percent, with Medicare Advantage enrollment rising 30-35 percent.
* Consolidated operating revenues are anticipated to be $1.66 - $1.70
billion.
* Consolidated loss ratio is expected to be 83.0 - 83.5 percent, with
the managed care MLR ranging between 87.6 and 88.1 percent.
* Consolidated operating expense ratio is anticipated to be
approximately 15.2 percent.
* The Company expects earnings per share of $1.88 - $1.98, based on
32.1 million weighted average shares outstanding.
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will host a conference call and webcast Tuesday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2008, as well as expectations for future earnings. To participate, callers within the U.S. and Canada should dial 1-800-218-4007, and international callers should dial 1-303-262-2138 about five minutes before the presentation.
To listen to the webcast, participants should visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at http://www.triplesmanagement.com several minutes before the event is broadcast and follow the instructions provided to ensure they have the necessary audio application downloaded and installed. This program is provided at no charge to the user. An archived version of the call, also located on the Investor Relations section of Triple-S Management's Web site, will be available about two hours after the call ends and for at least the following two weeks. This news release, along with other information relating to the call, will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Web site.
About Triple-S Management Corporation
Triple-S Management Corporation is the largest managed care company in
Puerto Rico and has the exclusive right to use the Blue Shield name and
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