National Healthcare (NASDAQ:NHPAP) reported quarterly earnings of $0.18 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.16 by 12.5 percent. This is a 43.75 percent decrease over earnings of $0.32 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $87.530 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $89.249 million by 1.93 percent. This is a 2.58 percent increase over sales of $85.332 million the same period last year.