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2004 Working Capital Survey Tables
Days sales outstanding, days inventory outstanding, days payables outstanding, and days working capital in 67 industry sectors.
CFO Staff, CFO Magazine




HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
COMPANY DSO DIO DPO DWC
2003 Change '03 - '02 Change '02 - '01 2003 Change '03 - '02 Change '02 - '01 2003 Change '03 - '02 Change '02 - '01 2003 Change '03 - '02 Change '02 - '01
ANTHEM 25 -21% +48% 2 -8% +52% 41 -36% +28% -14 -53% +10%
UNITEDHEALTH 9 -23% -9% 0 N/M N/M 20 -6% +13% -11 +15% +66%
OXFORD 2 -7% -29% 0 N/M N/M 10 -1% +3% -8 +0% +18%
WELLCHOICE 34 -14% -11% 0 N/M N/M 41 +3% -20% -8 N/M -84%
EXPRESS SCRIPTS 28 -6% -15% 3 -33% -0% 39 -3% -7% -8 +37% +69%
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE 7 -0% -2% 0 N/M N/M 15 -19% -5% -8 -31% -7%
HUMANA 14 +20% -2% 0 N/M N/M 13 -27% +4% 0 N/M +17%
WELLPOINT HEALTH 24 -6% +4% 0 N/M N/M 22 +2% -8% 3 -40% +173%
PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS 9 -9% -18% 0 N/M N/M 2 -55% +24% 7 +36% -39%
AMERIGROUP 9 -23% -7% 0 N/M N/M 1 -58% +15% 7 -11% -13%
SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES 15 -12% +2% 0 N/M N/M 5 -40% +36% 10 +15% -19%
MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES 20 +2% -8% 0 N/M N/M 6 +41% -19% 15 -7% -5%
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES 30 +13% -23% 2 -10% -39% 12 +25% -22% 20 +5% -26%
US ONCOLOGY 57 -9% -7% 1 -80% +2% 30 -30% +30% 28 +7% -35%
RES CARE INC KY 49 -1% -9% 0 N/M N/M 14 +7% +3% 35 -4% -13%
MARINER HEALTH CARE INC 50 +6% -2% 1 +13% -15% 15 +5% +7% 36 +6% -5%
MANOR CARE INC NEW 49 +1% -8% 0 N/M N/M 12 +2% -0% 37 +0% -11%
LINCARE HOLDINGS INC 48 -11% -16% 1 -30% -12% 11 +9% -24% 38 -16% -14%
KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC 48 +4% -30% 3 +1% -29% 13 -2% -14% 38 +7% -35%
HEALTH NET INC 11 -11% -17% 36 -1% +16% 9 -5% +5% 38 -3% +5%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC 50 -5% -1% 6 -8% +1% 18 -6% +3% 39 -5% -2%
SELECT MEDICAL CORP 60 -20% -9% 0 N/M N/M 16 +25% -2% 45 -29% -10%
APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC 52 -4% +3% 8 -3% -2% 15 -21% -17% 45 +4% +14%
TENET HEALTHCARE 67 +5% -12% 6 +2% -6% 27 +7% +8% 46 +3% -20%
SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC 48 -8% +45% 2 -68% +39% 4 -3% -23% 46 -14% +54%
HCA 52 +0% +5% 9 +2% -1% 15 -2% -2% 46 +1% +6%
NEIGHBORCARE 51 -2% -9% 9 -40% +67% 8 +3% +19% 52 -12% -1%
TRIAD HOSPITALS 57 +10% -14% 11 +7% -12% 15 +6% -18% 53 +10% -13%
RENAL CARE GROUP 63 +2% +0% 10 +1% +20% 13 -2% -0% 59 +3% +3%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES 70 -4% -1% 9 -3% -2% 19 -9% +20% 60 -2% -6%
DAVITA 70 +4% -8% 6 -13% -11% 13 -15% -7% 63 +7% -9%
Sector Average 30 -6% -3% 4 -8% +3% 20 -9% +9% 14 -1% -14%

DSO: Days Sales Outstanding
DIO: Days Inventory Outstanding
DPO: Days Payables Outstanding
DWC: Days Working Capital
* Adjusted for effects of securitization
N/M: Not meaningful

Source: REL Consultancy Group



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