Exhibit 11.1 Renal Treatment Centers, Inc. and Subsidiaries COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE AND NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE--ASSUMING DILUTION for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 1997 1996 1997 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reconciliation of numerator: Net income for use in computing net income per common share $ 4,761,589 $ 2,195,242 $13,330,795 $ 6,851,148 Add back interest on note, tax effected ---- 53,206 34,122 183,580 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adjusted net income for use in computing net income per common share--assuming dilution $ 4,761,589 $ 2,248,448 $13,364,917 $ 7,034,728 ==================================================================================================================================== Reconciliation of denominator Weighted average number of shares outstanding for use in computing net income per common share 25,027,188 24,300,036 24,835,009 24,164,022 Weighted average shares assumed issued upon conversion of note ---- 519,097 163,705 598,095 Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options 1,252,881 1,005,929 1,138,979 997,580 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents outstanding--assuming dilution 26,280,069 25,825,062 26,137,693 25,759,697 ==================================================================================================================================== Net income per common share $ 0.19 $ 0.09 $ 0.54 $ 0.28 ==================================================================================================================================== Net income per common share--assuming dilution $ 0.18 $ 0.09 $ 0.51 $ 0.27 ====================================================================================================================================