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Health Net (Health Net) Debt-to-Equity : 0.37 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Health Net Debt-to-Equity?

Health Net's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $285 Mil. Health Net's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $400 Mil. Health Net's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $1,833 Mil. Health Net's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.37.

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 Health Net's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HNT's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Plans industry.
Industry Median: 0.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Health Net Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

Health Net Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.32 0.31 0.29 0.37

Health Net Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 0.29 0.36 0.36 0.34 0.37

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

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Health Net'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.


Health Net's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

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

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



Health Net Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Health Net's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Health Net's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 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.


Health Net  (NYSE:HNT) 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.


Health Net Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Health Net (Health Net) Business Description

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Health Net Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware on 1990. The Company is an integrated managed care organization that delivers managed health care services. The Company's health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits through its health maintenance organizations (HMOs), insured preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and point of service (POS). Its subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to behavioral health and prescription drugs. The Company also owns health and life insurance companies licensed to sell exclusive provider organization (EPO), PPO, POS and indemnity products as well as auxiliary non-health products such as life and accidental death and dismemberment, dental, vision, behavioral health and disability insurance. These products are offered by its health and life insurance subsidiaries, which are licensed to sell insurance in approximately 49 states and the District of Columbia. It operates within three reportable segments: West Operations, Northeast Operations and Government Contracts. The Company's West Operations segment includes the operations of its commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, the operations of its health and life insurance companies and its behavioral health and pharmaceutical services subsidiaries in Arizona, California and Oregon. The Company offers a full spectrum of managed health care products and services. It offers a range of Medicare products, including Medicare Advantage plans with and without prescription drug coverage, Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans ('PDP'), and Medicare supplement products that supplement traditional fee-for-service Medicare coverage. Its portfolio of Medicare Advantage plans focuses on simplicity so that members can sign up and use benefits with minimal paperwork and receive coverage that starts immediately upon enrollment. The Company provides ASO products to large employer groups in California. Its Government Contracts segment includes its TRICARE contract for the North Region and other health care-related government contracts that it administers for the U.S. Department of Defense (the 'Department of Defense') and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Certain components of these contracts are subcontracted to unrelated third parties. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Health Net Federal Services, LLC ('HNFS'), administers a large managed care federal contract with the Department of Defense under the TRICARE program in the North Region. The Company maintains a network of qualified physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in each of the states in which it offers network based managed care products and services. It markets its products and services to individuals and employer groups through inside sales staff, independent brokers, agents and consultants and through the Internet. The Company operates in a highly competitive environment in an industry. Its health plans face subst
Executives
Mary Anne Citrino director 345 PARK AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Craver Theodore F Jr director DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, 550 SOUTH TRYON STREET - DEC45A, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Kathleen Alyce Waters officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O DAVITA INC., 2000 16TH STREET, DENVER CO 80202
Jay M Gellert director, officer: President, CEO 6520 PLATT AVENUE, #695, WEST HILL CA 91307
Gale S Fitzgerald director 800 DELEWARE AVE, COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC, BUFFALO NY 14209
James Woys officer: EVP, CFO and COO 21650 OXNARD STREET, 22ND FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Patrick Foley director C/O GLENBOROUGH REALTY TRUST, 400 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Steven H Nelson officer: President Health Net of the NE 21650 OXNARD STREET, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Anthony S Piszel officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC, 751 BROAD ST 4TH FL, NEWARK NJ 07102
Maurice Hebert officer: Corporate Controller C/O WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC., 8735 HENDERSON ROAD, TAMPA FL 33634
Richard W Hanselman director 21650 OXNARD STREET, 22ND FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
J Thomas Bouchard director 5301 N IRONWOOD RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53217

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