Stock Analysis on Net

Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Humana Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.74 0.75 0.80 0.51 0.49
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 0.77 0.79 0.84 0.54 0.53
Debt to capital 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.34 0.33
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.44 0.44 0.46 0.35 0.34
Debt to assets 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.20 0.20
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.27 0.28 0.31 0.21 0.22
Financial leverage 2.89 2.81 2.76 2.55 2.42
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 7.73 9.89 11.49 17.52 15.34
Fixed charge coverage 6.20 7.10 8.05 12.02 9.76

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Humana Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Humana Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Humana Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Humana Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity

Humana Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
 
Stockholders’ equity 16,262 15,311 16,080 13,728 12,037
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.74 0.75 0.80 0.51 0.49
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.38 0.46 0.50 0.57 0.58
Cigna Group 0.67 0.69 0.71 0.65 0.83
CVS Health Corp. 0.81 0.74 0.75 0.93 1.07
Elevance Health Inc. 0.64 0.66 0.64 0.60 0.63
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Medtronic PLC 0.47 0.46 0.51 0.49 0.51
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.70 0.74 0.64 0.66 0.71
Debt to Equity, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.65 0.72
Debt to Equity, Industry
Health Care 0.81 0.72 0.78 0.90 0.91

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 12,009 ÷ 16,262 = 0.74

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Humana Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
Operating lease liabilities (included within Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses) 149 152 185 129 116
Operating lease liabilities (included within Other long-term liabilities) 444 456 546 355 332
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 12,602 12,032 13,551 7,464 6,339
 
Stockholders’ equity 16,262 15,311 16,080 13,728 12,037
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 0.77 0.79 0.84 0.54 0.53
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.41 0.49 0.54 0.61 0.61
Cigna Group 0.68 0.70 0.73 0.67 0.84
CVS Health Corp. 1.04 1.00 1.01 1.23 1.39
Elevance Health Inc. 0.66 0.69 0.67 0.63 0.65
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Medtronic PLC 0.49 0.48 0.53 0.51 0.51
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.76 0.80 0.70 0.73 0.77
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.81
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.86 0.77 0.84 0.96 0.97

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 12,602 ÷ 16,262 = 0.77

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital

Humana Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
Stockholders’ equity 16,262 15,311 16,080 13,728 12,037
Total capital 28,271 26,735 28,900 20,708 17,928
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.34 0.33
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.28 0.31 0.34 0.36 0.37
Cigna Group 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.40 0.45
CVS Health Corp. 0.45 0.42 0.43 0.48 0.52
Elevance Health Inc. 0.39 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.39
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Medtronic PLC 0.32 0.31 0.34 0.33 0.34
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.41 0.43 0.39 0.40 0.41
Debt to Capital, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.42
Debt to Capital, Industry
Health Care 0.45 0.42 0.44 0.47 0.48

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 12,009 ÷ 28,271 = 0.42

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Humana Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
Operating lease liabilities (included within Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses) 149 152 185 129 116
Operating lease liabilities (included within Other long-term liabilities) 444 456 546 355 332
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 12,602 12,032 13,551 7,464 6,339
Stockholders’ equity 16,262 15,311 16,080 13,728 12,037
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 28,864 27,343 29,631 21,192 18,376
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.44 0.44 0.46 0.35 0.34
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.29 0.33 0.35 0.38 0.38
Cigna Group 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.40 0.46
CVS Health Corp. 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.58
Elevance Health Inc. 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.40
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Medtronic PLC 0.33 0.32 0.35 0.34 0.34
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.43 0.45 0.41 0.42 0.44
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.45
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.46 0.44 0.46 0.49 0.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 12,602 ÷ 28,864 = 0.44

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets

Humana Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
 
Total assets 47,065 43,055 44,358 34,969 29,074
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.20 0.20
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.20 0.23 0.24 0.26 0.27
Cigna Group 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.24
CVS Health Corp. 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.28 0.31
Elevance Health Inc. 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.23 0.26
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Medtronic PLC 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.28
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.23
Debt to Assets, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.26
Debt to Assets, Industry
Health Care 0.29 0.27 0.28 0.30 0.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 12,009 ÷ 47,065 = 0.26

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Humana Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Humana Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Book overdraft 353 298 326 320 225
Short-term debt 1,443 2,092 1,953 600 699
Long-term debt 10,213 9,034 10,541 6,060 4,967
Total debt 12,009 11,424 12,820 6,980 5,891
Operating lease liabilities (included within Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses) 149 152 185 129 116
Operating lease liabilities (included within Other long-term liabilities) 444 456 546 355 332
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 12,602 12,032 13,551 7,464 6,339
 
Total assets 47,065 43,055 44,358 34,969 29,074
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.27 0.28 0.31 0.21 0.22
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.27 0.28
Cigna Group 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.24
CVS Health Corp. 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.37 0.40
Elevance Health Inc. 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.24 0.27
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Medtronic PLC 0.28 0.27 0.29 0.28 0.28
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.26
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.29
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Health Care 0.31 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 12,602 ÷ 47,065 = 0.27

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Humana Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Financial Leverage

Humana Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 47,065 43,055 44,358 34,969 29,074
Stockholders’ equity 16,262 15,311 16,080 13,728 12,037
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.89 2.81 2.76 2.55 2.42
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 1.90 2.03 2.10 2.21 2.18
Cigna Group 3.30 3.21 3.29 3.09 3.44
CVS Health Corp. 3.27 3.21 3.10 3.32 3.48
Elevance Health Inc. 2.77 2.83 2.70 2.61 2.44
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 1.16 1.17 1.14 1.15 1.18
Medtronic PLC 1.77 1.73 1.81 1.79 1.79
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 3.08 3.16 2.96 3.01 3.02
Financial Leverage, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 2.73 2.73 2.68 2.70 2.75
Financial Leverage, Industry
Health Care 2.80 2.66 2.77 2.95 2.93

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 47,065 ÷ 16,262 = 2.89

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Humana Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Interest Coverage

Humana Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Humana 2,489 2,806 2,933 3,367 2,707
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (5) (4) 1
Add: Income tax expense 836 762 485 1,307 763
Add: Interest expense 493 401 326 283 242
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 3,813 3,965 3,745 4,957 3,712
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 7.73 9.89 11.49 17.52 15.34
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 11.46 15.89 16.41 10.10 7.09
Cigna Group 4.94 7.43 6.22 8.76 5.11
CVS Health Corp. 5.20 3.46 5.16 4.36 3.96
Elevance Health Inc. 8.49 10.13 10.93 8.96 9.02
Intuitive Surgical Inc.
Medtronic PLC 9.43 10.98 5.21 4.71 4.60
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 9.97 13.59 14.44 13.47 11.55
Interest Coverage, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 8.01 9.34 9.06 8.21 6.70
Interest Coverage, Industry
Health Care 6.75 12.97 12.85 7.67 8.84

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 3,813 ÷ 493 = 7.73

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Humana Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Humana Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Humana 2,489 2,806 2,933 3,367 2,707
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (5) (4) 1
Add: Income tax expense 836 762 485 1,307 763
Add: Interest expense 493 401 326 283 242
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 3,813 3,965 3,745 4,957 3,712
Add: Fixed operating lease costs 145 183 159 141 154
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 3,958 4,148 3,904 5,098 3,866
 
Interest expense 493 401 326 283 242
Fixed operating lease costs 145 183 159 141 154
Fixed charges 638 584 485 424 396
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 6.20 7.10 8.05 12.02 9.76
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 7.71 10.10 10.21 6.68 5.14
Cigna Group 4.64 6.87 5.61 7.84 4.67
CVS Health Corp. 3.15 2.16 3.03 2.75 2.56
Elevance Health Inc. 7.51 8.82 8.48 6.10 7.34
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 74.09 63.52 93.66 58.48 79.65
Medtronic PLC 6.90 7.79 4.31 3.98 3.97
UnitedHealth Group Inc. 7.27 8.77 8.80 8.51 7.65
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.69 6.16 5.95 5.52 4.75
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Health Care 5.27 9.19 9.09 5.67 6.58

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 3,958 ÷ 638 = 6.20

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Humana Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.