{
  "id": 19601315,
  "title": "Hapvida Adjusted Profit Falls 68% on Costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/hapvida-adjusted-profit-falls-68-on-costs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T03:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/hapvida-q3-2026-adjusted-profit-falls-68-percent-costs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hapvida, a Brazilian health insurer, saw its adjusted third-quarter net income fall 68.3% year-over-year to R$107.0 million, or about US$19.2 million, on Wednesday, 11 November. Despite a 3.9% rise in revenue, the company's profit fell due to higher costs associated with medical care. Revenue increased slightly to R$8.08 billion, or US$1.45 billion, driven by price hikes on health-plan contracts. However, the share of revenue spent on members' medical care grew, reaching 77.2% from 75.2% a year earlier. The company attributed the cost increase to seasonality, civil legal contingencies, and one-off expenses from closing and optimizing care facilities. Additionally, Hapvida reviewed loss-making and delinquent contracts, which reduced its beneficiary base to 15.695 million from 15.976 million a year earlier. The average gross ticket per health plan increased 7.0% to R$313.30, or US$56.12. The company's net debt rose by 24.7% to R$5.30 billion (US$949 million), though it was R$100.9 million lower than the end of June. The leverage, net debt divided by 12 months of adjusted EBITDA, was 1.67 times compared to 1.00 times a year earlier. Hapvida's shares are listed on B3, Brazil's stock exchange, under the ticker HAPV3. The company noted that contract adjustments, a different sales mix, and cancellation of loss-making contracts contributed to the lower average ticket. The recovery of profit depends on bringing down the loss ratio, rather than increasing the number of plans sold.",
  "summary": "Brazilian health insurer Hapvida earned US$19.2 million in adjusted Q3 profit, down 68%, as the share of revenue spent on members' care rose. The post Hapvida Adjusted Profit Falls 68% on Costs appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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}