HCA Healthcare, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Hospital
  • ISIN: US40412C1018
USD
493.88
-15.99 (-3.14%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is HCA Healthcare, Inc. ?

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Risky - Negative Book Value
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 53.06%, its profits have risen by 5.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to HCA Healthcare, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Hospital should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hospital)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
49.59%
1.50
27.50%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.95
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-12.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.77
Tax Ratio
22.35%
Dividend Payout Ratio
10.17%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
65.02%
ROCE (avg)
27.03%
ROE (avg)
2,133.20%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-19.49
EV to EBIT
13.58
EV to EBITDA
10.49
EV to Capital Employed
4.16
EV to Sales
2.15
PEG Ratio
0.51
Dividend Yield
84.76%
ROCE (Latest)
30.64%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

19What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 12,636 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 37.54 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.98

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 19,513 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 714.86

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 4,089 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 2,672 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.01% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 20.96 %

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,878 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 8.14

-1What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -789.02 %

Here's what is working for HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 12,636 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 19,513 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 714.86
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 4,089 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 2,672 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 37.54 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.98 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 20.96 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Net Profit
Highest at USD 1,878 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 8.14
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.01% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 911 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -789.02 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio