IPH (ASX:IPH) Debt-to-Equity : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is IPH Debt-to-Equity?

IPH's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was A$11.5 Mil. IPH's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was A$447.4 Mil. IPH's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was A$776.0 Mil. IPH's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.59.

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

ASX:IPH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.38 Max: 0.92
Current: 0.59

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of IPH was 0.92. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.38.

ASX:IPH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
62.77% of 916 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs ASX:IPH: 0.59

IPH Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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IPH Debt-to-Equity Chart

IPH Annual Data

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Jun24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.49

0.37

0.38

0.77

0.78

IPH Semi-Annual Data
	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24	Dec24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.89	0.77	0.92	0.78	0.59

Competitive Comparison of IPH's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, IPH'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.

IPH's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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IPH Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

IPH's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 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
	=	(9.9	+	481.9)	/	634.3
	=	0.78

IPH's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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
	=	(11.5	+	447.4)	/	776
	=	0.59

IPH (ASX:IPH) 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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IPH provides intellectual property services through its subsidiaries: Spruson and Ferguson, Smart & Biggar, Robic, Pizzeys, Griffith Hack, Applied Marks, and AJ Park. These services include patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. The company's diverse client base consists of multinationals, public sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries like healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology. Revenue streams mainly consist of professional fees (fixed) and volume-based fees (linked to the quantity of work performed). About 70% of revenue is derived from pre-existing work in the system, while 30% comes from new patent applications.

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