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Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) completed the acquisition of the assets and operations of National Capital Private Hospital from Healthscope Group entities for a net purchase price of AU$251 million, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.The acquisition was funded through the company's existing debt facilities, the filing added.
Australian shares fell on Thursday as strong inflation data stoked concerns over interest rates.The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 0.98%, or 89.60 points, to close at 9,038.20.Overnight on Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite edged lower 0.1% while the Dow Jones fell 0.2%, after the personal consumption expenditures index in the US rose 0.2% in July compared with the prior month, showing that the US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure is still hot.Brent crude oil futures fell to trade around $87 per barrel as diplomatic efforts continued to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.On the domestic front, Australia's household spending rose 1.1% month over month to AU$82.34 billion in July on a current price, seasonally adjusted basis, following a 1% increase in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported.Private new capital expenditure in Australia fell 3.6% in the June quarter in seasonally adjusted terms to nearly AU$51 billion, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.In company news, Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) logged AU$2.534 in earnings per basic share excluding significant items for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$2.34 a year ago. For the 12 months ended June 30, revenue was AU$47.27 billion versus AU$45.7 billion previously.Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) logged AU$0.957 in underlying EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$1.098 a year ago. For the 12 months ended June 30, revenue and other income was AU$25.52 billion versus AU$23.82 billion previously.Lastly, Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) logged AU$1.51 in underlying EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$1.253 a year ago. For the 12 months ended June 30, total revenue and other income was AU$18.71 billion versus AU$17.8 billion previously.
(Update to add stock movement to the headline and the fifth paragraph.)Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) logged AU$1.51 in underlying EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$1.253 a year ago, a Thursday filing showed.Analysts polled by FactSet expected AU$1.3695.For the 12 months ended June 30, total revenue and other income was AU$18.71 billion versus AU$17.8 billion previously, the Australia-listed hospital and medical facility operator added. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$18.77 billion.The company's board declared a final dividend of AU$0.485 per share, up from AU$0.40 a year earlier, payable Sept. 24 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 4.Its shares rose 14% in recent trading on Thursday, reaching their highest point in over two years.
Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) logged AU$1.51 in underlying EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$1.253 a year ago, a Thursday filing showed.Analysts polled by FactSet expected AU$1.3695.For the 12 months ended June 30, total revenue and other income was AU$18.71 billion versus AU$17.8 billion previously, the Australia-listed hospital and medical facility operator added. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$18.77 billion.The company's board declared a final dividend of AU$0.485 per share, up from AU$0.40 a year earlier, payable Sept. 24 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 4.
Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) opened a new AU$16 million day hospital in Cleveland, Queensland, in a move that introduces artificial intelligence-enabled endoscopy technology to the region, according to a Monday statement.The hospital includes three operating theaters with capacity for a fourth in the future, and provides access to on-site pathology, radiology and a general practice clinic.The company said the new hospital's Olympus EVIS X1 system uses AI technology to help specialists detect lesions during procedures.
Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) unit Ramsay Santé said it has closed its 1.75 billion euro refinancing, comprising a 1.55 billion euro Term Loan B and a 200 million euro revolving credit facility, with the Term Loan B priced at Euribor plus 350 basis points at an original issue discount of 99, anchored by both new and existing lenders, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The company said it intends to apply for a foreign exempt listing on the ASX and to put in place arrangements so that RHC shareholders may hold their interest in Ramsay Santé through chess depositary interests (CDIs), which would be tradeable on the Australian bourse subject to all applicable approvals, with each CDI providing the equivalent economic exposure and voting entitlement as an ordinary listed share in Ramsay Santé, the filing added.
Ramsay Health Care's (ASX:RHC) Australian Hospital business is expected to achieve underlying improvement in market share, surgical mix increase, capacity utilization improvements, and small margin increases as the firm continues to achieve private health insurance agreements that cover wage inflation, according to a Monday note by JardenA re-orientation of the firm's portfolio should assist with the business' cash generation and returns. Its new management flagged a strong focus on strengthening capital discipline while improving portfolio capital returns.Divesting Ramsay Sante via an in-specie distribution was expected and looks to be on track for completion by November at the latest, delivering a simplified and de-geared group. Additional divestments are planned both in the UK and Australia.The investment firm retained its overweight rating on Ramsay and its AU$45.20 per share price target.
(Updates to add stock movement in the headline and the last paragraph)Healius (ASX:HLS) entered into a national agreement framework with subsidiaries of Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC), effective Wednesday, according to an Australian bourse filing on June 26 after market hours.The framework replaces existing pathology leases and service arrangements with standardized agreements across 13 Ramsay-operated hospitals in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, per the filing.The new contracts, with initial terms of two to five years, are expected to generate around AU$45 million in annual revenue, subject to stable customer demand and economic conditions, the filing added.Healius' shares rose past 6% in recent Monday trade, while Ramsay Health Care gained 2%.
Healius (ASX:HLS) entered into a national agreement framework with subsidiaries of Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC), effective Wednesday, according to an Australian bourse filing on June 26 after market hours.The framework replaces existing pathology leases and service arrangements with standardized agreements across 13 Ramsay-operated hospitals in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, per the filing.The new contracts, with initial terms of two to five years, are expected to generate around AU$45 million in annual revenue, subject to stable customer demand and economic conditions, the filing added.
Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) reported on Friday that its 52.79%-owned unit Ramsay Sante posted a loss of 0.25 euros per share for the nine months ended March 31, compared with a loss of 0.49 euros a year earlier.Revenue for the nine months ended March 31 was 3.98 billion euros, compared with 3.86 billion euros a year earlier.
Here are the 10 ASX-listed companies with the biggest losses on Monday.Wisetech (ASX:WTC): -3%, AU$42.79NexGen Energy (ASX:NXG): -3%, AU$17.26Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX): -2%, AU$14.47Cochlear (ASX:COH): -2%, AU$94.76Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN): -2%, AU$12.28Origin Energy (ASX:ORG): -2%, AU$12.44EVT (ASX:EVT): -2%, AU$12.44Tuas (ASX:TUA): -2%, AU$5.97Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC): -2%, AU$39.15Southern Cross Gold (ASX:SX2): -2%, AU$11.07
