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Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CYH •
HealthcareHealthcare FacilitiesHospitals and inpatient facilities
AboutCommunity Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services. The company also provides outpatient services at primary care practices, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic centers, retail clinics, and direct-to-consumer virtual health visits. As of December 31, 2021, it owned or leased 83 hospitals, including 81 general acute care hospitals and two stand-alone rehabilitation or psychiatric hospitals with an aggregate of 13,289 licensed beds. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.Show more
  • Revenue $12.48B -1.2%
  • EBITDA $1.91B +101.9%
  • Net Income $509M +198.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 3.77 +196.7%
  • Gross Margin 56.65% +35.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 15.33% +104.3%
  • Operating Margin 11.92% +177.8%
  • Net Margin 4.08% +199.8%
  • ROE -
  • ROIC 20.99% +469.4%
  • Debt/Equity -
  • Interest Coverage 1.71 +172.3%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.2%

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-4.33%
5Y1.15%
3Y0.74%
TTM-1.19%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y12.41%
5Y-0.08%
3Y122.84%
TTM198.84%

EPS CAGR

10Y10.65%
5Y-2.95%
3Y120.85%
TTM196.76%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.24%
5Y Avg8.52%
3Y Avg8.45%
Latest13.11%

Peer Comparison

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
UHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust605.21M43.6234.35-100%11.84%11.56%8.11%
HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.118.45B529.7018.667.08%8.97%6.49%
THCTenet Healthcare Corporation21.04B239.3915.453.12%6.6%15.68%12.03%1.47
AUNAAuna S.A.160.71M5.3410.9914.47%4.33%10.05%100%2.32
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc.2.58M206.108.929.71%8.57%20.09%100%0.70
ARDTArdent Health Partners, LLC1.34B9.395.9410.29%3.24%12.57%9.51%1.50
CYHCommunity Health Systems, Inc.484.81M3.460.92-1.18%4.08%42.9%
ACHCAcadia Healthcare Company, Inc.2.12B23.44-1.935.04%-33.29%-51.52%1.23

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+18.44B15.35B14.15B13.21B11.79B12.37B12.21B12.49B12.63B12.48B
Revenue Growth %-5.14%-16.73%-7.8%-6.68%-10.76%4.91%-1.27%2.28%1.15%-1.18%
Cost of Goods Sold+11.63B10.05B8.74B8.1B7.37B7.28B7.3B7.41B7.36B5.41B
COGS % of Revenue63.1%65.45%61.74%61.3%62.55%58.89%59.82%59.31%58.29%43.35%
Gross Profit+6.8B5.3B5.42B5.11B4.42B5.08B4.91B5.08B5.27B7.07B
Gross Margin %36.9%34.55%38.26%38.7%37.45%41.11%40.18%40.69%41.71%56.65%
Gross Profit Growth %-8.04%-22.02%2.09%-5.61%-13.63%15.15%-3.5%3.59%3.7%34.21%
Operating Expenses+7.66B7.18B5.21B4.46B3.29B3.68B4.08B4.13B4.73B11B
OpEx % of Revenue41.56%46.79%36.79%33.78%27.9%29.77%33.45%33.03%37.42%88.08%
Selling, General & Admin450M394M337M321M327M308M317M319M299M0
SG&A % of Revenue2.44%2.57%2.38%2.43%2.77%2.49%2.6%2.55%2.37%-
Research & Development00000108M85M80M00
R&D % of Revenue-----0.87%0.7%0.64%--
Other Operating Expenses7.21B6.79B4.87B4.14B2.96B3.27B3.68B3.73B4.43B11B
Operating Income+-860M-1.88B208M650M1.13B1.4B821M957M542M1.49B
Operating Margin %-4.66%-12.23%1.47%4.92%9.55%11.34%6.72%7.66%4.29%11.92%
Operating Income Growth %-164.32%-118.37%111.08%212.5%73.23%24.51%-41.44%16.57%-43.36%174.54%
EBITDA+39M-1.2B768M1.14B1.56B1.83B1.27B1.38B948M1.91B
EBITDA Margin %0.21%-7.78%5.43%8.61%13.24%14.83%10.4%11.06%7.5%15.33%
EBITDA Growth %-98.3%-3164.1%164.27%48.05%37.29%17.49%-30.75%8.82%-31.4%101.9%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)899M683M560M487M435M432M449M425M406M426M
EBIT1.08B216M892M902M573M1.28B719M870M843M0
Net Interest Income+-962M-931M-976M-1.04B-1.03B-885M-858M-830M-860M0
Interest Income011M000002M3M0
Interest Expense962M942M976M1.04B1.03B885M858M832M863M870M
Other Income/Expense-855M-955M-923M0-704M-903M-472M-750M-825M-764M
Pretax Income+-1.72B-2.83B-715M-430M422M499M349M207M-283M724M
Pretax Margin %-9.3%-18.45%-5.05%-3.26%3.58%4.03%2.86%1.66%-2.24%5.8%
Income Tax+-104M-449M-11M160M-185M131M170M191M79M48M
Effective Tax Rate %100.35%86.8%110.21%137.21%121.09%46.09%13.18%-64.25%182.33%70.3%
Net Income+-1.72B-2.46B-788M-590M511M230M46M-133M-516M509M
Net Margin %-9.33%-16.02%-5.57%-4.47%4.33%1.86%0.38%-1.06%-4.08%4.08%
Net Income Growth %-1189.24%-42.88%67.95%25.13%186.61%-54.99%-80%-389.13%-287.97%198.64%
Net Income (Continuing)-1.61B-2.38B-704M-590M607M368M179M16M-362M509M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest667M602M576M579M571M562M633M568M597M322M
EPS (Diluted)+-15.54-22.00-6.99-5.194.381.760.35-1.02-3.903.77
EPS Growth %-1234.31%-41.57%68.23%25.75%184.39%-59.82%-80.11%-391.43%-282.35%196.67%
EPS (Basic)-15.55-22.00-6.99-5.194.421.820.36-1.02-3.903.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding110.73M111.77M112.73M113.74M116.54M130.6M130.06M130.45M132.1M135M
Basic Shares Outstanding110.71M111.77M112.73M113.74M115.49M126.75M128.81M130.39M132.1M134M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+4.67B4.07B3.55B3.43B4.51B3.48B3.08B3.21B3.3B3.23B
Cash & Short-Term Investments238M563M196M216M1.68B507M118M38M37M260M
Cash Only238M563M196M216M1.68B507M118M38M37M260M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable3.36B2.54B2.51B2.4B2.06B2.18B2.14B2.36B2.45B2.08B
Days Sales Outstanding66.5560.3164.6566.1863.8764.2263.886970.6960.72
Inventory480M444M402M354M335M355M353M328M331M0
Days Inventory Outstanding15.0616.1316.7915.9616.5817.7917.6416.1616.41-
Other Current Assets382M309M245M221M202M155M138M145M197M897M
Total Non-Current Assets+17.28B13.38B12.31B12.18B11.5B11.74B11.59B11.25B10.75B9.97B
Property, Plant & Equipment8.15B7.05B6.14B6.21B5.96B6.22B6.1B5.87B5.4B8.91B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.26x2.18x2.31x2.13x1.98x1.99x2.00x2.13x2.34x1.40x
Goodwill6.52B4.72B4.56B4.33B4.22B4.22B4.17B3.96B3.79B3.32B
Intangible Assets674M505M423M385M305M270M224M205M172M0
Long-Term Investments177M171M269M283M190M129M155M170M152M0
Other Non-Current Assets1.76B869M851M933M759M846M890M1.01B1.23B-2.31B
Total Assets+21.94B17.45B15.86B15.61B16.01B15.22B14.67B14.46B14.05B13.2B
Asset Turnover0.84x0.88x0.89x0.85x0.74x0.81x0.83x0.86x0.90x0.95x
Asset Growth %-18.31%-20.48%-9.12%-1.58%2.54%-4.93%-3.6%-1.46%-2.77%-6.05%
Total Current Liabilities+2.89B2.36B2.39B2.28B2.81B2.36B2.19B2.14B2.35B2.21B
Accounts Payable880M801M772M718M683M725M686M811M784M842M
Days Payables Outstanding27.6129.132.2432.3633.8136.3334.2839.9638.8656.79
Short-Term Debt455M33M204M156M265M178M169M145M135M126M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities821M837M789M814M1.23B806M694M615M830M2.08B
Current Ratio1.62x1.73x1.48x1.50x1.60x1.47x1.41x1.50x1.41x1.46x
Quick Ratio1.45x1.54x1.32x1.35x1.48x1.32x1.25x1.34x1.27x1.46x
Cash Conversion Cycle54.0147.3549.1949.7746.6545.6847.2445.248.24-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+16.77B15.26B14.43B14.97B14.24B13.66B13.22B13.14B13.03B11.83B
Long-Term Debt14.49B13.59B13.17B13.12B11.86B11.72B11.39B11.25B11.24B537M
Capital Lease Obligations302M287M218M752M756M923M825M777M728M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities411M19M26M200M29M192M354M369M231M25M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.57B1.36B1.01B894M1.6B827M644M739M828M11.27B
Total Liabilities19.66B17.61B16.82B17.25B17.06B16.03B15.4B15.28B15.37B14.04B
Total Debt+15.24B13.91B13.6B14.03B12.88B12.82B12.39B12.17B12.1B663M
Net Debt15.01B13.35B13.4B13.81B11.21B12.31B12.27B12.14B12.06B403M
Debt / Equity6.68x---------
Debt / EBITDA390.87x-17.70x12.34x8.25x6.99x9.75x8.81x12.77x0.35x
Net Debt / EBITDA384.77x-17.45x12.15x7.18x6.71x9.66x8.78x12.73x0.21x
Interest Coverage-0.89x-1.99x0.21x0.62x1.09x1.58x0.96x1.15x0.63x1.71x
Total Equity+2.28B-165M-959M-1.64B-1.05B-810M-734M-824M-1.32B-515M
Equity Growth %-51.2%-107.23%-481.21%-70.91%35.69%23.15%9.38%-12.26%-59.83%60.9%
Book Value per Share20.61-1.48-8.51-14.41-9.04-6.20-5.64-6.32-9.97-3.81
Total Shareholders' Equity1.61B-767M-1.53B-2.22B-1.63B-1.37B-1.37B-1.39B-1.91B-837M
Common Stock1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M
Retained Earnings-299M-2.76B-3.54B-4.22B-3.71B-3.48B-3.43B-3.56B-4.08B-3.57B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-62M-21M-10M-9M-13M-14M-21M-14M-10M-9M
Minority Interest667M602M576M579M571M562M633M568M597M322M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+1.14B773M274M385M2.18B-131M300M210M480M543M
Operating CF Margin %6.17%5.03%1.94%2.91%18.47%-1.06%2.46%1.68%3.8%4.35%
Operating CF Growth %23.45%-32.01%-64.55%40.51%465.71%-106.01%329.01%-30%128.57%13.13%
Net Income-1.71B-2.45B-788M-675M511M230M46M-133M-516M676M
Depreciation & Amortization1.1B861M700M608M558M540M534M505M486M426M
Stock-Based Compensation00000000011M
Deferred Taxes-116M-454M-3M203M-187M170M165M35M-116M-243M
Other Non-Cash Items3.25B2.29B783M520M-29M305M34M193M635M-327M
Working Capital Changes-177M525M-418M-271M1.32B-1.38B-479M-390M-9M0
Change in Receivables-96M732M31M93M309M-136M22M-193M-66M99M
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables000-157M-67M16M-158M-50M137M0
Cash from Investing+-608M1.07B-273M-3M191M-543M-251M-22M-277M847M
Capital Expenditures-867M-570M-527M-438M-440M-469M-415M-467M-360M-335M
CapEx % of Revenue4.7%3.71%3.72%3.32%3.73%3.79%3.4%3.74%2.85%2.68%
Acquisitions139M1.7B359M593M665M5M126M426M152M0
Investments----------
Other Investing000000121M001.2B
Cash from Financing+-1.69B-1.52B-368M-362M-909M-495M-438M-268M-204M-1.17B
Debt Issued (Net)-1.86B-1.52B-1.07B-322M-794M-369M-305M-123M-48M0
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-6M-5M-1M-1M-1M-5M-8M-4M-1M0
Other Financing174M5M701M-39M-114M-121M-125M-141M-155M-1.17B
Net Change in Cash54M325M-367M20M1.46B-1.17B-389M-80M-1M223M
Free Cash Flow+1.49B203M-253M-53M1.74B-600M-115M-257M120M208M
FCF Margin %8.08%1.32%-1.79%-0.4%14.74%-4.85%-0.94%-2.06%0.95%1.67%
FCF Growth %1773.03%-86.37%-224.63%79.05%3379.25%-134.52%80.83%-123.48%146.69%73.33%
FCF per Share13.451.82-2.24-0.4714.91-4.59-0.88-1.970.911.54
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.66x-0.31x-0.35x-0.65x4.26x-0.57x6.52x-1.58x-0.93x1.07x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-49.47%-232.31%--------
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-3.32%-9.24%1.22%3.96%7.57%9.71%5.34%6.28%3.69%20.99%
Gross Margin36.9%34.55%38.26%38.7%37.45%41.11%40.18%40.69%41.71%56.65%
Net Margin-9.33%-16.02%-5.57%-4.47%4.33%1.86%0.38%-1.06%-4.08%4.08%
Debt / Equity6.68x---------
Interest Coverage-0.89x-1.99x0.21x0.62x1.09x1.58x0.96x1.15x0.63x1.71x
FCF Conversion-0.66x-0.31x-0.35x-0.65x4.26x-0.57x6.52x-1.58x-0.93x1.07x
Revenue Growth-5.14%-16.73%-7.8%-6.68%-10.76%4.91%-1.27%2.28%1.15%-1.18%

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