NHC Reports First Quarter Earnings

For release: May 8, 2013
Contact: Gerald Coggin, Sr. VP of Corporate Relations
Phone: (615) 890-2020

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE MKT: NHC, NHC.PRA), the nation’s oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, today announced net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $11,637,000 compared to $10,486,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, an increase of 11.0%. Net income was $0.84 per common share basic for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to $0.76 per common share basic for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013 totaled $194,378,000 compared to $190,050,000 for the same three months of 2012, an increase of 2.3%.

Operating results for the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter last year were favorably impacted by an improved patient mix, as well as the continued effort to implement cost saving measures to reduce expenses in our skilled nursing facilities.

Print Press Release, with Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (PDF)