UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Or

 

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the period ended September 30, 2004

 

Commission File No.: 001-16753

 

AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware		06-1500476
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, California		92130
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (866) 871-8519

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

As of November 5, 2004, there were 28,344,162 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item				Page
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1.		Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):		1
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003		1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003		2
		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss), For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004		3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003		4
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		5
2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		9
3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		18
4.		Controls and Procedures		18
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
6.		Exhibits		19
		Signatures		20
		Certifications		21

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited and in thousands, except par value)

 

		September 30, 2004				December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,207			$	4,687
Accounts receivable, net			108,152				117,392
Prepaid expenses			11,235				14,027
Other current assets			3,119				1,835
Total current assets			131,713				137,941
Fixed assets, net			18,217				18,414
Deferred income taxes, net			832				6,071
Deposits and other assets			1,890				1,635
Goodwill, net			135,532				135,532
Other intangibles, net			3,781				4,939
Total assets		$	291,965			$	304,532
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	14,393			$	12,954
Accrued compensation and benefits			37,262				32,117
Current portion of notes payable			4,971				13,400
Other current liabilities			410				2,488
Total current liabilities			57,036				60,959
Notes payable, less current portion			100,245				125,500
Other long-term liabilities			2,854				1,976
Total liabilities			160,135				188,435
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 43,221 and 42,997 shares issued at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively			432				430
Additional paid-in capital			352,291				349,595
Treasury stock, at cost (14,877 shares at each September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003)			(249,538	)			(249,428	)
Retained earnings			28,621				15,809
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net			24				(309	)
Total stockholders’ equity			131,830				116,097
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	291,965			$	304,532

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004			2003			2004			2003
Revenue		$	156,083		$	171,463		$	470,716		$	554,592
Cost of revenue			119,383			132,438			363,205			428,825
Gross profit			36,700			39,025			107,511			125,767
Expenses:
Selling, general and administrative, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation			26,395			22,167			75,016			67,016
Non-cash stock-based compensation			218			218			655			655
Amortization			37			95			215			286
Depreciation			1,388			1,108			4,211			3,182
Total expenses			28,038			23,588			80,097			71,139
Income from operations			8,662			15,437			27,414			54,628
Interest expense, net			2,402			92			6,654			289
Income before income taxes			6,260			15,345			20,760			54,339
Income tax expense			2,330			6,059			7,948			21,464
Net income		$	3,930		$	9,286		$	12,812		$	32,875
Basic and diluted net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.14		$	0.25		$	0.45		$	0.85
Diluted		$	0.13		$	0.22		$	0.41		$	0.78
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic			28,321			37,881			28,215			38,660
Diluted			31,407			41,393			31,345			42,046

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
		Common Stock					Additional Paid-in Capital			Treasury Stock				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total
		Shares		Amount
Balance, December 31, 2003		42,997		$	430		$	349,595		$	(249,428	)		$	15,809		$	(309	)		$	116,097
Cost of repurchase of common stock into treasury		—			—			—			(110	)			—			—				(110	)
Exercise of stock options		224			2			2,041			—				—			—				2,043
Stock-based compensation		—			—			655			—				—			—				655
Comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			—				—			(56	)			(56	)
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax		—			—			—			—				—			389				389
Net income		—			—			—			—				12,812			—				12,812
Total comprehensive income																						13,145
Balance, September 30, 2004		43,221		$	432		$	352,291		$	(249,538	)		$	28,621		$	24			$	131,830

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004				2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	12,812			$	32,875
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			4,426				3,468
(Recovery of) provision for bad debts			(242	)			41
Noncash interest expense			1,201				311
Provision for deferred income taxes			5,136				2,350
Non-cash stock-based compensation			655				655
Loss on disposal or sale of fixed assets			5				164
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			9,482				21,309
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			1,621				(399	)
Deposits and other assets			(44	)			(176	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			1,439				(2,971	)
Accrued compensation and benefits			5,145				1,282
Other liabilities			(820	)			5,238
Net cash provided by operating activities			40,816				64,147
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets			(3,991	)			(11,058	)
Cash paid under deferred purchase agreement			—				(1,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(3,991	)			(12,058	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital lease repayments			(240	)			(223	)
Payment of financing costs			(258	)			(984	)
Payments on notes payable			(33,684	)			—
Cost of repurchase of common stock into treasury			(110	)			(38,488	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			2,043				53
Change in bank overdraft			—				3,570
Net cash used in financing activities			(32,249	)			(36,072	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(56	)			(75	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			4,520				15,942
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			4,687				40,135
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	9,207			$	56,077
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		$	5,737			$	186
Cash paid for income taxes		$	5,937			$	14,107
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fixed assets acquired through capital leases		$	28			$	206
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment and unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax		$	333			$	—

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.	BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheets and related condensed consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are unaudited, include the accounts of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all entries necessary for a fair presentation of such condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. These entries consisted only of normal recurring items. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the entire fiscal year.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Please refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2003, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

2.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation, an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25, and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-23, Issues Related to the Accounting for Stock Compensation under APB Opinion No. 25 and FASB Interpretation No. 44, to account for its stock option plans. Under this method, compensation expense for fixed plans is recognized only if, on the date of grant, the then current market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price, and is recorded on a straight-line basis over the applicable vesting period. Compensation expense for variable plans is measured at the end of each reporting period until the related performance criteria are met and is measured based on the excess of the then current market price of the underlying stock over the exercise price. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.

 

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

The following table compares net income per share as reported by the Company to the pro forma amounts that would be reported had compensation expense been recognized for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004				2003				2004				2003
As reported:
Net income		$	3,930			$	9,286			$	12,812			$	32,875
Stock-based employee compensation, net of tax		$	132			$	132			$	399			$	396
Net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.14			$	0.25			$	0.45			$	0.85
Diluted		$	0.13			$	0.22			$	0.41			$	0.78
Pro forma:
Net income, as reported		$	3,930			$	9,286			$	12,812			$	32,875
Stock-based employee compensation per APB Opinion No. 25, net of tax			132				132				399				396
Pro forma stock-based employee compensation per SFAS No. 123, net of tax			(708	)			(696	)			(2,252	)			(1,864	)
Pro forma net income		$	3,354			$	8,722			$	10,959			$	31,407
Pro forma net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.12			$	0.23			$	0.39			$	0.81
Diluted		$	0.11			$	0.21			$	0.35			$	0.75

 

The fair value of the stock-based employee compensation under SFAS No. 123 was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004			2003			2004			2003
Expected life		5 years			5 years			5 years			5 years
Risk-free interest rate		3.4	%		2.6	%		3.4	%		2.6	%
Volatility		52	%		61	%		52	%		61	%
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%

 

3.	NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the effects of potentially dilutive common stock options.

 

Options to purchase 1,810,000 shares of common stock for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and options to purchase 655,000 shares of common stock for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 were not included in the calculations of diluted net income per common share because the effect of these instruments was anti-dilutive.

 

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AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004			2003			2004			2003
Net income		$	3,930		$	9,286		$	12,812		$	32,875
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic			28,321			37,881			28,215			38,660
Basic net income per common share		$	0.14		$	0.25		$	0.45		$	0.85
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic			28,321			37,881			28,215			38,660
Plus dilutive stock options			3,086			3,512			3,130			3,386
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted			31,407			41,393			31,345			42,046
Diluted net income per common share		$	0.13		$	0.22		$	0.41		$	0.78

 

4.	COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for the reporting of comprehensive income and its components. Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income, net gains and losses on derivative contracts and foreign currency translation adjustments. The following table summarizes the components of comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004				2003				2004				2003
Net income		$	3,930			$	9,286			$	12,812			$	32,875
Comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax			(216	)			—				389				—
Foreign currency translation adjustment loss			(19	)			(10	)			(56	)			(75	)
Total comprehensive income		$	3,695			$	9,276			$	13,145			$	32,800

 

5.	IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the Company had the following acquired intangible assets with finite lives (in thousands):

 

		September 30, 2004							December 31, 2003
		Gross carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization				Gross carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization
Noncompete agreements		$	600		$	(485	)		$	1,544		$	(1,214	)
Deferred financing costs			5,619			(1,953	)			5,361			(752	)
Total		$	6,219		$	(2,438	)		$	6,905		$	(1,966	)

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Aggregate amortization expense for the intangible assets presented in the above table was $1,416,000 and $556,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing costs is included in interest expense. Estimated future aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets as of September 30, 2004 is as follows (in thousands):

 

		Amount
Three months ending December 31, 2004		$	277
Year ending December 31, 2005		$	1,028
Year ending December 31, 2006		$	952
Year ending December 31, 2007		$	911
Year ending December 31, 2008		$	613

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Certain statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are “forward-looking statements.” See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Overview

 

We are a leading temporary healthcare staffing company and the largest nationwide provider of travel nurse staffing services. We recruit nurses and allied health professionals, our “temporary healthcare professionals,” nationally and internationally and place them on temporary assignments of variable lengths at acute care hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the United States.

 

Our services are marketed to two distinct customer bases: (1) temporary healthcare professionals and (2) hospital and healthcare facility clients. We use a multi-brand recruiting strategy to enhance our ability to successfully attract temporary healthcare professionals in the United States and internationally. Our separate recruitment brands, American Mobile Healthcare, Medical Express, NursesRx, Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Thera Tech Staffing and O’Grady-Peyton International, have distinct geographic market strengths and brand reputations. Nurses and allied healthcare professionals join us for a variety of reasons that include: seeking flexible work opportunities, traveling to different areas of the country, building their clinical skills and resume by working at prestigious healthcare facilities, and escaping the demands and political environment of working as a permanent staff nurse. Our large number of hospital and healthcare facility clients provides us with the opportunity to offer traveling positions in all 50 states and in a variety of work environments. In addition, we provide our temporary healthcare professionals with an attractive benefits package, including free or subsidized housing, travel reimbursement, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) plan and health insurance. We believe that we attract temporary healthcare professionals due to our long-standing reputation for providing a high level of service, our numerous job opportunities, our benefit packages, our innovative marketing programs and word-of-mouth referrals from our thousands of current and former temporary healthcare professionals.

 

We market our services to hospitals and healthcare facilities under one brand, AMN Healthcare, as a single staffing provider with access to temporary healthcare professionals from separate recruitment brands. As of September 30, 2004, we had over 5,600 hospital and healthcare facility clients. Over 96% of our temporary healthcare professional assignments are at acute-care hospitals. Our clients include hospitals and healthcare systems such as Georgetown University Hospital, HCA, NYU Medical Center, Stanford Health Care, UCLA Medical Center and The University of Chicago Hospitals. We also provide services to sub-acute healthcare facilities, dialysis centers, clinics and schools. Our hospital and healthcare facility clients utilize our services to cost-effectively manage shortages in their staff due to a variety of circumstances, such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), new unit openings, seasonal patient census variations and other short and long-term staffing needs. In addition to providing continuity of care and quality patient care, we believe hospitals and healthcare facilities contract with us due to our high-quality temporary healthcare professionals, our ability to meet their specific staffing needs, our flexible staffing assignment lengths, our reliable and deep infrastructure, our superior customer service and our ability to offer a large national network of temporary healthcare professionals.

 

We believe that we have organized our operating model to deliver consistent, high-quality sales and service efforts to our two distinct client bases. Processes within our operating model have been developed and are in place with the intent to maximize the quantity and quality of assignment requests, or “orders,” from our hospital and healthcare facility clients and increase the expediency and probability of successfully placing our temporary healthcare professionals. The consistent quality of the benefit and support services which we provide to our temporary healthcare professionals is also critical to our success since the majority of our temporary healthcare professionals stay with us for multiple assignments.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2004, we recorded revenue of $156.1 million, as compared to revenue of $171.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003. The number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment averaged 6,123 and 6,723 in the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We recorded net income of $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to net income of $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, we recorded revenue of $470.7 million, as compared to revenue of $554.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment averaged 6,201 and 7,371 in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We recorded net income of $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to net income of $32.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The decrease in revenue and net income from 2003 is due primarily to changes in hospital staffing patterns, which led to a reduction in temporary healthcare professionals on assignment.

 

Recent Trends

 

From 1996 through 2000, the temporary healthcare staffing industry grew at a compound annual growth rate of 13%, and this growth accelerated to a compound annual growth rate of approximately 21% from 2000 to 2002. During 2003, the demand for temporary healthcare professionals declined due to a number of factors. In particular, we believe hospitals increased their nurse recruitment efforts, stretched the productivity of permanent staff and maximized cost control efforts to eliminate or reduce outsourced staffing solutions. In addition, influenced by economic conditions during 2003, we believe permanent staff at our hospital and healthcare facility clients were more likely to work overtime and less likely to leave their positions, creating fewer vacancies and fewer opportunities for us to recruit and place our temporary healthcare professionals.

 

Demand for our services stabilized from April 2003 through late 2003, and has increased each quarter in 2004. We believe that this improvement in demand has been caused by a number of factors, including an increase in hospital admissions, legislation impacting healthcare staffing such as the California nurse-to-patient staffing ratios that went into effect in January 2004, signs of an improving economy and our increased focus on our hospital and healthcare facility clients. While this rise in demand is positive and creates opportunities for growth, recent increases in the supply of new candidates has not grown at the same pace as demand.

 

We primarily draw our supply of temporary healthcare professionals from national recruitment efforts through our targeted multi-brand recruitment strategy. We believe that sustained growth in orders will generate increasing interest and new recruiting opportunities in travel nursing. Recently, international supply channels have represented a small but growing supply source; however, our ability to recruit healthcare professionals through these foreign supply channels may be impacted by government legislation limiting the number of permanent immigrant visas.

 

The number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment with us decreased 9% from an average of 6,723 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to an average of 6,123 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. Primarily as a result of this decline in the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, our revenue and net income also decreased. However, demand for our services and the supply of our temporary healthcare professionals has grown during each quarter of 2004. We are uncertain whether the current increases in demand for our services and the supply of our temporary healthcare professionals will generate consistent future growth in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment.

 

Critical Accounting Principles and Estimates

 

We have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for self-insurance and compensation and related benefits, allowance for doubtful accounts and contingencies and litigation. We state these accounting policies in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in

 

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relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could vary from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

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We have recorded goodwill resulting from our past acquisitions. Commencing with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002, we ceased amortizing goodwill and have performed annual impairment analyses to assess the recoverability of the goodwill, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. Upon our annual impairment analyses on December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, we determined that there was no impairment of goodwill. If we are required to record an impairment charge in the future, it could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we had $135.5 million of goodwill, net of accumulated amortization, recorded on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

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We maintain an accrual for self-insured health benefits provided to our temporary healthcare professionals, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits in our consolidated balance sheets. We determine the adequacy of this accrual by evaluating our historical experience and trends related to both health insurance claims and payments, information provided to us by our insurance broker, and industry experience and trends. If such information indicates that our accruals are overstated or understated, as appropriate we adjust the assumptions utilized in our methodologies and reduce or provide for additional accruals. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we had $2.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, accrued for incurred but not reported health insurance claims, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits in our consolidated balance sheets. The decline in the accrual is primarily related to a favorable trend in insurance claims. Historically, our accrual for health insurance has been adequate to provide for incurred claims, and has fluctuated with increases or decreases in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment and increases in national healthcare costs.

 

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We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments, which results in a provision for bad debt expense. We determine the adequacy of this allowance by evaluating individual customer receivables, considering the financial condition of customers and historical payment trends, delinquency trends, credit histories of customers and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, our allowance for doubtful accounts was $1.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively. The reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts is primarily related to positive trends in our client collections experience.

 

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We maintain an accrual for professional liability and workers compensation self-insured retention limits. We determine the adequacy of these accruals by evaluating our historical experience and trends, loss reserves established by our insurance carriers and third party administrators, as well as through the use of independent actuarial studies. If such information indicates that our accruals are overstated or understated, as appropriate we adjust the assumptions utilized in our methodologies and reduce or provide for additional accruals. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we had $7.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively, accrued for workers compensation claims, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits in our consolidated balance sheets. The increase in the workers compensation accrual is related to expected claims incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, which were greater than the claims paid out for prior periods. There has not been any material change in the workers compensation rates. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we had $6.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively, accrued for professional liability retention, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheets. The increase in

 

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the professional liability accrual is related to expected claims incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 based on recent claims development, offset by an immaterial amount of payments made during the period.

 

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We are subject to various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these matters include payroll and employee-related matters and investigations by governmental agencies regarding our employment practices. As we become aware of such claims and legal actions, we provide accruals if the exposures are probable and estimable. We may also become subject to claims, governmental inquiries and investigations, and legal actions relating to services provided by our professionals, and we maintain accruals for these matters. We are currently not aware of any such pending or threatened litigation that would be considered reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain consolidated statements of income data as a percentage of our revenue. Our results of operations are reported as a single business segment.

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2004			2003			2004			2003
Consolidated Statements of Income:
Revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Cost of revenue		76.5			77.2			77.2			77.3
Gross profit		23.5			22.8			22.8			22.7
Selling, general and administrative (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation)		16.9			12.9			16.0			12.1
Non-cash stock-based compensation		0.1			0.1			0.1			0.1
Amortization and depreciation expense		0.9			0.8			0.9			0.6
Income from operations		5.6			9.0			5.8			9.9
Interest expense, net		1.6			0.1			1.4			0.1
Income before income taxes		4.0			8.9			4.4			9.8
Income tax expense		1.5			3.5			1.7			3.9
Net income		2.5	%		5.4	%		2.7	%		5.9	%

 

Comparison of Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2003

 

Revenue. Revenue decreased 9% from $171.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $156.1 million for the same period in 2004. This decrease is comparable to the decrease in the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, which decreased 9% from an average of 6,723 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to an average of 6,123 for the same period in 2004. Of the $15.4 million decrease in revenue, $15.3 million was attributable to this decline in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, and $0.1 million was attributable to a slight reduction in the average hours worked per day by our temporary healthcare professionals. The shift in the mix from flat to payroll rate contracts had an immaterial impact on the change in revenue.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue decreased 10% from $132.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $119.4 million for the same period in 2004. Of the $13.0 million decrease, approximately $11.8 million was attributable to the decline in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, approximately $0.8 million was attributable to net decreases in the cost of housing and benefits provided to our temporary healthcare professionals, and approximately $0.4 million was attributable to an adjustment to our workers compensation reserve based on the results of an independent actuarial study.

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased 6% from $39.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $36.7 million for the same period in 2004, representing gross margins of 22.8% and 23.5%, respectively. The increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to decreased housing, health insurance and retirement costs as a percentage of revenue, as well as the actuarial-based adjustment to our workers compensation reserve. Excluding the workers compensation reserve adjustment, gross margin would have been 23.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation, increased 19%, from $22.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $26.4 million for the same period in 2004. The $4.2 million increase was primarily attributable to an increase in expenses related to corporate facilities, corporate employees, professional services and an increase in our professional liability insurance reserve.

 

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Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. We recorded non-cash stock-based compensation charges of $0.2 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 in connection with our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value at the measurement date and the exercise prices of previously issued stock options, which are amortized over their respective vesting periods.

 

Amortization and Depreciation Expense. Amortization expense was $95,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $37,000 for the same period in 2004, as an intangible asset became fully amortized in June 2004. Depreciation expense increased from $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. This increase was primarily attributable to internally developed software placed in service in 2003 and 2004 and additions of leasehold improvements and assets acquired in connection with the consolidation of several San Diego, California locations into a new corporate headquarters facility during the second half of 2003.

 

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, was $92,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2004, due primarily to interest charges related to borrowings initiated under our credit facility in October 2003 to fund our tender offer and the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with those borrowings. In addition, interest expense was $0.5 million higher for the three months ended September 30, 2004 due to an acceleration in the amortization of deferred financing costs related to a total of $22.0 million in voluntary prepayments on our long-term debt made during the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense decreased from $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $2.3 million for the same period in 2004, reflecting effective income tax rates of 39.5% and 37.2% for these periods, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to changes in the state tax provision related to state tax credits claimed for years prior to 2004.

 

Comparison of Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003

 

Revenue. Revenue decreased 15% from $554.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $470.7 million for the same period in 2004. This decrease is comparable to the decrease in the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, which decreased 16% from an average of 7,371 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to an average of 6,201 for the same period in 2004. Of the $83.9 million decrease in revenue, $88.0 million was attributable to this decline in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment and the shift in the mix from payroll to flat rate contracts contributed approximately $3.2 million. These decreases were partially offset by improvements in contract terms, which included increases in bill rates charged to hospital and healthcare facility clients, of approximately $5.6 million, and one additional day in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, which contributed approximately $1.7 million.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue decreased 15% from $428.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $363.2 million for the same period in 2004. Of the $65.6 million decrease, approximately $68.1 million was attributable to the decline in the average number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment, offset by an approximately $1.3 million increase attributable to the extra day in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and an approximately $1.2 million increase attributable to net increases in compensation provided to our temporary healthcare professionals.

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased 15% from $125.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $107.5 million for the same period in 2004, representing gross margins of 22.7% and 22.8%, respectively. The slight increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to decreased health insurance costs, partially offset by increased compensation and housing costs as a percentage of revenue.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation, increased 12% from $67.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $75.0 million for the same period in 2004. The $8.0 million increase was primarily attributable to an increase in expenses related to corporate facilities, corporate employees, professional services and an increase in our professional liability insurance reserve.

 

Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation. We recorded non-cash stock-based compensation charges of $0.7 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 in connection with our stock option plans to reflect the difference between the fair market value at the measurement date and the exercise prices of previously issued stock options, which are amortized over their respective vesting periods.

 

Amortization and Depreciation Expense. Amortization expense was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $0.2 million for the same period in 2004, as an intangible asset became fully amortized in June 2004. Depreciation expense increased from $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $4.2 million as compared to the same period in 2004. This increase was primarily attributable to internally developed software placed in service in 2003 and 2004 and additions of leasehold improvements and assets acquired in connection with the consolidation of several San Diego, California locations into a new corporate headquarters facility during the second half of 2003.

 

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to $6.7 million for the same period in 2004, due primarily to interest charges related to borrowings initiated under our credit facility in October 2003 to fund our tender offer and the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with those borrowings. In addition, interest expense was $0.5 million higher for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 due to an acceleration in the amortization of deferred financing costs related to a total of $22.0 million in voluntary prepayments on our long-term debt made during the quarter ended September 30, 2004.

 

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense decreased from $21.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $7.9 million for the same period in 2004, reflecting effective income tax rates of 39.5% and 38.3% for these periods, respectively. The reduction in the effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to changes in the state tax provision related to state tax credits claimed.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, our primary liquidity requirements have been for acquisitions, working capital requirements and debt service under our credit facility. We have funded these requirements through internally generated cash flow and funds borrowed under our credit facility. At September 30, 2004, $105.2 million was outstanding under our credit facility. We believe that cash generated from operations and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next 12 months. We expect to be able to finance future acquisitions either with cash provided from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, bank loans, debt or equity offerings, or some combination of the foregoing. The following discussion provides further details of our liquidity and capital resources.

 

Operating Activities:

 

Historically, our principal working capital need has been for accounts receivable. At September 30, 2004, September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003, our DSO was 64 days, 61 days and 68 days, respectively. The increase in DSO compared to September 30, 2003 was primarily related to the temporary delay in client billings associated with the implementation of a new payroll and billing system initiated in November 2003. Our DSO has declined since December 31, 2003. Our principal sources of cash to fund our working capital needs are cash generated from operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Net cash provided by operations decreased $23.3 million from $64.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $40.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This decrease in net cash provided by operations was primarily related to the decrease in net income and the increase in our DSO compared to the prior year.

 

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Investing Activities:

 

We continue to have relatively low capital investment requirements. Capital expenditures were $4.0 million and $11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. For the first nine months of 2004, our primary capital expenditures were $3.3 million for purchased and internally developed software and $0.7 million for computers, furniture and equipment and other expenditures. The higher level of capital expenditures for the first nine months ended September 30, 2003 was primarily related to our leasehold improvements for our new corporate headquarters. We expect our capital expenditure requirements to be similar in the future, other than costs related to our new corporate headquarters, in relation to revenue.

 

Financing Activities:

 

In November 2002, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing a repurchase of up to $100 million of our common stock on the open market from time to time through December 2003. Stock repurchases were subject to prevailing market conditions and other considerations, including limitations under applicable securities laws. Under the terms of the repurchase program, we repurchased 3,076,100 shares at an average purchase price of $12.51 per share, or an aggregate of $38.5 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

On October 16, 2003, we completed a tender offer for an aggregate of $180 million, or approximately 10 million shares of our common stock and certain employee stock options. In connection with the tender offer, we amended our credit facility. The amended credit facility provides for, among other things, a $75 million secured revolving credit facility, letter of credit sub-facility and swing-line loan sub-facility and a new $130 million secured term loan facility maturing in October 2008. Our amended and restated credit agreement stipulates a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio and other customary covenants.

 

On July 21, 2004, we amended our credit facility. This amendment provides for increased flexibility under our financial covenants, an increase in the amount available under our letter of credit sub-facility and a 25 basis point increase in the interest rate margin in the event of a downgrade in our credit rating. Based on our current outstanding indebtedness, a downgrade in our credit rating and the resulting revised pricing would increase our interest expense by approximately $263,000 on an annualized basis. To date, we have not had a downgrade in our credit rating.

 

The revolving credit facility carries an unused fee of 0.5% per annum, and there are no mandatory reductions in the revolving commitment under the revolving credit facility. Borrowings under this revolving credit facility bear interest at floating rates based upon either a LIBOR or a prime interest rate option selected by us, plus a spread, to be determined based on our leverage ratio. Amounts available under our revolving credit facility may be used for working capital, acquisitions and general corporate purposes, subject to various limitations.

 

The five year, $130 million term loan portion of our credit facility is subject to quarterly amortization of principal (in equal installments), with an amount equal to 1.15% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the facility payable quarterly. These quarterly payments began on June 30, 2004 and continue until 2008 with any remaining amounts payable in 2008. Voluntary prepayments of the term loan portion of the credit facility are applied ratably to the remaining quarterly amortization payments. We paid the initial principal installment of $1.5 million on June 30, 2004, and a reduced second mandatory installment of $1.3 million on September 30, 2004 due to $22.0 million of voluntary prepayments made during the quarter ended September 30, 2004. We are required to make additional mandatory prepayments on the term loan within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004. The prepayment required is equal to 50% of our excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), less any voluntary prepayments made during the fiscal year. The mandatory prepayment amount, if any, is applied ratably to the remaining quarterly amortization payments. We believe that the voluntary prepayments made to date will satisfy this additional prepayment requirement for the year ending December 31, 2004.

 

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We accelerated an additional $0.5 million of amortization of deferred financing costs, which is included in interest expense, during the three months ended September 30, 2004 related to voluntary prepayments of $22.0 million made on the term loan portion of the credit facility during the quarter.

 

We are also required to maintain interest rate protection on at least 50% of the term loan portion of our credit facility until January 1, 2006. On October 17, 2003 we entered into interest rate swap arrangements to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on $110 million of our outstanding variable rate debt under our credit facility, of which $30 million of the interest rate protection expired on September 30, 2004. We have formally documented the hedging relationships and account for these arrangements as cash flow hedges.

 

Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Results and Seasonality

 

Due to the regional and seasonal fluctuations in the hospital patient census and nurse staffing needs of our hospital and healthcare facility clients and due to the seasonal preferences for destinations by our temporary healthcare professionals, revenue, earnings and the number of temporary healthcare professionals on assignment are subject to moderate seasonal fluctuations. Many of our hospital and healthcare facility clients are located in areas that experience seasonal fluctuations in population during the winter and summer months. These facilities adjust their staffing levels to accommodate the change in this seasonal demand and many of these facilities utilize temporary healthcare professionals to satisfy these seasonal staffing needs. This historical seasonality of revenue and earnings may vary due to a variety of factors and the results of any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other quarter or for any year.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may” and other similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report:

 

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our ability to continue to recruit and retain qualified temporary healthcare professionals at reasonable costs;

 

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our ability to attract and retain sales and operational personnel;

 

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our ability to enter into contracts with hospitals and other healthcare facility clients on terms attractive to us and to secure orders related to those contracts;

 

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the attractiveness to hospitals and healthcare facility clients of our services;

 

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changes in the timing of hospital and healthcare facility clients’ orders for and our placement of temporary healthcare professionals;

 

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the general level of patient occupancy at our hospital and healthcare facility clients’ facilities;

 

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the overall level of demand for services offered by temporary healthcare staffing providers;

 

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the ability of our hospital and healthcare facility clients to retain and increase the productivity of their permanent staff;

 

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our ability to successfully implement our strategic growth, acquisition and integration strategies;

 

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our ability to leverage our cost structure;

 

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the performance of our management information and communication systems;

 

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the effect of existing or future government legislation and regulation;

 

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our ability to grow and operate our business in compliance with legislation and regulation;

 

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the impact of medical malpractice and other claims asserted against us; and

 

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our ability to carry out our business strategy.

 

Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements in this filing. References in this filing to “AMN Healthcare,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Additional Information

 

We maintain a corporate website at www.amnhealthcare.com/investors. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports, are made available, free of charge, through this website as soon as reasonably practicable after being filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

On September 16, 2004, we announced the appointment of David C. Dreyer as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. Please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 16, 2004 as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We do not believe that we have any material market risk exposure with respect to derivative or other financial instruments.

 

During 2003 and 2004, our primary exposure to market risk was interest rate risk associated with our debt instruments and short-term investments. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities” for further description of our debt instruments.” Excluding the effect of interest rate swap arrangements, a 1% change in interest rates on variable rate debt would have resulted in interest expense fluctuating approximately $1.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

Our international operations create exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risks. We believe that our foreign currency risk is immaterial.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2004 were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

(a)

List of Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
10.1		Executive Severance Agreement between AMN Healthcare, Inc. and David C. Dreyer, dated September 20, 2004 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 16, 2004)
31.1		Certification by Steven C. Francis pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
31.2		Certification by David C. Dreyer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
32.1		Certification by Steven C. Francis pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2		Certification by David C. Dreyer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

*	Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification Pursuant To

Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

I, Steven C. Francis, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

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Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification Pursuant To

Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

I, David C. Dreyer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

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Exhibit 32.1

 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Steven C. Francis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

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Exhibit 32.2

 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, David C. Dreyer, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 5, 2004

 

 

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