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Coventry Health Care, (FRA:HCA) Cash-to-Debt : 1.04 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Coventry Health Care, Cash-to-Debt?

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. Coventry Health Care,'s cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 1.04.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Coventry Health Care, could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013.

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

FRA:HCA's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Plans industry.
Industry Median: 1.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Coventry Health Care, Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coventry Health Care,'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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Coventry Health Care, Cash-to-Debt Chart

Coventry Health Care, Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 1.16 1.17 0.93 0.96

Coventry Health Care, Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
Cash-to-Debt 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 1.18 1.07 0.90 0.96 1.04

Competitive Comparison of Coventry Health Care,'s Cash-to-Debt

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Coventry Health Care,'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.


Coventry Health Care,'s Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

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

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



Coventry Health Care, Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Coventry Health Care,'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Coventry Health Care,'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 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.


Coventry Health Care,  (FRA:HCA) 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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Coventry Health Care, (FRA:HCA) Business Description

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Coventry Health Care, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 17, 1997 and is the successor to Coventry Corporation, which was incorporated on November 21, 1986. The Company provides risk and fee-based managed care products and services to a cross section of individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators. Its operations are segmented into three - Commercial Products, Government Programs and Workers' Compensation. The Commercial Products segment provides health plan commercial risk, commercial management services, Medicare Advantage Coordinated Care Plans, and Medicaid products. Its health plans offer commercial risk products, including health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, and point of service products to individuals and employer groups. This segment also provides health insurance benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and administrative services only products, such as medical claims administration, pharmacy benefits management, and utilization management and quality assurance programs. In addition, it offers consumer-directed benefit options comprising health reimbursement and savings accounts to commercial customers; provider network rental services through a PPO network to national, regional, and local third-party administrators, as well as insurance carriers; and coordination of mental health and substance abuse treatment services. The Government Programs segment offers Medicare Part D program that provides access to prescription drug coverage for eligible beneficiaries; and comprehensive health benefits on a risk basis to members participating in the Medicare Advantage CCP and Medicaid programs. Its Workers Compensation segment offers fee-based managed care services, such as provider network access, bill review, pharmacy benefit management, durable medical equipment and ancillary services, and care management services to underwriters and administrators of workers compensation insurance. The company serves individuals, employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators through direct sales staff, and independent insurance brokers and agents.