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Cerner Corporation (XNAS:CERN) In-Depth Stock/Fundamental/Options Analysis Today

Primary Facts

CERN

Name:

CERNER CORPORATION (XNAS:CERN)

Sector:

271.67M

Industry:

Health Information Services

CEO:

Mr. Brent Shafer

Total Employees:

25,150

Our Technological Advancement Rating

Our Rating:

D

Technological advancement compared to industry is -63.15% lower

ANALYSIS OF ALL CRITICAL FACTORS & RISKS RELATED TO THE STOCK & FUNDAMENTAL/LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF CERNER CORPORATION(CERN) AS PER DATA ANALYSIS OF LAST 3 YEARS AND COMPARISON WITH COMPETITORS/PEERS, AND HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES INDUSTRY. DATE: 07/09/2022

Primary Targets/Price Insights

Previous Close ($) :

94.97

One Month Price Target:

$95.38

Six Month Price Target :

$97.4

Likely Price in One Year's Time:

Ticker:

$99.83

Likely Trading Range Today Under (Normal Volatility)
 

$94.76

Price Upper limit ($) :

$95.29

Price Lower limit ($) :

Crash Risk Prep/Key Price Levels (High Volatility/Risk)

Price, as per data analysis, isn't likely to fall below:

Today:

$91.99

                                                               This week:

$88.31

                                                        This month :

$81.66

Other Primary facts

Market Cap:

27.92B

Market Cap Classification:

Large Cap

Number of Shares

IPO Date:

294.10M

Best/Worst Daily Performance (Last 3+ Years)
 

Highest Daily Appreciation:

12.93%

-6.22%

Worst Daily Decline:

Our Options Trading Entry Points

Iron Condor entry points for options expiring in 1 week's time

Low risk (<2%) entry points

Buy Call:

Sell Call:

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$108.78

$102.38

$81.16

$87.56

Medium risk (<10%) entry points

Buy Call

Sell Call

$100.29

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$98.93

$89.63

$91.01

These entry points can be used for other strategies, such as butterflies, straddles, etc.

Risk-Adjusted returns (Sharpe Ratio) of

CERN

Sharpe Ratio:

3.11%

Comparison:

CERN, is amongst the top 20% stocks with highest risk-adjusted returns

Sharpe ratio is 202.95% higher than the industry

& ratio is 36.51% higher than the market/S&P 500 average

Average Returns/Yield of

CERN

Daily returns:

0.06%

Weekly returns:

0.29%

Monthly returns:

1.14%

Yearly returns:

5.07%

Comparison of returns:

Average annual returns/yield (last 3 years) is 170.61% above industry average

Classification:

CERN, is amongst the top 40% highest yielding stocks in terms of daily returns

Results of T-Test of Returns:

0.96

Statistical test of Returns:

CERN has not yielded statistically significant higher returns when compared to the market

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Volatility (measured by Standard Deviation)

Daily Volatility:

1.55%

Weekly Volatility:

3.48%

Monthly Volatility:

6.95%

Yearly Volatility:

24.08%

Volitlilty of last five days (Measured by Standard Deviation) 

Average Volatility of this Week:

-

-

Value at Risk Analysis (VaR)

Daily VaR:

-3.13%

Weekly VaR:

-7.01%

Monthly VaR:

-14.02%

How Much Can the price of

CERN

Decline in a Recession?

Likely price decline in a recession: 

Base case (decline):

-12%

Worst case (decline):

-48.57%

This translates to price declining to:

$83.82

This translates to price declining to:

$48.85

Severe Crash Probability

Risk of crash in next 6/12 months: High (50-70%)

What is Value at Risk (VaR)?

VaR explained figure

Risk Fundamentals

CERN is -1.05% less risky an investment compared to the market/S&P 500 & is -15.23% less risky than Nasdaq(IXIC)

Risk (measured by volatility) is -54.30% below industry average

Overall, it is amongst the top 50% most risky stocks

Beta Examination of

CERN

Beta in relation to market/S&P 500--0.76

Expected beta in 1 year's time:

-

Expected beta in 3 year's time:

-

Unlevered (debt free) Beta:

0.572

Beta in relation to Nasdaq (XNAS):

0.383

Beta in relation to all global stocks::

0.511

Beta Comparison & Analysis

Beta of competitors/peers::

0.766

Beta is -0.51% lower than peers

Average Industry Beta: 

0.87

Beta is -12.44% below industry average

Sustainable Growth Rate Analysis

Sustainable growth rate for this stock/firm:

8.44%

Sustainable growth rate is -38.00% below industry average

Alpha provided | Alpha Analysis 

Alpha provided:

0.054

Alpha is -232.89% below industry average alpha yield

Alpha is 341% higher than market/& is unsustainably high

Analysis of Cost of Capital of

CERN

Equity cost of capital:

0.084

Equity cost of capital is -8.14% below industry mean WACC

Unlevered (without debt) cost of capital:  

6.28%

Before-tax cost of debt:

-

After-tax cost of debt:

-

Overall debt rating:

-

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC):

-

-

Key Per-Share Metrics & Analysis

Revenue per share:

$19.74

Revenue growth rate per share of (3Y):

7.15

Annual revenue growth rate is -95.52% below industry average

EPS:

-

Expected Annual growth rate of  EPS (3Y):

3.49%

Expected future EPS growth rate is -92.65% lower than the Health Information Services industry

Free cash flow (FCF) per share:

$76.49

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-

Debt per share

$5.48

EBITDA per share

$4.93

Valuation Analysis Today of

CERN

P/E Ratio:

47.82

P/E Ratio of Competitors/Peers:

27.61

P/E ratio is 73.20% higher than main peers & is -86.91% lower than the industry

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-

Share value as per dividend discount (DDM) model: $52.34

Present value of the expected future dividends only: $30.46

P/S (Price to Sales ratio):

4.81

Price to sales ratio is -36.55% below the industry mean

P/B (Price to book value ratio):

7.15

Price to free cash flow: 1.24

-

Net income growth rate (3Y):

-5.09%

Net income growth rate is -100.29% lower than the industry average net income growth rate

Dividend Analysis

Dividend payout rate: 13.43%

Dividend yeild: 1.03%

Previous Dividend: $0.27

Previous adjusted dividend: $0.27

Previous Dividend: $0.98

Expected next dividend best case: $0.30

Expected next dividend worst case: $0.24

Average dividend payment (long-term): $0.21

Average dividend increase/decrease (growth rate) % per period: 4.99%

Expected next dividend payment date: 18/07/2022

Expected next dividend record date: 27/06/2022

Expected next dividend declaration date: 13/06/2022

Previous dividend payment date: 19/04/2022

Previous dividend record date: 28/03/2022

Previous dividend declaration date: 14/03/2022

Dividend History:

2022-03-25--$0.27

2021-09-24--$0.22

2021-04-05--$0.22

2021-12-23--$0.27

2021-06-25--$0.22

2020-12-24--$0.22

Dividend growth rate is -492.52% lower than the industry average

In-depth Debt & Leverage Analysis

Debt to equity ratio:

41.23%

Net debt to equity ratio:

23.07%

Debt to assets ratio:

21.85%

Net debt to assets ratio:

12.23%

Debt-to-asset ratio is -36.04% below industry average

Ability to repay debt:

Interest coverage ratio:

-

-

Looking forward:

Debt growth rate:

37.44%

Annual debt growth is -10% lower than industry average debt growth rate

Debt repayment rate in last quarter: 12.25%

Analysis of Key Statistics  

Correlation of price movement with the market:

0.53

Statistical significance of correlation:

CERN has a statistically significant correlation with the market

Average Correlation of  the industry with the market:

0.376

Stock price is 40.74% more correlated with the market, compared to the industry average correlation

R Squared (percentage of price movement explained by movement of the market): 

0.376

Correlation of price movement with Nasdaq (^IXIC):

0.046

Covariance  of price movement with the market:

0.044

Kurtosis 

10.256

Returns have a significant fat-tails (leptokurtic), i.e., returns considerably higher or lower than the mean returns are more probable, compared to assets with normally distributed returns

Skewness of returns:

1.045

Returns are right (positive) skewed; mean returns are greater than median and mode returns

Fundamental Analysis & Dupont Analysis of

CERN

Gross Profit Margin Ratio:

330%

Operating Profit Margin Ratio:

12.78%

Operating profit margin is -171.57% lower than the industry

Net Profit Margin Ratio:

330%

Effective Tax Rate:

19.49%

Effective tax rate is -1.58% lower than the industry

Dupont Method

Net Profit Margin

Return on Equity Ratio (ROE):

×

ROA

=

×

15.08%

Return on equity (ROE) is -562.61% lower than the industry

Financial Leverage

Asset Turnover Ratio (ROA):

7.99%

Return on assets (ROA) is -560.46% lower than the industry

Financial Leverage:

1.3x

Current Ratio:

1.79

Current ratio is -68.22% below industry average

Cash Conversion Cycle (days):

-44.1

Cash conversion cycle is -189.72% below industry average

The remaining useful life of property plant & equipment is: 6.7 years

Stock based compensation to net income ratio:

5.65%

In-depth Efficiency  Analysis

Revenue generated per employee:

230.9K

Each employee generates -45% less revenue than industry average revenue per employee

EBITDA generated per employee: 

57.7K

Each employee generates -241% less EBITDA than industry average revenue per employee

Profit generated per employee: 

23.4K

Each employee generates -130% less net income/profit than industry average revenue per employee

Free cash flow (FCF) generated per employee: 

10.8K

Each employee generates -15% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Assets/Capital per employee

195.1K

Each employee generates -15% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Research & Development (R&D) Analysis

Research & development (R&D) investment growth rate-- 11.61%

Growth rate in R&D investment/expenditure is -188.71% lower than the industry

Competitors/Peer firms of 

CERN

SEAGEN INC. (XNAS:SGEN)

Genmab A/S (XNAS:GMAB)

BEIGENE, LTD. (XNAS:BGNE)

HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (XNAS:HZNP)

BIOGEN INC. (XNAS:BIIB)

VIATRIS INC. (XNAS:VTRS)

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (XNAS:ALNY)

HOLOGIC, INC. (XNAS:HOLX)

ROYALTY PHARMA PLC (XNAS:RPRX)

Current Analyst Ratings

Strong buy�25%

Buy�21%

Hold�38%

Sell�0%

Strong sell�0%

Overall analyst sentiment is: Hold

Income Statement

Period:

TTM

Date:

3/31/22

Revenue:

5.81B

Cost of Revenue:

Gross Profit:

R&D Expense

General & Admin Expenses:

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Other Expenses :

Operating Expenses :

Cost & Expenses :

Interest Income:

Interest Expenses:

Depreciation & Amortization:

EBITDA:

Operating Income:

Other Income Expenses:

Income Before Tax:

Income Tax Expense:

Net Income:

Balance Sheet

Date:

Calendar Year:

Period:

Cash & Cash Equivalents:

Short Term Investments:

Cash & Short Term Investments:

Net Receivables:

Inventory:

Other Current Assets:

Total Current Assets:

PP&E:

Goodwill: 

Intangible Assets: 

Long Term Investments: 

Tax Assets: 

Other Non-Current Assets: 

Total Non-Current Assets: 

Other Assets: 

Total Assets: 

Accounts Payable: 

Short Term Debt:

Tax Payables:

Deferred Revenue:

Other Current Liabilities:

Total Current Liabilities:

Long Term Debt:

Other Non-Current Liabilities:

Total Non Current Liabilities:

Other Liabilities:

Total Liabilities:

Common Stock:

Retained Earnings:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:

Other Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Total Investments:

Total Debt:

Net Debt:

1.01B

4.79B

838.76M

517.58M

3.14B

2.63B

67.07M

4.05B

-

-

718.76M

1.45B

742.20M

589.47M

732.21M

142.73M

589.47M

Statement of Cash Flow

Date:

Period:

175.22M

Differed Income Tax :

- 36301.00K

Stock Based Compensation :

33.33M

Change in Working Capital :

- 3320.00K

Accounts Receivables:

-

Other Working Capital:

- 72800.00K

Other Non-Cash Items:

-

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

375.06M

Investments in PP&E:

-

Net Acquisitions:

-

Purchases of Investments:

- 8439.00K

Sales/Maturities of Investments:

Other Investing Activities:

​Net Cash Used for Investing Activities:

Debt Repayment:

Common Stock Issued:

Common Stock Repurchased:

Dividend Paid:

Other Financing Activities:

Net Cash Used Provided by Financing Activities:

Effect of FOREX on Changes in Cash:

Net Changes in Cash:

Cash at End of Period:

Cash at Beginning of Period:

Operating Cash Flow:

Capital Expenditure:

Free Cash Flow (FCF):

3/31/22

2022

Q1

709.53M

171.18M

880.71M

1.18B

27.70M

381.40M

2.47B

1.69B

1.13B

1.44B

456.40M

-

194.76M

4.91B

-

7.37B

359.56M

-

-

456.93M

562.38M

1.38B

1.61B

113.30M

2.09B

-

3.47B

3.81M

6.88B

- 119300.0K

-

March 31, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM

5.06B

3.91B

7.37B

627.58M

1.61B

901.8M

99.64M

- 103396.00K

- 12197.00K

- 225000.00K

-

-

- 79183.00K

62.85M

- 241334.00K

- 1847.00K

119.69M

709.53M

589.85M

375.06M

- 103396.00K

271.67M

Our Proprietary Portfolio Rating

Our Rating:

D

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Price Forecast/Expected Price in Next 5 Years of

CERN

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

$74.87

$78.71

$82.74

$86.97

$91.42

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