Financial Outlook Of The North American Healthcare Equipment Financing And Leasing Markets.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46382) has announced the addition of "North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Healthcare Equipment Financing and Leasing - Investment Analysis and Growth Opportunities" to their offering. Frost & Sullivan's healthcare equipment financing and leasing Financial Benchmarking
Benchmarking (also "best practice benchmarking" or "process benchmarking") is a process used in management and particularly strategic and Analysis (FBA FBA Federal Bar Association FBA Functional Behavior Assessment FBA Fibre Box Association (North America) FBA Forms Based Authentication (Microsoft Outlook Web Access) FBA Florida Bicycle Association ) service presents a financial outlook of the North American healthcare equipment financing and leasing market, highlighting major market and financial trends in select growth segments. The FBA focuses on the three segments of the North American healthcare equipment financing and leasing market, namely: small ticket, middle market and large ticket. Frost & Sullivan's Medical Devices Financial Benchmarking and Analysis (FBA) service presents a broad financial outline of the medical devices industry, highlighting major market and financial trends in key growth segments. It provides a comprehensive financial analysis of leading medical devices firms to support the investment and financial analysis needs of decision makers in the marketplace. The current study within the service focuses on the following key growth sectors of the North American Healthcare Equipment Financing and Leasing market: small ticket, middle market, and large ticket. High Levels of Debt in Hospitals Capital Structure Hospitals, the key end-users for healthcare equipment, have substantial levels of debt employed in their capital structure. An analysis of their financials revealed that they recorded a long-term debt Long-Term Debt Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year. Notes: For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt. to equity ratio of 1.3x for the year 2005, compared to an average long-term debt to equity ratio of 0.4x for the healthcare sector as a whole. Such high levels of leverage highlight the need for off-balance sheet financing and the potential leasing opportunities present within the healthcare space. Healthcare Vertical One of the Fastest Growing in the Leasing Industry Leasing as an alternative financing option is increasingly gaining popularity. This is evidenced by the fact that, at present, approximately one-third of all capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. in the U.S. is financed through leasing. The healthcare vertical is one of the fastest growing sectors in the leasing industry, with diagnostic imaging equipment representing a majority of the healthcare leasing market. Various factors, such as the increasing demand for healthcare information technology, an ageing population, highly geared hospitals, and rapid technological advancements are driving growth in the healthcare leasing market. Benefits of the Service * Comprehensive industry mapping of public and private companies * Growth opportunities for public and private companies * Comprehensive financial benchmarking * Fundamental industry data and tracking * Proprietary industry research on select markets * Valuation and financial metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. * Global coverage * Confidential analyst briefings on research findings * Unlimited analyst access * Quarterly and ad-hoc research services * Workshops, seminars and briefings to supplement the value of the written work * Ability to provide input on the topics addressed and researched as part of the service Market Sectors Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following sectors in this research: * Small Ticket * Middle Market * Large Ticket Whats Included * Market dynamics * Industry economics * Competitive profiles of leading participants * Investment themes * Sector scorecard * Growth monitor for about 20 companies * End-user (job) end-user - The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong. financial analysis by groups (hospitals, home healthcare, medical practitioners and long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. ) * Historical mergers & acquisitions for 5 years * IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. analysis for the period 1994-2006 For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46382 |
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