NYSE
CNC
Last Price
US $67.86
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$32.4B
EPS
TTM
$-13.09
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
N/M
P/S
TTM
0.17x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
11.88%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $67.86
40.13%
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EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $67.86
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Centene Corp. cash flow to debt ratio of 27.10% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Centene Corp.'s free cash flow has increased -981.84% from $-490.00M last year to $4.32G, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Centene Corp.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.76, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Centene Corp.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.74 last year to 0.76 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Centene Corp. has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable
Financial risk - ICR.
Centene Corp.'s interest coverage ratio is -10.85, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Centene Corp.'s profit margin has decreased (-260.48%) in the last year from 2.03% to -3.25%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Centene Corp.'s short-term assets of $35.99G exceed its short-term liabilities of $21.48G
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Centene Corp.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Centene Corp.'s return on equity of -28.72%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Centene Corp.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Centene Corp. had positive net income in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Centene Corp. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Centene Corp. has a free cash flow yield of 13.32%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Centene Corp.'s yearly earnings has decreased -301.91% since last year from $3.31G to $-6.67G, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Centene Corp.'s yearly revenue has increased 19.44% since last year from $163.07G to $194.78G, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC -17.70% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Centene Corp.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 10.45% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Centene Corp. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Centene Corp. had positive ROE in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Undervalued - DCF valuation.
Centene Corp. is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 95.09 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
Centene Corp. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Centene Corp. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Centene Corp. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Centene Corp. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Centene Corp. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.51x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Centene Corp. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.16x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
-28.72%
Return on equity
ROIC: -17.70%
Valuation History
-5.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: -6.2X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-1.39%
(FY vs FY)
EARNINGS FV (GRAHAM)
Fair Value
Market $67.86
40.92%
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