Total System Services (Total System Services) Debt-to-Equity : 1.72 (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Total System Services Debt-to-Equity?

Total System Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $79 Mil. Total System Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $4,210 Mil. Total System Services's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $2,495 Mil. Total System Services's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 1.72.

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 Total System Services's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSS's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Total System Services Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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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Total System Services Debt-to-Equity Chart

Total System Services Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.86

0.78

1.60

1.43

1.52

Total System Services Quarterly Data
	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.63	1.48	1.52	1.89	1.72

Competitive Comparison of Total System Services's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Total System Services'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.

Total System Services's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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

Total System Services Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Total System Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 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
	=	(29.125	+	3889.541)	/	2585.906
	=	1.52

Total System Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 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
	=	(78.869	+	4209.84)	/	2494.594
	=	1.72

Total System Services (NYSE:TSS) 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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Total System Services (Total System Services) Business Description

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Address

One TSYS Way, Columbus, GA, USA, 31901-4222

Website

http://www.tsys.com

Total System Services Inc based in Columbus, Georgia, provides payment-processing services in the U.S. and abroad. In 2013 TSYS provided processing services for 28% of domestic consumer credit card accounts and 59% of domestic commercial credit card accounts. The company has operating segments in North America Services, International Services, and Merchant Services, plus the newer NetSpend segment, which deals in prepaid debit and payroll cards and arrived via a 2013 acquisition.

Executives

Kriss Iii Cloninger	director	1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Driver Walter W Jr	director	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Joia M Johnson	director	C/O HANESBRANDS INC., 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27105
F. Thaddeus Arroyo	director	208 S. AKARD, DALLAS TX 75202
Sidney E Harris	director	C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
Mcdaniel Connie D	director	C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
John Thompson Turner	director	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
M Troy Woods	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Paul M Todd	officer: Sr. EVP and CFO	ONE TSYS WAY, B-4, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Patricia A Watson	officer: Senior EVP and CIO	TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC., ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Richard A Smith	director	175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON NJ 07940
Griffith G Sanders Iii	officer: Sr. EVP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Mason H Lampton	director	ONE TSYS WAY, C-1, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Philip W Tomlinson	director	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
William M Isaac	director	C/O ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORP, 250 E CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062