Financials:

American HomePatient Out of the Red in Q4: For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, Brentwood, Tenn.-based American HomePatient reported a net income of $0.4 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, compared to a loss of $4.4 million, or 74 cents per diluted share, for the same quarter a year ago. All totaled, the company lost $11.5 million, or 68 cents per diluted share, in 2001, compared to a net loss of $24.2 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, in 2000.

Option Care Reports Q4, Year-End Earnings: For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, Option Care, Bannockburn, Ill., reported a net income of $3 million, or 19 cents per diluted share, compared to a net income of $2.1 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, for the same period in 2000. The company also reported a 2001 net income of $10 million, or 73 cents per diluted share, compared to a net income of $7.5 million, or 60 cents per diluted share, in 2000.

Matria Announces Fourth Quarter, 2001 Income: For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, Matria, Marietta, Ga., announced a net loss of $630,000, or a loss of 7 cents per share, compared to a net income of $1.9 million, or 11 cents per share for the same period in 2000. Additionally, the company reported a net 2001 income of $6.7 million, or 64 cents per diluted share, compared to $13.7 million, or $1.10 per diluted share in 2000.

Lincare Reports Q4, 2001 Results: Lincare Holdings of Clearwater, Fla. reported a net income of $33.3 million, or 30 cents per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, compared to a net income of $31.8 million, or 30 cents per diluted share for the same period in 2000. The company's 2001 net earnings were $134.9 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, compared to $116.9 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, in 2000.

Apria Announces Q4, 2001 Income: For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2001, Apria Healthcare Group, based in Lake Forest, Calif., announced a net income of $20 million, or 36 cents per diluted share, compared to a net income of $15.3 million, or 28 cents per diluted share for the same period in 2000. The company also reported a 2001 net income of$71.9 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $57 million, or $1.06 per diluted share in 2000.

PSA Announces Q1 Results, Shareholder Settlement: For the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 ended Dec. 31, 2001, Norcross, Ga.-based Pediatric Services of America reported net earnings of $2.86 million, compared to $186,000 for the same quarter a year ago. Net income per diluted share was 40 cents for the first quarter of 2002, compared to 3 cents per diluted share during the first quarter of 2001. Two days before Pediatric Services announced these numbers, the company reported settling a shareholder class action suit for $3.2 million.

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