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Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.99 (As of Apr. 2014)


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What is Dixons Retail Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. Dixons Retail's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was £2,501 Mil. Dixons Retail's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was £2,515 Mil. Therefore, Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was 0.99.


Dixons Retail Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets 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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Dixons Retail Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Dixons Retail Annual Data
Trend Apr05 Apr06 Apr07 May08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.76 0.80 0.86 0.95 0.99

Dixons Retail Semi-Annual Data
Oct07 Oct08 Apr09 Oct09 Apr10 Oct10 Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.86 0.91 0.95 1.00 0.99

Competitive Comparison of Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Liabilities-to-Assets 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.


Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



Dixons Retail Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Apr. 2014 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=2501.1/2515.1
=0.99

Dixons Retail's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Apr. 2014 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=2501.1/2515.1
=0.99

* 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.


Dixons Retail  (LSE:DXNS) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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Dixons Retail Business Description

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Dixons Retail PLC is an electrical retailer and service company which sell consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services. The Group's reportable segments are; UK & Ireland comprises of electrical and computing retail chains as well as business to business activities. The division is engaged in multi-channel retail sales, associated peripherals and services and related financial and after sales services and also in business to business sales of computer hardware and software; Nordics operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The division engages in multi-channel retail sales and provided related product support services to its customers; Other International comprises operations in Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey and the business to be closed in Spain which is excluded from underlying results. The Other International division engages in retail sales and provides related product support services to its customers in all of its markets; and Pure play e-commerce comprises pure play online retailers and operates in all of the countries in which the other divisions operate and across Europe.

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