HCA Healthcare (FRA:2BH) Debt-to-Equity

: -23.60 (As of Dec. 2023)

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HCA Healthcare's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2,556 Mil. HCA Healthcare's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €35,829 Mil. HCA Healthcare's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €-1,627 Mil. HCA Healthcare's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -23.60.

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

FRA:2BH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -39.36 Med: -5.74 Max: 57.79
Current: -23.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of HCA Healthcare was 57.79. The lowest was -39.36. And the median was -5.74.

FRA:2BH's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.46 vs FRA:2BH: -23.60

HCA Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for HCA Healthcare's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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HCA Healthcare Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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-12.67

57.79

-39.36

-14.53

-23.60

HCA 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															-14.53	-16.26	-17.69	-16.60	-23.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, HCA 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.

HCA Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

HCA Healthcare Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(2555.679	+	35829.024)	/	-1626.758
	=	-23.60

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(2555.679	+	35829.024)	/	-1626.758
	=	-23.60

HCA Healthcare (FRA:2BH) 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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HCA Healthcare (FRA:2BH) Business Description

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Address

One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203

Website

https://www.hcahealthcare.com

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.

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