National Healthcare's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.86.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.36.
National Healthcare's EPS without NRI for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.03.
Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.57.
During the past 12 months, National Healthcare's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 46.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -2.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -6.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 0.30% per year.
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During the past 13 years, National Healthcare's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 64.90% per year. The lowest was -45.40% per year. And the median was 0.90% per year.
National Healthcare EPS (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for National Healthcare's EPS (Diluted) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of National Healthcare's EPS (Diluted)
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, National Healthcare's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
National Healthcare's PE Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, National Healthcare's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National Healthcare's PE Ratio falls into.
National Healthcare EPS (Diluted) Calculation
EPS (Diluted) is a rough measurement of the amount of a company's profit that can be allocated to one share of its stock. Diluted EPS takes into account all of the outstanding dilutive securities that could potentially be exercised (such as stock options and convertible preferred stock) and shows how such an action would impact earnings per share.
National Healthcare's Diluted EPS for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
EPS (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.33
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
National Healthcare (AMEX:NHC) EPS (Diluted) Explanation
EPS is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
Be Aware
Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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National Healthcare (National Healthcare) Business Description
National Healthcare Corp Provides long-term care facilities. Its principal business includes the operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and home care programs. The company's activities include providing sub-acute and post-acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer's care, senior living services, and home health care services. In addition, the company also provides management services, accounting, and financial services, as well as insurance services to third-party operators of healthcare facilities. Its reportable segments include Inpatient services, and Home care hospice services. Generating, a majority of its revenue from Inpatient services.
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