NASDAQ$HCSG
Healthcare Services Group Inc · Q4 2019 earnings
Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported Q4 2019 results and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20125 per share.
Healthcare Services Group reported Q4 2019 revenue of $447.0 million and net income of $18.9 million, or $0.25 per share. The company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20125 per common share.
- Delivered solid facility-level results and made progress on reassigning account managers to new facilities.
- Focused on managing the base business and effectively deploying account managers to new opportunities.
- Industry fundamentals continue to improve, with the positive impact of the Patient Driven Payment Model and 2.4% Medicare increase.
- Longer term growth outlook remains positive, with significant white space to drive long-term growth.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
HCSG · Revenue · Quarterly
$447M
Forward guidance
In 2020, the company will continue to prioritize managing the base business, ensuring managers are assigned to new opportunities, and maintaining a disciplined view on growth and credit-related decisions.
Tailwinds
- Industry fundamentals continue to improve.
- Positive impact of the Patient Driven Payment Model.
- 2.4% Medicare increase.
- More favorable occupancy trends.
- Demand for services remains strong, with significant white space to drive long-term growth.
Headwinds
- Q4 payroll costs remained temporarily higher as the company continues to have excess management capacity.
- Industry continues to work its way through the latter stages of this challenging cycle.
- Approximately $1.5 million of legal and professional fees related to the previously announced SEC matter.
- Reduction in Worker Opportunity Tax Credit (“WOTC”) program credits, primarily due to the historically low unemployment rate and resulting decrease in WOTC-eligible new hires.
- Implementation of CECL is expected to result in an initial, one-time increase of 70% to 80% to the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts through a reduction of stockholders' equity.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019
+1.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.5%
Avg return
5 days after
-2.3%
Avg return
30 days after
49%
34 / 69 earnings
Positive
+31.3%
Q4 2023
Best reaction
-23.2%
Q2 2022
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +18.4% | +12.1% | +5.6% | |
| Q4 2025 | +15.8% | +12.2% | +1.6% | |
| Q3 2025 | +13.6% | +14.3% | +8.4% | |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | +0.8% | +4.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | +29.5% | +46.5% | +50.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | -0.6% | +0.1% | |
| Q3 2024 | +4.0% | +6.4% | +13.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | -9.1% | -2.6% | -8.1% | |
| Q1 2024 | -7.9% | -9.1% | -9.6% | |
| Q4 2023 | +31.3% | +28.6% | +27.9% | |
| Q3 2023 | -1.9% | -6.3% | +1.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | -14.9% | -14.2% | -20.4% | |
| Q1 2023 | +9.6% | +10.2% | +2.3% | |
| Q4 2022 | +7.1% | +13.4% | +1.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | -2.5% | -2.8% | +2.8% | |
| Q2 2022 | -23.2% | -23.2% | -20.3% | |
| Q1 2022 | +19.2% | +10.1% | +1.1% | |
| Q4 2021 | -0.9% | -3.6% | +4.3% | |
| Q3 2021 | -13.7% | -14.3% | -20.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | -12.4% | -13.7% | -17.4% | |
| Q1 2021 | +11.6% | +13.5% | +9.5% | |
| Q4 2020 | -7.8% | -9.4% | -13.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +2.5% | -0.2% | -1.8% | |
| Q2 2020 | -3.0% | -2.9% | -19.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | +9.2% | +8.5% | +0.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | +9.0% | +10.6% | -24.6% | |
| Q3 2019 | -5.6% | -4.1% | -3.3% | |
| Q2 2019 | -21.9% | -17.5% | -26.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | -4.9% | +1.4% | -6.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | -6.1% | -6.7% | -18.9% | |
| Q3 2018 | +4.3% | +5.6% | +9.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | -9.9% | -7.7% | -3.8% | |
| Q1 2018 | -5.3% | -2.8% | -8.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | -1.5% | -4.0% | -19.0% | |
| Q3 2017 | -4.6% | -3.4% | -8.5% | |
| Q2 2017 | +12.2% | +14.1% | +10.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +10.8% | |
| Q4 2016 | +0.1% | +3.4% | +6.1% | |
| Q3 2016 | -3.5% | -4.7% | -8.4% | |
| Q2 2016 | -6.2% | -7.2% | -5.3% | |
| Q1 2016 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -1.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -4.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +4.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +6.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +6.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -3.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +4.1% | — | — |
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