SHL 0.79% $27.94 sonic healthcare limited

Ann: Preliminary Final Report, page-3

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    But I'll wager no analysts have fully accounted for the interest expense line, which is surging

    Absolutely an issue. These guys don't pay enough respect to debt levels. Their debt back in 2015, 2016 etc was just about out of control as they used external debt to pay for their acquisitions. They were saved initially by low interest rates and then by Covid which enabled them to pay a lot of their debt down.
    And now, as their external debt rebuilds, with a backdrop of higher interest rates, they choose to pay $1.06 per share in dividends when the profit was $1.07 per share,
 
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