LifePoint Health (LifePoint Health) Debt-to-Equity : 1.26 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is LifePoint Health Debt-to-Equity?

LifePoint Health's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $27 Mil. LifePoint Health's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $2,860 Mil. LifePoint Health's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $2,294 Mil. LifePoint Health's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 1.26.

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

LPNT's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.46
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

LifePoint Health Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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LifePoint Health Debt-to-Equity Chart

LifePoint Health Annual Data

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1.08

1.02

1.18

1.34

1.29

LifePoint Health Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.27	1.29	1.32	1.30	1.26

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LifePoint Health'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.

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

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

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

LifePoint Health Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

LifePoint Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(22.3	+	2877.4)	/	2242.5
	=	1.29

LifePoint Health's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 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
	=	(27.2	+	2859.8)	/	2294.4
	=	1.26

LifePoint Health (NAS:LPNT) 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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LifePoint Health (LifePoint Health) Business Description

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http://www.lifepointhealth.net

LifePoint Health owns and operates community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers, and post-acute facilities in the United States. The firm primarily generates revenue through hospital services offered at its facilities. These services include general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, rehabilitation services, and pediatric services. LifePoint receives the majority of its revenue from health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and other private insurers. It receives the next largest proportion of revenue from Medicare and Medicaid.

Executives

Kermit R Crawford	director	200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Jana R Schreuder	director	50 S LA SALLE ST, CHICAGO IL 60675
Reed Vaughn Tuckson	director	C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MINNETONKA MN 55123
Michael P Haley	director	200 NORTH HAMILTON STREET, NO. 200, HIGH POINT NC 27260
Marguerite Sallee	director	C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC, 200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Carpenter William F Iii	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O FB FINANCIAL CORP, 211 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 300, NASHVILLE TN 37201
Maupin John E Jr D D S	director	103 POWELL COURT SUITE 200, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Paul D Gilbert	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer	103 POWELL COURT, SUITE 200, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Gregory T. Bier	director	CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 145496, CINCINNATI OH 45250-5496
Marilyn B Tavenner	director	13600 BUTLERS ROAD, AMELIA COURT HOUSE VA 23002
Jeffrey Scott Sherman	officer: EVP and CFO	103 POWELL COURT, SUITE 200, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Gary D Willis	officer: SVP,Chief Accounting Officer	3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816