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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 24, 2002

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)


COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware   001-15925   13-3893191
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

155 Franklin Road, Suite 400
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (615) 373-9600



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        On July 24, 2002, Community Health Systems, Inc. announced the operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

        On July 24, 2002, the Company issued a press release announcing its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002 operating results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the contents of the exhibit are incorporated herein by reference.

        The following table sets forth selected information concerning the projected quarterly and annual consolidated operating results of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the "Company") for the year ending December 31, 2002. These projections for 2002 are based on the Company's historical operating performance, current trends and other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at this time.

        The following is provided as guidance to analysts and investors and is an update to our previous guidance released on February 20, 2002:

Year Ending December 31, 2002 Projection Range:      
Net operating revenue (in millions)   $ 2,120 to $2,150
EBITDA (in millions)   $ 363 to $367
Income per share before extraordinary item* — diluted   $ 0.97 to $1.01
Net income per share — diluted   $ 0.92 to $0.96
Weighted average diluted shares (in millions)     100 to 101**
Estimate by Quarter:

  Income Per Share
Before Extraordinary
Item*—Diluted

  Net Income
Per Share—Diluted

3rd quarter ending September 30, 2002   $ 0.21 to $0.23   $ 0.16 to $0.18
4th quarter ending December 31, 2002   $ 0.25 to $0.27   $ 0.25 to $0.27

*
Extraordinary item relates to loss from early extinguishment of debt, net of tax recognized in the third quarter of 2002.

**
Since it is not likely that the inclusion of the assumed conversion of convertible notes for purposes of fully diluted calculation will cause an actual decrease in the reported net income per share, for purposes of providing guidance we have not assumed the conversion of the convertible notes.

        The following assumptions were used in developing the guidance on the preceding page:


        The projections set forth in the preceding table constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and are beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company can not give any assurance that its expectations will in fact occur and cautions that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. A number of factors could affect the future results of the Company or the healthcare industry generally and could cause the Company's expected results to differ materially from those expressed in this filing. These factors include, among other things:


        The quarterly and year-to-date consolidated operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future quarter or for any future fiscal year.

        The Company cautions that the quarterly and annual projections for 2002 set forth on the preceding pages are given as of the date hereof based on currently available information. The Company is not undertaking any obligations to update these projections as conditions change or other information becomes available.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 24, 2002   COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
WAYNE T. SMITH      
Wayne T. Smith
Chairman of the Board President and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
W. LARRY CASH      
W. Larry Cash
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
T. MARK BUFORD      
T. Mark Buford
Vice President and Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)

        Index to Exhibits Filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K Dated July 24, 2002

Exhibit Number

  Description
99.1   Press Release dated July 24, 2002



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Exhibit Number 99.1

Investor Contact:   W. Larry Cash
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(615) 373-9600
   


COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
ANNOUNCES STRONG SECOND QUARTER 2002 RESULTS WITH NET
OPERATING REVENUES UP 32.3% AND EBITDA UP 18.5%



COMPLETED ACQUISITION IN JUNE OF 90-BED HOSPITAL


BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (July 24, 2002) — Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) today announced strong financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002.

        Net operating revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, totaled $530.6 million, a 32.3% increase compared with $400.9 million for the same period last year. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2002 was $87.5 million, compared with $73.8 million for the same period last year, representing a 18.5% increase. Net income was $24.2 million, or $0.24 per share (diluted), on 99.8 million average shares outstanding for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, compared with $9.7 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted), on 87.5 million average shares outstanding for the same period last year. Refer to page 4 for "Financial Highlights."

        The consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, reflect a 28.0% increase in total admissions and a 29.0% increase in adjusted admissions, compared with the second quarter of 2001. On a same store basis, admissions increased 4.6%, adjusted admissions increased 6.4%, and net revenues increased 8.0% compared with the same period last year.

        Net operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled $1,064 million, compared with $799.6 million for the same period last year, a 33.1% increase. EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $179.9 million, compared with $151.1 million for the same period last year, a 19.1% increase. Net income was $51.4 million, or $0.52 per share (diluted), on 108.3 million average shares outstanding which includes the assumed conversion of the convertible notes for the six months ended June 30, 2002, compared with $20.5 million, or $0.23 per share (diluted), on 87.6 million average shares outstanding for the same period last year.

        The consolidated financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2002 reflect a 26.3% increase in admissions and a 27.7% increase in adjusted admissions, compared with the same period last year. On a same store basis, admissions increased 3.9%, adjusted admissions increased 5.4%, and net revenues increased 8.7%, compared with the same period last year.

        "Community Health Systems continued to build momentum in the second quarter of 2002 with very strong financial and operating results," commented Wayne T. Smith, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc. "Our impressive year-over-year revenue growth reflects improved volume and the benefits of the acquisitions and capital investments in our facilities during the past year. Our same store growth metrics demonstrate our ability to consistently execute our operating strategy as we continue to assimilate additional hospitals into our system. We are very pleased with the current trends in our business and believe we are well positioned for continued success in 2002."

        The 14.1% and 23.7% increases in the weighted average number of shares (diluted) outstanding for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the same



periods last year, are due principally to the Company's concurrent stock and convertible debt offerings in October 2001, and the effects of the assumed conversion of the convertible notes for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The impact of the assumed conversion of the convertible notes was not significant enough to cause reported fully diluted net income per share to decrease.

        The Company completed one acquisition of a non-profit hospital in a new state during the second quarter of 2002. With the acquisition of Plateau Medical Center (90 beds) in Oak Hill, West Virginia, the number of hospitals owned or leased increased to 60 and the number of states in which we operate increased to 21. The other acquisitions completed during the first six months of 2002 were Gateway Regional Medical Center (386 beds) in Granite City, Illinois, acquired on January 1, 2002, and Helena Regional Medical Center (155 beds) in Helena, Arkansas, acquired on March 1, 2002. Each of these hospitals is the sole provider of general hospital services in its community.

        "Community Health Systems has set a high standard for success in our industry with our ability to selectively acquire hospitals," added Smith. "With three hospitals added to our portfolio in the first half of 2002, we remain confident we are on track to meet our acquisition goals for the year. Our recognition in the marketplace as the acquirer of choice reflects our steadfast commitment to improving the level of healthcare in the non-urban communities we serve."

        Located in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Brentwood, Community Health Systems is a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities throughout the country. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH."

        Community Health Systems, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss this press release on Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. Central, 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to a live Internet broadcast of the conference call through the Company's web site at www.chs.net, or www.companyboardroom.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and continue through August 25, 2002.

        Statements contained in this news release regarding expected operating results, acquisition transactions and other events are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Community Health Systems, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration Statement No. 333-69064) and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. These filings identify important risk factors and other uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.



COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
 
Net operating revenues   $ 530,582   $ 400,909   $ 1,064,101   $ 799,554  
EBITDA (a)   $ 87,520   $ 73,830   $ 179,920   $ 151,078  
Net income   $ 24,241   $ 9,651   $ 51,417   $ 20,499 (b)
Net income per share — basic   $ 0.25   $ 0.11   $ 0.52   $ 0.24 (b)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic     98,268     85,713     98,236     85,696  
Net income per share — diluted   $ 0.24   $ 0.11   $ 0.52   $ 0.23 (b)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — diluted     99,844     87,518     108,299 (c)   87,554  

(a)
Excludes minority interest in earnings.

(b)
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142 "Goodwill and other intangible assets", related to the non-amortization of goodwill. The adoption of SFAS No. 142 caused a favorable increase of $0.12 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2002. On a pro forma basis, the adoption of SFAS No. 142 would have resulted in net income for the six months ended June 30, 2001 of $32.8 million or $0.37 per share (diluted), representing a $0.14 increase based on the smaller number of shares outstanding in that period. When compared to the 2001 pro forma results, our net income and net income per share (diluted) results for the six months ended June 30, 2002 would have increased 56.7% and 40.5%, respectively.

(c)
Adjusted to include employee stock options and assumed conversion of convertible notes for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Since the net income per share impact of the conversion of the convertible notes is less than the basic net income per share for the current period, the convertible notes are dilutive and accordingly, must be included in the fully diluted calculation even though there is no actual change in the reported net income per share. Refer to page 5 for detail calculation of net income per share.


COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
  2002
  2001
Net operating revenues   $ 530,582   $ 400,909   $ 1,064,101   $ 799,554
   
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                        
  Salaries and benefits     214,215     156,047     431,379     309,781
  Provision for bad debts     47,722     36,986     97,619     73,959
  Supplies     61,905     46,129     125,905     92,888
  Other operating expenses     119,220     87,917     229,278     171,848
  Depreciation and amortization     28,951     21,633     57,435     43,094
  Amortization of goodwill         7,028         14,074
  Minority interests in earnings     755         1,516    
   
 
 
 
    Total expenses     472,768     355,740     943,132     705,644
   
 
 
 
Income from operations     57,814     45,169     120,969     93,910
Interest expense, net     16,522     25,621     33,251     53,174
   
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     41,292     19,548     87,718     40,736
Provision for income taxes     17,051     9,897     36,301     20,237
   
 
 
 
Net income   $ 24,241   $ 9,651   $ 51,417   $ 20,499
   
 
 
 
Net income per share — basic   $ 0.25   $ 0.11   $ 0.52   $ 0.24
   
 
 
 
Net income per share — diluted   $ 0.24   $ 0.11   $ 0.52   $ 0.23
   
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                        
  Basic     98,268     85,713     98,236     85,696
   
 
 
 
  Diluted     99,844     87,518     108,299     87,554
   
 
 
 
Net income per share calculation:                        
  Net income   $ 24,241   $ 9,651   $ 51,417   $ 20,499
  Add — Convertible notes interest, net of taxes             4,378    
   
 
 
 
  Adjusted net income   $ 24,241   $ 9,651   $ 55,795   $ 20,499
   
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic     98,268     85,713     98,236     85,696
Add effect of dilutive securities:                        
  Employee stock options     1,576     1,805     1,481     1,858
  Convertible notes             8,582    
   
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — diluted     99,844     87,518     108,299     87,554
   
 
 
 
  Net income per share — diluted   $ 0.24   $ 0.11   $ 0.52   $ 0.23
   
 
 
 


COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Selected Operating Data
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands)

 
  For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  Consolidated
  Same Store
 
 
  2002
  2001
  % Change
  2002
  2001
  % Change
 
Number of hospitals     59*     53         53     53      
Licensed beds     5,914     4,848         4,775     4,848      
Beds in service     4,502     3,722         3,761     3,722      
Admissions     50,771     39,677   28.0 %   41,509     39,677   4.6 %
Adjusted admissions     94,871     73,546   29.0 %   78,231     73,546   6.4 %
Patient days     195,922     150,251   30.4 %   153,245     150,251   2.0 %
Average length of stay (days)     3.9     3.8         3.7     3.8      
Occupancy rate (beds in service)     47.9 %   45.5 %       46.0 %   45.5 %    
Net operating revenues   $ 530,582   $ 400,909   32.3 % $ 432,870   $ 400,807   8.0 %
Net inpatient revenue as a % of                                  
  Total net operating revenues     51.7 %   49.6 %       50.7 %   49.6 %    
Net outpatient revenue as a % of                                  
  Total net operating revenues     47.0 %   49.2 %       48.3 %   49.2 %    
EBITDA as a % of net                                  
  operating revenues     16.5 %   18.4 %       18.6 %   18.4 %    
 
  For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  Consolidated
  Same Store
 
 
  2002
  2001
  % Change
  2002
  2001
  % Change
 
Number of hospitals     59*     53         53     53      
Licensed beds     5,914     4,848         4,775     4,848      
Beds in service     4,502     3,722         3,761     3,722      
Admissions     104,286     82,559   26.3 %   85,741     82,559   3.9 %
Adjusted admissions     191,171     149,741   27.7 %   157,753     149,741   5.4 %
Patient days     406,534     315,994   28.7 %   322,395     315,994   2.0 %
Average length of stay (days)     3.9     3.8         3.8     3.8      
Occupancy rate (beds in service)     50.3 %   48.4 %       49.0 %   48.4 %    
Net operating revenues   $ 1,064,101   $ 799,554   33.1 % $ 869,277   $ 799,431   8.7 %
Net inpatient revenue as a % of                                  
  Total net operating revenues     52.2 %   51.0 %       51.7 %   51.1 %    
Net outpatient revenue as a % of                                  
  Total net operating revenues     46.4 %   47.8 %       47.2 %   47.8 %    
EBITDA as a % of net                                  
  operating revenues     16.9 %   18.9 %       19.2 %   18.8 %    

*
Does not include hospital acquired on June 30, 2002.


COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands)

 
  June 30,
2002

  December 31,
2001

 
ASSETS              
Current assets:              
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 20,024   $ 8,386  
  Patient accounts receivable, net     375,842     360,852  
  Other current assets     121,972     116,121  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     517,838     485,359  
   
 
 
Property and equipment     1,178,222     1,066,959  
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization     (240,587 )   (200,425 )
   
 
 
    Property and equipment, net     937,635     866,534  
   
 
 
Goodwill, net     1,021,017     1,000,918  
   
 
 
Other assets, net     101,777     98,653  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 2,578,267   $ 2,451,464  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 31,748   $ 58,691  
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     278,816     231,681  
   
 
 
    Total current liabilities     310,564     290,372  
Long-term debt     1,025,360     980,083  
   
 
 
Other long-term liabilities     72,705     65,344  
   
 
 
Stockholders' equity     1,169,638     1,115,665  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 2,578,267   $ 2,451,464  
   
 
 



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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES STRONG SECOND QUARTER 2002 RESULTS WITH NET OPERATING REVENUES UP 32.3% AND EBITDA UP 18.5%
COMPLETED ACQUISITION IN JUNE OF 90-BED HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Selected Operating Data (Unaudited) ($ in thousands)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) ($ in thousands)