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Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Cash Conversion Cycle : -42.93 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Life Healthcare Group Holdings Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 56.35.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 23.08.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Days Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was 122.36.
Therefore, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was -42.93.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle 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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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.94 -7.44 -11.89 -32.94 -21.95

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Cash Conversion Cycle Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 41.73 86.15 -29.51 -15.37 -42.93

Competitive Comparison of Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Life Healthcare Group Holdings Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=51.4+26.75-100.1
=-21.95

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=56.35+23.08-122.36
=-42.93

* 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.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings  (JSE:LHC) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
203 Oxford Road, Building 2, Oxford Parks, Corner Eastwood and Oxford Roads, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd is an international and diversified healthcare organization based in South Africa. The firm's segments include hospitals and complementary services, healthcare services, and Radiopharmaceutical products. The hospitals and complementary services segment generates majority of the revenue. Its services include mental healthcare, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, and oncology. The smaller growth initiatives segment focuses on clinical quality products, and outpatient business in South Africa.

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