CHEMED CORP <CHE> 3RD QTR NET
Primary shr 68 cts vs 65 cts
    Diluted shr 62 cts vs 60 cts
    Net 6,053,000 vs 5,803,000
    Revs 101.4 mln vs 94.8 mln
    Primary avg shrs 8,955,000 vs 8,963,000
    Diluted avg shrs 11,031,000 vs 11,010,000
   
    Nine months
    Primary shr 1.74 dlrs vs 1.83 dlrs
    Diluted shr 1.64 dlrs vs 1.69 dlrs
    Net 15.6 mln vs 16.3 mln
    Revs 291.4 mln vs 266.7 mln
    Primary avg shrs 8,974,000 vs 8,936,000
    Diluted avg shrs 11,053,000 vs 10,994,000
    NOTE: 1986 third qtr results exclude extraordinary 811,000
dlr gain from termination of a pension plan. 1986 nine month
results include 1,804,000 dlr gain from June 1986 sale of
National Sanitary Supply common stock in an initial offering.
 Reuter
