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45. WellPoint
WellPoint
Get Quote: WLP
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 45 (Previous rank: 42)
CEO: Angela F. Braly
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WellPoint is a massive health insurer, with over 34 million members, roughly 11% of the total U.S. population, though the company's membership will soon decline. During its 2011 fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Angela Braly said that it is stepping out of its business insuring senior citizens in California. Already, membership decreased by about 100,000 that quarter and will decline by about 600,000 in 2012.

Wellpoint faces a difficult future. It missed analyst expectations in the fourth quarter last year as net income declined by 39% to $335 million. The company is also exposed, going forward, to volatility in the health insurance market.

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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2010
Revenues 60,710.7 3.2
Profits 2,646.7 -8.3
Assets 52,018.8 —
Stockholders' equity 23,288.2 —
Market value (3/29/2012) 23,974.7 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 4.4
Assets 5.1
Stockholders' equity 11.4
Earnings per share  
2011 $ 7.25
% change from 2010 4.5
2001-2011 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2011 18.2
2001-2011 annual rate 10.5
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 UnitedHealth Group 22 101,862.0
2 WellPoint 45 60,710.7
3 Humana 79 36,832.0
4 Aetna 89 33,779.8
5 Cigna 130 21,998.0
6 Coventry Health Care 219 12,186.7
7 Health Net 221 11,901.0
8 Amerigroup 385 6,318.4
9 WellCare Health Plans 401 6,106.9
10 Centene 453 5,340.6
11 Molina Healthcare 500 4,769.9
Issue date: May 21, 2012
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120 Monument Circle
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-488-6000
www.wellpoint.com
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