Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers behavioral healthcare services to its patients in various settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, and outpatient clinics. As of March 31, 2022, it operated a network of 238 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 10,600 beds. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in F

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-49.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

7.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~3 years

$158M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$158M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Acadia Healthcare Company is growing revenue at 8% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 90.8M (2021) → 90.7M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

16.5%

Thin — 16.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

10.1%

Modest — 10.1% operating margin

ROCE

1.9%

Weak — 1.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+6.8%

Slow sales growth (6.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-697.3%

Earnings shrinking (-697.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-8.7%

Burning cash (-8.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.29

Elevated debt (1.29)

Interest Cover

2.66x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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