Provides hospice and palliative care services through VITAS Healthcare. Offers plumbing and drain cleaning services through Roto-Rooter. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (4% a year).
The market pays 25.4× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 60% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 7% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 21% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $2.50 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 46/100.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor.
On our five-subject report card, CHE sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: CHE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.