Life Healthcare Group Holdings Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Life Healthcare Group Holdings has a total shareholder equity of ZAR12.1B and total debt of ZAR3.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ZAR25.7B and ZAR13.5B respectively. Life Healthcare Group Holdings's EBIT is ZAR2.5B making its interest coverage ratio 11.8. It has cash and short-term investments of ZAR3.8B.
Key information
26.93%
Debt to equity ratio
R3.27b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 11.8x |
| Cash | R3.81b |
| Equity | R12.14b |
| Total liabilities | R13.55b |
| Total assets | R25.69b |
Recent financial health updates
Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 18
Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 15Does Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Nov 28We Think Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jul 20Recent updates
Expanding NeuraCeq Sales And Southern Africa Hospitals Will Improve Future Market Position
Expansion in Southern Africa and investments in high-margin imaging services are expected to significantly boost revenue and future earnings.Here's What's Concerning About Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Returns On Capital
Aug 05Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ZAR0.17
May 30Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
Apr 20Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 18Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Dec 24We Think That There Are More Issues For Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Than Just Sluggish Earnings
Nov 24Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Dividend Will Be ZAR0.25
Nov 23An Intrinsic Calculation For Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued
Sep 14Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 15Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC)
Jul 31Are Investors Undervaluing Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) By 44%?
May 19Be Wary Of Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) And Its Returns On Capital
Apr 28An Intrinsic Calculation For Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued
Feb 08There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Returns On Capital
Jan 25With Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Jan 08Does Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Nov 28Are Investors Undervaluing Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) By 24%?
Oct 19Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
Aug 16We Think Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jul 20Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LHC's short term assets (ZAR8.5B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR7.0B).
Long Term Liabilities: LHC's short term assets (ZAR8.5B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR6.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LHC has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: LHC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 74.1% to 26.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LHC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (153.7%).
Interest Coverage: LHC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/01/16 16:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited is covered by 11 analysts. 6 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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| Rendani Magalela | Absa Bank Limited |
| Sean Ungerer | Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L. |
| Simon Mather | Barclays |