Seek (ASX:SEK) Debt-to-Equity : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Seek Debt-to-Equity?

Seek's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$21 Mil. Seek's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$1,508 Mil. Seek's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$2,598 Mil. Seek's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Seek's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:SEK' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45 Med: 0.72 Max: 1.85
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Seek was 1.85. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.72.

ASX:SEK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.24% of 425 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.15 vs ASX:SEK: 0.59

Seek Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seek's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Seek Debt-to-Equity Chart

Seek Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.14

1.85

0.72

0.87

0.56

Seek Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.91	0.87	0.54	0.56	0.59

Competitive Comparison of Seek's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Seek's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Seek's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Seek's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Seek's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Seek Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Seek's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(20.1	+	1483.1)	/	2675.7
	=	0.56

Seek's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(20.5	+	1508)	/	2598.3
	=	0.59

Seek (ASX:SEK) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Seek (ASX:SEK) Business Description

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60 Cremorne Street, Cremorne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3121

Website

https://www.seek.com.au

Seek is a technology company operating in the employment segment. Seek's primary business is an online listings platform for employment, www.seek.com.au, which is the largest online listings platform for employment in Australia and New Zealand. Seek also owns and operates employment listings platforms in Southeast Asia and Latin America and operates an investment business in employment listings platforms and other employment related businesses.

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