CVS Health Corporation Net Revenues 15.5% to $44.6 billion
Third Quarter Year-over-year Highlights:
- Net revenues increased 15.5% to $44.6 billion from the same three months in 2015.
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Today CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) reported three months of earnings ending on September 30, 2016.
President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Merlo stated, "We posted a solid third quarter with the PBM exceeding our expectations and retail performing at the lower end of our expectations. However, very recent pharmacy network changes in the marketplace are expected to cause some retail prescriptions to begin migrating out of our pharmacies this quarter. In addition, we are currently experiencing slowing prescription growth in the overall market as well as a soft seasonal business. These factors combined are leading us to reduce the mid-point of our guidance for this year by five cents per share. The network changes have more significant implications for our 2017 outlook. While we expect a healthy increase in PBM operating profit growth in 2017, we expect a decrease in retail operating profit growth."
Mr. Merlo continued, "We remain confident in our model and we are targeting 10% growth in Adjusted EPS for the longer term, as we continue to introduce new and innovative ways to drive value for patients, payors, and providers."
Mail choice claims processed during the three months ended September 30, 2016, increased 2.5%, to 22.4 million, compared to 21.9 million in the prior year. The increase in mail choice claims was primarily driven by the continued adoption of our Maintenance Choice®offerings.
Revenues in the Retail/LTC Segment increased 12.5%, or $2.2 billion, to approximately $20.1 billion, in the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily driven by the addition of the long-term care ("LTC") pharmacy operations acquired as part of the acquisition of Omnicare, Inc. ("Omnicare") in August 2015, the addition of the pharmacies and clinics of Target Corporation ("Target") acquired in December 2015 and pharmacy same store sales growth. - Source. CVS
Generic drugs sold during this period decreased sales for store.
During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company opened 48 new retail stores and closed 6 retail stores. In addition, the Company relocated 11 retail stores. As of September 30, 2016, the Company operated 9,694 retail stores, including pharmacies in Target stores, in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Brazil.
CVS Health 9,600 retail pharmacies, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with more than 80 million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, the Company enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and effective ways.
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