---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-022076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHC"
cik: "0001047335"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T05:32:04.980270+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHC Q2 2023 GAAP EPS $1.06 vs $0.21 YoY; adjusted EPS $0.89 vs $0.46

## Summary
- Net revenue and grant income $282.6M, up 4.1% YoY; same-facility revenue up 11.5%.
- GAAP net income attributable to NHC $16.3M ($1.06 diluted EPS) vs $3.2M ($0.21).
- Adjusted net income $13.7M ($0.89 EPS) vs $7.2M ($0.46), driven by occupancy gains and lower agency staffing costs.
- Skilled nursing per diem increases from government payors contributed to earnings improvement.
- No guidance changes were announced in the press release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-022076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHC
- cik: 0001047335
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774923022076/0001437749-23-022076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774923022076/nhc20230801_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-022076
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-022076.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP reported the quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $282,582,000, net income $16,281,000, EPS $1.06.
  - Period: the quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $282,582,000
  - Net income: $16,281,000
  - EPS: $1.06
  - Result: reported results
  source text: net operating revenues and grant income for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 totaled $282,582,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774923022076/0001437749-23-022076-index.htm

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