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HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 3, 2022.

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HCA Healthcare Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Revenues 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Supplies -15.53 -16.02 -16.12 -16.49 -15.91 -16.58 -15.99 -15.79 -16.51 -16.51 -16.46 -16.81 -16.31 -16.31 -16.51 -16.63 -16.76 -16.84 -16.61 -16.72 -16.92
Gross profit 84.47% 83.98% 83.88% 83.51% 84.09% 83.42% 84.01% 84.21% 83.49% 83.49% 83.54% 83.19% 83.69% 83.69% 83.49% 83.37% 83.24% 83.16% 83.39% 83.28% 83.08%
Salaries and benefits -46.43 -46.46 -46.44 -44.23 -45.08 -44.28 -45.80 -48.16 -47.57 -45.15 -47.04 -46.32 -45.11 -44.69 -46.96 -45.75 -46.30 -44.81 -47.50 -45.62 -46.14
Other operating expenses -18.41 -16.84 -16.56 -17.13 -17.32 -17.37 -16.91 -19.40 -18.87 -18.25 -18.53 -18.74 -18.37 -18.60 -18.31 -18.37 -18.47 -18.00 -19.40 -18.31 -18.17
Government stimulus income (reversal) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -6.18 7.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Depreciation and amortization -4.90 -4.83 -4.69 -4.93 -4.99 -4.63 -5.21 -6.24 -5.24 -5.13 -5.10 -5.05 -4.95 -4.73 -5.08 -4.87 -4.84 -4.76 -5.04 -4.85 -4.90
Gains (losses) on sales of facilities 0.07 3.74 6.85 0.06 0.01 -0.01 0.11 -0.24 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.14 -0.01 0.07 0.05 0.08 3.55 -0.02 0.07 0.02 0.01
Operating income 14.79% 19.58% 23.04% 17.27% 16.71% 17.13% 10.01% 17.59% 11.87% 14.97% 12.87% 13.23% 15.26% 15.73% 13.20% 14.46% 17.17% 15.58% 11.51% 14.52% 13.88%
Equity in earnings of affiliates 0.07 0.23 0.23 0.15 0.15 0.04 0.30 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.03 0.06 0.09 0.03 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.12 0.09
Interest expense -2.73 -2.64 -2.61 -2.67 -2.75 -2.68 -2.89 -3.51 -3.33 -3.24 -3.53 -3.79 -3.68 -3.63 -3.86 -3.78 -3.77 -3.75 -3.99 -3.83 -3.94
Losses on retirement of debt 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.29 0.00 -1.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.36 0.00 0.00
Income before income taxes 12.14% 17.17% 20.67% 14.67% 14.12% 14.50% 7.42% 14.09% 6.30% 11.88% 7.71% 9.51% 11.66% 12.13% 9.34% 10.74% 13.47% 11.91% 7.27% 10.81% 10.03%
Provision for income taxes -2.34 -3.86 -4.48 -3.14 -2.81 -2.64 -1.57 -3.11 -0.87 -2.47 -1.69 -2.15 -2.23 -1.99 -1.51 -2.36 -2.25 -6.37 -2.32 -3.40 -2.72
Net income 9.80% 13.31% 16.18% 11.53% 11.30% 11.85% 5.85% 10.99% 5.43% 9.41% 6.02% 7.36% 9.44% 10.14% 7.82% 8.38% 11.22% 5.54% 4.96% 7.41% 7.31%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests -1.28 -1.27 -1.33 -1.48 -1.12 -1.88 -0.83 -1.24 -0.91 -1.49 -1.20 -1.14 -1.13 -1.47 -1.20 -1.27 -1.21 -1.44 -0.97 -1.29 -1.11
Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. 8.52% 12.04% 14.85% 10.05% 10.18% 9.98% 5.02% 9.75% 4.52% 7.92% 4.82% 6.21% 8.30% 8.67% 6.63% 7.11% 10.01% 4.10% 3.98% 6.12% 6.20%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).


The financial performance from March 2017 through March 2022 demonstrates a period of relative stability in gross margins, punctuated by significant volatility in operating income driven by non-recurring events and labor cost fluctuations.

Cost Structure and Gross Margin
Gross profit margins remained remarkably consistent, generally fluctuating between 83% and 84.5% of revenues. Supply costs exhibited a slight downward trend over the five-year period, moving from a peak of 16.92% in March 2017 to 15.53% by March 2022, indicating a marginal improvement in direct procurement efficiency.
Operating Expenses and Labor Trends
Salaries and benefits represent the most significant operational expenditure, typically ranging between 44% and 48% of revenues. A notable peak in labor costs occurred in the first half of 2020, coinciding with the onset of the global pandemic, before stabilizing. Other operating expenses showed more variance, dipping to a low of 16.56% in September 2021 before returning to 18.41% in March 2022.
Non-Recurring Items and Operating Income
Operating income exhibited substantial volatility, ranging from a low of 10.01% in June 2020 to a peak of 23.04% in September 2021. This peak was primarily driven by significant gains on the sale of facilities, which contributed 6.85% and 3.74% to revenues in the third and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively. Additionally, government stimulus income in June 2020 (7.43%) and its subsequent reversal in September 2020 (-6.18%) created temporary fluctuations in operating results.
Financial Leverage and Net Profitability
Interest expense as a percentage of revenue showed a consistent decline, decreasing from approximately 3.9% in early 2017 to roughly 2.7% by March 2022, suggesting an improvement in debt servicing relative to total revenue. Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. mirrored the volatility of operating income, with a marked increase in profitability throughout 2021, reaching a high of 14.85% in September 2021 before normalizing to 8.52% by March 2022.

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