Ben H.
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Cigna + Humana = Cigmana ?
It's been reported that a merger is in the works.
What do CI + HUM Q3 2023 financials look like together?
1/ Potential Merger
-It’s been reported that Cigna (“CI”) and Humana (“HUM”) are exploring a merger
-Let’s compare Q3 2023 results to understand the financial implications
2/ Insurance vs. Healthcare Services Segments
-Cigna generates most Revenue through Healthcare Services (75%)
-Humana generates most Revenue through Insurance (85%)
-Combined -> 53% Healthcare Services & 47% Insurance
Note: similar to UnitedHealth Group (“UNH”) -> 45% Healthcare Services and 55% Insurance
3/ Operating Profit / Loss
-Together CI + HUM would rival CVS and UnitedHealth Group in Revenues:
-UNH -> $92.4 Billion (Q3 2023)
-CVS -> $89.8 Billion (Q3 2023)
-CI + HUM -> $75.5 Billion (Q3 2023)
-would have had similar Operating Profits to CVS, while still trailing UNH:
-UNH -> $8.5 Billion (Q3 2023)
-CVS -> $3.7 Billion (Q3 2023)
-CI + HUM -> $3.4 Billion (Q3 2023)
4/ Membership
-Cigna insures and/or services a lot of Commercial business (~16 million)
-Humana has a large block of Medicare Advantage business (~5.9 million)
-Combined their block would rival