American Shared Hospital Services
Market Cap
US$15.3m
Last Updated
2019/09/21 23:31 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
American Shared Hospital Services leases radiosurgery and radiation therapy equipment to health care providers.
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Fundamentals
Adequate balance sheet and fair value.
Risks
- American Shared Hospital Services is not covered by any analysts.
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Share Price & News
How has American Shared Hospital Services's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.1%
AMS
-0.04%
US Healthcare
-0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
-10.8%
AMS
-9.1%
US Healthcare
0.7%
US Market
AMS underperformed the Healthcare industry which returned -9.1% over the past year.
AMS underperformed the Market in United States of America which returned 0.6% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| AMS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.1% | -0.04% | -0.6% |
| 30 Day | -0.4% | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| 90 Day | -13.2% | -1.5% | 1.3% |
| 1 Year | -10.8%-10.8% | -7.7%-9.1% | 2.9%0.7% |
| 3 Year | -14.3%-14.3% | 29.6%24.3% | 44.6%35.2% |
| 5 Year | 16.9%16.9% | 66.1%56.2% | 61.9%44.2% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is American Shared Hospital Services's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Investors Who Bought American Shared Hospital Services (NYSEMKT:AMS) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Down 18%3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Should You Be Tempted To Sell American Shared Hospital Services (NYSEMKT:AMS) Because Of Its P/E Ratio?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Why We’re Not Impressed By American Shared Hospital Services’s (NYSEMKT:AMS) 6.6% ROCEValuation
Is American Shared Hospital Services undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
>50%
Discount to future cash flow value
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
American Shared Hospital Services's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
American Shared Hospital Services's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a substantial discount (> 40%).
Price Based on Earnings
American Shared Hospital Services is overvalued based on earnings compared to the US Healthcare industry average.
American Shared Hospital Services is overvalued based on earnings compared to the United States of America market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Unable to calculate PEG ratio for American Shared Hospital Services, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
Price Based on Value of Assets
American Shared Hospital Services is good value based on assets compared to the US Healthcare industry average.
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Future Growth
How is American Shared Hospital Services expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
27.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
Unable to determine if American Shared Hospital Services is high growth as no revenue estimate data is available.
American Shared Hospital Services's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
Unable to compare American Shared Hospital Services's revenue growth to the United States of America market average as no estimate data is available.
American Shared Hospital Services's earnings growth is expected to exceed the United States of America market average.
American Shared Hospital Services's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 2.7%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Unable to establish if American Shared Hospital Services will efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future without estimates of Return on Equity.
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Past Performance
How has American Shared Hospital Services performed over the past 5 years?
56.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
American Shared Hospital Services has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
American Shared Hospital Services's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
American Shared Hospital Services's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the US Healthcare industry average.
Return on Equity
American Shared Hospital Services has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
Return on Assets
American Shared Hospital Services used its assets less efficiently than the US Healthcare industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
Return on Capital Employed
American Shared Hospital Services's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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Financial Health
How is American Shared Hospital Services's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
American Shared Hospital Services is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
American Shared Hospital Services's long term commitments exceed its cash and other short term assets.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
American Shared Hospital Services's level of debt (14.1%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (65.1% vs 14.1% today).
Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (149.9%, greater than 20% of total debt).
Interest payments on debt are not well covered by earnings (EBIT is 1.8x annual interest expense, ideally 3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
High level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 2.2x debt.
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Dividend
What is American Shared Hospital Services's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Unable to evaluate American Shared Hospital Services's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to evaluate American Shared Hospital Services's dividend against the top 25% market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to perform a dividend volatility check as American Shared Hospital Services has not reported any payouts.
Unable to verify if American Shared Hospital Services's dividend has been increasing as the company has not reported any payouts.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as American Shared Hospital Services has not reported any payouts.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Insufficient estimate data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be sustainable.
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Management
What is the CEO of American Shared Hospital Services's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
23.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Ernest Bates (82yo)
36.7yrs
Tenure
US$451,896
Compensation
Dr. Ernest A. Bates M.D. Founded the American Shared Hospital Services in 1977 and has been its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1983. Dr. Bates served as Emeritus Vice Chairman of t ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Ernest's remuneration is about average for companies of similar size in United States of America.
Ernest's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
Management Age and Tenure
23.3yrs
Average Tenure
73.5yo
Average Age
The average tenure for the American Shared Hospital Services management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
Board Age and Tenure
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
The tenure for the American Shared Hospital Services board of directors is about average.
Insider Trading
No 3 month open market individual insider trading information.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 160,559 |
| Max Price | US$2.73 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 160,559 |
| Max Price | US$2.73 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Ernest Bates (82yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 36.7yrs
- Compensation: US$451.90k
Craig Tagawa (65yo)
Senior VP
- Tenure: 23.3yrs
- Compensation: US$340.10k
Willie Barnes (87yo)
Corporate Secretary
- Tenure: 35.7yrs
Ernest Bates (52yo)
Vice President of Sales & Business Development
- Tenure: 12.7yrs
- Compensation: US$268.92k
Alexis Wallace
Controller
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
Board Members
Ernest Bates (82yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 36.7yrs
- Compensation: US$451.90k
Daniel Kelly (67yo)
Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$24.25k
Sandra A. Lawrence (61yo)
Director
- Tenure: 2yrs
- Compensation: US$24.25k
Ray Stachowiak (61yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 10yrs
- Compensation: US$24.25k
David Larson (78yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 8.3yrs
- Compensation: US$24.25k
Saim Ozyurek (44yo)
Director
- Tenure: 8.3yrs
- Compensation: US$24.25k
Company Information
American Shared Hospital Services's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: American Shared Hospital Services
- Ticker: AMS
- Exchange: AMEX
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Health Care Services
- Sector: Healthcare
- Market Cap: US$15.296m
- Shares outstanding: 5.82m
- Website: https://www.ashs.com
Number of Employees
Location
- American Shared Hospital Services
- Two Embarcadero Center
- Suite 410
- San Francisco
- California
- 94111
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS | AMEX (NYSE MKT LLC) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jul 1984 |
| AZS | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jul 1984 |
Biography
American Shared Hospital Services leases radiosurgery and radiation therapy equipment to health care providers. The company offers radiosurgery equipment for the Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, a no ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/09/21 23:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/09/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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