SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) _ The Ensign Group Inc. (ENSG) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $60.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the San Juan Capistrano, California-based company said it had a profit of $1.06. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.10 per share.
The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.10 per share.
The provider of nursing and rehabilitative care services posted revenue of $809.5 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $799.8 million.
For the year, the company reported a profit of $224.7 million, or $3.95 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.03 billion.
Ensign Group expects full-year earnings to be $4.60 to $4.74 per share, with revenue in the range of $3.55 billion to $3.62 billion.
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