UnitedHealth Group, Inc. - 2012 Corporate Analysis
UnitedHealth is one of the biggest and most diversified health insurers in the US. It holds a huge market share in the Medicare market, which is expected to boom in the coming years as a notable number of Americans will enter the retirement age.
The core competencies of UnitedHealth lie in processing transactions based on advanced technology, health care data mining, as well as health care resource organization and care facilitation. The Group has leveraged these capabilities in two broad market areas - health benefits (offering health related benefit plans) and health services (ranging from plan administration to health programs).
Also, its commendable data mining capabilities have made UnitedHealth the synonym for one of the largest claims databases in the industry.
The Group expects the individual health benefits market to double in size from 15 million to 33 million people as states implement national health care reforms in the next decade.
UnitedHealth faces stiff competition from companies like WellPoint, Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corporation, Coventry Health Care, Inc., Health Net, Inc., Humana Inc under its Health Benefits business, Its Health Services business, Optum, competes with Medco Health Solutions, Inc., CVS Caremark Corporation and Express Scripts, Inc. and a broad and diverse set of businesses.
The report analyzes UnitedHealth in terms of its business strategies, its financial capabilities and also its business segments. Also, the performance of the company in terms of its close competitors has been evaluated in the report.
The core competencies of UnitedHealth lie in processing transactions based on advanced technology, health care data mining, as well as health care resource organization and care facilitation. The Group has leveraged these capabilities in two broad market areas - health benefits (offering health related benefit plans) and health services (ranging from plan administration to health programs).
Also, its commendable data mining capabilities have made UnitedHealth the synonym for one of the largest claims databases in the industry.
The Group expects the individual health benefits market to double in size from 15 million to 33 million people as states implement national health care reforms in the next decade.
UnitedHealth faces stiff competition from companies like WellPoint, Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corporation, Coventry Health Care, Inc., Health Net, Inc., Humana Inc under its Health Benefits business, Its Health Services business, Optum, competes with Medco Health Solutions, Inc., CVS Caremark Corporation and Express Scripts, Inc. and a broad and diverse set of businesses.
The report analyzes UnitedHealth in terms of its business strategies, its financial capabilities and also its business segments. Also, the performance of the company in terms of its close competitors has been evaluated in the report.
1. COMPANY BACKGROUNDER
1.1 Corporate Overview
1.2 Key Facts
1.3 Corporate Timeline
2. BUSINESS FOCUS
2.1 Business Description
2.2 Products & Services
3. CORPORATE OVERVIEW
3.1 Organizational Structure
3.2 Corporate Hierarchical Structure
3.3 Executive Biographies
3.4 Ownership Structure
3.5 Key Partnerships
3.6 Mergers & Acquisitions
3.7 Significant Developments
4. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
4.1 SWOT
4.1.1 Strengths
4.1.2 Weaknesses
4.1.3 Opportunities
4.1.4 Threats
4.2 Strategic Focus
5. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
5.1 Financial Performance
5.2 Sales and Earnings Analysis
5.3 Ratio Analysis
5.4 Stock Performance
6. COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
6.1 Major Competitors
6.2 Peer Comparison at a Glance
6.3 Financial Comparison
6.4 Stock Chart
6.4.1 Share Price Comparison
6.4.2 Market Capitalization
7. GROUP OUTLOOK
7.1 Revenue and Net Income Estimates
1.1 Corporate Overview
1.2 Key Facts
1.3 Corporate Timeline
2. BUSINESS FOCUS
2.1 Business Description
2.2 Products & Services
3. CORPORATE OVERVIEW
3.1 Organizational Structure
3.2 Corporate Hierarchical Structure
3.3 Executive Biographies
3.4 Ownership Structure
3.5 Key Partnerships
3.6 Mergers & Acquisitions
3.7 Significant Developments
4. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
4.1 SWOT
4.1.1 Strengths
4.1.2 Weaknesses
4.1.3 Opportunities
4.1.4 Threats
4.2 Strategic Focus
5. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
5.1 Financial Performance
5.2 Sales and Earnings Analysis
5.3 Ratio Analysis
5.4 Stock Performance
6. COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
6.1 Major Competitors
6.2 Peer Comparison at a Glance
6.3 Financial Comparison
6.4 Stock Chart
6.4.1 Share Price Comparison
6.4.2 Market Capitalization
7. GROUP OUTLOOK
7.1 Revenue and Net Income Estimates
TABLES OF CHARTS
Figure 2.1: Revenue by Business Segments, 2011
Figure 5.1: Revenue Comparison, Q211 vs. Q212
Figure 5.2: Net Earnings Comparison, Q211 vs. Q212
Figure 5.3: Revenues of UnitedHealth Group, 2007-2011
Figure 5.4: Net Earnings of UnitedHealth Group, 2007-2011
Figure 5.5: Peers - Net Profit Margin
Figure 5.6: Peers - Return on Assets
Figure 5.7: Peers - Return on Equity
Figure 5.8: Stock Price Performance, October 2011-September 2012
Figure 6.1: Peers - Total Revenues Comparison, 2011
Figure 6.2: Peers - Net Income Comparison, 2011
Figure 6.3: Peers - Stock Price Comparison, October 2011-September 2012
Table 1.1 UnitedHealth - Key Facts
Table 3.2 Ownership Information
Table 3.3 Institutional Ownership
Table 3.4 Mergers & Acquisitions
Table 3.5 Significant Developments
Figure 2.1: Revenue by Business Segments, 2011
Figure 5.1: Revenue Comparison, Q211 vs. Q212
Figure 5.2: Net Earnings Comparison, Q211 vs. Q212
Figure 5.3: Revenues of UnitedHealth Group, 2007-2011
Figure 5.4: Net Earnings of UnitedHealth Group, 2007-2011
Figure 5.5: Peers - Net Profit Margin
Figure 5.6: Peers - Return on Assets
Figure 5.7: Peers - Return on Equity
Figure 5.8: Stock Price Performance, October 2011-September 2012
Figure 6.1: Peers - Total Revenues Comparison, 2011
Figure 6.2: Peers - Net Income Comparison, 2011
Figure 6.3: Peers - Stock Price Comparison, October 2011-September 2012
Table 1.1 UnitedHealth - Key Facts
Table 3.2 Ownership Information
Table 3.3 Institutional Ownership
Table 3.4 Mergers & Acquisitions
Table 3.5 Significant Developments
