Cardinal Health Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Cardinal Health has a total shareholder equity of $-3.3B and total debt of $5.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -157.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $43.1B and $46.3B respectively. Cardinal Health's EBIT is $2.2B making its interest coverage ratio 22.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.9B.
Key information
-157.6%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.16b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 22.5x |
| Cash | US$2.87b |
| Equity | -US$3.28b |
| Total liabilities | US$46.34b |
| Total assets | US$43.06b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Cardinal Health: Demand For Medical Supplies To Grow, But Negative Equity Persists
Jan 09Here's Why We Think Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Jan 03
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Dec 07Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 23Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.5056
Nov 09Results: Cardinal Health, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Nov 05Cardinal Health Q1 Earnings: Margins Signal More Upside
Nov 04Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Sep 24Here's Why We Think Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Well Worth Watching
Sep 17Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.5056
Aug 19Cardinal Health: Growth Headwinds Ahead
Aug 01Cardinal Health: Growing Into The Valuation
Jul 02Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.5056
Jun 11Cardinal Health's Valuation Makes The Name Unattractive
May 26Cardinal Health Q3 Earnings: Undervalued On Strong Guidance
May 03Potential Upside For Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Not Without Risk
Apr 14Is Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Trading At A 50% Discount?
Mar 09Cardinal Health: Continued Business Growth And Huge Medical Supplies Market Penetration
Feb 20Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Feb 03Cardinal Health Is Setting Up For A Great 2024
Dec 21Cardinal Health: A Revenue Growth Gem Plagued By Symptoms Of Negative Equity
Oct 13Cardinal Health: Better EPS Growth Clarity, Buying Back Shares, A Buy On Valuation
Aug 07Cardinal Health: Not A Long-Term Investment
May 24Cardinal Health: Downgrading Due To Absence Of Safety Margin (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 21Cardinal Health declares $0.4957 dividend
Feb 10Cardinal Health FQ2 2023 Earnings Preview
Feb 01Cardinal Health partners with Palantir for data-driven supply chain support
Jan 26Cardinal Health Is A Tempting Healthcare Income Play
Dec 28Aaron Alt is the new finance chief at Cardinal health
Dec 19Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CAH has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: CAH has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CAH has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: CAH's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: CAH's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (30.7%).
Interest Coverage: CAH's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (22.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/20 11:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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Analyst Sources
Cardinal Health, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Toung | Argus Research Company |
| Gregory Bolan | Avondale Partners |
| Eric Coldwell | Baird |