Dynacq Healthcare Addresses First Quarter Estimates, Delay in Filing of Financial Reports.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2004 Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: DYIIE) (the "Company") announced today that it would not be releasing its financial results for the quarter ended February 29, 2004, by April 14, 2004, the normal filing date for the report. The Company is still in the process of preparing its financial statements for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, as well as its financial statements for its quarter ended November 30, 2003. In January of 2004, the Company hired a new independent auditing firm, and is working with this firm to complete the preparation of these financial reports as soon as practicable practicable adj. when something can be done or performed. . On February 4, 2004, the Company released preliminary financial estimates for its quarter ended November 30, 2003. Such estimates indicated that net patient service revenue, net income and fully diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of for its first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2003, decreased in excess of fifty percent (50%) from the comparable prior year quarter. This estimate was based upon un-reviewed preliminary operating results of the Company's principal facility, Vista Medical Center Hospital. The net patient revenues earned by the Company's other facilities, not in operation during the first quarter of 2003, offset the decline at the Company's principal facility. Therefore, the Company's total net patient service revenue for the first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2003, is estimated to be comparable to that reported for the first fiscal quarter of the prior year. We continue to estimate that net income and fully diluted earnings per share will decline more than fifty percent (50%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to the first quarter of the prior year. The estimate announced today is preliminary. The financial statements from which Dynacq's preliminary earnings estimates are derived have not been reviewed by our new independent auditor Independent Auditor An external auditor with a certified public accounting designation that qualifies him or her to provide an auditor's report. Notes: These auditors aren't affiliated with the company being audited. , but have been prepared based upon the same accounting policies underlying our prior reported financial statements. Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (www.dynacq.com) is a holding company. Its subsidiaries provide surgical healthcare services and related ancillary services through hospital facilities and outpatient surgical centers. Statements in this press release, including those related to the timing of the completion of our audit for the year ended August 31, 2003, as well as our completion of the preparation of our quarterly reports for the periods ended November 30, 2003, and February 29, 2004, concerning the beliefs, expectations, intentions, future events, future performance and business prospects may constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and and are based on a number of risks and uncertainties. If any of these risks and uncertainties materializes, actual results could differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to prove to be incorrect include, without limitation, the outcome of discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the accounting policies applied in preparation of the Company's financial statements, the outcome of the pending hearing with regard to delisting Delisting When the stock of a company is removed from a stock exchange. Notes: Reasons for delisting include violating regulations and/or failure to meet financial specifications set out by the stock exchange. of our securities from the Nasdaq National Market, adverse effects of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. or regulatory actions arising in connection with pending inquiries and/or investigations, protraction protraction /pro·trac·tion/ (pro-trak´shun) 1. drawing out or lengthening. 2. extension or protrusion. 3. of our new audit firm's review and audit of the Company's financial statements, and our dependence upon completion of required audits and favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. regulatory determinations for availability of financing options and other transactions. |
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