EXHIBIT 99.1

The Joint Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

- Grew Revenue 27%, System-wide Sales 18%, and System-wide Comp Sales 6% vs. Q3 2021 -
- Opened 38 Clinics, Up from 33 in Q3 2021
- Surpassed 800 Clinic Milestone, Closing Q3 2022 with 805 Clinics,
Including 115 Company-Owned or Managed Clinics -

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT), a national operator, manager, and franchisor of chiropractic clinics, reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Financial Highlights: Q3 2022 Compared to Q3 2021

“During the third quarter of 2022, clinic openings were exceptionally strong, with new clinics continuing to perform well, resulting in our achieving the 800th clinic opening during the quarter. Our system-wide sales grew 18% to $110.4 million, despite this macroeconomic environment,” said Peter D. Holt, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Joint Corp. “The market for chiropractic care continues to increase and is now estimated to be $19.5 billion. To capture this increasing growth opportunity, we remain focused on key initiatives. We are implementing programs to attract new patients, franchise prospects, and the talent needed to staff our clinics and grow our footprint. To increase the pace of our buildout, we are penetrating underdeveloped and new markets. Overall, we are prioritizing optimizing clinic performance to support growth, profitability and lifetime patient value. Together with our robust underlying business model, we are driving long-term value for all stakeholders, including patients, team members, franchisees, regional developers and investors.”  

Operating Highlights

Financial Results: Third Quarter 2022 Compared to Third Quarter 2021

Revenue was $26.6 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $21.0 million in the third quarter of 2021. The increase reflects a greater number of franchised and corporate clinics and continued organic growth. Cost of revenue was $2.5 million, compared to $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2021, reflecting the increased number of franchised clinics, as well as higher RD royalties and commissions.

Selling and marketing expenses were $3.5 million, up 23%, driven by the increase in the advertising expenses from the larger number of franchised and company-owned or managed clinics. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased for the third quarter of 2022, as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the depreciation and amortization expenses associated with our continued greenfield development and acquired clinics.

General and administrative expenses were $17.8 million, compared to $12.8 million in the third quarter of 2021, reflecting increases in costs to support clinic growth and in payroll to remain competitive in the tight labor market.

Operating income was $500,000, compared to $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2021. Income tax benefit was $16,000, compared to a benefit of $614,000 in the third quarter of 2021. Net income was $491,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $1.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA was $3.1 million, compared to $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2021. The company defines Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, as EBITDA before acquisition-related expenses, bargain purchase gain, net (gain)/loss on disposition or impairment, and stock-based compensation expenses. The company defines EBITDA as net income/(loss) before net interest, tax expense, depreciation, and amortization expenses.

Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30: 2022 Compared to 2021

Revenue was $74.1 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared to $58.8 million in the first nine months of 2021. Net income was $630,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $6.9 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $7.5 million, compared to $10.5 million in the first nine months of 2021.

Balance Sheet Liquidity

Unrestricted cash was $10.3 million at September 30,2022, compared to $19.5 million at December 31, 2021. During the first nine months of 2022, investing activities of $14.9 million consisted of the acquisition of RD territory rights, clinic acquisitions, and greenfield developments, which were partially offset by $5.7 million provided by operating activities, caused the majority of the decrease in unrestricted cash.

2022 Guidance

For 2022, management modified financial guidance and reiterated guidance related to clinics.

Conference Call
The Joint Corp. management will host a conference call at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 3, 2022 to discuss the third quarter 2022 financial results. Shareholders and interested participants may listen to a live broadcast of the conference call by dialing (866) 652-5200 or (412) 317-6060 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time.

The accompanying slide presentation will be in the IR section of the website under Presentations and in Events. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the IR section of the company’s website at https://ir.thejoint.com/events. An audio replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the call for one week. The replay can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529 or 412-317-0088 and entering conference ID 4869368.

Commonly Discussed Performance Metrics
This release includes a presentation of commonly discussed performance metrics. System-wide sales include revenues at all clinics, whether operated by the company or by franchisees. While franchised sales are not recorded as revenues by the company, management believes the information is important in understanding the company’s financial performance, because these sales are the basis on which the company calculates and records royalty fees and are indicative of the financial health of the franchisee base. Comp sales include the revenues from both company-owned or managed clinics and franchised clinics that in each case have been open at least 13 full months and exclude any clinics that have closed.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
This release also includes a presentation of non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because they are important measures used by management to assess financial performance, as management believes they provide a more transparent view of the company’s underlying operating performance and operating trends. Reconciliation of net income/(loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is presented in a table below. The company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before acquisition-related expenses, bargain purchase gain, net (gain)/loss on disposition or impairment, and stock-based compensation expenses. The company defines EBITDA as net income/(loss) before net interest, tax expense, depreciation, and amortization expenses.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered alternatives to net income or cash flows from operations, as determined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used as measures of financial performance and the ability to meet debt service requirements, they are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be reviewed in conjunction with the company’s financial statements filed with the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements about future events and expectations that constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of industry trends, our future financial and operating performance and our growth plans, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations of future results we express or imply in any forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, the continuing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the economy and our operations (including temporary clinic closures, shortened business hours and reduced patient demand), inflation, exacerbated by COVID-19 and the current war in Ukraine, our failure to develop or acquire company-owned or managed clinics as rapidly as we intend, our failure to profitably operate company-owned or managed clinics, our inability to identify and recruit enough qualified chiropractors and other personnel to staff our clinics, due in part to the nationwide labor shortage, short-selling strategies and negative opinions posted on the internet which could drive down the market price of our common stock and result in class action lawsuits, our failure to remediate the current or future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which could negatively impact our ability to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud, or maintain investor confidence, and other factors described in our filings with the SEC, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2022 and subsequently-filed current and quarterly reports. Words such as, "anticipates," "believes," "continues," "estimates," "expects," "goal," "objectives," "intends," "may," "opportunity," "plans," "potential," "near-term," "long-term," "projections," "assumptions," "projects," "guidance," "forecasts," "outlook," "target," "trends," "should," "could," "would," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We qualify any forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Management has disclosed in our Form 10-K that our management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2021, and our auditors expressed an adverse opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, due to a material weakness. The details of this material weakness were provided in our 10-K filing.  We have undertaken remediation measures to address the material weakness, which we expect will be completed prior to the end of fiscal year 2022.

About The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT)
The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT) revolutionized access to chiropractic care when it introduced its retail healthcare business model in 2010. Today, it is the nation’s largest operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics through The Joint Chiropractic network. The company is making quality care convenient and affordable, while eliminating the need for insurance, for millions of patients seeking pain relief and ongoing wellness. With more than 750 locations nationwide and nearly 11 million patient visits annually, The Joint Chiropractic is a key leader in the chiropractic industry. Ranked number one on Forbes’ 2022 America's Best Small Companies list, number three on Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list and consistently named to Franchise Times “Top 400+ Franchises” and Entrepreneur’s “Franchise 500®” lists, The Joint Chiropractic is an innovative force, where healthcare meets retail.
For more information, visit www.thejoint.com. To learn about franchise opportunities, visit www.thejointfranchise.com.

Business Structure
The Joint Corp. is a franchisor of clinics and an operator of clinics in certain states. In Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming, The Joint Corp. and its franchisees provide management services to affiliated professional chiropractic practices.

Media Contact: Margie Wojciechowski, The Joint Corp., [email protected]
Investor Contact: Kirsten Chapman, LHA Investor Relations, 415-433-3777, [email protected]

– Financial Tables Follow –

 

THE JOINT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

 September 30,
2022
 December 31,
2021
ASSETS(unaudited)  
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$10,272,112  $19,526,119 
Restricted cash 696,030   386,219 
Accounts receivable, net 3,945,046   3,700,810 
Deferred franchise and regional development costs, current portion 1,032,930   994,587 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,732,467   2,281,765 
Assets held for sale 243,387    
Total current assets 18,921,972   26,889,500 
Property and equipment, net 16,210,051   14,388,946 
Operating lease right-of-use asset 19,046,081   18,425,914 
Deferred franchise and regional development costs, net of current portion 5,621,297   5,505,420 
Intangible assets, net 10,162,506   5,403,390 
Goodwill 8,493,407   5,085,203 
Deferred tax assets 9,115,231   9,188,634 
Deposits and other assets 720,853   567,202 
Total assets$88,291,398  $85,454,209 
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$1,982,237  $1,705,568 
Accrued expenses 1,555,992   1,809,460 
Co-op funds liability 696,030   386,219 
Payroll liabilities ($0.8 million and $0.4 million attributable to VIE) 2,788,058   3,906,317 
Operating lease liability, current portion 4,969,470   4,613,843 
Finance lease liability, current portion 24,175   49,855 
Deferred franchise and regional developer fee revenue, current portion 2,974,993   3,191,892 
Deferred revenue from company clinics ($3.7 million and $3.5 million attributable to VIE) 5,900,964   5,235,745 
Other current liabilities 522,500   539,500 
Liabilities to be disposed of 223,287    
Total current liabilities 21,637,706   21,438,399 
Operating lease liability, net of current portion 17,427,096   16,872,093 
Finance lease liability, net of current portion 69,713   87,939 
Debt under the Credit Agreement 2,000,000   2,000,000 
Deferred franchise and regional developer fee revenue, net of current portion 15,604,180   15,458,921 
Other liabilities 27,230   27,230 
Total liabilities 56,765,925   55,884,582 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)   
Stockholders' equity:   
Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021     
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,561,545 shares issued and 14,529,679 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 14,451,355 shares issued and 14,419,712 outstanding as of December 31, 2021 14,561   14,450 
Additional paid-in capital 45,231,637   43,900,157 
Treasury stock 31,866 shares as of September 30, 2022 and 31,643 shares as of December 31, 2021, at cost (856,642)  (850,838)
Accumulated deficit (12,889,083)  (13,519,142)
Total The Joint Corp. stockholders' equity 31,500,473   29,544,627 
Non-controlling Interest 25,000   25,000 
Total equity 31,525,473   29,569,627 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$88,291,398  $85,454,209 


THE JOINT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
Revenues:       
Revenues from company-owned or managed clinics$15,836,327  $11,634,009  $42,936,298  $32,537,942 
Royalty fees 6,604,653   5,714,637   19,024,799   15,816,500 
Franchise fees 642,405   648,598   1,970,256   1,967,680 
Advertising fund revenue 1,881,367   1,627,693   5,417,840   4,521,342 
Software fees 1,109,753   840,969   3,166,732   2,387,543 
Regional developer fees 153,181   209,651   524,923   642,041 
Other revenues 375,314   316,064   1,058,008   885,335 
Total revenues 26,603,000   20,991,621   74,098,856   58,758,383 
Cost of revenues:       
Franchise and regional development cost of revenues 2,141,945   1,907,874   6,219,646   5,319,278 
IT cost of revenues 348,331   392,248   1,010,446   784,698 
Total cost of revenues 2,490,276   2,300,122   7,230,092   6,103,976 
Selling and marketing expenses 3,539,287   2,881,575   10,666,500   8,503,617 
Depreciation and amortization 2,011,768   1,662,255   5,341,420   4,275,140 
General and administrative expenses 17,796,806   12,812,331   49,703,451   34,513,378 
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 23,347,861   17,356,161   65,711,371   47,292,135 
Net loss (gain) on disposition or impairment 264,391   (3,540)  360,140   16,967 
Income from operations 500,472   1,338,878   797,253   5,345,305 
Other expense, net (25,235)  (16,139)  (60,668)  (54,050)
Income before income tax (benefit) expense 475,237   1,322,739   736,585   5,291,255 
Income tax (benefit) expense (15,876)  (614,356)  106,527   (1,644,496)
Net income$491,113  $1,937,095  $630,058  $6,935,751 
Earnings per share:       
Basic earnings per share$0.03  $0.13  $0.04  $0.49 
Diluted earnings per share$0.03  $0.13  $0.04  $0.46 
Basic weighted average shares 14,512,856   14,388,905   14,474,323   14,286,818 
Diluted weighted average shares 14,829,629   14,970,328   14,878,050   14,931,759 


THE JOINT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2022   2021 
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income$630,058  $6,935,751 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization 5,341,420   4,275,140 
Net loss on disposition or impairment 360,140   109,871 
Net franchise fees recognized upon termination of franchise agreements (15,218)  (98,196)
Deferred income taxes 73,403   (1,909,241)
Stock based compensation expense 969,562   826,908 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:   
Accounts receivable (244,236)  (1,069,864)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (450,702)  13,079 
Deferred franchise costs (186,618)  (1,245,049)
Deposits and other assets (153,651)  (95,176)
Accounts payable 50,702   (49,415)
Accrued expenses (571,447)  164,866 
Payroll liabilities (1,118,259)  1,329,785 
Deferred revenue 636,470   2,410,202 
Other liabilities 360,791   852,926 
Net cash provided by operating activities 5,682,415   12,451,587 
    
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Acquisition of AZ clinics (6,861,256)  (1,925,000)
Acquisition of NC clinics (1,105,000)  (2,568,028)
Purchase of property and equipment (4,322,673)  (5,382,857)
Reacquisition and termination of regional developer rights (2,650,000)  (1,388,700)
Net cash used in investing activities (14,938,929)  (11,264,585)
    
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Payments of finance lease obligation (43,907)  (59,285)
Purchases of treasury stock under employee stock plans (5,804)  (707,728)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 362,029   1,480,634 
Repayment of debt under the Paycheck Protection Program    (2,727,970)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 312,318   (2,014,349)
    
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (8,944,196)  (827,347)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 19,912,338   20,819,629 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$10,968,142  $19,992,282 
    
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:September 30,
2022
 September 30,
2021
Cash and cash equivalents$10,272,112  $19,542,685 
Restricted cash 696,030   449,597 
 $10,968,142  $19,992,282 


THE JOINT CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATES
RECONCILIATION FOR GAAP TO NON-GAAP
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2022   2021   2022  2021 
Non-GAAP Financial Data:       
Net income$491,113  $1,937,095  $630,058 $6,935,751 
Net interest expense 25,235   16,139   60,668  54,050 
Depreciation and amortization expense 2,011,768   1,662,255   5,341,420  4,275,140 
Tax (benefit) expense (15,876)  (614,356)  106,527  (1,644,496)
EBITDA 2,512,240   3,001,133   6,138,673  9,620,445 
Stock compensation expense 305,815   296,850   969,562  826,908 
Acquisition related expenses 46,712   3,000   78,298  48,346 
Loss (gain) on disposition or impairment 264,391   (3,540)  360,140  16,967 
Adjusted EBITDA$3,129,158  $3,297,443  $7,546,673 $10,512,666 


1 System-wide sales include revenues at all clinics, whether operated or managed by the company or by franchisees. While franchised sales are not recorded as revenues by the company, management believes the information is important in understanding the company’s financial performance, because these revenues are the basis on which the company calculates and records royalty fees and are indicative of the financial health of the franchisee base. 
2 Comp sales include the revenues from both company-owned or managed clinics and franchised clinics that in each case have been open at least 13 full months and exclude any clinics that have closed.