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Netcare (NTC) ZAR

Netcare operates private hospitals and emergency medical services in South Africa, along with primary care clinics, mental health facilities, and diagnostic services.

Sector: Healthcare

ZA_NTC

Price chart

17.12 ZARDay -2.12%

Key metrics

Net debt (table and EV/EBITDA): |short-term borrowings| + |long-term borrowings| + |other financial liabilities| when extracted + |non-controlling interest| when extracted − |cash and equivalents|; amounts in millions of the reporting currency.

Market

Price
17.12 ZAR · -2.12%
Market cap
19.8 bn ZAR

Growth

Δ revenue y/y
4.8%
Δ EBITDA y/y
6.9%

Multiples

P/E (LTM)
10.7x
P/B (FY)
1.8x
P/E (ann.)
11.1x
EV/EBITDA (LTM)
4.9x
EV/EBITDA (ann.)
5.2x

Cash return

Dividend yield
5.3%
FCF yield (LTM)
2.0%

Value creation

fundamental value/yr, % of market cap
Value created / year

Liquidity

Daily turnover (listing)
5.2 mln ZAR

Shares: connector/market_inputs

Amounts: USD (converted) · As reported
Converted modes use NBK / ECB-linked rates: balance sheet date for BS items, period average for P&L and cash flow (see filing row evidence). As reported keeps each row in its filing currency.

Financial results

Monetary columns are in B ZAR, one decimal; scale (K/M/B/T) keeps values readable. For the period (default) shows P&L and cash flow for that row’s reporting window: quarterly amounts when the feed uses quarter-duration facts (typical US 10-Q revenue and income), quarterly cash flows after stripping YTD where only cumulative tags exist, and an implied Q4 on 31 Dec FY rows (P&L: FY minus Q1–Q3; operating / investing cash flow: FY 12m minus 9M YTD to 30 Sep when sourced from SEC builder evidence) so they match 10-Q scale. Some issuers still use cumulative YTD minus the prior row in the same calendar year. As reported shows values stored on each row (e.g. full-year on FY). Balance sheet is always as reported. Source JSON may use millions etc.; conversion uses amounts_unit per row.

DatePeriodStatusRevenueB ZAROperating profitB ZARD&AB ZAREBITDAB ZARNet profitB ZAROperating CFB ZARCapex + M&AB ZARAssetsB ZAREquityB ZARROE (annualized)Net debtB ZARSource
2026-03-31H1 2026 (6M)OK13.3
y/y 4.8%
1.8
y/y 7.8%
0.7
y/y 4.5%
2.5
y/y 6.9%
0.9
y/y 12.8%
0.7-0.429.4
y/y 5.8%
10.9
y/y 1.2%
16.3%6.1stockanalysis.com
2025-09-30H2 2025 (6M)OK13.7
y/y 3.8%
2.1
y/y 12.5%
0.7
y/y 0.3%
2.8
y/y 9.3%
1.0
y/y 16.4%
1.3-1.229.2
y/y 2.9%
10.9
y/y -0.6%
16.1%5.5Yahoo Finance
2025-03-31H1 2025 (6M)OK12.7
y/y 5.3%
1.6
y/y 11.7%
0.7
y/y 2.9%
2.3
y/y 8.9%
0.8
y/y 16.1%
1.2-0.427.8
y/y -0.7%
10.8
y/y -2.9%
14.5%5.6stockanalysis.com
2024-09-30H2 2024 (6M)OK13.2
y/y 8.3%
1.9
y/y 26.5%
0.7
y/y 4.1%
2.6
y/y 19.8%
0.8
y/y 20.9%
1.6-1.028.4
y/y 2.1%
10.9
y/y -0.8%
13.6%5.3Yahoo Finance
2024-03-31H1 2024 (6M)OK12.0
y/y 4.3%
1.5
y/y 8.0%
0.7
y/y 5.4%
2.1
y/y 7.2%
0.7
y/y 5.6%
0.3-0.528.0
y/y 4.3%
11.1
y/y 0.4%
12.2%5.8stockanalysis.com
2023-09-30H2 2023 (6M)OK12.2
y/y —
1.5
y/y —
0.6
y/y —
2.1
y/y —
0.7
y/y —
1.0-1.127.8
y/y —
11.0
y/y —
11.9%5.0Yahoo Finance
2023-03-31H1 2023 (6M)OK11.5
y/y —
1.4
y/y —
0.6
y/y —
2.0
y/y —
0.6
y/y —
0.9-0.426.8
y/y —
11.1
y/y —
—5.0stockanalysis.com

Revenue & EBITDA

RevenueEBITDA

Quarterly values (ZAR mln)

05 00010 00015 0002023 q12023 q32023 q42024 q12024 q32024 q42025 q12025 q32025 q42026 q1

Year-over-year change

-50%0%50%100%150%2023 q12023 q32023 q42024 q12024 q32024 q42025 q12025 q32025 q42026 q1

Cash flow

FCF (ZAR mln)

-1 000-50005001 0002023 q12023 q32023 q42024 q12024 q32024 q42025 q12025 q32025 q42026 q1

Net debt / cash (ZAR mln)

02 0004 0006 0002023 q12023 q32023 q42024 q12024 q32024 q42025 q12025 q32025 q42026 q1

Profit and cash

Profit is cash-backed
In a typical year of 2022–2025 operating cash flow came to 1.41x of reported net profit; after capex, 0.38x.
year2022202320242025
cash flow / profit1.86x1.42x1.25x1.40x
accruals, % of assets-3.3%-2.0%-1.3%-2.4%
Last twelve months (to 2026-03-31): 1.10x of profit came back as operating cash flow.
net debt / EBITDA 1.1x · capex 1.2x of depreciation
Read from the reported annual statements: cash flow / profit is the median of the yearly operating cash flow over net profit for the years shown; accruals are (profit − operating cash flow) / assets, the classic gap between what was booked and what was collected. A gap can be growth in working capital, capitalised costs, revaluations or profit from associates — the panel points at it, the statements explain it. Not investment advice.

Research & reviews

Our earnings breakdowns and investment notes on this issuer.

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Fundamental value creation

Value the company creates per year, as a % of market cap

Value created per year: +8.7%

How this was calculated
1. EBITDA growth (latest quarter YoY, annualised)
[EBITDA latest qtr − EBITDA year-ago qtr] × annualisation X (2026-03-31 vs 2025-03-31)
= (2 474 − 2 315) × 2.14
340
2. Current EV/EBITDA (LTM)
(Market cap + Net debt) ÷ EBITDA (LTM)
= (19 772 + 6 113) ÷ 5 285
4.9x
3. Target multiple
(Current EV/EBITDA + 8) ÷ 2
= (4.9 + 8) ÷ 2
6.4x
4. Cash flow (balance method, LTM)
Net-debt reduction + dividends + buybacks − equity issuance
= -479 + 0 + 0 − 0
-479
5. Value created per year
(EBITDA growth × Target multiple + Cash flow − Dilution) ÷ Market cap
= (340 × 6.4 + -479) ÷ 19 772
+8.7%

Amounts in millions of the reporting currency. EBITDA growth is the latest quarter vs the same quarter a year ago, annualised.

Caveats:

  • half-year basis (semi-annual reporter)
  • dividends/buybacks not in data - balance cash flow uses net-debt change only

Revenue growth & acceleration

Growth steady →
Last-year revenue growth +5% vs +6% the year before — a -1.8 pp move. 3-year CAGR +7%.
revenue growth by year: 2023 +10% · 2024 +6% · 2025 +5%
The growth-acceleration signal behind the GARP+acceleration strategy — it favours companies whose revenue growth is speeding up and flags those slowing down (the second derivative of growth).

Peer comparison

Group: Healthcare. Each peer is shown as it trades and re-priced onto this company's market (South Africa) by the ratio of our coverage medians.

CompanyMarketCap, $bnEV/EBITDAEV/EBITDA, adjusted
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCUS336.914.5x3.2x
Merck & Co., Inc.US361.815.2x3.4x
AMGEN INCUS218.416.3x3.6x
JOHNSON & JOHNSONUS616.519.3x4.3x
AbbVie Inc.US466.022.7x5.1x
Life HealthcareSouth Africa1.05.5x5.5x
United Medical GroupRussia0.84.3x5.6x
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.US246.325.7x5.7x
ELI LILLY & CoUS1022.629.9x6.7x
PromomedRussia1.26.3x8.2x
MD MedicalRussia1.47.1x9.3x
Mitra Keluarga KaryasehatIndonesia1.311.0x11.7x
Group median14.8x5.5x
Group average14.8x6.0x
This companySouth Africa1.24.9x4.9x

Group median 14.8x as traded, 5.5x adjusted; this company 4.9x — a 11% discount.

Group average 14.8x as traded, 6.0x adjusted; against the average this company is at a 19% discount.

At the adjusted group median the market cap would be +16% versus today.

The gap and the implied upside are measured against the median: one richly priced peer moves an average, not a median. The market adjustment uses our coverage medians (US 22.8x, Russia 3.9x, South Africa 5.1x, Kazakhstan 6.6x, India 18.2x, Indonesia 4.8x); it is about where a name is listed, not what it does. Peer multiples come from the nightly rebuild of 2026-10-05; the company's own is live.

Dividends

Paid (completed)

DatePer shareDetailsStatusSource
2026-07-0844 ZAREx-dividend: 44 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2026-01-2149 ZAREx-dividend: 49 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-07-0936 ZAREx-dividend: 36 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-01-2240 ZAREx-dividend: 40 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-07-1030 ZAREx-dividend: 30 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-01-2435 ZAREx-dividend: 35 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-07-1230 ZAREx-dividend: 30 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-01-2530 ZAREx-dividend: 30 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-07-0620 ZAREx-dividend: 20 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-01-2634 ZAREx-dividend: 34 ZAR per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)

KASE: status follows wording in the news headline (paid vs intends to pay). Yahoo: amounts are cash dividends per share on ex-dividend dates (UTC calendar date). stockscope.uz (UZ): amounts are per share in UZS by publication date (not necessarily ex-div).

Reporting forms detected in loaded periods: ✓ ✓ ✓ (Balance sheet / Profit or loss (P&L) / Cash flows)

Financial results, valuation multiples (P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA), profitability and dividend yield of Netcare (NTC) — from primary filings.

Frequently asked questions

What is Netcare (NTC)'s P/E ratio?
Netcare (NTC) trades at a P/E of 10.7x (price to trailing 12-month earnings).
What is Netcare (NTC)'s EV/EBITDA?
Netcare (NTC) trades at 4.9x EV/EBITDA.
What is Netcare (NTC)'s P/B ratio?
Netcare (NTC) trades at a P/B of 1.8x.
What is Netcare (NTC)'s dividend yield?
Netcare (NTC)'s trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.3%.
What is Netcare (NTC)'s return on equity (ROE)?
Netcare (NTC)'s ROE is 16.3%.
What is Netcare (NTC)'s market capitalization?
Netcare (NTC)'s market cap is 19.8 bn ZAR.

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