Oct. 28: HMA, TE

Health Management Associates Inc.
The Naples-based health-care services management company earned $1.3 billion in net revenues in the third quarter, which led to $35.3 million in profits. That total represents earnings of $0.14 per diluted share of HMA stock, a 40% increase over last year's third quarter performance.

In the first nine months of 2010, HMA Inc. has earned $3.8 billion in net revenues and $118.6 million in net income. Its nine-month earnings mark a 26.3% improvement on a per share basis over 2009.

Because of its latest performance, HMA Inc. revised its full-year earnings outlook, increasing its objective range from between $0.56 and $0.61 in per share earnings to a range of $0.64 and $0.66.