Almost Family, Inc. (AFAM)

Losing favor with the brokers and not a solid future

underperforming in rough economy , ageing boomers will require this care as future wears on and industry grows . Solid company with good holdings and divirs holdings .

Almost Family, Inc. or AFAM is a company and its subsidiaries is a regional provider of home health nursing services. This company went from three to five stars in one year. It is also widely diversified. These things, along with aging Baby Boomers, is part of the reasons this company has done so well. The federal government and insurance companies support home health care because it is much more cost effective to let aging seniors stay in their own homes instead of putting them in hospitals or nursing homes. Due to the economy, both parties in a relationship have to work to support a household. No longer can one of them stay home to care for the grandparents.. AFAM works for Baby Boomers, Families, insurance companies and of course, the Federal Government. Recently, AFAM acquired Patient Care Inc. expanding the company even more. Most assuredly a buy!!

bought on the price dip this week. the current share offering to raise capital will slow down the momentum some, but as a four-year owner of AFAM, i am happy with their track record of growth. lots of consolidation in this industry.

great fundamentals, strong growth at low price. Only three analysts covering it according to Zach's(3 strong buys), as more pick it up the price should go up. Great industry to be in with an aging population and they've been pretty agressive in expanding through aqusitions.

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This stock is very low right now. It is a great company with great fundamentals.

This stock has done really well this year and I think it will continue to do well because many people will start retiring from the 50's and this company will start raking in the revenues so im gonna give this stock a thumbs up.

AFAM has bet estimates this past quarter and raised earnings estimates again. I'm looking for this stock to move higher on increased earnings.

Intuitively seems like a safe pick for the long term, for all the obvious boomer reasons, and likely to be serving a growing niche in the market. I know there are some concerns around any changes in Health Care policy that may come about. I believe that Almost Family is largely immune to those changes, as the name says this is about family and providing the right care and support, importantly in the persons own home. We have a lot at stake in our homes these days and do not want to give up that security and equity to fritter away on paying for residential care.

Oh, and from what I can see from the numbers, this appears to be a solid well run company, with good levels of insider ownership (over a third) in line with TMF's "Gem" thinking.

I am going to open the first third of my position in this company while the stock is under $20.

They seem to have gotten slammed unfairly. Great earnings, growing earnings, 7:1 PE.

AFAM is a small cap in the home health care sector, and a candidate for growth at a reasonable price. Five year growth rates in sales and income are 20%+ and 30%+. TTM P/E is 10, 2010 P/E estimate is 8, little debt, book value increased steadily from $1.70/share in 2001 to $11.65 in 2008. Appears to be a good value in the low/mid $20s.

One of most well run nursing home companies in the nation, coupled with the exponential population boom in their clientele equals somewhat of a no-brainer.

Fine company that is very well-run. Fits nicely into Obama health care plan. Making lots of money providing home nursing care and personal care for those on the mend and those who can no longer care for themselves. Business will surely increase as boomers age.

2/55 in Health Care Services -(82.1 @ A+/A+)

whos going to take care of all these baby boomers that can't afford to live life out in a plush retirement/nursing home because their 401K tanked when they were 55 yrs old and they lost 1/3 of their savings????

Simple Answer- We are (tax payers)

Better answer. Companies like Almost Family, who specialize in home nursing care.

No where to go but up

Almost like family. That has a nice ring to it and seems to be grabbing its share of a high dollar market.

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Great Financials. Technology will all industry to move more and more care out of hospitals and into homes.