Universal Health Services Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Universal Health Services has a total shareholder equity of $6.3B and total debt of $4.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 77%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $14.0B and $7.7B respectively. Universal Health Services's EBIT is $1.3B making its interest coverage ratio 6.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $112.1M.
Key information
77.0%
Debt to equity ratio
US$4.86b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 6.2x |
Cash | US$112.09m |
Equity | US$6.31b |
Total liabilities | US$7.74b |
Total assets | US$14.05b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UHS's short term assets ($2.9B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: UHS's short term assets ($2.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($5.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UHS's net debt to equity ratio (75.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: UHS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 69.7% to 77% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: UHS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (28.2%).
Interest Coverage: UHS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.2x coverage).