Hooper Holmes Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results


BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov 06, 2009 -- Hooper Holmes (NYSE Amex:HH) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Consolidated revenues totaled $43.8 million for the third quarter of 2009, representing a 7% revenue decline from the $47.2 million in the third quarter of 2008. This is an improvement for the third quarter of 2009 in comparison to the 10% revenue decline experienced in the first half of 2009. The Company recorded a net loss of $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2009, or $(0.01) per share compared to a net loss of $2.7 million, or $(0.04) per share in 2008. The net loss for the third quarter of 2009 includes a non-cash charge of $0.6 million attributable to increased depreciation expense resulting from a reduction in the estimated useful life of the Company's current IT system. In addition, the net loss for the third quarter of 2009 includes $0.3 million of restructuring and other charges. The net loss for the third quarter of 2008 included a loss from discontinued operations of $0.6 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, consolidated revenues were $137.4 million compared to $150.8 million in the comparable period of 2008. The Company's net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled $3.0 million, or $(0.04) per share, compared to a net loss of $3.1 million, or $(0.05) per share in 2008. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 include a non-cash charge of $2.1 million attributable to increased depreciation expense resulting from a reduction in the estimated useful life of the Company's current IT system. The 2009 results also include restructuring and other charges totaling $1.1 million. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 included restructuring and other charges of $1.7 million and a $0.1 million loss from discontinued operations.

Revenues by service lines include:



 -- Portamedic revenue declined 4% to $32.4 million in the third     
    quarter of 2009 compared to $33.7 million in the third quarter of
    2008, an improvement from the 6% revenue decline experienced in  
    the first half of 2009.                                          
                                                                     
 -- Heritage Labs revenue totaled $2.9 million for the third quarter 
    of 2009, relatively flat in comparison to the third quarter of   
    2008.                                                            
                                                                     
 -- Hooper Holmes Services (formerly Underwriting Solutions and      
    Infolink) revenue totaled $5.9 million for the third quarter of  
    2009, a decline from $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2008,  
    primarily due to reduced demand for the Company's outsourced     
    underwriting services.                                           
                                                                     
 -- Health & Wellness revenue totaled $2.5 million for the third     
    quarter of 2009, an increase of 77% from $1.4 million of revenue 
    in the comparable third quarter of 2008.

Cash provided by continuing operations approximated $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2009, and $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Capital expenditures totaled $0.5 million in the third quarter 2009 and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As of September 30, 2009, cash and cash equivalents totaled $14.2 million, with no borrowings under the Company's credit facility.

Roy H. Bubbs, President and CEO, commented, "I am encouraged by the progress made in the third quarter, which is traditionally a slow quarter for the life insurance industry. We significantly reduced our loss in comparison to the prior year."

Larry Ferguson, Chairman of the Board, commented, "I am pleased to report our Board and Management Team are working well together in addressing our cost structure, short term operating issues, corporate governance, and strategic issues that we believe will continue to drive increased value to our shareholders."

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call, today, November 6, 2009 at 11:00am EST to discuss third quarter results.

To participate in the conference call, please dial 888-846-5003 or internationally 480-629-9856, conference ID: 4180100 five to ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. A live web cast will be hosted on the Company's web site located at www.hooperholmes.com. Listeners may also access a telephone replay of the conference call, available from 2:00 p.m. on November 6, 2009 until midnight on November 13, 2009, by dialing 800-406-7325 or internationally 303-590-3030. The access code for the replay is 4180100.

About Hooper Holmes

Hooper Holmes is a leader in collecting personal health data and transforming it into useful information, enabling customers to take actions that manage or reduce their risks and expenses. As a leading provider of risk assessment services for the insurance industry, Hooper Holmes provides insurers with the widest range of medical exam, data collection, laboratory testing and underwriting services in the industry.

With presence in over 250 markets and a network of thousands of examiners, Hooper Holmes can arrange a medical exam anywhere in the U.S. and deliver the results to its customers. Each year we arrange more medical exams than any other company and process more than three million specimens in our laboratory. We provide a complete service for wellness, disease management, and managed care companies including scheduling support, fulfillment of supplies, blood collection kits, medical screenings, lab testing and data transmission. We underwrite hundreds of thousands of cases annually and complete more than two million telephone interviews.

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements, as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements are our ability to successfully implement our business strategy; uncertainty as to our working capital requirements over the next 12 to 24 months; our ability to maintain compliance with the financial covenant in our credit facility; our expectations regarding our operating cash flows; and the rate of life insurance application activity. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's business is set forth in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2009. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.



 HOOPER HOLMES INC.
 2009 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)


                       Three Months ended         Nine Months ended
                         September 30,               September 30,
                      2009           2008         2009          2008
 Revenues        $    43,790   $    47,196   $   137,437    $  150,792
 Cost of
  operations          32,272        35,970       100,603       112,342
   Gross
    profit            11,518        11,226        36,834        38,450
 Selling,
  general and
  administrative
  expenses            11,867        13,172        38,360        39,754
 Restructuring
  and other
  charges                261            --         1,139         1,653
   Operating
    loss from
    continuing
    operations          (610)       (1,946)       (2,665)       (2,957)
 Other income
  (expense):
   Interest
    income                22            64            66           180
   Other
    expenses,
    net                 (133)         (150)         (335)         (262)
                        (111)          (86)         (269)          (82)
   Loss from
    continuing
    operations
    before
    income
    taxes               (721)       (2,032)       (2,934)       (3,039)
 Income tax
  (benefit)
   expense                (2)           15            36           (48)
   Loss from
    continuing
    operations   $      (719)  $    (2,047)  $    (2,970)  $    (2,991)
 Discontinued
  operations:
 Income from
  discontinued
  operations,
  net of
  income tax              --            --            --           212
 Loss on sale
  of subsidiary           --          (635)          (41)         (355)
                          --          (635)          (41)         (143)
 Net loss               (719)       (2,682)       (3,011)       (3,134)
 Loss per share:
   Continuing
    operations:
   Basic         $     (0.01)  $     (0.03)  $     (0.04)  $    (0.04)
   Diluted       $     (0.01)  $     (0.03)  $     (0.04)  $    (0.04)
   Discontinued
    operations:
   Basic         $        --   $     (0.01)  $        --   $        --
   Diluted       $        --   $     (0.01)  $        --   $        --
   Net loss:
   Basic         $     (0.01)  $     (0.04)  $     (0.04)  $     (0.05)
   Diluted       $     (0.01)  $     (0.04)  $     (0.04)  $     (0.05)
 Weighted
  average
  number of
  shares:
   Basic and
    diluted       68,704,587    68,674,587    68,687,994    68,652,397


 Hooper Holmes, Inc.                                                   
 Consolidated Balance Sheets                                           
 (unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)            
                                                                       
                                                 Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,
                                                    2009         2008  
 ASSETS                                                                
 Current assets:                                                       
   Cash and cash equivalents                    $  14,225    $  11,547 
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance                               
    for doubtful accounts of                       22,907       25,366 
   $1,572 and $3,036 at September 30, 2009                             
    and December 31, 2008,                                             
   respectively                                                        
   Inventories                                      2,856        2,865 
   Other current assets                             1,623        2,356 
         Total current assets                      41,611       42,134 
  Property, plant and equipment at cost            44,776       44,736 
  Less: accumulated depreciation and                                   
   amortization                                    32,677       29,395 
         Property, plant and equipment, net        12,099       15,341 
  Intangible assets, net                            1,036        1,429 
  Other assets                                        304          365 
         Total assets                           $  55,050    $  59,269 
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                 
  Current liabilities:                                                 
         Accounts payable                       $   5,610    $   6,701 
         Accrued expenses                          10,553       11,452 
         Total current liabilities                 16,163       18,153 
  Other long-term liabilities                         646          348 
  Commitments and Contingencies                                        
  Stockholders' equity:                                                
   Common stock, par value $.04 per share;                             
    authorized 240,000,000                          2,749        2,747 
   shares, issued 68,713,982 and 68,683,982                            
    shares as of September                                             
   30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively                        
   Additional paid-in capital                     147,328      146,846 
   Accumulated deficit                           (111,765)    (108,754)
                                                   38,312       40,839 
   Less: Treasury stock at cost, 9,395                                 
    shares as of September 30,                        (71)         (71)
   2009 and December 31, 2008                                          
   Total stockholders' equity                      38,241       40,768 
         Total liabilities and                                         
          stockholders' equity                  $  55,050    $  59,269


            

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