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HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Days Payable

: 147.82 (As of Dec. 2023)
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HCA Healthcare's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,186 Mil. HCA Healthcare's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,584 Mil. Hence, HCA Healthcare's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 147.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for HCA Healthcare's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

HCA' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 111.85   Med: 122.65   Max: 162.62
Current: 148.94

During the past 13 years, HCA Healthcare's highest Days Payable was 162.62. The lowest was 111.85. And the median was 122.65.

HCA's Days Payable is ranked better than
77.72% of 588 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 61.515 vs HCA: 148.94

HCA Healthcare's Days Payable declined from Dec. 2022 (157.78) to Dec. 2023 (147.82). It may suggest that HCA Healthcare accelerated paying its suppliers.


HCA Healthcare Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for HCA Healthcare's Days Payable 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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HCA Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Payable
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 117.97 140.43 147.18 162.62 156.14

HCA Healthcare Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Payable 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 157.78 150.79 139.78 150.30 147.82

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, HCA Healthcare's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.


HCA Healthcare Days Payable Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, HCA Healthcare's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HCA Healthcare's Days Payable falls into.



HCA Healthcare Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

HCA Healthcare's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (4239 + 4233) / 2 ) / 9902*365
=4236 / 9902*365
=156.14

HCA Healthcare's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (4139 + 4233) / 2 ) / 2584*365 / 4
=4186 / 2584*365 / 4
=147.82

* 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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HCA Healthcare (HCA Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States. As of December 2022, the firm owned and operated 182 hospitals, 126 freestanding outpatient surgery centers, and a broad network of physician offices, urgent-care clinics, and freestanding emergency rooms across 20 states and a small foothold in England.
Executives
Kathryn A. Torres officer: SVP- Employer&Payer Engagement ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Jeffrey E. Cohen officer: SVP-Government Relations ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Kathleen M Whalen officer: SVP & Chief Ethics Officer ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Michael S. Cuffe officer: President-Physician Services ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Erol R Akdamar officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
P. Martin Paslick officer: SVP and CIO ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Jennifer Berres officer: SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Bill B Rutherford officer: CFO - Eastern Group ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Deborah M Reiner officer: SVP - Mktg. & Communications ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37048
Jon M Foster officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Christopher F. Wyatt officer: SVP & Controller ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Timothy M Mcmanus officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Richard A Hammett officer: Group President ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Mike A Marks officer: SVP-Finance ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Moore A Bruce Jr officer: SVP-Operations Administration ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203

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