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Equity Bottom-Up

Davita Healthcare Partners / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>DaVita, a healthcare company specializing in kidney care and dialysis services, highlights its successful performance for the financial year of 2023 due to strengthening investment on the company's platform.</li><li>Notably, despite external challenges, the company experienced significant growth with a 20% year-over-year rise in adjusted operating income, a 28% increase in adjusted EPS, and a return of the leverage ratio back to the target range.</li><li>The company outperformed its annual profitability targets for integrated kidney care and anticipates reaching break-even or better performance by 2026.</li></ul>

DaVita, a healthcare company specializing in kidney care and dialysis services, highlights its successful performance for the financial year of 2023 due to strengthening investment on the company's platform.Notably, despite external challenges, the company experienced significant growth with a 20% year-over-year rise in adjusted operating income, a 28% increase in adjusted EPS, and a return of the leverage ratio back to the target range.The company outperformed its annual profitability targets for integrated kidney care and anticipates reaching break-even or better performance by 2026.

DaVita Inc: 5 Biggest Catalysts Of Their Future Growth! - Financial Forecasts

<ul><li>DaVita Inc. delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat last quarter.</li><li>Financially, the third quarter saw impressive results, with adjusted operating income reaching $525 million and adjusted earnings per share at $2.85, surpassing expectations.</li><li>Looking ahead, DaVita revises its 2023 adjusted operating income guidance to $1.65 billion to $1.725 billion and adjusted earnings per share to a new range of $7.80 to $8.30.</li></ul>

DaVita Inc. delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat last quarter.Financially, the third quarter saw impressive results, with adjusted operating income reaching $525 million and adjusted earnings per share at $2.85, surpassing expectations.Looking ahead, DaVita revises its 2023 adjusted operating income guidance to $1.65 billion to $1.725 billion and adjusted earnings per share to a new range of $7.80 to $8.30.

DaVita Inc.: A Balanced Approach to Future Growth! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>DaVita Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in revenue and earnings, with $432 million in adjusted operating revenue and $2.08 in adjusted profits per share.</li><li>These outcomes were driven by advancements in their financial trinity of treatment volume, revenue per treatment, and patient care expenses.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

DaVita Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in revenue and earnings, with $432 million in adjusted operating revenue and $2.08 in adjusted profits per share.These outcomes were driven by advancements in their financial trinity of treatment volume, revenue per treatment, and patient care expenses.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

DaVita Inc.: Improved Patient Care and Treatment Volumes Driving Growth! - Major Drivers

Equity Capital Markets

Davita Healthcare Partners / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Despite the management’s cautious approach and uncertainties surrounding treatment volume and the labor market, DaVita performed well and delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result.</li><li>One of their long-term strategies is to connect transitions of care through solutions for patients in the Kidney Care continuum.</li><li>Financially, the company delivered solid results in the first quarter, with adjusted operating income and earnings per share exceeding expectations.</li></ul>

Despite the management’s cautious approach and uncertainties surrounding treatment volume and the labor market, DaVita performed well and delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result.One of their long-term strategies is to connect transitions of care through solutions for patients in the Kidney Care continuum.Financially, the company delivered solid results in the first quarter, with adjusted operating income and earnings per share exceeding expectations.

DaVita Inc.: Mozarc Medical Launch Is A New Chapter In Shaping Kidney Health – Key Drivers

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The potential/market size of GLP-1 drugs is much greater-than-expected. Indication expansion could easily generate big returns. Investment strategy for GLP-1 drugs should be long-term, which is expected to bring alpha.</li>
<li>Supply-Demand relationship of entire market would change due to popularization of GLP-1 drugs.This is not only for healthcare, but also cause a change in the investment logic of other industries.</li>
<li>It’s recommended to re-examine stock positions in portfolio. Because each indication expansion of GLP-1 drugs would mean a decrease in demand in another field, leading to potential stock price plummet.</li>
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The potential/market size of GLP-1 drugs is much greater-than-expected. Indication expansion could easily generate big returns. Investment strategy for GLP-1 drugs should be long-term, which is expected to bring alpha.
Supply-Demand relationship of entire market would change due to popularization of GLP-1 drugs.This is not only for healthcare, but also cause a change in the investment logic of other industries.
It’s recommended to re-examine stock positions in portfolio. Because each indication expansion of GLP-1 drugs would mean a decrease in demand in another field, leading to potential stock price plummet.


GLP-1 Drugs – Are They Dessert or Time Bomb to Your Portfolio?

United States

DaVita Inc. provides a variety of health care services. The Company provides kidney dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. DaVita serves patients worldwide.

Davita Healthcare Partners (DVA US)

DaVita Inc: 5 Biggest Catalysts Of Their Future Growth! - Financial Forecasts

DaVita, a healthcare company specializing in kidney care and dialysis services, highlights its successful performance for the financial year of...

Baptista Research

DaVita Inc.: A Balanced Approach to Future Growth! - Major Drivers

DaVita Inc. delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat last quarter. Financially, the third quarter saw impressive results, with...

Baptista Research

DaVita Inc.: Improved Patient Care and Treatment Volumes Driving Growth! - Major Drivers

DaVita Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in revenue and earnings, with $432 million in adjusted operating revenue and $2.08 in adjusted profits...

Baptista Research

DaVita Inc.: Mozarc Medical Launch Is A New Chapter In Shaping Kidney Health – Key Drivers

Despite the management’s cautious approach and uncertainties surrounding treatment volume and the labor market, DaVita performed well and...

Baptista Research

GLP-1 Drugs – Are They Dessert or Time Bomb to Your Portfolio?

GLP-1s will be the next major opportunity in healthcare, which won't be limited to weight loss drugs. But when they expand new indications,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang