evaluate the company's performance because it believes that adjusted
EBITDA more accurately reflects the company's results, as it excludes
certain items, in particular non-cash stock-based compensation charges
that management believes are not indicative of the company's operating
performance. However, adjusted EBITDA is not intended to represent
cash flows for the period, nor has it been presented as an alternative
to operating or net income as an indicator of operating performance,
and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
measures of performance prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). As defined, adjusted
EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled
captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the
method of calculation. While management believes that some of the
items excluded from adjusted EBITDA are not indicative of the
company's operating performance, these items do impact the income
statement, and management therefore utilizes adjusted EBITDA as an
operating performance measure in conjunction with GAAP measures such
as net income.
(2) Average travelers on assignment represents the average number of nurse
and allied healthcare professionals on assignment during the period
presented.
(3) Revenue per traveler per day and gross profit per traveler per day
represent the revenue and gross profit of the company's nurse and
allied healthcare staffing segment divided by average travelers on
assignment, divided by the number of days in the period presented.
(4) Days filled is calculated by dividing the locum tenens hours filled
during the period by 8 hours. Revenue per day filled and gross pr
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