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Briefing on the Fundamentals of McKesson (MCK)

McKesson logged a 1.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $460.03 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $486.33.

McKesson Corporation provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally. The large-cap company is based in the United States. McKesson currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.5%.

What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying McKesson:

  • McKesson has moved 17.0% over the last year.

  • MCK has a forward P/E ratio of 15.0 based on its EPS guidance of 30.68.

  • Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 106.8%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.67.

McKesson Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 5,159,000 390,000 4,769,000 17.87
2022 4,434,000 388,000 4,046,000 -1.1
2021 4,542,000 451,000 4,091,000 1.97
2020 4,374,000 362,000 4,012,000 11.14
2019 4,036,000 426,000 3,610,000 -8.38
2018 4,345,000 405,000 3,940,000

McKesson's free cash flows have a decent average of $4.08 Billion over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 288.1%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 3.2%.

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