Life Healthcare Group (LHC) Fair Value & Analysis
Healthcare · ZA · Market cap 15.4B ZAC
Fair value as of: Aug 13, 2026
From 23 valuation models · updated today
Fair value updated Aug 13, 2026, revised from R35.78 to R28.44 (−20.5%) since Jul 14, 2026. Share price +5.3% over the past month.
A solid business, screening 151% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case (R21.33). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- Solid quality (65/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 13, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range R10.02 – R24.68 · fair‑value band R21.33 – R35.55 · the R11.34 price screens below the R28.44 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 13, 2026.
Analysis
Life Healthcare Group (LHC) currently trades at R11.34, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is R28.44, implying the stock looks roughly 150.8% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 65/100 (solid quality), in the Healthcare sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, Life Healthcare Group generated revenue of 25.7B ZAR at a net margin of 26.7%. Revenue grew 2.3% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 14.3%. Net debt stands at 141M ZAR. Fundamentals as of Aug 13, 2026
Our scenario range runs from R21.33 (bear case) to R35.55 (bull case); at R11.34, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. For context, the median of 10 Healthcare peers we cover trades at -14% fair-value upside, at 151%, LHC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 23 models by family
Widest divergence: Dividend Discount (R56.60) versus Asset-Based (R5.33). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 13, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 63 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 44
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates as a private healthcare company in Southern Africa. It operates through Southern Africa " Hospitals Services, Southern Africa - Complementary Services, Southern Africa - Healthcare Services, and International segments.
Full company description
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates as a private healthcare company in Southern Africa. It operates through Southern Africa " Hospitals Services, Southern Africa - Complementary Services, Southern Africa - Healthcare Services, and International segments. The company operates acute hospitals; and Life Nkanyisa care centres that provide long-term chronic mental healthcare, frail care rehabilitation, step-down care, correctional services, primary healthcare, and substance abuse recovery programme services to patients in the public sector. It also offers mental health, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, oncology, and diagnostics services; and training for pharmacists, pharmacists' assistants, and nurses. In addition, the company provides nursing and pharmacy services; and health and well-being, occupational health, emergency medical, and complementary and advisory services. Further, it retains the right to manufacture, commercialise, and distribute Life Molecular Imaging (LMI) products, such as early-stage novel radiotherapeutic and radio diagnostic products in Africa. The company was formerly known as Afrox Healthcare Limited and changed its name to Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited in January 2005. Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Life Healthcare Group reported revenue of R25.1B in FY2025 versus R26.9B in FY2021, a compound −1.7%/yr. Reported net income was R3.9B in FY2025, compounding +21.8%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +6.0 pp · buybacks/dilution −2.5 pp
Absolute contributions in percentage points per year; they sum to the EPS growth rate. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
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Peer Group
Medical Care Facilities · 265 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Medical Care Facilities median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
Similar stocks
10 more Medical Care Facilities stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Aug 13, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Healthcare, Inc HCA | $414.59 | $547.67 | +32% |
| Fresenius SE FRE | €46.82 | €32.15 | -31% |
| Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group 4013 | 235.00 SAR | 112.37 SAR | -52% |
| IHH Healthcare Berhad, an investment holding company, Q0F | 2.67 SGD | 1.44 SGD | -46% |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC | $266.79 | $330.25 | +24% |
| Rede D'Or São Luiz S.A RDOR3 | R$33.97 | R$47.31 | +39% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited APOLLOHOSP | ₹8,565 | ₹2,955 | -65% |
| Aier Eye Hospital Group 300015 | ¥8.87 | ¥7.67 | -14% |
| Max Healthcare Institute Limited MAXHEALTH | ₹1,008 | ₹284.87 | -72% |
| Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company BDMS | 19.70 THB | 18.57 THB | -6% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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