Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL (XBRV:SNTS) Debt-to-Equity : 0.57 (As of Dec. 2022)

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What is Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Debt-to-Equity?

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was XOF207,855 Mil. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was XOF215,139 Mil. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was XOF743,948 Mil. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.57.

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 Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XBRV:SNTS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.37 Max: 0.76
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL was 0.76. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.37.

XBRV:SNTS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
53.06% of 343 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs XBRV:SNTS: 0.57

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Debt-to-Equity Chart

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.44

0.76

0.31

0.66

0.57

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Semi-Annual Data
	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									0.44	0.76	0.31	0.66	0.57

Competitive Comparison of Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL'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.

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(207855	+	215139)	/	743948
	=	0.57

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 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
	=	(207855	+	215139)	/	743948
	=	0.57

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL (XBRV:SNTS) 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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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL (XBRV:SNTS) Business Description

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Voie de degagement N, BP 64, Dakar, SEN

Website

https://www.sonatel.sn

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL provides telecommunications solutions in the areas of fixed, mobile, Internet, television and data serving individuals and businesses. The company generates maximum revenue from Mobile including data services ad geographically from Africa.

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