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The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ENSG •
HealthcareHealthcare FacilitiesPost-acute and senior care
AboutThe Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.Show more
  • Revenue $5.06B +18.7%
  • EBITDA $530M +19.7%
  • Net Income $344M +15.4%
  • EPS (Diluted) 5.84 +14.1%
  • Gross Margin 20.54% +31.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 10.47% +0.8%
  • Operating Margin 8.41%
  • Net Margin 6.8% -2.8%
  • ROE 16.88% -5.5%
  • ROIC 8.92% +3.1%
  • Debt/Equity 0.93 -13.7%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 15.1%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓12 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 16.1%
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 16.7%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* 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

10Y14.19%
5Y16.05%
3Y18.68%
TTM17.54%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y20.03%
5Y15.07%
3Y15.25%
TTM36.76%

EPS CAGR

10Y18.61%
5Y13.8%
3Y13.92%
TTM35.35%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.95%
5Y Avg10.27%
3Y Avg9.28%
Latest10.01%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
PNTGThe Pennant Group, Inc.1.18B33.7140.1336.31%3.12%7.9%4.11%1.21
ENSGThe Ensign Group, Inc.12.4B214.1736.6718.72%6.8%15.46%2.99%0.93
NHCNational HealthCare Corporation2.54B163.5021.3213.23%6.75%9.57%5.86%0.08
EHCEncompass Health Corporation10.79B107.8819.4410.46%9.33%16.98%0.08
SEMSelect Medical Holdings Corporation1.85B14.9712.915.12%2.8%5.47%20.65%0.51
BKDBrookdale Senior Living Inc.3.64B15.30-13.667.29%-8.21%-308.45%5.99%
SNDASonida Senior Living, Inc.681.62M35.89-66.4619.19%-12.39%-53.82%5.03

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.65B1.6B1.75B2.04B2.4B2.63B3.03B3.73B4.26B5.06B
Revenue Growth %23.33%-3.42%9.78%16.07%17.98%9.36%15.15%23.27%14.24%18.72%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.47B1.43B1.54B1.75B2B2.16B2.51B3.14B3.59B4.02B
COGS % of Revenue88.61%89.18%87.54%85.71%83.04%82.18%82.88%84.16%84.33%79.46%
Gross Profit+188.47M172.9M218.68M291.11M407.47M468.21M517.99M590.76M667.59M1.04B
Gross Margin %11.39%10.82%12.46%14.29%16.96%17.82%17.12%15.84%15.67%20.54%
Gross Profit Growth %1.68%-8.26%26.48%33.12%39.97%14.91%10.63%14.05%13%55.6%
Operating Expenses+96.62M129.71M133.76M161.93M184.31M207.75M221.16M335.39M309.28M269.82M
OpEx % of Revenue5.84%8.12%7.62%7.95%7.67%7.91%7.31%8.99%7.26%5.33%
Selling, General & Admin69.17M74.12M90.56M110.87M129.74M151.76M158.81M263M225.14M269.82M
SG&A % of Revenue4.18%4.64%5.16%5.44%5.4%5.78%5.25%7.05%5.28%5.33%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses27.46M55.59M43.2M51.05M54.57M55.98M62.35M72.39M84.14M0
Operating Income+91.85M43.19M84.91M129.18M223.16M260.46M296.82M255.37M358.3M425.31M
Operating Margin %5.55%2.7%4.84%6.34%9.29%9.91%9.81%6.85%8.41%8.41%
Operating Income Growth %-1.33%-52.98%96.62%52.13%72.75%16.72%13.96%-13.97%40.31%18.7%
EBITDA+130.53M87.66M129.78M180.23M277.73M316.45M359.18M327.75M442.44M529.63M
EBITDA Margin %7.89%5.48%7.4%8.85%11.56%12.04%11.87%8.79%10.38%10.47%
EBITDA Growth %7.7%-32.84%48.05%38.88%54.09%13.94%13.5%-8.75%34.99%19.71%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)38.68M44.47M44.86M51.05M54.57M55.98M62.35M72.39M84.14M104.33M
EBIT92.95M44.8M86.93M131.83M226.97M264.85M298.02M280.85M394.38M0
Net Interest Income+-6.03M-12.01M-13.17M-13.01M-5.55M-2.46M-3.9M11.13M20.46M0
Interest Income1.11M1.61M2.02M2.65M3.81M4.39M5.04M19.22M28.75M24.51M
Interest Expense7.14M13.62M15.18M15.66M9.36M6.85M8.93M8.09M8.29M-7.99M
Other Income/Expense-6.03M-12.01M-13.17M-13.01M-5.55M-2.46M-7.74M17.39M27.79M30.32M
Pretax Income+85.82M31.18M71.75M116.17M217.61M258M289.09M272.76M386.09M455.62M
Pretax Margin %5.19%1.95%4.09%5.7%9.06%9.82%9.56%7.31%9.06%9.01%
Income Tax+32.98M14.21M12.69M23.95M46.24M60.28M64.44M62.91M87.64M111.36M
Effective Tax Rate %58.25%129.81%128.74%95.15%78.34%75.45%77.72%76.77%77.18%75.49%
Net Income+49.99M40.48M92.36M110.53M170.48M194.65M224.68M209.4M297.97M343.97M
Net Margin %3.02%2.53%5.26%5.43%7.1%7.41%7.43%5.61%6.99%6.8%
Net Income Growth %-9.82%-19.03%128.2%19.67%54.23%14.18%15.43%-6.8%42.3%15.44%
Net Income (Continuing)52.84M16.97M59.06M92.21M171.36M197.72M224.65M209.85M298.46M344.26M
Discontinued Operations023.7M32.87M18.84M000000
Minority Interest4.05M7.66M11.4M1.95M150K946K1.47M5.45M3.32M3.1M
EPS (Diluted)+0.960.771.701.973.063.423.953.655.125.84
EPS Growth %-9.43%-19.79%120.78%15.88%55.33%11.76%15.5%-7.59%40.27%14.06%
EPS (Basic)0.990.791.782.073.193.574.093.765.266.00
Diluted Shares Outstanding52.13M52.83M54.4M55.98M55.79M56.92M56.87M57.32M58.24M58.87M
Basic Shares Outstanding50.55M50.93M52.02M53.45M53.43M54.49M54.89M55.71M56.66M57.31M
Dividend Payout Ratio16.35%21.54%10.2%9.22%6.35%5.93%5.42%6.16%4.59%-

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+333.86M368.08M348.07M411.08M582.96M639.71M781.13M1.05B1.16B1.27B
Cash & Short-Term Investments69.26M55.43M39.77M76.93M250.01M275.96M331.71M526.86M526.85M503.88M
Cash Only57.71M42.34M31.08M59.17M236.56M262.2M316.27M509.63M464.6M503.88M
Short-Term Investments11.55M13.09M8.68M17.75M13.45M13.76M15.44M17.23M62.26M0
Accounts Receivable244.43M265.07M251.91M308.99M305.06M328.73M408.43M485.04M569.9M636.99M
Days Sales Outstanding53.9160.5352.455.3846.3445.6749.2747.4748.8245.97
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets0030.64M0029.56M36.34M35.04M60.88M131.44M
Total Non-Current Assets+667.16M734.36M833.89M1.95B1.96B2.21B2.67B3.13B3.51B4.19B
Property, Plant & Equipment484.5M537.08M618.87M1.81B1.8B2.03B2.44B2.85B3.15B3.79B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.42x2.98x2.84x1.12x1.33x1.30x1.24x1.31x1.35x1.33x
Goodwill67.1M81.06M80.48M54.47M54.47M60.47M76.87M76.87M97.98M97.98M
Intangible Assets54.66M58.05M58.6M6.45M6.62M6.38M6.44M6.53M7.29M6.38M
Long-Term Investments000000000166.84M
Other Non-Current Assets37.83M45.41M130.75M70.83M65.36M83.61M104.94M132.89M187.75M41.6M
Total Assets+1B1.1B1.18B2.36B2.55B2.85B3.45B4.18B4.67B5.46B
Asset Turnover1.65x1.45x1.48x0.86x0.94x0.92x0.88x0.89x0.91x0.93x
Asset Growth %33.87%10.13%7.21%99.83%7.78%11.98%21.1%21.02%11.77%17%
Total Current Liabilities+211.93M225.82M269.23M343.17M562.4M523.07M582.07M734.75M743.43M894.35M
Accounts Payable38.99M39.04M39.85M44.97M50.9M58.12M77.09M92.81M98.95M97.33M
Days Payables Outstanding9.71109.479.49.319.8211.2210.7910.058.84
Short-Term Debt8.13M9.94M10.11M2.7M2.96M3.76M3.88M3.95M4.09M119.04M
Deferred Revenue (Current)13.09M13.64M7.31M10.69M8.56M9.34M9.7M10.83M18.82M0
Other Current Liabilities1.97M030.25M0102.02M0000677.98M
Current Ratio1.58x1.63x1.29x1.20x1.04x1.22x1.34x1.42x1.56x1.42x
Quick Ratio1.58x1.63x1.29x1.20x1.04x1.22x1.34x1.42x1.56x1.42x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+328.6M376.55M310.39M1.36B1.16B1.31B1.62B1.95B2.09B2.33B
Long-Term Debt275.49M302.99M233.13M325.22M112.54M152.88M149.27M145.5M141.59M1.95B
Capital Lease Obligations000973.98M950.32M1.06B1.36B1.64B1.74B0
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities53.12M61.49M65.84M63.39M102.09M96.44M116.77M160.65M208.59M384.59M
Total Liabilities540.53M602.37M579.62M1.71B1.73B1.83B2.2B2.68B2.83B3.23B
Total Debt+283.62M312.93M243.24M1.35B1.11B1.27B1.57B1.87B1.97B2.07B
Net Debt225.91M270.59M212.16M1.29B877.45M1B1.26B1.36B1.51B1.56B
Debt / Equity0.62x0.63x0.40x2.05x1.36x1.24x1.26x1.25x1.07x0.93x
Debt / EBITDA2.17x3.57x1.87x7.47x4.01x4.00x4.38x5.71x4.46x3.91x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.73x3.09x1.63x7.14x3.16x3.17x3.50x4.15x3.41x2.95x
Interest Coverage12.87x3.17x5.59x8.25x23.84x38.03x33.24x31.58x43.24x-
Total Equity+460.5M500.06M602.34M656.14M818.23M1.02B1.25B1.5B1.84B2.23B
Equity Growth %7.85%8.59%20.45%8.93%24.7%24.87%22.23%19.9%22.92%21.43%
Book Value per Share8.839.4711.0711.7214.6717.9521.9626.1231.6037.96
Total Shareholders' Equity456.45M492.4M590.93M654.2M818.08M1.02B1.25B1.49B1.84B2.23B
Common Stock52K53K55K56K58K58K59K60K61K62K
Retained Earnings235.02M264.69M344.9M391.52M551.05M733.99M946.34M1.14B1.43B1.76B
Treasury Stock-31.12M-38.41M-38.41M-45.3M-71.21M-83.04M-114.63M-116.56M-117.76M0
Accumulated OCI0000000000
Minority Interest4.05M7.66M11.4M1.95M150K946K1.47M5.45M3.32M3.1M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+73.89M72.95M210.3M192.22M373.35M275.68M272.51M376.67M347.19M564.27M
Operating CF Margin %4.46%4.56%11.99%9.44%15.54%10.49%9.01%10.1%8.15%11.16%
Operating CF Growth %121.43%-1.27%188.27%-8.6%94.23%-26.16%-1.15%38.22%-7.83%62.53%
Net Income52.84M40.83M92.53M111.69M171.36M197.72M224.65M209.85M298.46M344.26M
Depreciation & Amortization38.68M44.47M47.34M51.05M54.57M55.98M62.35M72.39M84.14M104.33M
Stock-Based Compensation9.1M9.7M10.34M11.32M14.52M18.68M22.72M30.77M36.23M48.3M
Deferred Taxes-2.21M10.33M1.09M3.49M-27.81M-24.88M-6.5M-27.48M635K-16.86M
Other Non-Cash Items7.72M32.51M25.04M10.72M11.65M28.14M6.23M53.25M2.89M84.24M
Working Capital Changes-32.25M-64.88M33.96M3.95M149.05M33K-36.94M37.89M-75.16M0
Change in Receivables-63.62M-52.3M-13.1M-60.42M2.17M-30.77M-82.43M-79.82M-84.4M-70.43M
Change in Inventory30.3M-9.8M44.01M55.62M000000
Change in Payables577K3.33M3.08M4.46M6.63M7.12M17.87M15.92M2.83M-2.92M
Cash from Investing+-210.64M-106.59M-151.21M-247.01M-58.67M-173.91M-186.18M-182.7M-390.05M-513.18M
Capital Expenditures-65.7M-54.08M-135.62M-71.54M-50.33M-69.55M-87.55M-106.18M-158.24M-193.56M
CapEx % of Revenue3.97%3.38%7.73%3.51%2.09%2.65%2.89%2.85%3.71%3.83%
Acquisitions-23.58M-77.51M-4.72M-6.46M47.55M-7.98M-16.4M000
Investments----------
Other Investing-121.36M23.41M-526K-165.54M-58.67M-91.6M-74.62M-64.55M-153.06M-308.57M
Cash from Financing+152.88M18.27M-70.34M82.88M-137.3M-76.14M-32.26M-612K-2.16M-11.81M
Debt Issued (Net)184.49M31.86M-69.94M83.35M-212.54M42.16M-3.69M-3.88M-3.95M0
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K0-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid-8.17M-8.72M-9.42M-10.19M-10.83M-11.55M-12.17M-12.89M-13.67M-14.41M
Share Repurchases-30M-7.29M-1.97M-6.89M-25.92M-11.83M-31.58M-1.93M-1.21M-1.43M
Other Financing6.57M2.42M9.01M16.62M111.99M-94.92M2.51M18.09M16.67M2.6M
Net Change in Cash16.14M-15.37M-11.25M28.09M177.39M25.64M54.07M193.36M-45.03M39.28M
Free Cash Flow+8.19M15.79M155.35M120.68M323.02M206.13M184.97M270.49M188.95M370.71M
FCF Margin %0.49%0.99%8.85%5.93%13.44%7.85%6.11%7.25%4.43%7.33%
FCF Growth %130.73%92.77%884.13%-22.32%167.67%-36.19%-10.27%46.23%-30.15%96.2%
FCF per Share0.160.302.862.165.793.623.254.723.246.30
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.48x1.80x2.28x1.74x2.19x1.42x1.21x1.80x1.17x1.64x
Interest Paid6.43M13.28M15.99M09.92M5.69M7.6M7.03M7.06M0
Taxes Paid23.16M38.38M19.65M074.36M65.55M70.06M89.73M96.34M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)11.27%8.43%16.76%17.57%23.13%21.16%19.79%15.25%17.85%16.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.76%4.45%8.04%7.02%9.2%10.5%9.83%7.14%8.66%8.92%
Gross Margin11.39%10.82%12.46%14.29%16.96%17.82%17.12%15.84%15.67%20.54%
Net Margin3.02%2.53%5.26%5.43%7.1%7.41%7.43%5.61%6.99%6.8%
Debt / Equity0.62x0.63x0.40x2.05x1.36x1.24x1.26x1.25x1.07x0.93x
Interest Coverage12.87x3.17x5.59x8.25x23.84x38.03x33.24x31.58x43.24x-
FCF Conversion1.48x1.80x2.28x1.74x2.19x1.42x1.21x1.80x1.17x1.64x
Revenue Growth23.33%-3.42%9.78%16.07%17.98%9.36%15.15%23.27%14.24%18.72%

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