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American HomePatient reports record revenues and net income for second quarter and first six months of 1996.


BRENTWOOD Brentwood, city and district, England
Brentwood, city (1991 pop. 51,212) and district, Essex, SE England. Brentwood is mainly residential but produces some agricultural equipment, film, and prefabricated concrete.
, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1996--American HomePatient, Inc. (Nasdaq: AHOM), one of the nation's largest diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  providers of home health care services, today announced record revenues and net income for the second quarter and first six months ended June June: see month.  30, 1996.

American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  HomePatient's net revenues increased 62 percent to a record high $62.4 million in the second quarter compared to $38.5 million in 1995. Earnings before interest and taxes In financial and business accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses.[1]

EBIT = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Non-operating Income
 rose 60 percent to $7.9 million from $4.9 million. Net income increased 50 percent to $3.5 million from $2.4 million last year. The company also recorded a 29 percent increase in earnings per share to $0.27 on 13.3 million average shares outstanding compared with $0.21 on 11.1 million average shares outstanding in the second quarter of 1995.

Revenues for American HomePatient in the first half of 1996 increased 73 percent to $117.5 million compared with $67.7 million recorded in the prior-year period. Earnings before interest and taxes increased 69 percent to $14.5 million from $8.6 million. Net income for the first six months rose 58 percent to $6.5 million from $4.1 million. The earnings per share for the first six months rose 24 percent to $0.51 on 12.6 million average shares outstanding compared to $0.41 on 9.9 million average shares outstanding in 1995.

Financial results reflect American HomePatient's three-for-two stock split effective June 28 and distributed to stockholders on July 12. Prior-year earnings per share have been adjusted for comparability.

"We have had a very active and successful first six months of the year, focusing our efforts primarily on revenue growth, both through acquisitions and same store, and building a strong capital base for continued growth," said Edward K. Wissing, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

Following is a summary of American HomePatient's highlights for the year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
:

Continued rapid execution of strategic acquisition plan.

Since the beginning of the year, American HomePatient has acquired 25 home health care companies with 69 centers and annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 revenues of $67 million. This includes the acquisition of the operations through merger of Miller Medical Service, Inc., announced last week. Miller, with annualized revenues of $19 million, provides the company a solid platform for continued growth in the upper mid-west through its 16 centers in four states.

Strong same store revenue growth.

Revenues for American HomePatient centers that have been with the company over 12 months (defined as same store), excluding start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 operations, grew 10 percent for the quarter and 11 percent for the first six months.

New managed care program development.

Earlier this year, the company introduced its new case management referral line for case managers, HomeTown home·town  
n.
The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence.

Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"
 Direct, based on state-of-the-art telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. .

Development of joint ventures and strategic alliances with hospitals and integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health .

The company developed two new hospital joint venture partnership markets, one in Roanoke, Va., and the other in Gainesville, Fla. American HomePatient also signed strategic alliance contractual agreements with 14 hospitals in Florida List of hospitals in Florida (U.S. state), sorted by hospital name. A-F
  • All Children's Hospital – St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Aventura Hospital Medical Center – Aventura, Florida
  • Charlotte Regional Medical Center – Punta Gorda, Florida
, nine in Oklahoma, and nine in Texas, including the most recent with Methodist Healthcare Systems in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation).
San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S.
, a six-hospital system.

Securing additional capital for continued growth.

In May, American HomePatient completed a public offering of common stock raising approximately $67 million in net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
. The company also expanded its bank credit borrowing capacity from $150.0 million to $225.0 million.

"We continue to grow the business for the long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
," said Wissing. "We continue to make substantial investments, in people and infrastructure, to position us to take advantage of market opportunities -- from industry consolidation to strategic alliances to managed care."

American HomePatient is one of the largest diversified providers of health care services in the country with 280 centers in 31 states. The company's primary product and service offerings include home respiratory services, home infusion services, and home medical equipment and supplies. American HomePatient's common stock is traded in the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market

The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies.
 (National Market) under the symbol AHOM. -0-
                        AMERICAN HOMEPATIENT, INC.
                  (In thousands, except per share data)


                       Unaudited Results for     Unaudited Results for
                        Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                             June 30,                  June 30,
                          1995      1996            1995      1996
Revenues                $ 38,457  $ 62,418        $ 67,734  $117,472
Cost of sales and
 related services          8,299    12,717          13,998    25,015
Operating expenses        18,997    32,060          34,131    59,995
General and
 administrative
 expenses                  2,989     4,131           5,432     7,380
Depreciation and
 amortization              3,230     5,604           5,563    10,549
Earnings before
 interest and taxes        4,942     7,906           8,610    14,533
Pre-tax income             3,934     5,767           6,824    10,539
Net Income                 2,364     3,541           4,094     6,471
Net Income per share
  Pre-split                $0.32     $0.40           $0.62     $0.77
  Post-split               $0.21     $0.27           $0.41     $0.51
Weighted average shares
 outstanding
  Pre-split                7,397     8,871           6,630     8,406
  Post-split              11,096    13,307           9,945    12,609




                                Dec. 31    June 30
                                 1995       1996
Cash & Equivalents             $  4,599  $  7,224
Accounts Receivable, Net         47,251    61,061
Other Current Assets             20,063    29,724
  Total Current Assets           71,913    98,009
Property and Equipment, Net      40,661    51,069
Goodwill                        107,234   162,666
Other Assets                     12,708    18,107
  Total Assets                 $232,516  $329,851


Trade Accounts Payable            4,815     5,863
Current Portion of Long
 Term Debt                        8,999    11,297
Other Current Liabilities        11,827    12,939
  Total Current Liabilities      25,641    30,099
LT Debt and Leases, less
 Current Portion                 84,607   101,608
Other Liabilities                 2,837     3,073
  Total Liabilities             113,085   134,781
  Total Stockholders' Equity    119,431   195,071
  Total Liabilities and
   Equity                      $232,516  $329,851


CONTACT: American HomePatient, Brentwood

Edward K. Wissing or

Mary Ellen Rodgers or

Kathey S. Palmer, 615/221-8884
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