Quarterly Report • May 28, 2024
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MLP SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ A.Ş. Interim Report of the Board of Directors for the Three Months Ended as of March 31, 2024
| 1. Overview: 1 | |
|---|---|
| 2. Corporate Structure: 1 | |
| 2.1 Shareholder Structure: 1 | |
| 2.2 Major Participations (as of March 31, 2024): 1 | |
| 2.3 Organizational Chart: 2 | |
| 3. Developments During the Period: 2 | |
| 4. Corporate Governance Compliance Report: 3 | |
| 4.1 Corporate Governance Principles Compliance Report: 3 | |
| 4.2 Stock Information 4 | |
| 4.3 General Assembly Meetings: 5 | |
| 4.4 The Structure and the Formation of the Board of Directors: 6 | |
| 4.5 Working Principles of the Board of Directors: 7 | |
| 4.6 The Number, the Structure and the Independence of the Committees within the Board of | |
| Directors: 7 | |
| 5. Q1 2024 Earnings Release 8 |
Founded in 1993, MLP Care ("MLP Care", "the Group" or "the Company") continue operations with the Liv Hospital and Medical Park brands. MLP Care is the most widespread Turkish private healthcare group, with 30 hospitals and around 5,900 beds, located in 13 cities across Turkey, Baku, Azerbaijan and Budapest, Hungary.
| Shareholder Name | Ownership Interest (%) |
Ownership Interest |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (thousand TL) | |||
| Lightyear Healthcare B.V. | 34.67% | 72,131 | |
| Sancak Yatırım İç ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (*) | 15.35% | 31,943 | |
| Usta Group - Elbaşı Group | 14.97% | 31,130 | |
| Publicly Traded (**) | 35.01% | 72,833 | |
| Total | 100.00% | 208,037 |
(*) As of March 9, 2023, the title of Sancak İnşaat Turizm Nakliyat ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. has been registered as Sancak Yatırım İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş..
(**) The shareholders of the Company purchased 6,827 thousand shares from the publicy traded portion of the capital. Distribution of the shares purchased is as follows; 3,642 thousand shares representing 5% of the publicly traded portion were purchased by Lightyear ("Lightyear Healthcare B.V." ve "Hujori Financieringen B.V."), 1,613 thousand shares representing 2.21% of the publicly traded portion of the capital were purchased by Sancak Yatırım, 943 thousand shares representing 1.29% of the publicly traded portion of the capital were purchased by Muharrem Usta, 314 thousand shares representing 0.43% of the publicly traded portion of the capital were purchased by Adem Elbaşı and lastly other shareholders purchased 314 shares representing 0.43% of the publicly traded portion. 1,613 thousand shares purchased by Sancak Yatırım from the publicy traded portion were sold on September 24, 2018. 126 thousand shares purchased by İzzet Usta and 18 thousand shares purchased by Adem Elbaşı from the publicly traded portion were sold.
| Trade Name | Proportion of |
|---|---|
| ownership | |
| Temar Tokat Manyetik Rezonans Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Turizm A.Ş. ("Tokat | 58.84% |
| Hastanesi") | |
| Samsun Medikal Grup Özel Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. ("Samsun Hastanesi") | 80.00% |
| Tasfiye Halinde Özel Samsun Medikal Tıp Merkezi ve Sağlık Hizmetleri Tic. | |
| Ltd. Şti. ("Samsun Tıp Merkezi") | 100.00% |
| MS Sağlık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş. ("MS Sağlık") | 100.00% |
| Mediplaza Sağlık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş. ("Mediplaza") | 75.00% |
| MA Group Sağlık ve Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş. ("MA Group") | 51.00% |
| BTR Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. ("BTR Sağlık") | 100.00% |
| İstanbul Meditime Sağlık Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. ("Meditime Sağlık") | 100.00% |
| MLP Gaziantep Sağlık Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi ("MLP Gaziantep Sağlık")* | 100.00% |
| Sotte Sağlık Temizlik Yemek Medikal Turizm İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş. ("Sotte | |
| Sağlık Temizlik Yemek") | 100.00% |
| Kuzey Medikal Pazarlama İnşaat Taşımacılık San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. ("Kuzey") | 100.00% |
|---|---|
| Artımed Medikal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. ("Artımed") | 100.00% |
| 21. Yüzyıl Anadolu Vakfı ("21.Yüzyıl Anadolu Vakfı") | 100.00% |
| Kuzey Doğu Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Kuzey Doğu) | 100.00% |
* Group's share on MLP Gaziantep Sağlık has increased to 100% as of July 18, 2023.

In accordance with the Turkish Commercial Code and Article 4.3.7 of the Corporate Governance Principles annexed to the Capital Markets Board's ("CMB") Corporate Governance Communiqué (II-17.1), the necessary application has been made to the CMB for the Independent Board Membership of Temel Güzeloğlu and Betül Ebru Edin, who have declared their candidacy to be elected at the first Ordinary General Assembly meeting of our Company. In the application, the independence declarations and resumes of the candidates and the Corporate Governance Committee's assessment report on the independence of the candidates were submitted to the CMB.
CMB has decided not to express any negative opinion on the independent board member candidates
Our Company's Board of Directors has taken the following decisions;
Özel Medical Park İncek Hospital, whose licence transfer processes have been completed as of April 16, 2024, has 182 beds capacity.
Following its periodic annual review of the corporate credit rating, JCR Eurasia Rating rated the consolidated structure of MLP Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. ("MLP Care") in investment level category with high credit quality at national level and upgraded the ratings as "AA- (Tr)" from ''A+ (Tr)'' on the Long-Term National Issuer Credit Rating and upgraded the Short-Term National Issuer Credit Rating as "J1+ (Tr)" from "J1 (Tr)" with "Stable" outlooks. On the other hand, the Long Term International Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Credit Ratings and outlooks have been assigned as "BB/Negative" which are capped with the sovereign ratings and outlooks of Republic of Turkey.
The rating upgrade was driven by the MLP Care's continuing strong revenue growth, sustainable EBITDA growth and improved operational profitability indicators, low level of leverage underpinned by asset light expansion strategy and successful ramp-up of acquired and newly opened hospitals, diversification funding structure through debt security issuances, strong equity level supported by internal resource generation capacity, diversification of income stream supporting predictable cash flow generation, national position in private healthcare industry supported by established brand-names and concepts, and enhanced practice of corporate governance principles.
In accordance with the resolution No. 2/49 made by the Capital Markets Board of the Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey on January 10, 2019, the Company disclosed the "Compliance Report Format (CRF)" which indicates the compliance status of the Company with the principles of voluntary compliance and the "Corporate Governance Information Form (CGIF)" which indicates the existing corporate governance practices, on the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) in March 25, 2024. The aforementioned announcements can be reached through https://www.kap.org.tr/en/sirketbilgileri/ozet/2118-mlp-saglik-hizmetleri-a-s link.
Number of Shares: 208,037,202 (each with a nominal value of TL 1.00 per share)
Date of IPO: February 13, 2018
Public: 35.01% (TFRS Report)
| January 1 – March 31, 2024 | Lowest | Highest | Average | March 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Price (TL) | 139.90 | 193.50 | 165.78 | 192.40 |
| Market Value (million USD) | 972 | 1,257 | 1,103 | 1,236 |

In our General Assembly Meeting held on May 13, 2024, DRT Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. (A Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited) has been selected as the independent auditor to audit our Company's financial reports for the year 2024 accounting period and to fulfill all other obligations required for the auditors by Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 and Capital Markets Law numbered 6362 and related regulations.
According to the Article 18 "General Assembly Meetings" of the Articles of Association, the process of the General Assembly Meeting has been regulated by an internal directive. The aforementioned "Internal Directive on Working Principles and Procedures of the General Assembly" entered into force in 2013. Therefore, MLP Care's Annual Ordinary General Assembly Meeting for the year 2023 has been arranged in accordance with this directive.
In its meeting dated April 17, 2024, our Board of Directors resolved by majority of votes to hold the Annual Ordinary General Assembly Meeting for the year 2023, on May 13, 2024 Monday at 10:00 a.m. at the address "Liv Hospital Vadistanbul Ayazağa Mahallesi, Kemerburgaz Caddesi, Vadistanbul Park Etabı, 7F Blok Sarıyer, İstanbul" with the agenda below, to make the related announcements and to take all the necessary actions required by the Turkish Commercial Code, the Articles of Association as well as other related regulations to materialize and finalize the meeting.
Also within the framework of the measures announced by the Turkish Ministry of Trade, it was emphazised to advise that the shareholders to participate in the general assembly meetings electronically without participating in the physical environment and to remind that shareholders who want to participate in the general assembly electronically can vote with the Electronic General Assembly System.
Company's Board of Directors comprises of six members:
It's aimed to carry out the duties of the Board in accordance with the Corporate Governance Principles in a transparent, accountable, fair, and responsible manner. In this context, in line with the Corporate Governance Principles, the Board meetings are conducted regularly (at least four times a year) in a way that it can efficiently carry out its duties. The members of the Board also hold meetings whenever it is necessary.
Board members aim attending every meeting and present their opinions. When there are dissenting opinions on reasonable and detailed grounds regarding the questions asked or different opinions expressed by Board members, these are recorded in the meeting minutes.
In its meeting held on May 13, 2024, the Board of Directors resolved to appoint the members of the Committees in accordance with the provisions of the Corporate Governance Communiqué numbered II-17.1 of the Capital Markets Board,
a) Temel Güzeloğlu, one of our board members, has been elected as the chairman of the Audit Committee, while Betül Ebru Edin has been elected as a member.
b) Betül Ebru Edin has been elected as the chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee, with Temel Güzeloğlu, Hatice Hale Özsoy Bıyıklı, and Deniz Can Yücel elected as members.
c) Betül Ebru Edin has been elected as the chairman of the Early Detection of Risk Committee, with Temel Güzeloğlu and Hatice Hale Özsoy Bıyıklı elected as members.
The resumes of the Committee Members and the Committee Charters, determining the principles of operation for each Committee, are available at our website "http://investor.mlpcare.com/en/".
Corporate Governance Committee and Early Detection of Risk Committee held a meeting on May 22, 2024, while the Audit Committee held a meeting on May 24, 2024. They will continue to convene at the frequency required by their regulations and carry out their duties in the upcoming period.
| (TL million) | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 7,960 | 6,010 | 32.5% |
| EBITDA1 | 2,034 | 1,330 | 53.0% |
| EBITDA margin (%)1 | 25.5% | 22.1% | 343bps |
| Net Profit/(Loss) Before Tax | 1,338 | 897 | 49.2% |
| Net Profit/(Loss) | 752 | 343 | 119.1% |
| Net Profit/(Loss) equity holders of the parent | 683 | 322 | 112.4% |
| Free Cash Flow | 2,202 | 2,035 | 8.2% |
| Capital Expenditure | 133 | 209 | (36.5%) |
| Net Debt | 3,622 | 3,732 | (2.9%) |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.5x | 0.9x |
1EBITDA and EBITDA margin calculated by deducting general administrative expenses from gross profit and adding depreciation and amortization expenses
"We made a strong start to the first quarter of 2024 with increasing occupancy rates and improving operational leverage. In April, we expanded our hospital network by acquiring a hospital with a capacity of 182 beds in Ankara. In the new year, we are deepening our efforts in the field of sustainability. As we prepare to publish our fourth sustainability report this year according to both GRI and TSRS standards, we will review our sustainability goals and set new KPIs."
| Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues (TL million) | 7,960 | 6,010 | 32.5% |
| Domestic Patient Revenues | 6,815 | 4,989 | 36.6% |
| Inpatient Revenues | 3,627 | 2,707 | 34.0% |
| Outpatient Revenues | 3,188 | 2,282 | 39.7% |
| Foreign Medical Tourism Revenues | 875 | 867 | 0.9% |
| Other Ancillary Business | 271 | 153 | 76.6% |
Domestic Patient Revenues: Revenues from domestic patients increased by 36.6% in Q1 2024 due to increased patient numbers and average prices. The inpatient revenues grew by 34.0% in Q1 2024. The outpatient revenues grew by 39.7% in Q1 2024.
Foreign Medical Tourism (FMT) Revenues: FMT revenues increased by 0.9% in Q1 2024.
Other Ancillary Business: Revenues from other ancillary business increased by 76.6% in Q1 2024 due to management consultancy revenues from hospitals.
Cost of Service and Expenses (Including Hospitals and Ancillary Business)
| Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Change (bps) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (% of Revenues) | 74.5% | 77.9% | (343) |
| Material | 14.2% | 13.9% | 32 |
| Doctor | 24.1% | 23.1% | 108 |
| Personnel | 21.0% | 21.9% | (88) |
| Outsourced services purchases | 5.8% | 6.6% | (77) |
| All other expenses | 9.3% | 12.5% | (318) |
Material consumption as a percentage of total revenue increased by 32 bps to 14.2% in Q1 2024 due to the rise in drug prices.
Doctor costs as a percentage of total revenue increased by 108 bps to 24.1% in Q1 2024.
Personnel expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased by 88 bps to 21.0% in Q1 2024.
Outsourced services purchases that consists of laboratory, imaging, cleaning, catering, security expenses as a percentage of the total revenue decreased by 77 bps to 5.8% in Q1 2024.
All other expenses(energy, rent, foreign and domestic marketing expenses, etc.) as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 9.3% in Q1 2024 mainly due to effect of operating laverage.
The operating cash flow increased by 4.0% to TL 2,335 million in Q1 2024 due to the robust EBITDA growth. Therefore, the operating cash flow/EBITDA ratio was at 114.8% in Q1 2024.
Free cash flow increased by 8.2% to TL 2,202 million in Q1 2024 due to lower capex and strong EBITDA growth. Therefore, free cash flow/EBITDA ratio was at 108.3% in Q1 2024.
Maintenance-related capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues was at 1.1% in Q1 2024. Total capital expenditures as a percentage of revenues was at 1.7% in Q1 2024.
| Net debt by currency (TL million) | Q1 2024 | Vertical % | 2023 | Vertical % | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | 1,643 | 45% | 2,213 | 59% | (25.8%) |
| USD + Euro (*) | (1,050) | (29%) | (1,083) | (29%) | (3.1%) |
| Total loan, financial leasing | 593 | 16% | 1,130 | 30% | (47.5%) |
| TL (IFRS 16) | 2,896 | 80% | 2,460 | 66% | 17.7% |
| USD + Euro (IFRS 16) | 133 | 4% | 142 | 4% | (5.9%) |
| Total lease liabilities (IFRS16) | 3,030 | 84% | 2,602 | 70% | 16.4% |
| Total net debt | 3,622 | 100% | 3,732 | 100% | (2.9%) |
(*)There is a net long position of USD 30.1 million in foreign currency.
The net debt/EBITDA ratio was decreased to 0.5x in Q1 2024 on the back of strong operating performance from 0.6x in 2023.
In Q1 2024, net debt excluding obligations under operational leases related to TFRS 16 decreased by TL 537 million to TL 593 million.
The net debt/EBITDA ratio without IFRS 16 lease liability decreased to 0.1x in Q1 2024 from 0.2x in 2023.
Total net debt including obligations under operational leases related to TFRS 16 decreased by 3% to TL 3,622 million.
As of March 31, 2024, total nominal value of purchased shares have become TL 19,857,500 which represents 9.5452% of the share capital. As of May 24, 2024 total nominal value of repurchased shares have become TL 20,535,000 which represents 9.8708% of the share capital.

| TL million | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7,960 | 6,010 | 32.5% |
| Cost of service (-) | (5,885) | (4,513) | 30.4% |
| Gross profit | 2,076 | 1,497 | 38.7% |
| General administrative expenses (-) | (649) | (621) | 4.4% |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses (Cost of service) | 564 | 417 | 35.2% |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses (General administrative expenses) |
43 | 37 | 15.8% |
| EBITDA1 | 2,034 | 1,330 | 53.0% |
| EBITDA margin (%)1 | 25.5% | 22.1% | 343bps |
1EBITDA and EBITDA margin calculated by deducting general administrative expenses from gross profit and adding depreciation and amortization expenses
| Unaudited | Unaudited | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TL million | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Change (%) |
| Revenue | 7,960 | 6,010 | %32.5 |
| Cost of service (-) | (5,885) | (4,513) | %30.4 |
| Gross profit | 2,076 | 1,497 | %38.7 |
| General administration expenses (-) | (649) | (621) | %4.4 |
| Other income from operations | 288 | 82 | %250.2 |
| Other expenses from operations (-) | (276) | (86) | %220.1 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 1,439 | 871 | %65.1 |
| Income from investing activities | 0 | 17 | (%98.7) |
| Expense from investing activities (-) | -- | (4) | (%100.0) |
| EBIT | 1,439 | 884 | %62.7 |
| EBIT margin | 18.1% | 14.7% | 336bps |
| Interest (expenses) / income, net (-) | (587) | (610) | (%3.8) |
| Net foreign exchange profit / (loss) (including hedging cost) | (9) | (27) | (%65.6) |
| Monetary gain / (loss) | 495 | 650 | (%23.8) |
| Net profit / (loss) before tax | 1,338 | 897 | %49.2 |
| Tax income / (expense) from operations | (586) | (554) | %5.8 |
| Net profit / (loss) | 752 | 343 | %119.1 |
| Net profit / (loss) non-controlling interest | 69 | 22 | %219.7 |
| Net profit / (loss) equity holders of the parent | 683 | 322 | %112.4 |
| TL million | Unaudited March 31, 2024 |
Audited December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,557 | 3,236 |
| Financial investments | -- | -- |
| Trade receivables | 4,441 | 4,208 |
| Inventory | 1,282 | 1,239 |
| Short term other assets | 969 | 1,051 |
| Current assets | 9,248 | 9,734 |
| Tangible and intangible fixed assets | 9,494 | 9,618 |
| Right of use assets | 9,590 | 8,332 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,346 | 2,082 |
| Long term other assets | 3,216 | 2,930 |
| Non-current assets | 23,645 | 22,962 |
| Total assets | 32,894 | 32,695 |
| Trade payables | 4,717 | 4,697 |
| Short term other liabilities | 2,309 | 2,005 |
| Short term financial liabilities (incl, financial and operational leases) |
2,673 | 3,524 |
| Current liabilities | 9,699 | 10,226 |
| Long term other liabilities | 457 | 482 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 4,071 | 3,709 |
| Long term financial liabilities (incl, financial | ||
| and operational leases) | 3,506 | 3,444 |
| Non-current liabilities | 8,033 | 7,635 |
| Shareholders' equity | 14,925 | 14,584 |
| Non-controlling interest | 236 | 250 |
| Equity | 15,161 | 14,834 |
| Total liabilities & equity | 32,894 | 32,695 |
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