Highlight Communications AG (XTER:HLG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.89 (As of Dec. 2022)

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What is Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-Equity?

Highlight Communications AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €130.1 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €34.1 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €185.5 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.88.

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

XTER:HLG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 0.93 Max: 1.33
Current: 1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Highlight Communications AG was 1.33. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.93.

XTER:HLG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
82.58% of 844 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.285 vs XTER:HLG: 1.28

Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-Equity Chart

Highlight Communications AG Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.32

0.74

1.33

0.89

1.28

Highlight Communications AG Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	1.33	1.27	0.89	1.28

Competitive Comparison of Highlight Communications AG's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Highlight Communications AG'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.

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

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

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

Highlight Communications AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Highlight Communications AG'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
	=	(184.71	+	30.319)	/	167.896
	=	1.28

Highlight Communications AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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
	=	(130.06	+	34.083)	/	185.521
	=	0.88

Highlight Communications AG (XTER:HLG) 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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Highlight Communications AG (XTER:HLG) Business Description

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Address

Netzibodenstrasse 23b, Pratteln, CHE, 4133

Website

https://www.highlight-communications.ch

Highlight Communications AG is a Switzerland-based financial holding company. The company is a film production and license company in German-speaking countries. Its combined operating segments include Film, Sports, and Sports-and Event-Marketing. In the Film segment, the company along with its subsidiaries is a producer and distributor of cinema, video, and TV films. In addition to owning and co-producing, it acquires the exploitation rights to third-party productions. The sports segment mainly comprises activities in the TV and digital areas with the umbrella brand SPORT1 and in the area of production, content solutions services, and content marketing with PLAZAMEDIA. In the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment, the company is engaged in the marketing of international events.