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Henry Schein Inc (HSIC) is a leading medical distribution business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$77.81 after a previous close of US$77.95. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD77.36 to a high of USD78.29. The latest price was USD77.53 (25 minute delay). Henry Schein is listed on the NASDAQ. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | US$77.81 |
|---|---|
| High | US$78.29 |
| Low | US$77.36 |
| Close | US$77.53 |
| Previous close | US$77.95 |
| Change | US$-0.42 |
| Change % | -0.5388% |
| Volume | 473,609 |
| 52-week range | US$70.25 - US$92.68 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$82.4084 |
| 200-day moving average | US$80.3426 |
| Target price | US$88.45 |
| PE ratio | 16.3625 |
| Dividend yield | US$0 (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$4.69 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $77.53
| 1 week (2022-06-24) | 0.31% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-06-01) | -8.01% |
| 3 months (2022-04-01) | -13.22% |
| 1 year (2021-07-02) | 2.05% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-07-02) | 31.25% |
| 3 years (2019-07-02) | 12.57% |
| 5 years (2017-06-30) | -45.96% |
Valuing Henry Schein stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Henry Schein's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Henry Schein's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, Henry Schein shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Henry Schein's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8759. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Henry Schein's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Henry Schein's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$1.1 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Henry Schein's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | US$12.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 6.79% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$3.7 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 6.62% |
| Return on equity TTM | 14.46% |
| Profit margin | 5.11% |
| Book value | 26.084 |
| Market capitalisation | US$10.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Henry Schein.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 12.4
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Henry Schein's overall score of 12.4 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Henry Schein is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 3.15/100
Henry Schein's environmental score of 3.15 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Henry Schein is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 3.68/100
Henry Schein's social score of 3.68 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Henry Schein is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 4.07/100
Henry Schein's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Henry Schein is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Henry Schein scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Henry Schein has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Henry Schein Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 12.4 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 8.86 |
| Environmental score | 3.15 |
| Environmental score percentile | 2 |
| Social score | 3.68 |
| Social score percentile | 2 |
| Governance score | 4.07 |
| Governance score percentile | 2 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
We're not expecting Henry Schein to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Henry Schein's shares were split on a 1275:1000 basis on 8 February 2019. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 1275 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Henry Schein shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 21.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Henry Schein shares which in turn could have impacted Henry Schein's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Henry Schein's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$70.25 up to US$92.68. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Henry Schein's is 0.7132. This would suggest that Henry Schein's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Henry Schein, Inc. provides health care products and services to dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices, government, institutional health care clinics, and other alternate care clinics worldwide. It operates through two segments, Health Care Distribution, and Technology and Value-Added Services. The Health Care Distribution segment offers dental products, including infection-control products, handpieces, preventatives, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, teeth, dental implants, gypsum, acrylics, articulators, abrasives, dental chairs, delivery units and lights, X-ray supplies and equipment, personal protective equipment, and high-tech and digital restoration equipment, as well as equipment repair services. This segment also provides medical products comprising branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products, X-ray products, equipment, and vitamins. The Technology and Value-Added Services segment offers software, technology, and other value-added services that include practice management software systems for dental and medical practitioners. This segment also provides value-added practice solutions, which comprise financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, practice technology, network, and hardware services, as well as continuing education services for practitioners, and consulting and other services. Henry Schein, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
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