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Exhibit 99.1


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For release:  August 5, 2016

Contact: Gerald Coggin, Sr. VP of Corporate Relations

Phone: (615) 890-2020


NHC Reports Second Quarter Earnings


MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE MKT:  NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded senior health care company, today announced net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 of $11,866,000 compared to $10,191,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, an increase of 16.4%.  Excluding the operating losses from the newly constructed skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, and memory care facility placed in service less than twelve months ago, net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 would have been $12,312,000.

Net operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $227,768,000 compared to $224,902,000 for the same three months of 2015, an increase of 1.3%.  Net income was $0.78 per common share basic for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to $0.74 per common share basic for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, an increase of 5.4%.




Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following:  liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries, the ability of third parties for whom we have guaranteed debt to refinance certain short term debt obligations; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings.  The risks included here are not exhaustive.  All forward-looking statements represent NHCs best judgment as of the date of this release.


About NHC

NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 74 skilled nursing centers with 9,390 beds.  NHC affiliates also operate 36 homecare programs, five independent living centers and 21 assisted living communities.  NHCs other services include Alzheimers units, long-term care pharmacies, hospice, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third parties. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at www.nhccare.com.  








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Consolidated Statements of Income








(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)




















Three Months Ended


Six Months Ended





June 30


June 30





2016


2015


2016


2015

Revenues:


(unaudited)


(unaudited)


Net patient revenues

 $   216,487


 $     214,433


 $   434,593


 $   426,494


Other revenues

       11,281


         10,469


       22,763


       20,815



Net operating revenues

      227,768


       224,902


      457,356


      447,309












Costs and Expenses:









Salaries, wages and benefits

      135,068


       131,914


      265,088


      257,630


Other operating

       57,306


         57,467


      118,615


      117,214


Facility rent


       10,319


           9,981


       20,646


       19,966


Depreciation and amortization

         9,495


           9,236


       18,849


       18,169


Interest


            939


              598


         1,893


         1,188



Total costs and expenses

      213,127


       209,196


      425,091


      414,167












Income Before Non-Operating Income

       14,641


         15,706


       32,265


       33,142

Non-Operating Income

         4,925


           4,130


         9,698


         8,352












Income Before Income Taxes

       19,566


         19,836


       41,963


       41,494

Income Tax Provision

       (7,700)


          (7,478)


     (16,398)


     (15,894)












Net Income


       11,866


         12,358


       25,565


       25,600












Dividends to Preferred Stockholders

                -


          (2,167)


                -


       (4,335)












Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

 $     11,866


 $      10,191


 $     25,565


 $     21,265












Earnings Per Common Share









Basic


 $        0.78


 $          0.74


 $        1.69


 $        1.54


Diluted


 $        0.78


 $          0.71


 $        1.68


 $        1.48












Weighted average common shares outstanding









Basic


 15,266,559


   13,772,873


 15,091,732


 13,767,248


Diluted


 15,289,104


   14,381,746


 15,212,275


 14,336,027












Dividends declared per common share

$        0.45


$          0.40


$       0.85


$        0.74














Balance Sheet Data










(in thousands)

June 30


Dec. 31









2016


2015







Cash and marketable securities

 $   179,299


 $     154,376







Restricted cash and marketable securities

      189,760


       180,972







Current assets

      297,278


       278,942







Property and equipment, net

      553,324


       536,046







Total assets

   1,087,566


     1,045,329







Current liabilities

      140,829


       150,656







Long-term debt

      120,000


       120,000







Stockholders' equity

      671,543


       630,996








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Selected Operating Statistics

 

(unaudited)


Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended


June 30


June 30


2016

 

2015


2016

 

2015

Per Diems:








Medicare

 $      449.94


 $       437.55


 $         447.41


 $         435.37

Managed Care

        399.04


         401.80


            401.57


            399.48

Medicaid

        173.87


         170.02


            173.82


            170.67

Private Pay and Other

        224.80


         217.49


            223.70


            217.42









Average Per Diem

 $      254.69


 $       253.06


 $         255.26


 $         253.98









Patient Days:








Medicare

       117,472


        129,170


          242,164


          265,021

Managed Care

        56,033


         55,408


          111,702


          108,428

Medicaid

       318,757


        311,430


          636,218


          615,377

Private Pay and Other

       175,999


        174,632


          350,608


          344,005


       668,261


        670,640


       1,340,692


        1,332,831