[NHC] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

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[NHC] National HealthCare Corporation
Announcement Date
07-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 140,669 136,951 139,613 137,723 134,330 130,715 151,032 -4.64%
PBT 17,464 8,975 16,068 12,997 9,619 8,006 14,495 13.26%
Tax 7,101 3,555 6,222 5,030 3,711 3,092 5,718 15.58%
NP 10,363 5,420 9,846 7,967 5,908 4,914 8,777 11.74%
Tax Rate -40.66% -39.61% -38.72% -38.70% -38.58% -38.62% -39.45% -
Total Cost 130,306 131,531 129,767 129,756 128,422 125,801 142,255 -5.69%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 7.37 3.96 7.05 5.78 4.40 3.76 5.81 17.23%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 0.84 0.44 0.80 0.65 0.48 0.40 0.72 10.85%
EPS Diluted 0.80 0.42 0.80 0.62 0.46 0.39 0.72 7.29%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.