Pros: 1) Days cash on hand was 66.87 in 2012 and it dropped in 2013. This is better because they are potentially paying off debt and there is no need to just keep money sitting. 2) Liquidity is better and this means they are being proactive and managing their money. 3) Outpatient visits are going up each year they are still bringing in revenue. 4) ROE is lower than the quartile, but is still within the median. 5) Use of long-term debt has increased meaning they are paying that off a little at a time. Cons: 1) Total Margin was 8.75% in 2011 which is higher than the +Quartile at 5.5%. This could put them in debt is a competitor comes along because they could come in with lower rates putting them out od business. 2) Profit per …show more content…
Our total margin, however, while decreasing, is still nearly twice that of the industry’s average. This could point to a low-cost operating model, but given low patient pricing and high outpatient costs, this is not the case. More likely, we have an inflated total margin due to taking on a high amount of debt, which also correlates with our other notable financial ratios. Question 3 3. Sound financial analysis involves more than just calculating numbers. The American Association of Individual Investors suggests that investors consider the qualitative factors below when evaluating a company. Answer the questions for River Community Hospital. When there is insufficient information in the case to answer a question, briefly speculate about why the question might be relevant to the hospital. Are the company’s revenues tied to one key customer? The company’s revenues are largely tied to one key group of customers – insurance companies. Almost all of a hospital’s income comes from insurance companies with the largest payers being Medicare and Medicaid. Should a hospital lose one of these primary payers, they would lose a large portion of their income putting the hospital in a critical position as a company. To what extent are the company’s revenues tied to one key product? To a large extent the company’s revenues are tied to many products including services, operations and treatments.
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Discuss the four components of corporate social responsibility and how they relate to a charitable campaign such as (Product) RED. How does participation in a cause-marketing event contribute to a company's social responsibility? What role does sustainability play?
1. Create and interpret Commonwealth’s statement of cash flows for 2013. What information does it provide regarding the HMO’s sources and uses of cash over the past year?
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The increase in competitive pressure has led to mergers among all types of providers in the healthcare industry; including hospitals, HMOs, nursing homes, and diagnostic laboratories. Recently, the number of mergers in the hospital sector has been extraordinarily high. Hospitals are under intense pressure to lower costs, improve care, and reduce the number of lost patients. More and more surgeries are performing in clinics and doctor's offices, so patients do not need to spend the night in the hospital. The structure of pricing in hospitals suggest that strategic effects of merger will unveil itself in the form of quality rather than price effects. If prices for treating many patients are fixed, hospitals may attempt to lower the quality of
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Because their total assets are greater than their total current liabilities they are able to pay off their current liabilities if needed. There is a debt ratio of 51.7% for the 2015 year, which is .2 % higher than last year’s 2016 debt ratio of 51.5 %.
How has the financial structure of the company changed over recent years? How would you assess its financial health?
After a decline, the company’s profitability (ROI, ROCE, Operating margin) has improved recently. However, the gross margin has dropped for five consecutive years, suggesting that selling prices are not being increased to pass on purchase (or production) cost increases. This deteriorating margin is a significant
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In today’s dynamic environment, managements are facing different challenges because of the complexity and uncertainty introduced by people in and outside the organization and by the organizational context itself. This essay spotlights different challenges and relevant issues that have been addressed by Lee Reynaldo, the manager of DrainFlow Plumbing. It will then discuss different solutions and actions that must be undertaken to eliminate the negative impact it created upon the employees, customers and the company itself. Furthermore, varies concept and theories of organisational behaviour are used to support those solutions and allow Drain Flow management make optimum use of organisational resources to achieve
1. Why did Arvind Mills choose globalization as the major route to achieve growth when the domestic market was huge?