Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.24 (As of Mar. 2024)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Elevance Health's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.24.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Elevance Health couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

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

WBO:ELV' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.31
Current: 0.26

During the past 13 years, Elevance Health's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.31. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.23.

WBO:ELV's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
80.95% of 21 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs WBO:ELV: 0.26

Elevance Health Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elevance Health's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Elevance Health Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.25

0.29

0.21

0.31

0.26

Elevance Health Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash-to-Debt																0.40	0.40	0.44	0.26	0.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Elevance Health's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

Elevance Health Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Elevance Health Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Elevance Health's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	5984.342	/	(1718.458	+	21316.582)
	=	0.26

Elevance Health's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	5727.92	/	(4117	+	20217.92)
	=	0.24

Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) Business Description

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Address

220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46204

Website

https://www.elevancehealth.com

Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 48 million medical members as of June 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too.