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Coventry Health Care, (FRA:HCA) Predictability Rank


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What is Coventry Health Care, Predictability Rank?

Not Rated

Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.


Coventry Health Care, Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

PredictablesNon-PredictableAll stocks
Total Number of stocks57018332403
Total Lost Money61830891
Total Lost More Than 50%18412430
Total Lost More Than 90%48690
Average Gain260.6%100.0%138.1%
Median Gain150.0%13.0%39.0%
Maximum Gain2852.0%11483.0%11483.0%
Maximum Loss-100.0%-100.0%-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain12.7%6.7%8.4%
Annualized Median Gain8.9%1.1%3.1%


















For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank5-Star4.5-Star4-Star3.5-Star3-Star2.5-Star2-Star1-Star (non-predictable)Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks 3.3% 2.9% 3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.3% 76.3% 100%
% that are in Loss (10y) 3% 10% 8% 9% 11% 18% 16% 45% 37%
Average Gain (10y) 364.6% 330.9% 278.0% 235.1% 243.5% 227.8% 154.8% 100.0% 138.1%
Median Gain (10y) 238.5% 193.5% 171.0% 159.0% 132.5% 113.5% 87.0% 13.0% 39.0%
Maximum Gainer 2228.0% 2547.0% 2452.0% 2852.0% 2432.0% 1892.0% 1807.0% 11483.0% 11483.0%
Maximum Loser -82.0% -53.0% -67.0% -100.0% -83.0% -100.0% -78.0% -100.0% -100.0%
Annualized Average Gain 15.4% 14.6% 13.2% 12.0% 12.2% 11.7% 9.1% 6.7% 8.4%
Annualized Median Gain 12.1% 10.6% 9.8% 9.3% 8.2% 7.3% 6.0% 1.1% 3.1%
















For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

Also read:

Part II: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part II: Role of Valuations
Part III: Intrinsic Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Margin of Safety

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Coventry Health Care, (FRA:HCA) Business Description

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Coventry Health Care, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 17, 1997 and is the successor to Coventry Corporation, which was incorporated on November 21, 1986. The Company provides risk and fee-based managed care products and services to a cross section of individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators. Its operations are segmented into three - Commercial Products, Government Programs and Workers' Compensation. The Commercial Products segment provides health plan commercial risk, commercial management services, Medicare Advantage Coordinated Care Plans, and Medicaid products. Its health plans offer commercial risk products, including health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, and point of service products to individuals and employer groups. This segment also provides health insurance benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and administrative services only products, such as medical claims administration, pharmacy benefits management, and utilization management and quality assurance programs. In addition, it offers consumer-directed benefit options comprising health reimbursement and savings accounts to commercial customers; provider network rental services through a PPO network to national, regional, and local third-party administrators, as well as insurance carriers; and coordination of mental health and substance abuse treatment services. The Government Programs segment offers Medicare Part D program that provides access to prescription drug coverage for eligible beneficiaries; and comprehensive health benefits on a risk basis to members participating in the Medicare Advantage CCP and Medicaid programs. Its Workers Compensation segment offers fee-based managed care services, such as provider network access, bill review, pharmacy benefit management, durable medical equipment and ancillary services, and care management services to underwriters and administrators of workers compensation insurance. The company serves individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators through direct sales staff, and independent insurance brokers and agents.

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