Hooper Holmes Announces First Quarter 2010 Results


BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 07, 2010 -- Hooper Holmes (AMEX:HH) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Consolidated revenues totaled $41.9 million for the first quarter of 2010, representing a 12% revenue decline from the $47.4 million in the first quarter of 2009. The Company recorded a net loss of $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2010, or a loss of ($0.01) per share, compared to a net loss of $1.8 million, or a loss of ($0.03) per share for the first quarter of 2009. The net loss for the first quarter of 2010 and 2009 includes non-cash charges of $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, 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 first quarter of 2010 includes $0.1 million of restructuring charges. The net loss for the first quarter of 2009 included $0.2 million of restructuring charges.

First quarter 2010 revenues by service line:

  • Portamedic revenue declined 11% to $31.1 million in the first quarter of 2010 compared to $35.0 million in the first quarter of 2009, primarily due to a 10% decline in paramedical exams completed during the quarter.
     
  • Heritage Labs revenue totaled $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2010, a decrease of 13% compared to the first quarter of 2009, primarily attributable to reduced demand for lab testing services and specimen collection kits.
     
  • Hooper Holmes Services revenue totaled $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2010, a 20% decline from $6.8 million in the first quarter of 2009, primarily due to reduced demand for the Company's outsourced underwriting services, along with a decline in the Company's medical records collection services.
     
  • Health & Wellness revenue totaled $2.5 million for the first quarter of 2010, a 6% increase from revenue in the comparable first quarter of 2009.

Net cash provided by operations approximated $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2010. Capital expenditures totaled $0.6 million in the first quarter. As of March 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents totaled $17.7 million, with no borrowings under the Company's credit facility.

"Our first quarter revenue decline is primarily attributable to the economy and its negative impact on the life insurance industry, and to a lesser extent, poor weather in certain regions of the U.S.," said Roy H. Bubbs, President and CEO of Hooper Holmes. "We are working hard on initiatives to offset the continued challenges the life insurance industry is having on our business. I am pleased with the new programs and services we recently announced and we are optimistic about their future potential. By improving revenues and lowering costs, we expect to be profitable in the second quarter and for the balance of the year."

Larry Ferguson, Chairman of the Board of Hooper Holmes, commented "While the year is off to a challenging start, management is focused on plans to address these challenges. Both the Board of Directors and the management of Hooper Holmes are committed to a goal of 5% profitability."

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call, today, May 7, 2010 at 11:00am ET to discuss first quarter 2010 results.

To participate in the conference call, please dial 877-941-4775 or internationally 480-629-9761 conference ID 4289300 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 May 7, 2010 until midnight on May 14, 2010, by dialing 800-406-7325 or internationally 303-590-3030. The access code for the replay is 4289300.

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. With presence in hundreds of 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.

Hooper Holmes has four divisions. Portamedic provides a wide range of medical exam services nationwide. Heritage Labs tests millions of samples annually and helps life insurers improve underwriting performance by better applying the predictive powers of today's tests. Health & Wellness provides 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. Hooper Holmes Services reduces the insurance sales cycle through integrated data collection, tele-interviewing and underwriting services.

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; our working capital requirements over the next 12 to 24 months; our ability to maintain compliance with the financial covenant in our credit facility; the level of our liquidity in operating cash flows; customer and creditor concerns about our financial health; 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, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2010. 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.
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                     Three Months
                                                    ended March 31,
                                                ----------------------
                                                  2010         2009  
                                                ---------    ---------
 Revenues                                      $   41,918   $   47,435
 Cost of operations                                30,749       35,039
 --------------------------------------------   ---------    ---------
       Gross profit                                11,169       12,396
 --------------------------------------------   ---------    ---------
 Selling, general and administrative expenses      11,710       13,832
 Restructuring charges                                108          188
 --------------------------------------------   ---------    ---------
       Operating loss from
        continuing operations                        (649)      (1,624)
 --------------------------------------------   ----------   ----------
 Other income (expense):
       Interest income                                 50           24
       Other expense, net                             (91)        (133)
 --------------------------------------------   ----------   ----------
                                                      (41)        (109)
                                                ----------   ----------
       Loss from continuing operations before
        income taxes                                 (690)      (1,733)
 Income tax expense                                    14           17
       Loss from continuing operations         $     (704)  $   (1,750)
 --------------------------------------------   ----------   ----------
 Discontinued operations:
       Loss on sale of subsidiary                       -          (41)
 --------------------------------------------   ---------    ----------
                                                        -          (41)
                                                ---------    ----------
 Net loss                                            (704)      (1,791)
 ============================================   ==========   ==========
 Basic and diluted loss per share:
       Continuing operations
          Basic                                $    (0.01)  $    (0.03)
          Diluted                              $    (0.01)  $    (0.03)
       Discontinued operations
          Basic                                $        -   $        -
          Diluted                              $        -   $        -
       Net loss
          Basic                                $    (0.01)  $    (0.03)
          Diluted                              $    (0.01)  $    (0.03)
 ============================================   ==========   ==========
 Weighted average number of shares -
  basic and diluted                             68,997,365   68,674,587


                          Hooper Holmes, Inc.
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
      (unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)
                                                  March 31, December 31,
                                                    2010        2009
                                                  ---------   ---------
 ASSETS
 Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                     $  17,725   $  16,495
                                                     
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance 
     for doubtful accounts of $1,157 and 
     $1,237 at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 
     2009, respectively                              21,750      20,365
    Inventories                                       2,634       2,750
    Income tax receivable                                18       1,479
    Other current assets                              2,531       2,816
                                                  ---------   ---------
       Total current assets                          44,658      43,905
 Property, plant and equipment at cost               46,316      45,739
 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization     35,638      34,184
                                                  ---------    --------
 Property, plant and equipment, net                  10,678      11,555
 Intangible assets, net                                 828         932
 Other assets                                             3         310
                                                         16
                                                  ---------   ---------
       Total assets                               $  56,480   $  56,702
                                                  =========   =========
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
       Accounts payable                           $   5,626   $   5,167
       Accrued expenses                               8,379       8,636
                                                  ---------   ---------
       Total current liabilities                     14,005      13,803
 Other long term liabilities                          1,411       1,473
 Commitments and Contingencies
 Stockholders' equity:
    Common stock, par value $.04 per share; 
     authorized 240,000,000 shares;                   
     Issued: 69,563,982 shares and 68,713,982 
     shares at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 
     2009, respectively. Outstanding: 69,554,587 
     shares and 68,704,587 shares at March 31, 
     2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.        2,783       2,748
    Additional paid-in capital                      147,814     147,507
    Accumulated deficit                            (109,462)   (108,758)
                                                  ---------   ---------
                                                     41,135      41,497
    Less: Treasury stock at cost, 9,395 shares 
          as of March 31, 2010 and December 
          31, 2009                                      (71)        (71)
                                                  ---------   ---------
    Total stockholders' equity                       41,064      41,426
                                                  ---------   ---------
       Total liabilities and 
         stockholders' equity                     $  56,480   $  56,702
                                                  =========   =========


            

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