LAFAYETTE, La., Jan. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq:LHCG), a national provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that Keith G. Myers, chairman and chief executive officer, and Donald D. Stelly, president and chief operating officer, will present at the 30th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, January 12.
The presentation will begin at 11 a.m. Pacific time. To access a live webcast of LHC Group's presentation, listeners should go to http://investor.lhcgroup.com/events.cfm approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and download any necessary software, Microsoft Media Player or RealPlayer. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days on the Company's website.
FY 2012 Guidance
The Company also announced its net revenue and fully diluted earnings per share guidance for fiscal year 2012. Fiscal year net service revenue is expected to be in the range of $640 million to $660 million, and fully diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.45 to $1.65. This guidance does not take into account the impact of any future acquisitions or share repurchases, if made, de novo locations, if opened, future reimbursement changes, if any, or future legal or other expenses associated with the Company's ongoing investigations.
About LHC Group Inc.
LHC Group Inc. is a national provider of home health and hospice services, providing quality, cost-effective health care to patients within the comfort and privacy of their home or place of residence. LHC Group provides a comprehensive array of post-acute healthcare services through home health, hospice and private duty locations in its home-based division and long-term acute care hospitals in its facility-based division.
Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements about the Company's future financial performance and the strength of the Company's operations. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "continue," "expect," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes in LHC Group's relationships with referral sources, increased competition for LHC Group's services, increased competition for joint venture and acquisition candidates, changes in the interpretation of government regulations, and other risks set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors in LHC Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LHC Group undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.