Time Warner (Time Warner) Debt-to-Equity : 0.75 (As of Mar. 2018)

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What is Time Warner Debt-to-Equity?

Time Warner's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $3,922 Mil. Time Warner's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $18,331 Mil. Time Warner's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $29,805 Mil. Time Warner's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 0.75.

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

TWX's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Time Warner Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Time Warner'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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Time Warner Debt-to-Equity Chart

Time Warner Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.67

0.91

1.01

1.00

0.84

Time Warner Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.91	0.89	0.85	0.84	0.75

Competitive Comparison of Time Warner's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Time Warner'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.

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

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

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

Time Warner Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Time Warner's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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
	=	(5450	+	18294)	/	28375
	=	0.84

Time Warner's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(3922	+	18331)	/	29805
	=	0.75

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) 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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Time Warner (Time Warner) Business Description

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Time Warner is a pure-play entertainment company that owns several television networks, including HBO, CNN, TNT, and the CW. The filmed entertainment segment creates and distributes movies and television programming for internal and external distribution outlets. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema combine to form the largest filmmaker in the world. The company owns a deep and valuable content library that includes popular movie franchises such as DC Comics and Harry Potter and television programs such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory.

Executives

Fred Hassan	director	C/O CARET GROUP,, 1100 HOLLAND DR., BOCA RATON FL 33487
Douglas Edward Horne	officer: SVP and Controller	ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary L Ginsberg	officer: Executive Vice President	TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Olaf Olafsson	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O TIME WARNER INC. ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul Wachter	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert C Clark	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
William P Barr	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Howard M Averill	officer: EVP and CFO	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Paul T Cappuccio	officer: EVP and General Counsel	TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carlos M Gutierrez	director	5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Carol A Melton	officer: Executive Vice President	4445 WILLARD AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Jessica P Einhorn	director	C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Mathias Dopfner	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deborah C Wright	director	CARVER BANCORP, INC, 75 W. 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
James L Barksdale	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019