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GoHealth Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Year End 2021 Results

CHICAGO, March 1, 2022GoHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOCO), a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, announced today preliminary, unaudited financial results and select operating metrics for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.

  • Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 is expected to be in the range of $425.0 million to $470.0 million, compared with $445.9 million for the prior year period. Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 is expected to be in the range of $1,040.0 million to $1,085.0 million, compared with $877.4 million for the prior year and the Company’s previously issued guidance of $1,200.0 million to $1,300.0 million. These expected net revenue ranges are inclusive of a 15% Medicare Advantage (“MA”) lifetime value (“LTV”) constraint applied to all MA policies sold in the fourth quarter of 2021 and negative revenue adjustments relating to performance obligations satisfied in 2018, 2019, 2020 and the first nine months of 2021 (the “Lookback Adjustments”), as further described below.
  • Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2021 is expected to be in the range of $52.7 million to $38.8 million, compared with net income of $133.1 million for the prior year period. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 is expected to be in the range of $155.0 million to $141.0 million, compared with net income of $97.2 million for the prior year and the Company’s previously issued guidance of net income in the range of $126.6 million to $156.6 million. These expected net loss ranges exclude an expected goodwill impairment charge, as further described below.
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 for the fourth quarter of 2021 is expected to be in the range of negative $5.5 million to positive $8.5 million, compared with positive $169.9 million for the prior year period.  Adjusted EBITDA1 for the year ended December 31, 2021 is expected to be in the range of $26.5 million to $40.5 million, compared with $271.0 million for the prior year and the Company’s previously issued guidance of $300.0 million to $330.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA1 includes the impact of the Lookback Adjustments for both the fourth quarter of 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2021, which is expected to have an unfavorable impact in the range of $102.0 million to $109.0 million and $108.0 million to $115.0.
  • Lookback Adjustments are expected to be in the range of $150.0 million to $160.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $160.0 million to $170.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
  • MA Approved Submissions are expected to be in the range of 633,500 to 672,700 for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 1,150,800 to 1,190,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to 327,920 in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 637,188 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
  • MA LTV Per Approved Submission is expected to be in the range of $786 to $835 for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $850 to $900 for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $1,073 in the fourth quarter of 2020 and $995 for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The MA LTV ranges for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2021 are inclusive of a 15% constraint applied to all MA policies sold in the fourth quarter of 2021.

About GoHealth, Inc.

GoHealth is a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company. Enrolling in a health insurance plan can be confusing for customers, and the seemingly small differences between plans can lead to significant out-of-pocket costs or lack of access to critical medicines and even providers. GoHealth combines cutting-edge technology, data science and deep industry expertise to build trusted relationships with consumers and match them with the healthcare policy and carrier that is right for them. Since its inception, GoHealth has enrolled millions of people in Medicare plans and individual and family plans. For more information, visit https://www.gohealth.com/.

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