Strong Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $45.6 million, an increase of 36.4% year-over-year (after adjusting for out-of-period items); consolidated Q4 NOI improved by $14.3 million or 30.2% (ex-out-of-period).
Robust Home Health (ParaMed) Expansion
ParaMed delivered 15.3% organic volume growth in Q4; home health Q4 revenue rose 33.6% year-over-year (up $49.7 million) driven by Closing the Gap contribution and organic growth; home health NOI margins improved 280 basis points to 13.2% (ex-out-of-period).
Long-Term Care Margin Improvement and High Occupancy
Long-term care NOI margins increased 90 basis points to 10.9% in Q4 (ex-out-of-period items); occupancy remained strong at 98%.
Successful Acquisitions Performing Ahead of Pro Forma
Integration of Revera-acquired LTC homes complete; Closing the Gap integration underway and performing ahead of pro forma expectations; combined acquisitions contributed approximately $61.8 million in revenue to Q4.
Major Strategic CBI Home Health Transaction
Agreement to acquire CBI Home Health for $570 million expected to add ~10 million hours, ~8,500 team members, ~$478 million in revenue and ~$61.9 million in pro forma adjusted EBITDA; transaction initially 9% accretive to EPS, rising to 15% when $7.4 million of synergies are realized; regulatory approvals progressing.
Improved Liquidity and Financing Execution
Completed $200 million bought deal private placement (net proceeds $191.5 million); secured $214.5 million senior secured credit facility expansion; year-end cash on hand $348 million and $154 million available lines of credit; planned financing expected to result in pro forma total debt/adjusted EBITDA of ~2.7–2.9x at CBI close.
Dividend Increase Reflects Financial Strength
Announced a 5% increase to the monthly dividend to $0.0441, the second consecutive annual increase; Q4 payout ratio 42% and full-year 46% (both adjusted for out-of-period items).
Redevelopment Pipeline and Asset Recycling
Commenced preliminary construction on a 320-bed Sudbury home; 7 homes under construction with total investment of $692.3 million; sale of vacated West End Villa generated $12.5 million proceeds and $10.1 million after-tax gain to recycle capital into redevelopment pipeline.
Managed Services Scale and Margins
Third-party and JV beds served by SGP grew to over 153,500 (up 5% YoY); managed services NOI margins at 55.5%, in line with long-term expectations (50%–55%).
Affirmation of AFFO Improvement (Excluding Items)
When excluding out-of-period items, AFFO per basic share improved 6% year-over-year to $0.301 per share, indicating underlying cash generation improvement.