Consolidated Communications Holdings (FRA:C8C) Debt-to-Equity : 2.79 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Consolidated Communications Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €17 Mil. Consolidated Communications Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1,958 Mil. Consolidated Communications Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €707 Mil. Consolidated Communications Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.79.

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

FRA:C8C' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.06 Med: 4.9 Max: 8.14
Current: 2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Consolidated Communications Holdings was 8.14. The lowest was 2.06. And the median was 4.90.

FRA:C8C's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.41% of 345 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs FRA:C8C: 2.79

Consolidated Communications Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Consolidated Communications Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Consolidated Communications Holdings Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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6.68

5.72

2.57

2.06

2.79

Consolidated Communications Holdings Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.06	2.16	2.42	2.56	2.79

Competitive Comparison of Consolidated Communications Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Consolidated Communications Holdings'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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Consolidated Communications Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Consolidated Communications Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year 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
	=	(16.896	+	1957.718)	/	707.243
	=	2.79

Consolidated Communications Holdings'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
	=	(16.896	+	1957.718)	/	707.243
	=	2.79

Consolidated Communications Holdings (FRA:C8C) 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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Consolidated Communications Holdings (FRA:C8C) Business Description

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Address

2116 South 17th Street, Mattoon, IL, USA, 61938-5973

Website

https://www.consolidated.com

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc provides communication services for business and residential customers across various states in the U.S. Its business product suite includes data and Internet solutions, voice, data center services, security services, managed and IT services, and an expanded suite of cloud services. It provides wholesale solutions to wireless and wireline carriers and other service providers including data, voice, network connections, and custom fiber builds and last-mile connections. It offers residential high-speed Internet, video, phone, and home security services as well as multi-service residential and small business bundles.

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