Healthways Inc.  (HWAY)
 
Sector:   Healthcare
Industry:   Specialized Health Services
Stock Type:  Aggressive Growth
Top Industry Grower:  ANCI
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The Numbers
metric1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Return on Capital11.5%0.5%7.5%14.3%18.4%15.7%18.3%15.4%7.8%7.8%
Equity/Share$1.19$1.20$1.93$2.78$3.41$4.57$5.91$7.64$9.81$9.84
Earnings/Share$0.12$0.01$0.11$0.32$0.56$0.75$0.93$1.02$1.22$1.50
FCF/Share$-0.02$-0.20$0.21$0.32$0.33$0.84$1.69$2.01$2.10$0.63
Sales/Share$1.93$2.12$2.68$3.84$5.02$7.22$8.93$11.45$16.64$20.45
Gross Margin77.6%74.0%74.1%30.9%35.9%36.2%34.3%31.8%32.1%31.6%
The Growth Rates
ROIC
9531
12%14%12%8%
BVPS
8531
30%26%23%13%
EPS
8531
46%25%17%21%
FCFPS
7531
89%33%3%-34%
SPS
8531
32%33%32%32%
The Trends
long term trend
ROICBVPSEPSFCFPSSPS
1%6%6%6%6%
growth acceleration trend
ROICBVPSEPSFCFPSSPS
-1%-6%-8%-40%-0%
Quick Financial Health
ebit/interest [on debt]
HWAYEQUITY_INDUSTRYmarket
5.403.5058.90
cash/debt
200020012002200320042005200620072008
11.338.035.6718.5429.891.0728.9236.960.35
growth
8531
-35%-55%-31%-99%
equity/debt
1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Low DebtLow DebtLow Debt100.0Low Debt4.17Low DebtLow Debt1.221.03
growth
9531
-78%-94%-99%-15%
assets/liabilities
1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
4.063.634.614.045.072.614.233.561.781.64
growth
9531
-10%-20%-27%-8%
The Ratios
PEG
EntityCurrentNext Year (Current PE)Next Year (Forward PE)Five Year
HWAY3.950.530.460.28
Industry0.380.660.541.16
Market0.420.900.670.96
Valuations
EntityPrice/EarningsPrice/BookPrice/SalesPrice/Cash FlowDiv. Yield (%)
HWAY5.30.70.42.50.0
Industry15.21.30.48.30.0
Market12.02.81.68.43.9
The Pricing Metrics
Growth Rates
ZacksReutersThomson Fin.BVPSEPSFCFPSSPS
14.6%17.7%17.1%24.5%23.9%17.7%25.8%
Next Year's Growth Estimate10.1%
Priced-In Growth17.2%
Intrinsic Growth22.7%
WACC5.7%
Mulitple History
1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
24.2288.154.636.620.532.237.845.837.728.9
Front Loaded Estimate36.0
High Growth Estimate34.3
Five Year Avgerage44.4
Quality and Value
Quality (0-10)
InferiorLowBelow Avg.AverageAbove Avg.HighSuperior
   8.0   
Valuations
 PEEPSPRICEVALUE/PRICEMOS
Current Price5.3$1.51$8.061.0000.0%
Intrinsic Value31.4$1.90$59.657.40186.5%
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)------$2.280.283-252.8%
Price Adjusted for Industry4.8$1.51$7.290.904-10.6%
Price Adjusted for Market9.4$1.51$14.261.77043.5%
EPS estimated FY08 Price17.1$1.52$25.963.22169.0%
ROIC-WACC Spread2.09%
EPS Quality (OIPS/E)1.95
Cash Quality (FCFPS/EPS)0.44
Short % of Float7.0%