LHC Group
Market Cap
US$6.6b
Last Updated
2021/07/23 02:37 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
LHC Group, Inc., a health care provider, specializes in the post-acute continuum of care primarily for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with reasonable growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has LHC Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: LHCG is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LHCG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.5%
LHCG
-0.2%
US Healthcare
0.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
10.7%
LHCG
33.6%
US Healthcare
36.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LHCG underperformed the US Healthcare industry which returned 33.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LHCG underperformed the US Market which returned 35.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LHCG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.5% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 30 Day | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| 90 Day | -2.2% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
| 1 Year | 10.7%10.7% | 35.3%33.6% | 39.1%36.9% |
| 3 Year | 134.0%134.0% | 53.0%46.8% | 61.0%51.0% |
| 5 Year | 357.4%357.4% | 101.6%86.7% | 122.5%97.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is LHC Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A Whopping 348% Share Price Gain4 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
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Why We Think Shareholders May Be Considering Bumping Up LHC Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LHCG) CEO CompensationValuation
Is LHC Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
52.22x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LHCG ($208.42) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($35.52)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LHCG is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LHCG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (52.2x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (20.3x).
PE vs Market: LHCG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (52.2x) compared to the US market (18.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LHCG is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LHCG's PB Ratio (4.2x) is in line with the US Healthcare industry average.
Future Growth
How is LHC Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 10 analysts?
20.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LHCG's forecast earnings growth (20.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: LHCG's earnings (20.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LHCG's revenue (9.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LHCG's revenue (9.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LHCG's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (12.6%).
Past Performance
How has LHC Group performed over the past 5 years?
28.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LHCG has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LHCG's current net profit margins (6%) are higher than last year (4.7%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LHCG's earnings have grown significantly by 28.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LHCG's earnings growth over the past year (25.6%) is below its 5-year average (28.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LHCG earnings growth over the past year (25.6%) underperformed the Healthcare industry 58.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: LHCG's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is LHC Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LHCG's short term assets ($683.7M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($701.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: LHCG's short term assets ($683.7M) exceed its long term liabilities ($158.7M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LHCG is debt free.
Reducing Debt: LHCG has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 25.6%.
Debt Coverage: LHCG has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: LHCG has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is LHC Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LHCG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LHCG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LHCG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LHCG's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LHCG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Keith Myers (62 yo)
27.5yrs
Tenure
US$3,336,000
Compensation
Mr. Keith G. Myers has been the Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LHC Group, Inc. since 1994 and served as its President since December 31, 2019 until June 2020. Mr. Myers has been Direct...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Keith's total compensation ($USD3.34M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.41M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Keith's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LHCG's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: LHCG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: LHCG insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
LHC Group, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: LHC Group, Inc.
- Ticker: LHCG
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1994
- Industry: Health Care Services
- Sector: Healthcare
- Market Cap: US$6.600b
- Shares outstanding: 31.67m
- Website: https://www.lhcgroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- LHC Group, Inc.
- 901 Hugh Wallis Road South
- Lafayette
- Louisiana
- 70508
- United States
Listings
Biography
LHC Group, Inc., a health care provider, specializes in the post-acute continuum of care primarily for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. The company’s Home Health Services segment offers home nu...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/07/23 02:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/07/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.