Emmis Communications (Emmis Communications) Debt-to-Equity : 0.55 (As of Feb. 2020)

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What is Emmis Communications Debt-to-Equity?

Emmis Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was $8.82 Mil. Emmis Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was $56.64 Mil. Emmis Communications's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was $119.92 Mil. Emmis Communications's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was 0.55.

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 Emmis Communications's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

EMMSP.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -56.41 Med: 1.7 Max: 8.94
Current: 0.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Emmis Communications was 8.94. The lowest was -56.41. And the median was 1.70.

EMMSP.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.285 vs EMMSP.PFD: 0.55

Emmis Communications Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Emmis Communications Debt-to-Equity Chart

Emmis Communications Annual Data

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Feb20

Debt-to-Equity

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-4.67

-5.79

2.92

1.12

0.55

Emmis Communications Quarterly Data
	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18	Nov18	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.12	1.46	1.09	0.55	0.55

Competitive Comparison of Emmis Communications's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Emmis Communications'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.

Emmis Communications's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Emmis Communications Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Emmis Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2020 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
	=	(8.82	+	56.644)	/	119.924
	=	0.55

Emmis Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 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
	=	(8.82	+	56.644)	/	119.924
	=	0.55

Emmis Communications (OTCPK:EMMSP.PFD) 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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Emmis Communications (Emmis Communications) Business Description

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Address

40 Monument Circle, Suite 700, One EMMIS Plaza, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46204

Website

https://www.emmis.com

Emmis Corp, formerly Emmis Communications Corp is a diversified media company principally focused on radio broadcasting. The company owns and operates radio and magazine entities in large and medium-sized markets throughout the United States. Its operations have aligned into two business segments: Radio and Publishing. A vast majority of revenue is generated from the Radio segment. The company generates revenue in the form of Advertising; Circulation, which includes revenues from digital and home delivery subscriptions; Nontraditional, which includes ticket sales and sponsorship of events on their stations and magazine conduct; LMA(Local Marketing Agreement) Fees; and other revenues.

Executives

Paul V. Brenner	officer: President	40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Ryan A Hornaday	officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer	40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
James M Dubin	director	ONE MADISON PLACE, HARRISON NY 10528
Herbert Simon	other: Member of 10% owner 13d group	115 W WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Hsjs, Llc	other: Member of 10% owner 13d group	C/O MELVIN SIMON & ASSOCIATES, 225 W WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
2012 Retention Plan Trust	10 percent owner	40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Michelle Duncan Bergman	director	25 WEST ROAD, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Joseph R Siegelbaum	director	40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
David Gale	director	220 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 426, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bradley Louis Radoff	10 percent owner	2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Group, Lllp Djd	other: member of 10% owner group	4221 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, TAMPA FL 33607
Family Foundation Radoff	10 percent owner	2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Defosset Don	other: member of 10% owner group	4221 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, TAMPA FL 33607
Smith Management Llc	10 percent owner	885 THIRD AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Alden Global Capital Ltd	10 percent owner	THIRD FLOOR, ONE WAVERLEY PLACE, UNION STREET, ST. HELIER Y9 JE2 3RF