Ziegler Companies Inc. announced earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. In the three months, total revenues for the quarter were $20,741,000 compared to $18,035,000 in the third quarter of 2008. The net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $843 or 65 cents per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $546,000 or 44 cents per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, total revenues were $55,553,000 compared to $57,696,000 for the same period in 2008. The net loss for the nine-month period was $1,538,000 or $1.19 per basic and diluted share in 2009 compared to a net loss of $54,000 or 4 cents per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2008.

Ziegler Companies Inc. reported earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported total revenues were $18,120,000 compared to $19,244,000 in the second quarter of 2008. The net loss was $913,000 or 71 cents per basic and diluted share compared to net income of $124,000 or 10 cents per basic and 9 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2008. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, total revenues were $34,812,000 compared to $39,661,000 for the same period in 2008. The net loss for the six-month period was $2,381,000 or $1.85 per basic and diluted share in 2009 compared to net income of $492,000 or 39 cents per basic and 37 cents per diluted share for the same period in 2008.

Ziegler announced that Al Evans has joined the firm as a Director in its healthcare practice, focusing specifically on non-profit hospital financing. Prior to joining Ziegler, Mr. Evans was an Executive Director in UBS Securities' Public Finance Healthcare Finance Group. Mr. Evans has over a dozen years of experience in public finance, as well as a naval career, an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Pace University.