Dentsu Group (Dentsu Group) Debt-to-Equity : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Dentsu Group Debt-to-Equity?

Dentsu Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $272 Mil. Dentsu Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,162 Mil. Dentsu Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,846 Mil. Dentsu Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59.

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

DNTUF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38 Med: 0.55 Max: 0.79
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dentsu Group was 0.79. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.55.

DNTUF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
66% of 847 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs DNTUF: 0.59

Dentsu Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Dentsu Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dentsu Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.64

0.79

0.69

0.61

0.59

Dentsu Group 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.61	0.61	0.51	0.63	0.59

Competitive Comparison of Dentsu Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Dentsu Group'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.

Dentsu Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Dentsu Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dentsu Group'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
	=	(272.347	+	3161.74)	/	5845.55
	=	0.59

Dentsu Group'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
	=	(272.347	+	3161.74)	/	5845.55
	=	0.59

Dentsu Group (OTCPK:DNTUF) 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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Address

1-8-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7001

Website

https://www.dentsu.com

Dentsu Group Inc is a Japanese international advertising and public relations company that provides communication-related solutions and services such as management and business consulting. Dentsu is one of the world's largest advertising agencies. The company operates through its nine global network brands--Carat, Dentsu, Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, MKTG, Posterscope and Vizeum--as well as through its specialist/multi-market brands. It is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale. The company earns a majority of its revenue in Japan, followed by Europe and the Americas, while operating in over 100 countries around the world.