HCA Healthcare, Inc (HCA) is one of the leading healthcare providers in the U.S. with over 27 million patient encounters each year and a workforce of over 240,000 employees. HCA’s Intrinsic ValueTo determine the intrinsic value of HCA we first need to crunch some numbers and then make some reasonable estimates for the future of the company. Below is a chart that shows HCA’s free cash flow growth for the past 10 years. Below is a chart depicting an array of potential future free cash flow projections. The most likely rate of free cash flow growth is the middle line at 3% annually per year.

Source: Forbes September 26, 2017 14:37 UTC