Exhibit 99.1

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Contact:   LeAnne Zumwalt
  Investor Relations
  DaVita Inc.
  (650) 696-8910

DAVITA 1st QUARTER 2007 RESULTS

El Segundo, California, April 30, 2007 – DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $76.6 million, or $0.72 per share, as compared with $57.5 million, or $0.55 per share, for the same period of 2006.

Financial and operating highlights include:

 

 

Cash Flow: For the rolling 12-months ended March 31, 2007 operating cash flow was $631 million and free cash flow was $515 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, operating cash flow was $88 million and free cash flow was $61 million.

 

 

Operating Income: Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $193 million.

 

 

Volume: Total treatments for the first quarter of 2007 were 3,700,271 or 47,807 treatments per day. Non-acquired treatment growth in the quarter was 4.0% over the prior year’s first quarter.

 

 

Center Activity: As of March 31, 2007, we operated or provided administrative services at 1,308 outpatient dialysis centers serving approximately 104,000 patients, which includes 32 third-party owned centers serving approximately 2,800 patients. During the first quarter of 2007 we opened 11 new centers, discontinued providing administrative services to two third-party owned centers and closed one center.

 

 

Effective Tax Rate: We currently expect the annual effective tax rate for 2007 to be in the range of 39.0% - 40.0%.

 

 

Debt Transactions: During the first quarter of 2007, we issued $400 million of 6 5/8% senior notes due 2013, and used the proceeds to pay down our term loan B. In addition, we amended and restated our existing senior secured credit facilities to, among other things, reduce the interest rate margin on our term loan B by 0.50%, and change certain financial covenants. The new term loan B bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%. In connection with these transactions, we wrote-off deferred financing costs and other costs totaling approximately $4.4 million, which is included in debt expense, representing an after-tax amount of $2.7 million, or $0.02 per share.


Outlook

We are revising our 2007 operating income guidance: Operating income is now projected to be in the range of $740-$780 million. Our previous guidance was for operating income to be in the range of $700-$760 million. Operating cash flow for 2007 is currently projected to be in the range of $460-$510 million. These projections and the underlying assumptions involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those described below and actual results may vary significantly from these current projections.

DaVita will be holding a conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 on April 30, 2007 at noon Eastern Time. The dial in number is (800)-399-4406. A replay of the conference call will be available on DaVita’s official web page, www.davita.com, for the following 30 days.

This release contains forward–looking statements, including statements related to our 2007 operating results. Factors which could impact future results include the uncertainties associated with governmental regulations, general economic and other market conditions, accounting estimates and the risk factors set forth in the Company’s SEC filings, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties.

These risks and uncertainties include those relating to:

 

   

the concentration of profits generated from commercial payor plans,

 

   

possible reductions in private and government payment rates,

 

   

changes in pharmaceutical or anemia management practice patterns, payment policies, or pharmaceutical pricing,

 

   

our ability to maintain contracts with physician medical directors,

 

   

legal compliance risks, including our continued compliance with complex government regulations and the subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and DVA Renal Healthcare’s compliance with its corporate integrity agreement,

 

   

our ability to complete and integrate acquisitions of businesses, and

 

   

the successful integration of DVA Renal Healthcare, including its billing and collection operations.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

This release contains non-GAAP financial measures. For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see the attached reconciliation schedules.


DAVITA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006  

Net operating revenues

   $ 1,278,166     $ 1,163,188  

Operating expenses and charges:

    

Patient care costs

     881,585       817,773  

General and administrative

     113,221       104,168  

Depreciation and amortization

     45,790       41,891  

Provision for uncollectible accounts

     33,635       30,080  

Minority interests and equity income, net

     10,618       7,201  
                

Total operating expenses and charges

     1,084,849       1,001,113  
                

Operating income

     193,317       162,075  

Debt expense

     (68,870 )     (70,459 )

Other income

     3,195       3,874  
                

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     127,642       95,490  

Income tax expense

     51,060       37,710  
                

Income from continuing operations

     76,582       57,780  

Discontinued operations

    

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         (311 )
                

Net income

   $ 76,582     $ 57,469  
                

Earnings per share:

    

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.73     $ 0.56  
                

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.73     $ 0.56  
                

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.72     $ 0.55  
                

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.72     $ 0.55  
                

Weighted average shares for earnings per share:

    

Basic

     105,013,000       102,581,000  
                

Diluted

     106,739,000       105,388,000  
                

 

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DAVITA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 76,582     $ 57,469  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     45,790       41,891  

Stock-based compensation expense

     7,702       5,692  

Tax benefits from stock award exercises

     6,307       19,515  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (5,426 )     (18,532 )

Deferred income taxes

     (2,194 )     (2,425 )

Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries

     10,828       8,104  

Distributions to minority interests

     (10,106 )     (5,180 )

Equity investment income

     (210 )     (903 )

Loss (gain) on disposal of discontinued operations and other dispositions

     1,552       (663 )

Non-cash debt and non-cash rent charges

     6,946       5,321  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:

    

Accounts receivable

     25,875       (5,558 )

Inventories

     19,667       (18,911 )

Other receivables and other current assets

     (4,471 )     (17,850 )

Other long term assets

     (1,873 )     (1,210 )

Accounts payable

     (46,387 )     (32,723 )

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (33,988 )     5,223  

Other current liabilities

     (31,636 )     (1,350 )

Income taxes

     26,389       (63,828 )

Other long-term liabilities

     (3,316 )     2,354  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     88,031       (23,564 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of investments

     (20,975 )     —    

Additions of property and equipment, net

     (49,444 )     (47,991 )

Acquisitions and purchases of other ownership interests

     (189 )     (22,845 )

Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales

     98       17,734  

Proceeds from sale of investments

     6,236       —    

Investments in and advances to affiliates, net

     4,650       2,635  

Purchase of intangible assets

     (55 )     (5,015 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (59,679 )     (55,482 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Borrowings

     3,898,955       785,231  

Payments on long-term debt

     (3,894,640 )     (898,443 )

Deferred financing costs

     (4,048 )     (2 )

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     5,426       18,532  

Stock option exercises and other share issuances, net

     12,137       21,063  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) provided by financing activities

     17,830       (73,619 )
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     46,182       (152,665 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     310,202       431,811  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 356,384     $ 279,146  
                

 

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DAVITA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 
ASSETS             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 356,384     $ 310,202  

Short-term investments

     5,815       4,734  

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $177,458 and $171,757

     906,510       932,385  

Inventories

     69,452       89,119  

Other receivables

     146,180       148,842  

Other current assets

     28,500       25,124  

Deferred income taxes

     235,191       199,090  
                

Total current assets

     1,748,032       1,709,496  

Property and equipment, net

     854,797       849,966  

Amortizable intangibles, net

     194,741       203,721  

Investments in third-party dialysis businesses

     1,823       1,813  

Long-term investments

     33,778       13,174  

Other long-term assets

     41,735       45,793  

Goodwill

     3,663,091       3,667,853  
                
   $ 6,537,997     $ 6,491,816  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Accounts payable

   $ 205,299     $ 251,686  

Other liabilities

     441,583       473,219  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     302,689       341,766  

Current portion of long-term debt

     34,133       20,871  

Income taxes payable

     59,342       24,630  
                

Total current liabilities

     1,043,046       1,112,172  

Long-term debt

     3,721,373       3,730,380  

Other long-term liabilities

     54,398       50,076  

Alliance and product supply agreement, net

     102,255       105,263  

Deferred income taxes

     135,286       125,642  

Minority interests

     127,496       122,359  

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)

    

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 195,000,000 shares authorized; 134,862,283 shares issued; 105,200,346 and 104,636,608 shares outstanding)

     135       135  

Additional paid-in capital

     647,240       630,091  

Retained earnings

     1,210,094       1,129,621  

Treasury stock, at cost (29,661,937 and 30,225,675 shares)

     (517,093 )     (526,920 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     13,767       12,997  
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,354,143       1,245,924  
                
   $ 6,537,997     $ 6,491,816  
                

 

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DAVITA INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

(unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except for per share and per treatment data)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    March 31,
2006
 
Financial Results:                   

Income from continuing operations

   $ 76.6     $ 74.1     $ 57.8  

Net income

   $ 76.6     $ 74.1     $ 57.5  

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.72     $ 0.70     $ 0.55  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.72     $ 0.70     $ 0.55  

Operating income

   $ 193.3     $ 188.5     $ 162.1  

Operating income margin

     15.1 %     14.8 %     13.9 %

Other comprehensive income

      

Unrealized gain (loss) on securities, net of tax (expense) benefit of ($0.5), $0.7, and ($3.9)

   $ 0.8     ($ 1.1 )   $ 6.2  

Business Metrics:

      

Volume

      

Treatments

     3,700,271       3,723,198       3,501,032  

Number of treatment days

     77.4       78.6       77.0  

Treatments per day

     47,807       47,369       45,468  

Per day year-over-year increase

     5.1 %     7.0 %     98.7 %

Non-acquired growth year-over-year

     4.0 %     5.5 %     4.6 %

Revenue

      

Total operating revenue

   $ 1,278     $ 1,273     $ 1,163  

Dialysis revenue per treatment, including the lab

   $ 337.84     $ 334.45     $ 326.52  

Per treatment increase from previous quarter

     1.0 %     0.9 %     2.0 %

Per treatment increase from previous year

     3.5 %     4.5 %     1.5 %

Expenses

      

A. Patient care costs

      

Percent of revenue

     69.0 %     68.6 %     70.3 %

Per treatment

   $ 238.25     $ 234.36     $ 233.58  

Per treatment increase from previous quarter

     1.7 %     0.3 %     2.2 %

Per treatment increase from previous year

     2.0 %     2.6 %     6.2 %

B. General & administrative expenses

      

Percent of revenue

     8.9 %     9.8 %     9.0 %

Per treatment

   $ 30.60     $ 33.43     $ 29.75  

Per treatment (decrease) increase from previous quarter

     (8.5 %)     8.1 %     6.7 %

Per treatment increase (decrease) from previous year

     2.9 %     19.9 %     (3.4 %)

C. Bad debt expense as a percent of total operating revenue

     2.6 %     2.6 %     2.6 %

D. Consolidated effective tax rate from continuing operations

     40.0 %     39.0 %     39.5 %

 

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DAVITA INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA—continued

(unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except for per share and per treatment data)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    March 31,
2006
 

Cash Flow

      

Operating cash flow

   $ 88.0     $ 190.1     $ (23.6 )

Operating cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers (1)

   $ 88.0     $ 190.1     $ 61.8  

Operating cash flow last twelve months

   $ 631.2     $ 519.6     $ 350.6  

Operating cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers last twelve months (1)

   $ 631.2     $ 604.9     $ 435.9  

Free cash flow (1)

   $ 61.4     $ 158.9     $ (43.3 )

Free cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers (1)

   $ 61.4     $ 158.9     $ 42.0  

Free cash flow last twelve months (1)

   $ 515.2     $ 410.4     $ 274.9  

Free cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers last twelve months (1)

   $ 515.2     $ 495.8     $ 360.2  

Capital expenditures:

      

Development and relocations

   $ 21.3     $ 44.5     $ 26.3  

Routine maintenance/IT/other

   $ 28.1     $ 32.5     $ 21.7  

Acquisition expenditures

     —       $ 10.9     $ 22.8  

Accounts Receivable

      

Net receivables

   $ 907     $ 932     $ 859  

DSO

     66       70       69  

Debt/Capital Structure

      

Total debt, excluding debt premium

   $ 3,750     $ 3,751     $ 4,045  

Net debt, net of cash

   $ 3,394     $ 3,441     $ 3,765  

Leverage ratio (see Note 1)

     3.48x       3.66x       4.29x  

Clinical (quarterly averages)

      

Dialysis adequacy % of patients with Kt/V > 1.2

     93 %     93 %     93 %

Patients with albumin > 3.5

     83 %     84 %     83 %

(1) These are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see attached reconciliation schedules.

 

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DAVITA INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA—continued

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

Note 1: Calculation of the Leverage Ratio

Under the Company’s current Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Credit Agreement), the leverage ratio is defined as all funded debt plus the face amount of all letters of credit issued, minus cash and cash equivalents, divided by “Consolidated EBITDA”. The leverage ratio determines the interest rate margin payable by the Company for its term loan A and revolving line of credit under the Credit Agreement by establishing the margin over the base interest rate (LIBOR) that is applicable. The following leverage ratio was calculated using “Consolidated EBITDA” as defined in the Credit Agreement. The calculation below is based on the last twelve months of “Consolidated EBITDA”, pro forma for the routine acquisitions that occurred during the period. The Company’s management believes that the presentation of “Consolidated EBITDA” is useful to investors to enhance their understanding of the Company’s leverage ratio under its Credit Agreement.

 

    

Rolling 12-months

ended March 31, 2007

 

Income from continuing operations

   $ 308,131  

Income taxes

     199,780  

Debt expense including the write off of deferred financing costs

     274,937  

Depreciation and amortization

     177,194  

Minority interests and equity income, net

     39,250  

Valuation gain on Product Supply Agreement

     (37,968 )

Other

     (8 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     28,399  
        

“Consolidated EBITDA”

   $ 989,715  
        
     March 31, 2007  

Total debt, excluding debt premium

   $ 3,750,486  

Letters of credit issued

     50,131  
        
     3,800,617  

Less: cash and cash equivalents

     (356,384 )
        

Consolidated net debt

   $ 3,444,233  
        

Last twelve months “Consolidated EBITDA”

   $ 989,715  
        

Leverage ratio

     3.48x  
        

In accordance with the Company’s Credit Agreement, the Company’s leverage ratio cannot exceed 5.75 to 1.0 as of March 31, 2007. At that date, the Company’s leverage ratio did not exceed 5.75 to 1.0.

 

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RECONCILIATIONS FOR NON-GAAP MEASURES

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

1. Operating cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers:

We believe that operating cash flow excluding the income tax payment on divested centers enhances a user’s understanding of our normal operating cash flows for these periods by providing a measure that is more meaningful because it excludes non-recurring transactions that can cause unusual fluctuations in our operating cash flows and accordingly is more comparable to prior periods and indicative of consistent operating cash flow items. This measure is not a measure of financial performance under United States generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flows or as a measure of liquidity.

 

     Three months ended  
    

March 31,

2007

   December 31,
2006
   March 31,
2006
 

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 88,031    $ 190,108    $ (23,564 )

Income tax payment on divested centers

     —        —        85,328  
                      
   $ 88,031    $ 190,108    $ 61,764  
                      

 

     Rolling 12-Month Period
     March 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006
  

March 31,

2006

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 631,166    $ 519,571    $ 350,584

Income tax payment on divested centers

     —        85,328      85,328
                    
   $ 631,166    $ 604,899    $ 435,912
                    

 

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RECONCILIATIONS FOR NON-GAAP MEASURES

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

2. Free cash flow and free cash flow, excluding the income tax payment on divested centers:

Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures for routine maintenance and information technology. We believe free cash flow and free cash flow excluding the income tax payment on divested centers are useful adjuncts to cash flow from operating activities and other measurements under United States generally accepted accounting principles, since free cash flow is a meaningful measure of our ability to fund acquisition and development activities and meet our debt service requirements and because free cash flow excluding the income tax payment on divested centers excludes a non-recurring transaction that can cause unusual fluctuations in our free cash flows and accordingly is more comparable to prior periods and indicative of consistent free cash items. Free cash flow and free cash flow excluding the income tax payment on divested centers are not measures of financial performance under United States generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flows or as a measure of liquidity.

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    March 31,
2006
 

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 88,031     $ 190,108     $ (23,564 )

Less: Expenditures for routine maintenance and information technology

     (26,589 )     (31,214 )     (19,726 )
                        

Free cash flow

   $ 61,442     $ 158,894     $ (43,290 )

Income tax payment on divested centers

     —         —         85,328  
                        
   $ 61,442     $ 158,894     $ 42,038  
                        

 

     Rolling 12-Month Period  
     March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
   

March 31,

2006

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 631,166     $ 519,571     $ 350,584  

Less: Expenditures for routine maintenance and information technology

     (115,994 )     (109,131 )     (75,731 )
                        

Free cash flow

   $ 515,172     $ 410,440     $ 274,853  

Income tax payment on divested centers

     —         85,328       85,328  
                        
   $ 515,172     $ 495,768     $ 360,181  
                        

 

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