Company Again Raises 2007 Revenue and EPS Guidance; Provides Preliminary
2008 Guidance
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BATON ROUGE, La., Oct 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) ("Amedisys" or "the Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007:
Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
-- Net service revenue was $180.9 million, up 32.0% compared to $137.0
million reported for the third quarter of 2006.
-- Net income was $20.2 million or $0.77 per diluted share, inclusive of
$4.2 million related to Alliance* or $0.16 per diluted share.
Excluding the Alliance gain, net income was $16.0 million, up 51.6%
compared to $10.6 million for the third quarter of 2006, with diluted
earnings per share of $0.61 for the third quarter of 2007, up 27.1%
from $0.48 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2006.
-- Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding approximated
26.3 million compared to 21.9 million in the third quarter of 2006.
-- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
("EBITDA"), excluding Alliance was $29.5 million, up 44.5% compared to
$20.4 million during the third quarter of 2006.
Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
-- Net service revenue was $503.9 million, up 26.9% compared to $397.1
million reported for 2006.
-- Net income was $48.4 million or $1.85 per diluted share, inclusive of
$4.2 million r
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