Life Healthcare (LHC) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Life Healthcare (LHC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.37x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of ZAC993.00 Million exceeds net income of ZAC725.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore LHC operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Life Healthcare Cash Flow Quality Index (2009–2024)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Life Healthcare across 16 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Life Healthcare (LHC) cash conversion ratio.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Life Healthcare (2009–2024)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Life Healthcare.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (ZAC) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.37x | ZAC3.72 Billion | ZAC2.73 Billion | ▼ -92.3% |
| 2023 | 17.69x | ZAC4.67 Billion | ZAC264.00 Million | ▲ +937.5% |
| 2022 | 1.71x | ZAC4.23 Billion | ZAC2.48 Billion | ▼ -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.97x | ZAC5.14 Billion | ZAC2.62 Billion | ▼ -71.7% |
| 2020 | 6.96x | ZAC4.04 Billion | ZAC581.00 Million | ▲ +453.7% |
| 2019 | 1.26x | ZAC4.66 Billion | ZAC3.71 Billion | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.57x | ZAC4.44 Billion | ZAC2.84 Billion | ▼ -18.7% |
| 2017 | 1.93x | ZAC3.72 Billion | ZAC1.93 Billion | ▲ +80.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07x | ZAC3.06 Billion | ZAC2.86 Billion | ▲ +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.94x | ZAC2.94 Billion | ZAC3.11 Billion | ▲ +48.0% |
| 2014 | 0.64x | ZAC2.54 Billion | ZAC3.97 Billion | ▼ -56.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48x | ZAC2.61 Billion | ZAC1.76 Billion | ▼ -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.53x | ZAC2.29 Billion | ZAC1.50 Billion | ▲ +64.6% |
| 2011 | 0.93x | ZAC1.95 Billion | ZAC2.09 Billion | ▼ -16.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12x | ZAC1.84 Billion | ZAC1.64 Billion | ▲ +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07x | ZAC1.40 Billion | ZAC1.31 Billion | — |