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Vodafone Group (XBUL:VODI) Debt-to-Equity : 0.94 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Vodafone Group Debt-to-Equity?

Vodafone Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was лв17,606 Mil. Vodafone Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was лв97,588 Mil. Vodafone Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was лв123,230 Mil. Vodafone Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.93.

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

XBUL:VODI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 0.92   Max: 1.36
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Vodafone Group was 1.36. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.92.

XBUL:VODI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
60.96% of 333 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.68 vs XBUL:VODI: 0.94

Vodafone Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vodafone Group'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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Vodafone Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Vodafone Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 1.20 1.23 0.97 0.91

Vodafone Group 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 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 1.36 0.97 1.08 0.91 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Vodafone Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vodafone Group'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.


Vodafone Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Vodafone Group's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vodafone Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Vodafone Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Vodafone Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Vodafone Group  (XBUL:VODI) 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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Vodafone Group Business Description

Address
Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, GBR, RG14 2FN
Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses in more than 20 countries. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns a cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK it acts as a mobile operator and is attempting a merger with CK Hutchison as of 2024. In 2024 Vodafone also divested its Spanish and Italian divisions, given their low returns on invested capital.

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