Physician practice salaries, benefits and other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were $54.5 million or 72.9% of net revenue, compared to $43.2 million or 73.1% of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
General and administrative expenses were 17.0% of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to 18.0% of net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
Income from operations increased $2.2 million, or 46.1%, to $7.0 million, compared to $4.8 million for the same period in the prior year. Operating margin increased to 9.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 8.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was 40.0% compared to 42.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in the effective tax rate reflects a new enterprise zone tax credit recorded for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Net income increased to $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and net income margin increased to 5.5% from 4.7% for the same period in the prior year. The net income margin increase to 5.5% is primarily the result of leveraging general and administrative expenses over a larger revenue base.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
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