Centene Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Centene has a total shareholder equity of $27.4B and total debt of $17.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 64.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $82.4B and $54.9B respectively. Centene's EBIT is $4.7B making its interest coverage ratio 6.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $17.6B.
Key information
64.2%
Debt to equity ratio
US$17.60b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 6.6x |
| Cash | US$17.57b |
| Equity | US$27.41b |
| Total liabilities | US$54.94b |
| Total assets | US$82.35b |
Recent financial health updates
Does Centene (NYSE:CNC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 05
Centene (NYSE:CNC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 20These 4 Measures Indicate That Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Apr 26Is Centene (NYSE:CNC) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 21Recent updates
Does Centene (NYSE:CNC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 05Centene: Should Have Followed My Original Thesis, But A Buy For Q3 2024
Oct 22Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch
Oct 14Should You Be Adding Centene (NYSE:CNC) To Your Watchlist Today?
Sep 26Centene (NYSE:CNC) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Sep 08Centene (NYSE:CNC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 20Centene Corporation: Strategic Market Position Amid Favorable Trends, Buy
Aug 20Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There
Aug 02Here's Why We Think Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Well Worth Watching
Jun 22A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Centene Corporation's (NYSE:CNC) Share Price
Jun 04Returns At Centene (NYSE:CNC) Appear To Be Weighed Down
May 14These 4 Measures Indicate That Centene (NYSE:CNC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Apr 26Centene Corporation Still An Opportunity With An A-Grade Valuation
Mar 31If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Centene (NYSE:CNC) Presents An Opportunity
Mar 15Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)
Feb 08Centene: Stay Defensive Amid Economic Uncertainty With This Low-Beta Bargain
Jan 22Is Centene (NYSE:CNC) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 21Centene: Overlooked Healthcare Giant
Nov 21Centene: Solid Performance With Positive Outlook, But Limited Upside Potential
Oct 26Decoding Centene: Why I Think It's Undervalued
Oct 10Centene: Results Impress But Buyers Aren't Swarming Yet
Jul 27Centene Non-GAAP EPS of $0.86 beats by $0.02, revenue of $35.56B beats by $190M
Feb 07Centene: Once Again, With Quality, Now A 'Buy'
Dec 23Centene appoints new leadership; Ken Fasola President of Centene, Dave Thomas CEO of Medicaid
Dec 14Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CNC's short term assets ($37.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($34.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: CNC's short term assets ($37.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($20.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CNC's net debt to equity ratio (0.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: CNC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 55.8% to 64.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CNC's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (5.4%).
Interest Coverage: CNC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 07:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Centene Corporation is covered by 45 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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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Hua Ha | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |