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Graham Holdings Co (Graham Holdings Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.31 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Graham Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity?

Graham Holdings Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $138 Mil. Graham Holdings Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,106 Mil. Graham Holdings Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,043 Mil. Graham Holdings Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.31.

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

GHC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 0.25   Max: 0.34
Current: 0.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Graham Holdings Co was 0.34. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.25.

GHC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.34% of 224 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 0.34 vs GHC: 0.31

Graham Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Graham Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Graham Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.27 0.26 0.32 0.32

Graham Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Graham Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Graham Holdings Co'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.


Graham Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Graham Holdings Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Graham Holdings Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Graham Holdings Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Holdings Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Graham Holdings Co  (NYSE:GHC) 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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Graham Holdings Co (Graham Holdings Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1300 North 17th Street, 17th Floor, Arlington, VA, USA, 22209
Graham Holdings Co. is a diversified education and media company made up of subsidiaries. Firm operations include educational services; television broadcasting; online, print, and local news; home health and hospice care; and manufacturing. The Company segments into the following seven reportable segments: Kaplan International, Higher Education, Supplemental Education, Television Broadcasting, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive. The majority of revenue comes from the Kaplan International segment, which includes higher education, test preparation, language instruction, and professional training. A large portion of company revenue also comes from the television broadcasting segment through advertising.
Executives
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner director C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Tony Allen director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Timothy J O'shaughnessy director, officer: President and CEO C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Marcel A. Snyman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Danielle Y. Conley director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Christopher C Davis director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Sandra M. Stonesifer officer: VP, Chief HR Officer C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jack A. Markell director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Andrew Stephen Rosen officer: Executive Vice President C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Lee C Bollinger director 535 WEST 116TH STREET, LOW LIBRARY, ROOM 202, NEW YORK NY 10027
Katharine Weymouth director 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Anne M Mulcahy director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jacob Maas, officer: Sr. VP-Planning and Dev. C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Denise M Demeter officer: VP and Chief HR Officer 1300 17TH STREET NORTH, SUITE 1700, ROSSLYN VA 22209
Donald Graham director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and COB C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209