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CAH vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

Cardinal Health, Inc. is an Ohio corporation formed in 1979. As used in this report, the terms the “Registrant,” the “Company” and “Cardinal Health” refer to Cardinal Health, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. The Company is a leading provider of products and... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Drugs Wholesale

Country: United States

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Thursday, June 13, 3:49 PM "Bargain hunters should be buying" shares of Cardinal Health (CAH +1.6%) Barron's Jack Hough says. Although contract losses (Express Scripts and Walgreen) will hit FY13 and FY14 revenues hard, CAH may actually see a benefit in terms of margin expansion. Additionally, the liquidation of inventory tied to Walgreen should bring in $500M in cash. Add this to the prospect of a return to double-digit earnings growth two years from now and things don't look half bad. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Thursday, June 6, 8:44 AM Omnicare's (OCR) recent adoption of a Change in Control Plan (8-K) has Credit Suisse thinking the company could be a takeout candidate as "such action has signaled potential outside interest" in the past. While the move is "probably a routine corporate governance action," improved Long-Term Care performance and swift Specialty growth make the company a decent buyout candidate for the likes of McKesson (MCK) and Cardinal Health (CAH), analyst Glen Santangelo says. Comment! [Healthcare, M&A]
Thursday, May 2, 2:59 PM Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) declares $0.3025/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $0.275. Forward yield 2.62%. For shareholders of record July 01. Payable July 15. Ex-div date June 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, May 2, 10:48 AM Cardinal Health (CAH +4.7%) moves up today after FQ3 results beat on a per share basis. Net earnings rose 3.6% Y/Y, boosted by a tax benefit and stronger margins. Gross margin rose to 5.3% from 4.5%, as medical segment sales improved 3% and profit from the unit grew 12%. Its pharmaceutical segment reported a 10% decline in revenue, mostly on the non-renewal of its contract with Express Scripts and brand-to-generic conversions, but the unit's net profit still climbed 12%. The company also raises its FY13 EPS estimate to between $3.67 and $3.71, versus previous estimates of $3.42 to $3.50. Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings, On the Move]
Thursday, May 2, 7:05 AM Cardinal Health (CAH): FQ3 EPS of $1.20 beats by $0.25. Revenue of $24.6B misses by $0.12B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, May 2, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, April 26, 3:42 PM Looking for dividend picks, Marketwatch screens the S&P 1,500 for 1) Stock trades at less than a 17x PE 2) Dividend yield 20% or more higher than S&P 500 3) Raised dividend at least 5 times in last 5 years 4) S&P Quality Rank of B+ or better. The winners: T, AVA, BAX, CAH, CAG, ED, JNJ, LG, TAP, RAI, SCG, UVV, WR, XEL. 1 Comment
Tuesday, March 19, 10:06 AM AmerisourceBergen's distribution deal with Walgreen means that the latter's contract with Cardinal Health (CAH -7%) will end in August. Cardinal tries to put a brave face on things, saying it's targeting EPS from continuing ops at least similar to FY 2013's projected $3.42-3.50. And while Walgreen accounted for 21% of Cardinal's revenue in FY 2012, the non-renewal will lead to a "meaningful" net benefit to cash flow in FY 2014. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 19, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: NPSP +10%. SKUL +7%. ABC +6%. ACAD +5%.
Losers: AFFY -59%. HNR -46%. MTSL -30%. STSI -11%. CAH -8%. DSW -7%. HPT -6%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, March 19, 8:41 AM CardinalHealth (CAH) tumbles 5.2% after AmerisourceBergen (ABC) signs a 10-year distribution deal with Walgreen and its partner Alliance Boots. Meanwhile, CardinalHealth has completed its $2.07B acquisition of privately held AssuraMed, a provider of medical supplies to patients in the home. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Thursday, February 14, 8:50 AM More on Cardinal Health (CAH +1.8%) acquiring AssuraMed: the deal will allow Cardinal Health to "serve the growing number of Americans treated in (the) home." Calls the deal a "platform opportunity" for its products and services. AssuraMed earned 2012 revenues of $1B, serving over 1M patients with more than 30,000 products. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, M&A]
Thursday, February 14, 8:08 AM Cardinal Health (CAH) agrees to acquire closely-held direct-to-home medical supplies provider AssuraMed for $2.07B. The deal will be financed with $1.3B in new senior unsecured notes and cash. CAH says the deal would add $0.02-$0.03/share to FY 2013 adjusted earnings if the deal closes in early April, and at least $0.18/share in FY 2014. CAH +1.2% premarket. Comment! [Healthcare, M&A, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 5, 1:40 PM Cardinal Health (CAH +1.6%) puts up a decent FQ2 report this morning, despite weaker revenue out of its pharmaceutical unit, due in part to brand-to-generic conversions and the loss of the Express Scripts business. Net earnings still managed to rise by 16% Y/Y however, as the drug wholesaler posted better margins. Revenue in its pharmaceutical business its largest by revenue, declined 8%, while its medical business increased by 3%, boosted by last year's acquisition of FutureMed and an additional sales day. Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 5, 7:05 AM Cardinal Health (CAH): FQ2 EPS of $0.93 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $25.2B beats by $0.59B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, February 5, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACI, ACM, ADM, ADP, AGCO, AGN, ALLT, ARMH, ATK, BDX, BP, CAH, CHD, CSC, DLPH, DO, EL, EMR, ETN, K, MMP, NGPC, NRGY, NYX, OHI, SE, SEP, SIRI, TE, TM, UBS, UDR, VSH Comment! [Earnings]

ltfinger
Returning Upgrades (5/2/13): $AAWW, $ACHC, $BKD, $CAH, $EXPD, $LAMR, $OHI, $RDEN, $SNI, $SRE, $V
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Today's New Downgrades (3/19/13): $CAH, $CAM, $CERN, $CNI, $CRM, $CSC, $DSW, $EXPE, $FDS, $FTI, $FTNT, $GNC, $HOG, $HP, $ILMN, $JAH
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$CAH $MHFI and $ECL are the most recommended Dividend Aristocrats - http://stks.co/eMnd - 20 Picks with 2.54% average yield - I like $KO
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$CAH earnings $0.93, four cents ahead of whisper number. Expected price reaction: http://seekingalpha.com/a/or6j
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Bought $CAH at 41.65
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Cardinal Health Inc: $CAH Cash Flow Valuation Update http://goo.gl/QJulx
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Randy Lacen
Pharma Stocks to choose from: QCOR, SPPI, LLY, CAH, ABT, CBST, AKRX, VRTX, ANIK, USNA, CTRX
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vireoman: Okee-doke
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http://bit.ly/KW1sxj Earnings premarket $FLWS $ARG $ANR $ANSS $BCRX $CAH $CI $CNP, $EXXI $GM $LVLT $OWW $GOLD $VIAB $SNTA $HSH
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Eric Cota
Cardinal Health Inc: $CAH cash flow valuation update http://goo.gl/c0pSU
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Dividend Yields - Stock, Capital, Investment: Best Yielding Drugs Wholesale Stocks ++ http://t.co/kMEPoWa ++ $CAH $ABC $MCK $OCR
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Pharma Stocks to choose from: QCOR, SPPI, LLY, CAH, ABT, CBST, AKRX, VRTX, ANIK, USNA, CTRX
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