HCA Holdings Q4 Profit Rises, Guides FY15 EPS Below View - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Hospital operator HCA Holdings, Inc. (HCA) Tuesday said fourth-quarter attributable profit increased to $527 million from $424 million in the previous year. Earnings per share advanced to $1.19 from $0.92.

The latest results include gains on sales of facilities of $9 million, or $0.01 per share, and losses on retirement of debt of $0.15 per share.

On average, 24 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $1.23 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues increased to $9.636 billion from $8.836 billion in the previous year. Analysts expected revenues of $9.59 billion.

Same facility equivalent admissions increased 5.6 percent, while same facility admissions grew 5.0 percent. Same facility revenue per equivalent admission increased 2.5 percent in the quarter.

For 2015, the company expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of $4.55 to $4.95, and revenues of $38.5 billion to $39.5 billion. Wall Street looks for earnings of $5.15 per share on revenues of $38.76 billion.