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AMN remains a Best Idea Long. The beat was tremendous. AMN guided 1Q21 revenue well above consensus to $800MM-$820MM vs. consensus of $620MM.
COVID-19 has been a positive driver, but later in the call management indicated that they expect 2Q21 to trend well above the $605MM estimate.
“…when you take all into account, we would at this point, be thinking about second quarter revenue, something more in the low $700 million range. And all that would be down around 10% from the Q1 guide, that would still reflect year-over-year growth of around 15% to 20%.”
Management also pointed to other positive drivers like burnout, vaccinations, and the return to in-person care, corroborating our view that there were multiple waves of demand emerging for AMN as COVID-19 recedes.
As we’ve been hearing in our checks with physicians, staffing remains tight. Wages rates for AMN are rising 20% which we expect to persist through 2021 and into 2022.
The dynamics of deferred care will bring a wave of A) patients who have merely waited for a vaccine to return to a physician, and a rise of acuity that typically comes from waiting to see a doctor, and B) the long-term disability for COVID-19 patients, even for patients with milder cases.
