E Media Holdings (JSE:EMH) Debt-to-Equity : 0.22 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is E Media Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

E Media Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was R330 Mil. E Media Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was R252 Mil. E Media Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was R2,676 Mil. E Media Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.22.

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

JSE:EMH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.15 Max: 2.09
Current: 0.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of E Media Holdings was 2.09. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.15.

JSE:EMH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
56.21% of 845 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs JSE:EMH: 0.22

E Media Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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E Media Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

E Media Holdings Annual Data

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Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.11

0.24

0.23

0.16

0.20

E Media Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.20	0.16	0.24	0.20	0.22

Competitive Comparison of E Media Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, E Media 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.

E Media Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

E Media Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

E Media Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(111.045	+	445.109)	/	2722.769
	=	0.20

E Media Holdings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(330.051	+	252.327)	/	2675.9
	=	0.22

E Media Holdings (JSE:EMH) 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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E Media Holdings (JSE:EMH) Business Description

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EMN:South Africa

Address

4 Albury Road, Dunkeld West, Hyde Park, Randburg, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196

Website

https://www.emediaholdings.co.za

E Media Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is primarily engaged in the media and entertainment business. The company product portfolio includes products and services like is involved in E.TV a free-to-air commercial television channel; eNCA, a 24-hour news channel; OpenView HD and YFM, a radio station that targets the youth market. In addition, the company also provides property and facilities services, including broadcast and television studios, post-production facilities, equipment rental, and sales; as well as holds investments in the television broadcasting and content creation sectors. The company's majority of its revenue is earned from the South African market.

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