I am starting to look at Health Care for defensive plays
in what I see big interest rate increases ahead to slow
this superhot economy down.
Health Care is coming back with a vengeance.
RHB posted nice increases today and stock was up 3.5%.
THC has a 5 year growth rate of 28% which is now about the same as Dell's!!!
siliconinvestor.com
I am comparing THC to it's competitors.
You can see how it has a higher growth rate than
all, 376.71% !!!.
There is no reason why we could not go back to those numbers.
You can review other performance measures in Quicken.
The return on equity has been less but that is due to
Medicare budget cuts.
All this is changing now.
Money is starting to flow back into Health Care
because HMOs have a legal gun ( lawsuits ) put to
their heads to provide good care.
Merrill has a 1-1 opinion on THC, their highest and have a
12 month target of $44.
I believe it will.
At todays low price , that will be a nice return for a long term investor,
TA
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1. GROWTH TRENDS 2. FINANCIAL HEALTH 3. MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE 4. MARKET MULTIPLES 5. INTRINSIC VALUE 6. SUMMARY
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Revenues | Net Income | Cash Flow
Historical Revenue Linear | Logarithmic Annual | Quarterly
$ in millions 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
THC 3935 3806 3982 3761.8 2967 3318 5559 8691 9895 10880
COL 272.6 461 761.6 10252 11132 17695 19909 18819 18681 16657
RHB 38.4 44.5 48.4 61.7 83.2 89.4 104.6* 160.8 207.4 309.4
HRC 180.5 225.5 407 482.3 1127.4 1556.7 2436.5 3017.3 4006.1 4072.1
* Change in company fiscal year
Revenue Growth Rates 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years
Company Industry Sector S&P 500 Ranking*
THC 8.91% -3.22% 14.38% 18.55%
COL -11.73% -3.22% 14.38% 18.55%
RHB 49.18% -3.22% 14.38% 18.55%
HRC -1.6% 38.92% 14.38% 18.55%
THC
Revenue
THC's 1 year revenue growth is 376.71% higher than the industry average, which is usually a good sign. Compare THC's revenue growth to earnings growth to see how well THC is translating revenue into earnings.
COL
Revenue
COL's 1 year revenue growth is 264.29% lower than the industry average, which means the company is growing significantly slower than its peers. Compare COL's revenue growth to earnings growth to see if earnings are also lagging behind the industry average.
RHB
Revenue
RHB's 1 year revenue growth is 1627.33% higher than the industry average, which is usually a good sign. Compare RHB's revenue growth to earnings growth to see how well RHB is translating revenue into earnings.
HRC
Revenue
HRC's 1 year revenue growth is 104.11% lower than the industry average, which means the company is growing significantly slower than its peers. Compare HRC's revenue growth to earnings growth to see if earnings are also lagging behind the industry average.
Industry/Sector Information
Company Industry Sector
THC Hospitals Healthcare
COL Hospitals Healthcare
RHB Hospitals Healthcare
HRC Specialized Health Svcs Healthcare
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