Nutex Health Inc (NASDAQ:NUTX) Posts Exceptional Margins, Signals Near-Term Price Pressure

High margin expansion and strong cash metrics place the company on a favorable fundamental footing; near-term technical readings show durable trend strength but also heightened mean-reversion risk that may compress short-term upside.

Recent News

On August 18, 2026 Nutex Health opened the West Little Rock Emergency Hospital, its 28th facility nationwide, expanding 24/7 micro-hospital capacity in Arkansas. Institutional and insider flows appeared active in early August: multiple filings reported modest purchases and RSU conversions by directors and small institutional position changes in the first two weeks of August.

Technical Analysis

ADX/DI+: ADX at 34.42 signals a strong trend in place. DI+ shows a peak-and-reversal, which signals buyer momentum has rolled over and introduces bearish directional pressure; DI- is decreasing, which indicates selling pressure recently eased. Together, trend strength persists while directional bias shifts away from pure buyer domination, raising short-term downside risk relative to the current valuation.

MACD: MACD sits at 7.29 and trends higher with the MACD line above the signal line (MACD signal 5.08), constituting a bullish momentum confirmation that supports continuation of the advance unless the MACD peak reverses.

MRO: The Momentum/Regression Oscillator at 25.22 sits positive, which implies price currently trades above the oscillator’s target and introduces mean-reversion pressure that could push price lower toward fundamental anchors if momentum stalls.

RSI: RSI at 55.37 and rising indicates mild bullish momentum without overbought extremes, supporting the potential for additional upside while leaving room for pullbacks.

Price vs Moving Averages & Bands: Price closed at $185.84, above the 12- and 26-day EMAs and above 20-, 50-, and 200-day averages; that alignment favors bullish bias. Price remains inside the upper Bollinger envelope (upper 1x std dev $194.23), so volatility could expand to the upside but leaves room for a reversion to moving-average support (super trend lower $163.46) if buying pressure fades.

Volume & Volatility: Daily volume (~114,860) trades below recent 10/50/200-day averages, implying recent moves carried lighter participation; both 42-day and 52-week volatility sit near 6%, suggesting moderate realized volatility despite elevated beta (42-day beta 2.65, 52-week beta 2.13).

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: Operating income $121,718,000 and EBIT $121,756,000 produce an EBIT margin of 57.77%, and an operating margin of 57.75%, both materially above the industry peer mean (EBIT margin industry peer mean 16.31% and industry peer high ~34.99%). Gross margin at 67.04% also sits above the industry peer mean 52.80%, supporting a premium margin profile driven by the hospital and PHM mix.

Liquidity & Cash: Cash and short-term investments total $205,208,000 with a current ratio near 5.00 and a quick ratio of 4.96, indicating a strong near-term liquidity cushion relative to typical peers. Operating cash flow $34,200,000 and free cash flow $31,660,000 produce a free cash flow yield of 3.10%, above the industry peer mean ~1.54%.

Leverage & Coverage: Total debt $347,336,000 yields debt-to-EBITDA about 2.73 and debt-to-equity 0.88; interest coverage ~26.07 provides ample coverage of interest expense and reduces refinancing strain risk in the current rate environment.

Growth & Returns: Total revenue $210,752,000 with reported revenue growth close to -2.65% (overall). Reported QoQ and YoY growth metrics in the file show large numeric moves; earnings growth on the period registers positive at ~63.42% but sequential and annual growth series vary by metric. Return on equity registers ~16.70% and return on invested capital ~23.08%, reflecting efficient capital deployment given current scale.

Earnings & Valuation Signals: Q2 reported EPS $9.38 versus consensus $4.95, a $4.43 beat and an ~89.5% surprise; the 8-K and related releases document the quarter’s results and commentary. Enterprise multiple stands near 9.16 and enterprise-value-to-revenue metrics imply valuation below many peers’ averages. The current valuation as determined by WMDST: under-valued.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-05
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 207.3 M
 Operating Cash Flow 34.2 M
 Capital Expenditures -2.54 M
 Change In Working Capital -20.72 M
 Dividends Paid -13.26 M
 Cash Flow Delta -239.00 K
 End Period Cash Flow 207.1 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 210.8 M
 Forward Revenue 27.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 69.5 M
 Depreciation 5.3 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 5.3 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 89.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 141.3 M
 EBITDA 127.1 M
 EBIT 121.8 M
 Operating Income 121.7 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 4.7 M
 Net Interest Income -4.67 M
 Income Before Tax 117.1 M
 Tax Provision 20.8 M
 Tax Rate 17.738 %
 Net Income 65.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 96.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 4.95
 EPS Actual 9.38
 EPS Difference 4.43
 EPS Surprise 89.495 %
 Forward EPS 5.08
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 964.6 M
 Intangible Assets 34.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 359.8 M
 Total Current Assets 585.6 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 205.2 M
 Cash 205.2 M
 Net Receivables 356.7 M
 Inventory 4.2 M
 Long-Term Investments 3.6 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 10.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 8.6 M
 Total Current Liabilities 117.2 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 347.3 M
 Total Liabilities 457.3 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 394.3 M
 Retained Earnings -173.54 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 57.62
 Shares Outstanding 6.844 M
 Revenue Per-Share 30.79
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.0 B
 Enterprise Value 1.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 9.161
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -12.713 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -67.148 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 82.974
mean: 35.249
median: 34.394
low: 14.996
NUTX: 9.161
 EV/R 5.524
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.446
 Asset To Liability 2.109
 Debt To Capital 0.468
 Debt To Assets 0.36
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.256 %
Debt To Assets YoY -12.285 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.838
median: 0.815
mean: 0.661
NUTX: 0.36
low: 0.02
 Debt To Equity 0.881
Debt To Equity QoQ -12.619 %
Debt To Equity YoY -39.978 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.407
NUTX: 0.881
mean: -5.22
median: -7.762
low: -17.523
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.592
Price To Book QoQ 16.779 %
Price To Book YoY -15.075 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.269
NUTX: 2.592
mean: -7.613
median: -13.296
low: -17.699
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 15.92
Price To Earnings QoQ -17.345 %
Price To Earnings YoY 13.484 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 102.685
mean: 54.569
median: 53.381
NUTX: 15.92
low: -16.66
 PE/G Ratio 0.251
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.849
Price To Sales QoQ 36.591 %
Price To Sales YoY 64.793 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 15.055
NUTX: 4.849
mean: 4.675
median: 4.365
low: 0.158
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 25.813
Forward PE/G 0.407
Forward P/S 36.717
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -18.831
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.219
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.982 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -27.958 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.324
median: 0.324
mean: 0.277
NUTX: 0.219
low: 0.098
 Receivables Turnover 0.6
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -6.983 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -19.559 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.963
mean: 1.863
median: 1.714
low: 1.319
NUTX: 0.6
 Inventory Turnover 15.637
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -52.716 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -64.586 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 27.355
NUTX: 15.637
mean: 7.159
median: 6.686
low: 1.469
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 152.103
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 133.289
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 30.932 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 36.207 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA NUTX: 133.289
high: 41.543
median: 27.773
mean: -31.078
low: -410.097
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.45
 CapEx To Revenue -0.012
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.478
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 425.4 M
 Net Invested Capital 434.0 M
 Invested Capital 434.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 359.8 M
 Net Working Capital 468.4 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.751
 Current Ratio 4.996
Current Ratio QoQ 58.971 %
Current Ratio YoY 105.829 %
Current Ratio IPRWA NUTX: 4.996
high: 1.862
mean: 1.141
low: 0.993
median: 0.993
 Quick Ratio 4.96
Quick Ratio QoQ 59.113 %
Quick Ratio YoY 105.338 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA NUTX: 4.96
high: 2.552
mean: 1.102
low: 0.897
median: 0.897
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 2.733
 Cost Of Debt 1.103 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 26.066
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 50.221 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 403.247 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 70.154
NUTX: 26.066
mean: 10.073
median: 5.164
low: 1.576
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.174
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 22.064
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.964
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.201
 Dividend Rate 1.94
 Dividend Yield 0.013
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.764 %
 Revenue Growth -2.648 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -106.198 %
Revenue Growth YoY -117.419 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 14.758 %
median: 5.866 %
mean: 5.166 %
NUTX: -2.648 %
low: -4.722 %
 Earnings Growth 63.415 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -75.065 %
Earnings Growth YoY -81.124 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA NUTX: 63.415 %
high: 44.444 %
mean: 11.398 %
median: 6.154 %
low: -3.125 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 67.036 %
Gross Margin QoQ 58.208 %
Gross Margin YoY 30.925 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 96.512 %
NUTX: 67.036 %
mean: 52.802 %
median: 44.755 %
low: 14.068 %
 EBIT Margin 57.772 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 53.944 %
EBIT Margin YoY 379.277 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA NUTX: 57.772 %
high: 34.992 %
mean: 16.31 %
median: 15.289 %
low: 6.102 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 57.754 %
Return On Sales QoQ 53.855 %
Return On Sales YoY 318.386 %
Return On Sales IPRWA NUTX: 57.754 %
high: 33.23 %
mean: 15.905 %
median: 15.161 %
low: 5.77 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 31.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 3.098 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -67.963 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -16.089 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.809 %
NUTX: 3.098 %
mean: 1.539 %
median: 1.25 %
low: 0.588 %
 Free Cash Growth -57.399 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -841.877 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 19.766 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 84.175 %
median: 23.352 %
mean: -1.663 %
NUTX: -57.399 %
low: -351.306 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.481
 Cash Flow Margin 9.688 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.31
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 6.852 %
Return On Assets QoQ 37.287 %
Return On Assets YoY -410.326 %
Return On Assets IPRWA NUTX: 6.852 %
high: 2.725 %
median: 2.725 %
mean: 2.39 %
low: 0.197 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 14.368 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.167
Return On Equity QoQ 23.533 %
Return On Equity YoY -321.959 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.177
NUTX: 0.167
mean: -0.141
median: -0.256
low: -0.347
 DuPont ROE 17.78 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 23.077 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 34.239 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 225.992 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA NUTX: 23.077 %
high: 6.725 %
median: 5.558 %
mean: 5.04 %
low: 0.822 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect elevated two-way volatility: strong trend strength and MACD momentum support continuation while MRO’s positive reading and the DI+ peak-and-reversal introduce mean-reversion and pullback risk. Short-term price pressure may surface if volume fails to confirm advances; meaningful support near recent moving-average and the super-trend lower (~$163.46) provides a logical test level for consolidation. Conversely, sustained MACD strength and RSI above 50 would keep the path to the price target mean (~$221.30) intact, though that path requires renewed buying conviction on higher volume.

About Nutex Health Inc.

Nutex Health Inc. (NASDAQ:NUTX) develops a comprehensive healthcare services platform driven by physician leadership. The company operates through three primary segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. Within the Hospital segment, Nutex Health constructs and manages a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals, and outpatient departments, delivering round-the-clock care. These facilities provide a range of healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient treatment, and behavioral health services, along with onsite imaging capabilities such as CT scans, X-rays, MRIs, and ultrasounds. Certified laboratories and inpatient pharmacies further support patient care. The PHM segment of Nutex Health establishes independent physician associations and offers a cloud-based platform that enables healthcare organizations to deliver value-based care and manage population health effectively. In the Real Estate segment, the company owns and leases land and hospital buildings, supporting its healthcare operations. Nutex Health also provides a suite of operational and managerial services, encompassing management, billing, collections, human resources, legal support, accounting, and marketing. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Nutex Health continues to expand its healthcare footprint across the United States.



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