Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings) Debt-to-Equity : -2.07 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Debt-to-Equity?

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $217 Mil. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,957 Mil. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3,463 Mil. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.07.

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 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CCO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.33 Med: -2.61 Max: -2.07
Current: -2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings was -2.07. The lowest was -14.33. And the median was -2.61.

CCO's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.28 vs CCO: -2.07

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Debt-to-Equity Chart

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Annual Data

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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-3.19

-2.60

-2.26

-2.14

-2.07

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 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															-2.14	-2.14	-2.09	-1.94	-2.07

Competitive Comparison of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings'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.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings'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
	=	(217.19	+	6957.434)	/	-3463.041
	=	-2.07

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings'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
	=	(217.19	+	6957.434)	/	-3463.041
	=	-2.07

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE:CCO) 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.

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings) Business Description

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Address

4830 North Loop 1604 West, Suite 111, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78249

Website

https://www.clearchanneloutdoor.com

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies. The company is engaged in providing advertising opportunities through billboards, street furniture displays, transit displays, and other out-of-home advertising displays for its clients. Its reportable segment includes America; Airports; Europe-North and Europe-South. The company generates maximum revenue from the America segment. The America segment serves markets throughout the U.S., with over 90% of its revenue generated from billboard displays.

Executives

Ares Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii A (de) Holdings I, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Holdings I, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Justin Cochrane	officer: CEO, UK & Europe	4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Ares Voting Llc	10 percent owner	C/O ARES MGMT, 2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Assf Operating Manager Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Acof Investment Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Holdco Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Gp Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Partners Holdco Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Holdings L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Corp	10 percent owner	2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Investment Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Holdings I, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Assf Iv Aiv B Holdings Iii, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067