Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) is a Medical - Care Facilities company in the Healthcare sector, currently trading at $3.07. It has a SharesGrow Score of 39/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CYH = $105.34 (+3331.3% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is CYH = $3 (+10.7% upside).
Valuation: CYH trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 0.8 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $12.5B, +0.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $509M, growing at -87.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 4.1% (thin). Gross margin is 8.7% (-31.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $11.6B with negative equity of -$1.4B — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.46 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 87.7%. Total assets: $13.2B.
Analyst outlook: 8 / 37 analysts rate CYH as buy (22%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 85/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 25/100 (Fail), Moat 16/100 (Fail), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 30/100 (Fail).
