Seven West Media (ASX:SWM) Debt-to-Equity : 1.12 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Seven West Media Debt-to-Equity?

Seven West Media's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$15 Mil. Seven West Media's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$471 Mil. Seven West Media's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$435 Mil. Seven West Media's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.12.

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 Seven West Media's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:SWM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.29 Med: 1.22 Max: 41.03
Current: 1.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Seven West Media was 41.03. The lowest was -8.29. And the median was 1.22.

ASX:SWM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.83% of 843 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs ASX:SWM: 1.12

Seven West Media Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Seven West Media Debt-to-Equity Chart

Seven West Media Annual Data

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Jun16

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Jun19

Jun20

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Jun22

Jun23

Debt-to-Equity

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6.37

-4.06

8.38

1.87

1.31

Seven West Media 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															2.61	1.87	1.34	1.31	1.12

Competitive Comparison of Seven West Media's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Seven West Media'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.

Seven West Media's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Seven West Media Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Seven West Media'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
	=	(13.488	+	484.339)	/	378.83
	=	1.31

Seven West Media'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
	=	(15.233	+	470.787)	/	434.941
	=	1.12

Seven West Media (ASX:SWM) 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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Seven West Media (ASX:SWM) Business Description

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50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park, Newspaper House, Perth, WA, AUS, 6017

Website

https://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au

Seven West Media operates Seven Network, a free-to-air television network spread across five capital cities, as well as many regional markets via Prime. It also owns most of the newspapers circulating in Western Australia (including the monopoly Perth, West Australian Newspapers). In the Australian online space, it operates broadcast on demand, or BVOD, service called 7plus.

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