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Sonic

ASX:SHL AU000000SHL7
73
  • Value
    90
  • Growth
    89
  • Safety
    Safety
    32
  • Combined
    92
  • Sentiment
    40
  • 360° View
    360° View
    73
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Company Description

Sonic Healthcare Limited is a global provider of medical diagnostic services. It operates in Laboratory (pathology/clinical laboratory services) and Radiology (diagnostic imaging services) industries, also providing medical center operations (IPN) and occupational health services (Sonic HealthPlus). Regions include Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium. In the last fiscal year, the company had 42000 employees, a market cap of $8780 million, profits of $5011 million, and revenue of $5979 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 73 (better than 73% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sonic are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Sonic. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 90, which means that the share price of Sonic is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 90% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 89, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 40. Professional investors are more confident in 60% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 32. This means 68% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Sonic. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country Australia
Industry Health Care Services
Size X-Large
Website sonichealthcare.com
Index
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
90 69 57 65
Growth
89 67 49 65
Safety
Safety
32 12 19 19
Sentiment
40 29 80 76
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73 29 54 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
35 28 45 35
Opinions Change
65 46 16 58
Pro Holdings
n/a 61 97 88
Market Pulse
16 44 83 54
Sentiment
40 29 80 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
90 69 57 65
Growth
89 67 49 65
Safety Safety
32 12 19 19
Combined
92 37 19 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
76 67 57 55
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
54 38 48 63
Price vs. Book (P/B)
70 56 49 51
Dividend Yield
99 92 78 78
Value
90 69 57 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
66 67 34 8
Profit Growth
89 32 27 54
Capital Growth
94 64 82 69
Stock Returns
20 59 55 85
Growth
89 67 49 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
24 25 36 32
Refinancing
52 14 18 12
Liquidity
43 23 35 36
Safety Safety
32 12 19 19

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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