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NHC gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 103 industry peers in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. While NHC has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. NHC has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth. Finally NHC also has an excellent dividend rating. With these ratings, NHC could be worth investigating further for dividend investing!.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- NHC had positive earnings in the past year.
- NHC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years NHC has been profitable.
- NHC had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- NHC's Return On Assets of 6.71% is amongst the best of the industry. NHC outperforms 86.41% of its industry peers.
- NHC has a Return On Equity of 10.26%. This is in the better half of the industry: NHC outperforms 73.79% of its industry peers.
- NHC has a better Return On Invested Capital (6.69%) than 66.99% of its industry peers.
- NHC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.68%. This is significantly below the industry average of 9.16%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (3.68%) for NHC is below the current ROIC(6.69%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.71% | ||
| ROE | 10.26% | ||
| ROIC | 6.69% |
ROA(3y)4.51%
ROA(5y)5.3%
ROE(3y)6.77%
ROE(5y)8.19%
ROIC(3y)3.68%
ROIC(5y)4.6%
1.3 Margins
- NHC's Profit Margin of 7.19% is amongst the best of the industry. NHC outperforms 86.41% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of NHC has grown nicely.
- With a decent Operating Margin value of 7.99%, NHC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.73% of the companies in the same industry.
- NHC's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- NHC has a Gross Margin of 38.11%. This is in the better half of the industry: NHC outperforms 67.96% of its industry peers.
- NHC's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.99% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.19% | ||
| GM | 38.11% |
OM growth 3Y-3.24%
OM growth 5Y5.6%
PM growth 3Y-15.45%
PM growth 5Y2.63%
GM growth 3Y-3.62%
GM growth 5Y-1.28%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- NHC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- NHC has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, NHC has more shares outstanding
- NHC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 4.45 indicates that NHC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- NHC's Altman-Z score of 4.45 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. NHC outperforms 79.61% of its industry peers.
- NHC has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.93. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.93 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of NHC (0.93) is better than 90.29% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.10 indicates that NHC is not too dependend on debt financing.
- With a decent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.10, NHC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.76% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.1 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.93 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.45 |
ROIC/WACC0.76
WACC8.8%
2.3 Liquidity
- NHC has a Current Ratio of 1.72. This is a normal value and indicates that NHC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of NHC (1.72) is better than 68.93% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.69 indicates that NHC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of NHC (1.69) is better than 70.87% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.69 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.19% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, NHC shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 8.03% on average per year.
- The Revenue has grown by 22.82% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
- NHC shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.58% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.19%
EPS 3Y-10.09%
EPS 5Y8.03%
EPS Q2Q%-11.88%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.82%
Revenue growth 3Y6.76%
Revenue growth 5Y5.58%
Sales Q2Q%24.7%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 21.33 indicates a rather expensive valuation of NHC.
- 69.90% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NHC, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of NHC to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.30), we can say NHC is valued slightly cheaper.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.33 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 68.93% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NHC, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of NHC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: NHC is cheaper than 68.93% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.68 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.71 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- NHC has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.66
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- NHC has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.83%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.45, NHC pays a better dividend. On top of this NHC pays more dividend than 91.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- NHC's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.83% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of NHC has a limited annual growth rate of 3.30%.
- NHC has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
- NHC has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.3%
Div Incr Years11
Div Non Decr Years11
5.3 Sustainability
- NHC pays out 35.96% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
- NHC's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP35.96%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP / NHC FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for NHC stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to NHC.
Can you provide the valuation status for NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) stock?
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
How sustainable is the dividend of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) stock?
The dividend rating of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) is 7 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 35.96%.