Experian (Experian) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.04 (As of Sep. 2023)

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Experian's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $816 Mil. Experian's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,479 Mil. Experian's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $4,138 Mil. Experian's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.04.

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

EXPGY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03 Med: 1.36 Max: 1.94
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Experian was 1.94. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 1.36.

EXPGY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
74.87% of 931 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs EXPGY: 1.04

Experian Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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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Experian Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-Equity

1.34

1.94

1.41

1.03

1.04

Experian 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																1.38	1.03	1.11	1.04	1.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Experian'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.

Experian Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Experian's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Experian Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Experian'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
	=	(156	+	3943)	/	3929
	=	1.04

Experian'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
	=	(816	+	3479)	/	4138
	=	1.04

Experian (OTCPK:EXPGY) 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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Address

Fenian Street, 2 Cumberland Place, Dublin, IRL, D02 HY05

Website

https://www.experianplc.com

Experian is one of the leading credit bureaus in North America and the United Kingdom, providing the consumer information that is the basis for granting credit. The company also provides decision analytics, marketing data, and direct-to-consumer credit products and services. About one quarter of the company's revenue is generated outside North America and the United Kingdom, primarily in Latin America and Asia.