FTRPR.PFD (Frontier Communications) Debt-to-Equity : -1.20 (As of Mar. 2021)

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What is Frontier Communications Debt-to-Equity?

Frontier Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $5,782.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $-4,830.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was -1.20.

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

FTRPR.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.45 Med: 2.43 Max: 18.5
Current: -1.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Frontier Communications was 18.50. The lowest was -4.45. And the median was 2.43.

FTRPR.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.65 vs FTRPR.PFD: -1.20

Frontier Communications Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Frontier Communications Debt-to-Equity Chart

Frontier Communications Annual Data

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Dec20

Debt-to-Equity

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3.97

7.75

10.73

-3.94

-1.18

Frontier Communications Quarterly Data
	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.85	-1.27	-1.16	-1.18	-1.20

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Frontier 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.

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

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

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Frontier Communications Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Frontier Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 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
	=	(5781	+	0)	/	-4900
	=	-1.18

Frontier Communications's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 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
	=	(5782	+	0)	/	-4830
	=	-1.20

Frontier Communications (NAS:FTRPR.PFD) 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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Frontier Communications Business Description

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Address

401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851

Website

https://www.frontier.com

Frontier Communications Corp is a provider of communications services for consumer and commercial customers in the United States. The portfolio of its services includes Data and Internet services, Video services, Voice services including both the regulated and unregulated voices, Access services, and Advanced Hardware and Network Solutions.

Executives

Sheldon Bruha	officer: Chief Financial Officer	401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
John Maduri	officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer	401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Steve Gable	officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark D Nielsen	officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Donald Daniels	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Kenneth Arndt	officer: EVP, Chief Operations Officer	401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Elisa Bannon-jones	officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer	401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
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