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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Invacare Corp. (NYSE:IVC) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of December 1 and a Sell Date of February 20 has resulted in a geometric average return of 0.09% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 9 of those periods. This is a poor rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 26.62% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.

Invacare Corp makes and distributes medical equipment used in non-acute care settings. Its products are primarily sold to home medical equipment providers, residential living operators, distributors, and government health services. The firm sells products in three categories: mobility and seating, lifestyle, and respiratory therapy. Its mobility and seating products include power wheelchairs, custom manual wheelchairs, and positioning cushions. Its lifestyle products include manual wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, and homecare beds. Its respiratory products include stationary and portable oxygen concentrators and nondelivery oxygen technology. Invacare receives the largest proportion of revenue from sales in Europe.

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