Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Debt-to-Equity : -27.67 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Helios Towers Debt-to-Equity?

Helios Towers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £57.8 Mil. Helios Towers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £1,435.0 Mil. Helios Towers's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £-54.0 Mil. Helios Towers's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -27.67.

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

LSE:HTWS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.67 Med: 5.37 Max: 216.59
Current: -27.67

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Helios Towers was 216.59. The lowest was -27.67. And the median was 5.37.

LSE:HTWS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.64 vs LSE:HTWS: -27.67

Helios Towers Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Helios Towers Debt-to-Equity Chart

Helios Towers Annual Data

Trend

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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4.60

8.60

8.79

216.59

-27.67

Helios Towers Semi-Annual Data
	Dec16	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									8.79	29.36	216.59	-66.04	-27.67

Competitive Comparison of Helios Towers's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Helios Towers'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.

Helios Towers's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Helios Towers's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Helios Towers Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Helios Towers'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
	=	(57.828	+	1435.035)	/	-53.957
	=	-27.67

Helios Towers'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
	=	(57.828	+	1435.035)	/	-53.957
	=	-27.67

Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) 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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Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Business Description

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Address

5 Merchant Square West, 10th Floor, London, GBR, W2 1AS

Website

https://www.heliostowers.com

Helios Towers PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in providing telecommunications towers and infrastructure. It offers tower-related operational services, including site selection, site preparation, maintenance, security and power management. The company's geographical operating segment includes Ghana, Tanzania, DRC, Congo Brazzaville, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar, Malawi and Oman. It generates maximum revenue from the DRC segment. The solutions offered by the company include Colocation, Build-to-suit, In-building solutions, and Managed Services.

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