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Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health) Debt-to-Equity : -1.37 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cardinal Health Debt-to-Equity?

Cardinal Health's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,188 Mil. Cardinal Health's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,535 Mil. Cardinal Health's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3,449 Mil. Cardinal Health's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.37.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CAH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.05   Med: 0.87   Max: 8.88
Current: -1.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Cardinal Health was 8.88. The lowest was -8.05. And the median was 0.87.

CAH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Medical Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 0.29 vs CAH: -1.37

Cardinal Health Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity 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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Cardinal Health Debt-to-Equity Chart

Cardinal Health Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.27 3.79 3.48 -7.50 -1.65

Cardinal Health Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity 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 -2.38 -2.13 -1.65 -1.34 -1.37

Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.


Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cardinal Health's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Cardinal Health Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Cardinal Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Cardinal Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.


Cardinal Health  (NYSE:CAH) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health) Business Description

Address
7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017
Cardinal Health is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., engaged in sourcing and distributing of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with Cencora and McKesson, the three comprise well over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cardinal Health also supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Executives
Deborah Weitzman officer: CEO, Pharmaceutical Segment 600 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 300, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Mary C. Scherer officer: Chief Accounting Officer 6026 LUDWIG STREET, POWELL OH 43065
Ola M Snow officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Stephen M Mason officer: CEO, Medical Segment 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Jessica L Mayer officer: Chief Legal/Compliance Officer 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle D. Greene officer: Chief Information Officer 1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Aaron E Alt officer: Chief Financial Officer 3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Michelle Brennan director 1855 S. GRANT STREET, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Sujatha Chandrasekaran director 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Christine Mundkur director
Steven Barg director ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia M English officer: Chief Accounting Officer 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Sheri H. Edison director 1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Jason M. Hollar officer: Chief Financial Officer 3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
John H Weiland director C/O C.R BARD INC, 730 CENTRAL AVE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974

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