4 Healthcare Stocks Fueling Growth On Strong Profitability

The aging baby-boomer demographic is a trend many investors are aware of, but not everyone knows how to seize the opportunity. Healthcare companies, with strong growth due to even stronger earnings, is one way to invest in the aging population trend. Today we focused on healthcare companies of this nature, and came up with an interesting list.The Operating Profit Margin is a profitability ratio that measures the effectiveness of the company's operating efficiency. This metric allows investors to see how much profit is left after all variable costs are covered. If the company's margin is increasing over time this means that it's earning more per dollar of sales. Finding trends in the Operating Profit Margin helps investors identify companies that are improving profitability over time and managing the economic landscape better than competitors.Return on Assets [ROA] illustrates how much a company is generating in earnings from its assets
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