The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG)
NEUTRALFundamental
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Price
$178.50
Market Cap
$10.57B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services. It operates through two segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. The Skilled Services segment provides short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; specialty care, such as on-site dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac, and pulmonary management; and standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. The Standard Bearer segment leases post-acute care properties to healthcare operators. In addition, the company operates senior living units; and provides ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiograms, sub-acute services, dialysis, respiratory, and long-term care pharmacy and patient transportation to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities, as well as mobile diagnostics. The company operates healthcare facilities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
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Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$5.46B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$379M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
-
Total Equity
$2.23B
Total Liabilities
$3.23B
Current Ratio
1.21
Interest Coverage
59.99
Debt/EBITDA
4.25
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$154.78
Current Price
$178.50
Margin of Safety
-15.3%
Fair Value Range
$100.60 - $208.95
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
28.11
ROE
15.4%
P/B Ratio
4.28
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
20.3%
ROIC
7.6%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
7.6%
WACC
6.8%
ROIC − WACC
+0.8 pp
ROIC is roughly in line with the cost of capital — the company is barely covering its capital cost.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (17)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR 8.64%
- Price CAGR 24.07%
- ROIC 7.6%
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 8.6%
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- ROE 16.5%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 16.1%
- Analyst Consensus 83% Buy
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.61
- Share Dilution 1.2%
- Piotroski F-Score 5/9
Failed (7)
- Gross Margin 20.3%
- P/B Ratio 4.28
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- Earnings Surprise avg 0.7%
- PEG Ratio 2.02
- Net Margin Trend 6.9% vs 7.0%
Unavailable (4)
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- Dividend Payout NaN%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Share count is stable
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Barry R. Port | CEO & Chairman of the Board | 51 |
| Mr. Spencer W. Burton | President & COO | 46 |
| Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper CPA | CFO, Executive VP & Director | 51 |
| Mr. Chad A. Keetch J.D. | Chief Investment Officer, Executive VP & Secretary | 47 |
| Ms. Beverly B. Wittekind | Executive VP & General Counsel | 60 |
| Kevin Reese | President of Keystone Healthcare Inc | - |
Audit Risk
7
Board Risk
5
Compensation Risk
7
Shareholder Rights Risk
2
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Latest News
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