LifePoint Hospitals Q4 Profit Declines; Issues FY15 Outlook - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LPNT) Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to the company of $22.4 million or $0.48 per share, down from $35.6 million or $0.75 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

On average, twenty three analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters estimated earnings to be $1.00. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

LifePoint's revenues rose to $1.26 billion from $952.6 million in the previous year. Analysts projected revenues to be $1.26 billion.

For 2015, the company expects earnings in the range of $3.75 per share to $4.14 per share and revenues of $5.05 billion to $5.15 billion. Analysts see full year earnings of $3.78 per share on revenues of $5.08 billion.