Joint Corp. reports Q2 EPS 1c, consensus 1c

Reports Q2 preliminary revenue $29.3M, consensus $30.22M.Reported system-wide comp sales of 5%…”Our system-wide sales, preliminary revenue, and preliminary Adjusted EBITDA grew in second quarter of 2023 compared to the prior year period, reflecting our ongoing franchise license sales, clinic openings, and new patient acquisition,” said Peter D. Holt, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Joint Corp. “Our team is dedicated to improving clinic performance and company profitability. To fuel greater increases in revenue and drive higher new patient acquisition counts, we are executing additional digital, automated and traditional marketing strategies. To lower our G&A expense run rate, we are implementing cost reduction efforts. And, to improve our bottom line, we are evaluating our corporate portfolio. As a first step, we expect to cull approximately 10% of our owned or managed clinics in accretive transactions. This strategy is supported by the chiropractic care market’s robust fundamentals. Pain remains an epidemic and continues to drive patients to natural, more holistic treatments. Americans are spending $19.5 billion annually on chiropractic care.”