The traditional financial ratios that analysts use to study a health plan's GAAP-based financial statements...

Liquidity ratios to measure a health plan's ability to meet its current liabilities

Activity ratios relate the returns of a health plan to its sales, total revenues, assets, stockholders' equity, capital, surplus, or stock share price

Leverage ratios to measure how quickly a health plan converts specified financial statement items into premium income or cash

Profitability ratios to measure the effect that fixed costs have on magnifying a health plan's risk and return