Yahoo Finance Healthcare Trust of America Stock Shows Every Sign Of Being Fairly Valued
- By GF Value
The stock of Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE:HTA, 30-year Financials) gives every indication of being fairly valued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation. GuruFocus Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value at which the stock should be traded. It is calculated based on the historical multiples that the stock has traded at, the past business growth and analyst estimates of future business performance. If the price of a stock is significantly above the GF Value Line, it is overvalued and its future return is likely to be poor. On the other hand, if it is significantly below the GF Value Line, its future return will likely be higher. At its current price of $28.08 per share and the market cap of $6.1 billion, Healthcare Trust of America stock shows every sign of being fairly valued. GF Value for Healthcare Trust of America is shown in the chart below.
Because Healthcare Trust of America is fairly valued, the long-term return of its stock is likely to be close to the rate of its business growth, which averaged 0.3% over the past five years.
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Since investing in companies with low financial strength could result in permanent capital loss, investors must carefully review a company's financial strength before deciding whether to buy shares. Looking at the cash-to-debt ratio and interest coverage can give a good initial perspective on the company's financial strength. Healthcare Trust of America has a cash-to-debt ratio of 0.04, which ranks in the middle range of the companies in REITs industry. Based on this, GuruFocus ranks Healthcare Trust of America's financial strength as 3 out of 10, suggesting poor balance sheet. This is the debt and cash of Healthcare Trust of America over the past years:
Investing in profitable companies carries less risk, especially in companies that have demonstrated consistent profitability over the long term. Typically, a company with high profit margins offers better performance potential than a company with low profit margins. Healthcare Trust of America has been profitable 9 years over the past 10 years. During the past 12 months, the company had revenues of $738.4 million and earnings of $0.24 a share. Its operating margin of 22.31% worse than 75% of the companies in REITs industry. Overall, GuruFocus ranks Healthcare Trust of America's profitability as fair. This is the revenue and net income of Healthcare Trust of America over the past years:
Growth is probably the most important factor in the valuation of a company. GuruFocus research has found that growth is closely correlated with the long term performance of a company's stock. The faster a company is growing, the more likely it is to be creating value for shareholders, especially if the growth is profitable. The 3-year average annual revenue growth rate of Healthcare Trust of America is 0.3%, which ranks in the middle range of the companies in REITs industry. The 3-year average EBITDA growth rate is -1.6%, which ranks in the middle range of the companies in REITs industry.
Another way to look at the profitability of a company is to compare its return on invested capital and the weighted cost of capital. Return on invested capital (ROIC) measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. We want to have the return on invested capital higher than the weighted cost of capital. For the past 12 months, Healthcare Trust of America's return on invested capital is 2.56, and its cost of capital is 4.57. The historical ROIC vs WACC comparison of Healthcare Trust of America is shown below:
To conclude, Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE:HTA, 30-year Financials) stock shows every sign of being fairly valued. The company's financial condition is poor and its profitability is fair. Its growth ranks in the middle range of the companies in REITs industry. To learn more about Healthcare Trust of America stock, you can check out its 30-year Financials here.
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