Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hca Healthcare Inc:
* HCA REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2017 RESULTS, INITIATES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND, INCREASES CAPITAL SPENDING AND PROVIDES 2018 GUIDANCE
* Q4 REVENUE $11.56 BILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW $11.17 BILLION
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $1.88 — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY SAME FACILITY REVENUE PER EQUIVALENT ADMISSION INCREASED 3.5 PERCENT
* QTRLY SAME FACILITY EQUIVALENT ADMISSIONS INCREASED 2.3 PERCENT, WHILE SAME FACILITY ADMISSIONS INCREASED 1.4 PERCENT
* SEES 2018 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES APPROXIMATELY $3.5 BILLION
* RESULTS FOR Q4 OF 2017 INCLUDE A NON-CASH INCREASE IN PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES OF $301 MILLION
* FY2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $7.54, REVENUE VIEW $45.31 BILLION — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* DECLARED A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.35 PER SHARE ON COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK
* ANNOUNCED THAT ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.35 PER SHARE ON COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK
* 2018 GUIDANCE ASSUMES SALE OF COMPANY’S OKLAHOMA FACILITIES CLOSING DURING Q1
* 2018 GUIDANCE INCLUDES AN ESTIMATED IMPACT OF $1.35 EARNINGS PER SHARE RELATED TO TAX ACT
* HCA HEALTHCARE - 2018 GUIDANCE FOR EPS INCLUDES AN ESTIMATED $50 MILLION INCOME TAX BENEFIT, OR $0.14 PER DILUTED SHARE, FOR EXCESS TAX BENEFITS
* ALSO ANNOUNCING A PLANNED INCREASE IN ITS 3-YEAR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES PROGRAM
* UPDATED CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO APPROXIMATE $10.5 BILLION OVER NEXT THREE YEARS
* UPDATED CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM OF ABOUT $10.5 BILLION IS UP FROM PREVIOUS 3-YEAR SPEND OF ABOUT $8.2 BILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: