HCA Healthcare Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
HCA Healthcare has a total shareholder equity of $786.0M and total debt of $43.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 5466.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $59.5B and $58.7B respectively. HCA Healthcare's EBIT is $10.5B making its interest coverage ratio 5.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $3.0B.
Key information
5,466.3%
Debt to equity ratio
US$42.97b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 5.2x |
| Cash | US$2.98b |
| Equity | US$786.00m |
| Total liabilities | US$58.67b |
| Total assets | US$59.46b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Recent Growth In Returns
Nov 10
HCA Healthcare Q3 Earnings Preview: Step Change In Value (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 22HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Oct 16HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price
Oct 01HCA Healthcare: Still A Great Play On Long-Term Growth And Valuation
Sep 28Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?
Sep 16Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 01Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Jul 26Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?
Jun 21HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable
Jun 06Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?
May 21HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Apr 30Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong
Apr 11HCA Healthcare Is Finally At Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 19HCA Healthcare: Improving Margins Now Reflected In Shares (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 29HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66
Feb 25HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 05HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results
Feb 02HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Jan 21At US$276, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?
Jan 08HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings
Dec 25HCA Healthcare Continues To Impress
Dec 14HCA Remains Attractive Despite A JV Misstep
Nov 20HCA Healthcare: Rx For Success
Oct 10HCA Healthcare: Impact Of Medicare Advantage Growth And Demographic Shift
Sep 30HCA Healthcare Is Beating The Industry
Sep 13HCA Healthcare's Service Optimization And Capabilities Support Long-Run Growth
Jul 03Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: HCA's short term assets ($16.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($14.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: HCA's short term assets ($16.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($43.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: HCA's net debt to equity ratio (5086.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: HCA had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.
Debt Coverage: HCA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (24.7%).
Interest Coverage: HCA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 08:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
HCA Healthcare, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 21 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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| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| Hua Ha | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |