Financial Risk & ASC Valuation: 25 Statistics

How does financial and operational risk affect ambulatory surgery center valuation? Here are 25 statistics on how ASC management and development companies perceive financial history and potential in relation to ASC value, according to VMG Health's 2011 ValueDriver ASC Survey.

Impact of financial history

History of successful distributions to investors

•    Very low: 0 percent
•    Low: 13 percent
•    Medium: 40 percent
•    High: 47 percent
•    Very high: 0 percent

Rate of prior growth

•    Very low: 0 percent
•    Low: 27 percent
•    Medium: 27 percent
•    High: 47 percent
•    Very high: 0 percent

Level of financial leverage

•    Very low: 0 percent
•    Low: 40 percent
•    Medium: 33 percent
•    High: 20 percent
•    Very high: 7 percent

Lack of consistent financial and operational data reporting

•    Very low: 0 percent
•    Low: 7 percent
•    Medium: 47 percent
•    High: 20 percent
•    Very high: 27 percent

Impact of financial potential

Expected future growth

•    Very low: 0 percent
•    Low: 7 percent
•    Medium: 20 percent
•    High: 27 percent
•    Very high: 47 percent

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