This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
The historical rank and industry rank for LifePoint Health's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:
LPNT's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.74 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Median-PS-Value only.
LifePoint Health Median PS Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for LifePoint Health's Median PS Value 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 LifePoint Health's Median PS Value
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LifePoint Health's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value 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.
LifePoint Health's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, LifePoint Health's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LifePoint Health's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.
10-Year Median PS Ratio is 0.
LifePoint Health's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $181.569.
* 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.
LifePoint Health (NAS:LPNT) Median PS Value Explanation
This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio
is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.
LifePoint Health's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as
Price to Median PS Value
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Share Price
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Median PS Value
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64.99
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0.00
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* 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.
LifePoint Health Median PS Value Related Terms
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LifePoint Health (LifePoint Health) Business Description
LifePoint Health owns and operates community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers, and post-acute facilities in the United States. The firm primarily generates revenue through hospital services offered at its facilities. These services include general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, rehabilitation services, and pediatric services. LifePoint receives the majority of its revenue from health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and other private insurers. It receives the next largest proportion of revenue from Medicare and Medicaid.
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