HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Cash-to-Debt : 0.02 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is HCA Healthcare Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. HCA Healthcare's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, HCA Healthcare couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

HCA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.02 Max: 0.05
Current: 0.02

During the past 13 years, HCA Healthcare's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.05. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.02.

HCA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
93.28% of 655 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.74 vs HCA: 0.02

HCA Healthcare Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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HCA Healthcare Cash-to-Debt Chart

HCA Healthcare Annual Data

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0.02

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0.02

HCA Healthcare Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02

Competitive Comparison of HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HCA Healthcare's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

HCA Healthcare Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

HCA Healthcare's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	935	/	(2787	+	39072)
	=	0.02

HCA Healthcare's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	935	/	(2787	+	39072)
	=	0.02

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Business Description

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Address

One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203

Website

https://www.hcahealthcare.com

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