CVS Health
Market Cap
US$89.3b
Last Updated
2021/03/01 00:23 UTC
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Executive Summary
CVS Health Corporation provides health services in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Undervalued established dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has CVS Health's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CVS is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CVS's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.3%
CVS
-0.7%
US Healthcare
-3.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
15.1%
CVS
25.9%
US Healthcare
36.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: CVS underperformed the US Healthcare industry which returned 25.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CVS underperformed the US Market which returned 36.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CVS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.3% | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| 30 Day | -4.9% | -1.4% | 2.7% |
| 90 Day | 0.5% | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| 1 Year | 18.8%15.1% | 27.4%25.9% | 39.5%36.5% |
| 3 Year | 10.9%1.0% | 36.8%31.2% | 53.5%43.6% |
| 5 Year | -21.2%-31.4% | 76.9%63.7% | 117.5%93.2% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is CVS Health's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is CVS Health undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CVS ($68.13) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($151.46)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CVS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CVS is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.4x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (24.5x).
PE vs Market: CVS is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.4x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CVS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CVS is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.3x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (3.4x).
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Future Growth
How is CVS Health forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 21 analysts?
8.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CVS's forecast earnings growth (8.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: CVS's earnings (8.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (20.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CVS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: CVS's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CVS's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CVS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.1%).
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Past Performance
How has CVS Health performed over the past 5 years?
5.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CVS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CVS's current net profit margins (2.7%) are higher than last year (2.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CVS's earnings have grown by 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CVS's earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CVS earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) underperformed the Healthcare industry 20.5%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CVS's Return on Equity (10.3%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is CVS Health's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CVS's short term assets ($56.4B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($62.0B).
Long Term Liabilities: CVS's short term assets ($56.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($99.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CVS's debt to equity ratio (91.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CVS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 73.8% to 91.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CVS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (25%).
Interest Coverage: CVS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is CVS Health current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.94%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: CVS's dividend (2.94%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.34%).
High Dividend: CVS's dividend (2.94%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.77%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: CVS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CVS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (36.4%), CVS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: CVS's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (24.7% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Karen Lynch (57 yo)
no data
Tenure
Ms. Karen Sue Lynch serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at CVS Health Corporation since February 01, 2021. She has extensive experience in the health care industry. She was Executive ...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.25yrs | US$9.56m | 0.0054% $ 4.8m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 3.92yrs | US$15.05m | 0.0041% $ 3.7m | |
| Executive VP | 8.33yrs | US$23.15m | 0.0051% $ 4.6m | |
| Strategic Advisor & Director | 10.75yrs | US$36.45m | 0.071% $ 63.7m | |
| President | no data | no data | 0.0072% $ 6.4m | |
| Senior VP | 2.25yrs | no data | 0.00035% $ 312.7k | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | 1.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Compliance Officer | 5.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | no data | no data | 0.000020% $ 17.9k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Sustainability Officer | 0.083yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Medical Officer | 12.25yrs | US$5.02m | 0.0077% $ 6.9m | |
| Senior VP of Workforce Strategies & Chief Diversity Officer | 0.083yr | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CVS's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Advisor & Director | 10.75yrs | US$36.45m | 0.071% $ 63.7m | |
| President | no data | no data | 0.0072% $ 6.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | US$339.74k | 0.0019% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.92yrs | US$310.00k | 0.00014% $ 125.1k | |
| Independent Director | 9.92yrs | US$312.04k | 0.0027% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 9.75yrs | US$585.00k | 0.011% $ 9.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.75yrs | US$310.00k | 0.00051% $ 455.6k | |
| Independent Director | 7.42yrs | US$325.00k | 0.0016% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 10.08yrs | US$321.00k | 0.0018% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 13.92yrs | US$332.21k | 0.0091% $ 8.1m | |
| Independent Director | 13.92yrs | US$312.04k | 0.0075% $ 6.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.92yrs | US$310.97k | 0.00023% $ 205.5k |
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CVS's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: CVS insiders have bought more shares than they have sold 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
CVS Health Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: CVS Health Corporation
- Ticker: CVS
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1963
- Industry: Health Care Services
- Sector: Healthcare
- Market Cap: US$89.343b
- Shares outstanding: 1.31b
- Website: https://www.cvshealth.com
Number of Employees
Location
- CVS Health Corporation
- One CVS Drive
- Woonsocket
- Rhode Island
- 2895
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| CVS * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | SNSE (Santiago Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CL | USD | Jan 1968 |
| 0HRS | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Common Stock | IT | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | AT | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| CVS | BVL (Bolsa de Valores de Lima) | Yes | Common Stock | PE | USD | Jan 1968 |
| CVSH34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH 2 REP 1 COM | BR | BRL | Apr 2016 |
Biography
CVS Health Corporation provides health services in the United States. The company’s Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formula...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/01 00:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/02/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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