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67.36 (1y: +10%)
Market Cap 7.32 B P/E(ttm) 17.20
Enterprise Value 6.8 B P/B 4.80
VAR- NYSE (USA)
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Currently 5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.
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Key Ratios

New Key Statistics Module, Z-Score and F-Score
Market Cap $M7,322Revenue $M2,908Net Margin (%)15.2Z-Score5.6
Enterprise Value $M6,764EPS $3.9Operating Margin %21.2F-Score6
P/E(ttm))17.2Cash Flow Per Share $4.4Pre-tax Margin (%)21.2Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book4.810-y EBITDA Growth Rate %15.5Quick Ratio1.4Cash flow > EarningsN
Price/Sales2.65-y EBITDA Growth Rate %13.0Current Ratio1.8Lower Leverage y-yY
Price/Cash Flow16.0y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %9.8ROA % (ttm)14.8Higher Current Ratio y-yY
Dividend Yield %0Insider Buy (3m)0ROE % (ttm)28.3Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %0Shares Outstanding M109ROI % (ttm)29.7Gross Margin Increase y-yY

Gurus Latest Trades with VAR

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 51.
TickerDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
VAR2013-03-31 Sold Out -0.25%$68.66 - $75.25
($72.28)		 $ 67.36-7%Sold Out0
VAR2012-12-31 Reduce-0.17%$57.08 - $72.35
($66.56)		 $ 67.361%Reduce -46.8%133,000
VAR2012-09-30 Reduce-1.12%$53.73 - $61.76
($58.54)		 $ 67.3615%Reduce -80%250,000
VAR2011-06-30 Add0.28%$65.4 - $71.43
($68.4)		 $ 67.36-2%Add 25%1,250,000
VAR2011-03-31 Add0.82%$64.6 - $71.96
($68.65)		 $ 67.36-2%Add 266.3%1,000,000
VAR2010-09-30 Buy 0.22%$51.53 - $60.8
($55.86)		 $ 67.3621%New holding, 263000 sh.263,000
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
Total Records: 6

VAR is held by these Gurus:

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Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
VAR Ray Dalio 2013-03-3143,8270.040.03New Buy
VAR Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-3147,6720.040.17+65.73%
VAR Mario Gabelli 2013-03-315,27500-1.49%
VAR John Hussman 2013-03-31000Sold Out
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VAR: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
FINNEY ELISHA WExec VP and CFO 2013-05-21Sell2,313$69.86-2.82view
LEVY RICHARD MDirector 2013-05-14Sell20,000$70-3.01view
FINNEY ELISHA WExec VP and CFO 2013-05-14Sell5,000$69.95-2.94view
KUO JOHN WSVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary 2013-05-14Sell1,112$70-3.01view
KENNEDY KOLLEEN TSVP and Pres. Oncology Sys. 2013-05-14Sell954$70.09-3.14view
KENNEDY KOLLEEN TSVP and Pres. Oncology Sys. 2013-05-13Sell640$69.05-1.68view
KUO JOHN WSVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary 2013-04-15Sell1,111$70-3.01view
KENNEDY KOLLEEN TSVP and Pres. Oncology Sys. 2013-04-15Sell954$69.47-2.27view
KUO JOHN WSVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary 2013-04-11Sell606$72-5.71view
LEVY RICHARD MDirector 2013-04-01Sell20,000$71.61-5.19view

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Articles On GuruFocus.com
Wedgewood Partners' David Rolfe Comments on Varian Medical Systems Nov 12 2012 
Wedgewood Partners Third Quarter 2012 Review and Outlook Nov 12 2012 
Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: CMCSA, MM, PIR, VAR, SPRT Nov 04 2012 
Introducing New Guru David Rolfe, Added to EXPD, CTSH, VAR, QCOM in Q2 Sep 04 2012 
Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Golub Capital BDC Inc, PNC Financial Services Group Inc, Meritor and Var Jan 08 2012 
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR) SVP, Finance and CFO Elisha W Finney sells 10,000 Shares Mar 08 2011 
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR) SVP, Finance and CFO Elisha W Finney sells 10,000 Shares Feb 08 2011 
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR) President and CEO Timothy E Guertin sells 45,000 Shares Feb 01 2011 
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR) SVP, Finance and CFO Elisha W Finney sells 10,000 Shares Jan 06 2011 
Weekly Top Insider Sells: SCCO, QCOM, TEL, VAR, LH Jan 02 2011 

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