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Humana Inc. (HUM - Free Report) is one of the largest health care plan providers in the United States.
At present Humana’s core operations include the provision of health insurance benefits under Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS), and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans.
The company also provides other benefits with specialty products including dental, vision, and other supplementary benefits. Humana capitalizes on its established Accountable Care arrangement to provide its Medicare Advantage (MA) members with quality care at an affordable price.
Revenue: Revenues miss our estimates. Our consensus called for revenues of $13.61 billion, and the company reported revenues of $13.48 billion.
Key Stats to Note: Benefit ratio deteriorated 20 basis points to 85.2% in the quarter. Operating cost ratio improved 150basis points to 10.7%.
Cash flows from operations totaled $1.1 billion, which compared favorably to cash flow from operations of $502 million in the prior year quarter.
Check back later for our full write up on this HUM earnings report later!
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Humana's (HUM) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss
Humana Inc. (HUM - Free Report) is one of the largest health care plan providers in the United States.
At present Humana’s core operations include the provision of health insurance benefits under Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS), and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans.
The company also provides other benefits with specialty products including dental, vision, and other supplementary benefits. Humana capitalizes on its established Accountable Care arrangement to provide its Medicare Advantage (MA) members with quality care at an affordable price.
Currently, Humana has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), but that could definitely change following its earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:
Earnings: Humana surpassed our earnings estimate. Our consensus called for EPS of $2.55, and the company reported EPS of $2.75.
Humana Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
Humana Inc. Price and EPS Surprise | Humana Inc. Quote
Revenue: Revenues miss our estimates. Our consensus called for revenues of $13.61 billion, and the company reported revenues of $13.48 billion.
Key Stats to Note: Benefit ratio deteriorated 20 basis points to 85.2% in the quarter. Operating cost ratio improved 150basis points to 10.7%.
Cash flows from operations totaled $1.1 billion, which compared favorably to cash flow from operations of $502 million in the prior year quarter.
Check back later for our full write up on this HUM earnings report later!
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Here's another stock idea to consider. Much like petroleum 150 years ago, lithium power may soon shake the world, creating millionaires and reshaping geo-politics. Soon electric vehicles (EVs) may be cheaper than gas guzzlers. Some are already reaching 265 miles on a single charge.
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