Amedisys (AMED) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Amedisys (AMED) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.96 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 1.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.94 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -8.57%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this home health care and hospice services provider would post earnings of$ 1.14 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1, delivering a surprise of -12.28%.Over the la ...