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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowArcadia Resources Inc. saw its losses mount in its most recent quarter as revenue from its medical staffing
service declined more than its pharmacy business grew.
The Indianapolis-based company lost $4.1
million, or 3 cents per share, in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss
of $3.2 million, or 2 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago.
Revenue
fell 4 percent, to $25.6 million, compared with the same quarter a year ago.
Arcadia its trying
to grow its DailyMed pharmaceutical service, which packages the right dosages of
prescriptions into individual packets, to make it easier for patients on numerous
medications to stick to their regimens.
Earlier this year, Arcadia announced a partnership
with Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. to provide the DailyMed service to Medicaid patients WellPoint serves in five states.
The project began in Arcadia’s most recent quarter in Virginia, but rolled out more slowly than anticipated because Arcadia
had trouble reaching patients by phone.
Arcadia announced today it is now rolling out DailyMed to WellPoint customers
in California. One of Arcadia’s first DailyMed clients was the Indiana Medicaid program.
While Arcadia’s pharmacy revenue
grew slower than expected, it still soared 181 percent over the same quarter last year, to a total of $3.4 million. Profit
margins in that business also grew to 15.1 percent, up from 11.1 percent in the previous quarter. Medical staffing revenue
fell 12.5 percent, to $21.7 million.
"We remain dually focused on growth and operational improvements in our two
core businesses," said Marvin R. Richardson, Arcadia’s CEO, in a statement.
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