Q4 2005 Centene Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Research and Markets offers a brief of 'Centene Corporation' Conference Call

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- The Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Corporate Conference Call took place on 7-Feb-06 8:30am ET. E[acute accent]CNC reported that its 4Q05 revenue was $423.2m. 4Q05 net earnings increased $13.9m or $0.31 per diluted share. For the year ended 2005, revenues increased 50.4% to $1.5b. 2005 net earnings improved to $55.6m or $1.24 per diluted share. 1Q06 revenue guidance is in the range of $444-449m, and net earnings of $0.17-0.21 per diluted share, net of FAS 123R. For full-year 2006, revenue is expected to be in the range of $2.15-2.25b, and net diluted EPS of $1.61-1.78 per share, net of FAS 123R. E[acute accent]More information on this Conference Call can be obtained from Research and Markets at http://www.researchandmarkets.com/transcripts/79279

E[acute accent]This document provides a non-biased summary of the conference call detailing the key points and the full Q&A session.