Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-looking statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and as such are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements could include, among other things, statements about our balance sheet and liquidity, our expenses and expense offsets, revenues, billings and collections, availability or cost of supplies, treatment volumes, mix expectation, such as the percentage or number of patients under commercial insurance, DaVita's response to and the continuing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and global economies, labor market conditions, and overall impact on our patients and teammates, as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, expenses, strategic initiatives, government and commercial payment rates, expectations related to value-based care, integrated kidney care and Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollment, and our ongoing stock repurchase program. All statements in this report, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, statements including the words "expect," "intend," "will," “could,” "plan," "anticipate," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on DaVita's current expectations and are based solely on information available as of the date of this report. DaVita undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changed circumstances, new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Actual future events and results could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things:
*•*the current macroeconomic and marketplace conditions, and global events, many of which are interrelated and which relate to, among other things, inflation, rising interest rates, labor market conditions, wage pressure, evolving monetary policies, and the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our patients, teammates, physician partners, suppliers, business, operations, reputation, financial condition and results of operations; further spread or resurgence of the virus, including as a result of the emergence of new strains of the virus; the continuing impact of the pandemic on our revenues and non-acquired growth due to lower treatment volumes; COVID-19's impact on the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population and our patient population including on the mortality of these patients; any potential negative impact on our commercial mix or the number of our patients covered by commercial insurance plans; our ability to successfully implement cost savings initiatives; supply chain challenges and disruptions; and elevated teammate turnover and training costs and higher salary and wage expense, driven in part by persisting labor market conditions and a high demand for our clinical personnel, any of which may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks and uncertainties discussed below, and in many cases, the impact of the pandemic and the aforementioned global economic conditions on our business may persist even as the pandemic continues to subside;
*•*the concentration of profits generated by higher-paying commercial payor plans for which there is continued downward pressure on average realized payment rates; a reduction in the number or percentage of our patients under such plans, including, without limitation, as a result of restrictions or prohibitions on the use and/or availability of charitable premium assistance, which may result in the loss of revenues or patients, as a result of our making incorrect assumptions about how our patients will respond to any change in financial assistance from charitable organizations; or as a result of payors' implementing restrictive plan designs, including, without limitation, actions taken in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. v. DaVita Inc. et al. (Marietta); how and whether regulators and legislators will respond to the Marietta decision including, without limitation, whether they will issue regulatory guidance or adopt new legislation; how courts will interpret other anti-discriminatory provisions that may apply to restrictive plan designs; whether there could be other potential negative impacts of the Marietta decision; and the timing of each of these items;
*•*the extent to which the ongoing implementation of healthcare reform, or changes in or new legislation, regulations or guidance, enforcement thereof or related litigation result in a reduction in coverage or reimbursement rates for our services, a reduction in the number of patients enrolled in or that select higher-paying commercial plans, including for example MA plans or other material impacts to our business or operations; or our making incorrect assumptions about how our patients will respond to any such developments;
*•*risks arising from potential changes in laws, regulations or requirements applicable to us, such as potential and proposed federal and/or state legislation, regulation, ballot, executive action or other initiatives, including, without limitation, those related to healthcare, antitrust matters, including, among others, restrictive covenants, and/or labor matters;
*•*our ability to attract, retain and motivate teammates and our ability to manage operating cost increases or productivity decreases whether due to union organizing activities, which continue to increase in the dialysis industry, legislative or
other changes, demand for labor, volatility and uncertainty in the labor market, the current challenging and highly competitive labor market conditions, or other reasons;
*•*Our ability to respond to challenging U.S. and global economic and marketplace conditions, including among other things our ability to successfully identify cost savings opportunities and to implement cost savings initiatives such as ongoing initiatives that increase our use of third-party service providers to perform certain activities, initiatives that relate to clinic optimization and capacity utilization improvement, and procurement opportunities, among other things;
*•*our ability to successfully implement our strategies with respect to integrated kidney care and value-based care initiatives and home based dialysis in the desired time frame and in a complex, dynamic and highly regulated environment, including, among other things, maintaining our existing business; meeting growth expectations; recovering our investments; entering into agreements with payors, third party vendors and others on terms that are competitive and, as appropriate, prove actuarially sound; structuring operations, agreements and arrangements to comply with evolving rules and regulations; finding, training and retaining appropriate staff; and further developing our integrated care and other capabilities to provide competitive programs at scale;
*•*a reduction in government payment rates under the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease program, state Medicaid or other government-based programs and the impact of the MA benchmark structure;
*•*noncompliance by us or our business associates with any privacy or security laws or any security breach by us or a third party involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information;
*•*legal and compliance risks, such as our continued compliance with complex, and at times, evolving government regulations and requirements;
*•*the impact of the political environment and related developments on the current healthcare marketplace and on our business, including with respect to the Affordable Care Act, the exchanges and many other core aspects of the current healthcare marketplace, as well as the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court and the current presidential administration and congressional majority;
*•*changes in pharmaceutical practice patterns, reimbursement and payment policies and processes, or pharmaceutical pricing, including with respect to hypoxia inducible factors, among other things;
*•*our ability to develop and maintain relationships with physicians and hospitals, changing affiliation models for physicians, and the emergence of new models of care or other initiatives introduced by the government or private sector that, among other things, may erode our patient base and impact reimbursement rates;
*•*our ability to complete acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions that we might announce or be considering, on terms favorable to us or at all, to successfully integrate any acquired businesses, to successfully operate any acquired businesses, joint ventures or other strategic transactions, or to successfully expand our operations and services in markets outside the United States, or to businesses or products outside of dialysis services;
*•*continued increased competition from dialysis providers and others, and other potential marketplace changes, including without limitation increased investment in and availability of funding to new entrants in the dialysis and pre-dialysis marketplace;
*•*the variability of our cash flows, including without limitation any extended billing or collections cycles; the risk that we may not be able to generate or access sufficient cash in the future to service our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs; and the risk that we may not be able to refinance our indebtedness as it becomes due, on terms favorable to us or at all;
*•*factors that may impact our ability to repurchase stock under our stock repurchase program and the timing of any such stock repurchases, as well as our use of a considerable amount of available funds to repurchase stock;
*•*risks arising from the use of accounting estimates, judgments and interpretations in our financial statements;
*•*impairment of our goodwill, investments or other assets;
*•*our aspirations, goals and disclosures related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, including, among other things, evolving regulatory requirements affecting ESG standards, measurements and reporting requirements; the availability of suppliers that can meet our sustainability standards; and our ability to recruit, develop and retain diverse talent in our labor markets; and
*•*the other risk factors, trends and uncertainties set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2022 10-K), our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and the risks and uncertainties discussed in any subsequent reports that we file or furnish with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time.
The following should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Company Overview
Our principal business is to provide dialysis and related lab services to patients in the United States, which we refer to as our U.S. dialysis business. We also operate our U.S. integrated kidney care (IKC) business, our U.S. other ancillary services, and our international operations, which we collectively refer to as our ancillary services, as well as our corporate administrative support. Our U.S. dialysis business is a leading provider of kidney dialysis services in the U.S. for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end stage renal disease (ESRD) or end stage kidney disease (ESKD).
General Economic and Marketplace Conditions
Developments in general economic and market conditions could have a material adverse impact on our patients, teammates, physician partners, suppliers, business, operations, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and/or liquidity. Many of these external factors and conditions are interrelated, including, among other things, inflation, rising interest rates, labor market conditions, wage pressure, the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the mortality rates of our patients and other ESRD or CKD patients and supply chain challenges. Certain of these impacts could be further intensified by concurrent global events such as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has continued to drive sociopolitical and economic uncertainty in Europe and across the globe.
Operational and Financial Impacts
In the second quarter of 2023, we saw a second consecutive period of quarter over quarter improvements in treatment volume due primarily to a higher patient census. These census gains were in part driven by improvements in the negative impact of COVID-19 on the mortality rates of our patients as the pandemic continues to subside. On a full year over full year basis, we continue to experience a negative impact on revenue and treatment volume due to the cumulative and compounding negative impact of the pandemic on the mortality rates of our patients and the associated adverse impact on our patient census. We expect that this impact will likely continue to negatively impact our revenue and non-acquired growth for a period of time after mortality rates normalize due to the compounding impact of mortalities, among other things. New admission rates, future revenues and non-acquired growth could also continue to be negatively impacted over time to the extent that the CKD population experiences elevated mortality levels due to the pandemic. There remains significant uncertainty as to the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on our treatment volumes, in part due to, among other things, the indeterminate severity and duration of the pandemic and the complexity of factors that may drive elevated mortality rates in the ESRD and CKD patient populations, new admissions volumes and missed treatment rates over time. Depending on the ultimate severity and duration of the pandemic, the magnitude of these cumulative impacts could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Ongoing global economic conditions, such as general labor, supply chain and inflationary pressures have also increased, and will continue to increase, our expenses, including, among others, staffing and labor costs. While we continue to experience elevated levels of compensation year to date compared to the prior year primarily due to increased wage rates and headcount, we have experienced improvement in labor costs, primarily due to decreased utilization of contract labor. We expect certain of these increased staffing and labor costs to continue, including, among others, increased training costs, and the cumulative impact of these costs could be material. In addition, potential staffing shortages or disruptions, if material, could ultimately lead to the unplanned closures of certain centers or adversely impact clinical operations, and may otherwise have a material adverse impact on our ability to provide dialysis services or the cost of providing those services, among other things. In the second quarter, we also saw a continued elevated level of effort and cost needed to procure certain of our equipment and clinical supplies, including dialysis supplies.
The cost inflation trends described above have put pressure on our existing cost structure, and as noted above, we expect that certain of those increased costs will persist as inflationary and supply chain pressures and challenging labor market conditions continue. During the second quarter, we continued to implement cost savings opportunities to help mitigate these cost and volume pressures. These include, among other things, anticipated cost savings related to certain general and administrative cost efficiencies, such as ongoing initiatives that increase our use of third party service providers to perform certain activities, including, among others, finance and accounting functions as well as related information technology functions; initiatives relating to clinic optimization and initiatives for capacity utilization improvement; and procurement opportunities. We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, charges in connection with the continued implementation of certain of these initiatives, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully execute these initiatives or that they will achieve expectations or succeed in helping offset the impact of these challenging conditions. Any failure on our part to adjust our business and operations in this manner, to adjust to other marketplace developments or dynamics or to appropriately implement these initiatives in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory or compliance requirements could adversely impact our ability to provide dialysis services or the cost of providing those services, among other things, and ultimately could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
We believe the ultimate impact of the aforementioned general economic and marketplace conditions, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the Company over time will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. We expect that these conditions will continue to impact our business in 2023.
Financial Results
The discussion below includes analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, and the year to date periods for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Consolidated results of operations
The following tables summarize our revenues, operating income and adjusted operating income by line of business. See the discussion of our results for each line of business following the tables. When multiple drivers are identified in the following discussion of results, they are listed in order of magnitude:
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 2,731 | $ | 2,612 | $ | 119 | 4.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | 292 | 284 | 8 | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (22) | (23) | 1 | 4.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,873 | $ | 127 | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 461 | $ | 361 | $ | 100 | 27.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | (22) | (25) | 3 | 12.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate administrative support | (34) | (25) | (9) | (36.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 405 | $ | 312 | $ | 93 | 29.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss)(1): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 487 | $ | 400 | $ | 87 | 21.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | (22) | (24) | 2 | 8.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate administrative support | (33) | (24) | (9) | (37.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 432 | $ | 352 | $ | 80 | 22.7 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating income by reportable segment, see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 5,343 | $ | 5,238 | $ | 105 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | 575 | 548 | 27 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elimination of intersegment revenues | (45) | (42) | (3) | (7.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $ | 5,873 | $ | 5,744 | $ | 129 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 822 | $ | 879 | $ | (57) | (6.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | (46) | (41) | (5) | (12.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate administrative support | (58) | (67) | 9 | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 717 | $ | 771 | $ | (54) | (7.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss)(1): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | $ | 887 | $ | 890 | $ | (3) | (0.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other — Ancillary services | (46) | (41) | (5) | (12.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate administrative support | (57) | (67) | 10 | 14.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 784 | $ | 782 | $ | 2 | 0.3 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating income by reportable segment, see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
U.S. dialysis results of operations
Treatment volume:
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dialysis treatments | 7,231,242 | 7,117,427 | 113,815 | 1.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Average treatments per day | 92,708 | 92,434 | 274 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment days | 78.0 | 77.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Normalized non-acquired treatment growth(1) | (0.2) | % | — | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)Normalized non-acquired treatment growth reflects year over year growth in treatment volume, adjusted to exclude acquisitions and other similar transactions, and further adjusted to normalize for the number and mix of treatment days in a given quarter versus the prior year quarter.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dialysis treatments | 14,348,669 | 14,378,948 | (30,279) | (0.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Average treatments per day | 92,572 | 92,767 | (195) | (0.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment days | 155.0 | 155.0 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
Our U.S. dialysis treatment volume is directly correlated with our operating revenues and expenses. The increase in our U.S. dialysis treatments for the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter of 2023 was primarily driven by one additional treatment day and increased average treatments per day due to increased admits related to growth in our patient population.
The decrease in our U.S. dialysis treatments for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from the six months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily driven by decreased average treatments per day and fewer patients.
Revenues:
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions, except per treatment data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 2,731 | $ | 2,612 | $ | 119 | 4.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Average patient service revenue per treatment | $ | 376.73 | $ | 366.14 | $ | 10.59 | 2.9 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions, except per treatment data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 5,343 | $ | 5,238 | $ | 105 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Average patient service revenue per treatment | $ | 371.48 | $ | 363.47 | $ | 8.01 | 2.2 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
U.S. dialysis average patient service revenue per treatment for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 increased, primarily due to normal seasonal improvements driven by patients meeting their co-insurance and deductibles, increases in average reimbursement rates due to normal annual rate increases and favorable improvements in mix including the continued shift to MA plans, as well as positive impacts from improved cash collections on previously reserved balances. Our U.S. dialysis average patient service revenue per treatment was negatively impacted by a seasonal decrease in hospital inpatient revenues.
U.S. dialysis average patient service revenue per treatment for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily driven by a net increase in the Medicare rate due to base rate increase in 2023 partially offset by the phased in increase of sequestration of 1% in April 2022 and full 2% beginning July 1, 2022 and thereafter. The increase was also impacted by the continued shift to MA plans and overall favorable mix improvements, increases in hospital inpatient dialysis revenues and other normal annual rate increases.
In June 2023, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update the Medicare ESRD Prospective Payment System payment rate and policies for calendar year 2024. Among other things, the proposed rule would update the Acute Kidney Injury dialysis payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by ESRD facilities and requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program. CMS estimates that the overall impact of the proposed rule will increase ESRD facilities’ average reimbursement by 1.6% in 2024.
Operating expenses:
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions, except per treatment data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patient care costs | $ | 1,826 | $ | 1,832 | $ | (6) | (0.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 279 | 259 | 20 | 7.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 172 | 167 | 5 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity investment income | (8) | (6) | (2) | 33.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses and charges | $ | 2,270 | $ | 2,251 | $ | 19 | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Patient care costs per treatment | $ | 252.57 | $ | 257.34 | $ | (4.77) | (1.9) | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum or recalculate due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions, except per treatment data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patient care costs | $ | 3,658 | $ | 3,593 | $ | 65 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative(1) | 538 | 458 | 80 | 17.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 339 | 323 | 16 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity investment income | (14) | (14) | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses and charges | $ | 4,521 | $ | 4,359 | $ | 162 | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Patient care costs per treatment | $ | 254.94 | $ | 249.85 | $ | 5.09 | 2.0 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum or recalculate due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 includes advocacy costs of approximately $23 million to counter union policy efforts, including a California ballot initiative.
Charges impacting operating income
Closure costs. During the third quarter of 2022, we began a strategic review of our outpatient clinic capacity requirements and utilization, which have been impacted both by declines in our patient census in some markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as by our initiatives toward, and advances in, increasing the proportion of our home dialysis patients. This review has resulted in higher than normal charges for center capacity closures. These capacity closure costs include net losses on assets retired, lease costs, asset impairments and accelerated depreciation and amortization.
During the second quarter of 2023, we incurred charges for U.S. dialysis center closures of approximately $21.1 million, which increased our patient care costs by $5.7 million, our general and administrative expenses by $7.8 million and our depreciation and amortization expense by $7.6 million. By comparison, during the first quarter of 2023, U.S. dialysis center closures were approximately $22.2 million, which increased our patient care costs by $12.6 million, our general and administrative expenses by $4.8 million and our depreciation and amortization expense by $4.8 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, U.S. dialysis center closures were approximately $43.3 million, which increased our patient care costs by $18.3 million, our general and administrative expenses by $12.6 million and our depreciation and amortization expense by $12.4 million. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, U.S. dialysis center closures were approximately $10.6 million, which increased our patient care costs by $8.0 million, our general and administrative expenses by $1.7 million and our depreciation and amortization expense by $0.9 million.
We will continue to optimize our U.S. dialysis center footprint through center mergers and/or closures and expect our center closure rates to remain at elevated levels over the next several quarters.
Severance costs. During the fourth quarter of 2022, we committed to a plan to increase efficiencies and cost savings in certain general and administrative support functions. As a result of this plan, we recognized expenses related to termination and other benefit commitments in our U.S. dialysis business. This plan included additional charges of $5.0 million and $16.9 million during the second and first quarter of 2023, respectively and $21.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Patient care costs. U.S. dialysis patient care costs per treatment for the second quarter of 2023 decreased from the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to seasonal decreases in payroll taxes, as well as decreased center closure costs, as described above, travel costs including management meetings, contract wages and pharmaceutical costs. In addition, our fixed other direct operating expenses positively impacted patient care costs per treatment due to increased treatments in the second quarter of 2023. Our patient costs per treatment were negatively impacted by increased medical supplies expense and professional fees.
U.S. dialysis patient care costs per treatment for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased from the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to increased compensation expenses including increased wage rates and headcount. Other drivers of the increase include increases in other direct operating expenses associated with our dialysis centers, medical supplies expense, professional fees, travel costs, including management meetings, as well as center closure costs, as described above. These increases were partially offset by decreased pharmaceutical costs, contract wages and insurance costs.
General and administrative expenses. U.S. dialysis general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2023 increased from the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to increased compensation expenses, a refund received in the first quarter of 2023 related to 2022 advocacy costs, increased professional fees, long-term incentive compensation and center closure costs, as described above. These increases were partially offset by decreased severance costs, as described above.
U.S. dialysis general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased from the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to increases in compensation expenses including increased wage rates and severance costs, as described above. Other drivers of this change include gains recognized on the sale of our self-developed properties in the second quarter of 2022, center closure costs, as described above, increased travel costs, contract wages related to the deployment of IT projects and other IT-related costs. These increases were partially offset by decreased advocacy costs, including a refund received in 2023 related to 2022 advocacy costs.
Depreciation and amortization. U.S. dialysis depreciation and amortization expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to accelerated depreciation related to center closures, as described above, and additional depreciation related to corporate IT projects.
U.S. dialysis depreciation and amortization expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased primarily due to accelerated depreciation related to expected center closures, as described above, as well as increased depreciation related to the rollout of our new clinical system in May 2022.
Equity investment income. U.S. dialysis equity investment income increased for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 due to an increase in profitability at certain nonconsolidated dialysis partnerships.
U.S. dialysis equity investment income remained relatively flat for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Operating income and adjusted operating income:
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 461 | $ | 361 | $ | 100 | 27.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income(1) | $ | 487 | $ | 400 | $ | 87 | 21.8 | % |
(1)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating income by reportable segment, see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 822 | $ | 879 | $ | (57) | (6.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income(1) | $ | 887 | $ | 890 | $ | (3) | (0.3) | % |
(1)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating income by reportable segment, see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
U.S. dialysis operating income for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, was impacted by center closure and severance costs, as described above.
U.S. dialysis operating income and adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2023 increased from the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to increased average patient service revenue per treatment and dialysis treatments, as described above. Operating income and adjusted operating income were also positively impacted by decreased costs related to travel, payroll taxes, pharmaceutical costs and contract wages. Operating income and adjusted operating income were negatively impacted by increased compensation expenses, professional fees, medical supplies expense, a refund received in the first quarter of 2023 related to 2022 advocacy costs and increased long-term incentive compensation expense.
U.S. dialysis operating income and adjusted operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were negatively impacted by decreased dialysis treatments, as described above. U.S. dialysis operating income and adjusted operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 decreased from the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to increases in compensation expenses, other direct operating expenses associated with our dialysis centers, gains on sale, as described above, as well as travel costs, medical supplies expense and increased professional fees. Operating income and adjusted operating
income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were positively impacted by increases in our average patient service revenue per treatment, as described above, as well as decreases in pharmaceutical costs, advocacy costs and contract wages.
Other—Ancillary services
Our other operations include ancillary services that are primarily aligned with our core business of providing dialysis services to our network of patients. As of June 30, 2023, these consisted principally of our U.S. IKC business, certain U.S. other ancillary businesses (including our clinical research programs, transplant software business, and venture investment group), and our international operations.
These ancillary services generated revenues of approximately $292 million in the second quarter of 2023, representing approximately 10% of our consolidated revenues.
As of June 30, 2023, DaVita IKC provided integrated care and disease management services to approximately 64,000 patients in risk-based integrated care arrangements and to an additional 15,000 patients in other integrated care arrangements. We also expect to add additional service offerings to our business and pursue additional strategic initiatives in the future as circumstances warrant, which could include, among other things, healthcare services not related to dialysis.
For a discussion of the risks related to IKC and our ancillary services, see the discussion in the risk factors in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of our 2022 10-K under the headings, "The U.S. integrated kidney care, U.S. other ancillary services and international operations that we operate or invest in now or in the future..." and "If we are not able to successfully implement our strategy with respect to our integrated kidney care and value-based care initiatives..."
As of June 30, 2023, our international dialysis operations provided dialysis and administrative services through a total of 353 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11 countries outside of the United States.
Ancillary services results of operations
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | 94 | $ | 98 | $ | (4) | (4.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | 7 | 7 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International | 190 | 179 | 11 | 6.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services revenues | $ | 292 | $ | 284 | $ | 8 | 2.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | (39) | $ | (37) | $ | (2) | (5.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | (2) | (3) | 1 | 33.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International(1) | 20 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services operating loss | $ | (22) | $ | (25) | $ | 3 | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating (loss) income(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | (40) | $ | (37) | $ | (3) | (8.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | (2) | (3) | 1 | 33.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International(1) | 20 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services adjusted operating loss | $ | (22) | $ | (24) | $ | 2 | 8.3 | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)The reported operating income and adjusted operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 includes foreign currency gains (losses) embedded in equity method income recognized from our APAC JV of approximately $1.2 million and $(0.7) million, respectively.
(2)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating (loss) income by reportable segment, see “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures” section below.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | 193 | $ | 189 | $ | 4 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International | 369 | 348 | 21 | 6.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services revenues | $ | 575 | $ | 548 | $ | 27 | 4.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | (77) | $ | (59) | $ | (18) | (30.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | (5) | (6) | 1 | 16.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International(1) | 35 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services operating loss | $ | (46) | $ | (41) | $ | (5) | (12.2) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating (loss) income(2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | $ | (76) | $ | (59) | $ | (17) | (28.8) | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. other ancillary | (5) | (6) | 1 | 16.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| International(1) | 35 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total ancillary services adjusted operating loss | $ | (46) | $ | (41) | $ | (5) | (12.2) | % |
Certain columns, rows or percentages may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)The reported operating income and adjusted operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 includes foreign currency gains embedded in equity method income recognized from our Asia Pacific joint venture (APAC JV) of approximately $0.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively.
(2)For a reconciliation of adjusted operating (loss) income by reportable segment, see “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures” section below.
Revenues
IKC revenues for the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2023 due to decreased revenues from our special needs plans and a net decrease in shared savings. Other U.S. ancillary revenues for the second quarter of 2023 remained flat compared to the first quarter of 2023. International revenues for the second quarter of 2023 increased compared to the first quarter of 2023 due to increased treatments primarily from one additional treatment day.
IKC revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to an increase in shared savings, partially offset by decreased revenues related to our special needs programs. Other U.S. ancillary services revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to increased revenues in our clinical research programs. Our international revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased from the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to acquisition-related growth as well as rate increases.
Charges impacting operating income - severance and other costs
During the fourth quarter of 2022, similar to U.S. dialysis, we committed to a plan to increase efficiencies and cost savings in certain general and administrative support functions and other overhead costs. As a result of this plan, we recognized expenses related to termination and other benefit commitments in our IKC business of $0.4 million during the first quarter of 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Operating loss and adjusted operating loss
IKC operating loss and adjusted operating loss for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 increased due to decreased revenues, as described above, and continued investments in our integrated care support functions, partially offset by decreased medical supplies expense for our special needs plans. Other U.S. ancillary services operating loss and adjusted operating loss for the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2023, driven by improved results in our clinical research programs. International operating income and adjusted operating income for the second quarter
of 2023 increased from the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to favorable changes in fair value of contingent consideration associated with prior acquisitions, as well as increases in equity income resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency at our APAC JV.
IKC operating loss and adjusted operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased, primarily due to continued investments in our integrated care support functions, partially offset by increases in revenue, as described above. Other U.S. ancillary services operating loss and adjusted operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased due to increased revenues in our clinical research programs. International operating income and adjusted operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily driven by increases in revenue, as described above, and favorable changes in fair value of contingent consideration associated with prior acquisitions.
Corporate administrative support
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| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporate administrative support | $ | (34) | $ | (25) | $ | (9) | (36.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate administrative support | $ | (58) | $ | (67) | $ | 9 | 13.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Corporate administrative support expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023 increased primarily due to increased compensation costs and legal fees. Corporate administrative support expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased primarily due to decreased legal fees.
Corporate-level charges
| Three months ended | Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt expense | $ | 104 | $ | 101 | $ | 3 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Debt prepayment and refinancing charges | $ | 8 | $ | — | $ | 8 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other income (loss), net | $ | 1 | $ | 4 | $ | (3) | (75.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | 16.5 | % | 20.5 | % | (4.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc.(1) | 21.3 | % | 27.5 | % | (6.2) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | 68 | $ | 55 | $ | 13 | 23.6 | % |
(1)For a reconciliation of our effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc., see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
| Six months ended | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt expense | $ | 204 | $ | 156 | $ | 48 | 30.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Debt prepayment and refinancing charges | $ | 8 | $ | — | $ | 8 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other income (loss), net | $ | 5 | $ | (3) | $ | 8 | 266.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | 18.2 | % | 19.8 | % | (1.6) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc.(1) | 23.9 | % | 23.8 | % | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | 123 | $ | 103 | $ | 20 | 19.4 | % |
(1)For a reconciliation of our effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc., see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
Debt expense
Debt expense for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased primarily due to an increase in our weighted average effective interest rate, partially offset by a decrease in our weighted average outstanding credit facility balance.
Our overall weighted average effective interest rate for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was 4.67% compared to 4.55% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the components of our debt.
Debt refinancing charges
The three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2023 included refinancing charges of $8 million comprised partially of fees incurred on the refinancing of our prior Term Loan A and prior revolving line of credit and partially of deferred financing costs written off for the portion of this debt considered extinguished and reborrowed.
Other income (loss), net
Other income for the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2023, primarily driven by increased losses and downward valuation adjustments in certain investments, partially offset by the gain of $14.0 million on the non-cash assets contributed to Mozarc (Mozarc gain). Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to other loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was driven by an increase in interest income and the Mozarc gain, partially offset by increased losses on investments.
Effective income tax rate
The effective income tax rate and the effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc. decreased for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2023 primarily due to an increase in recognized tax benefits from stock-based compensation and benefits recognized in connection with the closure of our federal IRS exam for tax years 2016-2017.
The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 decreased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to an increase in the portion of our earnings attributable to non-controlling interests and a decrease in forecasted non-deductible advocacy spend in 2023, partially offset by a reduction in estimated tax credits. The effective income tax rate attributable to DaVita Inc. for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was relatively flat compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 due to a decrease in forecasted non-deductible advocacy spend in 2023, partially offset by a reduction in estimated tax credits.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
The increases in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter of 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from the six months ended June 30, 2022 were due to increased profitability at certain U.S. dialysis partnerships.
Accounts receivable
Our consolidated accounts receivable balances at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $2.010 billion and $2.132 billion, respectively, representing approximately 62 and 68 days of revenue outstanding (DSO), respectively. Consolidated DSO decreased primarily due to improved collections from certain payers. Our DSO calculation is based on the current quarter’s average revenues per day. There were no significant changes from the first quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2023 in the carrying amount of accounts receivable outstanding over one year old.
Liquidity and capital resources
The following table shows the summary of our major sources and uses of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
| Six months ended June 30, | YTD Q2 2023 vs. YTD Q2 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions and shares in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 417 | $ | 490 | $ | (73) | (14.9) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash items in net income | 417 | 371 | 46 | 12.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other working capital changes | 88 | (295) | 383 | 129.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | (9) | (56) | 47 | 83.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 913 | $ | 510 | $ | 403 | 79.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routine maintenance/information technology/other | $ | (194) | $ | (181) | $ | (13) | (7.2) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Development and relocations | (78) | (85) | 7 | 8.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition expenditures | (3) | (9) | 6 | 66.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of self-developed properties | 2 | 106 | (104) | (98.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | (191) | (95) | (96) | (101.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | (464) | $ | (263) | $ | (201) | (76.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt (payments) net of issuances | $ | (210) | $ | 341 | $ | (551) | (161.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred and debt related financing costs | (45) | — | (45) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (124) | (118) | (6) | (5.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 7 | 9 | (2) | (22.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock award exercises and other share issuances | (44) | (48) | 4 | 8.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchases | — | (617) | 617 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 43 | (12) | 55 | 458.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | (373) | $ | (445) | $ | 72 | 16.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total number of shares repurchased | — | 5,973 | (5,973) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow(1) | $ | 525 | $ | 242 | $ | 283 | 116.9 | % |
Certain columns or rows may not sum due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
(1)For a reconciliation of our free cash flow, see "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures" section below.
Consolidated cash flows
Consolidated cash flows from operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to improvements in cash collections, decreases in cash taxes and other working capital items partially offset by an increase in interest payments.
Free cash flow during the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased from the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to an increase in net cash provided by operating activities partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures and decreases in proceeds from sale of self-developed properties.
Significant uses of cash during the period included net debt payments which consisted of the pay off of the remaining principal balance outstanding on its prior Term Loan A and prior revolving line of credit in the amount of $1,444 million and $150 million, respectively, and regularly scheduled and other principal payments under our senior secured credit facilities totaling approximately $54 million on our prior Term Loan A and $43 million on Term Loan B-1, as well as additional required payments under other debt arrangements. Additionally, we recognized financing cash outflows of $30 million in deferred financing costs related to the Amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement and $15 million in cap premium fees for our 2023 forward interest cap agreements. Significant sources of cash during the period included the refinancing of the Term Loan A and revolving line of credit with a secured Term Loan A-1 facility in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250 million and a secured revolving line of credit with a net draw of $285 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023.
By comparison, the same period in 2022 included a net draw of $425 million on our prior revolving line of credit, net debt payments which consisted of regularly scheduled mandatory principal payments under our senior secured credit facilities totaling approximately $44 million on our prior Term Loan A and $14 million on Term Loan B-1, as well as additional required payments under other debt arrangements. In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2022 we used cash to repurchase 5,972,974 shares of our common stock.
Dialysis center footprint
The table below shows the footprint of our dialysis operations by number of dialysis centers owned or operated:
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of centers operated at beginning of period | 2,707 | 2,809 | 2,724 | 2,815 | 351 | 346 | 350 | 339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquired centers | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed centers | 10 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in non-owned managed or administered centers(1) | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sold and closed centers(2) | (3) | (2) | (3) | (7) | — | — | (2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed centers(3) | (13) | (15) | (33) | (25) | (2) | — | (2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of centers operated at end of period | 2,703 | 2,810 | 2,703 | 2,810 | 353 | 349 | 353 | 349 |
(1)Represents dialysis centers which we manage or provide administrative services to but in which we own a noncontrolling equity interest or which are wholly-owned by third parties, including our APAC JV centers.
(2)Represents dialysis centers that were sold and/or closed for which the majority of patients were not retained.
(3)Represents dialysis centers that were closed for which the majority of patients were retained and transferred to one of our other existing outpatient dialysis centers.
Available liquidity
As of June 30, 2023, we had $285 million drawn on our new $1.5 billion revolving line of credit under our senior secured credit facilities. Credit available under this new revolving line of credit is reduced by the amount of any letters of credit outstanding thereunder, of which there were none as of June 30, 2023. We separately had approximately $151 million in letters of credit outstanding under a separate bilateral secured letter of credit facility.
See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for components of our long-term debt and their interest rates. We may from time to time seek to obtain funds or refinance existing debt through additional debt financings or other capital alternatives.
We believe that our cash flow from operations and other sources of liquidity, including from amounts available under our senior secured credit facilities and our access to the capital markets, will be sufficient to fund our scheduled debt service under the terms of our debt agreements and other obligations for the foreseeable future, including the next 12 months. Our primary recurrent sources of liquidity are cash from operations and cash from borrowings, which are subject to general, economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control, as described in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of our 2022 10-K*.*
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures
The following tables provide reconciliations of adjusted operating income (loss) to operating income (loss) as presented on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis for our U.S. dialysis reportable segment as well as for our U.S. IKC business, our U.S. other ancillary services, our international business, and for our total ancillary services which combines them and is disclosed as our other segments category, in addition to our corporate administrative support. These non-GAAP or “adjusted” measures are presented because management believes these measures are useful adjuncts to, but not alternatives for, our GAAP results. Note that the non-GAAP measures presented for prior periods below have been conformed to the method or calculation of non-GAAP measures presented for the current period.
Specifically, management uses adjusted operating income (loss) to compare and evaluate our performance period over period and relative to competitors, to analyze the underlying trends in our business, to establish operational budgets and forecasts and for incentive compensation purposes. We believe this non-GAAP measure is also useful to investors and analysts in evaluating our performance over time and relative to competitors, as well as in analyzing the underlying trends in our business. We also believe this presentation enhances a user's understanding of our normal operating income by excluding certain items which we do not believe are indicative of our ordinary results of operations.
In addition, our effective income tax rate on income attributable to DaVita Inc. excludes noncontrolling owners' income, which primarily relates to non-tax paying entities. We believe this adjusted effective income tax rate is useful to management, investors and analysts in evaluating our performance and establishing expectations for income taxes incurred on our ordinary results attributable to DaVita Inc.
Finally, our free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less distributions to noncontrolling interests and all capital expenditures (including development capital expenditures, routine maintenance and information technology), plus contributions from noncontrolling interests and proceeds from the sale of self-developed properties. Management uses this measure to assess our ability to fund acquisitions and meet our debt service obligations and we believe this measure is equally useful to investors and analysts as an adjunct to cash flows from operating activities and other measures under GAAP.
It is important to bear in mind that these non-GAAP “adjusted” measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from, nor as substitutes for, their most comparable GAAP measures.
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| U.S. dialysis | Ancillary services | Corporate administration | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | U.S. Other | International | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 461 | $ | (39) | $ | (2) | $ | 20 | $ | (22) | $ | (34) | $ | 405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Center closure charges | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance and other costs | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 487 | $ | (40) | $ | (2) | $ | 20 | $ | (22) | $ | (33) | $ | 432 |
Certain columns or rows may not sum or recalculate due to the presentation of rounded numbers.
| Three months ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dialysis | Ancillary services | Corporate administration | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | U.S. Other | International | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 361 | $ | (37) | $ | (3) | $ | 15 | $ | (25) | $ | (25) | $ | 312 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Center closure charges | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance and other costs | 17 | — | — | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 400 | $ | (37) | $ | (3) | $ | 15 | $ | (24) | $ | (24) | $ | 352 |
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| U.S. dialysis | Ancillary services | Corporate administration | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | U.S. Other | International | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 822 | $ | (77) | $ | (5) | $ | 35 | $ | (46) | $ | (58) | $ | 717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Center closure charges | 43 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance and other costs | 22 | — | — | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 887 | $ | (76) | $ | (5) | $ | 35 | $ | (46) | $ | (57) | $ | 784 |
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| U.S. dialysis | Ancillary services | Corporate administration | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IKC | U.S. Other | International | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 879 | $ | (59) | $ | (6) | $ | 23 | $ | (41) | $ | (67) | $ | 771 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Center closure charges | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 890 | $ | (59) | $ | (6) | $ | 23 | $ | (41) | $ | (67) | $ | 782 |
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| June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 295 | $ | 215 | $ | 510 | $ | 612 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Noncontrolling owners' income primarily attributable to non-tax paying entities | (68) | (55) | (123) | (104) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes attributable to DaVita Inc. | $ | 227 | $ | 159 | $ | 386 | $ | 508 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 49 | $ | 44 | $ | 93 | $ | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Income tax attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | (1) | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense attributable to DaVita Inc. | $ | 48 | $ | 44 | $ | 92 | $ | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate on income attributable to DaVita Inc. | 21.3 | % | 27.5 | % | 23.9 | % | 23.8 | % |
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| June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 913 | $ | 510 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow: | |||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (124) | (118) | |||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| Expenditures for routine maintenance and information technology | (194) | (181) | |||||||||
| Expenditures for development and relocations | (78) | (85) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of self-developed properties | 2 | 106 | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 525 | $ | 242 |
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Off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations
In addition to the debt obligations and operating lease liabilities reflected on our balance sheet, we have commitments associated with letters of credit, as well as certain working capital funding obligations associated with our equity investments in nonconsolidated dialysis ventures that we manage and some that we manage which are wholly-owned by third parties. For additional information see Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
We also have potential obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interests held by third parties in many of our majority-owned dialysis partnerships and other nonconsolidated entities. These obligations are in the form of put provisions that are exercisable at the third-party owners’ discretion within specified periods as outlined in each specific put provision. For additional information on these obligations and how we measure and report them, see Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report and Notes 17 and 24 to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2022 10-K.
For information on the maturities and other terms of our long term debt, see Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
As of June 30, 2023, we have outstanding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of approximately $151 million under a bilateral secured letter of credit facility separate from our senior secured credit facilities.
As of June 30, 2023, we have outstanding purchase agreements with various suppliers to purchase set amounts of dialysis equipment, parts, pharmaceuticals, and supplies. If we fail to meet the minimum purchase commitments under these contracts during any year, we are required to pay the difference to the supplier, as described further in Note 17 to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in the 2022 10-K.
New Accounting Standards
See discussion of new accounting standards in Note 14 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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