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Shaw Communications (FRA:SWC) Debt-to-Equity : 0.91 (As of Nov. 2022)


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What is Shaw Communications Debt-to-Equity?

Shaw Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was €593 Mil. Shaw Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was €3,676 Mil. Shaw Communications's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was €4,674 Mil. Shaw Communications's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was 0.91.

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

FRA:SWC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.12   Max: 2.55
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Shaw Communications was 2.55. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.12.

FRA:SWC's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.65 vs FRA:SWC: 0.91

Shaw Communications Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shaw Communications'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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Shaw Communications Debt-to-Equity Chart

Shaw Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 0.85 0.97 0.99 0.94

Shaw Communications Quarterly Data
Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.96 0.94 0.94 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Shaw Communications's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Shaw Communications'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.


Shaw Communications's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Shaw Communications Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Shaw Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2022 is calculated as

Shaw Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 is calculated as

* 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.


Shaw Communications  (FRA:SWC) 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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Shaw Communications (FRA:SWC) Business Description

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Address
630 - 3rd Avenue S.W., Suite 900, Finance Department, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4L4
Shaw Communications is a Canadian cable company that is one of the biggest providers of internet, television, and landline telephone services in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and northern Ontario. In fiscal 2021, more than 75% of Shaw's total revenue resulted from this wireline business. Shaw now also offers wireless service over most of Canada's population footprint after acquiring Wind Mobile in 2016. As a smaller carrier, Shaw has favored bidding status in spectrum auctions, giving it a further boost in enhancing its wireless network. At the 2019 auction, Shaw added significant amounts of 600 MHz spectrum to the 700 MHz spectrum it is currently deploying.

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