1 EXHIBIT 11.1 BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC. COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) BASIC: 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income (loss) before redemption premium on preferred stock and extraordinary charge ................... $ 58,593 $ 52,026 $ (8,123) $ 76,913 $ 57,956 Redemption premium on preferred stock ......................... -- -- -- -- (20,000) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income (loss) before extraordinary charge ..................... 58,593 52,026 (8,123) 76,913 37,956 Extraordinary charge, net of income taxes ..................... -- (1,726) -- (2,412) (2,345) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) ............................................. 58,593 50,300 (8,123) 74,501 35,611 Preferred stock dividends ..................................... -- -- (6,875) (8,250) (4,438) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) applicable to common shares ................. $ 58,593 $ 50,300 $ (14,998) $ 66,251 $ 31,173 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Applicable common shares: Weighted average outstanding shares during the period ....... 102,060 98,574 92,233 85,430 79,735 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Income (loss) per share of common stock: Before redemption premium on preferred stock and extraordinary charge ...................................... $ .57 $ .53 $ (.16) $ .80 $ .67 Redemption premium on preferred stock ....................... -- -- -- -- (.25) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Before extraordinary charge ................................. .57 .53 (.16) .80 .42 Extraordinary charge, net of income taxes ................... -- (.02) -- (.02) (.03) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) per share of common stock ................. $ .57 $ .51 $ (.16) $ .78 $ .39 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= DILUTED: Income (loss) before redemption premium on preferred stock and extraordinary charge ............................. $ 58,593 $ 52,026 $ (8,123) $ 76,913 $ 57,956 Reduction of interest expense resulting from assumed conversion of 7 5/8% convertible subordinated debentures ..... -- (b) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) Reduction of interest expense resulting from assumed conversion of 5 1/2% convertible subordinated debentures .... -- (c) 8,252 -- (a) -- -- Reduction of interest expense resulting from assumed conversion of 9% convertible subordinated debentures ........ -- -- -- -- (g) 2,711 Reduction of interest expense resulting from assumed conversion of zero coupon notes ............................. -- (d) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) 116 Less applicable income taxes .................................. -- (4,832) -- -- (933) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Adjusted income (loss) before redemption premium on preferred stock and extraordinary charge .................... 58,593 55,446 (8,123) 76,913 59,850 Redemption premium on preferred stock ......................... -- -- -- -- (20,000) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Adjusted income (loss) before extraordinary charge ............ 58,593 55,446 (8,123) 76,913 39,850 Extraordinary charge, net of income taxes ..................... -- (1,726) -- (2,412) (2,345) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Adjusted net income (loss) .................................... 58,593 53,720 (8,123) 74,501 37,505 Preferred stock dividends ..................................... -- -- (6,875) -- (4,438) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common shares ........ $ 58,593 $ 53,720 $ (14,998) $ 74,501 $ 33,067 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Applicable common shares: Weighted average outstanding shares during the period ....... 102,186 98,574 92,233 85,430 79,735 Assumed conversion of preferred stock ....................... -- -- -- -- (f) -- (a) Assumed conversion of Preferred Stock ....................... -- -- -- (e) 11,253 -- (a) Weighted average shares issuable upon exercise of common stock equivalents outstanding (principally stock options) using the "treasury stock" method ............... 1,236 899 -- (a) 1,333 1,167 Assumed conversion of 7 5/8% convertible subordinated debentures ............................................... -- (b) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) Assumed conversion of 5 1/2% convertible subordinated debentures ............................................... -- (c) 11,253 -- (a) -- -- Assumed conversion of 9% convertible subordinated debentures ............................................... -- -- -- -- (g) 4,322 Assumed conversion of zero coupon notes ..................... -- (d) -- (a) -- (a) -- (a) 19 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total ....................................................... 103,422 110,726 92,233 98,016 85,243 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Income (loss) per share of common stock: Before redemption premium on preferred stock and extraordinary charge ...................................... $ .57 $ .50 $ (.16) $ .78 $ .65 Redemption premium on preferred stock ....................... -- -- -- -- (.23) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Before extraordinary charge ................................. .57 .50 (.16) .78 .42 Extraordinary charge, net of income taxes ................... -- (.01) -- (.02) (.03) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) per share of common stock ................. $ .57 $ .49 $ (.16) $ .76 $ .39 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= - ------------------- (a) Conversion would be anti-dilutive and is therefore not assumed in the computation of earnings per share of common stock. (b) The 7 5/8% convertible subordinated debentures were paid off during the fourth quarter of 1997. (c) The 5 1/2% convertible subordinated debentures were converted to 11,189,924 shares of common stock during the third quarter of 1997, with the remaining principal amount redeemed at 103.30%. (d) The zero coupon notes were repurchased during the second quarter of 1997. (e) The $2.75 Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") was exchanged into 5 1/2% convertible subordinated debentures during the fourth quarter of 1995. (f) The cumulative convertible preferred stock (the "preferred stock") was redeemed in January 1994. (g) The 9% convertible subordinated debentures were converted to Common Stock during the third quarter of 1993.