Interested In The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ:PRSC)? Here’s What Its Recent Performance Looks Like
Understanding how The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ:PRSC) is performing as a company requires looking at more than just a years’ earnings. Today I will run you through a basic sense check to gain perspective on how Providence Service is doing by comparing its latest earnings with its long-term trend as well as the performance of its healthcare industry peers. Check out our latest analysis for Providence Service
Commentary On PRSC’s Past Performance
For the most up-to-date info, I use data from the most recent 12 months, which annualizes the most recent half-year data, or in some cases, the latest annual report is already the most recent financial year data. This method allows me to examine many different companies in a uniform manner using the most relevant data points. For Providence Service, its most recent earnings (trailing twelve month) is -US$22.82M, which, against the prior year’s level, has become less negative. Given that these figures may be fairly myopic, I’ve computed an annualized five-year value for PRSC’s earnings, which stands at US$618.60K.
We can further assess Providence Service’s loss by looking at what the industry has been experiencing over the past few years. Each year, for the last five years Providence Service’s top-line has increased by a mere 9.96%, on average. The company’s inability to breakeven has been aided by the relatively flat top-line in the past. Eyeballing growth from a sector-level, the US healthcare industry has been growing, albeit, at a unexciting single-digit rate of 9.82% over the prior year, and a substantial 10.22% over the previous five years. This shows that, even though Providence Service is presently loss-making, it may have benefited from industry tailwinds, moving earnings towards to right direction.
What does this mean?
While past data is useful, it doesn’t tell the whole story. With companies that are currently loss-making, it is always hard to predict what will happen in the future and when. The most useful step is to examine company-specific issues Providence Service may be facing and whether management guidance has dependably been met in the past. I suggest you continue to research Providence Service to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at the areas below. Just a heads up – to access some parts of the Simply Wall St research tool you might be asked to create a free account, but it takes just one click and the information they provide is definitely worth it in my opinion.
1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for PRSC’s future growth? Take a look at this free research report of analyst consensus for PRSC’s outlook.
2. Financial Health: Is PRSC’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why Simply Wall St does it for you. Check out important financial health checks here.
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NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 September 2017. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
