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研究快讯:HCA:尽管成交量承压,但股票回购助力第一季度每股收益达到预期

-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师总结如下:HCA Healthcare公布2026年第一季度每股收益为7.15美元,与市场预期一致,同比增长10.9%;营收为191.09亿美元,同比增长4.3%,高于市场普遍预期的190.7亿美元。同店入院人数增长1.3%,但手术量有所下降,其中住院手术和门诊手术分别下降0.3%和1.7%,反映出择期手术疲软以及季节性不利因素的影响。尽管面临业务量压力,但本季度高达15.71亿美元的强劲股票回购活动支撑了每股收益的增长。管理层重申了2026年的业绩指引范围,表明其有信心应对政策方面的不利因素。受销量疲软和通胀成本压力影响,调整后 EBITDA 利润率下降 50 个基点至 19.9%,但经营现金流激增 22% 至 20.14 亿美元。尽管面临《平价医疗法案》(ACA) 增强型保费税收抵免到期和《俄克拉荷马州预算平衡法案》(OBBBA) 医疗补助资金削减等不利因素,我们认为持续强劲的现金流和剩余的 91.79 亿美元股票回购授权将支撑资本回报。

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