SVTRF (Severn Trent) Debt-to-Equity : 4.85 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Severn Trent Debt-to-Equity?

Severn Trent's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $33 Mil. Severn Trent's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $11,631 Mil. Severn Trent's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $2,405 Mil. Severn Trent's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.85.

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

SVTRF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.51 Med: 5.57 Max: 9.09
Current: 4.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Severn Trent was 9.09. The lowest was 4.51. And the median was 5.57.

SVTRF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.82% of 471 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs SVTRF: 4.85

Severn Trent Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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Severn Trent Debt-to-Equity Chart

Severn Trent Annual Data

Trend

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Mar24

Debt-to-Equity

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5.17

5.81

5.33

7.53

4.51

Severn Trent Semi-Annual Data
	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23	Mar24	Sep24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.90	7.53	9.09	4.51	4.85

Competitive Comparison of Severn Trent's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Severn Trent'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.

Severn Trent's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Severn Trent's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Severn Trent Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Severn Trent's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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
	=	(86.277	+	10413.342)	/	2330.368
	=	4.51

Severn Trent's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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
	=	(33.201	+	11631.349)	/	2404.894
	=	4.85

Severn Trent (OTCPK:SVTRF) 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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Severn Trent Business Description

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Address

2 St John’s Street, Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, GBR, CV1 2LZ

Website

https://www.severntrent.com

Severn Trent PLC is a United Kingdom-based water utilities company. The company mainly operates in the U.K., but also in the United States and other countries in Europe. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its regulated water and wastewater segment, which supplies water and conducts sewage and environmental services. The company also operates a business services segment that is involved with renewable energy operations. The company provides contract services to industrial and municipal clients to develop water treatment facilities and networks. The firm generates its renewable energy by using hydropower, wind power, and solar power.