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Wednesday May 16, 2012
Cerner: 'Riding the wave' in healthcare
by Mike Cintolo, editor Cabot Top Ten Trader  Medical practices in the U.S. are moving toward electronic record-keeping, workflow organization and billing, and Kansas city-based Cerner (CERN) is riding the wave. The move toward the use of electronic records is partly a result of cost savings and increased efficiency and partly due to government mandates and subsidies for the changeover as a result of health-care reform. Whatever the reason, Cerner has booked 10 straight quarters of double-digit earnings growth and similar growth in revenue in nine of the past 10 quarters. Q1 results were even stronger, with a 35% boost in earnings on a 30% gain in revenue. It’s worth noting that only 14% of Cerner’s 2011 revenue came from outside the U.S., indicating that there is a rich global market beckoning. Cerner’s software allows physicians, nurses and technicians instant access to patients’ records, x-rays and test results via handheld devices, offering better-informed, higher-quality care with little increase in overhead. Cerner gets continuing income from support and maintenance of its installed systems, and the move toward electronic records and billing looks like it has real legs. CERN broke out of a four-month slump in February, gapping up from$62 to $71 on positive earnings news. The stock rumbled to as high at $78 in March, then consolidated for five weeks until more good earnings news kicked it out to new all-time highs in late April. With CERN having relaxed a couple of points to 81, we think it’s a pretty good buy on any dip below $80. Learn more about this financial newsletter at Mike Cintolo's Cabot Top Ten Trader. Related articles: 
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