United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) Debt-to-Equity : 4.21 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is United Utilities Group Debt-to-Equity?

United Utilities Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £169 Mil. United Utilities Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £8,979 Mil. United Utilities Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £2,174 Mil. United Utilities Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 4.21.

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

LSE:UU.' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.51 Med: 2.74 Max: 4.21
Current: 4.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of United Utilities Group was 4.21. The lowest was 2.51. And the median was 2.74.

LSE:UU.'s Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.01% of 476 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs LSE:UU.: 4.21

United Utilities Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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United Utilities Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

United Utilities Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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2.51

2.82

2.79

2.70

3.36

United Utilities Group Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.11	2.70	2.65	3.36	4.21

Competitive Comparison of United Utilities Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, United Utilities 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.

United Utilities Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, United Utilities Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

United Utilities Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

United Utilities Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(176.4	+	8259)	/	2508.7
	=	3.36

United Utilities Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(169.4	+	8979.2)	/	2174.3
	=	4.21

United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) 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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United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) Business Description

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Address

Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, GBR, WA5 3LP

Website

https://www.unitedutilities.com

United Utilities Group is primarily a holding company for United Utilities Water, the country's largest regulated water and wastewater utility, serving customers in northwest England, including Manchester and Liverpool.

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