SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made in this Form 10-Q are "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The Company's plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions involving its continued business operations. Assumptions related to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company believes its assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included in this report will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q and referred to elsewhere are related to future events or our strategies or future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "believe," "anticipate," "future," "potential," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are based on information available to us as of the filing date of this report, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Our actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Important factors that might cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements are contained in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2018 (the "2018 Form 10-K") and in our subsequent filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission . The following discussion of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements contained within the 2018 Form 10-K and with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. 38 COMPANY OVERVIEW Our Services
We have operated in two business segments: Hospital Operations and Clinical Laboratory Operations.
Our Hospital Operations net revenues were$3.9 million and$13.1 million for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , respectively, as compared to$5.0 million and$9.8 million for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 , respectively. Our hospital operations began with the opening of ourBig South Fork Medical Center onAugust 8, 2017 , following the receipt of the required licenses and regulatory approvals. Our clinical laboratory operations outside of our hospitals are now minimal and the Company is actively discussing the disposal of the laboratory operations outside of the hospital locations. There can be no guarantee that any discussions will lead to a successful sale. OnJanuary 31, 2018 , the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire from Community Health Systems, Inc. certain assets related to an acute care hospital located inJamestown, Tennessee , referred to asJamestown Regional Medical Center . The purchase was completed onJune 1, 2018 . The hospital was acquired by a newly formed subsidiary,Jamestown TN Medical Center, Inc. , and is an 85-bed facility of approximately 90,000 square feet on over eight acres of land, which offers, when operating, a 24-hourEmergency Department with two spacious trauma bays and seven private exam rooms, inpatient and outpatient medical services and a Progressive Care Unit providing telemetry services. The Company suspended operations of the hospital inJune 2019 but is currently planning the reopening of the hospital. The acquisition also included a separate physician practice which now operates under Rennova asMountain View Physician Practice, Inc. Jamestown is located 38 miles west ofBig South Fork Medical Center . In addition, onMarch 5, 2019 , we closed an asset purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") whereby we acquired certain assets related to an acute care hospital located inJellico, Tennessee and an outpatient clinic located inWilliamsburg, Kentucky . The hospital is known asJellico Community Hospital and the clinic is known as the CarePlus Center. The hospital and the clinic and their associated assets were acquired fromJellico Community Hospital, Inc. andCarePlus Rural Health Clinic, LLC , respectively.Jellico Community Hospital is a fully operational 54-bed acute care facility that offers comprehensive services, including diagnostic imaging, radiology, surgery (general, gynecological and vascular), nuclear medicine, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, intensive care, emergency care and physical therapy.Jellico is located 33 miles east of ourBig South Fork Medical Center . The CarePlus Center offers sophisticated testing capabilities and compassionate care, all in a modern, patient-friendly environment. Services include diagnostic imaging services, x-ray, mammography, bone densitometry, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, physical therapy and laboratory services on a walk-in basis. We refer to theJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center collectively asJellico Community Hospital . The purchase price was approximately$0.7 million . This purchase price was made available byMr. Diamantis , a director of the Company. Annual net revenues in recent years have been approximately$12.0 million , with government payors, including Medicare and Medicaid, accounting for in excess of 70% of the payor mix. The Company does not expect that payor mix to change in the near future. Going forward, we expect our Hospital Operations to provide us with a stable revenue base, as well as the potential for significant synergistic opportunities with our Clinical Laboratory Operations business segment. Prior to our focus on our Hospital Operations, our principal line of business had been clinical laboratory blood and urine testing services, with a particular emphasis on the provision of urine drug toxicology testing to physicians, clinics and rehabilitation facilities inthe United States . Our Clinical Laboratory Operations net revenues were$(34,631) and$56,169 for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , respectively as compared to$17,569 and$177,890 for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . Our clinical laboratory operations outside of our hospitals are now minimal and the Company is actively discussing the disposal of the laboratory operations outside of the hospital locations. There can be no guarantee that any discussions will lead to a successful sale. Departure of Director OnDecember 11, 2019 , Dr.Kamran Ajami resigned as a director of the Company. In submitting his resignation;Dr. Ajami did not express any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.Dr. Ajami had served as a director sinceApril 9, 2017 . Discontinued Operations OnJuly 12, 2017 , the Company announced plans to spin off itsAdvanced Molecular Services Group ("AMSG") and in the third quarter 2017 the Company's Board of Directors voted unanimously to spin off the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary,Health Technology Solutions, Inc. ("HTS"), as independent publicly traded companies by way of tax-free distributions to the Company's stockholders. While these spin offs have taken longer than anticipated, completion of these spin offs is now expected to occur in the first quarter of 2020. The spin offs are subject to numerous conditions, including effectiveness of Registration Statements on Form 10 to be filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission , and consents, including under various funding agreements previously entered into by the Company. A record date to determine those stockholders entitled to receive shares in the spin offs should be approximately 30 to 60 days prior to the dates of the spin offs. The strategic goal of the spin offs is to create three public companies, each of which can focus on its own strengths and operational plans. In addition, after the spin offs, each company will provide a distinct and targeted investment opportunity. The Company has reflected the amounts relating to AMSG and HTS as disposal groups classified as held for sale and included in discontinued operations in the Company's accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 39 Outlook We believe that the addition of our Hospital Operations to our business model offers a more predictable and stable revenue base, as well as the potential for significant synergistic opportunities with our Clinical Laboratory Operations business segment. To date, our focus is on rural hospitals, which provide a much-needed service to their local communities. These hospitals reduce our reliance on commission based sales employees to generate sales. Our hospitals, CarePlus center and a doctor's office practice are in the same general geographic location, which has created numerous efficiencies in purchasing, staffing and provision of needed services to the local communities. We are confident that this is a sustainable model we can continue to grow through acquisition and development and believe that we can benefit from the compliance and IT and software capabilities we already have in place. The Company is focusing on centralizing certain functions like ordering of supplies, revenue cycle management and financial management of the acquired facilities and is planning to share certain services that one facility alone could not sustain. Management believes that these actions when complete will enable the operations to be profitable and cash flow positive. Our Clinical Laboratory Operations revenues have decreased significantly over the past number of years. This decline in revenues has had a material adverse impact on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition, and is the result of lower third-party reimbursement and while we secured numerous in-network contracts with payers our status in many cases is as an "out of network" service provider. These trends have impacted our entire industry, and have been accompanied by allegations of irregularities in the practices of a number of our competitors and substance abuse facilities. In response, we have put in place a robust compliance program that we are implementing in all facets of our business. We believe that our ability to grow our Clinical Laboratory Operations revenues inside our Hospital Operations and return this division to profitability is dependent on our ability to secure additional "in-network" contracts with insurance companies and other third-party payers, which will then ensure adequate and timely payment for the toxicology, clinical pharmacogenetics and other testing services we perform. These third-party payers are now generally unwilling to reimburse service providers who are not part of their network, a departure from prior industry practices and a trend that has accelerated during the past several years. However, we do anticipate that significant new opportunities to become credentialed with certain large third-party payers will arise in 2020 and 2021, which would have a significant positive impact on our future revenues. In addition, we have made a number of changes to our onboarding policies and procedures to ensure that, on a going forward basis, substantially all services that we perform will be reimbursable. We believe that a successful spin off of AMSG and HTS as two independent publicly traded companies by way of tax-free distributions to the Company's stockholders would allow each to focus on its own strengths and operational plans. In addition, after the spin offs, each company will provide a distinct and targeted investment opportunity. The Company believes it will be able to recognize the expenditures to date with regard to AMSG and HTS, which are in excess of$20 million , as an investment after the spinoff(s) are complete. Our net loss from continuing operations for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$12.1 million compared to net income of$97.4 million for the same period of a year ago. The change is primarily due to a gain of$109.3 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 versus no change in the fair value of derivative instruments during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . Also contributing to the change was other expense of$5.8 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to other income of$0.2 million in the comparable 2018 period. Partially offsetting these items was an improvement in the loss from continuing operations before other income (expense) and income taxes, which was$2.7 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$2.8 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 and interest expense of$3.6 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$9.3 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . Our net loss from continuing operations for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$38.3 million compared to a net loss of$4.0 million for the same period of a year ago. The increase in the loss is primarily due to a gain of$13.7 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 compared to a loss of$0.1 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , other expense of$7.0 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to other income of$0.6 million in the comparable 2018 period, loss from continuing operations before other income (expense) and income taxes of$12.3 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$8.9 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 and interest expense of$19.2 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$17.1 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . 40
Comparison for the three months ended
The following table summarizes the results of our consolidated continuing operations for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited): Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 % % Net revenues$ 3,885,977 100.0 %$ 5,039,112 100.0 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 3,227,709 83.1 % 3,350,286 66.5 % General and administrative expenses 3,163,624 81.4 % 4,351,576 86.4 % Depreciation and amortization 199,996 5.1 % 152,825 3.0 % Loss from operations before other income (expense) and income taxes (2,705,352 ) -69.6 % (2,815,575 ) -55.9 % Other income (expense), net (5,874,873 ) -151.2 % 188,658 3.7 % Change in fair value of derivative instruments - 0.0 % 109,305,331 2169.1 % Interest expense (3,637,467 ) -93.6 % (9,322,333 ) -185.0 % Provision for income taxes - 0.0 % - 0.0 % Net (loss) income from continuing operations$ (12,217,692 ) -314.4 %$ 97,356,081 1932.0 % Net Revenues Consolidated net revenues were$3.9 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to$5.0 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . Our Hospital Operations net revenues decreased by$1.1 million , which reflect a decrease in net revenues fromJamestown Regional Medical Center of$3.9 million , partially offset by$1.8 million of net revenues fromJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center, which were acquired onMarch 5, 2019 , and an increase in net revenues fromBig South Fork Medical Center of$1.0 million . Operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center were temporarily suspended beginning inJune 2019 pending reinstatement of the hospital's Medicare agreement, which the Company is hoping to get reinstated in the near future. Our Clinical Laboratory Operations net revenue decreased by$52,200 for the 2019 period compared to the 2018 period. Net revenues for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, include bad debt expense elimination of$0.9 million and$1.8 million , respectively, for doubtful accounts and$23.3 million and$22.9 million , respectively, for contractual allowances. In a continued effort to refine our revenue recognition estimates, the Company practices the full retrospective approach, evaluating and analyzing the realizability of gross service revenues monthly, to make certain that we are properly allowing for bad debt and contractual adjustments. Direct Costs of Revenue Direct costs of revenue decreased by$0.1 million compared to the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 due to a reduction in Clinical Laboratory Operations' direct costs. As a percentage of net revenues, direct costs increased to 83.1% in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to 66.6% in the comparable period. We attribute the increase in the percentage of net revenues primarily to the Company's decision to suspend operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center , which did not operate during the third quarter of 2019, following the termination of the Medicare program. Despite the suspension, we still incurred certain direct costs of revenue. OnJune 10, 2019 , the Company hired a new CEO to oversee the reopening of the hospital and took steps to re-enter the Medicare program. Contributing to the increase in the direct costs as a percentage of net revenues for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to the comparable 2018 period was a decision to reassess our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the comparable 2018 period. 41
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by$1.2 million , or 27%, in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to the same period a year ago. The decrease was primarily due to a$0.8 million decrease in our Hospital Operations' general and administrative expenses as well as a$0.2 million decrease in ourClinical Laboratory Operation's general and administrative expenses and a$0.3 million decrease in our Corporate's general and administrative expense. We attribute the decrease in our Hospital Operations general and administrative expenses primarily to the suspension of operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center during the 2019 period.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense was
Loss from Continuing Operations Before Other Income (Expense) and Income Taxes
Loss from continuing operations before other income (expense) and income taxes decreased by$0.1 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to same period a year ago. The loss from ourClinical Laboratory Operations decreased by approximately$0.3 million , and the loss from Corporate decreased by approximately$0.3 million , which were partially offset by an increase in the loss from our Hospital Operations of$0.5 million . Contributing to the increase in the loss from our Hospital Operations for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to the comparable 2018 period was a decision to reassess our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the comparable 2018 period. Other Income (Expense) Other expense was$5.8 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , compared to other income of$0.2 million for the same period a year ago. The expense in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was due to the loss on sale of receivables under a factoring arrangement of$0.7 million and penalties for non-payment of debentures at maturity of$5.1 million .
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
For the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 , the Company realized income of$109.3 million for the change in fair value of derivative instruments. OnSeptember 23, 2018 , the Company's board of directors approved a reverse split of its common stock, which would provide sufficient authorized and unissued shares to allow for otherwise equity classified instruments to be classified in equity. As ofSeptember 23, 2018 , the fair value of these instruments was evaluated for reclassification. As a result of the evaluation, the Company reclassified the derivative liability previously reported as a current liability to derivative income. We did not incur a change in fair value of derivative instruments in the 2019 period. Interest Expense Interest expense for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$3.6 million compared to$9.3 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . Interest expense for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 includes$1.8 million for interest on loans from a member of our board of directors,$1.4 million for the amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs related to debentures and note payable and approximately$0.4 million of interest expense on debentures, notes payable and finance lease obligations. Interest expense for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 included$9.0 million for the amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs related to convertible debentures and warrants and$0.3 million for finance lease obligations.
Net Loss/Income From Continuing Operations
Our net loss from continuing operations for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$12.1 million compared to net income of$97.4 million for the same period of a year ago. The change is primarily due to a gain of$109.3 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 versus no change in the fair value of derivative instruments during the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . Also contributing to the change was other expense of$5.8 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to other income of$0.2 million in the comparable 2018 period. Partially offsetting these items was an improvement in the loss from continuing operations before other income (expense) and income taxes, which was$2.7 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$2.8 million the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 and interest expense of$3.6 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$9.3 million in the three months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . 42 The following table presents key financial metrics for our Hospital Operations segment: Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change % Hospital Operations Net revenues$ 3,920,608 $ 5,021,543 $ (1,100,935 ) -21.9 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 3,226,509 3,156,461 70,048 2.2 % General and administrative expenses 2,280,667 3,119,994 (839,327 ) -26.9 % Depreciation and amortization 182,832 39,669 143,163 360.9 % Loss from operations$ (1,769,400 ) $ (1,294,581 ) $ (474,819 ) -36.7 % Number of Patients Served 9,607 3,044 6,563 Key Operating Measures - Net revenues per patient served: $ 408.10$ 1,649.65 N/A Key Operating Measures - Direct cost of revenue per patient: $ 335.85$ 1,036.95 N/A In the three months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , we reassessed our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the compared 2018 period.
The following table presents key financial and operating metrics for our Clinical Laboratory Operations segment:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change % Clinical Laboratory Operations Net revenues (1)$ (34,631 ) $ 17,569$ (52,200 ) -297.1 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 1,200 193,825 (192,625 ) -99.4 % General and administrative expenses 250,041 257,877 (7,836 ) -3.0 % Depreciation and amortization 10,036 112,908
(102,872 ) -91.1 %
Loss from operations$ (295,908 ) $ (547,041
)
Key Operating Measures - Revenues: (1) Insured tests performed - 1,895 (1,895 ) -100.0 % Net revenue per insured test $ - $ 9.27$ (9.27 ) -100.0 % Revenue recognition percent of gross billings 7.0
% -7.0 %
Key Operating Measures - Direct Costs: Total samples processed - 1,259 (1,259 ) -100.0 % Direct costs per sample $ - $ 153.95
$ (153.95 ) -100.0 %
(1) No tests were performed in the three months ended
negative net revenue represents bad debt expense recorded in the period.
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The following table presents key financial metrics for our Corporate group:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change % Corporate Operating expenses: General and administrative expenses$ 632,916 $ 973,705 $ (340,789 ) -35.0 % Depreciation and amortization 7,128 248
6,880 2774.2 % Loss from operations$ (640,044 ) $ (973,953 ) $ 333,909 34.3 %
Comparison for the nine months ended
The following table summarizes the results of our consolidated continuing operations for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited): Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 $ % $ % Net revenues$ 13,137,816 100.0 %$ 9,932,989 100.0 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 12,072,442 91.9 % 7,809,465 78.6 % General and administrative expenses 12,730,695 96.9 % 10,240,434 103.1 % Depreciation and amortization 609,818 4.6 % 804,074 8.1 % Loss from operations before other income (expense) and income taxes (12,275,139 ) -93.4 % (8,920,984 ) -89.8 % Other income (expense) (6,980,616 ) -53.1 % 609,719 6.1 % Gain on bargain purchase 250,000 1.9 % 7,732,302 77.8 % Change in fair value of derivative instruments (105,076 ) -0.8 % 13,688,678 137.8 % Interest expense (19,229,232 ) -146.4 % (17,075,437 ) -171.9 % Provision for income taxes - 0.0 % (76 ) 0.0 % Net loss from continuing operations$ (38,340,063 ) -291.8 %$ (3,965,798 ) -39.9 % Net Revenues Consolidated net revenues were$13.1 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , as compared to$9.9 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 , an increase of$3.2 million . The increase in net revenues was due to net revenue fromJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center of$4.8 million , which were acquired onMarch 5, 2019 . In addition, ourBig South Fork Medical Center's net revenue increased by$0.7 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , as compared to the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . The increases were partially offset by a decrease in net revenues fromJamestown Regional Medical Center of$2.2 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to the 2018 period. Operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center were temporarily suspended beginning inJune 2019 pending reinstatement of the hospital's Medicare agreement, which the Company is hoping to get reinstated in the near future. The increase in Hospital Operations net revenues was offset by an approximately$0.1 million decrease inClinical Laboratory Operations net revenues for the 2019 period compared to 2018 period. Net revenues for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, include bad debt expense elimination of$4.8 million and$3.1 million , respectively, for doubtful accounts and$81.9 million and$40.7 million , respectively, for contractual allowances. In a continued effort to refine our revenue recognition estimates, the Company practices the full retrospective approach, evaluating and analyzing the realizability of gross service revenues monthly, to make certain that we are properly allowing for bad debt and contractual adjustments. 44 Direct Costs of Revenue
Direct costs of revenue increased by$4.3 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . We attribute the increase toJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center, which were acquired onMarch 5, 2019 . As a percentage of net revenues, direct costs increased to 91.9% in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to 78.6% in the comparable period. We attribute the increase in the percentage of net revenues primarily to the Company's decision to suspend operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center , which did not operate during the third quarter of 2019, following the termination of the Medicare program. Despite the suspension, we still incurred certain direct costs of revenue. OnJune 10, 2019 , the Company hired a new CEO to oversee the reopening of the hospital and took steps to re-enter the Medicare program. Also contributing to the increase in the direct costs as a percentage of revenue for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , was our decision to reassess our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the compared 2018 period.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative increased by
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense was$0.6 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to$0.8 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease is due to fully depreciating certain fixed assets in 2018. We expect our depreciation and amortization expense to increase going forward as a result of the fixed assets associated with our hospital acquisitions.
Loss from Continuing Operations Before Other Income (Expense) and Income Taxes
Our operating loss increased by$3.4 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to same period a year ago due to additional losses for our Hospital Operations. The increase in the loss from operations was due to the suspension of operations atJamestown Regional Medical Center , which did not operate during the third quarter of 2019, following the termination of the Medicare program. Despite the suspension, we still incurred certain direct costs of revenue as well as general and administrative expenses. We also attribute the increase in the loss to the reassessment of our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the comparable 2018 period. Other Income (Expense) We incurred other loss of$7.0 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 as compared to income of$0.6 million in same period a year ago. The loss in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was due to$5.7 million in penalties for non-payment of debentures on the maturity dates and$1.2 million of loss on sale under factoring arrangements. Gain on Bargain Purchase The gain on bargain purchase of$0.3 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 resulted primarily from intangible assets ofJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center, which were acquired onMarch 5, 2019 . The gain on bargain purchase of$7.7 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 resulted primarily from real property ofJamestown Regional Medical Center , which was acquired onJune 1, 2018 .
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , the Company realized a loss of$0.1 million for the change in fair value of derivative instruments, which represented the increase in the fair value of a derivative debenture due to the increase in the spread between the price of our common stock and the conversion price of the derivative in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 , the Company realized income of$13.7 million for the change in fair value of derivative instruments. OnSeptember 23, 2018 , the Company's board of directors approved a reverse split of its common stock, which would provide sufficient authorized and unissued shares to allow for otherwise equity classified instruments to be classified in equity. As ofSeptember 23, 2018 , the fair value of these instruments was evaluated for reclassification. As a result of the evaluation, the Company reclassified the derivative liability previously reported as a current liability to derivative income. 45 Interest Expense Interest expense for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$19.2 million compared to$17.1 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . Interest expense for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 includes$2.9 million for interest on loans from a member of our board of directors,$6.4 million for the amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs related to debentures and note payable,$9.5 million for the modification of warrants and approximately$0.4 million of interest expense on debentures, notes payable and finance lease obligations. Interest expense for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 includes$16.1 million for the amortization of debt discount, including expense associated with the modification of warrants, and deferred financing costs related to convertible debentures and warrants and$1.0 million for interest on notes payable and finance lease obligations.
Net Loss From Continuing Operations
Our net loss from continuing operations for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was$38.3 million compared to net loss of$4.0 million for the same period of a year ago. The increase in the loss is primarily due to a gain of$13.7 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 compared to a loss of$0.1 million from the change in fair value of derivative instruments during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , other expense of$7.0 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to other income of$0.6 million in the comparable 2018 period, loss from continuing operations before other income (expense) and income taxes of$12.3 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$8.9 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 and interest expense of$19.2 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 compared to$17.1 million in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 . The following table presents key financial metrics for our Hospital segment: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change % Hospital Operations Net revenues$ 13,081,647 $ 9,755,099 $ 3,326,548 34.1 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 12,068,460 7,574,619 4,493,841 59.3 % General and administrative expenses 9,426,928 6,002,037 3,424,891 57.1 % Depreciation and amortization 532,979 177,386 355,593 200.5 % Loss from operations$ (8,946,720 ) $ (3,998,943 ) $ (4,947,777 ) -123.7 % Number of Patients Served 33,299 10,093 N/A Key Operating Measures - Revenue per patient served: $ 392.85$ 966.52
N/A
Key Operating Measures - Direct costs of revenue per patient served: $ 362.43$ 750.48 N/A
In the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , we reassessed our revenue rate atBig South Fork Medical Center to recognize revenue after contractual allowances at 10% based on the Company's historical data compared to using an industry standard rate of 20% in the compared 2018 period. 46
The following table presents key financial and operating metrics for our Clinical Laboratory Operations segment
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change %
Clinical Laboratory Operations
Net revenues$ 56,169 $ 177,890$ (121,721 ) -68.4 % Operating expenses: Direct costs of revenue 3,982 234,846 (230,864 ) -98.3 % General and administrative expenses 684,272 1,082,562 (398,290 ) -36.8 % Depreciation and amortization 69,381 625,877
(556,496 ) -88.9 % Loss from operations$ (701,466 ) $ (1,765,395 ) $ 1,063,929 60.3 % Key Operating Measures - Revenues: (1) Insured tests performed 78 3,444 (3,366 ) -97.7 % Net revenue per insured test NM $ 51.65 Revenue recognition percent of gross billings 11.0
% -11.0 %
Key Operating Measures - Direct Costs: (1) Total samples processed 19 4,499 (4,480 ) -99.6 % Direct costs per sample NM $ 52.20
(1) Net revenue per insured test and direct costs of insured tests are not
meaningful for the nine months ended
the recovery of
2019, partially offset by additional bad debt expense recorded in the period.
The following table presents key financial metrics for our Corporate group:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change % Corporate Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses$ 2,619,495 $ 3,155,835
$ (536,340 ) -17.0 % Depreciation and amortization 7,458 811 6,647 819.6 % Loss from operations$ (2,626,953 ) $ (3,156,646 ) $ 529,693 16.8 %
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 and the year endedDecember 31, 2018 , we financed our operations primarily from the sale of our equity securities, the issuance of debentures and advances from related parties and in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 from the sale of accounts receivable to factors. Future cash needs for working capital, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions will require management to seek additional equity or obtain additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity will result in additional dilution to our stockholders. A portion of our cash may be used to acquire or invest in complementary businesses or products or to obtain the right to use complementary technologies. From time-to-time, in the ordinary course of business, we evaluate potential acquisitions of such businesses, products or technologies. 47 Going Concern and Liquidity Under Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) ("ASC 205-40"), the Company has the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions and/or events raise substantial doubt about its ability to meet its future financial obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. As required by ASC 205-40, this evaluation shall initially not take into consideration the potential mitigating effects of plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date the financial statements are issued. Management has assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with the requirement of ASC 205-40. As reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, atSeptember 30, 2019 , we had$0.1 million cash on hand from continuing operations, a working capital deficit of$69.3 million , an accumulated deficit of$578.0 million and a stockholders' deficit of$67.7 million . In addition, we incurred a loss from continuing operations of$39.1 million and cash used in operating activities of$14.4 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . As of the date of this report, our cash position is deficient and payments are not being made in the ordinary course. In addition, we have not repaid approximately$28.7 million of outstanding principal balance of debentures, including default penalties, which are past due. Our fixed operating expenses include payroll, rent, finance lease payments and other fixed expenses, as well as the costs required to operate our Hospital Operations. Our fixed operating expenses were approximately$2.0 million per month for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . We need to raise additional funds immediately and continue to do so until we begin to realize positive cash flow from operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve our business plan, which is to acquire and operate clusters of rural hospitals, raise any additional capital or secure the additional financing necessary to implement our current operating plan. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to significantly reduce our operating costs, increase our revenues and eventually achieve profitable operations. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern. We received approximately$3.8 million in cash from issuances of debentures and$1.5 million from the issuance of a note payable during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 . In addition, during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 , we entered into five accounts receivable factoring arrangements, as more fully discussed in Note 4 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, andMr. Diamantis , a member of our board of directors, advanced the Company: (i)$0.7 million for the purchase ofJellico Community Hospital ; (ii)$9.9 million , which was used to repay obligations under a prepaid forward purchase contract related to an accounts receivable financing; (iii)$1.9 million for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the settlement of the prepaid forward purchase contract; and (iv)$4.7 million for working capital purposes.
Subsequent to
As of
The following table presents our capital resources as ofSeptember 30, 2019 andDecember 31, 2018 : September 30, December 31, 2019 2018 Change Cash$ 107,472 $ 6,870 $ 100,602 Working capital deficit (69,272,314 ) (39,293,904 ) (29,978,410 ) Total debt, excluding discounts and derivative liabilities 47,636,055 26,418,305 21,217,750 Finance lease obligations 618,278 762,208 (143,930 ) Stockholders' deficit$ (67,644,949 ) $ (39,167,864 ) $ (28,477,085 ) 48
The following table presents the major sources and uses of cash for the nine
months ended
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change Cash used in operations$ (14,420,826 ) $ (7,121,826 ) $ (7,299,000 ) Cash (used in) provided by investing activities (709,338 ) 461,242 (1,170,580 ) Cash provided by financing activities 15,230,766
6,660,584 8,570,182
Net change in cash 100,602 - 100,602 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year 6,870 - 6,870 Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 107,472 $ -$ 107,472
The components of cash used in operations for the nine months ended
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 2018 Change
Net loss from continuing operations
23,413,633 (4,346,430 ) 27,760,063 Accounts receivable (3,525,152 ) (5,648,343 ) 2,123,191 Inventory 82,010 - 82,010 Accounts payable, checks issued in excess of bank balance and accrued expenses 4,604,504 7,225,248 (2,620,744 ) (Loss) income from discontinued operations (791,936 ) 115,787 (907,723 ) Other (46,485 ) 125,864 (172,349 ) Net cash used in operating activities (14,603,489 ) (6,493,672 ) (8,109,817 ) Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations 182,663 (628,154 ) 810,817 Cash used in operations$ (14,420,826 ) $ (7,121,826 ) $ (7,299,000 ) Cash used in investing activities for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 was due primarily to$0.7 million for the acquisition ofJellico Community Hospital and CarePlus Center as well as$50,801 for purchases of property and equipment. Cash used in investing activities for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 was due to the acquisition ofJamestown Regional Medical Center for$0.7 million and the purchases of property and equipment of$0.1 million , partially offset by proceeds from the sale of equipment under finance leases of$0.4 million . Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 consist of the$0.8 million received from theFebruary 14, 2018 Common Stock Purchase Agreement with two investors pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock of NanoVibronix, Inc. owned by the Company at a purchase price of$4.00 per share. The Company had acquired the shares as a result of an investment originally made in 2011. Cash provided by financing activities in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 consists of$16.5 million for the issuance of related party notes payable and advances,$2.7 million in proceeds from the sale of accounts receivable to factors,$3.8 million from the issuances of debentures and$1.5 million from the issuance of a promissory note. Cash used in financing activities in the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2019 include$1.8 million of payments to factors,$5.0 million in payments on notes payable,$2.3 million for payments of related party notes payable and advances and$0.1 million for payments of finance lease obligations. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2018 consists of the$8.0 million received from the issuances of debentures, and$3.6 million from related party notes and advances, partially offset by payments of related party notes and advances of$4.0 million ,$0.3 million in payments of notes payable and$0.7 million of payment of finance lease obligations.
We need to raise additional funds immediately and continue to do so until we begin to realize positive cash flow from operations.
49 The terms of certain of the warrants, convertible preferred stock and convertible debentures issued by the Company provide for reductions in the per share exercise prices of the warrants and the per share conversion prices of the debentures and preferred stock (if applicable and subject to a floor in certain cases), in the event that the Company issues common stock or common stock equivalents (as that term is defined in the agreements) at an effective exercise/conversion price that is less than the then exercise/conversion price of the outstanding warrants, preferred stock or debentures, as the case may be. In addition, the majority of these equity-based securities contain exercise/conversion prices that vary based upon the price of the Company's common stock on the date of exercise/conversion (see Notes 8, 11, 12 and 13 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). These provisions have resulted in significant dilution of the Company's common stock and have given rise to reverse splits of the Company's common stock. As a result of these down round provisions, the potential common stock equivalents, including outstanding common stock, totaled 753.9 billion atDecember 26, 2019 . OTHER MATTERS Inflation
We do not believe inflation has a significant effect on the Company's operations at this time.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
UnderSEC regulations, we are required to disclose the Company's off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. Off-balance sheet arrangements consist of transactions, agreements or contractual arrangements to which any entity that is not consolidated with
us is a party, under which we have:
? Any obligation under certain guarantee contracts.
? Any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated
entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk
support to that entity for such assets.
? Any obligation under a contract that would be accounted for as a derivative
instrument, except that it is both indexed to the Company's stock and
classified in stockholder's equity in the Company's statement of financial
position.
? Any obligation arising out of a material variable interest held by us in an
unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or
credit risk support to us, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and
development services with us.
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