Privia Health Group, Inc. quarterly report, Q2 FY2022

Privia Health Group, Inc. — Q2 2022 Form 10-Q

Reporting period: Quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022; unaudited consolidated results. Privia is a physician-enablement and practice-management company operating in nine U.S. markets, with fee-for-service (FFS) and value-based care (VBC) revenue.

Financial performance

Amounts below are in millions except per-share data. Comparisons are with the corresponding 2021 period.

MetricQ2 2022Q2 2021H1 2022H1 2021
Revenue$335.5$225.8$649.3$439.4
Operating loss$(5.3)$(193.2)$(16.8)$(185.3)
Net loss attributable to Privia$(10.5)$(172.5)$(28.0)$(167.1)
EPS, basic and diluted$(0.10)$(1.68)$(0.26)$(1.68)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)$15.5$10.0$30.3$20.0
Care Margin (non-GAAP)$76.2$55.8$147.8$108.3
Platform Contribution (non-GAAP)$37.5$23.1$72.5$48.7
  • Revenue grew 48.6% in Q2 and 47.8% in H1. H1 revenue mix included $415.6 million FFS patient care, $46.6 million FFS administrative services, $106.1 million capitation, $60.1 million shared savings and $18.3 million care management fees.
  • Care Margin was 22.7% of revenue in Q2 and 22.8% in H1, down from 24.7% in both prior-year periods, which management attributed to the addition of at-risk capitation arrangements. Platform Contribution Margin improved to 49.2% in Q2 and 49.0% in H1; Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 20.4% and 20.5%, respectively.
  • H1 operating cash flow was $1.9 million, versus $4.7 million in H1 2021. Capital spending was $0.1 million. Cash declined $28.4 million to $292.2 million, mainly reflecting $33.1 million used to repay the term loan.
  • At June 30, cash was $292.2 million; current assets were $521.3 million and current liabilities $265.1 million. Total debt was zero after repayment of the term loan; the $65 million revolving facility remained available. Provider liability was $221.9 million, up from $140.7 million at year-end.

Changes, outlook and notable items

  • Growth reflected provider and market expansion, higher visit volumes as pandemic restrictions eased, increased shared savings, and new at-risk capitation contracts. Capitation revenue was $57.7 million in Q2 and $106.1 million in H1, following arrangements covering approximately 23,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries launched January 1, 2022.
  • Implemented Providers increased 31.5% year over year to 3,541; Attributed Lives rose 15.8% to 856,000. Practice Collections, a non-GAAP operating metric, grew 67.6% in Q2 and 65.5% in H1.
  • Reported losses improved sharply versus 2021, but comparisons were affected by unusually large 2021 IPO-related stock compensation expense: $202.6 million in Q2 2021 versus $18.5 million in Q2 2022. H1 stock compensation was $43.4 million versus $202.7 million.
  • The company recorded income-tax provisions of $5.5 million in Q2 and $11.8 million in H1 despite pre-tax losses; management cited non-deductible IPO-related stock compensation and stock-option exercise tax effects.
  • Management said available cash, expected operating cash flows and revolving capacity should fund short- and long-term needs. It expects VBC revenue to rise as a share of revenue with growth in attributed lives and risk-bearing arrangements; no specific numerical financial guidance is provided in the supplied filing text.
  • At-risk arrangements expose the company to medical-cost and claims-estimation risk. H1 capitation incurred health-care costs were $106.1 million; $72.0 million was paid, leaving $34.0 million in unpaid capitation claims. Revenue is subject to risk-adjustment and quality incentives or penalties.
  • Six payers accounted for approximately 74% of payments for healthcare services and 69% of accounts receivable at June 30. The company also cited healthcare regulation, medical-group relationships, competition, technology and EMR-vendor dependence, privacy/security, workforce costs, and market expansion as risks. It reported no material changes to the risk factors in its 2021 Form 10-K and no material commitments or contingencies; ordinary-course legal matters were not expected to have a material adverse effect.

Investor verification priorities

  1. Track capitation claims costs, provider-liability adequacy and medical-cost experience as at-risk exposure expands.
  2. Assess collections and receivable quality, including payer concentration and the significant H1 increase in accounts receivable to $213.9 million from $117.4 million at year-end.
  3. Separate underlying operating trends from stock-based compensation and other non-GAAP adjustments; review reconciliations and definitions of Care Margin, Platform Contribution and Adjusted EBITDA.
  4. Monitor VBC growth, attributed lives and provider additions alongside Care Margin percentage, which declined as capitation revenue grew.
  5. Confirm liquidity and covenant terms if the revolving facility is drawn, and assess the consequences of collateral securing the credit arrangements.