---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-005510"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHC"
cik: "0001047335"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T00:57:13.014658+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHC reports FY2024 revenue up 14.5% to $1.31B; adjusted EPS $4.93 (+39.9% YoY)

## Summary
- GAAP net income $101.9M ($6.53 diluted EPS) vs $66.8M ($4.34) in 2023.
- Adjusted net income $76.9M ($4.93 diluted EPS) vs $54.9M ($3.55), up 39.9%.
- White Oak Manor acquisition (Aug. 1, 2024) added 22 healthcare operations.
- Q4 2024 adjusted net income $25.95M ($1.66 EPS) vs $15.96M ($1.03), up 62.7%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-005510
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHC
- cik: 0001047335
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774925005510/0001437749-25-005510-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774925005510/nhc20250226_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-005510
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-005510.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-005510.txt

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