Cardinal Health, Inc.

$ 221.77 -1.99 %

Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as a global, integrated provider of healthcare services and products, with its reach spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company delivers bespoke support to a diverse clientele, including hospitals, healthcare networks, pharmacies, outpatient surgical centers, clinical labs, physician practices, and individuals receiving care at home. It is structured into two core divisions: Pharmaceutical and Medical. The Pharmaceutical division oversees the distribution of a wide array of products, encompassing branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceuticals, along with over-the-counter health and consumer goods. This segment additionally offers specialized services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers, particularly for specialty pharmaceutical products. Its operations extend to managing nuclear pharmacies and facilities that produce radiopharmaceuticals. It also performs repackaging of generic drugs and OTC items. Further offerings include medication therapy management and patient outcomes services for hospitals, other healthcare providers, and payers, in addition to providing pharmacy management solutions to hospitals. The Medical division focuses on producing, sourcing, and supplying Cardinal Health-branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products and devices. This extensive product range encompasses items such as examination and surgical gloves, needles, syringes, sharps disposal units, compression products, incontinence aids, nutritional delivery systems, wound care supplies, single-use drapes, gowns, and apparel, fluid suction and collection devices, urological products, operating room essentials, and electrodes. Beyond its proprietary brands, this segment also distributes various national brand medical, surgical, and laboratory products. It offers comprehensive supply chain management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare organizations, and manufactures and sells both sterile and non-sterile procedure kits. Established in 1979, the company maintains its headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.

CEO: Jason Hollar - https://www.cardinalhealth.com

Price objectif

$253.38 14.25 %

Recommandation

Buy

DCF

$ 350.82

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Quick ratio

0.48

indicates that the company may have difficulty covering its short-term debts with its readily available assets.

P/E ratio

33.91

is considered reasonable, suggesting that the company has a valuation in line with its current profits.

EPS

6.54

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

-55.72 %

indicates low profitability, suggesting that the company is not using equity efficiently to generate profits.

ROIC

11.62 %

generates a return higher than the cost of its capital, thereby creating value for its investors.

WACC

6.21

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

-3.15

indicates that the company uses more equity than debt, suggesting prudent management.

Free cash flow per share

18.69

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

31.49 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
6 indicates moderate financial health
Altman score
5.03 indicates good financial health and low risk of bankruptcy
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
0.09 indicates liquidity risk, as the company may not have enough cash to meet its immediate obligations
Debt Ratio
0.16 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Free Cash Flow

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Sales

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