LifePoint Health (LifePoint Health) Cash-to-Debt : 0.06 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is LifePoint Health 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. LifePoint Health's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.06.

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, LifePoint Health couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018.

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

LPNT's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

LifePoint Health Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for LifePoint 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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LifePoint Health Cash-to-Debt Chart

LifePoint Health Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.27

0.09

0.11

0.03

0.04

LifePoint Health Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.06	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.06

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LifePoint 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.

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

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

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

LifePoint Health 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.

LifePoint Health's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	112	/	(22.3	+	2877.4)
	=	0.04

LifePoint Health's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	160.1	/	(27.2	+	2859.8)
	=	0.06

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

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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