NHC Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Posted by Gerald Coggin on August 4, 2011

For release: August 4, 2011
Contact: Gerald Coggin, Sr. VP of Corporate Relations
Phone: (615) 890-2020

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE Amex: NHC; NYSE Amex: NHC.PRA), a publicly traded long-term health care company, today announced net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 of $11,443,000 compared to $9,682,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, an increase of 18.2%. Net income was $.83 per common share basic for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to $.70 per common share basic for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $190,783,000 compared to $176,922,000 for the same three months of 2010.

2011 Q2 Earnings