1 EXHIBIT 11.1 PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ----------------- 1996 1995 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------ ------ Primary: - ------- (1) Net income (loss) $(80,123) $ 3,323 $(86,864) $10,505 -------- ------- -------- ------- Shares used in this computation: Weighted average common shares outstanding 42,290 29,772 33,975 29,772 Shares applicable to stock options and warrants, net of shares assumed to be purchased from proceeds at average market price (a) - (a) - -------- ------- -------- ------- (2) Total shares for net income per share computation 42,290 29,772 33,975 29,772 ======== ======= ======== ======= Income (loss) per share: Continuing operations $ (1.19) $ 0.12 $ (1.34) $ 0.31 Discontinued operations (0.60) (0.01) (1.08) 0.04 Extraordinary loss (0.10) - (0.14) - -------- ------- -------- ------- Net Income (loss) per share (1 divided by 2) $ (1.89) $ 0.11 $ (2.56) $ 0.35 ======== ======= ======== ======= Fully Diluted: - ------------- (3) Net income (loss) (1) $(80,123) $ 3,323 $(86,864) $10,505 ======== ======= ======== ======= Shares used in this computation: Total primary shares (2) 42,290 29,772 33,975 29,772 Shares applicable to stock options and warrants in addition to those used in primary computation due to the use of period-end marker price when higher than average (a) - (a) - -------- ------- -------- ------- (4) Total fully diluted shares 42,290 29,772 33,975 29,772 ======== ======= ======== ======= Income (loss) per share: Continuing operations $ (1.19) $ 0.12 $ (1.34) $ 0.31 Discontinued operations (0.60) (0.01) (1.08) 0.04 Extraordinary loss (0.10) - (0.14) - -------- ------- -------- ------- Net Income (loss) per share (3 divided by 4) $ (1.89) $ 0.11 $ (2.56) $ 0.35 ======== ======= ======== ======= (a) The effect of options and warrants were anti-dilutive for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1996.