HCA: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.16 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Nashville, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $3.90. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.21 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.67 per share.

The hospital operator posted revenue of $14.82 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $14.87 billion.

_____

This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HCA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HCA