Swisscom AG (Swisscom AG) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Swisscom AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $262 Mil. Swisscom AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,952 Mil. Swisscom AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,435 Mil. Swisscom AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16.

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

SCMWY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05 Med: 0.2 Max: 1.45
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Swisscom AG was 1.45. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.20.

SCMWY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
79.6% of 348 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.655 vs SCMWY: 0.17

Swisscom AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swisscom AG'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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Swisscom AG Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.23

0.21

0.19

0.17

Swisscom AG 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																0.17	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Swisscom AG'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.

Swisscom AG Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Swisscom AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Swisscom AG'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
	=	(262.488	+	1951.896)	/	13435.476
	=	0.16

Swisscom AG'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
	=	(262.488	+	1951.896)	/	13435.476
	=	0.16

Swisscom AG (OTCPK:SCMWY) 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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Swisscom AG (Swisscom AG) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

SWZCF:USA SCMNz:UK 0QKI:UK SWJA:Germany SCMN:Switzerland

Address

Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6, 3048 Worblaufen, Ittigen, Bern, CHE, CH-3050

Website

https://www.swisscom.ch

Swisscom is the incumbent telecom operator in Switzerland, with a high market share in mobile and fixed-line markets. It charges high prices compared with its competitors and other European peers due to the historical stability of the Swiss telecom market and a favorable regulatory environment. It also owns Fastweb in Italy, which has a broadband network and operates as a wireless reseller.

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