Aferian (LSE:AFRN) Debt-to-Equity : 0.29 (As of May. 2023)

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What is Aferian Debt-to-Equity?

Aferian's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £14.87 Mil. Aferian's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £1.81 Mil. Aferian's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was £58.00 Mil. Aferian's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was 0.29.

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

LSE:AFRN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.06 Max: 0.29
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Aferian was 0.29. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.06.

LSE:AFRN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
50.18% of 845 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs LSE:AFRN: 0.29

Aferian Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Aferian Debt-to-Equity Chart

Aferian Annual Data

Trend

Nov13

Nov14

Nov15

Nov16

Nov17

Nov18

Nov19

Nov20

Nov21

Nov22

Debt-to-Equity

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0.09

0.03

0.02

0.13

Aferian Semi-Annual Data
	Nov13	May14	Nov14	May15	Nov15	May16	Nov16	May17	Nov17	May18	Nov18	May19	Nov19	May20	Nov20	May21	Nov21	May22	Nov22	May23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.09	0.02	0.02	0.13	0.29

Competitive Comparison of Aferian's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Aferian'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.

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

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

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

Aferian Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Aferian's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2022 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
	=	(7.38	+	1.004)	/	67.287
	=	0.12

Aferian's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 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
	=	(14.867	+	1.811)	/	57.997
	=	0.29

Aferian (LSE:AFRN) 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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Aferian (LSE:AFRN) Business Description

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Website

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Aferian PLC is a software-led, global Media Technology company. It delivers modern TV experiences integrating streaming and PayTV services. Its Next-Generation technology platforms enable operators, broadcasters, and content owners to provide viewers the choice, usability, and convenience.

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