Behind the Rankings
The management of working capital combines two measures, weighted equally:
1. Days of Working Capital (DWC) = (Receivables + Inventory Payables) ÷ (Sales ÷ 365 Days). If payables exceed the sum of receivables and inventory, DWC is negative.
2. Cash Conversion Efficiency (CCE) = Cash Flow from Operations ÷ Sales.
The overall ranking: (Highest Overall CCE Company CCE) ÷ (Highest Overall CCE Lowest Overall CCE) + (Lowest Overall DWC Company DWC) ÷ (Lowest Overall DWC Highest Overall DWC). Days of Sales Outstanding (DSO), Inventory Turns, and Days of Payables Outstanding (DPO) are not part of the overall ranking criteria. Industry averages consider all companies in an industry, not just the top five.
Sources: REL Consultancy Group, Piranha Web
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HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS | ||||||||||||
Over- all Rank | Company Name | Prior Year Sales | Cash Conver. Effic. | Days Working Capital | Days Sales Outst. | Inven. Turns | Days Payable Outst. | |||||
CCE | Rk. | DWC | Rk. | DSO | Rk. | Ts. | Rk. | DPO | Rk. | |||
185 | APRIA HEALTH- CARE GROUP INC | $1,014 | 16% | 169 | 43 | 389 | 55 | 612 | 16 | 194 | 20 | 791 |
310 | HEALTH- SOUTH CORP | $4,195 | 17% | 143 | 82 | 729 | 81 | 881 | 31 | 100 | 7 | 983 |
326 | HCA HEALTH- CARE CO | $16,670 | 9% | 449 | 37 | 315 | 43 | 429 | 17 | 173 | 15 | 899 |
342 | HEALTH NET INC | $8,706 | 1% | 910 | (8) | 23 | 16 | 127 | 13 | 244 | 47 | 164 |
392 | VENCOR INC NEW | $2,666 | 9% | 431 | 49 | 446 | 60 | 677 | 60 | 50 | 15 | 900 |
496 | HEALTH MANAGE- MENT ASSOC. | $1,578 | 11% | 319 | 75 | 669 | 83 | 892 | 28 | 108 | 17 | 859 |
513 | QUORUM HEALTH GROUP INC | $1,763 | 8% | 510 | 58 | 522 | 70 | 801 | 21 | 140 | 19 | 802 |
531 | EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC | $6,787 | 4% | 731 | 40 | 353 | 55 | 611 | 46 | 73 | 23 | 667 |
579 | CARE- MARK RX INC | $4,430 | -2% | 967 | 11 | 108 | 24 | 186 | 18 | 163 | 32 | 398 |
604 | TENET HEALTH- CARE CORP | $11,414 | 6% | 666 | 58 | 523 | 74 | 837 | 27 | 113 | 23 | 671 |
637 | PHYCOR INC | $1,516 | 10% | 419 | 85 | 758 | 92 | 929 | 55 | 56 | 11 | 958 |
651 | BEVERLY ENTERPR. INC NEW | $2,626 | 3% | 799 | 49 | 441 | 56 | 621 | 51 | 65 | 12 | 941 |
671 | PEERLESS TUBE CO | $14,381 | -3% | 984 | 16 | 145 | 21 | 168 | 2,427 | 2 | 22 | 704 |
773 | MARINER POST ACUTE NETWORK INC | $2,118 | 1% | 925 | 53 | 482 | 70 | 799 | 67 | 42 | 21 | 754 |
832 | SUN HEALTH- CARE GROUP INC | $2,529 | 0% | 941 | 61 | 544 | 65 | 741 | 57 | 54 | 10 | 967 |
854 | GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES INC | $2,434 | 1% | 888 | 75 | 668 | 79 | 867 | 24 | 129 | 17 | 856 |
867 | DAVITA INC | $1,445 | 6% | 674 | 102 | 848 | 115 | 979 | 32 | 97 | 20 | 773 |
980 | GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC | $1,507 | -5% | 993 | 118 | 904 | 122 | 983 | 14 | 226 | 24 | 646 |
586 | Industry Average | $4,877 | 5% | 56 | 66 | 167 | 20 |