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AMN Healthcare Services Inc.: Q1 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 8 May 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 18 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarter revenue and earnings above guidance: Revenue was $689.5 million, down 16% year over year. Management said revenue and earnings were above the high end of guidance, with labor disruption, locum tenens and allied revenue better than expected. Source
  • GAAP loss and adjusted EPS both lower: GAAP net loss was $1.1 million, or $(0.03) per diluted share, compared with net income of $17.3 million a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.45 against $0.97. Source
  • Nurse and Allied revenue fell 20%: Nurse and Allied Solutions revenue was $413.3 million, down 20% year over year and 9% sequentially. Travel nurse staffing fell 36% year over year. Source
  • Gross margin down 270 basis points: Consolidated gross margin was 28.7%, down 270 basis points year over year and 110 basis points sequentially. Mix shift toward higher-margin segments offset part of the decline. Source
  • Bookings growth lifted locum tenens: Improved bookings from technology and process changes grew locum tenens revenue sequentially. Management said the business is trending to return to year-over-year revenue growth. Source
  • Cash flow from operations $93 million: Cash and equivalents totaled $56 million at March 31, 2025. Cash flow from operations was $93 million for the first quarter, and capital expenditures were $10 million. Source

“We are benefiting from growth in our clients' patient volumes, continued normalization in our industry, and market adoption of our tech-enabled talent solutions,”

Cary Grace, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMN Healthcare

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Consolidated revenue Sourcesecond quarter 2025$645 - $660 millionNew
Consolidated revenue change Sourcesecond quarter 202511-13% lower year over year; down 4-7% sequentiallyNew
Gross margin Sourcesecond quarter 202528.5% - 29.0%New
SG&A as percentage of revenue Sourcesecond quarter 202523.2% - 23.7%New
Operating margin Sourcesecond quarter 2025(0.7%) - 0.0%New
Adjusted EBITDA margin Sourcesecond quarter 20257.8% - 8.3%New
Nurse and Allied Solutions segment revenue Sourcesecond quarter 2025down 14-17% year over yearNew
Physician and Leadership Solutions segment revenue Sourcesecond quarter 20255-7% lower year over yearNew
Technology and Workforce Solutions segment revenue Sourcesecond quarter 2025lower by 8-10% year over yearNew
Labor disruption revenue Sourcesecond quarter 2025$16 millionNew
Depreciation Sourcesecond quarter 2025$19 millionNew
Depreciation in cost of revenue Sourcesecond quarter 2025$2 millionNew
Non-cash amortization expense Sourcesecond quarter 2025$20 millionNew
Share-based compensation expense Sourcesecond quarter 2025$11 millionNew
Integration and other expenses Sourcesecond quarter 2025$3 millionNew
Interest expense Sourcesecond quarter 2025$11.5 millionNew
Adjusted tax rate Sourcesecond quarter 202528%New
Diluted average shares outstanding Sourcesecond quarter 202538.6 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Second quarter 2025 guidance issued with revenue, margin and segment ranges; the first quarter release had given first quarter ranges. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Quarter revenue and earnings above guidance: Revenue was $689.5 million, down 16% year over year. Management said revenue and earnings were above the high end of guidance, with labor disruption, locum tenens and allied revenue better than expected. Source
  • GAAP loss and adjusted EPS both lower: GAAP net loss was $1.1 million, or $(0.03) per diluted share, compared with net income of $17.3 million a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.45 against $0.97. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA down 34%: Adjusted EBITDA was $64.2 million, a 34% decrease, with margin at 9.3%, 260 basis points lower than a year earlier. Source

Segment revenue and volumes

  • Nurse and Allied revenue fell 20%: Nurse and Allied Solutions revenue was $413.3 million, down 20% year over year and 9% sequentially. Travel nurse staffing fell 36% year over year. Source
  • Labor disruption added $39 million: Labor disruption events contributed $39 million of revenue in the quarter. Allied division revenue declined 13% year over year. Source
  • Physician and Leadership revenue down 8%: Physician and Leadership Solutions revenue was $174 million, down 8% year over year. Locum tenens revenue was $141 million, 3% lower year over year and 3% higher sequentially. Source
  • Technology segment revenue down 9%: Technology and Workforce Solutions revenue was $102 million, down 9% year over year. Vendor management systems fell 33%, while language services rose 5% to $75 million. Source

“Improved bookings driven by technology and process improvements grew locum tenens revenue sequentially, and the business is trending to return to year-over-year revenue growth.”

Cary Grace, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMN Healthcare

Costs, margins and operating leverage

  • Gross margin down 270 basis points: Consolidated gross margin was 28.7%, down 270 basis points year over year and 110 basis points sequentially. Mix shift toward higher-margin segments offset part of the decline. Source
  • SG&A dollars lower, ratio flat: SG&A was $148 million, or 21.4% of revenue, against $175 million or 21.3% a year earlier. The decrease was driven by lower employee, professional services and bad debt expenses. Source
  • Operating margin fell to 1.8%: Income from operations was $13 million, with an operating margin of 1.8%, against $40 million and 4.9% a year earlier. Source

Locum tenens bookings and volumes

  • Bookings growth lifted locum tenens: Improved bookings from technology and process changes grew locum tenens revenue sequentially. Management said the business is trending to return to year-over-year revenue growth. Source
  • Travelers on assignment lower year over year: Average travelers on assignment were 8,981, against 11,524 a year earlier and 9,206 in the fourth quarter. Days filled were 51,342, against 56,849 a year earlier. Source
  • Revenue per day filled rose: Revenue per locum day filled was $2,743, up from $2,555 a year earlier and $2,646 in the fourth quarter. Source

Capital, cash and debt

  • Cash flow from operations $93 million: Cash and equivalents totaled $56 million at March 31, 2025. Cash flow from operations was $93 million for the first quarter, and capital expenditures were $10 million. Source
  • Total debt reduced to $1.0 billion: Operating cash flow allowed a $60 million debt reduction, leaving total debt outstanding of $1.0 billion at quarter end. Source
  • Net leverage ratio 3.1 to 1: Net leverage ratio at quarter end was 3.1:1, compared with 3.0 at December 31, 2024 and 2.4 at March 31, 2024. Source

Margin, recognition and guidance context

  • Gross margin better than guidance: Management said consolidated gross margin was better than guidance, and effective SG&A management delivered operating leverage. Source
  • Modern Healthcare innovators award: Modern Healthcare named AMN in its 2025 Innovators Awards, recognizing the WorkWise workforce technology suite and AMN Passport mobile career platform. Source
  • Second quarter labor disruption revenue: Second quarter guidance includes $16 million of labor disruption revenue, compared with $39 million reported in the first quarter. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Average travelers on assignment (nurse and allied) Source8,981
Days filled (locum tenens) Source51,342
Revenue per day filled (locum tenens) Source$2,743

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said clients remain cost-conscious and are monitoring possible impacts from tariffs and healthcare regulatory and legislative proposals. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management reported first quarter revenue and earnings above the high end of guidance. Source
  • Ahead: Management reported consolidated gross margin as better than guidance. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.