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HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Days Sales Outstanding

: 50.47 (As of Dec. 2023)
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HCA Healthcare's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,570 Mil. HCA Healthcare's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $17,303 Mil. Hence, HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

HCA' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 47.05   Med: 51.56   Max: 53.89
Current: 51.01

During the past 13 years, HCA Healthcare's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 53.89. The lowest was 47.05. And the median was 51.56.

HCA's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
54.4% of 636 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 46.095 vs HCA: 51.01

HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (51.35) to Dec. 2023 (50.47).


HCA Healthcare Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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HCA Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 50.37 51.11 47.05 51.47 52.95

HCA Healthcare Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.35 51.35 49.97 50.36 50.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


HCA Healthcare Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



HCA Healthcare Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (8891 + 9958) / 2 ) / 64968*365
=9424.5 / 64968*365
=52.95

HCA Healthcare's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (9182 + 9958) / 2 ) / 17303*365 / 4
=9570 / 17303*365 / 4
=50.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


HCA Healthcare  (NYSE:HCA) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States. As of December 2022, the firm owned and operated 182 hospitals, 126 freestanding outpatient surgery centers, and a broad network of physician offices, urgent-care clinics, and freestanding emergency rooms across 20 states and a small foothold in England.
Executives
Kathryn A. Torres officer: SVP- Employer&Payer Engagement ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Jeffrey E. Cohen officer: SVP-Government Relations ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Kathleen M Whalen officer: SVP & Chief Ethics Officer ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Michael S. Cuffe officer: President-Physician Services ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Erol R Akdamar officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
P. Martin Paslick officer: SVP and CIO ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Jennifer Berres officer: SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Bill B Rutherford officer: CFO - Eastern Group ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Deborah M Reiner officer: SVP - Mktg. & Communications ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37048
Jon M Foster officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Christopher F. Wyatt officer: SVP & Controller ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Timothy M Mcmanus officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Richard A Hammett officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Mike A Marks officer: SVP-Finance ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Moore A Bruce Jr officer: SVP-Operations Administration ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203