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NOVAMED INC (NASD)
NOVA 3.78 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 1.77 - 4.99
Avg Volume 60,113
Industry MED-OUTP/HM CRE
Market Cap 86.21 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 9.95
PEG Ratio .69
Current Year Est. .38
EPS Last Year 0.34
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NOVAMED INC NOVA PREMIUM
AMSURG CORP AMSG PREMIUM
AMEDISYS INC AMED PREMIUM
CHEMED CORP CHE PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.86
ABR (Last Week) 2.86
# of Recs in ABR 7
Average Target Price 4.90
Industry Rank by ABR 128 out of 217
Rank in Industry 25 out of 30
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR NOVA
Zacks Equity Research: Report for NOVA
Jan 27, 2010
Zacks Blog: Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: BioScrip, Inc., WellPoint and NovaMed Inc.
May 29, 2009
Industry Outlook: Healthcare Industry
May 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: Healthcare Industry
May 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: NovaMed, Inc., School Specialty, Bank of America, General Motors and Fannie Mae.
May 18, 2009
Bull of the Day: NovaMed, Inc. (NOVA)
May 18, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Bioscrip, WellPoint and NovaMed
Mar 24, 2009
Zacks Analyst Interviews: Healthcare Industry
Mar 24, 2009
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NEWS
BUYINS.NET: NOVA, ADAT, IPAS, CACB, CTHR, CYBE Expected To Be Lower After Earnings Releases on Thursday
Feb 09, 2010
Conference Calls Today: 2-3 P.M. EST
Feb 08, 2010
NovaMed: The Trend Continues Down (NOVA)
Feb 07, 2010
NovaMed Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Conference Call
Feb 04, 2010
NovaMed to Present at the UBS 20th Annual Global Healthcare Services Conference
Feb 03, 2010
NovaMed: The Trend Continues Lower (NOVA)
Jan 26, 2010
Crown Equity Holdings, Inc.: NovaMed to Present at Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference
Jan 15, 2010
NovaMed to Present at Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference
Jan 15, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.08 0.09 0.33 0.38
Number of Estimates 6 5 6 6
Low Estimates 0.08 0.08 0.32 0.33
High Estimate 0.09 0.09 0.33 0.40
Year Ago EPS 0.10 0.07 0.37 0.33
EPS Growth -16.67% 25.71% -11.26% 14.21%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
NovaMed acquires, develops and operates ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physicians.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .34
Sales 141.22
Net Income 8.12
Price/Earnings 10.97
Price/Book .83
Price/Cash Flow 6.17
Price/Sales .56


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