Financial statement analysis and common stock valuation

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios

Evaluates revenues and output generated by the UnitedHealth Group Inc. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the UnitedHealth Group Inc. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.

• Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Receivables Turnover
• Payables Turnover
• Working Capital Turnover
• Average Receivable Collection Period
• Average Payables Payment Period

Common Stock Valuation Ratios

Relative valuation technique determine the value of UnitedHealth Group Inc. by comparing it to similar entities (like industry or sector) on the basis of several relative ratios that compare its stock price to relevant variables that affect the stock value, such as earnings, book value, and sales.

• Current Valuation Ratios
• Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
• Price to Earnings (P/E)
• Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
• Price to Sales (P/S)
• Price to Book Value (P/BV)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.

Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Measures how efficiently UnitedHealth Group Inc. generates revenues from its investments in fixed or total assets.

• Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
• Net Fixed Asset Turnover
• Total Asset Turnover
• Equity Turnover

Common Stock Valuation Ratios
Quarterly Data

Relative valuation technique determine the value of UnitedHealth Group Inc. by comparing it to similar entities (like industry or sector) on the basis of several relative ratios that compare its stock price to relevant variables that affect the stock value, such as earnings, book value, and sales.

• Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
• Price to Earnings (P/E)
• Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
• Price to Sales (P/S)
• Price to Book Value (P/BV)

Common-Size Income Statement

Income statement components (revenues and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets

Assets components shown as percentage of total assets.

Analysis of Reportable Segments

UnitedHealth Group Inc. operates in 4 segments: UnitedHealthcare; Optum Health; Optum Insight; and Optum Rx.

• Segment Profit Margin
• Segment Return on Assets (Segment ROA)
• Segment Asset Turnover
• Segment Capital Expenditures to Depreciation
• Revenues, including investment and other income
• Earnings before income taxes
• Total assets
• Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software
• Depreciation and amortization

DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
Quarterly Data

An approach to decomposing UnitedHealth Group Inc. return on equity, return on assets, and net profit margin ratio as the product of other financial ratios.

• Two-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Three-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Five-Component Disaggregation of ROE
• Two-Component Disaggregation of ROA
• Four-Component Disaggregation of ROA
• Disaggregation of Net Profit Margin

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is the change in equity (net assets) of UnitedHealth Group Inc. during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

Income Statement

The income statement (statement of earnings) reports on the performance of UnitedHealth Group Inc., the result of its operating activities.