BNET Industries

Market Cap:$106.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$292.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, operates 75 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers in 32 states and 57 markets in the United States and a joint venture in Canada.

Number of Employees 476
Contact Information

7840 Montgomery Rd

Cincinnati, Ohio 45236

www.lca-vision....

(513) 792-9292

NAICS Code All Other Outpatient Care Centers: 621498

Recent Events

  • LCA-Vision cutting stores, jobs

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LCA-Vision sees drop in procedures during 3Q

    10/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Straus Steps Down As CEO Of LCA-Vision

    9/21/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • CEO Straus leaves LCA-Vision

    9/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • LCA-Vision Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

    7/28/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • LCA-Vision sees wider loss in 2Q

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

lca-vision inc. and saj karsan - All News and Analysis

  • LCA Vision: A Value Opportunity Presents Itself Again

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-28

    Saj Karsan submits: At times, value investing can feel like trading. While value investors should always purchase with the expectation that a stock will be a long-term holding, some stocks can be so volatile that they go from offering a margin of safety to offering a reasonable price and back...

    Tags: US Market, Saj Karsan, LCA-Vision Inc.

  • Time to Cash Out of LCA-Vision

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-01

    Saj Karsan submits: To the dismay of those who abhor repetition, LCA-Vision LCAV has gotten a lot of airtime on this site as a potentially undervalued stock. But finally, that potential has manifested itself into reality, as LCAV has nearly tripled in price from when we first jumped on its...

    Tags: Chip, Saj Karsan, LCA-Vision Inc.

  • LCA-Vision: An Illustration of Earnings Power

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-31

    Saj Karsan submits: Last week, we discussed a method for estimating a company's earnings power after it has undergone a restructuring. In such cases, the company's past earnings may not serve as the best proxy for its future earnings, as capacity reductions shrink the company's ability to derive profits. Today,...

    Tags: Healthcare, Saj Karsan, LCA-Vision Inc.

  • Don't Lose Sight of LCA Vision's Value

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-17

    Saj Karsan submits: LCA Vision LCAV is a provider of laser vision corrective surgeries. Demand for these non-essential, expensive surgeries is strongly correlated to levels of consumer confidence. As one can imagine, this correlation has resulted in the number of surgeries performed this year being slashed in half as compared...

    Tags: Healthcare, Saj Karsan, LCA-Vision Inc.

  • LCA-Vision: Have Revenues Bottomed?

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-19

    Saj Karsan submits: Last week, LCA Vision LCAV reported results for its fourth quarter ending Dec 31, 2008. Demand for its LASIK eye procedure dropped a staggering 50% from one year ago. However, this should not come as a big surprise, since we saw earlier that demand for this surgery...

    Tags: Healthcare, Saj Karsan, LCA-Vision Inc.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Steven C. Straus CEO
Kevin M. Hassey President
Mike Celebrezze Interim Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Forsythe Vice President, Investor Relations
Joe Hauck Director, MIS
Karen Leisring Director, HR

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Craig P.R. Joffe Board of Directors
E. Anthony Woods Board of Directors
Edgar F. Heizer Board of Directors
John C. Hassan Board of Directors
John H. Gutfreund Board of Directors
Stephen N. Joffe Board of Directors
Thomas G. Cody Board of Directors
William F. Bahl Board of Directors
William O. Coleman Board of Directors

Steven Straus joined LCA-Vision/LasikPlus in November 2006 as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Straus oversees and directs all areas of the company, and is responsible for day-to-day operations, including implementing and monitoring business strategies and approving core corporate initiatives and projects. Prior to joining LCA-Vision/LasikPlus, he served for three years as President and Chief Operating Officer of MSO Medical, Inc, an obesity disease and bariatric surgery management company, where he helped create a bariatric surgery management program that went on to receive two of the highest levels of accreditation and certification in the industry. He has served in a number of leadership roles in healthcare related businesses throughout a professional career spanning approximately three decades, including executive level positions at TLC Vision Corporation, Jordan Industries, Inc., Columbia/HCA Inc./Medical Care America, Inc., and Baxter International/American Hospital Supply Corporation. During his tenure at TLC Vision, he successfully launched a start-up ophthalmic, single-specialty ambulatory surgery division, and served on the board of directors of Laser Vision Centers, Inc. prior to its acquisition by TLC Vision in 2001. While serving in senior positions at Jordan Industries, Columbia/HCA and Baxter International/American Hospital Supply Corporation, he had responsibility for business development, sales, marketing and operations. Mr. Straus earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has served on private and public company boards of directors including serving six years on the board of directors at Laser Vision Centers, Inc. Mr. Straus has served as a director of LCA-Vision since 2006.

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. CEO Current

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. President Current

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Interim Chief Financial Officer Current
Lasik Plus Vision Center Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current
First Transit, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
LCA-Vision Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance & Treasurer Former
John Carroll University M.B.A. Former
Kent State University B.S. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Director, MIS Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Director, MIS Former

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Director, HR Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Director, HR Former

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
LCA-Vision Inc. General Counsel, Acting CEO & Senior Vice President Former

E. Anthony Woods has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Support Source, a limited liability investing/consulting company, providing financial, management and marketing expertise to the healthcare industry since 2003. From 1987 through 2002, Mr. Woods served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Deaconess Association, Inc., a large Cincinnati based diversified healthcare holding company operating for profit and not for profit health services corporations. Since 2007, Mr. Woods serves as a director of Critical Homecare Solutions, an equity-fund owned company and leading provider of homecare services and products currently serving 15,000 patients in 14 states. Since 2006, Mr. Woods serves as a director of Phoenix Health Systems, a national provider of healthcare information technology outsourcing solutions. Since 2004, Mr. Woods has served as a director (and as Chairman since 2006) of LCA-Vision, a leading provider of laser vision correction services which owns and operates over 70 fixed-site centers in the United States and through a joint venture in Canada. Since 2003, Mr. Woods is also active as Chairman of the Board of Deaconess Association, Inc. and he is currently serving as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of said company. Since 1998, he has also served as a director of Cincinnati Financial Corporation, a Standard & Poors 500 company which serves as a holding company with subsidiaries which underwrite fire, auto, casualty and other related forms of insurance. Mr. Woods is 67 years of age. He received his M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Samford University and a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Organization Position Status
Anchor Funding Services, LLC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Support Source Current
Lasik Plus Vision Center Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lca-Vision Inc. Current
Standard Corporation Director Current
Phoenix Health Systems, Inc. Director Current
Cincinnati Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
Deaconess Associations Chairman Former
Samford University M.B.A. In Finance and Marketing Former
The University of Tennessee M.S. In Engineering Former
The University of Tennessee B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Needham & Company Inc. Board of Directors Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dental Services Group Board of Directors Current
Gardner Carton & Douglas Llp Partner Former
Northwestern University School of Law J.D. Former
Southern Methodist University B.S., Engineering & B.B.A. Former

John Hassan has been a consultant to BSC Ventures, a holding company in the printing and converting industry since November 2006. Previously, Mr. Hassan was the President and CEO of Champion Printing, Inc., a direct mail printing company, a position he held for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Champion Printing, he was Vice President of Marketing for the Drackett Company, a division of Bristol-Myers Squibb. He currently serves on the boards of the Ohio Graphics Arts Health Fund, and the Madeira/Indian Hill Fire Company. Mr. Hassan has served as a director of LCA-Vision since 1996.

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current

John H. Gutfreund , age 78, is Senior Advisor of Collins Stewart LLC, an investment partnership for high-growth technology companies, a position he has held since January 2002. Since 1993, Mr. Gutfreund has also been the President of Gutfreund & Co. Inc., a financial management consulting firm. Formerly, Mr. Gutfreund was with Salomon Brothers from 1953-1991, most recently as its Chairman. Mr. Gutfreund is a director of AXES LLC, Evercel, Inc., and Montefiore Medical Center. He is chairman of the Board for Nutrition 21, Inc. He is an advisor to The Universal Bond Fund and member of The Brookings Institution, Council Advisory Committee in New York; member, Council on Foreign Relations; Lifetime Member, Board of Trustees, New York Public Library; Honorary Trustee, Oberlin (Ohio) College; and Chairman Emeritus and Member of the Board of Trustees, Aperture Foundation. He has served as a director of the Company since 1997. John C. Hassan , age 65, has been a consultant to BSC Ventures, a holding company in the printing and converting industry, since November 2006. Prior to that, he had been the President and CEO of Champion Printing, Inc., a direct mail printing company, for more than 15 years. Previously, he was Vice President Marketing of the Drackett Company, a division of Bristol-Myers Squibb. He currently serves on the boards of the Ohio Graphics Arts Health Fund and the Madeira/Indian Hill Fire Company. He has served as a director of the Company since 1996.

Organization Position Status
Collins Stewart Limited Senior Advisor Current
Xanalys Corporation Current
Nutrition 21, Inc. Chairman Current
CompuDyne Corporation Chair Current
Lasik Plus Vision Center Board of Directors Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Brookings Institution Board of Directors Current
Stern & Co Board of Directors Current
Nutrition 21, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. Director Current
Chromax Board of Directors Current
Axes LLC Director Current
AccuWeather, Inc. Director Current
Maxicare Board of Directors Current
Evercel, Inc. Director Current
The Brookings Institution Member Current
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Member Current
Champion Printing, Inc. CEO Former
Salomon Brothers Chief Executive Officer Former
Champion Printing, Inc. President Former
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Managing Director Former
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Executive Committee member Former
The Board, Inc. Chairman Former
LCA-Vision Inc. Director Former
Oberlin College BA Former

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
LCA-Vision Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current

William Bahl is the co-founder and President of Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel, an independent registered investment adviser located in Cincinnati. Prior to founding Bahl & Gaynor in 1990, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Northern Trust Company in Chicago. Mr. Bahl also serves on the board of Cincinnati Financial Corporation. He is also a trustee for Deaconess Associations, Inc., the Talbert House Foundation and Hamilton County Parks Foundation. He is a member of the Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Bahl has served as a director of LCA-Vision since 2005.

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cincinnati Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
LCA-Vision Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     LCAV $5.74 -0.13 (-2.21% )
Average Volume 155,621
Shares Outstanding 18.61M
Market Cap 106.8M
Year High 8.02
Year Low 1.99
Earnings Per Share -2.04
P/E Ratio -2.81
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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