RM (LSE:RM.) Debt-to-Equity : 3.93 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is RM Debt-to-Equity?

RM's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £2.2 Mil. RM's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £67.9 Mil. RM's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was £17.8 Mil. RM's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 3.93.

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

LSE:RM.' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.36 Max: 3.93
Current: 3.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of RM was 3.93. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.36.

LSE:RM.'s Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.53% of 2222 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.21 vs LSE:RM.: 3.93

RM Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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RM Debt-to-Equity Chart

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.36

0.14

0.49

1.12

3.93

RM Semi-Annual Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.49	0.79	1.12	1.19	3.93

Competitive Comparison of RM's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Application subindustry, RM'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.

RM's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, RM's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

RM Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

RM's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 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
	=	(2.194	+	67.948)	/	17.828
	=	3.93

RM's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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
	=	(2.194	+	67.948)	/	17.828
	=	3.93

RM (LSE:RM.) 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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RM (LSE:RM.) Business Description

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Website

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RM PLC provides resources, software, and services to the education sector. The company is structured into three operating divisions: RM Resources, RM Assessment, and RM Technology. The RM Resources division consists of the operating business of TTS. TTS provides education resources used in schools through a predominantly direct marketing business model. The RM Assessment business provides IT software and services to exam boards and professional bodies to allow e-assessment. RM Technology division focuses on supplying IT software and services to schools and colleges. Its primary geographic markets are the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and the Rest of the world.

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