NHCNational HealthCare Corporation

$224.55

Is it safe?

Can NHC take a bad year?

National HealthCare Corporation holds $349M more cash than debt, so a bad year is a question about profits, not about lenders.

$349M

Net cash

Net debt / EBITDA
net cash

Net debt / EBITDA · no net borrowings to measure against earnings

Altman Z-score
6.38

Altman Z-score · safe zone, above 3

Interest cover
56.6×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill several times over

Details
Total debtQ2 2026
$0
Cash and short-term investments
$349M
Net cash
$349M
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$190M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$145M
Debt / equity
0.00×
Total debt / EBITDA
0.00×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
32%
Worst drawdown on file
−35%
Below its 52-week high
−4.8%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.