NYSE$UHS

Universal Health Services Inc · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.9B

Previous: $2.75B+5.2%
EPS (adj)

$2.79

Previous: $2.37+17.7%
Avg Licensed Beds

6.4K

No prior period
Avg Available Beds

6.2K

No prior period
Patient Days

367.3K

No prior period
Avg Daily Census

4.0K

No prior period
Occupancy Licensed Beds

0.6%

No prior period
Occupancy Available Beds

0.6%

No prior period
Admissions

79.2K

No prior period
Length of Stay

4.6

No prior period
BH Avg Licensed Beds

23.6K

No prior period
BH Avg Available Beds

23.5K

No prior period
BH Patient Days

1.6M

No prior period
BH Avg Daily Census

17.5K

No prior period
BH Occupancy Licensed

0.7%

No prior period
BH Occupancy Available

0.7%

No prior period
BH Admissions

120.3K

No prior period
BH Length of Stay

13.4

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$154M

Previous: $144M+7.1%
Free Cash Flow

$235M

Previous: $222M+6.1%
Net Income

$245M

Previous: $158M+55.1%
Operating Income

$341M

Previous: $260M+31.2%
Gross Profit

$2.9B

Previous: $2.75B+5.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$61.3M

Previous: $105M-41.8%
Total Assets

$11.7B

Previous: $11.3B+3.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$17.3M

Previous: $15.9M+8.3%

Revenue & EPS history

UHS · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.9B

Q4 2019+5.2%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

UHS · $2.9B total across 2 segments · Q4 2019

  • Acute Care Services
    $1.59B
  • Behavioral Health Services
    $1.31B

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

Historical avgQ4 2019

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

34 / 69 earnings

Positive

+17.5%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-13.4%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-9.5%-7.0%-16.4%
Q4 2025-5.5%-1.0%-9.9%
Q3 2025+2.5%+1.4%+14.1%
Q2 2025-0.2%+3.3%+7.3%
Q1 2025-0.6%+3.4%+10.5%
Q4 2024+3.3%-3.8%+3.4%
Q3 2024-13.4%-12.1%-15.5%
Q2 2024+10.6%+17.3%+25.8%
Q1 2024+0.1%+2.6%+6.9%
Q4 2023-1.6%+4.1%+11.0%
Q3 2023-0.2%-0.6%+11.4%
Q2 2023-4.6%-6.5%-12.3%
Q1 2023+1.5%+6.9%-9.3%
Q4 2022-9.1%-13.5%-15.5%
Q3 2022+17.5%+25.8%+39.3%
Q2 2022-1.5%+1.3%-5.7%
Q1 2022-5.7%-7.8%-8.1%
Q4 2021+8.6%+8.7%+11.1%
Q3 2021-7.0%-8.5%-5.0%
Q2 2021+4.2%+5.1%+1.6%
Q1 2021+0.3%+2.0%+10.1%
Q4 2020-9.1%-6.2%-2.0%
Q3 2020+3.0%+11.1%+24.2%
Q2 2020+0.9%+1.7%+0.2%
Q1 2020+3.7%-2.5%+8.6%
Q4 2019-5.3%-2.7%-34.3%
Q3 2019-4.6%-4.0%-3.6%
Q2 2019+10.9%+11.6%+4.7%
Q1 2019-0.8%-2.6%-5.5%
Q4 2018+3.9%+2.7%+0.1%
Q3 2018-5.3%-1.0%+8.0%
Q2 2018+9.3%+9.3%+12.0%
Q1 2018-4.6%-5.2%-3.2%
Q4 2017-1.3%+5.3%+0.7%
Q3 2017-6.9%-8.3%-9.9%
Q2 2017-9.2%-10.3%-12.6%
Q1 2017-2.0%-0.1%-3.0%
Q4 2016-0.9%-0.8%-0.8%
Q3 2016+0.6%-0.7%+1.3%
Q2 2016-4.4%-5.2%-12.1%
Q1 2016+2.1%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015+2.4%
Q2 2015+2.1%
Q1 2015-0.7%
Q4 2014+3.8%
Q3 2014-1.0%
Q2 2014+6.8%
Q1 2014+8.3%
Q4 2013-2.6%
Q3 2013+2.6%
Q2 2013+3.3%
Q1 2013+3.3%
Q4 2012-0.0%
Q3 2012-3.2%
Q2 2012+4.8%
Q1 2012-1.7%
Q2 2011+2.0%
Q4 2011+2.0%
Q3 2011+3.8%
Q1 2010+3.8%
Q4 2010+3.8%
Q1 2011+3.8%
Q2 2010+5.0%
Q3 2009+0.0%
Q3 2010+0.0%
Q4 2009-0.3%
Q2 2009-0.3%
Q4 2008-0.3%

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