[February 06, 2012] Amsurg is Among the Companies in the Health Care Facilities Industry With the Highest Operating Margin (AMSG, HLS, WOOF, USPH, HGR) Tweet Feb 06, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Health Care Facilities industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Amsurg ranks highest with a an operating margin of 30.5%. Following is HealthSouth with a an operating margin of 18.1%. VCA Antech ranks third highest with a an operating margin of 15.0%. US Physical Therapy follows with a an operating margin of 14.5%, and Hanger Orthopedic rounds out the top five with a an operating margin of 13.4%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of VCA Antech on October 14th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $17.53. Since that recommendation, shares of VCA Antech have risen 31.2%. We continue to monitor VCA Antech for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]