NYSE$HCA

HCA Holdings Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

HCA Healthcare's financial results for Q1 2024 were announced, showcasing revenue growth and increased net income.

HCA Healthcare reported strong first-quarter results, driven by broad-based volume growth. Revenues increased to $17.339 billion, and net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. rose to $1.591 billion, or $5.93 per diluted share.

  • Revenues totaled $17.339 billion.
  • Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. was $1.591 billion, or $5.93 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $3.353 billion.
  • Cash flows from operating activities amounted to $2.469 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$17.3B

Previous: $15.6B+11.2%
EPS (adj)

$5.36

Previous: $4.93+8.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.12B

Previous: -$1.2B+6.6%
Free Cash Flow

$473M

Previous: $166M+184.9%
Net Income

$1.59B

Previous: $1.36B+16.7%
Operating Income

$13.9B

Previous: $12.6B+9.6%
Gross Profit

$17.3B

Previous: $15.6B+11.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.28B

Previous: $842M+52.5%
Total Assets

$57B

Previous: $52.7B+8.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$87M

Previous: $77M+13.0%

Revenue & EPS history

HCA · Revenue · Quarterly

$17.3B

Q1 2024+11.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company reaffirmed its 2024 estimated guidance ranges issued on January 30, 2024. The Company’s 2024 guidance contains a number of assumptions, including, among others, the Company’s current expectations regarding patient volumes and payor mix as well as general economic conditions, including inflation, and excludes the impact of items such as, but not limited to, gains or losses on sales of facilities, losses on retirement of debt, legal claims costs and impairment of long-lived assets.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.9%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

31 / 66 earnings

Positive

+16.1%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-21.9%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.2%-8.3%-16.8%
Q4 2025+6.2%+3.4%+11.3%
Q3 2025+1.5%+6.4%+11.6%
Q2 2025+0.8%+3.1%+3.8%
Q1 2025-4.0%+1.1%+10.3%
Q4 2024-3.8%+0.7%-2.7%
Q3 2024-10.6%-9.5%-18.5%
Q2 2024+5.7%+9.0%+17.7%
Q1 2024-0.9%-1.5%+1.5%
Q4 2023+6.3%+7.9%+8.7%
Q3 2023-6.5%-6.5%+5.0%
Q2 2023-3.2%-2.9%-3.2%
Q1 2023+5.7%+2.7%+4.3%
Q4 2022-0.6%+2.6%-2.2%
Q3 2022+0.8%+4.3%+10.3%
Q2 2022+9.6%+12.9%+18.6%
Q1 2022-21.9%-21.2%-24.0%
Q4 2021-1.4%-1.1%+5.5%
Q3 2021-7.0%-5.6%-8.1%
Q2 2021+14.5%+14.2%+13.3%
Q1 2021+2.5%+0.7%+4.5%
Q4 2020+3.7%+5.9%+5.6%
Q3 2020-4.4%-9.3%+12.5%
Q2 2020+16.1%+14.6%+21.2%
Q1 2020-5.4%-2.4%-2.2%
Q4 2019+2.6%-2.0%-10.1%
Q3 2019+6.2%+5.3%+10.3%
Q2 2019-8.7%-13.0%-17.4%
Q1 2019-1.1%+0.2%-2.3%
Q4 2018+5.6%+6.1%+5.5%
Q3 2018+3.5%+4.2%+12.0%
Q2 2018+14.9%+14.7%+21.4%
Q1 2018+2.1%+1.9%+7.7%
Q4 2017+3.6%+2.1%+1.9%
Q3 2017+0.9%+0.3%+11.6%
Q2 2017-5.2%-6.6%-7.9%
Q1 2017-1.2%-0.4%-0.1%
Q4 2016+3.4%+5.7%+10.2%
Q3 2016-2.1%-4.5%-9.6%
Q2 2016-1.1%-3.8%-4.8%
Q1 2016-1.7%
Q4 2015+3.1%
Q3 2015-0.1%
Q2 2015-2.8%
Q1 2015-1.2%
Q4 2014-1.7%
Q3 2014-2.1%
Q2 2014+4.1%
Q1 2014-1.2%
Q4 2013-1.0%
Q3 2013-5.1%
Q2 2013+0.1%
Q1 2013+3.8%
Q4 2012-1.1%
Q3 2012+8.0%
Q2 2012+1.1%
Q1 2012-1.1%
Q4 2009+3.5%
Q4 2011+3.5%
Q3 2011+2.6%
Q3 2010+2.6%
Q2 2011-20.6%
Q2 2010-20.6%
Q1 2011-0.2%
Q1 2010-0.2%
Q4 2010-0.2%

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