FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced the acquisition of Timberline Knolls, a 122-bed inpatient behavioral healthcare facility located near Chicago in Lemont, Illinois. Total consideration paid to purchase Timberline Knolls’ operations and a related transaction to purchase the real estate was $90 million in cash. The facility produced revenues of approximately $33 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2012, and is Acadia’s first facility in Illinois.
“We are pleased to announce the addition of Timberline Knolls, a growing, profitable and well-run facility, to Acadia’s expanding base of inpatient psychiatric facilities,” commented Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia. “In addition to bringing an outstanding staff of behavioral healthcare professionals to Acadia, we expect this transaction to be accretive to our 2012 financial results in a range of $0.04 to $0.05 per diluted share. On an annualized basis, this transaction is expected to increase our earnings per share by approximately $0.16 per diluted share. By the end of 2012, we also expect to complete an 18-bed expansion that is currently underway at the facility. The expansion will increase the facility’s total beds to 140, with additional beds planned for 2013. This transaction, which will enable us to enter our 19th state, is representative of our robust pipeline of potential transactions in the fragmented inpatient behavioral healthcare industry.”
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About Acadia
Acadia is a provider of inpatient behavioral healthcare services. Acadia operates a network of 33 behavioral health facilities with over 2,300 licensed beds in 19 states. Acadia provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.