H Earnings Up / Dividend

[Yagents]

Ok, I guarantee you there is a direct link to this type of news and our lower commissions. We got screwed. Gov't actually allowed these companies to do better....for now. redistribution we can believe in, and now verify

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Humana Inc. gave investors more signs that some insurers will be able to handle the health care overhaul's latest restrictions when it announced a new quarterly dividend and better-than-expected first-quarter results on Tuesday.
The Louisville, Ky., health insurer said it will start offering a 25-cent quarterly cash dividend this summer, and it earned $1.86 per share in 2011's first quarter. The performance topped Humana's previous forecast of $1.15 to $1.20 per share and came in much higher than Wall Street expectations.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected, on average, earnings per share of $1.26 for the first quarter.
Humana also hiked its full-year earnings forecast to a range of $6.70 to $6.90 per share from $5.95 to $6.15 per share. Analysts expected $6.29 for the year.
Shares of Humana, which will release more details on its first-quarter performance Monday, climbed about 5 percent, or $3.59, to $76.27 in afternoon trading.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011...eedType=RSS&feedName=globalMarketsNews&rpc=43

 

[dgoldenz]

Was going to buy some H1 stock last year at $45/share....woops.

 

[leevena]

Really! So you believe that what little commission was eliminated allowed Humana to make all that money? It had nothing to do with better utilization, underwriting, pricing, etc?

 

[Yagents]

Really! So you believe that what little commission was eliminated allowed Humana to make all that money? It had nothing to do with better utilization, underwriting, pricing, etc?

Unless you're trying to put words in my mouth, I didn't say anything close to this. But you gotta agree, lower comp to us, did impact these higher earnings. Another reason was higher rates for free prev care, but less number of people got their butt scoped than expected.

 

[leevena]

Unless you're trying to put words in my mouth, I didn't say anything close to this. But you gotta agree, lower comp to us, did impact these higher earnings. Another reason was higher rates for free prev care, but less number of people got their butt scoped than expected.

Put words in your mouth? Your own words were "Ok, I guarantee you there is a direct link to this type of news and our lower commissions. We got screwed. Gov't actually allowed these companies to do better....for now. redistribution we can believe in, and now verify."

 

[Yagents]

Put words in your mouth? Your own words were "Ok, I guarantee you there is a direct link to this type of news and our lower commissions. We got screwed. Gov't actually allowed these companies to do better....for now. redistribution we can believe in, and now verify."

Send me a $1000 bucks, and I'll let you know if there is a "direct link" to my income going up.

 

[leevena]

I will meet you half way. Provide the data that proves your point. The amount of decreased commissions + amount of higher prev care revenue + decreased utilization of butt scoping should = the increased profit. Remember, you said you "guarantee" the link.

 

[Yagents]

You will find it in Accounting 101, unless your reading from the lib playbook.