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

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[HCA] HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Announcement Date
11-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 6,360,000 6,415,000 6,178,000 6,025,000 6,070,000 6,182,000 5,940,000 4.67%
PBT 475,000 607,000 508,000 409,000 569,000 663,000 482,000 -0.97%
Tax 180,000 228,000 183,000 129,000 164,000 249,000 160,000 8.19%
NP 295,000 379,000 325,000 280,000 405,000 414,000 322,000 -5.68%
Tax Rate -37.89% -37.56% -36.02% -31.54% -28.82% -37.56% -33.20% -
Total Cost 6,065,000 6,036,000 5,853,000 5,745,000 5,665,000 5,768,000 5,618,000 5.25%
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 4.64 5.91 5.26 4.65 6.67 6.70 5.42 -9.86%
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 0.73 1.11 0.80 0.63 0.91 0.97 0.75 -1.79%
EPS Diluted 0.72 1.09 0.80 0.62 0.90 0.95 0.75 -2.69%

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.