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Financial Analysis Case Study Complete Case 1, River Community Hospital (A): Rev

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Financial Analysis Case Study

Complete Case 1, River Community Hospital (A):

Review Case 1, pages 3--12, You will find a case spreadsheet model via the Student Spreadsheets.

Write a case review that assesses hospital financial performance. Your review should be approximately three pages.

CASE 1       Student Version Copyright 2014 Health Administration Press 11/28/2015                 RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (A)                        Assessing Hospital Performance Case 1 presents the opportunity to conduct an extensive financial statement and operating indicator analysis on a 210-bed not-for-profit hospital. The case includes statement of cash flows analyses, Du Pont analyses, ratio analyses, and economic value added analyses. The instructor version of the model is the same as this model. The key to student success in this case lies in interpretation of the data presented rather than number crunching. However, there is ample opportunity for students to extend the model to include percentage change analysis and common size analysis, as well as to create graphs (charts) as needed to present their findings. Note that the industry data used in this case are for instructional use only, and do not represent actual industry data for the time period of the case. Statements of Operations (Millions of Dollars): Revenues 2011 2012 2013     Net patient service revenue $ 28.796 $ 30.576 $ 34.582     Other revenue       1.237       1.853       1.834         Total revenues $ 30.033 $ 32.429 $ 36.416 Expenses     Salaries and wages $ 12.245 $ 12.468 $ 13.994     Fringe benefits       1.830       2.408       2.568     Interest expense       1.181       1.598       1.776     Depreciation       2.350       2.658       2.778     Medical supplies and drugs       0.622       0.655       0.776     Professional liability       0.140       0.201       0.218     Other       9.036     10.339     11.848         Total expenses $ 27.404 $ 30.327 $ 33.958 Net income $   2.629 $   2.102 $   2.458 Balance Sheets (Millions of Dollars): Assets 2011 2012 2013     Cash and investments $   4.673 $   5.069 $   2.795     Accounts receivable (net)       4.359       5.674       7.413     Inventories       0.432       0.523       0.601     Other current assets       0.308       0.703       0.923         Total current assets $   9.772 $ 11.969 $ 11.732     Gross plant and equipment $ 47.786 $ 55.333 $ 59.552     Accumulated depreciation     11.820     14.338     17.009         Net plant and equipment $ 35.966 $ 40.995 $ 42.543         Total assets $ 45.738 $ 52.964 $ 54.275 Liabilities and Net Assets     Accounts payable $   0.928 $   1.253 $   1.760     Accruals       1.460       1.503       1.176     Current portion of long-term debt       0.110       1.341       1.465         Total current liabilities $   2.498 $   4.097 $   4.401     Long-term debt $ 15.673 $ 19.222 $ 17.795     Net assets $ 27.567 $ 29.645 $ 32.079         Total liabilities and net assets $ 45.738 $ 52.964 $ 54.275 Statements of Cash Flows (Millions of Dollars): Cash Flows from Operating Activities 2012 2013     Net income $   2.102 $   2.458     Depreciation       2.633       2.756     Change in accounts receivable      (1.315)      (1.739)     Change in inventories      (0.091)      (0.078)     Change in other current assets      (0.395)      (0.220)     Change in accounts payable       0.325       0.507     Change in accruals       0.043      (0.327)         Net cash flow from operations $   3.302 $   3.357 Cash Flows from Investing Activities     Investment in plant and equipment $ (7.686) $ (4.328) Cash Flows from Financing Activities     Change in long-term debt $   3.549 $ (1.427)     Change in current portion of long-term debt       1.231       0.124         Net cash flow from financing $   4.780 $ (1.303) Net increase (decrease) in cash and investments $   0.396 $ (2.274) Beginning cash and investments       4.673       5.069 Ending cash and investments $   5.069 $   2.795 Note: The depreciation and fixed asset acquisitions data in the statements of           cash flows are somewhat different than they would be if calculated           directly from the other financial statements because of asset revaluations. Operating Revenue and Expense Allocation (Millions of Dollars): 2011 2012 2013 Operating revenue     Gross inpatient service $ 26.117 $ 29.148 $ 33.216     Gross outpatient service       6.535       9.130     11.912         Gross patient service revenue $ 32.652 $ 38.278 $ 45.128     Contractual allowances $   1.729 $   5.196 $   7.516     Bad debt and charity care       2.127       2.506       3.030         Total revenue deductions $   3.856 $   7.702 $ 10.546         Net patient service revenue $ 28.796 $ 30.576 $ 34.582 Operating expenses     Inpatient service $ 20.573 $ 22.229 $ 24.771     Outpatient service       6.831       8.098       9.187         Total operating expenses $ 27.404 $ 30.327 $ 33.958 Selected Operating Data: 2011 2012 2013 Medicare discharges 2,721 2,860 2,741 Total discharges 8,784 8,318 8,576 Outpatient visits 32,285 32,878 36,796 Licensed beds 210 210 210 Staffed beds 193 197 178 Patient days 44,085 42,434 40,062 All-payer Case Mix Index 1.2869 1.2993 1.3161 Full-time equivalents 610.8 625.8 619.3 Selected Financial Ratios: 2013 Industry Data (200-299 Beds) 2011 2012 2013 +Quartile Median -Quartile Profitability Ratios     Total margin 8.75% 6.48% 6.75% 5.58% 3.48% 0.53%     Return on assets 5.75% 3.97% 4.53% 5.80% 3.10% 0.40%     Return on equity 9.54% 7.09% 7.66% 15.66% 6.01% 0.62%     Deductible ratio 0.12 0.20 0.23 0.34 0.26 0.18 Liquidity Ratios     Current ratio 3.91 2.92 2.67 2.53 1.99 1.48     Days cash on hand 68.08 66.87 32.72 32.35 15.89 6.24 Debt Management Ratios     Debt ratio 39.73% 44.03% 40.90% 62.90% 48.40% 35.20%     Debt to equity 56.85% 64.84% 55.47% 127.00% 64.70% 26.90%     Times interest earned 3.23 2.32 2.38 4.29 2.23 1.14     Cash flow coverage 5.22 3.98 3.95 5.32 3.22 1.76 Asset Management Ratios     Fixed asset turnover 0.84 0.79 0.86 2.20 1.76 1.49     Total asset turnover 0.66 0.61 0.67 1.04 0.89 0.75     Current asset turnover 3.07 2.71 3.10 3.94 3.38 2.88     Days in patient accounts receivable 55.25 67.73 78.24 87.53 75.67 63.33     Average payment period (days) 36.39 54.05 51.52 71.24 56.52 45.84 Other Ratios     Average age of plant (years) 5.03 5.39 6.12 8.86 7.39 6.14 Selected Operating Indicators: 2013 Industry Data (200-299 Beds) 2011 2012 2013 +Quartile Median -Quartile Profit Indicators     Profit per inpatient discharge $280.03 $126.72 $79.61 $89.04 ($21.30) ($120.08)     Profit per outpatient visit ($33.07) ($24.49) ($1.60) $6.22 $0.66 ($7.01) Net Revenue Indicators     Net revenue per discharge $2,622 $2,799 $2,968 $4,091 $3,411 $2,815     Net revenue per visit $179 $222 $248 $201 $139 $98     Medicare revenue percentage 30.98% 34.38% 31.96% 43.47% 36.60% 31.25%     Bad debt / charity care percentage 6.51% 6.55% 6.71% 7.89% 4.76% 2.97%     Contractual allowance percentage 5.30% 13.57% 16.65% 25.27% 20.02% 12.12%     Outpatient revenue percentage 20.01% 23.85% 26.40% 25.26% 21.03% 17.44% Volume Indicators     Occupancy rate 62.58% 59.01% 61.66% 67.12% 58.10% 47.84%     Average daily census 120.78 116.26 109.76 173.23 144.73 114.39 Length of Stay Indicators     Average length of stay (days) 5.02 5.10 4.67 6.80 6.07 5.41     Adjusted length of stay 3.90 3.93 3.55 6.48 5.36 4.52 Expense Indicators     Expense per discharge $2,342 $2,672 $2,888 $3,937 $3,392 $2,972     Expense per adjusted discharge $1,820 $2,057 $2,195 $3,417 $2,924 $2,572     Expense per visit $212 $246 $250 $202.23 $141.97 $111.53     All-payer Case Mix Index     1.2869     1.2993     1.3161     1.2795     1.1756     1.0259 Efficiency Indicators     FTEs per occupied bed 4.04 4.10 4.15 4.59 4.15 3.77     Labor hours/visit 7.88 9.44 9.24 8.66 5.84 4.68 Unit Cost Indicators     Salary per FTE $20,047 $19,923 $22,596 $24,447 $22,517 $20,347     Fringe benefits percentage 14.94% 19.31% 18.35% 19.58% 17.04% 15.18%     Liability expense per discharge $15.94 $24.16 $25.42 $80.94 $42.05 $18.31 Note: The quartile values are based on the upper and lower numerical values regardless of whether that value is good or bad. The interpretation is left to the analyst.

Explanation / Answer

After Looking at Statement of Operation we can notice that the Net Income though is Positive it has not recovered afer the Previous year fall as far as % of Revenue. Though the revenue is showing continous growth the Net income has come done compare to two years back. Another Factor to notice is the Net Income compare to Assets of the company which has improved compared to last year however I was much better a year before Previous year . This shows that top to bottom growth is not consistant and Expenses needs to be checked out most likely the Fringe Benefits. Return on Equity which is in the range of 7% to 9 % needs to be comapared with the economic growth rates and interest rates prevailng in the market and though the trend is not so good actual profit making process of the Operation is still there. 7-8 % retun can be considered good for a non profit making organisation

Balance Sheet & Cash Flow- Looking at the balance sheet one thing which is a concern is the increasing Accounts receivable with decreasing cash and cash equivalents and thus showing that the collection Process is not showing desired result as cash position has come down by 40% in 2 years. Operating Revenue and Expense Allocation shows that there is an acceleration in the Gross outpatient service which gives an opportunity to convert these services more efficiently to increase the revenue.     Contractual allowances is another area which needs to control as the cost has gone too high in two years.

Most of the Financial Ratios shown in the case shows a downward trend specially Previous year and a recovery this year however not upto the level where it was prior to previous year however as per the benchmarking the ratios are goods and represent better position if standards are considered example Current ratio though gone down from 3.91 to 2.67 in two years but still it is better than the standards which is 2 ideally . Profitability Ratios which we already discussed shows downward trend. Among   Debt Management Ratios are Debt to equity ratios are average however Times Interest earned is Solid with Good 3.23 though slipping to 2.38 this year . Asset turnover ratios are fine however the biggest concern is the Days Accounts receivable which has gone way to high from 55.25 to   78.24 days which will increase the risk of Bad debts

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