GE Healthcare's Healthy Addition to the Bottom Line

GE Healthcare's Healthy Addition to the Bottom Line

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The video discusses GE's strategy to monetize 50% of its healthcare unit to manage debt and improve cash flow. It explores the impact on EBITDA and the challenges faced by GE's power unit, which is experiencing significant losses. The video also covers GE's leverage targets and market reactions, as well as plans for a healthcare IPO and asset sales. Larry Culp's detailed approach to addressing operational issues is highlighted, along with the stabilization efforts in the power unit.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum percentage of GE Healthcare that can be sold while keeping the spinoff tax-free?

20%

30%

50%

70%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the operating loss for GE's power unit in the fourth quarter?

$1.2 billion

$500 million

$872 million

$1 billion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What approach is Larry Culp taking to address issues in GE's power unit?

Outsourcing management

High-level strategic reviews

Detailed operational reviews

Increasing production

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is GE's target leverage ratio for its industrial business by 2020?

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the market's reaction to GE's reiterated financial targets?

Indifference

Positive reaction in the bond market

Negative reaction in the stock market

No change in market behavior