HCA Holdings Expects Q3 EPS Of Approx. $0.79 - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - HCA Holdings, Inc. (HCA) announced preliminary results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. The company anticipates third-quarter net income per share to be approximately $0.79, compared to $0.78, prior year. The company expects income before income taxes to approximate $701 million, compared to $677 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately $1.60 billion compared to $1.53 billion in the previous year's third quarter.

HCA anticipates revenues will be approximately $8.46 billion, compared to $8.06 billion prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report third-quarter profit per share of $0.71 on revenue of $8.37 billion. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said it now anticipates adjusted EBITDA for 2013 to be near the upper-end of its previously issued guidance range of $6.25 billion to $6.50 billion.