Apollo Medical Hikes Earnings 17 Percent in 2017

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Apollo Medical Holdings Inc., a health care management firm based in Glendale, had a 17-percent boost in revenue last year after its year-long merger with Network Medical Management Inc., the company announced April 3.

Revenue for the newly combined ApolloMed for the year ended Dec. 31 was $357.7 million (or $1.01 per share), compared with $305.9 million (or 46 cents per share), in 2016, according to a year-end filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nasdaq shares for AMEH closed at $17.68 before the April 3 announcement with a market cap at $646.8 million.

In December, the company closed a year-long merger with Network Medical Management of Alhambra to form one of the nation’s largest population health management companies, with more than 700,000 patients in California through a network of more than 4,000 contracted physicians.

The company reported income from operations increased 200 percent in 2017 to $35.1 million, with assets of $490.6 million.

Health business reporter Dana Bartholomew can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @_DanaBart.