Universal Health Services - $UHS - Earnings Analysis: Strong revenue growth and profitability in both acute care and behavioral health segments.

Business Model

Universal Health Services generates revenue primarily from owning and operating acute care hospitals and behavioral health care facilities. Revenue is derived from patient services, including general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services and/or behavioral health services.

Revenue Sources

• Acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities (56% of 2024 consolidated net revenues, 57% of 2023 consolidated net revenues)
• Behavioral health care facilities (44% of 2024 consolidated net revenues, 43% of 2023 consolidated net revenues)
• Commercial health insurer (included in both acute and behavioral health percentages)
• Payments from private insurers (including managed care plans), the federal government under the Medicare program, state governments under their respective Medicaid programs, and directly from patients.

Income Statement Analysis

• Net revenues increased by 10.8% due to growth in both acute care and behavioral health segments.
• Income from operations significantly increased due to effective expense controls and strong revenue growth.
• Interest expense decreased due to lower average cost of borrowings and reduced outstanding debt.
• The increase in Net Income for the year 2024 was primarily attributable to increase in Income from operations partially offset by increase in provision for income taxes

Balance Sheet Analysis

• Total assets increased by 3.6% primarily due to increase in property and equipment.
• Total equity increased by 8.9% due to an increase in retained earnings.
• Total Liabilities calculated by subtracting Total Equity from Total Assets increased by $314,520.

Cash Flow Analysis

• Net cash from operations significantly increased due to higher net income and improved working capital management.
• Increased cash used in investing activities was driven by property and equipment additions.
• Higher cash used in financing activities was primarily due to net repayments of debt and repurchase of common shares.
• Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period has increased to $224752 thousands.

Capital Allocation

The Company has been allocating capital through capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payouts and share repurchase program to enhance shareholders returns.

Management Commentary

Management has been focused on effective expense control, steady improvements in volume, solid revenue and various strategic and transformation initiatives for future growth.

We are committed to fostering a culture of accountability at all levels and encourage our employees to report anything they believe could be noncompliant with our values.

Overall Sentiment: Positive outlook on performance and sustained growth.

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