Elevance Health Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV) reported first quarter 2024 results with operating revenue of $42.3 billion, up 0.9% from 1Q 2023. Diluted EPS increased by 15.5% to $9.59 and adjusted diluted EPS by 12.5% to $10.64. FY 2024 EPS guidance raised to over $34.05 and adjusted EPS to over $37.20. A strategic partnership with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice was announced to advance primary care and physician enablement.

Financial Analyst

Elevance Health's marginal increase in operating revenue to $42.3 billion suggests a stable demand for their services despite a slight attrition in Medicaid membership. Their operational discipline is evident from an improved operating margin of 7.1%, which speaks to their efficiency gains and premium rate adjustments in line with medical cost trends. The increase in diluted EPS by 15.5% is a strong indicator of profitability and may attract investors looking for companies with robust earnings growth. The raise in full-year earnings guidance shows management's confidence in continued financial performance, which might be a signal for potential future growth.

Market Analyst

The acquisition of BioPlus and strategic partnership signal Elevance Health's commitment to expansion and innovation in care delivery. Such moves can often be interpreted as a proactive approach in a highly competitive healthcare sector, which could potentially enhance the company's market position. The share repurchase authorization remaining at $3.6 billion also reflects a shareholder-friendly policy that might contribute to EPS growth and underpin stock value appreciation. However, an increase in days in claims payable suggests a need to monitor the company's liquidity management practices.

Healthcare Sector Specialist

Elevance Health’s focus on Carelon's capabilities and the strategic partnership aimed at improving care delivery aligns with industry-wide shifts towards value-based care. Their efforts in physician enablement and the improvement in the benefit expense ratio, even by a modest 0.20%, indicates tighter cost control which is critical in the healthcare industry. However, investors should be mindful of the challenges faced in Medicaid membership, as policy changes and eligibility redeterminations can introduce volatility in membership numbers and associated revenue.

• 1Q 2024 operating revenue of $42.3 billion, up 0.9% from 1Q 2023
• 1Q 2024 diluted EPS¹ of $9.59, up 15.5% from 1Q 2023 and adjusted diluted EPS² of $10.64, up 12.5%
• FY 2024 diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised to greater than $34.05 and $37.20, respectively
• Launching strategic partnership to advance primary care and physician enablement

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE: ELV) reported first quarter 2024 results.

“First quarter results reflect disciplined execution of our strategic initiatives during a dynamic time for our industry. We are making significant progress expanding Carelon’s capabilities, scaling our flywheel for enterprise growth, and delivering results for all stakeholders. Given the solid start to the year, we have increased our outlook for full year earnings. Earlier this week, we also announced the next step in our journey to expand access to high-quality, patient-centered, value-based care in our local markets. This strategic partnership with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has the potential to accelerate innovation in care delivery, enhance healthcare experiences, and improve health outcomes, all while advancing our value-based care and physician enablement strategy.”

Gail K. Boudreaux
President and Chief Executive Officer

1.		Earnings per diluted share ("EPS").
2.		Refer to GAAP reconciliation tables.

	Elevance Health
	Consolidated Enterprise Highlights
	(Unaudited)
	(In billions)	Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2023
	Operating Revenue1	$42.3		$41.9		$42.5
	Operating Gain1,2	$3.0		$2.8		$1.3
	Operating Margin1	7.1 %		6.8 %		3.0 %

1.		See “Basis of Presentation.”
2.		Operating Gain for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, include items that are excluded from adjusted shareholders' net income. See "GAAP Reconciliation."

Operating revenue was $42.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $0.4 billion, or approximately 1 percent compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was driven by higher premium yields to reflect medical cost trend, and growth in Carelon, including a full quarter of revenue from BioPlus, which closed in February of 2023, partially offset by attrition in Medicaid membership.

The benefit expense ratio was 85.6 percent, an improvement of 20 basis points, driven primarily by premium rate adjustments to cover medical cost trend in our Health Benefits business. Days in Claims Payable was 49.0 days as of March 31, 2024, an increase of 1.7 days from December 31, 2023, and an increase of 3.0 days compared to March 31, 2023.

The operating expense ratio was 11.6 percent, an increase of 10 basis points due to investment and integration costs. Excluding adjustment items, the operating expense ratio was unchanged at 11.4 percent.

Elevance Health now expects net income per diluted share to be greater than $34.05 in 2024 and adjusted diluted net income per share to be greater than $37.20.

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating cash flow for the first quarter was $2.0 billion, or 0.9 times net income. As of March 31, 2024, cash and investments at the parent company totaled approximately $1.0 billion.

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased 1.1 million shares of its common stock for $566 million, at a weighted average price of $492.76. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $3.6 billion of Board approved share repurchase authorization remaining. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share, representing a distribution of cash totaling $379 million.

Health Benefits is comprised of Individual, Employer Group risk-based, Employer Group fee-based, BlueCard, Medicare, Medicaid, and Federal Health Products & Services businesses.

	Health Benefits
	Reportable Segment Highlights
	(Unaudited)
	(In billions)	Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2023
	Operating Revenue1	$37.3		$37.3		$36.5
	Operating Gain1,2	$2.3		$2.1		$0.8
	Operating Margin1	6.1 %		5.8 %		2.1 %

1.		See “Basis of Presentation.”
2.		Operating Gain for the three months ended March 31, 2023, has been restated for the realignment of Carelon Global Solutions. See footnote 4 to the Reportable Segment Highlight Details table.

Operating revenue was $37.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024, unchanged compared to the prior year quarter, as premium rate increases to reflect medical cost trends were offset by Medicaid membership attrition associated with eligibility redeterminations and expected footprint adjustments.

Operating gain totaled $2.3 billion, an increase of 6 percent, driven by premium yields, including disciplined commercial underwriting.

Medical membership totaled approximately 46.2 million as of March 31, 2024, a decrease of 1.9 million, or 4 percent compared to the prior year quarter, driven by attrition in our Medicaid business associated with eligibility redeterminations and expected footprint adjustments. These membership losses were partially offset by growth in our commercial Employer Group fee-based, Affordable Care Act, and BlueCard membership.

Carelon is comprised of CarelonRx and Carelon Services.

	Carelon
	Reportable Segment Highlights
	(Unaudited)
	(In billions)	Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2023
	Operating Revenue1,2,3	$12.1		$11.5		$12.4
	Operating Gain1,2,3	$0.8		$0.7		$0.6
	Operating Margin1	6.7 %		6.5 %		4.8 %

1.		See “Basis of Presentation.”
2.		Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for Carelon in millions for the three months ended March 31, 2024, included $8,067 and $523 for CarelonRx; and $4,009 and $290 for Carelon Services, respectively. Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for Carelon for the three months ended March 31, 2023, included $8,024 and $512 for CarelonRx; and $3,460 and $229 for Carelon Services, respectively. Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for Carelon for the three months ended December 31, 2023, included $8,827 and $490 for CarelonRx; and $3,574 and $102 for Carelon Services, respectively.
3.		Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for the three months ended March 31, 2023, has been restated for the realignment of Carelon Global Solutions. See footnote 4 to the Reportable Segment Highlight Details table.

Operating revenue for Carelon was $12.1 billion in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $0.6 billion, or 5 percent compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was driven by the launch of new risk-based capabilities in Carelon Services and growth in CarelonRx, including a full quarter of revenue from the acquisition of BioPlus, which closed in February of 2023, and growth in external customers served, partially offset by the impact of Medicaid membership attrition on affiliated revenue streams.

Operating gain for Carelon totaled $0.8 billion, an increase of $72 million, or 10 percent, primarily driven by improved performance on certain risk-based arrangements in Carelon Services.

Quarterly Dividend

On April 16, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2024 dividend to shareholders of $1.63 per share. The second quarter dividend is payable on June 25, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 10, 2024.

About Elevance Health

Elevance Health is a lifetime, trusted health partner whose purpose is to improve the health of humanity. The company supports consumers, families, and communities across the entire healthcare journey – connecting them to the care, support, and resources they need to lead better lives. Elevance Health’s companies serve approximately 115 million consumers through a diverse portfolio of industry-leading medical, pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, and complex care solutions. For more information, please visit www.elevancehealth.com or follow us @ElevanceHealth on X and Elevance Health on LinkedIn.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) to discuss the company’s first quarter results and outlook. The conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call with the following numbers:

	888-947-9963 (Domestic)	800-876-4955 (Domestic Replay)
	312-470-0178 (International)	203-369-3997 (International Replay)

The access code for today's conference call is 3972058. There is no access code for the replay. The replay will be available from 11:30 a.m. EDT today, until the end of the day on May 17, 2024. The call will also be available through a live webcast at www.elevancehealth.com under the “Investors” link. A webcast replay will be available following the call.

Basis of Presentation

1.		Operating revenue and operating gain/loss are the key measures used by management to evaluate performance in each of its reporting segments, allocate resources, set incentive compensation targets and to forecast future operating performance. Operating gain/loss is calculated as total operating revenue less benefit expense, cost of products sold and operating expense. It does not include net investment income, net gains/losses on financial instruments, interest expense, amortization of other intangible assets, gains/losses on extinguishment of debt or income taxes, as these items are managed in a corporate shared service environment and are not the responsibility of operating segment management. Refer to the GAAP reconciliation tables.
2.		Operating margin is defined as operating gain divided by operating revenue.

 Elevance Health
Earnings Release Financial Schedules and Supplementary Information
Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

• Membership and Other Metrics
• Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
• Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
• Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
• Supplemental Financial Information - Reportable Segments
• Supplemental Financial Information - Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable
• Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Elevance Health
Membership and Other Metrics
(Unaudited)
							Change from
Medical Membership (in thousands)	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2023		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2023
Individual	1,246		942		1,025		32.3 %		21.6 %
Employer Group Risk-Based	3,648		3,798		3,756		(3.9) %		(2.9) %
Commercial Risk-Based	4,894		4,740		4,781		3.2 %		2.4 %
BlueCard®	6,825		6,607		6,838		3.3 %		(0.2) %
Employer Group Fee-Based	20,622		20,278		20,227		1.7 %		2.0 %
Commercial Fee-Based	27,447		26,885		27,065		2.1 %		1.4 %
Medicare Advantage	2,017		2,053		2,047		(1.8) %		(1.5) %
Medicare Supplement	896		925		923		(3.1) %		(2.9) %
Total Medicare	2,913		2,978		2,970		(2.2) %		(1.9) %
Medicaid	9,327		11,889		10,503		(21.5) %		(11.2) %
Federal Employees Health Benefits	1,658		1,632		1,642		1.6 %		1.0 %
Total Medical Membership	46,239		48,124		46,961		(3.9) %		(1.5) %
Other Membership (in thousands)
Life and Disability Members	4,469		4,771		4,629		(6.3) %		(3.5) %
Dental Members	6,970		6,743		6,820		3.4 %		2.2 %
Dental Administration Members	1,841		1,697		1,729		8.5 %		6.5 %
Vision Members	10,251		9,904		9,944		3.5 %		3.1 %
Medicare Part D Standalone Members	262		264		260		(0.8) %		0.8 %
Other Metrics (in millions)
CarelonRx Quarterly Adjusted Scripts	77.0		75.7		78.0		1.7 %		(1.3) %
Carelon Services Consumers Served	102.9		104.0		103.3		(1.1) %		(0.4) %

Elevance Health
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)	Three Months Ended March 31
		2024				2023			Change
Revenues
Premiums	$	35,696			$	35,868			(0.5	)%
Product revenue		4,499				4,022			11.9	%
Service fees		2,078				2,008			3.5	%
Total operating revenue		42,273				41,898			0.9	%
Net investment income		465				387			20.2	%
Net losses on financial instruments		(161	)			(113	)		NM
Total revenues		42,577				42,172			1.0	%
Expenses
Benefit expense		30,546				30,786			(0.8	)%
Cost of products sold		3,825				3,481			9.9	%
Operating expense		4,886				4,800			1.8	%
Interest expense		265				251			5.6	%
Amortization of other intangible assets		116				235			(50.6	)%
Total expenses		39,638				39,553			0.2	%
Income before income tax expense		2,939				2,619			12.2	%
Income tax expense		690				615			12.2	%
Net income		2,249				2,004			12.2	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(3	)			(15	)		NM
Shareholders' net income	$	2,246			$	1,989			12.9	%
Shareholders' earnings per diluted share	$	9.59			$	8.30			15.5	%
Diluted shares		234.2				239.7			(2.3	)%
Benefit expense as a percentage of premiums		85.6	%			85.8	%		(20) bp
Operating expense as a percentage of total operating revenue		11.6	%			11.5	%		10 bp
Income before income tax expense as a percentage of total revenue		6.9	%			6.2	%		70 bp
"NM" = calculation not meaningful

Elevance Health
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In millions)	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Assets	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,226		$	6,526
Fixed maturity and equity securities		30,041			29,843
Premium and other receivables		18,293			17,865
Other current assets		6,388			5,795
Total current assets		60,948			60,029
Long-term investments		7,593			6,983
Property and equipment, net		4,451			4,359
Goodwill and other intangible assets		36,657			35,590
Other noncurrent assets		2,245			1,967
Total assets	$	111,894		$	108,928
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Medical claims payable	$	16,459		$	16,111
Short-term borrowings		1,575			225
Current portion of long-term debt		2,900			1,649
Other current liabilities		23,400			23,806
Total current liabilities		44,334			41,791
Long-term debt, less current portion		21,976			23,246
Other noncurrent liabilities		4,874			4,486
Total liabilities		71,184			69,523
Total shareholders’ equity		40,608			39,306
Noncontrolling interests		102			99
Total equity		40,710			39,405
Total liabilities and equity	$	111,894		$	108,928

Elevance Health
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31
		2024				2023
Operating activities
Net income	$	2,249			$	2,004
Depreciation and amortization		331				462
Share-based compensation		62				61
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(988	)			4,054
Other non-cash items		324				(112	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,978				6,469
Investing activities
Purchases of investments, net of sales and maturities		(670	)			(1,421	)
Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired		(1,120	)			(1,638	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(279	)			(301	)
Other, net		(241	)			176
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,310	)			(3,184	)
Financing activities
Net change in short-term and long-term borrowings		1,350				991
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(566	)			(622	)
Cash dividends		(379	)			(351	)
Other, net		(373	)			(549	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		32				(531	)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		—				1
Change in cash and cash equivalents		(300	)			2,755
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,526				7,387
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,226			$	10,142

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

Elevance Health has four reportable segments: Health Benefits (comprised of Individual, Employer Group risk-based, Employer Group fee-based, BlueCard, Medicare, Medicaid, and Federal Health Products & Services businesses); CarelonRx; Carelon Services; and Corporate & Other (comprised of businesses that do not individually meet the quantitative thresholds for an operating division as well as corporate expenses not allocated to our other reportable segments).

	Elevance Health
	Reportable Segment Highlight Details
	(Unaudited)
	(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31
		2024		2023		Change
	Operating Revenue
	Health Benefits	$37,258		$37,280		(0.1) %
	Carelon2,4	12,076		11,484		5.2 %
	Corporate & Other4	127		91		39.6 %
	Eliminations4	(7,188)		(6,957)		3.3 %
	Total Operating Revenue1	$42,273		$41,898		0.9 %
	Operating Gain (Loss)
	Health Benefits4	$2,287		$2,149		6.4 %
	Carelon2,4	813		741		9.7 %
	Corporate & Other3,4	(84)		(59)		NM5
	Total Operating Gain1	$3,016		$2,831		6.5 %
	Operating Margin
	Health Benefits	6.1 %		5.8 %		30 bp
	Carelon	6.7 %		6.5 %		20 bp
	Total Operating Margin1	7.1 %		6.8 %		30 bp

1.		See “Basis of Presentation.”
2.		Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for Carelon for the three months ended March 31, 2024, included $8,067 and $523 for CarelonRx; and $4,009 and $290 for Carelon Services, respectively. Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for Carelon for the three months ended March 31, 2023, included $8,024 and $512 for CarelonRx; and $3,460 and $229 for Carelon Services, respectively.
3.		Operating Gain for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, included items adjusted out of adjusted shareholders' net income. See "GAAP Reconciliation.”
4.		Operating Revenue and Operating Gain for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are restated for the realignment of Carelon Global Solutions. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, $148 of Operating Revenue was realigned to Carelon Services, $160 of Operating Revenue was realigned away from the Corporate & Other segment, and $12 of Operating Revenue was realigned to Eliminations. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, $20 of Operating Gain was realigned to Carelon Services, $10 of Operating Gain was realigned away from the Health Benefits segment, and $10 of Operating Gain was realigned away from Corporate & Other.
5.		"NM" = calculation not meaningful.

Elevance Health
Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable
	Three Months Ended March 31								Years Ended December 31
		2024				2023				2023				2022				2021
(In millions)	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Gross medical claims payable, beginning of period	$	15,865			$	15,348			$	15,348			$	13,282			$	11,135
Ceded medical claims payable, beginning of period		(7	)			(6	)			(6	)			(21	)			(46	)
Net medical claims payable, beginning of period		15,858				15,342				15,342				13,261				11,089
Business combinations and purchase adjustments		—				—				—				133				420
Net incurred medical claims:
Current year		30,708				30,751				121,798				113,414				100,440
Prior years redundancies1		(1,205	)			(1,068	)			(1,571	)			(869	)			(1,703	)
Total net incurred medical claims		29,503				29,683				120,227				112,545				98,737
Net payments attributable to:
Current year medical claims		19,580				19,948				107,146				98,997				88,156
Prior years medical claims		9,606				9,593				12,565				11,600				8,829
Total net payments		29,186				29,541				119,711				110,597				96,985
Net medical claims payable, end of period		16,175				15,484				15,858				15,342				13,261
Ceded medical claims payable, end of period		8				7				7				6				21
Gross medical claims payable, end of period2	$	16,183			$	15,491			$	15,865			$	15,348			$	13,282
Current year medical claims paid as a percentage of current year net incurred medical claims		63.8	%			64.9	%			88.0	%			87.3	%			87.8	%
Prior year redundancies in the current year as a percentage of prior year net medical claims payable less prior year redundancies in the current year		8.2	%			7.5	%			11.4	%			7.0	%			18.1	%
Prior year redundancies in the current year as a percentage of prior year net incurred medical claims		1.0	%			0.9	%			1.4	%			0.9	%			2.0	%

1.		Negative amounts reported for net incurred medical claims related to prior years result from claims being settled for amounts less than originally estimated.
2.		Excludes insurance lines other than short duration

Elevance Health
GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)

This document references non-GAAP measures, including “Adjusted Shareholders’ Net Income,” “Adjusted Shareholders’ Net Income Per Share,” “Adjusted EPS,” “Adjusted Operating Gain,” “Adjusted Operating Expense” and “Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio,” which are non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are intended to aid investors when comparing Elevance Health’s financial results among periods and are not intended to be alternatives to any measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP are available below. In addition to these non-GAAP measures, references are made to the measures “Operating Revenue” and “Operating Gain/Loss,” “Operating Margin” and “Adjusted EPS”. Operating revenue and operating gain/loss are the key measures used by management to evaluate performance in each of its reportable segments, allocate resources, set incentive compensation targets and to forecast future operating performance. Operating gain/loss is calculated as total operating revenue less benefit expense, cost of products sold and operating expense. It does not include net investment income, net gains/losses on financial instruments, interest expense, amortization of other intangible assets and gains/losses on extinguishment of debt or income taxes, as these items are managed in a corporate shared service environment and are not the responsibility of operating segment management. Each of these measures is provided to further aid investors in understanding and analyzing Elevance Health’s operating and financial results. A reconciliation of Operating Revenue to Total Revenue is set forth in the Consolidated Statements of Income herein. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, together with a reconciliation of reportable segments operating gain to income before income tax expense, is provided below. Prior amounts may be grouped differently to conform to the current presentation. Net adjustment items per share may not sum due to rounding. A reconciliation of Operating Revenue to Total Revenue is set forth in the Consolidated Statements of Income herein.

	Three Months Ended March 31
(In millions, except per share data)		2024				2023			Change
Shareholders' net income	$	2,246			$	1,989			12.9	%
Add / (Subtract):
Net losses on financial instruments		161				113
Amortization of other intangible assets		116				235
Transaction and integration related costs1		52				26
Litigation expenses1		2				1
Business optimization charges1		(4	)			—
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments		(81	)			(97	)
Net adjustment items		246				278
Adjusted shareholders' net income	$	2,492			$	2,267			9.9	%
Shareholders' earnings per diluted share	$	9.59			$	8.30			15.5	%
Add / (Subtract):
Net losses on financial instruments		0.69				0.47
Amortization of other intangible assets		0.50				0.98
Transaction and integration related costs1		0.22				0.11
Litigation expenses1		0.01				—
Business optimization charges1		(0.02	)			—
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments		(0.35	)			(0.40	)
Net adjustment items		1.05				1.16
Adjusted shareholders' earnings per diluted share	$	10.64			$	9.46			12.5	%
	Three Months Ended March 31
(In millions)		2024				2023			Change
Income before income tax expense	$	2,939			$	2,619			12.2	%
Net investment income		(465	)			(387	)
Net losses on financial instruments		161				113
Interest expense		265				251
Amortization of other intangible assets		116				235
Reportable segments operating gain	$	3,016			$	2,831			6.5	%

1.

Adjustment item resides in the Corporate & Other reportable segment.

Elevance Health GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31
(In millions)		2024				2023			Change
Reportable segments operating gain	$	3,016			$	2,831			6.5	%
Add / (Subtract):
Transaction and integration related costs1		52				26
Litigation expenses1		2				1
Business optimization charges1		(4	)			—
Net Adjustment items		50				27
Reportable segments adjusted operating gain	$	3,066			$	2,858			7.3	%
	Three Months Ended March 31
(In millions)		2024				2023			Change
Operating expense	$	4,886			$	4,800			1.8	%
Add / (Subtract):
Transaction and integration related costs1		(52	)			(26	)
Litigation expenses1		(2	)			(1	)
Business optimization charges1		4				—
Net adjustment items		(50	)			(27	)
Adjusted operating expense	$	4,836			$	4,773			1.3	%
Operating revenue	$	42,273			$	41,898			0.9	%
Operating expense ratio		11.6	%			11.5	%		10 bp
Adjusted operating expense ratio		11.4	%			11.4	%		— bp
	Full Year 2024 Outlook
Shareholders' earnings per diluted share	Greater than $34.05
Add / (Subtract):
Amortization of other intangibles	$1.93
Net losses on financial instruments	$1.35
Transaction and integration related costs1	$0.75
Litigation expenses1	$0.03
Business optimization charges1	($0.02						)
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments	Approximately ($0.89)
Net adjustment items	$3.15
Adjusted shareholders' earnings per diluted share	Greater Than $37.20

1.

Adjustment item resides in the Corporate & Other reportable segment.

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FAQ

What were Elevance Health's operating revenue and EPS for 1Q 2024?

Elevance Health reported an operating revenue of $42.3 billion and a diluted EPS of $9.59, up 0.9% and 15.5% from 1Q 2023, respectively.

What is the strategic partnership announced by Elevance Health?

Elevance Health announced a strategic partnership with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to advance primary care and physician enablement.

What is the updated guidance for FY 2024 EPS by Elevance Health?

Elevance Health raised its FY 2024 EPS guidance to over $34.05 and adjusted EPS to over $37.20.

What was the operating cash flow for Elevance Health in 1Q 2024?

Elevance Health's operating cash flow for 1Q 2024 was $2.0 billion, or 0.9 times net income.

How much did Elevance Health repurchase in shares during 1Q 2024?

Elevance Health repurchased 1.1 million shares of its common stock for $566 million during 1Q 2024.

When is the second quarter 2024 dividend payable to Elevance Health shareholders?

The second quarter 2024 dividend of $1.63 per share is payable on June 25, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 10, 2024.