Premier, Inc. Reports Fiscal-Year 2025 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results
Fourth-quarter GAAP net income from continuing operations of $18.0 million, or $0.22 per fully diluted share
Fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.46, excluding Contigo Health* contributed to full-year adjusted EPS that was above the high end of the company's guidance range
Full-year net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations of $417.8 million and free cash flow* of $180.5 million; both were better than the company anticipated
Providing fiscal-year 2026 financial guidance
CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, today reported financial results for the fiscal-year 2025 fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 2025.
Fiscal-year 2025 fourth quarter total net revenue of $262.9 million decreased 12% from the prior-year period; however, increased 1% on a sequential basis from the fiscal-year 2025 third quarter. Net income from continuing operations of $18.0 million, or $0.22 per share, in the fiscal-year 2025 fourth quarter compared to $60.9 million, or $0.57 per share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA* of $68.9 million in the fiscal-year 2025 fourth quarter decreased 34% from the prior-year period and decreased 4% on a sequential basis from the fiscal-year 2025 third quarter. Adjusted EPS* of $0.43 in the fiscal-year 2025 fourth quarter decreased 30% from the prior-year period and decreased 2% on a sequential basis from the fiscal-year 2025 third quarter.
"I'm pleased to report that we had a strong finish to the year despite the contract renewal headwinds, which are now mostly behind us. Our overall revenue and profitability for the year exceeded our expectations largely due to better-than-anticipated results in our Supply Chain Services segment," said Michael J. Alkire, Premier's President and CEO. "In addition, we continued to return meaningful capital to stockholders through our quarterly cash dividend and the completion of a $200 million accelerated share repurchase program."
On October 1, 2024, the company announced that it had divested the S2S Global direct sourcing business. As such, and unless stated otherwise, all results presented in the following release reflect those of continuing operations. In addition, as the company's efforts to transfer to partners or wind down certain components of the Contigo Health business remain ongoing, results presented in this release continue to include contributions from that business. However, because of the expected transition and/or wind-down, the company is providing certain financial measures that exclude contributions from this business, and tables are included at the end of this release that reconcile the impact of the Contigo Health business on certain financial measures in the periods presented.
Consolidated Financial Highlights of Continuing Operations
Three Months Ended June 30,
Year Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2025
2024
% Change
2025
2024
% Change
Net revenue:
Supply Chain Services:
Net administrative fees
$
150,052
$
166,146
(10
%)
$
556,328
$
624,168
(11
%)
Software licenses, other services and support
19,948
18,262
9
%
74,711
65,200
15
%
Total Supply Chain Services
170,000
184,408
(8
%)
631,039
689,368
(8
%)
Performance Services
92,857
115,838
(20
%)
381,608
446,641
(15
%)
Performance Services excluding Contigo Health
87,972
107,253
(18
%)
354,914
406,795
(13
%)
Net revenue
$
262,857
$
300,246
(12
%)
$
1,012,647
$
1,136,009
(11
%)
Net revenue excluding Contigo Health*
$
257,972
$
291,661
(12
%)
$
985,953
$
1,096,163
(10
%)
Net income from continuing operations
$
18,018
$
60,861
(70
%)
$
72,734
$
104,219
(30
%)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders
$
18,572
$
60,932
(70
%)
$
62,170
$
117,044
(47
%)
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to stockholders
$
0.22
$
0.57
(61
%)
$
0.68
$
1.02
(33
%)
Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Highlights of Continuing Operations*
Three Months Ended June 30,
Year Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2025
2024
% Change
2025
2024
% Change
Adjusted EBITDA:
Supply Chain Services
$
89,986
$
109,617
(18
%)
$
326,902
$
409,669
(20
%)
Performance Services
17,170
32,820
(48
%)
60,692
113,845
(47
%)
Total segment adjusted EBITDA
107,156
142,437
(25
%)
387,594
523,514
(26
%)
Corporate
(38,300
)
(38,424
)
—
%
(134,474
)
(134,529
)
—
%
Adjusted EBITDA
$
68,856
$
104,013
(34
%)
$
253,120
$
388,985
(35
%)
Adjusted EBITDA excluding Contigo Health
$
71,108
$
106,045
(33
%)
$
260,435
$
396,191
(34
%)
Adjusted net income
$
35,743
$
64,482
(45
%)
$
133,752
$
237,846
(44
%)
Adjusted EPS
$
0.43
$
0.61
(30
%)
$
1.46
$
2.08
(30
%)
Adjusted EPS excluding Contigo Health
$
0.46
$
0.64
(28
%)
$
1.54
$
2.17
(29
%)
* These are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Premier's Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" below and the supplemental financial information at the end of this release for information on the company's use of non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of reported GAAP results to non-GAAP results.
Fiscal-Year 2026 Guidance
Certain statements in this release, including without limitation, those in this section, are forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of such statements, refer to "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" below.
Based on its current outlook and the realization of the assumptions outlined below, the company expects the following:
Guidance Metric
Fiscal-Year 2026
Guidance Range [1] [2]
(as of August 19, 2025)
Segment Net Revenue:
Supply Chain Services
$590 million to $620 million
Performance Services Excluding Contigo Health
$350 million to $380 million
Total Net Revenue Excluding Contigo Health
$940 million to $1 billion
Adjusted EBITDA
$230 million to $245 million
Adjusted Net Income
$110 million to $120 million
Adjusted EPS
$1.33 to $1.43
Diluted Weighted Average Shares
81 million to 83 million
Fiscal-year 2026 guidance is based on the realization of the following key assumptions:
Net administrative fees revenue of $520 million to $540 million, which includes $65 million to $75 million in revenue related to non-healthcare member purchasing
Supply Chain Services segment software licenses, other services and support revenue of $70 million to $80 million
Capital expenditures of approximately $80 million
Effective income tax rate in the range of 23% to 25%
Cash income tax rate of less than 5%
Free cash flow[1][2] conversion of 70% to 80% of adjusted EBITDA[1][2]
[1]
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS and free cash flow presented in this financial guidance are forward-looking non-GAAP measures. Refer to "Premier's Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" below for information on the company's use of non-GAAP measures. The company does not provide forward-looking guidance on a GAAP basis as certain financial information, the probable significance of which cannot be determined, is not available and cannot be reasonably estimated. Total Net Revenue Excluding Contigo Health is also a forward-looking non-GAAP measure. Refer to "Premier's Use of Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Measures" below for additional explanation.
[2]
As a result of the company's expectation that the remaining operations of Contigo Health will be substantially, if not entirely, transitioned to partners or wound down by December 31, 2025, guidance is being presented excluding financial contributions from this business.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(As compared with the three months ended June 30, 2024)
GAAP net revenue of $262.9 million decreased 12% from $300.2 million in the prior-year period. Refer to the "Supply Chain Services" and "Performance Services" sections below for discussion on the factors that impacted net revenue during the quarter.
GAAP net income from continuing operations of $18.0 million decreased by $42.8 million from $60.9 million in the prior-year period primarily due to lower net revenue and an increase in operating expenses related to stock-based compensation expense and current period asset impairments.
GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.22 decreased by $0.35 from $0.57 in the prior-year period due to the aforementioned drivers affecting GAAP net income from continuing operations, partially offset by a decrease in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding as a result of share repurchases under the company's $1 billion share repurchase authorization announced in February 2024 ("Share Repurchase Authorization"), further discussed below under "Return of Capital to Stockholders".
Adjusted EBITDA of $68.9 million decreased 34% from $104.0 million in the prior-year period. Refer to the "Supply Chain Services" and "Performance Services" sections below for discussion on the factors that impacted the Adjusted EBITDA during the quarter.
Adjusted net income of $35.7 million decreased 45% from $64.5 million in the prior-year period primarily as a result of the same factors that impacted adjusted EBITDA and an increase in interest expense due to higher borrowings on the company's revolving credit facility, partially offset by a decrease in the effective income tax rate in the current-year period. Adjusted EPS of $0.43 decreased 30% from $0.61 in the prior-year period.
Segment Results
(For the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025 as compared with the fiscal fourth quarter of 2024)
Supply Chain Services
Supply Chain Services segment net revenue of $170.0 million decreased 8% from $184.4 million in the prior-year period largely due to lower net administrative fees revenue.
Net administrative fees revenue of $150.1 million decreased 10% from $166.1 million in the prior-year period, primarily driven by the expected increase in the aggregate blended member fee share, partially offset by continued growth in member purchasing as a result of increased utilization of contracts with existing members and from the recruitment and onboarding of new members.
Software licenses, other services and support revenue of $19.9 million increased 9% from $18.3 million in the prior-year period mainly driven by continued growth from new engagements in the supply chain co-management business and further expansion of the company's digital supply chain solutions to providers and suppliers.
Segment adjusted EBITDA of $90.0 million decreased 18% from $109.6 million in the prior-year period largely due to the decrease in net administrative fees revenue and additional investments in the supply chain co-management business to support ongoing growth.
Performance Services
Performance Services segment net revenue of $92.9 million decreased 20% from $115.8 million in the prior-year period primarily due to lower revenue in the consulting business as well as the timing of license revenue.
Segment adjusted EBITDA of $17.2 million decreased 48% from $32.8 million in the prior-year period mainly due to the decrease in revenue partially offset by a decrease in employee-related costs.
Liquidity and Cash Flows
As of June 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were $83.7 million compared with $125.1 million as of June 30, 2024, and the company's five-year, $1.0 billion revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") had an outstanding balance of $280.0 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations ("operating cash flow") for the year ended June 30, 2025 of $417.8 million increased from $278.1 million in the prior year mainly due to cash taxes paid in the prior year on proceeds received from the sale the company's non-healthcare GPO operations, cash received in the current year from a derivative lawsuit settlement of $57.0 million and a $17.6 million cash distribution received in the current year from a minority investment.
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2025 of $102.1 million increased from $68.5 million in the prior year due to the business acquisition of IllumiCare, Inc. partially offset by net cash received from the sale of certain assets and liabilities including Contigo Health's wrap network.
Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2025 of $340.7 million increased from $192.7 million in the prior year due to the timing of net cash proceeds received from the sale of the company's non-healthcare GPO operations largely received in the prior year. The change was offset by the current-year net borrowings and the prior-year repayment under the company's Credit Facility, as well as a decrease in cash dividends paid in the current year as a result of share repurchases.
Non-GAAP free cash flow for the year ended June 30, 2025 was $180.5 million compared with $228.0 million in the prior year. In addition to some of the factors that affected operating cash flow, the decrease was primarily due to the timing of cash payments to OMNIA related to our non-healthcare channel partnership agreement. Refer to "Premier's Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" below and the supplemental financial information at the end of this release for information on the company's use of this and other non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of reported GAAP results to non-GAAP results.
Return of Capital to Stockholders
In February 2024, the company announced that its Board of Directors ("Board") approved the Share Repurchase Authorization. Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Authorization, which expired on June 30, 2025, the company has repurchased an aggregate of $800.0 million of its Common Stock, which includes the August 2025 completion of the $200.0 million accelerated share repurchase program announced in February 2025 (the "2025 ASR"). Additional details will be provided in Premier's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, expected to be filed with the SEC shortly after the issuance of this release.
During fiscal-year 2025, the company paid aggregate dividends of $77.4 million to holders of its Common Stock. On August 17, 2025, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share, payable on September 15, 2025 to stockholders of record on September 1, 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast
Premier will host a conference call to provide additional detail around the company's performance and outlook today at 8:00 a.m. ET. The call will be webcast live from the company's website and, along with the accompanying presentation, will be available at the following link to the company's Events and Presentations page at https://investors.premierinc.com/overview/default.aspx: Premier Events. The webcast should be accessed 10 minutes prior to the conference call start time. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will be accessible on the company's website under Events and Presentations at https://investors.premierinc.com/overview/default.aspx.
For those parties who do not have internet access, the conference call may be accessed by calling one of the below telephone numbers and asking to join the Premier, Inc. call:
Domestic participant dial-in number (toll-free):
(833) 953-2438
International participant dial-in number:
(412) 317-5767
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier's news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com, as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier's blog for more information about the company.
Premier's Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
Premier uses EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow. These are non-GAAP financial measures that are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. We include these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate a comparison of the company's operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period and to provide measures that, when viewed in combination with its results prepared in accordance with GAAP, we believe allow for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the company's business than GAAP measures alone.
Management believes EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA assist the company's board of directors, management and investors in comparing the company's operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period by removing the impact of the company's earnings elements attributable to the company's asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization), certain items outside the control of management, e.g., taxes, other non-cash items (such as impairment of intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments and stock-based compensation), non-recurring items (such as strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses) and income and expense that have been classified as discontinued operations from operating results.
Management believes adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share assist the company's board of directors, management and investors in comparing our net income and earnings per share on a consistent basis from period to period because these measures remove non-cash items (such as impairment of intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments and stock-based compensation) and non-recurring items (such as strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses) and eliminate the variability of non-controlling interest and equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates.
Management believes free cash flow is an important measure because it represents the cash that the company generates after payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange and Tax Receivable Agreement ("Unit Exchange Agreement") in connection with our August 2020 restructuring, capital investment to maintain existing products and services and ongoing business operations, as well as development of new and upgraded products and services to support future growth and cash payments to OMNIA for the sale of future revenues and tax payments on proceeds received from the sale of future revenues. Free cash flow is important because it enables the company to seek enhancement of stockholder value through acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, investments in related or complementary businesses and/or debt reduction.
Also, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are supplemental financial measures used by the company and by external users of our financial statements and are considered to be indicators of the operational strength and performance of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow measures allow us to assess our performance without regard to financing methods and capital structure and without the impact of other matters that we do not consider indicative of the operating performance of our business. More specifically, segment adjusted EBITDA is the primary earnings measure we use to evaluate the performance of our business segments.
Non-recurring items are income or expenses and other items that have not been earned or incurred within the prior two years and are not expected to recur within the next two years. Such items include acquisition- and disposition-related expenses, strategic initiative- and restructuring-related expenses, loss on disposal of long-lived assets, income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations and other reconciling items.
Non-cash items include stock-based compensation expense and asset impairments.
Non-operating items include gains or losses on the disposal of assets, interest and investment income or expense, equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates and operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA in connection with the sale of non-healthcare GPO member contracts, less royalty payments retained.
EBITDA is defined as net income before income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, interest and investment income or expense, net, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and amortization of purchased intangible assets.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before merger and acquisition-related expenses and non-recurring, non-cash or non-operating items.
Segment adjusted EBITDA is defined as the segment's net revenue less cost of revenue and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment excluding depreciation and amortization, amortization of purchased intangible assets, merger and acquisition-related expenses and non-recurring or non-cash items. Operating expenses directly attributable to the segment include expenses associated with sales and marketing, general and administrative, and product development activities specific to the operation of each segment. General and administrative corporate expenses that are not specific to a particular segment are not included in the calculation of segment adjusted EBITDA. Segment adjusted EBITDA also excludes any income and expense that has been classified as discontinued operations and operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA in connection with the sale of non-healthcare GPO member contracts, less royalty payments retained.
Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to Premier (i) excluding income or loss from discontinued operations, net, (ii) excluding income tax expense, (iii) excluding the effect of non-recurring or non-cash items, including certain strategic initiative- and restructuring-related expenses, (iv) reflecting an adjustment for income tax expense on Non-GAAP net income before income taxes at our estimated annual effective income tax rate, adjusted for unusual or infrequent items, (v) excluding the equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates and (vi) excluding operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA in connection with the sale of non-healthcare GPO member contracts, less royalty fees retained, imputed interest expense and associated income tax expense.
Adjusted earnings per share is adjusted net income divided by diluted weighted average shares.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less (i) early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement in connection with our August 2020 restructuring, (ii) purchases of property and equipment and (iii) cash payments to OMNIA for the sale of future revenues and tax payments on proceeds received from the sale of future revenues. Free cash flow does not represent discretionary cash available for spending as it excludes certain contractual obligations such as debt repayments.
To properly and prudently evaluate our business, readers are urged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as the other financial tables, included at the end of this release. Readers should not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the company's business. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release are susceptible to varying calculations and may differ from, and may therefore not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The Company has revised the definitions for adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and free cash flow from the definitions reported in the 2024 Annual Report. Adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA definitions were revised to exclude operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA in connection with the sale of non-healthcare GPO member contracts, less royalty fees retained. The adjusted net income definition was revised to exclude operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA in connection with the sale of non-healthcare GPO member contracts, less royalty fees retained, imputed interest expense and associated income tax expense. Free cash flow was revised to exclude the cash payments to OMNIA for the sale of future revenues and tax payments on proceeds received from the sale of future revenues. For comparability purposes, prior year non-GAAP financial measures are presented based on the current definitions in the above section.
In addition to the foregoing, this release and the reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures included at the end of this release include the presentation of additional fiscal-year 2025 non-GAAP financial measures including net revenue excluding Contigo Health, adjusted EBITDA excluding Contigo Health and adjusted earnings per share excluding Contigo Health. As the company continues to own and operate Contigo Health's remaining businesses, GAAP financial results presented in this release include contributions from these remaining businesses. The company expects that these remaining businesses will be substantially, if not entirely, transitioned to partners or wound down by December 31, 2025. Given the time span that has been required to effectuate the disposition and wind-down of Contigo Health, the company currently does not expect that it will qualify to treat this business as a discontinued operation in fiscal-year 2025. However, because of the expected transition and/or wind-down, guidance presented in this release excludes financial contributions from these remaining businesses. Accordingly, we believe that providing supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that align with our fiscal-year 2025 guidance allow for a better understanding of that guidance.
Further information on Premier's use of non-GAAP financial measures is available in the "Our Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of Premier's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, expected to be filed with the SEC shortly after this release, and which will also be made available on Premier's website at investors.premierinc.com.
Premier's Use of Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Measures
The company does not meaningfully reconcile guidance for non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share to net income attributable to stockholders or earnings per share attributable to stockholders (and accordingly does not meaningfully reconcile free cash flow guidance, which is based on adjusted EBITDA) because the company cannot provide guidance for the more significant reconciling items between net income attributable to stockholders and each of these metrics without unreasonable effort. This is due to the fact that future period non-GAAP guidance includes adjustments for items not indicative of our core operations, which may include, without limitation, items included in the supplemental financial information for reconciliation of reported GAAP results to non-GAAP results. Such items include, but are not limited to, strategic and acquisition related expenses for professional fees; mark to market adjustments for put options and contingent liabilities; gains and losses on stock-based performance shares; adjustments to its income tax provision (such as valuation allowance adjustments and settlements of income tax claims); items related to corporate and facility restructurings; and certain other items the company believes to be non-indicative of its ongoing operations. Such adjustments may be affected by changes in ongoing assumptions, judgements, as well as non-recurring, unusual or unanticipated charges, expenses or gains/losses or other items that may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations. The exact amount of these adjustments is not currently determinable but may be significant.
As noted above, as a result of the company's expectation that the remaining businesses of Contigo Health will be substantially, if not entirely, transitioned to partners or wound down by December 31, 2025, the forward-looking guidance presented in this release (including Total Net Revenue Excluding Contigo Health, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS and free cash flow), excludes the financial contributions from these remaining businesses, in addition to any applicable adjustments for non-GAAP financial measures described above under "Premier's Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures." With respect to these adjustments for Contigo Health, the company does not meaningfully reconcile guidance to GAAP measures because Contigo Health is expected to be transitioned to partners or wound down.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts, including, but not limited to, those related to our ability to advance our business strategies and improve healthcare, our ability to transition to partners or wind down the remaining operations of Contigo Health and the potential costs and expenses associated therewith, the potential benefits of share repurchases made pursuant to the share repurchase authorization approved by our Board in 2024 (including the recently completed 2025 ASR), the payment of dividends at current levels or at all, guidance on expected future financial performance and assumptions underlying that guidance, and our expected effective income tax rate, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Premier to be materially different from historical results or from any future results or projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, the achievement of which cannot be guaranteed. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements in the conditional or future tenses or that include terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "anticipates" or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to Premier's beliefs and expectations regarding future events and trends affecting its business and are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside Premier's control. More information on risks and uncertainties that could affect Premier's business, achievements, performance, financial condition and financial results is included from time to time in the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Premier's periodic and current filings with the SEC, including the information in those sections of Premier's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, expected to be filed with the SEC shortly after the date of this release. Premier's periodic and current filings with the SEC are made available on Premier's website at investors.premierinc.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Premier undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events that occur after that date, or otherwise.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net revenue:
Net administrative fees
$
150,052
$
166,146
$
556,328
$
624,168
Software licenses, other services and support
112,805
134,100
456,319
511,841
Net revenue
262,857
300,246
1,012,647
1,136,009
Cost of revenue:
Services and software licenses
64,293
68,427
269,288
268,885
Cost of revenue
64,293
68,427
269,288
268,885
Gross profit
198,564
231,819
743,359
867,124
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative
163,512
138,381
701,420
690,337
Research and development
689
663
2,634
3,115
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
9,499
9,794
38,189
47,026
Operating expenses
173,700
148,838
742,243
740,478
Operating income
24,864
82,981
1,116
126,646
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates
123
1,344
11,972
(295
)
Interest expense, net
(6,305
)
(73
)
(17,223
)
(662
)
Other income, net
6,419
2,332
102,184
20,832
Other income, net
237
3,603
96,933
19,875
Income before income taxes
25,101
86,584
98,049
146,521
Income tax expense
7,083
25,723
25,315
...
42,302
Net income from continuing operations
18,018
60,861
72,734
104,219
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(137
)
(256
)
(41,901
)
2,500
Net income
17,881
60,605
30,833
106,719
Net loss (income) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest
554
71
(10,564
)
12,825
Net income attributable to stockholders
$
18,435
$
60,676
$
20,269
$
119,544
Calculation of GAAP Earnings per Share
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders
$
18,572
$
60,932
$
62,170
$
117,044
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders
(137
)
(256
)
(41,901
)
2,500
Net income attributable to stockholders
$
18,435
$
60,676
$
20,269
$
119,544
Denominator for earnings per share:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
82,378
104,838
91,228
113,791
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock units
886
758
607
553
Performance share awards
327
—
82
64
Diluted weighted average shares
83,591
105,596
91,917
114,408
Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.22
$
0.58
$
0.68
$
1.03
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations
—
—
(0.46
)
0.02
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders
$
0.22
$
0.58
$
0.22
$
1.05
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.22
$
0.57
$
0.68
$
1.02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations
—
—
(0.46
)
0.02
Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders
$
0.22
$
0.57
$
0.22
$
1.04
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
83,725
$
125,146
Accounts receivable (net of $6,339 and $1,392 allowance for credit losses, respectively)
99,092
100,965
Contract assets (net of $1,207 and $1,248 allowance for credit losses, respectively)
318,337
335,831
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
84,649
73,653
Current assets of discontinued operations
—
119,662
Total current assets
585,803
755,257
Property and equipment (net of $820,043 and $742,063 accumulated depreciation, respectively)
201,481
205,711
Intangible assets (net of $332,522 and $294,333 accumulated amortization, respectively)
250,770
269,259
Goodwill
897,894
995,852
Deferred income tax assets
762,859
773,002
Deferred compensation plan assets
35,069
54,422
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
262,621
228,562
Operating lease right-of-use assets
5,072
20,635
Other assets
95,505
98,749
Total assets
$
3,097,074
$
3,401,449
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable
$
19,619
$
22,610
Accrued expenses
59,151
58,482
Revenue share obligations
347,306
292,792
Accrued compensation and benefits
99,019
100,395
Deferred revenue
22,548
19,642
Line of credit and current portion of long-term debt
280,000
1,008
Current portion of notes payable to former limited partners
—
101,523
Current portion of liability related to the sale of future revenues
49,712
51,798
Other current liabilities
33,182
52,589
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
96
45,724
Total current liabilities
910,633
746,563
Liability related to the sale of future revenues, less current portion
590,727
599,423
Deferred compensation plan obligations
35,069
54,422
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion
2,007
11,170
Other liabilities
28,061
27,640
Total liabilities
1,566,497
1,439,218
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 91,548,325 shares issued and 82,544,385 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025 and 111,456,454 shares issued and 105,027,079 shares outstanding at June 30, 2024
916
1,115
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,003,940 and 6,429,375 shares at June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively
(161,561
)
(250,129
)
Additional paid-in capital
2,176,318
2,105,684
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
(485,045
)
105,590
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(51
)
(29
)
Total stockholders' equity
1,530,577
1,962,231
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,097,074
$
3,401,449
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Year Ended June 30,
2025
2024
Operating activities
Net income
$
30,833
$
106,719
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax
41,901
(2,500
)
Depreciation and amortization
117,631
128,754
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
(11,972
)
295
Deferred income taxes
27,076
(123,276
)
Stock-based compensation
23,154
23,290
Impairment of assets
144,481
140,053
Other, net
(23,036
)
(4,518
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable
3,006
(15,622
)
Contract assets
17,557
(39,265
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
17,481
237
Accounts payable
(3,108
)
(10,661
)
Revenue share obligations
54,514
30,504
Accrued expenses, deferred revenue, and other liabilities
(21,709
)
44,133
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
417,809
278,143
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from discontinued operations
(16,380
)
18,417
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
401,429
$
296,560
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
$
(82,649
)
$
(81,189
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
20,402
—
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
(39,848
)
—
Sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates
—
12,753
Other
—
(30
)
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(102,095
)
$
(68,466
)
Financing activities
Payments on notes payable
$
(102,531
)
$
(100,937
)
Proceeds from credit facility
435,000
—
Payments on credit facility
(155,000
)
(215,000
)
Proceeds from sale of future revenues
42,325
681,427
Payments on liability related to the sale of future revenues
(53,107
)
(31,535
)
Cash dividends paid
(77,445
)
(95,207
)
Repurchase of Class A common stock
(400,191
)
(400,000
)
Payments on deferred consideration related to acquisition of business
—
(27,187
)
Payments on earn-out liabilities
(22,700
)
(1,375
)
Other, net
(7,084
)
(2,906
)
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(340,733
)
$
(192,720
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows
(22
)
(21
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(41,421
)
35,353
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
125,146
89,793
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
83,725
$
125,146
Supplemental Financial Information
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities from Continuing Operations to Free Cash Flow
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Year Ended
June 30,
2025
2024
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
$
417,809
$
278,143
Early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement (a)
(101,524
)
(99,665
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(82,649
)
(81,189
)
Cash payments to OMNIA for the sale of future revenues (b)
(53,107
)
(31,535
)
Cash tax payments on proceeds received from the sale of future revenues
—
162,292
Free cash flow
$
180,529
$
228,046
_________________________________
(a)
Early termination payments to certain former limited partners that elected to execute a Unit Exchange Agreement in connection with Premier's August 2020 restructuring are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under "Payments made on notes payable." During the year ended June 30, 2025, the company paid $102.7 million to members, including imputed interest of $1.2 million which is included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations. During the year ended June 30, 2024, the company paid $102.7 million to members, including imputed interest of $3.0 million which is included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations. At June 30, 2025, the early termination payments were paid in full.
(b)
Cash payments to OMNIA for the sale of future revenues in connection with our sale of non-healthcare contracts to OMNIA are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under "Payments on liability related to the sale of future revenues." During the year ended June 30, 2025, the company paid $70.1 million to OMNIA, including imputed interest of $17.0 million which is included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations. During the year ended June 30, 2024, the company paid $44.4 million to OMNIA, including imputed interest of $14.2 million which is included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations.
Supplemental Financial Information
Reconciliation of Net Income from Continuing Operations to Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Stockholders to Adjusted Net Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net income from continuing operations
$
18,018
$
60,861
$
72,734
$
104,219
Interest expense, net
6,305
73
17,223
662
Income tax expense
7,083
25,723
25,315
42,302
Depreciation and amortization
20,052
20,636
79,442
81,728
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
9,499
9,794
38,189
47,026
EBITDA
60,957
117,087
232,903
275,937
Stock-based compensation
7,669
205
23,700
23,876
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
2,520
4,117
6,943
12,612
Strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses
6,914
(119
)
13,007
2,850
Operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA
(16,840
)
(15,624
)
(62,469
)
(55,283
)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
(123
)
(1,344
)
(11,972
)
295
Other non-operating gains
(3,255
)
—
(79,826
)
(11,046
)
Impairment of assets
10,810
—
144,481
140,053
Other reconciling items, net
204
(309
)
(13,647
)
(309
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
68,856
$
104,013
$
253,120
$
388,985
Add: Loss from Contigo Health (a)
2,252
2,032
7,315
7,206
Adjusted EBITDA excluding Contigo Health
$
71,108
$
106,045
$
260,435
$
396,191
(a) Contigo Health was in a loss position which results in an increase to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS when excluding Contigo Health.
Income before income taxes
$
25,101
$
86,584
$
98,049
$
146,521
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
(123
)
(1,344
)
(11,972
)
295
Interest expense, net
6,305
73
17,223
662
Other income, net
(6,419
)
(2,332
)
(102,184
)
(20,832
)
Operating income
24,864
82,981
1,116
126,646
Depreciation and amortization
20,052
20,636
79,442
81,728
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
9,499
9,794
38,189
47,026
Stock-based compensation
7,669
205
23,700
23,876
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
2,520
4,117
6,943
12,612
Strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses
6,914
(119
)
13,007
2,850
Operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA
(16,840
)
(15,624
)
(62,469
)
(55,283
)
Deferred compensation plan expense
3,165
1,400
4,603
8,769
Impairment of assets
10,810
—
144,481
140,053
Other reconciling items, net
203
623
4,108
708
Adjusted EBITDA
$
68,856
$
104,013
$
253,120
$
388,985
SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA
Supply Chain Services
$
89,986
$
109,617
$
326,902
$
409,669
Performance Services
17,170
32,820
60,692
113,845
Corporate
(38,300
)
(38,424
)
(134,474
)
(134,529
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
68,856
$
104,013
$
253,120
$
388,985
Net income attributable to stockholders
$
18,435
$
60,676
$
20,269
$
119,544
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax
137
256
41,901
(2,500
)
Income tax expense
7,083
25,723
25,315
42,302
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
9,499
9,794
38,189
47,026
Stock-based compensation
7,669
205
23,700
23,876
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
2,520
4,117
6,943
12,612
Strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses
6,914
(119
)
13,007
2,850
Operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA
(16,840
)
(15,624
)
(62,469
)
(55,283
)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
(123
)
(1,344
)
(11,972
)
295
Other non-operating gains
(3,255
)
—
(79,826
)
(11,046
)
Impairment of assets
10,810
—
144,481
140,053
Other reconciling items, net
4,181
4,647
16,451
6,087
Adjusted income before income taxes
47,030
88,331
175,989
325,816
Income tax expense on adjusted income before income taxes
11,287
23,849
42,237
87,970
Adjusted net income
$
35,743
$
64,482
$
133,752
$
237,846
Supplemental Financial Information
Reconciliation of GAAP EPS to Adjusted EPS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net income attributable to stockholders
$
18,435
$
60,676
$
20,269
$
119,544
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax
137
256
41,901
(2,500
)
Income tax expense
7,083
25,723
25,315
42,302
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
9,499
9,794
38,189
47,026
Stock-based compensation
7,669
205
23,700
23,876
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
2,520
4,117
6,943
12,612
Strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses
6,914
(119
)
13,007
2,850
Operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA
(16,840
)
(15,624
)
(62,469
)
(55,283
)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
(123
)
(1,344
)
(11,972
)
295
Other non-operating gains
(3,255
)
—
(79,826
)
(11,046
)
Impairment of assets
10,810
—
144,481
140,053
Other reconciling items, net
4,181
4,647
16,451
6,087
Adjusted income before income taxes
47,030
88,331
175,989
325,816
Income tax expense on adjusted income before income taxes
11,287
23,849
42,237
87,970
Adjusted net income
$
35,743
$
64,482
$
133,752
$
237,846
Weighted average:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
82,378
104,838
91,228
113,791
Dilutive shares
1,213
758
689
617
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
83,591
105,596
91,917
114,408
Basic earnings per share attributable to stockholders
$
0.22
$
0.58
$
0.22
$
1.05
Net loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax
—
—
0.46
(0.02
)
Income tax expense
0.09
0.25
0.28
0.37
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
0.12
0.09
0.42
0.41
Stock-based compensation
0.09
—
0.26
0.21
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
0.03
0.04
0.08
0.11
Strategic initiative and restructuring-related expenses
0.08
—
0.14
0.03
Operating income from revenues sold to OMNIA
(0.20
)
(0.15
)
(0.68
)
(0.49
)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
—
(0.01
)
(0.13
)
—
Other non-operating gains
(0.04
)
—
(0.88
)
(0.10
)
Impairment of assets
0.13
—
1.58
1.23
Other reconciling items, net
0.06
0.04
0.18
0.05
Impact of corporation taxes
(0.14
)
(0.23
)
(0.46
)
(0.77
)
Impact of dilutive shares
(0.01
)
—
(0.01
)
—
Adjusted earnings per share
$
0.43
$
0.61
$
1.46
$
2.08
Add: Loss from Contigo Health (a)
0.03
0.03
0.08
0.09
Adjusted earnings per share excluding Contigo Health
$
0.46
$
0.64
$
1.54
$
2.17
_________________________________
(a)
Contigo Health was in a loss position which results in an increase to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS when excluding Contigo Health.
Supplemental Financial Information
Reconciliation of Certain Financial Measures to Adjust for Contigo Health
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net revenue
$
262,857
$
300,246
$
1,012,647
$
1,136,009
Less: Contigo Health
(4,885
)
(8,585
)
(26,694
)
(39,846
)
Net revenue excluding Contigo Health
$
257,972
$
291,661
$
985,953
$
1,096,163
Adjusted EBITDA
$
68,856
$
104,013
$
253,120
$
388,985
Add: Loss from Contigo Health (a)
2,252
2,032
7,315
7,206
Adjusted EBITDA excluding Contigo Health
$
71,108
$
106,045
$
260,435
$
396,191
Adjusted EPS
$
0.43
$
0.61
$
1.46
$
2.08
Add: Loss from Contigo Health (a)
0.03
0.03
0.08
0.09
Adjusted EPS excluding Contigo Health
$
0.46
$
0.64
$
1.54
$
2.17
_________________________________
(a)
Contigo Health was in a loss position which results in an increase to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS when excluding Contigo Health.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250819934448/en/
Contacts
Investor contact: Ben KrasinskiSenior Director, Investor Relations704.816.5644ben_krasinski@premierinc.com
Media contact: Amanda ForsterVice President, Integrated Communications202.879.8004amanda_forster@premierinc.com
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Aug. 19—Fourth Street in downtown Fulton is in the middle of a transformation that is reshaping both the street's infrastructure and the way local businesses operate. A major overhaul that began in July is expected to wrap up by Nov. 1, about a month later than planned after the project was extended by one block. Work now runs from 10th Avenue to 13th Avenue and includes replacing water service lines with copper, installing new electrical systems and streetlights, replacing curbs and gutters, and pouring new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks. "All the water services have been upgraded. They just finished that up yesterday," City Administrator Eric Sikkema said, adding that crews would soon start forming the new sidewalks and work half a block at a time, with each section reopening a few days later. City officials are also weighing whether Fourth Street should remain a two-way or revert to a one-way configuration, a change that would add 16 parking spaces, improve intersection visibility and make it easier for drivers to back out of angled spots. Video models of both traffic patterns were presented in March. "As it's planned right now, Fourth Street will go to a one-way heading north, but that can always change," Sikkema said. Funding for the $1.8 million project includes a $107,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for sidewalks and lighting, about $550,000 from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, and the remainder from city reserves. Planning began in 2021 after failed attempts to secure other grants. "The road itself is only two inches of asphalt, and then it's brick underneath... that brick had started to fail, and that was starting to cause a lot of potholes through our downtown," Sikkema said. "None of our downtown met any ADA compliance... our street lighting was starting to fail. Seemed like every other bulb was starting to have issues, and it was time." The construction, combined with the Iowa Department of Transportation's ongoing resurfacing of the North Bridge just a few blocks south, has posed challenges for downtown businesses. Lori Shear, owner of Country Orchids, said street work has slowed walk-in customers, though most of her business comes through phone orders. Jackie Wilkin, owner of Rooted Boutique and a member of the Fulton City Council, said the upgrades are overdue. "I've owned this business for five years... and in my five years, I've seen three people fall on the streets and sidewalks because they're in such bad shape. So it is a necessary evil," Wilkin said. "There's never going to be a good time to do this work, but I commend our city for investing the 2 to $3 million that it's going to take to do it and make it better." However, Krumpets, a bakery and cafe on Fourth Street, told customers in a Facebook post that the overlapping bridge and street work has cut their daily revenue nearly in half. To adapt, the business is temporarily focusing on best-selling menu items, shortening hours and shifting mostly to take-out service while using the slowdown to renovate its dining area. "Even with all of your loving support, the unfortunate circumstance of both of these projects coinciding has left us with a 45% drop in daily revenue. That's unsustainable in our current format," the post read. A second phase of the Fourth Street work is planned for spring 2026, pending the outcome of a $3.1 million Illinois Department of Transportation Local Roads grant application. That phase would include downtown water main upgrades, repainting the city's water tower and rebuilding the road from Ninth Avenue to 13th Avenue. Work on the North Bridge, which carries motorists traveling Iowa 136 into Fulton, was originally expected to finish in early October. It has been delayed by material shortages and is now slated for completion in November. "We're just excited that we can finally move forward on this project and start making some necessary upgrades around town," Sikkema said. Solve the daily Crossword



