Sonic (SONC) Debt-to-Equity : -2.50 (As of Aug. 2018)

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What is Sonic Debt-to-Equity?

Sonic's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $6.7 Mil. Sonic's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $714.5 Mil. Sonic's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $-288.8 Mil. Sonic's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was -2.50.

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

SONC's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 0.945
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Sonic Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Sonic Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sonic Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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7.40

26.53

-7.78

-3.21

-2.50

Sonic Quarterly Data
	Nov13	Feb14	May14	Aug14	Nov14	Feb15	May15	Aug15	Nov15	Feb16	May16	Aug16	Nov16	Feb17	May17	Aug17	Nov17	Feb18	May18	Aug18
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.21	-2.89	-2.86	-2.65	-2.50

Competitive Comparison of Sonic's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Sonic'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.

Sonic's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sonic Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sonic's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 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
	=	(6.704	+	714.481)	/	-288.846
	=	-2.50

Sonic's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 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
	=	(6.704	+	714.481)	/	-288.846
	=	-2.50

Sonic (NAS:SONC) 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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Sonic (SONC) Business Description

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Address

Website

http://www.sonicdrivein.com

Sonic Corp operates and franchises drive-in restaurants throughout the United States. The restaurants typically consist of a building that houses only a kitchen to go along with 16 to 24 parking spaces that have their own payment terminals, intercom speakers, and menu boards. Carhops serve customers in their cars. Many locations also have a drive-thru lane and patio seating as alternatives. Sonic franchises roughly 90% of its restaurants, and the royalty revenue the company earns on franchise sales contributes roughly a quarter of total company revenue. Company-operated stores provide the balance of total revenue. Sonic owns the property on which hundreds of its restaurants are located. For those properties that house franchised stores, franchisees lease from the company.

Executives

Steven A Davis	director	3776 SOUTH HIGH ST, COLUMBUS OH 43207
Lauren R Hobart	director	345 COURT STREET, CORAOPOLIS PA 15275
Tony Bartel	director	625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Kathy L Taylor	director	C/O FREDERIC DORWART LAWYERS, 124 EAST FOURTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Pedro Claudia San	officer: President	300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104
Kate S Lavelle	director	24089 3RD STREET, FAIRHOPE AL 36532
Federico F Pena	director	711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392-0300
J Larry Nichols	director	DEVON ENERGY CORP, 20 NORTH BROADWAY STE 1500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102-8260
Southeastern Asset Management Inc/tn/	10 percent owner	6410 POPLAR AVENUE, SUITE 900, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust	10 percent owner	C/O SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, 6410 POPLAR AVE, SUITE 900, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Todd Whitney Smith	officer: President and CMO	300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104
Craig Jeffrey Miller	officer: Former Officer of Subsidiary	5008 HARTRIDGE WAY, GREENSBORO NC 27407
Robert M Rosenberg	director
Michael J Maples	director	2208 WINDSOR ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78703
Douglas N Benham	director