Ramsay Health on track to lift earnings

Ramsay Health Care chief executive Christopher Rex says the private hospitals operator is on track to lift its core net profit this financial year.

Private hospitals operator Ramsay Health Care is on track to lift its full year earnings.

Chief executive Christopher Rex says the group is also exploring further acquisitions in its existing markets, which include Australia, the UK, France and Asia.

In a slide presentation prepared for the group's annual general meeting on Thursday, Mr Rex says Ramsay is on track to lift its core net profit and earnings per share by between 12 and 14 per cent in 2015/16.

The group's core net profit was $412.1 million last financial year, while EPS was $1.966 per share.