Universal Health Services, Inc. Reports 25% First Quarter EPS Growth

04/18/2002
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Apr 18, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that its earnings per share (diluted) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002 were $.71, a 25% increase from the earnings per share recorded in the same period of the prior year. Net revenues and net income for the quarter were $804.4 million and $45.7 million, increases of 19% and 26% respectively from the results of the same period in the prior year. At March 31, 2002, the Company's net balance sheet debt was approximately $690 million and its shareholders' equity was approximately $854 million.

Patient admissions to the Company's hospitals owned in both the three months ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001 increased 5.6% in the Company's acute care hospitals and 4.6% in the Company's behavioral health hospitals. For the Company's acute care hospitals owned in both periods, revenues increased 11.4% and revenue per adjusted patient day increased 5.4%. For the Company's behavioral health hospitals owned in both periods, revenues increased 4.0% and revenue per adjusted patient day remained relatively unchanged.

During the quarter, the Company commenced construction of a new 176-bed hospital in Las Vegas. The Company also commenced construction of a 90-bed addition of its Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, and a 40-bed addition at its Auburn Regional Medical Center in Auburn, Washington. The Company expects to complete construction of the new 371-bed George Washington University Hospital in June and commence operations in late August. The Company is reviewing other investment opportunities and anticipates capital expenditures will be approximately $225 million in 2002.

Universal Health Services, Inc. is one of the nation's largest hospital companies, operating acute care and behavioral health hospitals and ambulatory surgery and radiation centers nationwide, in Puerto Rico, and in France. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE: UHT).

Certain statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to various risks and uncertainties as discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to update these forward-looking statements even if the Company's assessment of these risks and uncertainties changes.

For additional information on the Company, visit our web site: http://www.uhsinc.com.

                         Universal Health Services, Inc.
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                        Three months
                                                       ended March 31,
                                                    2002              2001

    Net revenues                                  $804,371          $676,949

    Operating charges:
       Salaries, wages and benefits                319,707           268,282
       Other operating expenses                    191,896           150,906
       Supplies expense                            103,508            89,368
       Provision for doubtful accounts              57,894            55,227
       Depreciation and amortization                29,408            29,795
       Lease and rental expense                     15,190            12,640
       Interest expense, net                         8,964             8,456
                                                   726,567           614,674

    Income before minority interests,
     effect of foreign
     exchange and derivative
     transactions and income taxes                  77,804            62,275

    Minority interests in earnings
     of consolidated entities                        5,873             3,925

    (Gains) Losses on foreign exchange
     and derivative transactions                      (234)            1,427

    Income before income taxes                      72,165            56,923

    Provision for income taxes                      26,492            20,752

                 Net income                        $45,673           $36,171


    Earnings per common share - basic                $0.76             $0.60

    Earnings per common share - diluted              $0.71             $0.57

    Weighted average number of common
     shares - basic                                 59,862            59,828
    Weighted average number of common
     share equivalents                               7,186             7,320
    Weighted average number of common
     shares and equiv. - diluted                    67,048            67,148


    EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION

    Net income                                     $45,673           $36,171
    Add: Debenture interest, net of taxes            2,092             1,970
    Adjusted net income                            $47,765           $38,141

    Weighted average number of common
     shares - basic                                 59,862            59,828
    Add: Shares for conversion of
          convertible debentures                     6,578             6,578
         Other share equivalents                       608               742
    Weighted average number of common
     shares and equiv. - diluted                    67,048            67,148

    Earnings per common share - diluted              $0.71             $0.57


                         Universal Health Services, Inc.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                  (in thousands)

                                                    March 31,     December 31,
                                                      2002              2001

    Assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                       $16,382           $22,848
    Accounts receivable, net                        481,931           418,083
    Other current assets                            119,812           107,331
    Property, plant and equipment, net            1,098,922         1,031,205
    Other assets                                    477,330           535,117
                                                 $2,194,377        $2,114,584

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
    Current portion of long-term debt                $2,751            $2,436
    Other current liabilities                       369,312           320,280
    Other noncurrent liabilities                    110,961           110,385
    Minority interest                               127,194           125,914
    Long-term debt                                  703,291           718,830
    Deferred income taxes                            27,326            28,839
    Stockholders' equity                            853,542           807,900
                                                 $2,194,377        $2,114,584


                       UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
                         SELECTED HOSPITAL STATISTICS
                                MARCH 31, 2002

     AS REPORTED:
                                For the three months ended

                     Domestic Acute               Behavioral Health
                  03/31/02    03/31/01     %    03/31/02  03/31/01     %

    Hospitals owned
     and leased        26          24    8.3%       37        37     0.0%
    Average
     licensed beds  5,846       5,396    8.3%    3,749     3,699     1.4%
    Patient days  323,304     287,297   12.5%  248,968   233,015     6.8%
    Average daily
     census       3,592.3     3,192.2   12.5%  2,766.3   2,589.1     6.8%
    Occupancy-
     licensed beds  61.4%       59.2%    3.9%    73.8%     70.0%     5.4%
    Admissions     66,860      60,115   11.2%   21,251    19,748     7.6%
    Length of stay    4.8         4.8    1.2%     11.7      11.8    -0.7%

    Inpatient
     revenue   $1,286,326  $1,018,353   26.3% $242,379  $227,863     6.4%
    Outpatient
     revenue      424,543     342,026   24.1%   38,300    36,024     6.3%
    Total patient
     revenue    1,710,869   1,360,379   25.8%  280,679   263,887     6.4%
    Other revenue  15,216      13,432   13.3%    9,742    10,006    -2.6%
    Gross hospital
     revenue    1,726,085   1,373,811   25.6%  290,421   273,893     6.0%

    Total
     deductions 1,102,157     845,234   30.4%  148,300   141,315     4.9%

    Net hospital
     revenue     $623,928    $528,577   18.0% $142,121  $132,578     7.2%


         SAME STORE:
                                 For the three months ended

                          Domestic Acute (1)       Behavioral Health (2)
                        03/31/02   03/31/01   %    03/31/02  03/31/01   %

    Hospitals owned and
     leased                 24        24     0.0%       37       37   0.0%
    Average licensed
     beds                5,547     5,364     3.4%    3,635    3,621   0.4%
    Patient days       306,747   286,389     7.1%  240,966  231,381   4.1%
    Average daily
     census            3,408.3   3,182.1     7.1%  2,677.4  2,570.9   4.1%
    Occupancy-licensed
     beds                 61.4%     59.3%    3.6%     73.7%    71.0%  3.7%
    Admissions          63,159    59,790     5.6%   20,548   19,648   4.6%
    Length of stay         4.9       4.8     1.4%     11.7     11.8  -0.4%


    (1) Central Montgomery and Lancaster are excluded in both current and
        prior years.
        Rancho Springs is included in the current and prior year totals from
        February 1st through year to date.

    (2) Westwood Lodge, Pembroke, SanJuan Capistrano are included in the
        current and prior year totals from February 1st through year to date.

                      Universal Health Services, Inc.
                    Supplemental Statistical Information
                                  (unaudited)


                                           % Change
                                          Quarter Ended
    Same Store Basis                       03/31/2002

    Domestic Acute Care Hospitals
    Revenues                                  11.4%
    Adjusted Admissions                        4.3%
    Adjusted Patient Days                      5.7%
    Revenue Per Adjusted Admission             6.9%
    Revenue Per Adjusted Patient Day           5.4%


    Behavioral Health Hospitals

    Revenues                                   4.0%
    Adjusted Admissions                        4.6%
    Adjusted Patient Days                      4.2%
    Revenue Per Adjusted Admission            -0.6%
    Revenue Per Adjusted Patient Day          -0.2%

    UHS Consolidated                           First Quarter Ended
                                          03/31/2002        03/31/2001

    Revenues                               $804,371          $676,949
    EBITDA   (1)                           $110,303           $96,601
    EBITDA Margin (1)                          13.7%             14.3%

    Cash Flow From Operations               $61,466           $68,654
    Days Sales Outstanding                       54                57
    Capital Expenditures                    $40,711           $30,554

    Debt (net of cash)                     $689,660          $687,954
    Shareholders Equity                    $853,542          $745,669
    Debt / Total Capitalization                44.7%             48.0%
    Debt / EBITDA (2)                          1.84              2.19
    Debt / Cash From Operations (2)            2.26              3.39


    Domestic Acute Care EBITDAR Margin (3)     17.4%             19.6%
    Behavioral Health EBITDAR Margin (3)       20.0%             19.8%


    (1)  Net of Minority Interest
    (2)  Latest 4 quarters
    (3)  Before Corporate overhead allocation and minority interest

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