Health Grades, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGRD)

looks like a takeover candidate

The healthcare industry is welded to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. To be put on Probations by the JCAH, a facility has to be in pretty bad shape. In other words, it doesn't give the consumer much discrimnative information to chose one facility over another. This company does. With the ageing of America and the scrutiny on the healthcare dollar, this rater is in a prime position to grow.

A lot of room to run and as health care costs are driven downward by efficiences realized by the industry, niche players like this will play a role in how future dollars will be spent by companies.

Positive rev. growth for at least 5 years, excluding FY 2008, rate of change is also increasing. Low/No debt, Beta plus one presents nice trading scenario (watch the risk).

^Subida

Athletes have them, why not someone more important to you?

Hm, could the health care reform help this company?

This company provides a much needed service. And it will probably be going up quite a bit more. However, long term I think it has a problem. In Buffett's term, it doesn't have a good "moat". Most of the information they sell can be dug up relatively easily. Anybody can come anytime and grab its lunch.

Like the idea of this company, should go up with healthcare getting a lot of attention in the next few years

Major part of a consumer driven health care system, which is where we´re eventualy headed(not sure how long it´s gonna take to get there with the current ¨fact free¨debate occuring)

This stock keeps going up and will continue if/when the senate passes the health reform. Not to get caught in a debate about that...just that people will be buying more "health related" stocks when they get a "green light" from Washington. I think that's what's holding it up from really soaring right now.

HGRD: A deceitful, greedy company which charges one-time customers with hidden monthly subscription fees, calling it "the Watchdog service".

http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-experience-with-healthgrades-reports.html

More like blood-thirsty hounds. Notice how their Internet Business Group's revenues were up 124% over the Q1 2009? I wonder why...

online health records is a question of when not if.... think they will beenfit

Because of the continued health demands in the health care system, an ongoing evaluation to rate each agency has to be maintained at the highest level of competency to mark the critical points necessary to meet the highest level of Care.

always good choice in medical feild

guessing

Check out this article.

Investor's Business Daily
Health Insurers Quit Covering Hospitals' Medical Screw-Ups
Friday April 11, 5:49 pm ET
Peter Benesh

http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080411/health.html?.v=1

Concept is dynamite. Peronally, I have looked for a site that performs this function before. As word spreads, people who migrate to new areas will increasingly rely upon this site to find doctors. Americans continue care more and more about health care, and will use services like this as Internet-savvy generations age.

Room for growth is there, as currently many of their products only work in 17 states. ROA > 11% for four straight years, which is fantastic. Finally, valuation is very reasonable at P/FCF of only 12 (data from Morningstar). Looks like a winner.

Well run company in a niche market. They seem to have a dominate position. I think it's trading at a discount to true value.

No debt

20 million cash

Stock buyback

Approximate: 20-30% owner earning growth rate and a p/e of 25 and price to OE of around 15.

Hopefully the company begins to add additional products and services that are innovative in the health management sector.

They stand to gain from healthcare reform as many people will be forced to actively manage their own health care.

Price may head downwards due to market conditions but this may be a good opportunity to buy. Could go back to $4 range and then come back long term.

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