Aetna Inc. Financial Reporting and Analysis
5. Financial Analysis on Aetna Inc. Company.
A. Decompose profitability (use both the traditional approach and the alternative approach) B. Ratio analysis (examine ratios: over time and in comparison to a competitor and/or to its industry)
NOTE:This analysis involves the strategic analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis, forecasting, and valuation of a company.
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http://investor.aetna.com/
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Introduction
Aetna Company was founded in the year 1853 in Hartford CT, as an insurance company. in the year 2016, Aetna recorded a revenue of U.S. $63.1 billion, up from U.S. $60.2 billion in the year 2017. However, total revenue for the year 2017 was $60.5 billion, a reduction of $1.6 billion from the previous year’s amount. The same trend was observed in the company’s net operating profits; where the operating income for financial year 2016 was $5.5 billion while that of the year 2017 was reported at $4.9 billion. The reduction in revenue was attributed to a tough economic environment for the company owing to the competitive nature of the health industry.
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