The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.19 (As of Dec. 2023)

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The Interpublic Group of's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $537 Mil. The Interpublic Group of's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,134 Mil. The Interpublic Group of's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,943 Mil. The Interpublic Group of's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.18.

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 The Interpublic Group of's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

IPG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62 Med: 1.22 Max: 1.81
Current: 1.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of The Interpublic Group of was 1.81. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.22.

IPG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
81.66% of 845 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs IPG: 1.19

The Interpublic Group of Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Interpublic Group of'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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The Interpublic Group of Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.81

1.79

1.36

1.25

1.19

The Interpublic Group of 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																1.25	1.26	1.29	1.28	1.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, The Interpublic Group of'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.

The Interpublic Group of Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

The Interpublic Group of Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

The Interpublic Group of'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
	=	(536.9	+	4134.3)	/	3942.6
	=	1.18

The Interpublic Group of'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
	=	(536.9	+	4134.3)	/	3942.6
	=	1.18

The Interpublic Group of (NYSE:IPG) 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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The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

909 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

https://www.interpublic.com

Interpublic Group is among the world's largest advertising holding companies based on annual revenue. It provides traditional advertising services along with digital and other services such as public relations through various acquisitions. IPG has made these services available in over 100 countries. The company generates more than 80% of its revenue from developed regions such as the United States and Europe.

Executives

Jorge L. Benitez	director	5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Dawn E Hudson	director	2530 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jocelyn Carter-miller	director	3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL FL 33311
Christopher F Carroll	officer: SVP, Controller & CAO	3 TIMES SQUARE, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew Bonzani	officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec.	1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ellen Tobi Johnson	officer: SVP of Finance & Treasurer	C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Mary Guilfoile	director	227 WASHINGTON STREET STE.200, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Michael Isor Roth	director	THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Philippe Krakowsky	officer: SVP, Dir of Corporate Comms
H John Greeniaus	director
Linda S Sanford	director	4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Julie Connors	officer: SVP,Audit & Chief Risk Officer	C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David M Thomas	director	930 CLAPBOARD RIDGE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Frank Mergenthaler	officer: Exec. VP & CFO	1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Patrick Q Moore	director	625 ELMWOOD DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306