National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE MKT: NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, today announced net operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 totaled $926,638,000 compared to $906,622,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 2.2%. For the year ended December 31, 2016, net income available to common shareholders was $50,538,000 compared to $46,324,000 for the 2015 year, an increase of 9.1%. Excluding the operating losses from the two newly constructed skilled nursing facilities and two assisted living facilities placed in service in 2016 and 2015, net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2016 would have been $55,164,000, which is an increase of 13.5% over the 2015 year. Net income was $3.34 per share basic for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Net operating revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2016 totaled $238,001,000 compared to $233,927,000 for the same three months in 2015, an increase of 1.7%. Fourth quarter of 2016 net income available to common shareholders was $13,863,000, or $0.92 per basic share, compared to $14,644,000, or $1.03 per basic share, in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following: liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings. The risks included here are not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements represent NHC’s best judgment as of the date of this release.
About NHC
NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 74 skilled nursing facilities with 9,398 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 21 assisted living communities, five independent living communities, and 36 homecare programs. NHC’s other services include Alzheimer’s units, long-term care pharmacies, hospice, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third parties. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at www.nhccare.com.
| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
| December 31 | December 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Net patient revenues | $ | 227,484 | $ | 223,001 | $ | 880,724 | $ | 864,846 | ||||||||
| Other revenues | 10,517 | 10,926 | 45,914 | 41,776 | ||||||||||||
| Net operating revenues | 238,001 | 233,927 | 926,638 | 906,622 | ||||||||||||
| Costs and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Salaries, wages and benefits | 142,516 | 139,969 | 548,007 | 532,735 | ||||||||||||
| Other operating | 56,262 | 53,242 | 233,833 | 227,072 | ||||||||||||
| Facility rent | 10,332 | 9,995 | 41,292 | 39,967 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,176 | 9,672 | 39,023 | 37,114 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 1,028 | 826 | 3,941 | 2,608 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 220,314 | 213,704 | 866,096 | 839,496 | ||||||||||||
| Income Before Non-Operating Income | 17,687 | 20,223 | 60,542 | 67,126 | ||||||||||||
| Non-Operating Income | 4,876 | 5,246 | 19,665 | 18,148 | ||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | 22,563 | 25,469 | 80,207 | 85,274 | ||||||||||||
| Income Tax Provision | (8,700 | ) | (10,493 | ) | (29,669 | ) | (32,131 | ) | ||||||||
| Net Income | 13,863 | 14,976 | 50,538 | 53,143 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends to Preferred Stockholders | - | (332 | ) | - | (6,819 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Income Available to Common Stockholders | $ | 13,863 | $ | 14,644 | $ | 50,538 | $ | 46,324 | ||||||||
| Earnings Per Common Share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.92 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 3.34 | $ | 3.34 | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.91 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 3.32 | $ | 3.20 | ||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 15,150,514 | 14,216,818 | 15,134,518 | 13,889,134 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 15,176,453 | 14,865,545 | 15,206,997 | 14,491,433 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 1.75 | $ | 1.54 | ||||||||
| Balance Sheet Data | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Dec. 31 | Dec. 31 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and marketable securities | $ | 164,348 | $ | 154,376 | ||||||||||||
| Restricted cash and marketable securities | 188,958 | 180,972 | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 290,857 | 278,942 | ||||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 559,624 | 536,046 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 1,087,447 | 1,045,329 | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | 150,928 | 150,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | 669,611 | 630,996 | ||||||||||||||
| Selected Operating Statistics | ||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||
| December 31 | December 31 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Per Diems: | ||||||||||||
| Medicare | $ | 462.59 | $ | 447.84 | $ | 452.51 | $ | 439.87 | ||||
| Managed Care | 413.40 | 407.14 | 404.78 | 402.85 | ||||||||
| Medicaid | 177.87 | 175.23 | 174.92 | 171.81 | ||||||||
| Private Pay and Other | 225.98 | 219.07 | 224.53 | 217.50 | ||||||||
| Average Per Diem | $ | 258.85 | $ | 255.81 | $ | 256.00 | $ | 253.53 | ||||
| Patient Days: | ||||||||||||
| Medicare | 115,970 | 125,285 | 475,637 | 510,086 | ||||||||
| Managed Care | 56,342 | 55,141 | 222,635 | 220,290 | ||||||||
| Medicaid | 325,940 | 321,603 | 1,284,722 | 1,256,942 | ||||||||
| Private Pay and Other | 180,787 | 176,679 | 712,570 | 700,418 | ||||||||
| 679,039 | 678,708 | 2,695,564 | 2,687,736 | |||||||||
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