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National Healthcare (National Healthcare) Debt-to-Equity : 0.10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is National Healthcare Debt-to-Equity?

National Healthcare's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $30 Mil. National Healthcare's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $63 Mil. National Healthcare's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $909 Mil. National Healthcare's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.10.

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 National Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NHC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.18   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of National Healthcare was 0.30. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.18.

NHC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
79.01% of 548 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.46 vs NHC: 0.10

National Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Healthcare'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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National Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Chart

National Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 0.24 0.19 0.14 0.10

National Healthcare 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 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.10

Competitive Comparison of National Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, National Healthcare'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.


National Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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



National Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

National Healthcare's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

National Healthcare'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.


National Healthcare  (AMEX:NHC) 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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National Healthcare (National Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, USA, 37130
National Healthcare Corp Provides long-term care facilities. Its principal business includes the operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and home care programs. The company's activities include providing sub-acute and post-acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer's care, senior living services, and home health care services. In addition, the company also provides management services, accounting, and financial services, as well as insurance services to third-party operators of healthcare facilities. Its reportable segments include Inpatient services, and Home care hospice services. Generating, a majority of its revenue from Inpatient services.
Executives
Emil E Hassan director
Robert G Adams director, officer: Sr. Vice President & COO P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
James Paul Abernathy director 2102 GREENLAND DRIVE, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
W Andrew Adams director, officer: CEO P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Laroche Richard F Jr director P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Burgess Ernest G Iii director P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Sandra Y. Trail director 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Robert Michael Ussery officer: Senior V.P., Operations 100 VINE STREET, SUITE 1400, P. O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Vicki L Dodson officer: Sr.VP Patient Srvcs & CNO 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Josh A Mccreary officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
John K Lines officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 601 S. HARBOUR ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 220, TAMPA FL 33602
Jeffrey Russell Smith officer: SVP & Treasurer 100 VINE ST., MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Mcintosh Leroy E. Jr. officer: SVP, Ancillary Services 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Julia W Powell officer: Sr. V.P., Patient Services 3712 LASCASSAS PIKE, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Flatt Ben Anderson Sr officer: Senior VP & CIO 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130