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DaVita DVA U.S. dialysis — Provision for uncollectible accounts

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.4B+6.0%
Operating income$481.9M+9.8%
Net income$197.5M+21.2%
EPS (diluted)$2.87+43.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$726.4M+38.5%
Total debt$13.3B+6.7%
Total equity-$755.5M-183%
Total assets$17.5B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.8M+78.2%
CapEx$102.0M-28.8%
Free cash flow$218.8M+495%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.34B-16.0%
Enterprise value$25.95B-5.5%
P/E17.1×-1.4×
P/S-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin15.1%-0.7pp
Net margin5.6%-1.0pp
FCF margin10.8%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity159.1%+80.9pp
Debt / equity103.6×+92.8×
Current ratio1.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by DaVita in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept dva:ProvisionForExpectedCreditLosses.

The official record: DaVita’s 10-K, filed February 12, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does U.S. dialysis — provision for uncollectible accounts mean?
The estimated amount of revenue that is unlikely to be collected from patients or insurers.
How do you interpret U.S. dialysis — provision for uncollectible accounts?
An increase suggests higher credit risk, billing inefficiencies, or a shift toward less favorable payer reimbursement.
How does U.S. dialysis — provision for uncollectible accounts compare across companies?
Standard metric for all healthcare providers; peers report this to demonstrate the quality of their revenue and collection processes.