Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Bausch Health Companies Inc (BHC)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $7.97 in the prior trading day, Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE: BHC) closed at $7.95, down -0.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.74 million shares were traded. BHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.86.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BHC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on August 02, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $3 from $9 previously.

On July 10, 2024, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $8.

Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 20, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $9 to $16.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 06 ’24 when Carson Seana sold 13,370 shares for $6.21 per share. The transaction valued at 83,028 led to the insider holds 435,198 shares of the business.

Carson Seana bought 13,370 shares of BHC for $83,028 on Sep 06 ’24. On Mar 04 ’24, another insider, Carson Seana, who serves as the EVP, General Counsel of the company, sold 6,313 shares for $9.80 each. As a result, the insider received 61,867 and left with 499,905 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BHC now has a Market Capitalization of 2931181056 and an Enterprise Value of 24644036608. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.601 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.03.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, BHC has reached a high of $11.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.02%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 2.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1206210 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 365.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 325.07M. Insiders hold about 11.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.61% stake in the company. Shares short for BHC as of 1730332800 were 11651014 with a Short Ratio of 5.54, compared to 1727654400 on 14784647. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11651014 and a Short% of Float of 3.4299999999999997.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.52.

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