Healthcare Sector PPT
Healthcare Sector PPT
Healthcare Sector PPT
Healthcare
Sector:
14.01%;
$4.56 Trillion
Source: Fidelity.com
As of 03/17/2017
Sector Overview -Industries Included
• Pharmaceuticals • Health Care Equipment & Supplies
• Life Sciences Tools & Services • Health Care Equipment & Services
S&P 500:
● QTD: 5.20%
● 1y Ann. Return: 17.61%
● 5Y Ann. Return: 13.31%
• Biotechnology 53.1B
• Pharmaceuticals - Diversified 166.5B • Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution 42.2B
• Managed Health Care 94.2B • Advanced Medical Equipment 31B
• Pharmaceuticals - Generic & Specialty 72.6B • Healthcare Facilities 14.3B
Business Analysis
• Sector Overview - Defensive
• Supply side increasing: Value added to GDP from Healthcare Sector increased 30%
from 2008 to 2015
• Demand side increasing: Changing Demographics
• Power of Buyers: Low → Limited bargaining/purchasing power by consumer, relatively
inelastic demand
• Uncertainty drug control price regulation
• Barriers to Entry: High → Sector requires large capital expenditures in infrastructure, R&D,
and regulation compliance
• Patent Protection and Exclusivity Rights key value generators
• Foreign Exchange Risks
Business Analysis
• Product Substitution: Moderate → Risk of Loss of patent protections and exclusivity rights,
environment of increasing generic alternatives
• Industry Competition: High → Limited threat of new competition due to small margins
which drive economies of scale
• High probability of acquisition of smaller firms
Economic Analysis
Current Economic Outlook
• U.S. in the Mid to late Expansionary Period of the Business Cycle
• Fed slowly raising interest rates → Raised during March meeting and currently
at 0.75-1% target
• In the midst of Healthcare Reform/Uncertainty
• Potential for tax reform and lower corporate taxes
• Foreign Exchange Risk → Strong U.S. Dollar
• Unemployment ~4.7%
• Changing Political Arena → likely more protectionist policies
Macroeconomic Factors Affecting the
Healthcare Sector
• Healthcare Sector projected to have largest compounded annual growth of any sector at
~2% from 2014-2024
• Aging Demographics
• Baby Boomers and increased life longevity
• The population of adults 65+ predicted to double in the next 25 years to 72 mil
• 65+ predicted to be ~20% of population by 2030
11.2%
Debt/EBIDTA ~2.50%
• Sector is less leveraged than S&P 500 S&P 500 Free Cash Flow
• Sector is financially healthy grew by 56% S&P 500
• Sector is a generator of Free Cash Flow Health Care Sector grew
by 38% since 2012
• Forecast: Sector to remain less leveraged than S&P 500
Profitability
Sector Outperformed the S&P 500 Sector Forecasted to Outperform the S&P 500
• Healthcare sector has expanded over the past five years and outperformed the market
• Possible volatility and underperformance in the near future due to policy uncertainty
Recommendation
• Sector Summary - Defensive
• Composed of Growth Stocks
• Positives
• Outperformed the S&P 500 market – Strong ROE and ROC
• Increase demand for healthcare due to aging pool of baby boomers
• Restructuring and cost cutting initiatives sector wide will increase net margins
• Risks “Headwinds”
• Ambiguity in political and regulatory guidance
• Drug Deflation
• Trending to be: Overvalued
• Industry Weight
• Increase Pharmaceutical Distributor Sector weight