ASX:HLSHealthcare
Healius (ASX:HLS) Shares Face Value Trap Fears After Goodwill Hit
Healius walked into these results trading at A$0.42 with flat performance over the past week and modest gains over the past three months. The stock carries a reputation as a deep value healthcare play. Today’s headline is not about a revenue story. It is about a large hit to equity value and rising leverage.
The company booked a sizeable goodwill impairment of A$332m and shifted from net cash of A$57.2m to net debt of A$32.8m. That combination sharpened the focus on the balance sheet and on...