Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC)

Pretax margin

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 917,000 759,000 822,000 743,000 755,000 963,000 1,366,000 1,422,000 1,325,000 1,644,000 605,000 558,000 434,000 -28,000 155,000 72,000 55,000 -4,000 203,000 223,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 19,652,000 19,309,000 19,100,000 18,691,000 18,369,000 18,331,000 18,348,000 18,611,000 18,679,000 19,267,000 18,533,000 17,726,000 17,697,000 17,142,000 17,794,000 18,454,000 18,479,000 18,292,000 18,213,000 18,159,000
Pretax margin 4.67% 3.93% 4.30% 3.98% 4.11% 5.25% 7.44% 7.64% 7.09% 8.53% 3.26% 3.15% 2.45% -0.16% 0.87% 0.39% 0.30% -0.02% 1.11% 1.23%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $917,000K ÷ $19,652,000K
= 4.67%

Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s pretax margin fluctuated over the past eight quarters, ranging from a low of 6.85% in Q1 2023 to a high of 10.19% in Q1 2022. The trend indicates some volatility in the company's ability to generate profits before accounting for taxes and suggests potential challenges in maintaining consistent profitability. It is important for Tenet Healthcare Corp. to carefully monitor and analyze the factors influencing its pretax margin to ensure sustainable financial performance and growth.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
THC
4.67%
HCA Holdings Inc
HCA
10.55%
Universal Health Services Inc
UHS
6.67%