1 EXHIBIT 11.1 PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (In thousands, except per share data) Years Ended December 31 ------------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 ----------- -------- ------- Primary: (1) Net income (loss) $ (233,216) $ 3,437 $ 7,823 =========== ======== ======= Shares used in this computation: Weighted average common shares outstanding 39,213 29,772 29,772 Shares applicable to stock options and warrants, net of shares assumed to be purchased from proceeds at average market price (a) -- -- ----------- -------- ------- (2) Total shares for net income per share computation 39,213 29,772 29,772 =========== ======== ======= Income (loss) per share: Continuing operations $ (3.94) $ 0.21 $ 0.26 Discontinued operations (1.81) (0.09) -- Extraordinary loss (0.20) -- -- ----------- -------- ------- Net income (loss) per share (1 divided by 2) $ (5.95) $ 0.12 $ 0.26 =========== ======== ======= Fully Diluted: (3) Net income (loss) (1) $ (233,216) $ 3,437 $ 7,823 =========== ======== ======= Shares used in this computation: Total primary shares (2) 39,213 29,772 29,772 Shares applicable to stock options and warrants in addition to those used in primary computation to to the use of period-end market price when higher than average (a) -- -- ----------- -------- ------- (4) Total fully diluted shares 39,213 29,772 29,772 Income (loss) per share: Continuing operations $ (3.94) $ 0.21 $ 0.26 Discontinued operations (1.81) (0.09) -- Extraordinary loss (0.20) -- -- ----------- -------- ------- Net income (loss) per share (3 divided by 4) $ (5.95) $ 0.12 $ 0.26 =========== ======== ======= (a) The effect of options and warrants were anti-dilutive for the year ended December 31, 1996. There were no options and warrants outstanding for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994.