What does other states — payments for legal settlements mean?

This metric tracks the actual cash outflows related to the resolution of legal disputes, regulatory fines, or malpractice claims within the specified geographic segment. It provides a historical view of the financial impact of legal risks that have materialized into realized costs. Monitoring these payments helps investors evaluate the effectiveness of the company's risk management and compliance programs in that region.

Universal Health Services UHS Other States — Payments For Legal Settlements

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '20

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CLLegal Settlement

$0-100%

WTRGLitigation Settlement Amount Awarded To Other Party

$2.43M—

MCKLitigation liabilities

-$15M0.0%

VTRSChange in noncash litigation settlements, net

-$58M-184%

CMCLoss on legal settlement

$90.57M—

THCPayments for Restructuring and Litigation Costs

$57M+58.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.5B+9.6%

Operating income$502.9M+10.6%

Net income$348.7M+10.1%

EPS (diluted)$5.65+17.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$119.0M-6.1%

Total debt$5.1B+0.6%

Total equity$7.5B+10.0%

Total assets$15.7B+5.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$401.6M+11.5%

CapEx$217.2M-9.1%

Free cash flow$184.5M+52.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.55B-10.5%

Enterprise value$13.55B-7.2%

P/E5.6×-2.4×

P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.5%+0.6pp

Net margin8.6%+1.1pp

FCF margin5.1%-1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.3%+3.0pp

Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Universal Health Services in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForLegalSettlements.

The official record: Universal Health Services’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does other states — payments for legal settlements mean?: This metric tracks the actual cash outflows related to the resolution of legal disputes, regulatory fines, or malpractice claims within the specified geographic segment. It provides a historical view of the financial impact of legal risks that have materialized into realized costs. Monitoring these payments helps investors evaluate the effectiveness of the company's risk management and compliance programs in that region.