,447  
Net income (1)
  $ 8,564     $ 16,480     $ 35,340     $ 44,778  
                                 
Net income per share: (1)
                               
Basic
  $ 0.34     $ 0.60     $ 1.36     $ 1.60  
Diluted
  $ 0.33     $ 0.60     $ 1.36     $ 1.59  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding
    25,630       27,582       26,058       28,087  
                                 
Operating Statistics:
                               
Ratio of medical care costs paid directly to providers to premium revenue
    84.6 %     82.1 %     84.5 %     82.4 %
Ratio of medical care costs not paid directly to providers to premium revenue
    2.1       2.5       2.0       2.5  
Medical care ratio (3)
    86.7 %     84.6 %     86.5 %     84.9 %
General and administrative expense ratio excluding premium taxes
(core G&A ratio) (4)
    7.5 %     8.0 %     7.4 %     8.0 %
Premium taxes included in G&A expense (4)
    3.2       3.1       3.1       3.0  
Total general and administrative expense ratio (4)
    10.7 %     11.1 %     10.5 %     11.0 %
Depreciation and amortization expense ratio (4)
    1.1 %     1.1 %     1.1 %     1.1 %
Effective tax rate (1),(2)
    34.1 %     39.7 %     31.0 %     40.5 %
 

(1)  
The Company’s 2008 results have been recast to reflect the adoption of ASC Subtopic 470-20.  This resulted in additional interest expense of $1.2 million ($0.03 per diluted share) for the three months ended September 30, 2008, and $3.5 million ($0.08 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
(2)  
The Company recorded tax benefits totaling $5.5 million in the second and third quarters of 2009 as a result of settling tax examinations and the voluntary filing of certain accounting method changes.
(3)  
Medical care ratio represents medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue.
(4)  
Computed as a percentage of total operating revenue.
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

   
Sept. 30,
2009
   
Dec. 31,
2008 (1)
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 449,469     $ 387,162  
Investments
    170,194       189,870  
Receivables
    144,129       128,562  
Income taxes refundable
          4,019  
Deferred income taxes (1)
    7,261       9,071  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    14,312       14,766  
Total current assets
    785,365       733,450  
Property and equipment, net
    76,244       65,058  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
    214,102       192,599  
Investments
    59,855       58,169  
Restricted investments
    42,400       38,202  
Receivable for ceded life and annuity contracts
    25,926       27,367  
Other assets (1)
    20,113       33,223  
Total assets
  $ 1,224,005     $ 1,148,068  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
Medical claims and benefits payable
  $ 303,114     $ 292,442  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    72,093       66,247  
Deferred revenue
    90,919       29,538  
Income taxes payable
    1,937        
Total current liabilities
    468,063       388,227  
Long-term debt (1)
    157,681       164,873  
Deferred income taxes (1)
    13,423       12,911  
Liability for ceded life and annuity contracts
    25,926       27,367  
Other long-term liabilities
    14,140       22,928  
Total liabilities
    679,233       616,306  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000 shares authorized,
outstanding 25,549 shares at September 30, 2009, and 26,725 shares
at December 31, 2008
    26       27  
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized,
no shares outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital (1)
    127,317       170,681  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,665 )     (2,310 )
Retained earnings (1)
    419,094       383,754  
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,201 shares at December 31, 2008
          (20,390 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    544,772       531,762  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,224,005     $ 1,148,068  

(1)  
The Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2008, has been recast to reflect adoption of ASC Subtopic 470-20.  The cumulative adjustments to reduce retained earnings totaled $3.4 million as of January 1, 2009.
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 10
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008 (1)
   
2009
   
2008 (1)
 
Operating activities:
                       
Net income (1)
  $ 8,564     $ 16,480     $ 35,340     $ 44,778  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    9,832       8,515       28,468       24,997  
Unrealized loss (gain) on trading securities
    101             (3,509 )      
(Gain) loss on rights agreement
    (92 )           3,204        
Deferred income taxes
    (923 )     (920 )     2,322       (7,410 )
Stock-based compensation
    2,272       2,182       5,730       5,769  
Non-cash interest on convertible senior notes (1)
    1,197       1,187       3,563       3,497  
Gain on purchase and retirement of convertible senior notes
                (1,532 )      
Amortization of deferred financing costs (1)
    344       359       1,040       1,076  
Tax deficiency from employee stock compensation recorded as additional
paid-in capital
    (157 )     (91 )     (704 )     (247 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Receivables
    7,311       (56,163 )     (15,567 )     (58,223 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (278 )     82       454       (1,881 )
Medical claims and benefits payable
    (5,593 )     (6,754 )     10,672       (12,819 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    9,586       9,954       (6,140 )     (666 )
Deferred revenue
    6,743       (31,017 )     61,381       (20,951 )
Income taxes
    (3,464 )     (3,382 )     5,561       1,809  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    35,443       (59,568 )     130,283       (20,271 )
                                 
Investing activities:
                               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (8,466 )     (11,216 )     (28,390 )     (28,314 )
Purchases of investments
    (55,153 )     (17,930 )     (127,335 )     (181,377 )
Sales and maturities of investments
    67,478       51,091       149,770       188,896  
Cash paid in business purchase transactions
    (10,900 )           (10,900 )     (1,000 )
Decrease (increase) in restricted investments
    2,336       (6,635 )     (4,198 )     (7,491 )
Decrease (increase)  in other assets
    884       1,599       (1,877 )     (578 )
(Decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities
    (16 )     1,601       (8,788 )     4,211  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (3,837 )     18,510       (31,718 )     (25,653 )
                                 
Financing activities:
                               
Treasury stock purchases
          (2,271 )     (27,712 )     (32,237 )
Excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation
    26       43       26       43  
Purchase and retirement of convertible senior notes
                (9,653 )      
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock plan purchases
          298       1,081       1,490  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    26       (1,930 )     (36,258 )     (30,704 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    31,632       (42,988 )     62,307       (76,628 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    417,837       425,424       387,162       459,064  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 449,469     $ 382,436     $ 449,469     $ 382,436  

(1)  
The Company’s 2008 unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows have been recast to reflect the adoption of ASC Subtopic 470-20.
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 11
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED MEMBERSHIP DATA

Total Ending Membership By Health Plan:
 
Sept. 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2009
   
Dec. 31,
2008
   
Sept. 30,
2008
 
California
    355,000       349,000       322,000       313,000  
Florida (1)
    43,000       29,000              
Michigan
    210,000       207,000       206,000       207,000  
Missouri
    78,000       78,000       77,000       77,000  
Nevada (2)
                       
New Mexico
    90,000       85,000       84,000       84,000  
Ohio
    208,000       203,000       176,000       179,000  
Texas
    31,000       30,000       31,000       29,000  
Utah
    69,000       64,000       61,000       55,000  
Washington
    327,000       323,000       299,000       295,000  
Total
    1,411,000       1,368,000       1,256,000       1,239,000  
                                 
Total Ending Membership By State for the Medicare Advantage Plans:
                               
California
    1,900       1,600       1,500       1,600  
Michigan
    2,700       2,100       1,700       1,700  
Nevada
    300       400       700       600  
New Mexico
    400       400       300       200  
Texas
    500       400       400       400  
Utah
    3,500       3,100       2,400       2,200  
Washington
    1,100       1,000       1,000       1,000  
Total
    10,400       9,000       8,000       7,700  
                                 
Total Ending Membership By State for the Aged, Blind or Disabled Population:
                               
California
    13,700       13,100       12,700       12,500  
Florida (1)
    8,700       6,000              
Michigan
    30,200       29,900       30,300       30,400  
New Mexico
    5,700       5,700       6,300       6,500  
Ohio
    19,600       19,700       19,000       19,700  
Texas
    17,500       17,000       16,200       16,200  
Utah
    7,700       7,600       7,300       7,000  
Washington
    3,200       3,000       3,000       3,000  
Total
    106,300       102,000       94,800       95,300  

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
Total Member Months (3) by Health Plan:
 
Sept. 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2009
   
Sept. 30,
2008
   
Sept. 30,
2009
   
Sept. 30,
2008
 
California
    1,065,000       1,031,000       936,000       3,076,000       2,765,000  
Florida (1)
    109,000       75,000             245,000        
Michigan
    629,000       623,000       627,000       1,872,000       1,904,000  
Missouri
    232,000       232,000       228,000       695,000       678,000  
Nevada
    1,000       1,000       2,000       3,000       6,000  
New Mexico
    264,000       251,000       249,000       763,000       716,000  
Ohio
    618,000       596,000       530,000       1,774,000       1,465,000  
Texas
    93,000       92,000       87,000       283,000       257,000  
Utah
    203,000       200,000       161,000       587,000       482,000  
Washington
    979,000       952,000       884,000       2,850,000       2,622,000  
Total
    4,193,000       4,053,000       3,704,000       12,148,000       10,895,000  

(1)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(2)  
Less than 1,000 members.
(3)  
A total member month is defined as the aggregate of each month’s ending membership for the period presented.
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 12
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)

   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 122,048     $ 114.61     $ 112,663     $ 105.80       92.3 %   $ 3,700  
Florida (1)
    27,292       250.27       25,931       237.80       95.0       10  
Michigan
    136,262       216.74       110,577       175.89       81.2       7,478  
Missouri
    60,867       261.76       50,075       215.35       82.3        
Nevada
    1,245       1,166.51       1,477       1,384.09       118.7        
New Mexico
    105,721       400.04       86,678       327.99       82.0       2,953  
Ohio
    204,565       331.22       175,187       283.65       85.6       11,167  
Texas (2)
    26,299       282.13       26,904       288.61       102.3       574  
Utah
    46,849       231.14       43,346       213.86       92.5        
Washington
    182,096       185.99       151,099       154.33       83.0       3,131  
Other (3)
    1,561               8,834                       59  
Consolidated
  $ 914,805     $ 218.17     $ 792,771     $ 189.07       86.7 %   $ 29,072  

   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 102,383     $ 109.37     $ 91,224     $ 97.45       89.1 %   $ 2,995  
Florida (1)
                                   
Michigan
    127,535       203.39       101,596       162.03       79.7       6,412  
Missouri
    59,223       259.17       47,730       208.88       80.6        
Nevada
    2,196       1,053.04       2,499       1198.68       113.8        
New Mexico
    84,386       338.65       73,723       295.86       87.4       2,838  
Ohio
    162,553       306.74       148,660       280.52       91.5       8,851  
Texas
    30,986       357.01       24,730       284.93       79.8       510  
Utah
    41,860       260.24       36,012       223.88       86.0        
Washington
    178,639       202.19       136,609       154.62       76.5       2,959  
Other (3)
    1,793             6,572                   (5 )
Consolidated
  $ 791,554     $ 213.70     $ 669,355     $ 180.71       84.6 %   $ 24,560  

(1)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(2)  
The year-over-year increase in the Texas health plan’s medical care ratio was due to a $7.8 million reduction in revenue relating to our profit sharing agreement with the state of Texas.  Absent this revenue adjustment, the Texas health plan’s medical care ratio for the third quarter of 2009 would have been 79%.
(3)  
“Other” medical care costs represent primarily medically related administrative costs at the parent company.
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 13
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)

   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 354,001     $ 115.09     $ 328,386     $ 106.76       92.8 %   $ 10,411  
Florida (1)
    66,322       270.67       61,054       249.17       92.1       10  
Michigan
    405,576       216.72       332,974       177.93       82.1       22,662  
Missouri
    177,715       255.62       145,631       209.47       82.0        
Nevada
    3,969       1,203.07       2,680       812.45       67.5        
New Mexico (2)
    301,947       395.79       258,954       339.43       85.8       8,035  
Ohio
    586,672       330.73       501,606       282.77       85.5       32,090  
Texas
    93,655       330.78       79,161       279.59       84.5       1,830  
Utah
    155,385       264.67       140,791       239.81       90.6        
Washington
    546,520       191.76       457,625       160.57       83.7       9,142  
Other (3)
    6,034               25,003                       55  
Consolidated
  $ 2,697,796     $ 222.08     $ 2,333,865     $ 192.12       86.5 %   $ 84,235  

   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 308,139     $ 111.44     $ 269,328     $ 97.40       87.4 %   $ 9,195  
Florida (1)
                                   
Michigan
    377,669       198.36       304,769       160.08       80.7       19,976  
Missouri
    165,509       244.00       139,462       205.60       84.3        
Nevada
    6,382       1,184.30       6,632       1,230.61       103.9        
New Mexico (2)
    262,314       366.55       215,242       300.77       82.1       8,523  
Ohio
    434,272       296.40       395,013       269.60       91.0       21,127  
Texas
    80,159       311.84       62,229       242.08       77.6       1,446  
Utah
    114,591       237.69       100,935       209.37       88.1        
Washington
    531,457       202.71       426,962       162.85       80.3       8,797  
Other (3)
    1,853             15,959                   19  
Consolidated
  $ 2,282,345     $ 209.49     $ 1,936,531     $ 177.75       84.9 %   $ 69,083  

(1)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(2)  
The medical care ratio of the New Mexico health plan was 85.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, up from 82.1% in the same period in 2008.  During the same period in 2008, the New Mexico health plan had recognized $12.9 million of premium revenue due to the reversal of amounts previously recorded as payable to the state of New Mexico.  Absent this revenue adjustment, the New Mexico health plan’s medical care ratio would have been 86.3% for the same period in 2008.
(3)  
“Other” medical care costs represent primarily medically related administrative costs at the parent company.
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 14
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)
 
The following tables provide the details of the Company’s medical care costs for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
   
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
 
Fee-for-service
  $ 515,164     $ 122.86       65.0 %   $ 439,699     $ 118.71       65.7 %
Capitation
    140,551       33.52       17.7       113,920       30.76       17.0  
Pharmacy
    104,274       24.87       13.2       88,414       23.86       13.2  
Other
    32,782       7.82       4.1       27,322       7.38       4.1  
Total
  $ 792,771     $ 189.07       100.0 %   $ 669,355     $ 180.71       100.0 %

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
 
Fee-for-service
  $ 1,521,371     $ 125.24       65.2 %   $ 1,262,327     $ 115.87       65.2 %
Capitation
    413,351       34.03       17.7       335,418       30.79       17.3  
Pharmacy
    306,168       25.20       13.1       263,372       24.17       13.6  
Other
    92,975       7.65       4.0       75,414       6.92       3.9  
Total
  $ 2,333,865     $ 192.12       100.0 %   $ 1,936,531     $ 177.75       100.0 %

The following table provides the details of the Company’s medical claims and benefits payable as of the dates indicated:

   
Sept. 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2009
   
Sept. 30,
2008
 
Fee-for-service claims incurred but not paid (IBNP)
  $ 237,495     $ 244,987     $ 238,967  
Capitation payable
    39,361       34,657       33,443  
Pharmacy payable
    21,100       22,367       18,136  
Other
    5,158       6,696       8,241  
Total medical claims and benefits payable
  $ 303,114     $ 308,707     $ 298,787  
 
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MOH Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Page 15
October 28, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
CHANGE IN MEDICAL CLAIMS AND BENEFITS PAYABLE
(Dollars in thousands, except per-member amounts)
(Unaudited)

The Company’s claims liability includes an allowance for adverse claims development based on historical experience and other factors including, but not limited to, variation in claims payment patterns, changes in utilization and cost trends, known outbreaks of disease, and large claims.  The Company’s reserving methodology is consistently applied across all periods presented.  The negative amounts displayed for “Components of medical care costs related to: Prior periods” represent the amount by which the Company’s original estimate of claims and benefits payable at the beginning of the period exceeded the actual amount of the liability based on information (principally the payment of claims) developed since that liability was first reported.  The benefit of this prior period development may be offset by the addition of a reserve for adverse claims development when estimating the liability at the end of the period (captured in “Components of medical care costs related to: Current period”).  The following table shows the components of the change in medical claims and benefits payable as of the periods indicated:

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
Sept. 30,
2009
   
Sept. 30,
2008
 
Balances at beginning of period
  $ 292,442     $ 311,606  
Components of medical care costs related to:
               
Current period
    2,381,903       1,996,385  
Prior periods
    (48,038 )     (59,854 )
Total medical care costs
    2,333,865       1,936,531  
Payments for medical care costs related to:
               
Current period
    2,089,417       1,721,191  
Prior periods
    233,776       228,159  
Total paid
    2,323,193       1,949,350  
Balances at end of period
  $ 303,114     $ 298,787  
                 
Benefit from prior period as a percentage of:
               
Balance at beginning of period
    16.4 %     19.2 %
Premium revenue
    1.8 %     2.6 %
Total medical care costs
    2.1 %     3.1 %
                 
Days in claims payable
    37       44  
Number of members at end of period
    1,411,000       1,239,000  
Number of claims in inventory at end of period
    107,700       131,100  
Billed charges of claims in inventory at end of period
  $ 145,500     $ 147,100  
Claims in inventory per member at end of period
    0.08       0.11  
Billed charges of claims in inventory per member at end of period
  $ 103.12     $ 118.72  
Number of claims received during the period
    9,427,400       8,234,500  
Billed charges of claims receivedduring the period
  $ 7,180,800     $ 5,754,700  

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