VMware (VMware) Debt-to-Equity : 4.41 (As of Jul. 2023)

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What is VMware Debt-to-Equity?

VMware's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $1,000 Mil. VMware's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $10,234 Mil. VMware's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $2,547 Mil. VMware's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 4.41.

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

VMW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -31.27 Med: 0.42 Max: 86.21
Current: 4.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of VMware was 86.21. The lowest was -31.27. And the median was 0.42.

VMW's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.21 vs VMW: 4.41

VMware Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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VMware Debt-to-Equity Chart

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Debt-to-Equity

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2.28

0.93

0.66

-15.69

7.46

VMware Quarterly Data
	Oct18	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															86.21	14.31	7.46	6.03	4.41

Competitive Comparison of VMware's Debt-to-Equity

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VMware'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.

VMware's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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

VMware Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

VMware's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 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
	=	(1153	+	10285)	/	1534
	=	7.46

VMware's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 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
	=	(1000	+	10234)	/	2547
	=	4.41

VMware (NYSE:VMW) 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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VMware (VMware) Business Description

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3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304

Website

https://www.vmware.com

VMware is an industry titan in virtualizing IT infrastructure and became a stand-alone entity after spinning off from Dell Technologies in November 2021. The software provider operates in three segments: licenses; subscriptions and software as a service; and services. VMware's solutions are used across IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity teams, and the company takes a neutral approach to being the cohesion between cloud environments. The Palo Alto, California, firm operates and sells on a global scale, with about half its revenue from the United States, through direct sales, distributors, and partnerships.

Executives

Jean Pierre Brulard	officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales	3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Zane Rowe	officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP	1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sumit Dhawan	officer: President	3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Amy Fliegelman Olli	officer: Sr. VP and General Counsel	C/O VMWARE, INC., 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Pebbie L Verdecanna	officer: Interim CAO	3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Nicole Anasenes	director	2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Slta Spv-2 (gp), L.l.c.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta Spv-2, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta V (gp), L.l.c.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sl Spv-2, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dell Inc	10 percent owner	ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Rangarajan (raghu) Raghuram	officer: EVP, Cloud Infrastructure	3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304