REHABCARE GROUP INC
10-Q, 1997-11-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997

                         Commission File Number 0-19294


                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                      51-0265872
(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


             7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1700, St. Louis, MO 63105
              (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

                                  314-863-7422
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark the Registrant  (1) has filed all reports  required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

                         Yes    X                 No


Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of the Registrant's  common stock, as
of the latest practicable date.


                Class                           Outstanding at November 10, 1997
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share                      5,766,557





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                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                                      Index



Part I. - Financial Information

     Item 1. - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

         Condensed consolidated balance sheets,
            September 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996               3

         Condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three months
            and nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)      4

         Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the
            nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)          5

         Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)      6

     Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations                                   7

Part II. - Other Information

     Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                               10

     Signatures                                                               11

































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PART 1. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
<TABLE>

                                               REHABCARE GROUP, INC.
                                       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                           (Dollar amounts in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 September 30,         December 31,
                                                                                    1997                  1996
                                                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>                   <C>        
Assets:                                                                    
Current assets:                                                                 
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                   $    2,100           $    772
     Marketable securities                                                            4,502              6,666
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
         doubtful accounts of $2,013 and $1,386,
         respectively                                                                22,148             15,546
     Deferred tax assets                                                              2,132                921
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                          822                525
                                                                                     ------             ------
         Total current assets                                                        31,704             24,430
                                                                                     ------             ------

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary                                                 665                 --
                                                                                     ------             ------

Marketable securities, noncurrent                                                     1,718              1,310
                                                                                     ------             ------

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net                                             3,369              2,935
                                                                                     ------             ------
Other assets:
     Excess of cost over net assets acquired, net                                    53,314             47,119
     Deferred contract costs, net                                                     1,122              1,302
     Pre-opening costs, net                                                           2,758              2,295
     Deferred tax assets                                                                203                424
     Other                                                                            1,035                987
                                                                                     ------             ------
         Total other assets                                                          58,432             52,127
                                                                                     ------             ------
                                                                                   $ 95,888           $ 80,802
                                                                                     ======             ======
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities:
     Revolving credit facility                                                     $  1,500           $    500 
     Current portion of long-term debt                                                3,500              2,967
     Current portion of notes payable, related parties                                  770                 --
     Accounts payable                                                                 1,962              1,083
     Accrued salaries and wages                                                      10,063              6,969
     Income taxes payable                                                             1,481              1,631
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                           3,483              2,026
                                                                                     ------             ------
       Total current liabilities                                                     22,759             15,176
                                                                                     ------             ------

Deferred compensation                                                                 2,423              1,956
                                                                                     ------             ------
Long-term debt, less current portion                                                 28,000              8,000
                                                                                     ------             ------
Notes payable, related parties, less current portion                                  7,588              6,000
                                                                                     ------             ------

Stockholders' equity:
     Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000
         shares, issued 7,152,191 shares and 7,040,043
         shares, respectively                                                            72                 70
     Additional paid-in capital                                                      23,574             22,793
     Retained earnings                                                               32,448             24,577
     Less common stock held in treasury at cost,
         1,405,158 shares as of September 30, 1997                                  (21,678)                --
     Unrealized gain on marketable securities,
       net of tax                                                                       702              2,230
                                                                                     ------             ------
         Total stockholders' equity                                                  35,118             49,670
                                                                                     ------             ------
                                                                                   $ 95,888           $ 80,802
                                                                                     ======             ======

            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                  (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>



                                                                     Three Months Ended                 Nine Months Ended
                                                                        September 30,                     September 30,
                                                                   1997              1996              1997           1996
                                                                   ----              ----              ----           ----
<S>                                                             <C>               <C>              <C>             <C>    

Operating revenues                                              $42,151           $31,310          $118,052        $87,035

Costs and expenses:
    Operating expenses                                           29,331            22,392            81,799         62,428
    General and administrative                                    7,001             4,917            19,855         13,386
    Depreciation and amortization                                   965               822             2,770          2,308
                                                                 ------            ------           -------         ------
        Total costs and expenses                                 37,297            28,131           104,424         78,122
                                                                 ------            ------           -------         ------

Operating earnings                                                4,854             3,179            13,628          8,913

Interest income                                                      48                33               141            230
Interest expense                                                   (779)             (360)           (2,010)          (973)
Other income(expense)                                                16                (1)               16             18
Gain on sale of investment                                           --                --             1,448             --
                                                                  -----             -----            ------         ------

Earnings before income taxes                                      4,139             2,851            13,223          8,188

Income taxes                                                      1,700             1,144             5,352          3,299
                                                                 ------            ------            ------         ------

Net earnings                                                    $ 2,439           $ 1,707           $ 7,871        $ 4,889
                                                                 ======            ======            ======         ======

Net earnings per common and common equivalent share:
       Primary                                                  $   .36           $   .23           $  1.13        $   .67
                                                                 ======            ======            ======         ======
       Assuming full dilution                                   $   .34           $   .22           $  1.06        $   .64
                                                                 ======            ======            ======         ======

Weighted average number of common and 
  common equivalent shares outstanding:
       Primary                                                    6,766             7,368             6,989          7,308
                                                                  =====             =====             =====          =====
       Assuming full dilution                                     7,276             7,902             7,611          7,784
                                                                  =====             =====             =====          =====



            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.





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<TABLE>

                                                 REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

                                    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                                (Amounts in thousands)
                                                      (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                                        1997              1996

<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>    

Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net earnings                                                                     $ 7,871           $ 4,889
                                                                                      ------            ------
    Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
       cash provided by operating activities:
        Equity earnings in joint venture                                                 (10)               --
        Depreciation and amortization                                                  2,770             2,308
        Provision for losses on accounts receivable                                      492               441
        Deferred compensation                                                            467               524
        Increase in accounts receivable                                               (5,532)           (1,902)
        Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and
           other current assets                                                         (280)              371
        Decrease(increase) in other assets                                               (38)              203
        Increase (decrease)in accounts payable
           and accrued expenses                                                        2,038            (2,262)
        Increase in accrued salaries and wages                                         2,524             1,539
        Decrease in income taxes payable                                              (1,652)             (775)
                                                                                      ------            ------
                                                                                         779               447
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash provided by operating activities                                       8,650             5,336
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Additions to equipment and leasehold
         improvements, net                                                            (1,101)             (778)
    Deferred contract costs                                                             (221)             (327)
    Purchase of investments                                                             (738)           (1,061)
    Repayment of advance to joint venture                                                 --               265
    Proceeds from sale/maturities of investments                                       1,477             1,815
    Pre-opening costs                                                                 (1,084)             (470)
    Investment in joint venture                                                         (655)               --
    Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received                                   (7,253)          (19,258)
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash used in investing activities                                          (9,575)          (19,814)
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from revolving credit facility, net                                       1,000                --
    Payments on long-term debt                                                        (2,500)           (1,250)
    Payments on subordinated notes                                                      (538)             (814)
    Proceeds on issuance of note payable                                               1,825             6,000
    Proceeds on issuance of long-term debt                                            24,000             7,250
    Purchase of treasury stock                                                       (23,131)               --
    Proceeds on issuance of common stock                                               1,393               774
    Other                                                                                204                --
                                                                                      ------            ------
       Net cash provided by financing activities                                       2,253            11,960
                                                                                      ------            ------

       Net increase (decrease) in cash and
         cash equivalents                                                              1,328            (2,518)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         772             3,963
                                                                                      ------            ------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                           $ 2,100           $ 1,445
                                                                                      ======            ======



               See  notes to  condensed  consolidated  financial statements.

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                              REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 1. - Basis of Presentation

    The condensed consolidated balance sheets and related condensed consolidated
statements of earnings and statements of cash flows contained in this Form 10-Q,
which are  unaudited,  include the  accounts of the Company and its wholly owned
subsidiaries.  All  significant  intercompany  accounts and  activity  have been
eliminated  in  consolidation.  In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments
necessary  for a fair  presentation  of  such  financial  statements  have  been
included.  Adjustments  consisted only of normal recurring items. The results of
operations  for the three months and nine months ended  September 30, 1997,  are
not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year.

    The  condensed   consolidated   financial  statements  do  not  include  all
information  and footnotes  necessary for a complete  presentation  of financial
position,  results of  operations  and cash flows in conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles.  Reference  is made to the  Company's  audited
consolidated  financial statements and the related notes as of December 31, 1996
and  February  29, 1996 and for the ten months  ended  December 31, 1996 and for
each of the years in the two-year  period ended  February 29, 1996,  included in
the  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K on file  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  which provide additional  disclosures and a further  description of
accounting policies.

    The  Company  changed  its fiscal  year end from the last day of February to
December 31,  effective as of December 31, 1996. For purposes of  comparability,
the condensed  consolidated  statements of earnings and statements of cash flows
for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 have been set forth
herein.


Note 2. - Acquisitions

    On January 28,  1997,  the Company  purchased  100% of the capital  stock of
TeamRehab,  Inc. and Moore Rehabilitation Services, Inc. ("Team and Moore"). The
aggregate  purchase price of $5,600,000 paid at closing  included  $3,600,000 in
cash,  a  $1,500,000  subordinated  promissory  note,  and 25,365  shares of the
Company's common stock. Additional consideration will be paid to the former Team
and  Moore  stockholders  contingent  upon  the  attainment  of  certain  target
cumulative  earnings  before  interest  and  income  taxes,  up to a maximum  of
$2,400,000 in additional  consideration  over four years.  On June 12, 1997, the
Company  purchased  100% of the  capital  stock of  Rehab  Unlimited,  Inc.  The
aggregate  purchase  price of $1,350,000  paid at closing  included  $675,000 in
cash,  a  $325,000  subordinated  promissory  note,  and  10,736  shares  of the
Company's common stock. The acquisitions have been accounted for by the purchase
method of  accounting,  whereby the operating  results have been included in the
Company's  results of operations  commencing on the respective  closing dates of
the acquisitions.  Goodwill related to the acquisitions  totaling  $6,254,000 is
being amortized over 40 years.

    On August 15, 1997,  the Company  acquired a 40% interest in Allied  Therapy
Services,  L.L.C.  for $630,000 in cash and notes.  The joint  venture  provides
physical,  occupational  and speech  therapy  services to nursing  homes,  other
long-term care facilities,  outpatient clinics,  school systems, and home health
agencies in southern Georgia and northern Florida.  The Company accounts for its
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Note 3. - Common Stock Repurchase

    On January  31,  1997,  the  Company  made a tender  offer to purchase up to
925,000  shares of its common stock at a single  purchase  price,  not less than
$20.00  nor in  excess  of $22.50  per  share.  The  actual  purchase  price was
determined  based on the  lowest  single  purchase  price at which  stockholders
tendered shares that was sufficient to purchase at least 925,000  shares.  As of
February 28, 1997, the closing date,  shares totaling  greater than 925,000 were
tendered, resulting in the Company's repurchase on March 12, 1997, of a total of
999,955 shares at the single  purchase price of $22.50 per share. To finance the
repurchase,  on March 5, 1997, the Company's bank term loan and revolving credit
facility were restructured.  Under the terms of the restructured loan agreement,
the  Company  entered  into  a  five-year,  $25,000,000  bank  term  loan  and a
$20,000,000 revolving credit facility. The amount that may be borrowed under the
revolving  credit  facility was increased to the lesser of $20,000,000 or 85% of
eligible accounts  receivable.  Amounts borrowed under the revised term loan and
revolving credit facility bear interest at the Company's  option,  at the bank's
Corporate Base Rate, or London Interbank Offered Rates plus from 1.25% to 2.00%,
or a  combination  of the two,  such rates being  dependent  on the ratio of the
Company's indebtedness, net of cash and marketable securities, to cash flow. The
effective  interest  rate on the bank  loans  for the  nine-month  period  ended
September 30, 1997 was approximately 7.3%.


Note 4. - Earnings Per Share

    In February 1997, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 ("SFAS
128"), "Earnings Per Share," was issued establishing new standards for computing
and presenting earnings per share. The historical measures of earnings per share
(primary and fully diluted) are replaced with two new  computations  of earnings
per share  (basic and  diluted).  The  Company  will adopt SFAS 128 for the year
ended  December 31,  1997.  Earnings  per share,  on a pro forma basis,  for the
three-month and nine-month  periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996,  computed
pursuant to the provisions of SFAS 128 and adjusted for the three-for-two  stock
split, would have been as follows:

<TABLE>

                                                        Three Months Ended                     Nine Month Ended
                                                           September 30,                          September 30,
                                                        1997           1996                  1997              1996
                                                        ----           ----                  ----              ----
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                   <C>            <C>                   <C>               <C>  
Basic earnings per share                              $  .43         $  .25                $ 1.30            $  .70
Diluted earnings per share                            $  .35         $  .23                $ 1.08            $  .66

</TABLE>

Note 5. - Subsequent Event

    On  August  26,  1997,   the  Company's   Board  of  Directors   approved  a
three-for-two  split  of the  Company's  common  stock  in the  form  of a stock
dividend, payable October 1, 1997, to shareholders of record as of September 12,
1997.  Share and per  share  amounts  in the  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements have been restated to reflect the split.


Item 2.  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
         Results of Operations


Results of Operations

    The Company  provides  physical  medicine,  rehabilitation  and chronic care
services in a variety of settings  under  multi-year  contracts.  These settings
include acute

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rehabilitation units that may or may not be exempt from the Medicare Prospective
Payment System (PPS),  depending on their stage of  development;  subacute units
that are operated within licensed skilled nursing units; and outpatient clinics,
both on and off  campus of the host  hospital.  The  Company  also is a contract
provider of  therapists  on a continuing  and  temporary  basis to hospitals and
long-term care and rehabilitation facilities.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
    Operating Statistics                                                         September 30,               September 30,
                                                                               1997         1996           1997         1996
                                                                               ----         ----           ----         ----
    <S>                                                                    <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
    Inpatient Units (Acute and Subacute)
    Average bed capacity                                                     2,149         1,820           2,070        1,801
    Average billable length of stay (days)                                    15.0          15.6            15.1         16.0
    Billable patient days served                                           135,083       105,783         390,211      314,014
    Admissions                                                               9,007         6,794          25,799       19,591
    Average daily billable census                                            1,468         1,150           1,429        1,146
    Average occupied beds per unit                                            13.0          12.6            13.3         12.8
    Total units in operation at end of period                                  116            91             116           91

    Outpatient Clinics
    Patient visits                                                          53,494        47,976         174,401      174,554
    Units of service                                                       171,052       151,421         553,808      519,350
    Total clinics in operation at end of period                                 16            19              16           19

    Therapist Placement
    Weeks worked                                                             7,726         6,850          21,943          N/A

    Contract Therapy
    Number of locations at end of period                                        43           N/A              43          N/A

</TABLE>


Three Months Ended  September 30, 1997 Compared to Three Months Ended  September
30, 1996

         Operating  revenues during the third quarter of calendar 1997 increased
by $10,841,000,  or 34.6%, to $42,151,000.  Acquisitions  accounted for 24.9% of
the net increase. A 24.3% increase in the average number of inpatient units from
91.0 to 113.1 units and an increase in the  average  daily  billable  census per
inpatient unit of 3.2% from 12.6 to 13.0, generated a 27.7% increase in billable
patient days to 135,083 and a 21.8%  increase in revenue from  inpatient  units.
The  increase  in  billable  census per unit for  inpatient  units is  primarily
attributable  to a 6.7% increase in admissions per unit offset by a 3.8% decline
in average  billable  length of stay. The decline in average  billable length of
stay reflects both the continued trend of reduced rehabilitation lengths of stay
and the increase in subacute units  operational  in 1997,  which carry a shorter
length of stay than acute rehabilitation units. The increase in billable patient
days was offset by a 4.6% decrease in average per diem billing rates, reflecting
a greater  mix of subacute  units which carry lower  average per diem rates than
acute units.  The $4,423,000  increase in inpatient unit revenue was offset by a
9.7% decrease in outpatient revenue to $2,155,000, primarily reflecting the loss
of two units  during the second  quarter  of  calendar  1997 and one unit in the
third quarter of calendar 1997.

         Operating  expenses for the three-month  periods compared  increased by
$6,939,000, or 31.0% to $29,331,000. Acquisitions accounted for 21.8% of the net
increase.  The remaining  increase was  attributable  to the increase in patient
days and increased placements at Healthcare Staffing Solutions, Inc. ("HSSI").

         The excess of operating  expenses over  operating  revenues  associated
with non-exempt  units increased from $183,000 to $278,000,  attributable to the
increase  in the average  number of  non-exempt  units from 5.4 to 7.9.  Average
start-up losses

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for units for which the company  provides  therapy staff during their non-exempt
year can range to as high as $150,000 to $200,000.

         General and administrative expenses increased $2,084,000,  or 42.4%, to
$7,001,000,   reflecting   increases  in  professional   services  and  business
development  compared to the previous year, plus the addition of corporate staff
from acquisitions.

         Interest expense increased $419,000  reflecting an increase in interest
rates and interest on additional  debt arising from the  repurchase of shares of
the  Company's  common stock plus the  acquisitions  of Team and Moore and Rehab
Unlimited, Inc.

         Earnings  before income taxes  increased by  $1,288,000,  or 45.2%,  to
$4,139,000.  The  provision  for income taxes for the third  quarter of calendar
1997 was  $1,700,000,  compared to  $1,144,000  for 1996,  reflecting  effective
income tax rates of 41.1% and 40.1% for the respective quarters. The higher rate
is  attributable  to an  increase  in meal  costs,  which are  subject  to a 50%
deduction   limitation.   Net  earnings  increased  by  $732,000,  or  42.9%  to
$2,439,000.  Earnings per share  increased 56.5% to 36 cents from 23 cents on an
8.2% decrease in the weighted average shares outstanding. The decrease in shares
outstanding is attributable to the repurchase of shares of the Company's  common
stock in the first  quarter  of 1997  offset  by an  increase  in  common  stock
equivalents  resulting  from an  increase in the market  price of the  Company's
stock relative to the underlying  exercise prices of outstanding  stock options.
See "Liquidity and Capital Resources."


Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30,
1996

         Operating  revenues  during  the first  nine  months of  calendar  1997
increased by $31,017,000, or 35.6%, to $118,052,000.  Acquisitions accounted for
37.2% of the net increase.  A 19.3%  increase in the average number of inpatient
units from 90.2 to 107.6 units and an increase  in the  average  daily  billable
census per inpatient unit of 4.7% from 12.7 to 13.3,  generated a 24.3% increase
in  billable  patient  days to 390,211  and a 20.8%  increase  in  revenue  from
inpatient units. The increase in billable census per unit for inpatient units is
primarily  attributable  to a 10.3%  increase in admissions per unit offset by a
5.6% decline in average billable length of stay. The decline in average billable
length of stay  reflects  both the  continued  trend of  reduced  rehabilitation
lengths of stay and the increase in subacute units  operational  in 1997,  which
carry a shorter length of stay than acute rehabilitation  units. The increase in
billable  patient days was offset by a 2.8% decrease in average per diem billing
rates, reflecting a greater mix of subacute units, which carry lower average per
diem rates than acute units. The $12,430,000  increase in inpatient unit revenue
was offset by a 7.7% decrease in  outpatient  revenue to  $7,274,000,  primarily
reflecting the loss of three units.

         Operating  expenses for the nine-month  periods  compared  increased by
$19,371,000,  or 31.0% to $81,799,000.  Acquisitions  accounted for 36.7% of the
net increase. The remaining increase was attributable to the increase in patient
days and increased placements at HSSI.

         The excess of operating  expenses over  operating  revenues  associated
with non-exempt units decreased from $696,000 to $645,000, on an increase in the
average number of non-exempt  units from 5.1 to 7.6. The per unit average excess
of operating  expenses over operating revenues declined from $136,000 to $85,000
reflecting a 16.0% increase in billable  patients per unit to 2.9 plus a greater
percentage of units where the Company is not obligated to provide therapy staff.
Average  start-up losses for units for which the Company  provides therapy staff
during their non-exempt year can range to as high as $150,000 to $200,000.


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         General and administrative expenses increased $6,469,000,  or 48.3%, to
$19,855,000, reflecting increases in professional services, business development
and  general  office,  compared  to the  previous  year,  plus the  addition  of
corporate staff from acquisitions.

         Interest  income  decreased  $89,000  as  a  result  of  reductions  in
investment balances,  as cash was used to make acquisitions and make payments on
Company debt.

         Interest  expense  increased  $1,037,000   reflecting  an  increase  in
interest  rates and interest on additional  debt arising from the  repurchase of
shares of the Company's  common stock and the  acquisitions of HSSI and Team and
Moore. Gain on sale of investment reflects the sale in the first quarter of 1997
of  approximately  50% of  the  Company's  investment  in  Intensiva  Healthcare
Corporation.

         Earnings  before income taxes  increased by  $5,035,000,  or 61.5%,  to
$13,223,000.  The  provision  for  income  taxes  for the first  nine  months of
calendar  1997 was  $5,352,000,  compared  to  $3,299,000  for 1996,  reflecting
effective  income tax rates of 40.5% and 40.3% for the respective  periods.  Net
earnings  increased by $2,982,000,  or 61.0% to  $7,871,000.  Earnings per share
increased  68.7% to  $1.13  from 67 cents  on a 4.4%  decrease  in the  weighted
average  shares  outstanding.  The gain on sale of  investment  accounted for 12
cents of the increase in earnings per share. The decrease in shares  outstanding
is attributable to the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock offset
by an increase in common  stock  equivalents  resulting  from an increase in the
market price of the Company's  stock relative to the underlying  exercise prices
of outstanding stock options. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         As of  September  30,  1997,  the  Company had  $6,602,000  in cash and
current  marketable  securities  and a current ratio of 1.4:1.  Working  capital
decreased by $309,000 as of September  30, 1997,  compared to December 31, 1996,
due to the cash paid and debt  arising from the  acquisitions  of Team and Moore
and Rehab Unlimited,  Inc. and the increase in current portion of long-term debt
issued in the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock, offset by cash
flows generated by operations.

         Net  accounts  receivable  were  $22,148,000  at  September  30,  1997,
compared to  $15,546,000  at December 31,  1996.  The number of days average net
revenue in net  receivables  was 48.3 at September  30, 1997 compared to 45.5 at
December 31, 1996.

         The Company's  operating  cash flows  constitute  its primary source of
liquidity and historically  have been sufficient to fund its working capital and
capital expansion  requirements.  The Company expects to meet its future working
capital,  capital expenditure,  business expansion and debt service requirements
from a combination of internal sources and outside financing.  The Company has a
$20,000,000  revolving line of credit and a balance  outstanding as of September
30, 1997, of $9,500,000.


Part II. - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)   Exhibits

               27      Financial Data Schedule

         (b)   Reports on Form 8-k

               None

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                                   SIGNATURES




Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                                      REHABCARE GROUP, INC.

November 10, 1997

                                                   By:/s/ John R. Finkenkeller
                                                      John R. Finkenkeller
                                                      Senior Vice President
                                                        and Treasurer
                                                      (Chief Accounting Officer)


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                                                                 Not Included in
                                                                 Paper Filing



 







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