Event-Driven Stocks

Formerly CareFusion Corp

Spin-offSpun off from Cardinal HealthCAHNYSE

The two companies

Parent
Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Exchange
State of incorporation
Record date
August 25, 2009
Distribution date
August 31, 2009
Ratio
0.5:1
Parent sector
Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
July 22, 2009

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Cardinal HealthFY25
Revenue
$222.58B
Operating income
$2.27B
Net income
$1.56B
Total assets
$53.12B
Equity
−$2.78B
CAREFUSION CorpFY14
Revenue
$968M
Operating income
$621M
Net income
$102M
Total assets
$9.65B
Equity
$5.39B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 4/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingYes — Industrials → Healthcare

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~0.4% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)44%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed7.3%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin64%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off16.8 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.