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Wolters Kluwer NV (CHIX:WKLA) Debt-to-Equity : 2.44 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Wolters Kluwer NV Debt-to-Equity?

Wolters Kluwer NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €99 Mil. Wolters Kluwer NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €3,651 Mil. Wolters Kluwer NV's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €1,538 Mil. Wolters Kluwer NV's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.44.

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 Wolters Kluwer NV's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:WKLa' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 1.36   Max: 2.44
Current: 2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Wolters Kluwer NV was 2.44. The lowest was 1.05. And the median was 1.36.

CHIX:WKLa's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
90.48% of 914 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs CHIX:WKLa: 2.44

Wolters Kluwer NV Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wolters Kluwer NV'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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Wolters Kluwer NV Debt-to-Equity Chart

Wolters Kluwer NV Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.49 1.30 1.57 2.14

Wolters Kluwer NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 1.57 1.79 2.14 2.44

Competitive Comparison of Wolters Kluwer NV's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Wolters Kluwer NV'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.


Wolters Kluwer NV's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Wolters Kluwer NV Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Wolters Kluwer NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Wolters Kluwer NV's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Wolters Kluwer NV  (CHIX:WKLa) 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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Wolters Kluwer NV Business Description

Address
Zuidpoolsingel 2, P.O. Box 1030, Alphen aan den Rijn, ZH, NLD, 2400
Wolters Kluwer is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services in health; tax and accounting; environmental, social, and governance; finance; compliance; and legal. More than 60% of revenue is generated in North America and around 30% is from Europe.

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