FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG vs NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP, two Medical Care stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FMS and NHC diverge most: on debt / equity, FMS reads 0.51 and NHC reads 0.00; on fcf yield, FMS reads 23.7% and NHC reads 4.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FMS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NHC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FMS | NHC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $21.05 | $226.93 |
| Market cap | $12.3B | $3.6B |
| Sector | Medical Care | Medical Care |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +12.0% |
| P/E | 11.5 | 25.5 |
| P/B | 0.79 | 3.19 |
| P/S | 0.58 | 2.31 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2 | 18.7 |
| Revenue growth | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 12.0% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| FCF yield | 23.7% | 4.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.51 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.72 | 7.37 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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