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Sonic

ASX:SHL AU000000SHL7
53
  • Value
    88
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    20
  • Combined
    51
  • Sentiment
    61
  • 360° View
    360° View
    53
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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 53 (better than 53% 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 the metrics below and half above average for Sonic. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 88, 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 that the stock price is lower than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 45, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 20, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 80 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country Australia
Industry Health Care Services
Size X-Large
Website sonichealthcare.com
Index
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Last update: 3-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 69 57 65
Growth
45 67 49 65
Safety
Safety
20 12 19 19
Sentiment
61 29 80 76
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53 29 54 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
15 28 45 35
Opinions Change
38 46 16 58
Pro Holdings
n/a 61 97 88
Market Pulse
83 44 83 54
Sentiment
61 29 80 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 69 57 65
Growth
45 67 49 65
Safety Safety
20 12 19 19
Combined
51 37 19 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
78 67 57 55
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 38 48 63
Price vs. Book (P/B)
68 56 49 51
Dividend Yield
97 92 78 78
Value
88 69 57 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
16 67 34 8
Profit Growth
92 32 27 54
Capital Growth
24 64 82 69
Stock Returns
56 59 55 85
Growth
45 67 49 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
24 25 36 32
Refinancing
33 14 18 12
Liquidity
34 23 35 36
Safety Safety
20 12 19 19

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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