Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	9.20	WLP's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 88% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 10.80 vs. WLP: 9.20 )	WLP' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 4.33   Max: 36.99 Current: 9.2 4.33 36.99
P/B	0.99	WLP's P/B is ranked higher than 82% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. WLP: 0.99 )	WLP' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.71   Max: 4.21 Current: 0.99 0.71 4.21
P/S	0.38	WLP's P/S is ranked lower than 59% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.40 vs. WLP: 0.38 )	WLP' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.26   Max: 1.33 Current: 0.38 0.26 1.33
PFCF	12.45	WLP's PFCF is ranked lower than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 13.43 vs. WLP: 12.45 )	WLP' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 5.86   Max: 50.97 Current: 12.45 5.86 50.97
EV-to-EBIT	9.85	WLP's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 65% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 7.65 vs. WLP: 9.85 )	WLP' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 2.9   Max: 33.9 Current: 9.85 2.9 33.9
PEG	0.59	WLP's PEG is ranked higher than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. WLP: 0.59 )	WLP' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.29   Max: 1.77 Current: 0.59 0.29 1.77
Shiller P/E	10	WLP's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 12.40 vs. WLP: 10 )	WLP' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 6.81   Max: 22.88 Current: 10 6.81 22.88

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	1.59	WLP's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 88% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. WLP: 1.59 )	WLP' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.31   Max: 2.02 Current: 1.59 0.31 2.02
Dividend Payout	0.2	WLP's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 76% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.13 vs. WLP: 0.2 )	WLP' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.14   Max: 0.14 Current: 0.2
Yield on cost (5-Year)	1.60	WLP's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 1.55 vs. WLP: 1.60 )	WLP' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.31   Max: 2.02 Current: 1.6 0.31 2.02
Share Buyback Rate	9.3	WLP's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 94% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. WLP: 9.3 )	WLP' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0   Max: -26.6 Current: 9.3

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	6.7	WLP's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 10.10 vs. WLP: 6.7 )	WLP' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 5.6   Max: 15.1 Current: 6.7 5.6 15.1
Price/DCF (Projected)	0.4	WLP's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked lower than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.60 vs. WLP: 0.4 )	WLP' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.3   Max: 0.9 Current: 0.4 0.3 0.9
Price/Median PS Value	0.7	WLP's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 76% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. WLP: 0.7 )	WLP' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.6   Max: 2.2 Current: 0.7 0.6 2.2
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value	0.6	WLP's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked higher than 65% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. WLP: 0.6 )	WLP' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 1.1 Current: 0.6 0.5 1.1
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	10.20	WLP's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than 53% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 13.60 vs. WLP: 10.20 )	WLP' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 2.9   Max: 34.7 Current: 10.2 2.9 34.7
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	21.4	WLP's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 71% of the 17 Companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. ( Industry Median: 20.32 vs. WLP: 21.4 )	WLP' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: 15.5   Max: 29.5 Current: 21.4 15.5 29.5

Business Description

WellPoint Inc is an Indiana corporation incorporated on July 17, 2001. WellPoint is a health benefits company in terms of commercial membership in the United States, 34.3 million medical members. The Company offers a spectrum of network-based managed care plans to the large and small employer, individual, Medicaid and senior markets. Its managed care plans include: preferred provider organizations, or PPOs; health maintenance organizations, or HMOs; point-of-service plans, or POS plans; traditional indemnity plans and other hybrid plans, including consumer-driven health plans, or CDHPs; and hospital only and limited benefit products. In addition, The Company provides an array of managed care services to self-funded customers, including claims processing, underwriting, stop loss insurance, actuarial services, provider network access, medical cost management, disease management, wellness programs and other administrative services. It also provides an array of specialty products and services including life and disability insurance benefits, dental, vision, behavioral health benefit services, radiology benefit management, analytics-driven personal health care guidance and long-term care insurance. Finally, the Company provides services to the Federal Government in connection with the Federal Employee Program, or FEP, and various Medicare programs. The Company is licensed to conduct insurance operations in all 50 states through its subsidiaries. It is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent health benefit plans. The Company manages its operations through three reportable segments: Commercial; Consumer; and Other. Commercial and Consumer segments both offer a mix of managed care products, including PPOs, HMOs, traditional indemnity benefits and POS plans, as well as a variety of hybrid benefit plans, including CDHPs, hospital only and limited benefit products. Commercial segment includes Local Group (including UniCare), National Accounts and certain other ancillary business operations (dental, vision, life and disability and workers' compensation). Business units in the Commercial segment offer fully-insured products and provide an array of managed care services to self-funded customers, including claims processing, underwriting, stop loss insurance, actuarial services, provider network access, medical cost management, disease management, wellness programs and other administrative services. Consumer segment includes Senior, State-Sponsored and Individual business. Senior business includes services such as Medicare Advantage (including private fee-for-service plans and special needs plans), Medicare Part D, and Medicare Supplement, while State-Sponsored business includes its managed care alternatives for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Plan programs. Individual business includes individual customers under age 65 and their covered dependents. Other segment includ
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