National HealthCare Corporation
General ticker "NHC" information:
- Sector: Health Care
- Industry: Medical - Care Facilities
- Capitalization: $2.4B (TTM average)
National HealthCare Corporation follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 47.7%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.5%: low 235.96$, high 242.96$
Factors to consider:
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-09-30, amount 0.67$ (Y1.10%)
- Total employees count: 15278 (+2.1%) as of 2025
- Top business risk factors: Regulatory and compliance, Pandemic risks, Litigation risks, Supply chain disruptions, Operational and conduct risks
- Current price 56.0% above estimated high
- Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [113.13$, 155.63$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [124.73$, 170.06$]
Financial Metrics affecting the NHC estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 20.9 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: 7.80 < Operating profit margin, % of 8.46
- Positive: 6.77 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 8.61
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.30 <= 0.33
- Positive: 7.19 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 7.44
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0 <= 0
- Positive: 69.38 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 70.02 <= 81.92
- Positive: -2.60 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -1.57
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $1,141.54MM | $1,297.94MM | $1,517.78MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,084.09MM | $1,212.18MM | $1,389.43MM |
| Operating Income | $57.46MM | $85.76MM | $128.35MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $31.28MM | $50.65MM | $34.08MM |
| Interest Expense | $0.32MM | $4.13MM | $6.37MM |
| Income(Loss) | $88.74MM | $136.41MM | $162.43MM |
| Taxes | $23.45MM | $34.32MM | $39.83MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $66.80MM | $101.93MM | $120.02MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $908.75MM | $980.16MM | $1,068.77MM |
| Inventory | $7.39MM | $9.04MM | $0.00MM |
| Assets | $1,310.80MM | $1,524.43MM | $1,526.42MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $111.22MM | $107.30MM | $185.08MM |
| Capital expenditure | $27.90MM | $27.60MM | $36.45MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-17.57MM | $-236.69MM | $-33.86MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-42.55MM | $100.34MM | $-135.96MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $4.36 | $6.62 | $7.76 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.