LifePoint Hospitals Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $0.59 Per Diluted Share

Posted on: Friday, 8 August 2008, 06:00 CDT LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. For the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, revenues from continuing operations were $680.8 million, up 4.1% from $654.3 million for the same period a year ago. Income from continuing operations for the quarter increased 28.3% to $31.5 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2007 of $24.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. Net income for the quarter increased 128.9% to $30.5 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. For the first half of 2008, revenues from continuing operations were $1.4... [read full story]