Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$8.91 +28.76% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) receives a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (62/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+232.3% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $3.33B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bearish Warning
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D
Cash (8)Whales (11)SEC (8)Macro (15)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.8% Base Target
$11 Bull$9 Base$7 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:72% Call Buyers ($3.3M)
28% PutsMax Pain: $9.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMOVERBOUGHT (>70)
72.330 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDDISTRESS RISK (<1.8)
0.45>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
9 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE97% OF RANGE
L: $4$8.91H: $9
1. Money & Cash Health● RED FLAG
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Warning: Paper profits outpaced real cash collected while unpaid invoices rose—classic earnings quality red flag.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 8 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 23 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Our SEC fine-print scanner flagged elevated accounting or executive-hedging risk combined with interest-rate headwinds.

Factor Grade: DRQD 31 / 40
MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bearish Warning on BHC

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BEARISH (40)

7.6% ROIC with 41.0% gross margin and 22.00% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BEARISH (36)

Flagged cash-conversion divergence or elevated filing risk disclosures.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (63)

Put/Call 0.38x with 23/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like BHC
  • ✓Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Headline earnings grew much faster than real operating cash flow—watch out for profit revisions.
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BHC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +43.36%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $8.93H $9.04L $8.18C $8.20VOL 8.86M
RES: $9.61SUP: $2.96SMA50: $6.24SMA200: $5.70
$9.37$8.00$6.64$5.27$3.91RES $9.61SUP $2.96$8.202026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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BHC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
14.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on BHC today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for BHC. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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BHC Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell BHC stock right now?

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+232.3% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.

What is BHC's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

BHC's 12-month base price target is $9.07 (range $7.07 to $10.7), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.