ASX:SHLHealthcare
Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Shares Face Margin Recovery Questions Despite Higher Profit
Sonic Healthcare walked into this result with the stock roughly flat over the past month and still recovering over the quarter. Yet the fresh numbers show why income focused holders are likely paying attention. Full year revenue reached about A$10.9b and net profit margin edged up to 5.6%, a modest improvement that matters in low margin diagnostics. With the shares closing at A$21.08 on 21 August and the trailing dividend yield at 5.12%, the market reaction looks more cautious than the...