Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CCRN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

* Refer to accompanying tables and discussion of non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures below.

Business Highlights

• Highest revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in Company history

• Record number of professionals on assignment

• Year-over-year and sequential growth across all lines of business

• First quarter financial performance exceeded all guidance ranges

• Adjusted EBITDA margin of 12.3%

• Doubled the asset-based credit facility to $300 million as a cost effective source of liquidity

“Our historic revenue and adjusted EBITDA performance in the first quarter of 2022 reflects the tremendous success we have had in helping healthcare facilities navigate a challenging workforce environment. As we transition into a post-COVID world, we anticipate ongoing increases in the number of professionals on assignment by continuing to partner with our clients and clinicians to address short- and long-term talent management needs,” said John Martins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Healthcare. He continued, “We believe that our investments in people and technology are providing the foundation for the next steps in our evolution as a tech-enabled workforce solutions company.”

First quarter consolidated revenue was $788.7 million, an increase of 140% year-over-year and 23% sequentially. Consolidated gross profit margin was 22.2%, up 50 basis points year-over-year and down 80 basis points sequentially. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $62.0 million compared to $19.4 million in the prior year and $77.6 million in the prior quarter. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.63 compared to $0.53 in the prior year and $2.07 in the prior quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) was $97.4 million or 12.3% of revenue, as compared with $26.7 million or 8.1% of revenue in the prior year, and $80.9 million or 12.6% of revenue in the prior quarter. Adjusted EPS was $1.70 compared to $0.58 in the prior year and $1.40 in the prior quarter.

Quarterly Business Segment Highlights

Nurse and Allied Staffing

Revenue was $765.6 million, an increase of 145% year-over-year and 23% sequentially. Contribution income was $110.1 million, an increase compared to $37.4 million in the prior year and $92.4 million in the prior quarter. Average field contract personnel on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis were 13,454 as compared with 6,614 in the prior year and 11,520 in the prior quarter. Revenue per FTE per day was $628 compared to $522 in the prior year and $582 in the prior quarter. The increase in the average number of FTEs was primarily due to headcount growth in travel nurse and allied, as well as the year-over-year additional headcount resulting from the Workforce Solutions Group (WSG) acquisition. In the first quarter of 2022, average bill rates rose slightly as we continued to experience high demand across a wide range of specialties spanning the healthcare continuum. However, it was the spike in professionals on assignment and volume growth that primarily drove the year-over-year and sequential revenue improvement.

Physician Staffing

Revenue was $23.2 million, an increase of 43% year-over-year and 14% sequentially. Contribution income was $1.8 million, an increase compared to $1.4 million in both the prior year and prior quarter. Total days filled were 13,068 as compared with 9,469 in the prior year and 12,739 in the prior quarter. Revenue per day filled was $1,772 as compared with $1,714 in the prior year and $1,588 in the prior quarter. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase in volume in primary care physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists. The increase in contribution income was driven by higher revenue, partially offset by higher direct costs.

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights

Cash flow used in operations for the quarter was $29.0 million, primarily due to the investment in net working capital associated with the continued growth in our business, with accounts receivable increasing $186.7 million this quarter. Days' sales outstanding was 62 days as of March 31, 2022, up 6 days year-over-year and up 4 days sequentially, primarily due to the timing of revenue recognized throughout the quarter given the monthly sequential growth through the first quarter.

On March 21, 2022, the Company amended its asset-based loan (ABL) Credit Agreement, which increased the aggregate committed size of the facility from $150.0 million to $300.0 million and extended the credit facility for an additional five years.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had $1.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $173.9 million principal balance on its term loan, with $51.5 million of borrowings drawn under its ABL facility, and $17.5 million of letters of credit outstanding. As of March 31, 2022, borrowing base availability under the ABL was $300.0 million, with $231.0 million of excess availability.

Outlook for Second Quarter 2022

The guidance below applies to management’s expectations for the second quarter of 2022.

* Refer to discussion of non-GAAP financial measures below.

The above estimates are based on current management expectations and, as such, are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. The above ranges do not include the potential impact of any future divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations, changes in debt structure, or future significant share repurchases.

For the second quarter of 2022, average travel bill rates are anticipated to experience a high single to low double-digit decline sequentially. However, revenue guidance assumes volume growth across all lines of business. Looking beyond the second quarter, we anticipate further market share gains despite potential headwinds from changing bill rates or demand from certain specialties. We remain committed to investing in our people and our tech-enabled digital platform by doubling our IT project budget for 2022.

See accompanying non-GAAP financial measures and tables below.

INVITATION TO CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2022 financial results. This call will be webcast live and can be accessed at the Company’s website at ir.crosscountryhealthcare.com or by dialing 888-566-1290 from anywhere in the U.S. or by dialing 773-799-3776 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: Cross Country. A replay of the webcast will be available from May 4th through May 18th on the Company’s website and a replay of the conference call will be available by telephone by calling 866-357-1431 from anywhere in the U.S. or 203-369-0118 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: 5422.

ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. is a market-leading workforce solutions, tech-enabled talent platform, and staffing, recruitment, and advisory firm with 36 years of industry experience and insight. We solve complex labor-related challenges for customers while providing high-quality outcomes and exceptional patient care. As a multi-year Best of Staffing^® award winner, we are committed to an exceptionally high level of service to our clients and our homecare, education, and clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals. Our locum tenens line of business, Cross Country Locums, has been certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the leader in healthcare accreditation, since 2001. We are the first publicly traded staffing firm to obtain The Joint Commission Certification, which we still hold with a Letter of Distinction. Cross Country Healthcare is rated as the top staffing and recruiting employer for women by InHerSights. For two consecutive years, we have received the Top Workplaces USA award and were recently recognized as a recipient of the Top Workplaces Award for Innovation and Leadership by Energage. We have a history of investing in diversity, equality, and inclusion as a key component of the organization’s overall corporate social responsibility program, closely aligned with its core values to create a better future for its people, communities, and its stockholders.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release and the accompanying financial statement tables reference non-GAAP financial measures, such as gross profit margin, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information and should not be considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided for consistency and comparability to prior year results; furthermore, management believes they are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's performance as they exclude certain items that management believes are not indicative of the Company's future operating performance. Pro forma measures, if applicable, are adjusted to include the results of our acquisitions, and exclude the results of divestments, as if the transactions occurred in the beginning of the periods mentioned. Such non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The financial statement tables that accompany this press release include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure and a more detailed discussion of each financial measure; as such, the financial statement tables should be read in conjunction with the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this press release contains statements relating to our future results (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, and are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "suggests", "appears", "seeks", "will", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, our ability to attract and retain qualified nurses, physicians and other healthcare personnel, costs and availability of short-term housing for our travel healthcare professionals, demand for the healthcare services we provide, both nationally and in the regions in which we operate, the functioning of our information systems, the effect of cyber security risks and cyber incidents on our business, the effect of existing or future government regulation and federal and state legislative and enforcement initiatives on our business, our clients’ ability to pay us for our services, our ability to successfully implement our acquisition and development strategies, including our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize synergies from such acquisitions, the effect of potential liabilities, losses, or other exposures in connection with the WSG acquisition, the effect of liabilities and other claims asserted against us, the effect of competition in the markets we serve, our ability to successfully defend the Company, its subsidiaries, and its officers and directors on the merits of any lawsuit or determine its potential liability, if any, and other factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in our other filings with the SEC. You should consult any further disclosures the Company makes on related subjects in its filings with the SEC.

Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that (i) we have correctly measured or identified all of the factors affecting our business or the extent of these factors’ likely impact, (ii) the available information with respect to these factors on which such analysis is based is complete or accurate, (iii) such analysis is correct, and/or (iv) our strategy, which is based in part on this analysis, will be successful. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. All references to "we", "us", "our", or "Cross Country" in this press release mean Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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