Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG): What You Should See

On a 12-month basis, the trend at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) looks very good. At 43.2 days, it is 8.7 days better than the five-year average of 51.9 days. The biggest contributor to that improvement was DSO, which improved 4.4 days compared to the five-year average. That was partially offset by a 0.0-day increase in DIO.

Considering the numbers on a quarterly basis, the CCC trend at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) looks good. At 44.5 days, it is 2.5 days better than the average of the past eight quarters. With both 12-month and quarterly CCC running better than average, Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) gets high marks in this cash-conversion checkup.

Though the CCC can take a little work to calculate, it’s definitely worth watching every quarter. You’ll be better informed about potential problems, and you’ll improve your odds of finding underappreciated home run stocks

The article A Hidden Reason That Healthcare Services Group’s Earnings Are Outstanding originally appeared on Fool.com.

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