Unaudited Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table represents the Company’s unaudited quarterly results of operations (amounts in thousands, except share data):

	First Quarter 2018		Second Quarter 2018		Third Quarter 2018		Fourth Quarter 2018
Net service revenue	$	291,054	$	502,024	$	507,043	$	509,842
Gross margin	102,436		181,020		184,847		185,303
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	4,995		16,797		21,230		20,552
Net income attributable to LHC Group' Inc.'s common stockholders
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.28	$	0.55	$	0.69	$	0.67
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.28	$	0.55	$	0.68	$	0.66
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,789,863		30,497,501		30,750,227		30,777,556
Diluted	18,039,345		30,742,293		31,083,815		31,142,061

	First Quarter 2017		Second Quarter 2017		Third Quarter 2017		Fourth Quarter 2017
Net service revenue	$	244,249	$	257,535	$	269,678	$	291,140
Gross margin	89,879		96,377		96,822		103,714
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	9,467		11,304		10,906		18,435
Net income attributable to LHC Group' Inc.'s common stockholders

Basic earnings per share:	$	0.54	$	0.64	$	0.61	$	1.04
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.53	$	0.63	$	0.61	$	1.02
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,643,463		17,728,567		17,740,818		17,749,872
Diluted	17,817,880		17,964,387		18,010,522		18,043,297