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HCAT: Balance Sheet Vitals Should Improve with Vitalware Divestiture, but Likely at the Expense of Top-line Growth
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HCAT: Balance Sheet Vitals Should Improve with Vitalware Divestiture, but Likely at the Expense of Top-line Growth
Equity Research
Flash Comment — June 4, 2026
Healthcare Technology
Health Catalyst, Inc.
Balance Sheet Vitals Should Improve with Vitalware Equal Weight
Divestiture, but Likely at the Expense of Top-line Growth Price Target: $1.00
Ticker HCAT
Our Call Upside/(Downside) to Target (45.4)%
We view this morning's announced divestiture as a positive development given it will pay Price (06/04/2026) $1.83
down debt and eliminate burdensome interest expense. Somewhat offsetting this is our 52 Week Range $0.96 - 4.29
view that Vitalware has been accretive to top-line growth. Market Cap (MM) $133
Source: Company Data, Wells Fargo Securities estimates, and Factset.
Initial Thoughts NA = Not Available, NC = No Change, NE = No Estimate
Transaction details. HCAT agreed to sell 100% of Vitalware to Med-Metrix for $147MM Stan Berenshteyn, CFA
cash, subject to customary adjustments, with closing expected in 3Q26. Implies an EV/ Equity Analyst | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Stan.Berenshteyn@wellsfargo.com | 732-266-3756
Sales of 4.0x (while Vitalware's EBITDA isn't disclosed, we guesstimate 18% EBTIDA
margin and implied ~22x EV/EBITDA). Net proceeds plus cash on hand will repay/ Corey DeVito
terminate HCAT's $160MM senior secured term loan. Associate Equity Analyst | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Corey.DeVito@wellsfargo.com | 212-214-5444
HCAT is +38% (S&P unch).
Vitalware round-trip. HCAT acquired Vitalware on Aug. 11, 2020 for ~$150MM including
earn-out commitments (in total HCAT acquired Vitalware for $85MM cash with the
balance from issued equity), implying an ~8x EV/Sales on $19MM in revenue.
What is Vitalware.
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