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Stock: HCA
Book Value Per Share: $-14.48
EPS: $25.10
Diluted EPS TTM: $22.04
Dividend Per Share: 2.7
Dividend Yield: 0.73 %
Dividend Payout Ratio: 11%
Price To Sales Ratio TTM: 1.254
Price To Book Ratio: 293.44
PEG Ratio: 1.232
EV To EBITDA: 9.6
P/E Ratio: 16.56
Forward P/E Ratio: 14.86
Ex Dividend Date: 2025-06-16
Dividend Date: 2025-06-30
Current Price: $371.18
Previous Close: $371.67
52 Week Low: $289.33
52 Week High: $415.32
Earning Date (within 30 days): N/A
50 Day MA: $356.17
200 Day MA: $349.07
Link to Yahoo (Financial): HCA
 
* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) ▼
HCA Healthcare is an American for-profit operator of health care facilities that was founded in 1968. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and, as of May 2020, owns and operates 186 hospitals and approximately 2,000 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 21 states and the United Kingdom.
These criteria used Company’s Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $1,933 M
Debt : $38,333 M
EBITDA : $14,219 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $36,400 M

Since Net Debt is covered by EBITDA within 3 years, 1 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care

Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company’s Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Forward PE Ratio: 14.79

Since Forward PE Ratio is less than 15, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Average Free Cash Flow: $2,699 M
Average Revenue: $41,570 M
Free Cash Flow to Revenue : 6 %

Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is less than 15, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2024-12-31): $70,603 M
Revenue 4 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $51,533 M
Last 5 Years Average Revenue Growth: 7%

Since Revenue Growth is between 5 - 10, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2024-12-31): $262 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $344 M

Company is buying back its own shares, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Earnings Per Share (EPS): $25.10
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $3
Payout Ratio: 11%
Dividend Yield: 1%

Since company Payout Ratio is less than 50, 2 points assigned.

Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Average ROE: 343%

Since Average ROE is greater than 20, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $371
52-Week Low: $289
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $333

Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $89,736 M

Since Market Cap is between 10B - 100B, 2 points assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the calculated score, we recommend do not exceed 3% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Value-Trade has assigned 24 points to above HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) stock.
Twenty Years Avg PE 14, Fair Value PE 15, Industry Based PE is 15 and Growth based PE is 10. Based on these all values average assigned is 13.50.
Value-Trades has assined P/E value 13.50. Since current year earning per share is $25.10.
The fair value of HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) stock should be (13.50 x $25.10) = $338.85

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