McKesson Reports Fiscal 2022 Second-Quarter Results

Second-Quarter Highlights, Year-over-Year:

• Total revenues of $66.6 billion increased 9%
• Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $1.71 decreased $1.83
• Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share of $6.15 increased 28%

Fiscal 2022 Outlook:

• Increased fiscal 2022 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share guidance range to $21.95 to $22.55, from the previous range of $19.80 to $20.40, representing 27.5% to 31% growth compared to prior year.
• Fiscal 2022 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share guidance includes approximately $2.30 to $3.05 of impacts attributable to the following:
• $1.30 to $1.80 related to the U.S. government’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, kitting, and storage programs
• $0.50 to $0.75 related to COVID-19 tests and impairments for personal protective equipment and related products
• $0.49 related to year-to-date gains or losses associated with McKesson Ventures’ equity investments
• Excluding the impacts of the above items from both fiscal 2022 guidance and fiscal 2021 results, indicates 20% to 29% forecasted growth.

IRVING, Texas, November 1, 2021—McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today reported strong second-quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2021.

"Our enterprise strategy is enabling us to successfully navigate a dynamic environment. McKesson delivered strong second-quarter results, including double-digit Adjusted Operating Profit growth across all segments," said Brian Tyler, chief executive officer. "We remain committed to investing in our growth strategies of biopharma services and oncology ecosystems, while simultaneously increasing shareholder returns.”

“We continue to play a central role in the COVID-19 response efforts. As a result of our strong first half performance and outlook for the remainder of the year, we are raising our previous guidance range for fiscal 2022 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share to $21.95 to $22.55.”

Second-quarter revenues were $66.6 billion, an increase of 9% from a year ago, driven by growth in the U.S. Pharmaceutical segment, largely due to increased specialty volumes and market growth, partially offset by branded to generic conversions.

Second-quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $1.71 included an after-tax charge of $472 million primarily for the fair value remeasurement related to McKesson’s sale of certain European businesses to the PHOENIX Group. McKesson also incurred an after-tax loss of $141 million on debt extinguishment related to a recent tender offer in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Second-quarter Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share does not include these charges.

Second-quarter Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share was $6.15 compared to $4.80 a year ago, an increase of 28%, driven by the contribution from COVID-19 vaccine distribution, kitting, and storage programs with the U.S. government and growth in the Medical-Surgical Solutions segment, partially offset by a higher tax rate compared to the prior year. Second-quarter Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share also included pre-tax net gains of approximately $97 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, associated with McKesson Ventures' equity investments, compared to $49 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

For the first six months of the fiscal year, McKesson returned $1.4 billion of cash to shareholders, which included $1.3 billion of common stock repurchases and $134 million of dividend payments. During the first six months of the fiscal year, McKesson generated cash from operations of $170 million, and invested $279 million in capital expenditures, resulting in negative Free Cash Flow of $109 million.

Business Highlights

• U.S. Pharmaceutical’s operational excellence and capabilities was demonstrated by the successful shipment of over 311 million COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the U.S. government through October 28, 2021, including vaccine distribution in the U.S. and related to the U.S. government’s international donation mission.
• Medical-Surgical Solutions recently expanded its partnership with the U.S. government to support the COVID-19 response efforts through an additional kitting and storage contract of COVID-19 ancillary supplies.
• McKesson continued to progress in its planned exit from Europe:
• Announced on November 1, 2021 an agreement to sell its retail and distribution businesses in the U.K. to Aurelius.
• Recorded after-tax loss of $472 million related to the previously announced agreement to sell businesses in France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, and Slovenia to the PHOENIX Group.

U.S. Pharmaceutical Segment

• Second-quarter revenues were $53.4 billion, an increase of 11%, driven by increased specialty volumes and market growth, partially offset by branded to generic conversions.
• Second-quarter Segment Operating Profit was $760 million. Adjusted Segment Operating Profit was $735 million, an increase of 12%, driven by growth in distribution of specialty products to providers and health systems and the contribution from COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Prescription Technology Solutions Segment

• Second-quarter revenues were $932 million, an increase of 40%, driven by higher volumes of technology and service offerings to support biopharma customers and growth of prescription volumes.
• Second-quarter Segment Operating Profit was $128 million. Adjusted Segment Operating Profit was $144 million, an increase of 38%, driven by core growth from access and adherence solutions.

Medical-Surgical Solutions Segment

• Second-quarter revenues were $3.1 billion, an increase of 23%, driven by increased sales of COVID-19 tests and growth in the primary care business.
• Second-quarter Segment Operating Profit was $296 million. Adjusted Segment Operating Profit was $319 million, an increase of 52%, driven by increased sales of COVID-19 tests, improvements in primary care patient visits, and the contribution from kitting, storage, and distribution of ancillary supplies for the U.S. government's COVID-19 vaccine program.

International Segment

• Second-quarter revenues were $9.1 billion. On an FX-Adjusted basis, revenues were $8.8 billion, a decline of 8%, driven by the contribution of McKesson's German wholesale business to a joint venture with Walgreens Boots Alliance which was completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, partially offset by volume recovery in the pharmaceutical distribution and retail businesses.
• Second-quarter Segment Operating Loss was ($146) million. On an FX-Adjusted basis, Adjusted Segment Operating Profit was $155 million, an increase of 34%, driven by the discontinued recording of depreciation and amortization on certain European assets included in the transaction with the PHOENIX Group, which were classified as held for sale beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

Company Updates

• Dr. Richard H. Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General, joined McKesson's Board of Directors as a new independent director and member of the Board of Directors' Compensation and Compliance Committees effective September 6, 2021.
• On September 4, 2021, McKesson announced that, under the previously announced proposed settlement agreement and process designed to resolve the opioid claims of state and local governmental entities, it was determined that enough states have agreed to settle to proceed to the next phase.
• On September 28, 2021, McKesson announced that an agreement was reached with the Cherokee Nation. This settlement was negotiated in connection with ongoing negotiations toward a broad resolution of opioid-related claims brought by Native American tribes that, as previously disclosed by the companies, are not covered by the ongoing settlement process involving state and local governmental entities.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

McKesson raised fiscal 2022 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share guidance to $21.95 to $22.55 from the previous range of $19.80 to $20.40 to reflect strong operating performance and increased contribution from the U.S. government's COVID-19 vaccine distribution, kitting, and storage programs.

Fiscal 2022 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share guidance includes approximately $2.30 to $3.05 of impacts, which are attributable to:

• $1.30 to $1.80 related to the U.S. government’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, kitting, and storage programs;
• $0.50 to $0.75 related to COVID-19 tests and impairments for personal protective equipment and related products;
• $0.49 related to year-to-date gains or losses associated with McKesson Ventures’ equity investments.

Excluding the impacts of the above items from both fiscal 2022 guidance and fiscal 2021 results, indicates 20% to 29% forecasted growth.

Additional modeling considerations will be provided in the earnings call presentation.

Conference Call Details

McKesson has scheduled a conference call for today, Monday, November 1^st at 4:30 PM ET to discuss the company’s financial results. The audio webcast of the conference call will be available live and archived on McKesson's Investor Relations website at investor.mckesson.com.

McKesson Investor Day

McKesson will host its Investor Day on December 8^th at 1:00 PM ET. The half-day event will include presentations from Brian Tyler, chief executive officer, Britt Vitalone, chief financial officer, and other members of McKesson’s leadership team. The video webcast and additional details will be available on McKesson's Investor Relations website.

Upcoming Investor Events

McKesson management will be participating in the following investor conferences:

• J.P. Morgan 40^th Annual Healthcare Conference, January 10-13, 2022

Audio webcasts will be available live and archived on McKesson's Investor Relations website. A complete listing of upcoming events for the investment community, including details and updates, will be available on McKesson's Investor Relations website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

GAAP refers to the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This press release includes GAAP financial measures as well as Non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Operating Expenses, Adjusted Other Income, Adjusted Loss on Debt Extinguishment, Adjusted Income Tax Expense, Adjusted Earnings, Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share, Adjusted Segment Operating Profit, Adjusted Segment Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted Corporate Expenses, Adjusted Operating Profit, FX-Adjusted results and Free Cash Flow which are financial measures not calculated in accordance with GAAP. Refer to the “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information” section of the accompanying financial statement tables for the definitions and usefulness of the Company’s Non-GAAP financial measures and the attached schedules for reconciliations of the differences between the Non-GAAP financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

The Company does not provide forward-looking guidance on a GAAP basis as McKesson is unable to provide a quantitative reconciliation of this forward-looking Non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measure, without unreasonable effort, because McKesson cannot reliably forecast LIFO inventory-related adjustments, certain litigation loss and gain contingencies, restructuring, impairment and related charges, and other adjustments, which are difficult to predict and estimate. These items are inherently uncertain and depend on various factors, many of which are beyond the company’s control, and as such, any associated estimate and its impact on GAAP performance could vary materially.

Cautionary Statements

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These risk factors include, but are not limited to: we experience costly and disruptive legal disputes and settlements, including regarding our role in distributing controlled substances such as opioids; we might experience losses not covered by insurance; we might be adversely impacted by changes in tax legislation or challenges to our tax positions; we from time to time record significant charges from impairment to goodwill, intangibles, inventory and other assets or investments; we experience cybersecurity incidents and might experience significant computer system compromises or data breaches; we might experience significant problems with information systems or networks; we may be unsuccessful in retail pharmacy profitability; we might be harmed by large customer purchase reductions, payment defaults or contract non-renewal; our contracts with government entities involve future funding and compliance risks; we might be harmed by changes in our relationships or contracts with suppliers; we might be adversely impacted by delays or other difficulties with divestitures; we might be adversely impacted by healthcare reform such as changes in pricing and reimbursement models; we might be adversely impacted by changes or disruptions in product supply and we have experienced and may experience difficulties in sourcing products and changes in pricing due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains; we might be adversely impacted as a result of our distribution of generic pharmaceuticals; we might be adversely impacted by an economic slowdown (including the effects we have experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic) or recession and by disruption in capital and credit markets that might impede our access to credit, increase our borrowing costs and impair the financial soundness of our customers and suppliers; we might be adversely impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; we might be adversely impacted by events outside of our control, such as widespread public health issues (including the effects we have experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic), natural disasters, political events and other catastrophic events; we may be adversely affected by global climate change or by legal, regulatory or market responses to such change; and we face uncertainties and risks related to COVID-19 vaccination mandates and to vaccination distribution and related ancillary supply kit programs.

About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information solutions. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively. United by our ICARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful - all for the better health of patients. McKesson has been named a “Most Admired Company” in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “Best Place to Work” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top military-friendly company by Military Friendly. For more information, visit https://www.mckesson.com.

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